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     Cal. No. 188
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. S. RYAN, KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Tele-
   communications -- reported favorably from said committee,  ordered  to
   first  and  second  report,  ordered  to  a third reading, amended and
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law,  in  relation  to  enacting  the
   "home utility weatherization jobs act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "home utility weatherization jobs act".
   §  2.  Legislative  findings  and  intent.  The  legislature finds and
 declares that:
   (a) The  Climate  Leadership  and  Community  Protection  Act  (CLCPA)
 requires significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, including a
 40%  reduction  in statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and an 85%
 reduction in statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 2050;
   (b) The Climate Action Council Final  Scoping  Plan  (Plan)  deems  it
 essential  that  buildings  make significant investments in energy effi-
 ciency, and the Plan's integration analysis demonstrates that widespread
 improvements to building envelope will reduce  energy  demand  from  the
 building sector by 30% to 50% by 2050;
   (c)  Energy  efficiency is and will continue to be a key and necessary
 component of achieving the CLCPA's greenhouse gas emissions targets  and
 has proven to be one of the most cost-effective strategies available;
   (d)  Weatherization  efforts that prioritize a whole-building approach
 to reducing energy needs, such as  through  building  envelope  enhance-
 ments,  are an effective way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while at
 the same time facilitating further emissions reduction measures such  as
 full electrification or hybrid heating systems by reducing heating load;
   (e)  Improving the integrity of the building envelope through upgrades
 or retrofits may result in deep energy savings;
              

 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (f) While existing energy efficiency programs administered by the  New
 York  state energy research and development authority and some utilities
 are available for low- to moderate-income  (LMI)  customers,  there  are
 some  gaps  in coverage, including LMI tenants who do not live in build-
 ings covered by existing LMI programs, individuals who do not qualify as
 LMI  customers,  rental  properties,  and where existing programs do not
 remove or mitigate up-front financial burdens for customers;
   (g) Weatherization efforts can provide significant benefits to  disad-
 vantaged and other communities through the reduction of energy usage and
 decreases in greenhouse gas emissions;
   (h)  Weatherization  and energy efficiency projects can promote strong
 economic development and good jobs for local residents, including  resi-
 dents in disadvantaged communities;
   (i)  Utilities'  access  to capital and to a trusted workforce able to
 effectively execute projects, and experience  with  implementing  energy
 efficiency  programs  specifically,  positions  them well to develop and
 implement programs to weatherize residential buildings; and
   (j) It is therefore the intent of  the  legislature  to  remove  legal
 barriers  to  utility development of weatherization programs and require
 the public service commission  to  authorize  utilities  to  immediately
 commence piloting the development and implementation of targeted utility
 weatherization pilot programs to further the goals of the CLCPA.
   § 3. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 66-x to
 read as follows:
   §  66-X.  NEIGHBORHOOD  SCALE WEATHERIZATION AND ELECTRIFICATION READ-
 INESS. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) "BUILDING" MEANS A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING OR THE  RESIDENTIAL  UNITS
 LOCATED WITHIN A NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDING;
   (B) "BUILDING ENVELOPE" MEANS THE ASSEMBLIES, COMPONENTS AND MATERIALS
 OF  A  BUILDING THAT FORM THE THERMAL BARRIER BETWEEN THE INTERIOR SPACE
 OF THE BUILDING AND THE EXTERIOR ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED
 TO WALLS, FLOORS, ROOFING, FOUNDATION, WINDOWS AND DOORS;
   (C)  "PRE-WEATHERIZATION WORK" MEANS ANY MEASURES NECESSARY TO PREPARE
 THE  BUILDING  FOR  AIR  SEALING  AND  INSULATION  INCLUDING  WORK  THAT
 ADDRESSES  APPLICABLE CODE AND/OR SAFETY REQUIREMENTS THAT ARISE DURING,
 ARE IDENTIFIED AS A RESULT OF,  OR  THAT  WOULD  IMPEDE  THE  SUCCESSFUL
 COMPLETION  OF  THE  WEATHERIZATION  WORK  BEING  PERFORMED,  AND SHOULD
 INCLUDE IDENTIFICATION OF ELECTRIFICATION-READY WORK;
   (D) "ELECTRIFICATION-READY  WORK"  MEANS  THAT  (I)  BRANCH  CIRCUITS,
 CONDUIT  AND/OR  RACEWAY,  WIRING,  JUNCTION  BOXES, AND RECEPTACLES FOR
 FUTURE  ELECTRIC  EQUIPMENT  OR  APPLIANCES  ARE  PROPERLY  LABELED  AND
 INSTALLED,  AS  APPLICABLE;  (II)  PHYSICAL SPACE IS RESERVED FOR FUTURE
 ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR APPLIANCES;  AND  (III)  ELECTRICAL  CAPACITY  AND
 RESERVED  PHYSICAL  SPACE  FOR  CIRCUIT  BREAKERS IN THE MAIN ELECTRICAL
 SERVICE PANEL ARE PROPERLY LABELED;
   (E)  "NEIGHBORHOOD  SCALE  WEATHERIZATION  AND   ELECTRIFICATION-READY
 PROJECT"  MEANS  A  PROJECT  IMPLEMENTED  BY A GAS CORPORATION, ELECTRIC
 CORPORATION OR COMBINATION GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION TO  IMPROVE  THE
 INTEGRITY OF A SERIES OF BUILDING ENVELOPES IN CLOSE GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMI-
 TY  FOLLOWING  OUTREACH  TO  ALL BUILDINGS WITHIN A TARGETED PILOT AREA,
 THAT MAY INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, LOCATING AND SEALING AIR  LEAKS,
 INCREASING  INSULATION,  WEATHERSTRIPPING WINDOWS AND DOORS AND MOISTURE
 CONTROL SUCH AS INSTALLING ATTIC VENTS,  AND  PRE-WEATHERIZATION  AND/OR
 ELECTRIFICATION-READY WORK;
   (I)  SUCH PROJECTS SHALL (A) NOT INCLUDE THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION
 OF APPLIANCES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BOILERS AND HOT WATER HEAT-
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 ERS; (B) LEVERAGE ALL LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL  FUNDING  AVAILABLE  AND
 WORK  IN  COLLABORATION WITH NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
 MENT AUTHORITY, THE DIVISION OF HOMES AND  COMMUNITY  RENEWAL,  REGIONAL
 ENERGY  HUBS,  AND  OTHER  PARTNERS;  (C) BE COMPLETED AT NO COST TO THE
 INDIVIDUAL BUILDING OWNER; (D) INCLUDE PRE-WEATHERIZATION WORK,  TO  THE
 EXTENT  PRACTICABLE  AND COST EFFECTIVE. IF SUCH PRE-WEATHERIZATION WORK
 IS NOT PRACTICABLE AND COST EFFECTIVE, IT MAY BE COMPLETED  AT  COST  TO
 THE  INDIVIDUAL  BUILDING  OWNER  IN  ADVANCE  OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE
 WEATHERIZATION  AND  ELECTRIFICATION-READY  PROJECT;  (E)  BE  IN  CLOSE
 GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY WITH A GOAL OF PERFORMING WORK ON CONTIGUOUS BUILD-
 INGS,  ON  A BLOCK-BY-BLOCK OR NEIGHBORHOOD BASIS. ONCE A TARGETED PILOT
 AREA HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION FOR SUCH PROJECT, NO  BUILDINGS
 WITHIN  THAT AREA SHALL BE BYPASSED FOR SUCH PROJECT WITHOUT JUST CAUSE;
 SUCH PROPOSED BUILDING OMISSIONS, AND  THE  CAUSE  FOR  THEM,  SHALL  BE
 PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSION, WHO MAY APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF SUCH OMIS-
 SIONS  ON  A  CASE-BY-CASE  BASIS. THE NEED FOR PRE-WEATHERIZATION WORK,
 AND/OR WEATHERIZATION WORK SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED  AS  JUSTIFICATION  FOR
 BYPASSING  A  BUILDING. IF THERE ARE NEARBY BUILDINGS THAT, DUE TO ENVI-
 RONMENTAL OR INFRASTRUCTURE-RELATED FACTORS, CAN BE INCORPORATED INTO  A
 PROJECT  IN  A  REASONABLE,  UNBURDENSOME MANNER, THESE BUILDINGS MAY BE
 INCLUDED IN SUCH PROJECT'S PROPOSAL, AND THE COMMISSION MAY  APPROVE  OR
 DISAPPROVE  OF  A  NON-CONTIGUOUS BUILDING'S INCLUSION ON A CASE-BY-CASE
 BASIS; AND
   (II) THE GAS CORPORATION, ELECTRIC CORPORATION OR COMBINATION GAS  AND
 ELECTRIC CORPORATION SHALL SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT ELECTRIFICATION READ-
 INESS WITH THE BUILDING OWNER, WHO MAY THEN CHOOSE WHETHER TO HAVE ELEC-
 TRIFICATION-READY  WORK  COMPLETED  AS  PART  OF  THE NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE
 WEATHERIZATION AND ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT;
   (F) "TARGETED PILOT  AREAS"  MEANS  THE  SPECIFIC  GEOGRAPHIC  REGIONS
 SELECTED  FOR  THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EACH NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE WEATHERIZA-
 TION AND ELECTRIFICATION-READY PILOT PROGRAM. TARGETED PILOT AREAS SHALL
 BE DETERMINED BY EACH GAS CORPORATION, ELECTRIC CORPORATION OR  COMBINA-
 TION  GAS  AND  ELECTRIC  CORPORATION.  THE BOUNDARIES OF TARGETED PILOT
 AREAS SHALL BE DRAWN WITH THE GOAL  OF  PERFORMING  WORK  ON  CONTIGUOUS
 PROPERTIES ON A BLOCK-BY-BLOCK OR NEIGHBORHOOD BASIS;
   (G)  "ENERGY AUDIT" MEANS A REVIEW OF EACH BUILDING WITHIN A SERIES OF
 CONTIGUOUS BUILDINGS FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUILDING  A  WEATHERIZATION  AND
 ELECTRIFICATION-READY  STRATEGY  WHICH  INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO,
 IDENTIFYING AIR LEAKS, EXAMINING INSULATION, INSPECTING ALL HEATING  AND
 COOLING SYSTEMS AND DUCTWORK, AND INSPECTING ELECTRICAL WIRING AND IDEN-
 TIFYING  ELECTRICAL  CAPACITY. SUCH AUDIT SHALL BE ALIGNED WITH INDUSTRY
 STANDARDS AS IDENTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT. DOCUMENTATION  OF  DENIAL  OF
 ACCESS  TO A BUILDING TO COMPLETE THE REVIEW SHALL QUALIFY AS COMPLETION
 FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION;
   (H)  "PROJECT  LABOR  AGREEMENT"  SHALL  MEAN  A  PRE-HIRE  COLLECTIVE
 BARGAINING  AGREEMENT  BETWEEN  A GAS CORPORATION, ELECTRIC CORPORATION,
 COMBINATION OF GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION OR A THIRD PARTY  ON  BEHALF
 OF  SUCH  CORPORATION  OR  CORPORATIONS,  AND  A  BONA FIDE BUILDING AND
 CONSTRUCTION TRADE LABOR ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHING THE  LABOR  ORGANIZA-
 TION  AS  THE  COLLECTIVE  BARGAINING REPRESENTATIVE FOR ALL PERSONS WHO
 WILL PERFORM WORK ON A PUBLIC WORK PROJECT, AND WHICH PROVIDES THAT ONLY
 CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS WHO SIGN A PRE-NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT  WITH
 THE  LABOR  ORGANIZATION  CAN  PERFORM PROJECT WORK. ALL CONTRACTORS AND
 SUBCONTRACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WORK SHALL BE REQUIRED TO UTILIZE AN
 APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENT AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE TWENTY-THREE OF THE LABOR
 LAW; AND
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   (I) "COST-EFFECTIVE" MEANS DETERMINING WHETHER THE COSTS OF  MATERIALS
 AND  THEIR  INSTALLATION  FOR THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ELECTRIFICATION-
 READY MEASURES FOR A PROJECT WILL BE RECOVERED THROUGH  (I)  SAVINGS  IN
 ENERGY  COSTS  OVER  THE  DESIGN  LIFE  OF  THE RELEVANT BUILDINGS; (II)
 AVERTED COSTS RELATED TO REDUCED DEMAND ON ENERGY SYSTEMS AND THE ENERGY
 GRID  INCLUDING THE AVOIDANCE OF COSTS RELATED TO EXPANDING OR MAINTAIN-
 ING ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE; (III) SECONDARY EFFECTS, INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT
 LIMITED TO, REDUCTIONS IN GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND OTHER POLLUTANTS;
 AND  (IV)  SOCIETAL  BENEFITS,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO, AVERTED
 HEALTH COSTS, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT,  AND  THE  BENEFITS  OF  MITIGATING
 DISPROPORTIONATE ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS ON DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.
   2.  THE  COMMISSION SHALL INITIATE A PROCEEDING WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF
 THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF  NEIGH-
 BORHOOD  SCALE WEATHERIZATION AND ELECTRIFICATION-READY PROJECTS FOR THE
 PURPOSE OF MEETING THE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND EQUITY GOALS OF  THE
 CLIMATE LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY PROTECTION ACT (CLCPA).
   3.  WITHIN  SIX MONTHS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, EACH GAS
 CORPORATION, ELECTRIC  CORPORATION,  OR  COMBINATION  GAS  AND  ELECTRIC
 CORPORATION  SHALL  SUBMIT  TO THE COMMISSION FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL AT
 LEAST ONE AND UP TO TEN NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE WEATHERIZATION AND ELECTRIFI-
 CATION-READY PROJECTS. SUCH PROJECTS MAY BE SUBMITTED JOINTLY BY  CORPO-
 RATIONS  OPERATING IN THE SAME TERRITORY. IF SUCH PROJECTS ARE SUBMITTED
 JOINTLY, EACH JOINTLY SUBMITTED PROJECT SHALL BE CONSIDERED ONE HALF  OF
 A  PROJECT FOR EACH CORPORATION FOR PURPOSES OF MEETING SUCH REQUIREMENT
 OF SUBMITTING AT LEAST ONE AND  UP  TO  TEN  PROJECTS.  AT  LEAST  FORTY
 PERCENT  OF  PROJECTS  SHALL  BE  IN TARGETED PILOT AREAS LOCATED WITHIN
 DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES AS IDENTIFIED BY THE CLIMATE  JUSTICE  WORKING
 GROUP.  EVERY PROPOSED PROJECT SHALL BE DEVELOPED TO REDUCE SYSTEM COSTS
 AND AVOID THE POTENTIAL  FOR  INFRASTRUCTURE  INVESTMENTS,  SUCH  AS  BY
 REDUCING  DEMAND  IN CONSTRAINED AREAS, AVOIDING COSTLY WIRE OR PIPELINE
 UPGRADES OR REPLACEMENTS, REDUCING  PEAK  DEMAND,  OR  OTHER  SUCH  COST
 REDUCTION  MEASURES.  THE PROJECTS SHALL BE VARIED IN TYPE OF REGION AND
 BUILDING TYPOLOGY, TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE. THE NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE WEATH-
 ERIZATION AND ELECTRIFICATION-READY PROJECTS  SHALL  BE  POSTED  ON  THE
 COMMISSION'S  WEBSITE  AND  BE  SUBJECT TO A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD OF NO
 FEWER THAN SIXTY DAYS. ALL PROJECTS SUBMITTED TO  THE  COMMISSION  SHALL
 INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: (A) THE BUILDINGS AND
 CUSTOMERS ELIGIBLE FOR THE  PROPOSED  PROJECT,  WHICH  SHALL  INCLUDE  A
 DESCRIPTION  OF  HOW THE PROPOSED PROJECT FILLS EXISTING GAPS RELATED TO
 LOW- TO MODERATE-INCOME CUSTOMERS AND OTHER CUSTOMERS IN TARGETED  PILOT
 AREAS;  (B)  A STAFFING PLAN IDENTIFYING THE WORKFORCE AND SPECIFIC WORK
 TO BE PERFORMED; (C) MAPS OF THE  LOCATIONS  OF  THESE  PROJECTS,  WHICH
 SHOULD  TARGET  CONTIGUOUS  PROPERTIES  OVER  ENTIRE  STREET BLOCKS; (D)
 PROPOSED TOTAL ANNUAL COSTS OF THE PROJECT; (E) PROJECTED ANNUAL  GREEN-
 HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS RESULTING FROM THE PROPOSED PROJECTS; AND
 (F)   THE  PROJECTED  SAVINGS  ON  INFRASTRUCTURE  INVESTMENT  FROM  THE
 REDUCTION IN USAGE. IN DEVELOPING PROJECTS, A GAS CORPORATION,  ELECTRIC
 CORPORATION,  OR  COMBINATION ELECTRIC AND GAS CORPORATION SHALL COORDI-
 NATE WITH OTHER UTILITY PARTICIPANTS  AND  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  ENERGY
 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
   4.  WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE COMMIS-
 SION SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER IT IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST TO APPROVE  OR
 MODIFY  SUCH NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE WEATHERIZATION AND ELECTRIFICATION-READY
 PROJECTS AND SHALL ISSUE AN ORDER DIRECTING THE IMPLEMENTATION  OF  SUCH
 PROJECTS.  IN  DETERMINING  WHETHER A PROJECT IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST,
 THE COMMISSION SHALL CONSIDER  WHETHER  SUCH  PROJECT:  (A)  FACILITATES
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 ENERGY  RELIABILITY  AND  REDUCES ENERGY COSTS FOR CUSTOMERS IN TARGETED
 PILOT AREAS; (B) SUPPORTS THE STATE'S ACHIEVEMENT OF THE CLIMATE JUSTICE
 AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION  GOALS  OF  THE  CLCPA;  AND  (C)
 PROMOTES JOB TRAINING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
   5.  THE  GAS CORPORATION, ELECTRIC CORPORATION, OR COMBINATION GAS AND
 ELECTRIC CORPORATION SHALL COLLECT DATA TO  INFORM  STRATEGIES  FOR  THE
 NEIGHBORHOOD  SCALE  WEATHERIZATION  AND ELECTRIFICATION-READY PROJECTS.
 SUCH DATA SHALL INCLUDE:
   (A) FOR EVERY ELIGIBLE BUILDING: (I)  IF  APPLICABLE,  THE  NUMBER  OF
 VACANT  UNITS AND REASON FOR VACANCY, IF ASCERTAINABLE; AND (II) WHETHER
 AN ENERGY AUDIT WAS AGREED TO.
   (B) FOR BUILDINGS THAT HAVE UNDERGONE ENERGY AUDITS:  (I)  AGE,  TYPE,
 AND  ESTIMATED RETIREMENT DATE OF HEATING SOURCE OR HEATING SYSTEM; (II)
 ANY DEFERRED MAINTENANCE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:  ROOF  REPAIRS,
 VERMICULITE  IN  ATTIC,  KNOB-AND-TUBE  WIRING,  MOLD IN ATTIC, WATER IN
 BASEMENT, ASBESTOS TAPE IN BASEMENT, AND ASBESTOS  SHINGLES;  AND  (III)
 THE  RESULTS  OF  THE  ENERGY AUDIT.   SUCH DATA SHALL BE ANONYMIZED AND
 AGGREGATED BY ZIP CODE AND BE MADE AVAILABLE ON  SUCH  GAS  CORPORATION,
 ELECTRIC  CORPORATION,  OR  COMBINATION  GAS  AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION'S
 WEBSITE.
   6. THE COMMISSION  SHALL  AUTHORIZE  EACH  GAS  CORPORATION,  ELECTRIC
 CORPORATION OR COMBINATION GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION TO FULLY RECOVER
 IN  THE  CONTEXT  OF RATE OR OTHER DULY AUTHORIZED PROCEEDINGS THE COSTS
 ASSOCIATED WITH EACH SUCH CORPORATION'S NEIGHBORHOOD  SCALE  WEATHERIZA-
 TION  AND  ELECTRIFICATION-READY  PROJECT.    EACH  CORPORATION MAY ALSO
 UTILIZE ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF FUNDING, INCLUDING, BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,
 FUNDING  PROVIDED  BY THE STATE.   EACH GAS CORPORATION, ELECTRIC CORPO-
 RATION OR COMBINATION GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION SHALL DEFER ANY UNRE-
 COVERED EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH AN APPROVED  OR  MODIFIED  NEIGHBORHOOD
 SCALE  WEATHERIZATION  AND ELECTRIFICATION-READY PROJECT AS A REGULATORY
 ASSET PENDING A SUBSEQUENT RATE OR OTHER DULY AUTHORIZED PROCEEDING. ALL
 UNRECOVERED EXPENSE BALANCES  SHALL  ACCRUE  CARRYING  CHARGES  AT  SUCH
 CORPORATION'S PRE-TAX APPROVED RATE OF RETURN.
   7.  EACH  GAS,  ELECTRIC,  OR COMBINATION GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION
 SHALL REPORT  TO  THE  COMMISSION,  ON  A  QUARTERLY  BASIS,  AND  UNTIL
 COMPLETION  OF  THE  NEIGHBORHOOD  SCALE WEATHERIZATION AND ELECTRIFICA-
 TION-READY PROJECT OR ENHANCED  NEIGHBORHOOD  SCALE  WEATHERIZATION  AND
 ELECTRIFICATION-READY  PROJECTS  AS  DETERMINED  BY  THE COMMISSION, THE
 STATUS OF EACH PROJECT. THE COMMISSION  SHALL  POST  AND  MAKE  PUBLICLY
 AVAILABLE SUCH REPORTS ON ITS WEBSITE. THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT
 BE  LIMITED  TO: (A) PROJECTS COMPLETED; (B) BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTATION,
 IF ANY; (C) COSTS OF THE PROJECTS; (D) NUMBER OF JOBS RETAINED,  CREATED
 OR  ENHANCED  BY  THE  PROJECTS;  AND (E) ANY OTHER SUCH INFORMATION THE
 COMMISSION DEEMS TO BE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
   8. ANY NEIGHBORHOOD  SCALE  WEATHERIZATION  AND  ELECTRIFICATION-READY
 PROJECTS  APPROVED  OR  MODIFIED  UNDER  THIS SECTION SHALL REQUIRE THAT
 ENERGY AUDITS ARE CONDUCTED BY EMPLOYEES OF THE GAS  CORPORATION,  ELEC-
 TRIC  CORPORATION,  OR  COMBINATION GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION REPRES-
 ENTED BY A BONA FIDE LABOR ORGANIZATION OF JURISDICTION THAT IS ACTIVELY
 ENGAGED IN REPRESENTING THE GAS CORPORATION, ELECTRIC  CORPORATION,  AND
 COMBINATION GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION EMPLOYEES.  THE USE OF CONTRAC-
 TORS IS PROHIBITED EXCEPT AS NECESSARY FOR TRAINING OR IMPLEMENTATION OF
 THE PROJECTS.
   9.  EVERY  NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE WEATHERIZATION AND ELECTRIFICATION-READY
 PROJECT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.