Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1806
Committee Amendment CA_A_H732 (House)
Amends: 38 MRSA §2133

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. /l .. to H.P. 1328, L.D. 1806, Bill, "An 
Act To Provide for the Safe Disposal of Household Hazardous Waste" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting 
clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
. Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §2133, sub-§2-B, as amended by PL 1999, c. 
779, §3, is further amended to read: 
2-B. 
Household hazardous waste collection. 
The office may, 
within 
available 
resources, 
award 
grants 
to 
eligible 
municipalities, 
regional 
associations, 
sanitary districts 
and 
sewer districts for 
household hazardous waste collection and 
disposal programs. 
In implementing this program, 
the office 
shall attempt to: 
A. 
Coordinate 
the 
household 
hazardous 
waste 
collection 
programs with overall recycling and waste management; 
B. 
Encourage regional economies of scale; 
C. 
Coordinate 
programs 
between 
private 
and 
public 
institutions; 
D. 
Maximize opportunities for federal grants 
and pilot 
programs; and 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "fi" to H.P. 1328, L.D. 1806 
E. 
By January 1, 2002 and as necessary thereafter, fund 
capital improvements and operating expenses to facilitate 
the development of collection programs throughout the State 
for hazardous waste that is universal waste, as identified 
in board rules, 
generated by households, 
small-quantity 
generators, public schools and municipalities. 
Preference in allocating resources under this subsection must be 
given to municipalities that participate in a household hazardous 
waste collection region as defined in subsection 2-D. 
At a minimum, the office shall award grants to public schools and 
municipalities for 
reasonable costs incurred as 
a 
result of 
managing waste mercury-added products generated by those public 
schools and municipalities, in compliance with the requirements 
in sections 1663 and 1664, that would not otherwise be incurred 
by complying with existing laws, rules or regulations as of July 
15, 2002. 
Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §2133, sub-§2-D is enacted to read: 
2-D. 
Preference for other state grants and investments. 
When awarding grants or making a discretionary investment under 
any of the programs under paragraphs A and B. 
a state agency 
shall give preference to 
a 
municipality that is part of 
a 
household hazardous waste collection region. 
For purposes of 
this subsection. 
"household hazardous waste collection region" 
means a region made up of 2 or more municipalities that work 
together to establish a collection center to accept the household 
hazardous waste of residents of each municipality for disposal on 
a year-round basis. 
This subsection applies to: 
A. 
Programs that assist in the acquisition of land for 
conservation. 
natural resource protection. 
open space or 
recreational facilities under Title 5. chapter 353; and 
B. 
Programs intended to: 
(1) 
Accommodate or encourage additional growth and 
development: 
(2) 
Improve. expand or construct public facilities: or 
(3) 
Acquire land for conservation or management of 
specific economic and natural resource concerns. 
This 
subsection 
does 
not 
apply 
to 
state 
grants 
or 
other 
assistance 
for 
sewage 
treatment 
facilities. 
public 
health 
programs or education. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
( , 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,,~, to H.P. 1328, L.D. 1806 
The office shall work with state agencies to prepare mechanisms 
for establishing preferences in specific investment and grant 
programs as described in paragraphs A and B. ' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires state agencies awarding grants or 
making discretionary investments under certain programs to give 
preference 
to 
a 
municipality 
that 
is part 
of 
a 
household 
hazardous waste collection region for the purpose of establishing 
collection 
centers 
to 
accept 
household 
hazardous 
waste 
for 
disposal by residents on a year-round basis. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT