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Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 5-A by striking out all of Table II (page 4, lines 30 to 37, page 5, lines 1 to 42 and page 6, lines 1 to 37 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
 
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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			
		1. For the first annual license	$0	$250	
		2. For the 2nd annual license	0	625	
		3. For the 3rd and subsequent annual license	0	1,000	
	B. Asbestos abatement worker	0	75	
	C. Asbestos consultant			
		1. For the first annual license	0	250	
		2. For the 2nd annual license	0	625	
		3. For the 3rd and subsequent annual license	0	1,000	
	D. Asbestos analytical laboratory	0	500	
	E. Training provider	0	500	
	F. Other categories of asbestos professionals except asbestos abatement workers	0	150	
	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	250	0	
		3. Project size 1,000 square feet or 5,000 linear feet, or greater	400	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	
 
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Amend the bill by inserting after section 7 the following:
‘Sec. 8. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Maine Environmental Protection Fund 0421
 
Initiative: Allocates increased processing and certification fees for asbestos abatement expenditures.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$100,000	$144,000	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$100,000	$144,000	
 
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SUMMARY
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. The amendment changes the annual license fee for asbestos abatement contractors and asbestos abatement consultants to $250 for the first annual license, $625 for the 2nd annual license and $1,000 for the 3rd and each subsequent annual license. The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)