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Amend the amendment by striking out all of the first paragraph after the title (page 1, lines 12 and 13 in amendment)
Amend the amendment by striking out all of the mandate preamble (page 1, lines 14 to 18 in amendment)
Amend the amendment by inserting at the end before the summary the following:
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Amend the bill in section 1 in §1762-B by inserting after subsection 2 the following:
 
‘3.  Exemption.     Notwithstanding subsection 2, this section does not apply to a school administrative unit, the University of Maine System, the Maine Community College System or the Maine Maritime Academy if that entity can demonstrate that the use of insulation with a global-warming potential of 10 or less will significantly increase the cost of the state-funded new construction or substantial renovations.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment removes the mandate preamble and exempts a school administrative unit, the University of Maine System, the Maine Community College System and the Maine Maritime Academy from the requirement of using insulation with a global-warming potential of 10 or less if it is demonstrated that use of such materials will significantly increase the cost of the state-funded new construction or substantial renovations.