An Act To Better House Maine Residents
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0463
Committee Amendment CA_A_H954 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "it "to H.P. 339, L.D. 463, "An Act To Better House 
Maine Residents" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Establish the Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Testing 
Reimbursement Fund for the Purpose of Testing Residential Property Wells' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. Fund created. The Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Testing 
Reimbursement Fund is established within the Department of Environmental Protection for 
the purpose of providing reimbursement until June 3 0, 2023 to a residential property owner 
for the cost of a test to determine levels of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, 
as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 32, section 1732, subsection 5-A, 
contamination conducted on the residential property owner's well water. The department 
may use existing criteria and procedures established by the department to provide 
reimbursement for residential well water testing, to the extent resources are available, 
except that the reimbursement may not be contingent upon the level, if any, of 
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances found in the well water in the result of the 
test. 
Sec. 2. 
Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Testing Reimbursement Fund N954 
Initiative: Provides funding for the purpose of reimbursing residential property owners for 
tests conducted on well water to dete1mine levels of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl 
substances, or PF AS, contamination, 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
2021-22 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2022-23 
$1,000,000 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'ff" to H.P. 339, L.D. 463 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0 
$1,000,000 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill, which is a concept draft. The amendment creates the 
Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Testing Reimbursement Fund within the 
Department of Environmental Protection to provide reimbursement to a residential 
property owner for the cost of a test to determine levels of perfluoroalkyl and 
polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination conducted on the residential property owner's 
well water until June 30, 2023. The amendment also appropriates $1,000,000 in funding. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/31/22 feae.. 
LD 463 
LR 1784(02) 
An Act To Better House Maine Residents 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment /r{fl-15tf) 
Committee: Labor and Housing 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2021-22 
FY2022-23 
$0 
$1,000,000 
$0 
$1,000,000 
Projections 
FY 2023-24 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2024-25 
$0 
$0 
This bill creates the Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Testing Reimbursement Fund within the 
Department of Environmental Protection for the purpose of providing reimbursement until June 30, 2023 to residential 
property owners for the cost of a test to determine levels of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance, or PF AS, 
contamination conducted on the residential property owner's well. The bill includes a one-time appropriation for 
$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2022-23. 
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