Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §17851-A, sub-§1, ¶¶J and K, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 493, §6, are amended to read:

J. Law enforcement officers in the employment of the Baxter State Park Authority on January 1, 2000 or hired thereafter; and

K. The State Fire Marshal or a state fire marshal investigator or state fire marshal inspector in the employment of the Department of Public Safety on January 1, 2000 or hired thereafter.; and

Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §17851-A, sub-§1, ¶L is enacted to read:

L.__Oil and hazardous waste materials workers in the employment of the Department of Environmental Protection on January 1, 2002 or hired thereafter.

Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §17851-A, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1999, c. 493, §7, is further amended to read:

2. Qualification for benefits. A member employed in any one or a combination of the capacities specified in subsection 1 after June 30, 1998 for employees identified in subsection 1, paragraphs A to H and, after December 31, 1999 for employees identified in subsection 1, paragraphs I to K and after December 31, 2001 for employees identified in subsection 1, paragraph L qualifies for a service retirement benefit if that member either:

A. Is at least 55 years of age and has completed at least 10 years of creditable service under the 1998 Special Plan in any one or a combination of the capacities; or

B. Has completed at least 25 years of creditable service in any one or a combination of the capacities specified in subsection 1, whether or not the creditable service included in determining that the 25-year requirement has been met was earned under the 1998 Special Plan or prior to its establishment.

Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §17851-A, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1999, c. 489, §14; c. 493, §9; and c. 731, Pt. CC, §§5 and 6, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

4.__Computation of benefits.__The amount of the service retirement benefit for members qualified under subsection 2 must be computed as follows.