Resolve, To Establish a Moratorium on the Transportation of Tar Sands
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1362
Committee Amendment CA_A_H428 (House)
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 970, L.D. 1362, "Resolve, To Establish 
a Moratorium on the Transportation of Tar Sands" 
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Relating to a Review of Risks Associated with Tar Sands Oil' 
Amend the resolve by stnking out everything after the title and before the summary 
and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 
Review of tar sands oil. 
Resolved: 
That the Department of 
Environmental Protection shall conduct a review of the environmental and public health 
and safety risks associated with the handling and transportation by road, rail, water and 
pipeline of unrefined bituminous tar sands oil, referred to in this resolve as "the product," 
in the State, including review of: 
1. The characteristics of ':he product so the State can best plan for potential incident 
responses if an accident occur:;; 
2. The resources at risk in general and in the case of a worst-case spill, the potential 
behavior and fate of the product when spilled in marine or freshwater environments and 
response options for a spill, including the equipment, expertise and technology needed to 
respond to a spill that has an impact on groundwater or marine or freshwater 
environments; 
3. The potential effects on a community in the case of a spill, including a worst-case 
spill, and the best response options; 
4. The required temperature and pressure for transporting the product; and 
5. 
Federal studies, including any reports by the National Academy of Sciences, 
scientific studies on spills of the product in Mayflower, Arkansas and Marshall, Michigan 
and any reviews related to a Keystone XL pipeline; and be it further 
Sec. 2. 
Report; legislation. 
Resolved: 
That, by January 31, 2014, the 
Department of Environmental Protection shall report on the progress of the review 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "if" to H.P. 970, L.D. 1362 
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identified in section 1 to the Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural 
Resources. The joint standing committee is authorized to submit a bill to the Second 
Regular Session of the l26th Legislature; and be it further 
Sec. 3. 
Appropriations and allocations. 
Resolved: 
That the following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Administration - Environmental Protection 0251 
Initiative: Provides a one-time General Fund appropriation to the Department of 
Environmental Protection for contracted technical services and administrative costs 
related to the study of potential environmental impacts associated with the handling and 
transportation of unrefined bituminous tar sands oil. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Remediation and Waste Management 0247 
2013-14 
$887 
$887 
2014-15 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Provides a one-time General Fund appropriation to the Department of 
Environmental Protection for contracted technical services and administrative costs 
related to the study of potential environmental impacts associated with the handling and 
transportation of unrefined bituminous tar sands oil. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
2013-14 
$13,495 
$13,495 
2013-14 
$14,382 
$14,382 
2014-15 
$0 
$0 
2014-15 
$0 
$0 
This amendment replaces the resolve. Currently, the Department of Environmental 
Protection is conducting a department-initiated review of the environmental and public 
health and safety risks associated with unrefined bituminous tar sands oil. 
This 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT·A" to H.P. 970, L.D. 1362 
amendment requires the depaJtment to continue that review and specifies areas upon 
which the review must be focused. The department is directed to report by January 31, 
2014 on the progress of the review to the Joint Standing Committee on Environment and 
Natural Resources, and the joint standing committee is authorized to submit a bill to the 
The amendment also adds an 
appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Revised: 05/31113 ?vac. 
LD 1362 
LR 1934(02) 
Resolve, To Establish a Moratorium on the Transportation of Tar Sands 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'it eft -4-;1q) 
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
FY 2014-15 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
Projections 
FY2016-17 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations! Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$14,382 
$14,382 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
The bill provides a one-time General Fund appropriation of$14,382 to the Department of Environmental Protection in 
FY 2013-14 for contracted technical services providing specialized expertise in petroleum engineering, environmental 
risk assessment and mitigation and for adminstrative costs incurred in the review of the health, safety and 
environmental risks associated with the handling and transportation of unrefined bituminous tar sands oil in the State. 
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