‘An Act To Amend the Law Regarding the Sale of Wood Pellets and Wood’
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Second Regular Session - 125th Maine Legislature CC "B", Filing Number H-937, Sponsored by
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LR 2305 Item 15 |
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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Amend the Law Regarding the Sale of Wood Pellets and Wood’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, this legislation increases the amount of wood pellets presumed to meet the requirement of residential use and thus to qualify for a sales tax exemption; and
Whereas, this legislation clarifies the amount of wood presumed to meet the requirement of residential use and thus to qualify for a sales tax exemption; and
Whereas, this legislation needs to be in effect for this spring season to allow citizens of the State to benefit from the exemptions; and
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore,
Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §1760, sub-§9, as amended by PL 2009, c. 625, §7, is further amended to read:
Sec. 2. Suppliers of wood pellets. The Maine State Housing Authority shall amend its rules governing the awarding of contracts to suppliers of wood pellets for purposes of carrying out its duties to receive, distribute and administer federal funds on behalf of the State for fuel assistance pursuant to the federal Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program administered through the United States Department of Health and Human Services to give preference, all other factors being substantially equal, to a supplier of wood pellets that is incorporated under the laws of, and has its principal place of business within, a state in the United States of America.
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation takes effect when approved.’
SUMMARY
This is a Committee of Conference report. This amendment incorporates all of the substance of both Committee Amendment "A" and Senate Amendment "A" to Committee Amendment "A" and it clarifies that the preference to United States suppliers of wood pellets is given when all other factors are substantially equal. The amendment also incorporates the substance of House Amendment "A" to Committee Amendment "A" and sets a date of October 1, 2013 as the date when there will be no limit on the amount of wood pellets that are presumed to be intended for residential use for purposes of sales tax exemption.