(6)__The sale, to a person engaged in the business of providing cable television services, of cable converter boxes for rental or lease; or

(7)__The sale, to a person engaged in the business of renting furniture, of furniture for rental.

Sec. 52. 36 MRSA §1752, sub-§17-A, ¶G, as amended by PL 1999, c. 414, §15; c. 488, §5; and c. 516, §3 and affected by §7, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

G.__Rental of audio and video tapes and audio and video equipment;

Sec. 53. Retroactivity. That portion of this Act that repeals and replaces the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, section 1752, subsection 17-A, paragraph G and relates to the rental of audio equipment applies retroactively to rental-purchase agreements, as defined by Title 9-A, section 11-105, subsection 7, entered into on or after October 1, 1999. That portion does not apply to rental-purchase agreements entered into before October 1, 1999.

Sec. 54. 36 MRSA §1752, sub-§17-A, ¶H, as amended by PL 1999, c. 414, §16; c. 488, §6; and c. 516, §4 and affected by §7, is further amended to read:

H. Rental or lease of an automobile; and

Sec. 55. 36 MRSA §1752, sub-§17-A, ¶I, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 414, §17; c. 488, §7; and c. 516, §5 and affected by §7, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

I.__Transmission and distribution of electricity;

Sec. 56. 36 MRSA §1752, sub-§17-A, ¶¶J and K are enacted to read:

J.__Prepaid calling arrangements; and

K.__Rental of furniture.

Sec. 57. Retroactivity. That portion of this Act that enacts the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, section 1752, subsection 17-A, paragraph K and relates to the rental of