Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §353-A, as amended by PL 1999, c. 657, §22, is further amended to read:

§353-A. Annual air emissions license and volatile organic

compound emission fees

1. License fees. After the effective date of this section, a A licensee must shall pay an annual fee assessed on the sum of all licensed allowable air pollutants, except for carbon monoxide, as follows:

Annual licensed emissions Per ton fee

in tons

1 - 1,000 $5 $6.63

1,001 - 4,000 $10 $13.29

over 4,001 $15 $19.91

1-A. Annual license fee surcharge. Beginning November 1, 1994, a A licensee shall pay an annual license fee surcharge of $10 $12.21 per every 1,000 air quality units as defined in section 582, subsection 11-E.

1-B.__Volatile organic compound emission fees.__All retail gasoline dispensing facilities that operate within the State shall pay an annual volatile organic compound emission fee assessed on the basis of the annual throughput of gasoline at that facility during the preceding calendar year as follows:

Annual throughput Volatile organic

in gallons compound

emission fee

120,000 - 1,000,000 $300

greater than 1,000,000 $500

Volatile organic compound emission fees must be paid on or before January 31st of each calendar year.

2. Fee adjustment. The commissioner may adjust the per ton license fees under subsection 1, the per ton volatile organic compound emission fees under subsection 1-B, the annual license fee surcharge set forth in subsection 1-A and the maximum and minimum fees set forth in subsection 4 on an annual basis according to the United States Consumer Price Index established by the federal Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.