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Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §6006-H, sub-§1, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 377, §2, is amended to read:
 
A. The fund is established in the custody of the bank as a special fund to provide financial assistance for capital investment in public water and wastewater infrastructure. For the purposes of this section, "public water and wastewater infrastructure" includes, but is not limited to public water systems, drinking water supplies and treatment facilities, public wastewater systems and treatment facilities and water pollution abatement systems. The fund may also be used to provide financial assistance for capital investment in private and commercial wastewater systems as allowed under Title 38, sections 411 and 411-A.
Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §6054, sub-§5, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 269, Pt. B, §2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
 
A.  Thirty percent to the State Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Fund established pursuant to section 6006-H and divided as follows:
 
(1) Forty-five percent to an account within the State Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Fund for drinking water purposes divided as follows:
 
(a) Up to the maximum amount allowed for the state match for federal funds provided to the safe drinking water revolving loan fund established under section 6006-B to an account within the Department of Health and Human Services for revolving loan funds for drinking water systems; and
 
(b) The remainder to the Maine Drinking Water Fund established pursuant to Title 22, section 2610; and
 
(2) Fifty-five percent to an account within the State Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Fund for wastewater purposes divided as follows:
 
(a) Up to the maximum amount allowed for the state match for federal funds provided to the revolving loan fund established under section 6006-A to an account within the Department of Environmental Protection for revolving loans for wastewater treatment; and
 
(b) The remainder to the Maine Clean Water Fund established pursuant to Title 38, section 411-C;
Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §411-C, sub-§1, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 377, §3, is amended to read:
 
A. The fund is established as a nonlapsing fund to provide financial assistance, in accordance with subsection 2, for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, reconstruction, enlargement, repair, protection and improvement of public wastewater systems and treatment facilities and water pollution abatement systems.
Sec. 4. 38 MRSA §411-C, sub-§2, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 377, §3, is amended to read:
 
A. To make grants to public wastewater systems under sections 411, 411-A and 412;’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill, which is a concept draft. The amendment does the following:
1. It amends the law governing the use of the Liquor Operation Revenue Fund after all liquor operation revenue bonds and any ancillary obligations secured by the fund have been retired to provide additional funding for water and wastewater infrastructure. Specifically, while current law provides a maximum of 15% of funds available after retirement of the bonds be used for matching funds for federal programs for drinking water and wastewater systems, the amendment provides 30% of funds after bond retirement be designated for drinking water and wastewater purposes. The amendment divides the 30% between drinking water and wastewater at 45% and 55% respectively. For both drinking water and wastewater the amendment provides the funds first be used for the state match for federal funds for revolving loans.
2. It amends the law governing the State Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Fund and the Maine Clean Water Fund to allow the funds to be used to provide assistance for capital investment in private and commercial wastewater systems.
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