Resolve, To Estimate the Annual Value of Uncollected Bottle Deposits
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1267
Committee Amendment CA_A_H195 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,.fj "to H.P. 895, L.D. 1267, "Resolve, To Estimate 
the Annual Value of Uncollected Bottle Deposits" 
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, To Estimate the Annual Value of Uncollected Bottle Deposits, 
Fraud and Total Costs under Maine's Bottle Bill' 
Amend the resolve by striking out everything after the title and before the summary 
and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Unclaimed deposits. Resolved: That the Department of Agriculture, 
Food and Rural Resources shall, in conjunction with other state agencies and 3rd-party 
administrators of beverage container commingling agreements that have knowledge of 
unclaimed beverage container deposits, estimate the unclaimed beverage container 
deposits that revert each year to the State and to beverage distributors; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Redemption fraud. Resolved: 
That the Department of Agriculture, 
Food and Rural Resources shall estimate the total number of beverage containers that are 
illegally redeemed in the State each year; and be it further 
Sec. 3. Total costs. Resolved: That the Department of Agriculture, Food and 
Rural Resources shall estimate the total annual costs to Maine's beverage distributors to 
fulfill their obligations under Maine's beverage container deposit law; and be it further 
Sec. 4. 
Reporting date established. Resolved: 
That the Department of 
Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources shall report its findings and any recommendations 
based on the estimates developed pursuant to this resolve to the Joint Standing 
Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development no later than January 15, 
2008. The Joint Standing Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development 
is authorized to submit legislation concerning this report to the Second Regular Session 
of the 123rd Legislature.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT A " 
to H.P. 895, L.D. 1267 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. This amendment replaces 
the resolve and directs the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, in 
conjunction with other state agencies and 3rd-party administrators of beverage container 
commingling agreements that have knowledge of unclaimed beverage deposits, to 
estimate the unclaimed beverage container deposits that revert each year to the State and 
to beverage distributors. It also directs the department to estimate the total number of 
beverage containers that are illegally redeemed in the State each year and the total annual 
costs to Maine's beverage distributors to fulfill their obligations under Maine's beverage 
container deposit law. 
It also directs the department to report its findings and any 
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recommendations to the Joint Standing Committee on Business, Research and Economic 
Development no later than January 15, 2008 and authorizes the committee to submit 
legislation coricerning this report to the Second Regular Session of the I23rd Legislature. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/23/07 
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LD 1267 
LR 2071(02) 
Resolve, To Estimate the Annual Value of Uncollected Bottle Deposits 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "/1,, 
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
LR2071(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1