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Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1.  29-A MRSA §2411, sub-§9  is enacted to read:
 
9.  Recovery of emergency response costs.    In addition to any other charges, fines, penalties, liabilities and financial obligations associated with a conviction of OUI under this section or otherwise arising from operating under the influence of intoxicants, a motor vehicle operator convicted of OUI is strictly liable for and subject to a court-ordered payment plan for the reimbursement of up to $1,000 for the cost of emergency response services including but not limited to all costs reasonably calculated by the emergency response agency for the mechanical extraction of persons from vehicles; the removal, containment and remediation of hazardous materials; the application of foam or other fire retardants; traffic redirection labor; and the provision of medical services at or near the scene of the accident.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment is the minority report of the committee and replaces the bill. The amendment makes a person who is convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs strictly liable for the costs of specified emergency response services, up to $1,000, under a court-ordered payment plan. The bill makes such a person, when causing an incident requiring an emergency response, liable for the costs of that response up to $2,500.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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