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Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 15 by striking out all of the 3rd paragraph (page 1, lines 15 to 17 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
 
‘The fee for department assistance in submitting a voluntary response action plan under section 343-E is equal to 1% of the assessed value of the property at the time the request is submitted, except that the fee may not exceed $15,000.’
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following:
‘Sec. 2. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2018.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment amends the bill by basing the fee charged for assistance from the Department of Environmental Protection in submitting a voluntary response action plan on 1% of the assessed property value. The amendment also caps the fee at $15,000 and adds a delayed effective date of January 1, 2018.