An Act To Institute Voluntary Emissions Standards for Outdoor Wood Boilers
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1171
Committee Amendment CA_A_H228 (House)
Amends: 38 MRSA §582, 38 MRSA §61

COMMITTEE· AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 810, L.D. 1171, Bill, "An Act To 
Institute Voluntary Emissions Standards for Outdoor Wood Boilers" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Outdoor Wood Boilers' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the following: 
'Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §582, sub-§8-C, cue, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 442, §1, is 
amended to read: 
C. That heats building space and or water, or both, through the distribution, typically 
through pipes for a fluid or ducts for air, of a fluid or air heated in the device; 
typically ',;vater or a mixture of water and antifreeZie. 
Sec. 4. 38 MRSA §61O-B, sub-§2-A is enacted to read: 
2-A. Voluntary, technology-forcing emission standard. An outdoor wood boiler 
meeting a particulate matter emission limit of 0.06 pounds per million British Thermal 
Units heat output is not subject to a setback requirement as long as it meets the stack 
height requirements for an outdoor wood boiler meeting the emission standard in 
subsection 2 in accordance with rules adopted by the department.' 
Amend the bill in section 4 in subsection 1 in the first line (page 1, line 26 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "an" and inserting the following: 'a commercial' 
Amend the bill in section 4 in subsection 1 in the last line (page 1, line 30 in L.D.) by 
inserting after the following: "fuel" the following: 'burner' 
Amend the bill in section 4 by striking out all of subsection 3 (page 1, lines 33 to 37 
in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'3. Allow a person who upgrades or replaces a nuisance outdoor wood boiler when 
money is not available from the Outdoor Wood Boiler Fund to be eligible for 
reimbursement from the fund when money is available.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT'A" to H.P. 810, L.D. 1171 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the title of the bill. It amends the definition of "outdoor 
wood boiler" to include fuel burning devices that use hot air instead of circulating hot 
water. It allows an outdoor wood boiler meeting a particulate matter emission limit of 
0.06 pounds per million British Thermal Units heat output to avoid any setback 
requirement as long as it meets the stack height requirements for boilers meeting the 
emission standard that takes effect April 1, 2010. It clarifies that the change in the bill 
relating to obtaining an evaluation, a report and installation recommendations applies 
only to commercial outdoor wood boilers and it corrects a professional title. It directs the 
Department of Environmental Protection to amend its rules to allow a person who 
upgrades or replaces a nuisance outdoor wood boiler when money is not available from 
the Outdoor Wood Boiler Fund to be eligible for reimbursement from the fund when 
money is available. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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LD 1171 
LR 1917(02) 
An Act To Institute Voluntary Emissions Standards for Outdoor Wood Boilers 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A, 
Committee: Natural Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Department of Environmental Protection associated with modification of the definition of 
wood boilers, amendments in rulemaking and other administrative duties can be absorbed within existing budgeted 
resources. 
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