An Act to Reestablish Annual Reportmg on Solid Waste m Mame
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1172
Committee Amendment CA_A_H199 (House)
Amends: 38 MRSA §2124-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to HP 744, L D 1172, "An Act to Reestablish 
Annual Reportmg on Solid Waste m Mame" 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out everything after the enactmg clause and msertmg the 
followmg 
'Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §2124-A, as amended by PL 2019, c. 291, Pt B, §3, is iepealed 
and the followmg enacted m its place· 
§2124-A. Solid waste generation and disposal capacity report 
On or before Januaty 15. 2026 and annually thereafter. the department shall subnut a 
report to the 1omt standmg committee of the Legislature havmg ]Urtsdictlon over 
environment and natural resources matters settmg forth mformation on statewide 
generation of sohd waste, statewide recyclmg rates and available disposal capacity foi sohd 
waste as provided m subsection 1 
1. Content of report. A report submitted pursuant to this sect10n must include, but is 
not lnmted to 
A 
Infonnat10n on the total amount and disposition of mumcipal sohd waste and 
construction and demoltt1011 debus generated m the State. mcludmg mfo1mation on the 
total amount and disposition of any such waste exported from the State; 
B 
Information on the total amount and disposition of municipal solid waste and 
consti uct1on and demoht10n debris generated outside the State and imported mto the 
State, 
C Inf01mation on the total amount of mumc1pal sohd waste and construct10n and 
demolition debns diverted from disposal, 
D Inf01mat1on on the total amount of municipal so ltd waste and const1 uctton and 
demolition debris disposed of at each waste disposal facility m the State. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A'' to HP 744, L D 1172 
E A summaty of the volume of licensed capacity at each waste disposal facility m the 
State that is authorized and, of that authorized volume. the amount of hcensed capacity 
that is m use and the amount not m use. and 
F. Any recommendations for necessary legislative or regulatoty changes regardmg the 
management of sohd waste m the State 
2. Authority for legislation. After rev1ewmg the report submitted by the department 
pursuant to this sect10n. the 10mt standmg committee of the Legislature havmg mrisd1ctlon 
over enviromnent and natural 1esources matters may report out legislation related to the 
report 
Sec. 2. Department of Environmental Protection; modernization of waste 
data collection, consolidation and reporting. The Department of Envuonmental 
Protection shall take all act10ns necessary to modernize, streamlme and improve the 
efficiency of the data collection, consolidation and reportmg systems, procedures and 
processes it uses or mtends to use to satisfy the reportmg reqmrement of the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 3 8, section 2124-A In takmg such act10ns, the department may as necessary 
consult, coordmate and contract with the Department of Admmistrative and Financial 
Services, Office of Information Technology; InforME, as established m Title 1, section 
533, and any other entities' 
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbeung any nonconsecutive Part lettei 01 section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which 1s the maJonty report of the committee, replaces the bill Like 
the btll, 1t requires the Department of Environmental Protection to annually mstead of 
bienmally report to the Leg1slatu1e mformat10n on statewide generat10n of sohd waste, 
statewide recycling rates and available disposal capacity for sohd waste except that the 
amendment requires the annual report to begm m 2026 mstead of 2024 It also clarifies the 
categories of 111format1on reqmred to be mcluded m the report 
The amendment also 
reqmres the Department of Environmental Protect10n to take all actions necessary to 
modernize, streamlme and unprove the efficiency of the data collection, consohdat10n and 
reportmg systems, procedures and pt ocesses 1t uses or mtends to use to satisfy that reporting 
requirement 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
App10ved 05/16/23 ?,;Pae 
LD 1172 
LR 1996(02) 
An Act to Reestablish Annual Reporting on Sohd Waste in Mame 
Fiscal Note for BIil as Amended by Committee Amendment if (fl-I 9 7) 
Comllllttee: Environment and Natural Resources 
Fiscal Note Reqmred: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Mmor cost mcrease - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Any adchtJ.onal costs to the Department of Envrromnental Protection to nnplement the provisions of thIS bill are 
expected to be mmor and can be absorbed w1thm existmg budgeted resources 
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