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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Clarify Storm Water Management Standards for Expansions of Existing Projects’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1.  38 MRSA §420-D, sub-§7, ¶I  is enacted to read:
 
I.  An existing project that is expanded does not require review pursuant to this section for the existing portion of the project as long as the existing portion met all applicable state and municipal standards for storm water management in effect at the time the existing portion was constructed. This exemption does not apply to:
 
(1) An existing project that is expanded if the existing storm water management system will be used, in whole or in part, to treat storm water flowing from the expanded portion of the existing project;
 
(2) The expanded portion of the existing project; or
’
 
(3) A redevelopment project as defined by the department by rule.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill, which is a concept draft, and provides an exemption from current storm water management standards for the existing portion of a project that is expanded as long as the existing portion met all applicable state and municipal standards for storm water management in effect at the time the existing portion was constructed. This exemption does not apply to an existing project that is expanded if the existing storm water management system will be used, in whole or in part, to treat storm water flowing from the expanded portion of the existing project; the expanded portion of the existing project; or a redevelopment project.