An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government and to Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary for the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2004 and June 30,2005 LR 2700(30)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1828
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_M_H662 (House)
Amends: 36 MRSA §3203

HOUSE 
AMENDMENT "M" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H. P . 
1351, 
L.D. 
1828, 
Bill, 
"An 
Act 
To 
Make 
Supplemental 
Appropriations 
and Allocations for 
the Expenditures of State 
Government and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary 
for the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal 
Years Ending June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005" 
Amend the amendment by inserting after Part CC the following: 
'PARTDD 
Sec. DD-l. 36 MRSA §3203, sub-§l, as amended by PL 2001, c. 
688, §5, is further amended to read: 
1. 
Generally. 
Except as provided in section 3204-A, 
an 
excise tax is levied and imposed on all suppliers of distillates 
sold, on all retailers of low-energy fuel sold and on all users 
of special fuel used in this State for each gallon of distillate 
at the rat~ of 23¢ per gallon and for each gallon of low-energy 
fuel based on the British Thermal Unit, 
referred to in this 
subsection as "BTU," energy content for each fuel as compared to 
gasoline. 
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Ee-see~ieR-666~T Applicable BTU values are as follOWS. 
Fuel type 
BTU content 
per qallon 
Formula 
(BTU 
value fuell 
BTU value 
qasoline) 
I 
tax rate 
qasoline 
Tax rate 
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HOUSE 
AMENDMENT "ft1" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H.P. 
L.D. 1828 
Gasoline 
115,000 
Methanol 
65,530 
(M85 ) 
Ethanol 
81,850 
(E85) 
Propane 
84,500 
Compressed 
100,000 
Natural Gas 
(BTU per 
standard 
feet) 
100% x 22¢ 
57% x 22¢ 
71% x 22¢ 
73% x 22¢ 
87°-0 x 22¢ 
cubic 
22¢ per 
gallon as 
authorized 
in section 
2903 
l2.5¢ per 
gallon 
l5.6¢ per 
gallon 
l6¢ per 
gallon 
19.1¢ per 
standard 
cubic 
feet 
Sec. DD·2. 36 MRSA c. 465, as amended, is repealed. 
1351, 
Sec. DD·3. Effective date. 
This Part takes effect January 1, 
2005 .. 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
repeals 
the 
law 
that 
provides 
for 
an 
automatic increase in the gasoline tax. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Representa "-------
TOWN: 
Durham 
HOUSE 
HSCAL l\OTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
. 
AMENDMENT 
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Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 01129/04 ~ae 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1828 
An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for 
the Expenditures of State Government and to Change Certain 
Provisions of the Law Necessary for the Proper Operations of State 
Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2004 and June 
30,2005 
LR 2700(30) 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment" " to Committee Amendment" A" 
Sponsor: Rep. Vaughn 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Future biennium revenue decrease - General Fund 
Future biennium revenue decrease - Highway Fund 
This amendment will decrease General Fund revenue by $4,799 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $9,788 in fiscal year 
2006-07, decrease Highway Fund revenue by $4,328,583 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $8,878,129 in fiscal year 
2006-07 and decrease Other Special Revenue Funds by $84,076 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $171,472 in fiscal 
year 2006-07. 
This amendment will have no net effect on General Fund appropriations and revenue in fiscal year 2003-04 and 
fiscal year 2004-05. 
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