An Act To Ensure Financial Solvency in Maine's Air and Wastewater Licensing Programs
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0293
Committee Amendment CA_A_H243 (House)
Committee: Natural Resources no

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "IJ" to H.P. 218, L.D. 293, Bill, "An 
Act To Ensure Financial Solvency in Maine's Air and Wastewater 
Licensing Programs" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1. 
Further amend the bill in section 2 in paragraph A in the 
3rd to 5th lines (page 3, lines 48 to 50 in L.D.) by striking out 
the following: 
"and to the monitoring and regulation of air 
emissions from the distribution and use of oil under chapter 4" 
Further amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the 
following: 
'Sec. 3. Gasoline station compliance inspection plan and report. 
The 
Department of Environmental Protection shall prepare 
and 
implement 
a 
plan 
to 
train 
program 
personnel 
to 
conduct 
cross-media compliance inspections of gasoline stations. 
The 
department also shall prepare a report regarding the feasibility 
and 
advisability 
of 
conducting 
a 
pilot 
program 
using 
state-certified inspectors to conduct gasoline station compliance 
inspections. 
If appropriate, the report must describe how the 
pilot 
program 
will 
be 
implemented. 
The 
Commissioner 
of 
Environmental Protection shall submit the report to the Joint 
Standing Committee on Natural Resources no later than February 3, 
2006. 
Sec. 4. One-time fee for general permit coverage for industrial storm 
water 
discharges. 
Until 
September 
30, 
2006, 
the 
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Department of Environmental Protection may assess a one-time fee 
of up to $350 for general permit coverage for industrial storm 
water discharges. 
Sec. 5. Report. 
The Department of Environmental Protection 
shall prepare a report on the fees assessed for general permit 
coverage 
for 
industrial 
storm 
water 
discharges 
pursuant 
to 
section 3 of this Act. The report must include an examination of: 
1. 
The fee assessed for each industry category; 
2. 
The 
fees, 
if 
any, 
that 
should 
be 
assessed after 
September 30, 2006; 
3. 
Whether 
additional categories of industries should be 
assessed the fee; 
4. 
Whether 
the 
fee 
should 
be 
assessed 
based 
on 
the 
industrial activity performed; and 
5. 
Whether public entities should be assessed the fee. 
The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall submit 
the report to the Joint Standing Committee on Natural Resources 
no later than January 30, 2006. 
The Joint Standing Committee on 
Natural Resources may report out legislation dealing with fees 
for general permit coverage for industrial storm water discharges 
to the Second Regular Session of the 122nd Legislature.' 
Further amend the bill by relettering 
or 
section 
nonconsecutive 
consecutively. 
Part 
letter 
SUMMARY 
or renumbering any 
number 
to 
read 
This amendment is the majority report. 
It removes from the 
bill the annual fee for general permit coverage for industrial 
storm water discharges and instead authorizes the Department of 
Environmental Protection to assess a one-time fee of up to $350 
for general permit coverage for industrial storm water discharges 
until 
September 
30, 
2006. 
The 
amendment 
also 
directs 
the 
Department of Environmental Protection to prepare a report on the 
fees 
assessed 
in 
connection 
with 
the 
general 
permit 
for 
industrial storm water discharges. 
The report must be submitted 
to the Joint Standing Committee on Natural Resources by January 
30, 
2006, 
and 
the 
committee 
is 
authorized 
to 
report 
out 
legislation dealing with the fee report to the Second Regular 
Session of the 122nd Legislature. 
The amendment also deletes 
language in the bill authorizing disbursements from the Ground 
Water Oil Clean-up Fund to pay costs incurred by the Department 
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of Environmental Protection to monitor and regulate air emissions 
from the distribution and use of oil. 
The amendment also directs 
the 
Department 
of 
Environmental 
Protection 
to 
prepare 
and 
implement 
a 
plan 
to 
train 
program 
personnel 
to 
conduct 
cross-media compliance inspections of gasoline stations and to 
prepare a report regarding the feasibility and advisability of 
conducting a pilot program using state-certified inspectors to 
conduct gasoline station compliance inspections. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/21105 ~ae 
LD293 
LR 0582(02) 
An Act To Ensure Financial Solvency in Maine's Air and Wastewater Licensing Programs 
Fiscal Note for Bill as ~mended by Committee Amendment "~,, 
Committee: Natural Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Majority Report 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
2006-07 
Projections 
2007-08 
Projections 
2008-09 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
$120,000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Establishing a new one-time fee of up to $350 for a general permit for industrial storm water discharges will result in an 
increase in dedicated revenue to the Maine Environmental Protection Fund of approximately $120,000 in fiscal year 
2005-06 only. This estimate is based on an average fee of $300 per facility with an expected 400 facilities being 
licensed. The additional work associated with this former federal responsibility will be performed by existing staff 
within the Maine Environmental Protection Fund and therefore no new allocations are required at this time. Also, 
section 2 of this bill increases the "administrative cap" on expenditures from the Groundwater Oil Clean Up Fund from 
$2,900,000 to $3,700,000 and continues an annual adjustment factor of 4%. 
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