An Act to Requrre and Standardize Labeling of Water Treatment Eqmpment
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 0775
Committee Amendment CA_A_S132 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDl\tlENT "fJ "to SP 334, L D 775, "An Act to Requrre and 
Standardize Labeling of Water Treatment Eqmpment" 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out everythmg after the enactmg clause and msertmg the 
followmg 
'Sec. 1. 22 MRSA c. 601, sub-c. 9 is enacted to read 
SUBCHAPTER 9 
WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT 
§2660-AA. Regmrements for water treatment egmpment 
1. Defimtions. As used m this subchapter, unless the context otherwise mdicates, the 
followmg terms have the followmg meamngs 
A 
"Water treatment company" means a company that mstalls or services water 
treatment egmpment 
B "Water treatment egmpment" means egmpment located mside a pnvate residence 
and designed to alter the condition of water for human consumpt10n, mcludmg by 
means of filtration, punfication, softenmg and reverse osmosis 
2. Labelmg regmrements for mstallation. An employee of a water treatment 
company shall affix to water treatment egmpment mstalled by the water treatment company 
on or after July 1, 2024 a label that contams the followmg mformation 
A The name of the water treatment company, 
B The full name of the employee that mstalled the water treatment egmpment, 
C The date of mstallation of the water treatment eqmpment, 
D A plumbmg permit number associated with the mstallation of the water treatment 
egmpment, if applicable, 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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CO:Ml\.1ITTEE AMENDMENT" I/" to SP 334, L D 775 ( t:;-1 ~z) 
E The cond1t1on the water treatment eqmpment 1s mtended to treat, 
F 
The manufacturer's recommended service mterval for the water treatment 
eqmpment, 
G A service record on which an employee performmg service on the egmpment can 
enter the employee's 1mt1als and date of service, and 
H Any applicable safety precaut10ns or warnmgs 
3. Labehng regmrements for serv1cmg. If an employee of a water treatment 
ccmpany services a piece of water treatment egmpment on or after July 1, 2024 with an 
affixed service record as descnbed by subsection 2, paragraph G, the employee shall enter 
the employee's m1t1als and date of service If the employee services a piece of water 
treatment eqmpment that does not have a label contammg the mformat1on requrred m 
subsection 2 or that has a label with mcomplete mformat1on, the employee shall affix a 
label contammg the mformat1on regurred by subsection 2, to the extent the employee can 
ascertam the mformat10n 
4. Unfair trade practice. A water treatment company that fails to comply with this 
sect10n commits an unfarr and deceptive act that 1s a v10lat1on of the Mame Unfarr Trade 
Practices Act ' 
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment hm1ts the apphcat10n of the bill to water treatment eqmpment mstalled 
on or after July 1, 2024 It hm1ts the defimt1on of "water treatment eqmpment" to mclude 
only eqmpment located m a pnvate residence It also provides that a water treatment 
company that fails to comply with the prov1S1ons of the bill commits an unfair and 
deceptive act that 1s a v10lat10n of the Mame Unfair Trade Practices Act 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 05/11/23 feae. 
LD775 
LR 1733(02) 
An Act to Reqmre and Standardize Labeling of Water Treatment Eqmpment 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ''f/-' (S-13'"2 J 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Reqmred: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Mmor cost mcrease - General Fund 
Mmor revenue mcrease - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
This bill may mcrease the number of civil smts filed m the court system 
The additional wmkload associated with the mmunal number of new cases filed m the court system does not reqmre 
addit10nal fundmg at this time 
The collect10n of addit10nal filmg fees will mcrease General Fund revenue by mmor amounts 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any addit10nal costs to the Office of the Attorney General associated with enforcement are expected to be mmor and 
can be absorbed withm existmg budgeted resources 
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