An Act To Protect Children's Health and the Environment from Toxic Chemicals in Toys and Children's Products
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 2048
Committee Amendment CA_B_H899 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "B" to H.P. 1432, L.D. 2048, Bill, "An Act To 
Protect Children's Health and the Environment from Toxic Chemicals in Toys and 
Children's Products" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, To Identify Chemicals of High Concern and To Establish a 
Framework for State Action' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Chemicals of high concern. Resolved: That, by October 1,2008, the 
Department of Environmental Protection, working with the Department of Health and 
Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, jointly referred to in 
this resolve as "the state agencies," shall prepare a list of chemicals of high concern. A 
chemical may be included on the list only if it has been identified by an authoritative 
governmental agency on the basis of credible scientific evidence as being known as: 
1. A carcinogen, a reproductive or developmental toxicant or an endocrine disruptor; 
2. Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic; or 
3. Very persistent and very bioaccumulative. 
For each chemical on the list, the state agencies shall identify any existing or needed 
scientific risk assessments required to determine human health effects at relevant 
exposure levels; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Stakeholders group. Resolved: That, by October 15, 2008, the state 
agencies shall convene a stakeholders group, which must include at least one independent 
nationally recognized expert recommended by the Society of Toxicology, to review the 
list of chemicals of high concern and to provide recommendations to the state agencies on 
additional chemicals that should be added to the list and recommendations on chemicals 
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that should be removed from the list. After consideration of the information provided by 
the stakeholders group, the state agencies may revise the list of chemicals of high 
concern; and be it further 
Sec. 3. Collaboration with federal agencies. Resolved: That, by November 
15, 2008, the state agencies shall consult with the United States Environmental Protection 
Agency, the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of Environmental Health 
Sciences and the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, jointly referred to 
in this resolve as "the federal agencies," regarding the scope of current and planned 
federal activity relating to the safety of chemicals used in consumer products. The state 
agencies shall also seek comment from the federal agencies on the list of chemicals of 
high concern. 
The state agencies shall use the information provided by the federal 
agencies to identify areas where action by the State is practical and necessary; and be it 
further 
Sec. 4. Report. Resolved: That, by February 1, 2009, the state agencies shall 
submit to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over natural 
resources matters a report detailing the collaborative efforts between the federal agencies 
and the state agencies. The report must also include recommendations for state action 
relating to the regulation of chemicals in consumer products, specific details of resources 
available to the state agencies to implement the recommendations and budget projections 
for implementing the recommendations for the next 2 bienniums; and be it further 
Sec. 5. 
Appropriations and allocations. 
Resolved: 
That the following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 
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Initiative: Provides funds for a limited-period Toxicologist position, contractual services 
and general operating expenses required to carry out the purposes of this Act. 
The 
position end date is June 12,2009. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
$77,259 
$83,673 
$160,932 
This amendment is the minority report. The amendment replaces the bill with a 
resolve. 
It directs the Department of Environmental Protection, working with the 
Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and 
Prevention, to develop a list of chemicals of high concern. It requires the department and 
the center to convene a stakeholders group to gather recommendations on the list. It 
requires the department and the center to consult with the United States Environmental 
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Protection Agency, the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences and the United States Consumer Product Safety 
Commission regarding the safety of chemicals used in consumer products and to identify 
areas where action by the State is practical and necessary. 
Finally, it requires the 
department and the center to submit a report to the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over natural resources matters regarding their 
collaborative efforts and adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/31108 ,Mac 
LD 2048 
LR 2877(03) 
An Act To Protect Children's Health and the Environment from Toxic Chemicals in Toys and 
Children's Products 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "8,, 
Committee: Natural Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
2008-09 
Projections 
2009-10 
Projections 
2010-11 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$0 
$0 
$160,932 
$0 
$0 
$160,932 
$0 
$0 
This legislation includes a General Fund appropriation to the Department of Environmental Protection of $160,932 in 
fiscal year 2008-09 to provide funds for a limited period Toxicologist position, contractual services and general 
operating expenses required to carry out the purpsoses of this act. 
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