Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0585
Committee Amendment CA_A_S128 (Senate)
Amends: 10 MRSA §1673, 10 MRSA §1677

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A'to S . P . 194, L. D . 
Act To Reauthorize the Petroleum Market Share Act" 
585, Bill, "An 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the following: 
I Sec. 3. 10 MRSA §1673, sub~§2, ,B, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 
836, §3, is amended to read: 
B. 
Wi~hiB-~-Qay&-~--~B&-e~~e€~4ve-~~-eE-~~~-ehap~eFT 
aBd--eveFy--eQ--days--~heFeaE~eFT--a A refiner shall file 
annually with the Department of the Attorney General a list 
showing aBy-~-iB the number and location of retail 
outlets controlled by the refiner during the preceding eG 
days ~. 
Sec. 4. 10 MRSA §1673, sub~§2, ,C, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 
46, §2, is amended to read: 
C. 
A 
refiner 
or 
its affiliate 
shall 
provide 
reports 
annually to the Department of the Attorney General iB--a 
ffiaBBeFT-~~~--&im&-~-~~-£~€4~4eQ-~-EQ~e-~-~he 
A~~eFBey-~~~-~-a~-~~~~~-EEe~QeBey-~~~-~iffies 
peF-yeaE'T setting forth the total gallons of home heating 
oil and motor fuel oil supplied 
ay-~-be--.f'eE4Be!' to each 
retail outlet 
eeB~Ee~~eQ--h-y--4:-be--Fe~iBeF under its control 
during any portion of the reporting period and the total 
gallons of home heating oil and motor fuel oil sold by the 
refiner or its affiliate from a bulk storage facility or 
depot directly to any end user for consumption in the State. I 
Page l-LR0555(2) 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A" to S.P. 194, L.D. 585 
Further amend the bill by inserting after section 3 the 
following: 
'Sec. 4. 10 MRSA §1677, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 836, §3, is 
amended to read: 
§1677. Report by Attorney General to Leqislature 
Annually by December 31st, the Attorney General shall make a 
report to the Legislature describing the concentration of retail 
outlets 
in the State 
or 
in sections 
of 
the State without 
disclosing the name of any particular retailer or retail outlet. 
The 
Attorney General 
shall 
include 
in the 
annual 
report 
a 
recommendation 
to 
the 
Legislature 
as 
to 
whether 
additional 
legislation is needed to further limit or curtail the activity of 
refiners operating retail outlets. 
In formulating a legislative 
recommendation. the AttQrney General shAll consult with industry 
stAkeholders: nQtwithstanding this consultAtion requirement, the 
substance of the recQlnmendAtion is a matter for the Attorney 
GenerAl's sQle discretiQn.· 
Further amend the bill by relettering 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
or renumbering any 
number 
to 
read 
This amendment retains provisions of the bill that remove 
provisions of the Petroleum Market Share Act that otherwise would 
repeal certain portions of that Act. 
It retains provisions of 
the bill that remove provisions that establish and govern the 
Petroleum Advisory Committee. 
It also reduces the frequency of 
refiner reports from quarterly to annually and clarifies that the 
required reports may be made by affiliates. 
The amendment also 
provides that, 
although the Attorney General is required to 
consult with industry stakeholders concerning any future proposed 
legislative changes to the Act, the final decision regarding the 
substance of any legislative recommendation is entirely within 
the Attorney General's discretion. 
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