| SP0179 LD 476 |
First Regular Session - 124th Maine Legislature C "A", Filing Number S-56
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Amend the bill by striking out all of section 5 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 5. 38 MRSA §344, sub-§10 is enacted to read:
Amend the bill in section 9 in §561 in the first paragraph in the 6th line (page 3, line 29 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " underground" and inserting in its place the following: 'underground oil storage facilities and aboveground'
Amend the bill by inserting after section 10 the following:
‘Sec. 11. 38 MRSA §566-A, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1999, c. 334, §2, is further amended to read:
Amend the bill in section 11 in subsection 1 in the 2nd line (page 4, line 17 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " an oil storage facility" and inserting the following: ' an underground oil storage facility or an aboveground oil storage facility'
Amend the bill in section 12 in paragraph A in the 2nd line (page 4, line 33 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " an oil storage facility" and inserting the following: ' an underground oil storage facility or an aboveground oil storage facility'
Amend the bill in section 13 in subsection 2 in the 4th line (page 5, line 1 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " an oil storage facility" and inserting the following: ' an underground oil storage facility or an aboveground oil storage facility'
Amend the bill in section 15 in the indented paragraph in the 12th to 14th lines (page 7, lines 16 to 18 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "The commissioner shall demand reimbursement of costs , including interest computed at 15% a year from the date of expenditure, and payment of damages to be recovered under this section and payment . Payment" and inserting in its place the following: 'The commissioner shall demand reimbursement of costs , including interest, and payment of damages to be recovered under this section and payment . The interest rate charged may not exceed the prime rate of interest plus 4%. Interest must be computed beginning 60 days from the date of a payment demand by the commissioner. Payment'
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 16 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 16. 38 MRSA §1609, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 296, §1, is amended to read:
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
summary
This amendment makes the following changes to the bill.
1. It clarifies a provision in the bill regarding voluntary surrender of a license.
2. It changes a term used in the bill from "an oil storage facility" to "an underground oil storage facility or an aboveground oil storage facility" since the term "oil storage facility" is not defined in statute.
3. It amends a provision in the bill that authorizes the Commissioner of Environmental Protection to charge interest.
4. It strikes a provision in the bill that repealed the exemptions to the "deca" sales ban.
5. It adds a provision to the bill that allows a de minimis level of the "deca" mixture of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in electronics to be consistent with the de minimis level allowed in products containing the "penta" and "octa" mixtures.
6. It adds a provision to the bill that amends the law governing recovery of costs incurred to undertake the abandonment of underground oil storage facilities and tanks. It directs the commissioner to seek recovery of those costs regardless of whether the costs were paid from state or federal funds.