SP0518
LD 1434
First Regular Session - 124th Maine Legislature
S "A" to C "A", Filing Number S-272, Sponsored by GOODALL
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LR 538
Item 4
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Amend the amendment by striking out all of "Table II" (page 1, lines 15 to 33, page 2, lines 1 to 42 and page 3, lines 1 to 36 in amendment) and inserting the following:

TABLE II
WASTE MANAGEMENT FEES - ANNUAL LICENSE
MAXIMUM FEES IN DOLLARS

TITLE 38 SECTION PROCESSING FEE ANNUAL LICENSE FEE
1278, Asbestos abatement
A. Asbestos abatement contractor $0 $650
B. Asbestos abatement worker 0 50
C. Asbestos consultant 0 650
D. Asbestos analytical laboratory 0 400
E. Training provider 0 500
F. Other categories of asbestos professionals except asbestos abatement workers 0 100
G. Notification
1. Project size greater than 100 square feet or 100 linear feet and less than 500 square feet or 2,500 linear feet 100 0
2. Project size 500 square feet or 2,500 linear feet, or greater, and less than 1,000 square feet or 5,000 linear feet 150 0
3. Project size 1,000 square feet or 5,000 linear feet, or greater 300 0
1304, Waste management
A. Septage disposal
1. Landspreading $550 $250
2. Storage 50 75
B. Residuals compost facility
1. Type I 150 150
3. Type II and Type III less than 3,500 cubic yards 700 500
5. Type II and Type III 3,500 cubic yards or greater 1,400 850
C. Land application of sludges and residuals
1. Sites with program approval
a. Industrial sludge 150 250
b. Municipal sludge 75 200
c. Bioash 75 200
d. Wood ash 50 125
e. Food waste 50 125
f. Other residuals 50 125
2. Sites without program approval
a. Industrial sludge 300 550
b. Municipal sludge 150 250
c. Bioash 150 250
d. Wood ash 75 200
e. Food waste 75 200
f. Other 75 200
1310-N, Solid waste facility siting
A. Landfill
1. Existing, nonsecure municipal solid waste landfills accepting waste from fewer than 15,000 people 3,500 1,000
2. Existing, nonsecure municipal solid waste landfills accepting waste from more than 15,000 people 3,500 3,500
3. New or expanded for secure landfill 5,000 8,500
5. Nonsecure wood waste or demolition debris landfills, or both, if less than or equal to 6 acres 700 750
B. Incineration facilities
1. New or expanded for the acceptance of municipal or special wastes, or both 3,500 5,000
2. Municipally owned and operated solid waste incinerators with licensed capacity of 10 tons per day or less 3,500 1,000
C. Transfer station and storage facility 750 175
D. Tire storage facility 400 450
F. Processing facility other than municipal solid waste composting 700 700
G. Beneficial use activities other than agronomic utilization
3. Fuel substitution 700 500
4. Beneficial use without risk assessment 700 200
5. Beneficial use with risk assessment 1,400 500
H. Permit by rule for ongoing activities 100 100

Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 8 and inserting the following:

Sec. 8. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF

Maine Environmental Protection Fund 0421

Initiative: Provides funding for increased processing and certification fees and allows asbestos abatement expenditures.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2009-10 2010-11
All Other
$75,000 $100,000
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $75,000 $100,000

summary

This amendment reestablishes the annual license fee for asbestos abatement contractors and asbestos abatement consultants to be the same for each year instead of a different amount for the first annual license, the 2nd annual license and the 3rd annual license as proposed by Committee Amendment "A."

This amendment also decreases the annual fee as proposed in the bill for an asbestos abatement contractor from $1,000 to $650, an asbestos worker from $75 to $50, an asbestos consultant from $1,000 to $650, an asbestos analytical laboratory from $500 to $400 and other categories of asbestos professionals from $150 to $100. The amendment also decreases certain notification fees by $100.

FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)


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