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PRIVATE & SPECIAL LAWS
First Regular Session of the 121st

CHAPTER 30
H.P. 1135 - L.D. 1549

An Act To Fund Municipal Collection of Household Hazardous Waste

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

     Sec. 1. Study. The Department of Environmental Protection shall conduct a study regarding ongoing sources of funding for municipal collection of hazardous waste. The Department of Environmental Protection shall submit its recommendations to the Joint Standing Committee on Natural Resources no later than January 4, 2004.

     Sec. 2. Legislation. The Joint Standing Committee on Natural Resources shall report out legislation during the Second Regular Session of the 121st Legislature concerning ongoing sources of funding for municipal collection of household hazardous waste.

     Sec. 3. Transfer of funds. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Finance Authority of Maine shall transfer $438,820 from the Waste Reduction and Recycling Loan Fund, established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, section 1023-G, to the Maine Solid Waste Management Fund established under Title 38, section 2201 no later than June 30, 2004. The Finance Authority of Maine shall transfer principal and interest repayments received in the Waste Reduction and Recycling Loan Fund to the Maine Solid Waste Management Fund within 60 days of receipt. The funds must be transferred from the Maine Solid Waste Management Fund in accordance with the following:

     1. At least 90% of the funds must be made available as state cost share to municipalities by the Executive Department, State Planning Office as authorized under Title 38, section 2133, subsection 2-B;

     2. Up to 5% of the funds may be transferred to the Department of Environmental Protection or the Executive Department, State Planning Office to develop and carry out education and outreach activities related to proper management of household hazardous waste; and

     3. Up to 5% of the funds may be transferred to the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, Board of Pesticides Control to support achievement of the pesticide use minimization goal of Title 22, section 1471-X.

     Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
State Planning Office 0082
Initiative: Provides funds to administer a state cost share program. This allocation is intended to provide support for the operational costs incurred by municipalities in the management of household hazardous waste.
Other Special Revenue Funds 2003-04 2004-05

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2003-04 2004-05

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION,
DEPARTMENT OF
Remediation and Waste
Management 0247
Initiative: Provides funds to develop and carry out education and outreach activities related to proper management of household hazardous waste.
Other Special Revenue Funds 2003-04 2004-05

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION,
DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2003-04 2004-05

AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL
RESOURCES,
DEPARTMENT OF
Board of Pesticides Control 0287
Initiative: Provides funds to support achievement of the pesticide use minimization goal of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 1471-X.
Other Special Revenue Funds 2003-04 2004-05

AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL
RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2003-04 2004-05

SECTION TOTALS 2003-04 2004-05

Effective September 13, 2003, unless otherwise indicated.

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