An Act To Allow the Discharge of Aquatic Pesticides Approved by the Department of Environmental Protection for the Control of Mosquito-borne Diseases in the Interest of Public Health and Safety
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1274
Committee Amendment CA_A_H302 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 902, L.D. 1274, Bill, "An Act To 
Allow the Discharge of Aquatic Pesticides Approved by the Department of 
Environmental Protection for the Control of Mosquito-borne Diseases in the Interest of 
Public Health and Safety" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in paragraph A in subparagraph (1) in division (e) in the 
last line (page 1, line 22 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "subparagraph." the 
following: 'When the department issues a license for the discharge of aquatic pesticides 
authorized under this division, the department shall notify the municipality in which the 
application is licensed to occur and post the notice on the department's publicly accessible 
website.' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in paragraph C in subparagraph (4) in the last line (page 
3, line 31 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "allowed." the following: 'When the 
department issues a license for the discharge of aquatic pesticides authorized under this 
subparagraph, the department shall notify the municipality in which the application is 
licensed to occur and post the notice on the department's publicly accessible website.' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in paragraph C by striking out all of subparagraph (4) 
(page 4, lines 22 to 27 in L.D.) and inserting following: 
'(4) For the purpose of allowing the discharge of aquatic pesticides approved by 
the department for the control of mosquito-borne diseases in the interest of public 
health and safety, the department may find that the discharged effluent will be 
equal to or better than the existing water quality ofthe receiving waters as long as 
the materials and methods used provide protection for nontarget species. When 
the department issues a license for the discharge of aquatic pesticides authorized 
under this subparagraph, the department shall notify the municipality in which 
the application is licensed to occur and post the notice on the department's 
publicly accessible website. ' 
Amend the bill in section 4 in paragraph C by striking out all of subparagraph (2) 
(page 4, lines 41 to 43 and page 5, lines 1 and 2 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
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.. to H.P. 902, L.D. 1274 
'(2) For the purpose of allowing the discharge of aquatic pesticides approved by 
the department for the control of mosquito-borne diseases in the interest of public 
health and safety, the department may find that the discharged effluent will not 
cause adverse impact to aquatic life as long as the materials and methods used 
provide protection for nontarget species. When the department issues a license 
for the discharge of aquatic pesticides authorized under this subparagraph, the 
department shall notify the municipality in which the application is licensed to 
occur and post the notice on the department's publicly accessible website.' 
Amend the bill in section 5 in paragraph C in subparagraph (4) in the last line (page 
5, line 17 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "species." the following: 'When the 
department issues a license for the discharge of aquatic pesticides authorized under this 
subparagraph, the department shall notify the municipality in which the application is 
licensed to occur and post the notice on the department's publicly accessible website.' 
Amend the bill in section 6 in paragraph C in subparagraph (2) in the last line (page 
5, line 36 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "species." the following: 'When the 
department issues a license for the discharge of aquatic pesticides authorized under this 
subparagraph, the department shall notify the municipality in which the application is 
licensed to occur and post the notice on the department's publicly accessible website.' 
Amend the bill in section 7 in paragraph C by striking out all of the last underlined 
sentence (page 6, lines 4 to 9 in L.D.) by inserting the following: 'For the purpose of 
allowing the discharge of aquatic pesticides approved by the department for the control of 
mosquito-borne diseases in the interest of public health and safety, the department may 
find that the discharged effluent will not cause adverse impact to estuarine and marine life 
as long as the materials and methods used provide protection for nontarget species. 
When the department issues a license for the discharge of aquatic pesticides authorized 
under this paragraph, the department shall notify the municipality in which the 
application is licensed to occur and post the notice on the department's publicly accessible 
website.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires the Department of Environmental Protection to notify a 
municipality in which the application of aquatic pesticides is licensed to occur and to post 
the notice on the department's website when the department issues a license for an 
authorized application for the control of mosquito-borne diseases. 
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LD 1274 
LR644(02) 
An Act To Allow the Discharge of Aquatic Pesticides Approved by the Department of Environmental 
Protection for the Control of Mosquito-borne Diseases in the Interest of Public Health and Safety 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" 
Committee: Natural Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This legislation would allow the Department of Environmental Protection to approve additional discharges which are 
not allowed under current law, increasing permit fees. Since these aquatic pesticide discharges would only be 
proposed when needed to address public health concerns and would likely be covered under future general permits, 
the amount of any potential increase in Other Special Revenue Funds cannot be determined at this time. 
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