Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 200: Metallic Mineral Exploration, Advanced Exploration and Mining, a Late-filed Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Environmental Protection
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1772
Committee Amendment CA_B_H770 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "]3,, to H.P. 1270, L.D. 1772, "Resolve, Regarding 
Legislative Review of Chapter 200: Metallic Mineral Exploration, Advanced Exploration 
and Mining, a Late-filed Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Environmental 
Protection" 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Adoption. Resolved: 
That final adoption of Chapter 200: Metallic 
Mineral Exploration, Advanced Exploration and Mining, a provisionally adopted major 
substantive rule of the Department of Environmental Protection that has been submitted 
to the Legislature for review pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, 
subchapter 2-A outside the legislative rule acceptance period, is authorized only if the 
rule is amended as follows: 
1. All necessary corrections are made to the Table of Contents so as to correspond 
with the page numbers and the subchapter, section or subsection titles within the rule; and 
2. 
All other necessary grammatical, formatting, punctuation or other technical 
editing changes are made to the rule, including the removal of strikethrough letters or 
words remaining from prior drafts. 
Substantive changes to the content of the rule are not authorized under this section.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the minority report of the Environment and Natural 
Resources Committee, amends the resolve to authorize final adoption of Chapter 200: 
Metallic Mineral Exploration, Advanced Exploration and Mining, a major substantive 
rule of the Department of Environmental Protection that was filed outside the legislative 
rule acceptance period, only if the rule is amended to make necessary nonsubstantive 
grammatical, formatting, punctuation or other technical editing changes. 
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LR2797(03) 
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 200: Metallic Mineral Exploration, Advanced 
Exploration and Mining, a Late-fIled Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Environmental 
Protection 
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendmen~ H -11 D ) 
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Potential current biennium cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This bill adopts Chapter 200: Metallic Mineral Exploration, Advanced Exploration and Mining, a rule relating to 
metallic mineral mining, only if certain grammatical and other edits are made to the rule. This bill will result in 
potential revenue to the Metallic Mining Fund within the DEP from a processing fee of $500,000 and an annual 
license fee of between $20,000 and $50,000. All costs to the DEP to administer these rules will be funded by the 
Metallic Mining Fund within the DEP. The fund has sufficient resources to cover these costs from transfers made to it 
from Public Law 2011, Chapter 653. 
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