An Act to Require
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1507
Committee Amendment CA_A_H794 (House)
Amends: 38 MRSA §590

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "^ " to H.P, 991, L,D, 1507, "An Act to Require
General Public Notification of Oil Terminal Facility Transfer Activities"
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
'An Act to Require the Installation of Warning Signs at Certain Oil Storage Facilities'
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the
following:
'See. 1. 38 MRSA §590, sub-§l, fF is enacted to read;
F, A licensed petroleum storaee facility that includes an abovegrQund peteoleum
storage tank with a storage capacity greater than 39.000 gallons shall install and
mamtain warning siens at the facility in accordance with the reauirements^)f this
paragraph.
(1} Wamine siens must be installed on all publicly accessible property boundaries
of the facility at intervals no greater than every 100 feet.
(2) Each warnine sign must satisfy the visibility standards contamed in the
American National Standards Institute standard Z3 5.1.
f3) Eachwamme sign must m6lude the followme text;
CAUTION
PETROLEUM STORAGE AREA
HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS. VOLATILE ORGANIC
COMPOUNDS AND FLAMMABLE VAPORS MAY BE PRESENT.
(41 Each warning sign must include emereencv contact information for the facility.
0 (5) Each waraine sign must indicate that the facility is licensed by the department
and must include the Internet address for the publicly accessible air emissions
licensine website maintained by the department,
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " /\ » to H,P. 991, L.D. 1507
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The costs of installing and maintaining the wamine signs required by this oaraeraoh
are the responsibility of the licensee.'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, replaces the bill and
changes the title. It amends the laws governing the licensing of petroleum storage facilities
to require the licensed facilities that include an aboveground petroleum storage tank with a
storage capacity greater than 39,000 gallons to install and maiatain warning signs. The
warning signs are required to be installed on all publicly accessible property boundaries of
a licensed facility at intervals no greater than every 100 feet and must include the following
text: CAUTION, PETROLEUM STORAGE AREA, HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS,
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND FLAMMABLE VAPORS MAY BE
PRESENT. The warning signs must also satisfy additional specified requirements
regarding design and included mformation,
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 01/22/26 L-Kt-
LD 1507 LR 2055(02)
An Act to Require General Public Notification of Oil Terminal Facility Transfer Activities
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ^ ( U -
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Ajny additional costs to the Department of Environmental Protection from the provisions of this bill are expected to be
minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.
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