An Act Conceming Solid Waste Facility Citizen Advisory Committees
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0693
Committee Amendment CA_A_H444 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "ft" to H.P. 522, L.D. 693, Bill, "An Act 
Conceming Solid Waste Facility Citizen Advisory Committees" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section I. 
Amend the bill in section 5 in subsection 5 in paragraph G in the 2nd line (page 3, 
line 32 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "and the Town of Alton" and inserting the 
following: " the Town of Alton and the Penobscot Nation' 
Amend the bill in section 6 in subsection 6 in the first line (page 3, line 34 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "and the Town of Alton" and inserting the following: " the 
Town of Alton and the Penobscot Nation' 
Amend the bill in section 6 in subsection 6 in the last line (page 3, line 36 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "facility:" and inserting the following: 'facility; and be it 
further' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 7. 
Amend the bill by adding after section 7 the following: 
'Sec. 8. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
STATE PLANNING OFFICE 
Planning Office 0082 
Initiative: Appropriates funds for the State Planning Office to provide financial and 
administrative support to solid waste facility citizen advisory committees. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
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2011-12 
$5,000 
$5,000 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2012-13 
$5,000 
$5,000 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" 4" to H.P. 522, LD. 693 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Pali letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the language from the bill that clarifies that a solid waste 
disposal facility citizen advisory committee established in accordance with the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 38, section 2171 continues through the closure of the facility and 
that the committee is authorized to appeal· and intervene in licensing and permitting 
proceedings if the disposition of the proceedings could impair the ability of the 
committee to carry out its responsibilities. The amendment also removes the language 
that requires the Executive Department, State Planning Office to provide financial and 
II 
administrative support for the joint citizen advisory committee established for the Juniper 
Ridge Landfill in accordance with Resolve 2003, chapter 93. The amendment retains the 
provision in the bill that provides for impact payments to a municipality in which a 
state-owned solid waste disposal facility is located to provide financial and administrative 
support for the joint citizen advisory committee. 
The bi II authorizes the citizen advisory committee established in connection with the 
Juniper Ridge landfill to report committee findings and recommendations conceming the 
disposal facility to the City of Old Town and the Town of Alton. The amendment adds 
the authority to report to the Penobscot Nation. The bill authorizes the citizen advisory 
committee to appeal a license or permit decision and intervene in proceedings relating to 
the facility. The amendment gives that authority to the Penobscot Nation also. The 
amendment also makes technical con·ections. 
The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05127/11 MaC! 
LD693 
LR 1084(02) 
An Act Concerning Solid Waste Facility Citizen Advisory Committees 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A" 
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations! Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2011-12 
FY 2012-13 
$5,000 
$5,000 
$5,000 
$5,000 
Projections 
FY 2013-14 
$5,000 
$5,000 
Projections 
FY 2014-15 
$5,000 
$5,000 
This bill includes a General Fund appropriation of $5,000 per fiscal year starting in fiscal year 2011-12 for the State 
Planning Office to provide financial and administrative support to a solid waste facility citizen advisory committee for 
the Juniper Ridge landfill in Old Town and Alton. 
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