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| sfi.db/disclosures | 01346ce52db65d754df25519d9f46dc3b73bb9b75b6b71389a3e8cd76d74f3d0 | 2021/Theoharides,_Kathleen_section_6_disclosure_11.1.21.pdf | 2021-01-01T00:00:00 | 1 | DISCLOSURE BY NON-ELECTED STATE EMPLOYEE OF FINANCIAL INTEREST AND DETERMINATION BY APPOINTING AUTHORITY AS REQUIRED BY G. L. C. 268A, § 6 STATE EMPLOYEE INFORMATION Name: Kathleen Theoharides Title or Position: Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs State Agency: Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Agency Address: 100 Cambridge St. Suite 900 Boston, MA 02114 Office Phone: 617-626-1000 Office E-mail: Kathleen.theoharides@mass.gov. My duties require me to participate in a particular matter, and I may not participate because of a financial interest that I am disclosing here. I request a determination from my appointing authority about how I should proceed. PARTICULAR MATTER Particular matter As part of the FY2022 budget, the Legislature appropriated $13,539,987 "[f]or the operation of the office of the secretary of energy and environmental affairs provided further, that not less than E.g., a judicial or other $1,000,000 shall be expended to provide grants to non-profit organizations to support offshore wind proceeding, application, innovation and ecosystem acceleration and to support pilot studies or prototyping in offshore wind submission, request innovation in partnership with public higher education institutions or marine science non-profit for a ruling or other organizations = The particular matter in which my duties require me to participate is the determination, contract, disposition of this earmark. EOEEA has not yet determined which non-profit organizations, if any, claim, controversy, should receive grants under this earmark or decided on a process to make that determination. charge, accusation, arrest, decision, Greentown Labs, Inc. has requested "$750,000 (as earmarked in the Office of the EOEEA determination, or finding. Secretary's line item 2000-0100) to support the formation, launch and initial programming associated with the Offshore Innovation Initiative." This proposal seeks to "(1) identify and deploy the innovative solutions needed to support [offshore wind] industry growth; and (2) engage key stakeholders in the clean energy ecosystem and environmental community in the development of these innovations." Your required Greentown Labs has made this request of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, participation in the of which I am the Secretary. particular matter: E.g., approval, disapproval, decision, recommendation, rendering advice, investigation, other. FINANCIAL INTEREST IN THE PARTICULAR MATTER Write an X by all that apply. I have a financial interest in the matter. My immediate family member has a financial interest in the matter. My business partner has a financial interest in the matter. I am an officer, director, trustee, partner or employee of a business organization, and the business organization has a financial interest in the matter. I am negotiating or have made an arrangement concerning future employment with a person or organization, and the person or organization has a financial interest in the matter. Financial interest I have no personal or familial financial interest in this matter. However, by virtue of my service as in the matter Secretary of EOEEA, I am also the chair of the board of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center ("MassCEC"). Pursuant to a loan agreement in which MassCEC loaned money to Greentown Labs, MassCEC is empowered to designate a member of Greentown Labs' board of directors. I am the MassCEC designated board member of Greentown Labs. Greentown Labs has a financial interest in this matter in the amount of $750,000. Employee signature: K.Theoharides Date: 10/13/2021 DETERMINATION BY APPOINTING OFFICIAL APPOINTING AUTHORITY INFORMATION Name of Appointing Charles D. Baker Authority: Title or Position: Governor Agency/Department: Office of the Governor Agency Address: Massachusetts State House Boston, MA 02133 Office Phone: Office E-mail DETERMINATION Determination by As appointing official, as required by G.L. C. 268A, § 6, I have reviewed the particular matter and the appointing authority: financial interest identified above by a state employee. Write an X I am assigning the particular matter to another employee, or by your selection. I am assuming responsibility for the particular matter, or I have determined that the financial interest is not so substantial as to be deemed likely to affect the integrity of the services which the Commonwealth may expect from the employee. Appointing Authority signature: Date: Comment: Attach additional pages if necessary. File copy with: State Ethics Commission, One Ashburton Place, Room 619, Boston, MA 02108 Form Revised February, 2012 DETERMINATION BY APPOINTING OFFICIAL APPOINTING AUTHORITY INFORMATION Name of Appointing Authority: Charles D. Baker Title or Position: Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Agency/Department: Office of the Governor Agency Address: State House Room 360 Boston, MA 02133 Office Phone: (617) 725-4000 Office E-mail DETERMINATION Determination by As appointing official, as required by G.L. C. 268A, § 6, I have reviewed the particular matter and the appointing authority: financial interest identified above by a state employee. Write an I am assigning the particular matter to another employee, or by your selection. I am assuming responsibility for the particular matter, or I have determined that the financial interest is not so substantial as to be deemed likely to affect the integrity of the services which the Commonwealth may expect from the employee. Appointing Authority signature: Charbs D Baw Date: Comment: I am assigning this particular matter to Judy Chang, EOEEA Undersecretary of Energy. Attach additional pages if necessary. File copy with: State Ethics Commission, One Ashburton Place, Room 619, Boston, MA 02108 Form Revised February, 2012 |