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Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §2203-A, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2015, c. 461, §8, is further amended to read:
 
1. Fees.    Unless otherwise provided by rule adopted in accordance with subsection 3, fees are imposed in the following amounts to be levied for solid waste that is disposed of at commercial, municipal, state-owned and regional association landfills.

	Asbestos	$5 per cubic yard	
			
	Oil-contaminated soil, gravel, brick, concrete and other aggregate	$25 per ton	
			
	Waste water facility sludge	$5 per ton	
			
	Ash, coal and oil	$5 per ton	
			
	Paper mill sludge	$5 per ton	
			
	Industrial waste	$5 per ton	
			
	Sandblast grit	$5 per ton	
			
	All other special waste	$5 per ton	
			
	Municipal solid waste or municipal solid waste ash	$1 per ton	
			
	Front end process residue (FEPR)	$1 per ton	

			
	Construction and demolition debris and residue from the processing of construction and demolition debris	$2 per ton	
 
Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §2204, as amended by PL 2015, c. 461, §§10 and 11, is repealed.
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Remediation and Waste Management 0247
 
Initiative: Provides allocation to allow for the expenditure of additional revenue for administrative expenses, actions necessary to abate threats to public health, safety and welfare posed by the disposal of solid waste and to pay municipalities under the closure and remediation cost-sharing program for solid waste landfills.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2019-20	2020-21	
All Other	$0	$27,500	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$27,500	
 
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Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, replaces the bill and repeals the existing $2 per ton municipal solid waste surcharge statute in the laws governing solid waste management. It also amends the State's waste handling fee statute to impose a $1 per ton disposal fee on all municipal solid waste disposed of at a commercial, municipal, state-owned or regional association landfill. The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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