SP0278
LD 988
Session - 129th Maine Legislature
C "A", Filing Number S-461, Sponsored by
LR 1071
Item 2
Bill Tracking, Additional Documents Chamber Status

Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following:

Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §2203-A, sub-§1,  as amended by PL 2015, c. 461, §8, is further amended to read:

1. Fees.   Unless otherwise provided by rule adopted in accordance with subsection 3, fees are imposed in the following amounts to be levied for solid waste that is disposed of at commercial, municipal, state-owned and regional association landfills.

Asbestos $5 per cubic yard
Oil-contaminated soil, gravel, brick, concrete and other aggregate $25 per ton
Waste water facility sludge $5 per ton
Ash, coal and oil $5 per ton
Paper mill sludge $5 per ton
Industrial waste $5 per ton
Sandblast grit $5 per ton
All other special waste $5 per ton
Municipal solid waste or municipal solid waste ash $1 per ton
Front end process residue (FEPR) $1 per ton
Construction and demolition debris and residue from the processing of construction and demolition debris $2 per ton

Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §2204,  as amended by PL 2015, c. 461, §§10 and 11, is repealed.

Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF

Remediation and Waste Management 0247

Initiative: Provides allocation to allow for the expenditure of additional revenue for administrative expenses, actions necessary to abate threats to public health, safety and welfare posed by the disposal of solid waste and to pay municipalities under the closure and remediation cost-sharing program for solid waste landfills.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2019-20 2020-21
All Other
$0 $27,500
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $0 $27,500

Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.

Summary

This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, replaces the bill and repeals the existing $2 per ton municipal solid waste surcharge statute in the laws governing solid waste management. It also amends the State's waste handling fee statute to impose a $1 per ton disposal fee on all municipal solid waste disposed of at a commercial, municipal, state-owned or regional association landfill. The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section.

FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)


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