| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §569-A, sub-§8, śM, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 613, §3, | is amended to read: |
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| M. Sums up to $250,000 annually in fiscal years 1998-99 and | 1999-2000 only, to retrofit, repair or replace aboveground | oil storage tanks or facilities when the commissioner | determines that action necessary to abate an imminent threat | to a groundwater restoration project, a public water supply | or a sensitive geologic area, including coastal islands and | peninsulas. Money may not be disbursed from the fund for | the purposes of this paragraph until the department has | presented a plan for such disbursements to the Fund | Insurance Review Board; and |
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| | Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §569-A, sub-§8, śN, as amended by PL 1999, c. 278, §3, | is further amended to read: |
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| N. Sums up to $1,250,000 annually during the 2-year period | commencing July 1, 1998 and ending June 30, 2000 to | distribute to community action agencies as defined in Title | 22, section 5321 for loans and grants to retrofit, repair or | replace aboveground and underground oil storage tanks and | associated piping at single-family residences. Money may | not be disbursed from the fund for the purposes of this | paragraph until the department has presented a plan for such | disbursements to the Fund Insurance Review Board. A | community action agency shall administer the funds in | accordance with program operating standards, including the | allocation formula established by the Maine State Housing | Authority for its weatherization program. |
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| | Sec. 3. Accounting. Upon request, the Commissioner of Environmental | Protection shall provide the Fund Insurance Review Board with an | accounting of the expenditure of funds pursuant to the Maine | Revised Statutes, Title 38, section 569-A, subsection 8, | paragraphs M and N. |
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| | Current law allows sums up to $1,500,000 annually for fiscal | years 1998-99 and 1999-00 to be spent from the Ground Water Oil | Clean-up Fund to pay for replacement of certain substandard home | heating oil tanks. This bill removes the provision that these | funds only be available during fiscal years 1998-99 and 1999-00, | allowing sums of up to $1,500,000 to be spent annually to pay for | replacement of certain substandard home heating oil tanks for | every year that the law remains in effect. |
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