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Amend the bill in section 3 in subsection 1-A in paragraph B in subparagraph (4) by striking all of the last sentence (page 3, lines 17 and 18 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 'The fees assessed under this subparagraph to facilities subject to section 420, subsection 2, paragraph I may not exceed a total of $10,000 in any fiscal year.'
Amend the bill by inserting after section 5 the following:
‘Sec. 6. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Maine Environmental Protection Fund 0421
 
Initiative: Deallocates funds from the Dioxin Monitoring Program.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09	
All Other	$0	($10,000)	
 	  	  	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	($10,000)	
 
’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment caps the total fees that bleach kraft pulp mills subject to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, section 420, subsection 2, paragraph I may be assessed for dioxin monitoring.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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