An Act To Create Jobs and Slow Climate Change by Promoting the Production of Natural Resources Bioproducts
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1698
Committee Amendment CA_B_H553 (House)
Amends: 36 MRSA §191

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "IJ .. to H.P. 1213, L.D. 1698, Bill, "An Act To 
Create Jobs and Slow Climate Change by Promoting the Production of Natural Resources 
Bioproducts" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the enacting clause and before section 1 the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §191, sub-§2, ~HH is enacted to read: 
HHH. The disclosure of information to the Department of Economic and Community 
Development necessary for administration of the renewable chemicals tax credit 
pursuant to section 5219-VV.' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §5219-VV in subsection 1 in paragraph C by striking 
out all of subparagraph (4) (page 1, lines 25 to 32 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'(4) Is not sold or used for production of any food, feed or fuel, except that 
"renewable chemical" may include: 
(a) Cellulosic sugars used to produce aguaculture feed: and 
(b) A food additive, supplement, vitamin, nutraceutical or pharmaceutical 
that does not provide caloric value and is not considered food or feed.' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §5219-VV in subsection 2 in the 3rd line (page 1, line 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: "li" and inserting the following: 'ill' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §5219-VV by striking out all of subsection 3 (page 2, 
lines 1 to 20 in L.D.). 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §5219-VV in subsection 4 in the first line (page 2, line 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: "either subsection 2 or 3" and inserting the 
following: 'subsection 2' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §5219-VV by renumbering the subsections to read 
consecutively. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,15 "to H.P. 1213, L.D. 1698 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment includes a provision permitting the Department of Administrative 
and Financial Services, Maine Revenue Services to provide to the Department of 
Economic and Community Development information necessary for administration of the 
renewable chemicals tax credit and strikes language that would create an overlap of the 
renewable chemicals tax credit and the credit for the commercial production and use of 
biofuels. The amendment also removes provisions establishing different tiers of credit 
calculation if a taxpayer uses contractors that are 3rd-party certified by a northeast master 
logger program and has employees at least 50% of whom or 75% of whom are residents 
of the United States. 
IFlSCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(SeeAttaclied) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/02/19 :!:Pae.. 
LD 1698 
LR 1741(03) 
An Act To Create Jobs and Slow Climate Change by Promoting the Production of Natural Resources 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
1Revenue 
General Fund 
Bio products 
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment (!,{ I/ ~SS J) 
Committee: Taxation 
· Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2019-20 
FY2020-21 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY2021-22 
$19,000 
Projections 
FY 2022-23 
$33,250 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
($19,000) 
($1,000) 
($33,250) 
($1,750) 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The bill provides an income tax credit for the production of renewable chemicals by the conversion of renewable 
biomass from the forest, farms, the sea or solid waste and would result in a reduction in General Fund revenue of 
$19,000 in fiscal year 2021-22. It would also result in a reduction in Local Government Fund revenue of $1,000 in 
fiscal year 2021-22. 
Additional costs to the Department of Economic and Community Development to implement the requirements of this 
legislation can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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