AN ACT REQUIRING AN AUDIT OF PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE COMBINED PUBLIC BENEFITS CHARGE.

HB 6305 requires the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to audit all programs funded by the Combined Public Benefits Charge on electricity bills. The audit must analyze each program's costs, how much it's actually used by customers, and ways to simplify programs to lower costs for electricity customers. This bill directly affects utility programs funded through customer electricity bills and aims to improve cost transparency. It does not change current funding levels or create new programs, only mandating an evaluation of existing ones.