An Act To Clarify the Waste Motor Oil Disposal Site Remediation Program
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1947
Committee: Natural Resources
Sponsors: KOFFMAN, MARTIN
Amends: 10 MRSA §1020

Legislative Document 
No. 1947 
H.P.1383 
House of Representatives, December 18,2007 
An Act To Clarify the Waste Motor Oil Disposal Site Remediation 
Program 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Recei ved by the Clerk of the House on December 17, 2007. Referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. 
Presented by Representative KOFFMAN of Bar Harbor. 
Cosponsored by Senator MARTIN of Aroostook. 
Printed on recycled paper 
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MilLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §1020, sub-§I, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 464, §6, is amended 
to read: 
1. Definitions. As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, 
the following terms have the following meanings. 
A. "Eligible person" means a person that is eligible, pursuant to section 1020-A, to 
have that person's share of response costs paid from the proceeds of revenue 
obligation securities issued pursuant to this subchapter. 
B. "Fleet" means 3 or more vehicles registered to the same person. 
C. "Fund" means the Waste Motor Oil Revenue Fund established under subsection 2 
to be deposited with and administered by the authority. 
D. "Motor vehicle" has the same meaning as in Title 29-A, section 101, subsection 
42. 
"Motor vehicle" includes construction equipment and logging equipment 
registered for road use. 
E. "Motor vehicle oil change" means the changing of any lubricating oil classified 
for use in an internal combustion engine, transmission, gearbox, differential or 
hydraulics in a motor vehicle. "Motor vehicle oil change" includes the changing of 
engine oil, transmission fluid, hydraulic fluid, gearbox oil, and differential fluid. 
"Motor vehicle oil change" does not include the changing of brake fluid. 
Sec. 2. 10 MRSA §1020, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 464, §6, is amended 
to read: 
6. Premium. In addition to any other tax or charge imposed under state or federal 
law, a premium is imposed on all motor vehicle oil changes sold in the State at retail in 
the amount of $1 per oil change on a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of under 10,000 
pounds, $2 on a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds to 25,999 pounds 
and $3 on a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or more. Any person 
that owns a fleet of vehicles and performs oil changes on those vehicles shall pay a 
premium of $1 for each oil change performed on each vehicle in the fleet with a gross 
vehicle weight of under 10,000 pounds, $2 for each vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of 
10,000 pounds to 25,999 pounds and $3 for each vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of 
26,000 pounds or more. 
If a motor vehicle oil change consists of the changing of 
multiple fluids, the premium is imposed on each type of fluid change. A premium is 
coIlected on all motor vehicle oil changes regardless of the ultimate disposition or use of 
the oil. An organization that is exempt from sales tax pursuant to Title 36, section 1760 is 
not exempt from the premium imposed pursuant to this section. All premiums must be 
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paid monthly to the State Tax Assessor. By the 20th day of each month, the State Tax 
Assessor shall notify the State Controller and the Treasurer of State of the amount of 
revenue attributable to the premium collected under this subsection in the previous 
month. When notified by the State Tax Assessor, the State Controller shall transfer that 
amount to the fund. 
SUMMARY 
This bill amends the law to clarify the application of the waste motor oil disposal site 
remediation program. 
I. 
It specifies that the premium is imposed on motor vehicle oil changes on 
construction equipment and logging equipment that are registered for road use. 
2. It specifies that the premium applies to the changing of engine oil, transmission 
fluid, hydraulic fluid, gearbox oil and differential fluid and does not apply to the changing 
of brake fluid. 
3. It specifies that if a motor vehicle oil change consists of the changing of multiple 
fluids, the premium is imposed on each type of fluid change. 
4. It specifies that a premium is collected on all motor vehicle oil changes regardless 
of the ultimate disposition or use of the oil. 
5. It specifies that an organization that is exempt from sales tax pursuant to the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, section 1760 is not exempt from the waste oil 
remediation premium.