| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §1673, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1995, c. 627, §1, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 3. Repeal. This section is repealed September 1, 2000 2005. |
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| | Sec. 2. 10 MRSA §1681, as amended by PL 1995, c. 627, §2, is further | amended to read: |
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| | Annually by September 1st, a person who operates or causes to | be operated an oil terminal facility within the State, as defined | in Title 38, section 542, subsection 7, and a person who is | required to register with the Commissioner of Environmental | Protection pursuant to Title 38, section 545-B, shall pay to the | Attorney General a fee for each 10,000 gallons of home heating | oil and motor fuel oil transported into the State during the | previous 12-month period ending June 1st. Home heating oil or | motor fuel oil that is subsequently exported from the State is | excluded from computation, except that home heating oil sold to a | retailer or retail outlet located outside the State that sells | home heating oil at retail within the State is not excluded. The | fee that must be paid by September 1, 1996 and for each | subsequent year is 40¢ for each 10,000 gallons or portion | thereof. The fees must be deposited in a dedicated, nonlapsing | account, known as the Petroleum Marketing Fund. The Attorney | General shall administer the fund. This section is repealed | September 1, 2000 2005. |
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| | This bill extends the sunset provision of the Petroleum Market | Share Act to September 1, 2005. This bill is the recommendation | of the Attorney General. |
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