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,ris* introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to exp& ! provisions = t]m9ation (     
m&atory pur*ase requirem5ts "u ! ,public
 ,utility ,regulatory ,policies ,act (  
#aigh4  #a4 ,recognition ( ,/ate        
det]m9ations ,section #baj7m7 ( !       
,public ,utility ,regulatory ,policies  
,act ( #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4             
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r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#c71 7#d71 7#e71  
7#f71 & 7#g7 z p>agraphs 7#d71 7#e71    
7#f71 7#g71 & 7#h71 respectively2  7#b7 
by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#b7 ! foll[+3  
7#c7 ,/ate ,det]m9ation ,aft] ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is p>agraph1 no electric    
utility %all be requir$ to ent] into a  
new contract or obligation to pur*ase   
electric en]gy f a qualify+ cog5]ation  
facility or a qualify+ small p[]        
production facility "u ?is section if ! 

,/ate regulatory ag5cy hav+ ratemak+    
au?ority ov] ! electric utility has     
det]m9$ t ! electric utility has no ne$ 
to acquire additional g5]ation res\rces 
9 ord] to meet its obligation to s]ve   
cu/om]s 9 ! public int]e/4  2  7#c7 9   
p>agraph 7#d7 7z s r$esignat$7-- 7,a7 9 
! second s5t5ce1 by /rik+ ( ?is         
subsection2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ or 9      
p>agraph 7#c7 aft] p>agraph 7#a7 ea*    
place x appe>s2 &  7#d7 9 p>agraph 7#e7 
7z s r$esignat$7--  7,a7 9 ! fir/       
s5t5ce1 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#c7 & ins]t+ 
p>agraph 7#d72  7,b7 9 ! second s5t5ce1 
by /rik+ ( ?is subsection2 &  7,c7 by   
ins]t+ or 9 p>agraph 7#c7 aft] p>agraph 
7#a7 ea* place x appe>s4