An Act To Address Hunger, Support Maine Fanns and Reduce Waste
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1534
Committee Amendment CA_A_H634 (House)
Amends: 38 MRSA §2137-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1054, L.D. 1534, Bill, "An Act To 
Address Hunger, Support Maine Fanns and Reduce Waste" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Reduce Food Waste in Maine' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and 
inserting the following: 
'Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §2137-A is enacted to read: 
§2137-A. Food recovery database 
The department, as resources allow and in consultation with other state agencies, 
municipalities, counties, businesses and other public or private entities. shall develop and 
maintain on its publicly accessible website a food recovery database as described in this 
section. 
1. Contents. The department may include in the database required under this section 
guidance documents, model policies, program resources and other educational and 
technical materials relevant to food recovery and food waste reduction efforts that may be 
implemented by government entities, counties, municipalities, educational institutions, 
businesses and members of the public, including, but not limited to: 
A. Materials relating to the alignment of the food purchasing practices of public and 
private entities with the demands and consumption habits of the individual consumers 
those entities serve: 
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B. Materials relating to the development and implementation of programs for the 
sharing of surplus or leftover food, including, but not limited to, share tables and food 
donation practices and programs: 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1054, L.D. 1534 
C. Materials relating to the diversion of food scraps and other food waste not suitable 
for human consumption for use as animal feed: and 
D. Materials relating to the handling, transportation and processing of organic waste 
materials for the mu:pose of composting or the generation of energy through an 
anaerobic digestion process. including. but not limited to. guidance documents 
relating to the establishment of on-site composting programs by public or private 
entities and a list of the businesses and other entities in the State that accept for 
processing or process organic materials for composting or energy generation. 
2. Maintenance and updates. The deparhnent, as resources allow, shall maintain 
and periodically review and update the materials in the database required under this 
section to reflect changes in relevant state or federal laws. regulations or rules or in 
industry practices or to include any new materials relevant to the purpose of the database 
that have been developed by the department or by other entities.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the title, replaces the bill and directs the Deparhnent of 
Environmental Protection, as resources allow, to develop and maintain on its publicly 
accessible website a food recovery database of guidance documents, model policies, 
program resources and other educational and technical materials relevant to food 
recovery and food waste reduction efforts that may be implemented by government 
entities, counties, munic1palities, educational institutions, businesses and members of the 
public. 
The amendment also removes the emergency preamble and ~mergency clause from 
the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/05/18 .wac 
LD 1534 
LR 2034(02) 
An Act To Address Hunger, Support Maine Farms and Reduce Waste 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'ff ( t-1· /_p 31../-J 
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This bill requires the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to develop and maintain a publicly accessible 
food recovery database on its website. Any additional costs to the DEP are anticipated to be minor and can be 
absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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