Public Act 464 of 2007

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• Introduced by Rep. Theodore S. Koffman (D) on June 18, 2007, this bill creates a stream of revenue to retire the costs of investigation and remediation at the Portland-Bangor Waste Oil Services Sites in Plymouth, Ellsworth, Casco and Presque Isle. The Finance Authority of Maine is authorized to issue revenue obligation securities in amounts sufficient to cover the clean-up costs. These revenue obligation securities are to be retired with funds derived from a premium on motor vehicle oil changes. The premium is imposed at the retail level. The State, instrumentalities of the State and counties and municipalities are eligible to participate in the waste motor oil disposal site remediation program. The revenue obligation securities will also cover the shares of those businesses that maintained or repaired motor vehicles between 1953 and 1981, or their successors in interest, and that had waste motor oil deposited at one or more of the 4 sites. Any business that operated a fleet of vehicles for which it performed its own maintenance and repairs and that contributed waste motor oil to one or more of the 4 sites is eligible for participation in the program. The United States Government and its instrumentalities are not eligible to participate in the program.
  • Referred to the Natural Resources Committee on June 18, 2007.
• Passed by voice vote in the House on June 20, 2007.
• Received in the Senate on June 20, 2007.
  • Motion by Sen. John L. Martin (D) on June 20, 2007, to place the bill before the special appropriations committee for concurrence. Note: After passage by the House and Senate, all bills that would require expenditures must receive special appropriations concurrence before being sent to the governor for signature or veto.
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Margaret R. Rotundo (D) on June 21, 2007. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on June 21, 2007.
• Passed by voice vote in the Senate on June 21, 2007.
• Received in the House on June 21, 2007, the House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-378).
• Passed by voice vote in the House on June 21, 2007.
• Signed by Gov. John E Baldacci on June 29, 2007.