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Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 17 in paragraph F in the first line (page 1, line 11 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "fentanyl" the following: 'powder'
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 17 in paragraph F in the last line (page 1, line 12 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "fentanyl" the following: 'powder'
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 18 in paragraph D in the first line (page 1, line 22 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "fentanyl" the following: 'powder'
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 18 in paragraph D in the last line (page 1, line 24 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "fentanyl" the following: 'powder'
Amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the following:
‘Sec. 3.  17-A MRSA §1101, sub-§24  is enacted to read:
 
24.     "Fentanyl powder" means any compound, mixture or preparation, in granular or powder form, containing fentanyl.’
Amend the bill in section 4 in §1105-E in the first line (page 1, line 31 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " clandestine "
Amend the bill in section 4 in §1105-E in subsection 1 in the first line (page 1, line 33 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "clandestine"
Amend the bill in section 4 in §1105-E in subsection 1 in paragraph D in the 2nd line (page 2, line 17 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "clandestine"
Amend the bill in section 4 in §1105-E in subsection 1 in paragraph E in the first line (page 2, line 19 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "clandestine"
Amend the bill in section 5 in paragraph B in subparagraph (7) in the first line (page 2, line 39 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "Fentanyl" the following: 'powder'
Amend the bill in section 6 in §1124 in the first line (page 3, line 5 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " clandestine "
Amend the bill in section 6 in §1124 in subsection 2 in the first line (page 3, line 24 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "clandestine"
Amend the bill in section 6 in §1124 in subsection 3 in the 2nd line (page 3, line 33 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "clandestine"
Amend the bill in section 7 in paragraph C-2 in the 3rd line (page 4, line 9 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "clandestine"
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. The amendment defines "fentanyl powder" and clarifies that the fentanyl for which the bill establishes the penalties is fentanyl powder. The amendment deletes from the bill the word clandestine in regard to the methamphetamine laboratories that are criminalized in the bill.