An Act to Fund Municipal Collection of Household Hazardous Waste LR2053(03)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1549
Committee Amendment CA_B_H495 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "8,, to H.P. 1135, L.D. 1549, Bill, 
Act To Fund Municipal Collection of Household Hazardous Waste" 
"An 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting 
clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 
Transfer of funds. 
Notwithstanding 
any 
other 
provision of law, the Finance Authority of Maine shall transfer 
$438,820 
from 
the 
Waste 
Reduction 
and 
Recycling 
Loan 
Fund, 
established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, 
section 
1023-G, 
to the Maine Solid Waste Management Fund established 
under Title 38, section 2201 no later than June 30, 2004. 
The 
Finance Authority of Maine shall transfer principal and interest 
repayments received in the Waste Reduction and Recycling Loan 
Fund to the Maine Solid Waste Management Fund within 60 days of 
receipt. 
The funds must be transferred from the Maine Solid 
Waste Management Fund in accordance with the following: 
1. 
At least 90'1-0 of the funds must be made available as 
state cost share to municipalities by the Executive Department, 
State Planning Office as authorized under Title 38, section 2133, 
subsection 2-B for the operational costs of household hazardous 
waste collection programs for 2 years; 
2. 
Up 
to 
5% 
of the 
funds 
may 
be transferred to 
the 
Department 
of 
Environmental 
Protection 
or 
the 
Executive 
Department, 
State Planning Office to 
develop 
and 
carry out 
education and outreach activities related to proper management of 
household hazardous waste; and 
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3. 
Up 
to 
5% 
of the 
funds 
may 
be transferred to the 
Department of Agr icul ture, Food and Rural Resources, 
Board of 
Pesticides Control to support achievement of the pesticide use 
minimization goal of Title 22, 
s~ction 1471-X. 
Sec. 
2. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 
State Planning Office 
0082 
The 
following 
Initiative: 
Provides 
funds to administer a state cost share 
program. 
This allocation is intended to provide support for the 
operational costs incurred by municipalities in the management of 
household hazardous waste. 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
All Other 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total 
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 
DEPARTMENT "l'OTALS 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FORDS 
DEPARTMENT "l'OTAL -
ALL FORDS 
0 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Remediation and Waste Management 
0247 
2003-04 
$436,768 
$436,768 
2003-04 
$436,768 
$436,769 
2004-05 
$41,830 
$41,830 
2004-05 
$41,830 
$41,830 
Initiative: 
Provides funds to develop and carry out education 
and outreach activities related to proper management of household 
hazardous waste. 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
All Other 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total 
ENVIRORMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT "l'OTALS 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FORDS 
DEPARTMENT "l'OTAL -
ALL FORDS 
2003-04 
$24,265 
$24,265 
2003-04 
$24,265 
$24,265 
2004-05 
$2,324 
$2,324 
2004-05 
$2,324 
$2,234 
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AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL 
RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Board of Pesticide Control 
0281 
Initiative: 
Provides 
funds 
to 
support 
achievement 
of 
the 
pesticide use minimization goal of the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 22, section 1471-X. 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
All Other 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total 
AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL 
RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT "!'OrALS 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TO'.rAL -
ALL FUNDS 
SECTION "!'OrALS 
OTBER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
SECTION "!'OrAL -
ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
2003-04 
$24,265 
$24,265 
2003-04 
$24,265 
$24,265 
2003-04 
$485,298 
$485,298 
2004-05 
$2,324 
$2,324 
2004-05 
$2,324 
$2,324 
2004-05 
$46,418 
$46,418 • 
This amendment is a minority report of the Joint Standing 
Committee 
on Natural 
Resources. 
It replaces 
the bill. 
The 
amendment 
transfers 
$438,820 
from 
the 
Waste 
Reduction 
and 
Recycling Loan Fund to the Maine Solid Waste Management Fund to 
provide 
state cost share 
support 
for 
operational 
costs 
for 
household hazardous waste collection programs for 2 years. 
It 
also requires that principal and interest payments received in 
the Waste Reduction and Recycling Loan Fund be deposited in the 
Maine Solid Waste Management Fund within 60 days of receipt. 
This amendment also adds an appropriation section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/16/03 ~ac. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1549 
An Act to Fund Municipal Collection of Household Hazardous Waste 
LR2053(03) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Natural Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Minority Report 
Fiscal Note 
, 
Projections 
Projections 
2003-04 
2004-05 
2005-06 
2006-07 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
$485,298 
$46,478 
$46,478 
$46,47" 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
$485,298 
$46,478 
$46,478 
$46,478 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This legislation requires the Finance Authority of Maine to transfer $438,820 from the Waste Reduction and 
Recycling Loan Fund to the Maine Solid Waste Management Fund administered by the State Planning Office and the 
Department of Environmental Protection by June 30, 2004. The Governor's proposed Part II budget for fiscal years 
2003-04 and 2004-05 includes the transfer of $438,820 to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund by June 30, 
2004. If the Part II budget is enacted as proposed, these funds would not be available for transfer as required by this 
legislation. This legislation also requires the Finance Authority of Maine to transfer principal and interest repayments 
. received in the Loan Fund to the Maine Solid Waste Management Fund within 60 days of receipt. The Finance 
Authority of Maine estimates the average annual principal and interest repayments to be approximately $46,478 per 
year with the last payment date of the current loans outstanding being November 2017. 
This additional revenue is intended to provide state cost share support for the operational costs incurred by 
municipalities in the management of household hazardous waste. Revenue derived from the proposed fees may be 
allocated to the State Planning Office (90%), the Department of Environmental Protection (5%) and the Department 
of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources (5%) to carry out the purposes of this bill. The additional costs associated 
with administering this proposed state cost share program to municipalities can be absorbed by the State Planning 
Office utilizing existing budgeted resources. 
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