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LR 3014
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3. Schedule. The license fee for existing licenses must be
paid on the anniversary date of the license. This date, once
established, remains the scheduled date for paying the annual
license fee, regardless of future changes of the anniversary
date. The annual license fee for new applications must be
estimated and paid at the time of filing the application. When
the processing of the application is complete, the final annual
license fee is determined. Any additional amount is due prior to
the issuance of the license. Any overpayment must be refunded.
If the application is denied, 50% of the initial annual license
fee must be refunded. The effective date of the license becomes
the anniversary date.

 
4. Maximum and minimum fees. The minimum annual license fee
is $250 $305 per year. The maximum annual license fee is
$150,000 $183,365 per year. Beginning November 1, 1994, the The
minimum annual license fee surcharge is $100 $122 per year and
the maximum annual license fee surcharge is $50,000 $61,141 per
year. The commissioner may reduce any fee required under the
federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 to take into account the
financial resources of a small business stationary source as
defined in section 343-D, subsection 1.

 
5. Transition for existing licenses. A licensee of a source
in existence on the effective date of this section may request a
revision to that license to reduce the sum of the licensed
allowable air pollutants.

 
7. Renewals and amendments. There are no additional fees
assessed for license renewals or amendments.

 
8. Nonpayment of fee. Failure to pay the annual license fee
within 30 days of the anniversary date of a license is sufficient
grounds for revocation of the license under section 341-D,
subsection 3.

 
9. Funds used solely for air pollution control activities.
The money collected from the annual air emission license and
volatile organic compound emission fees must be used solely for
air pollution control activities.

 
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.

 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF

 
Maine Environmental Protection Fund

 
New Initiative: Provides funds for the maintenance of existing
levels of operation within the air quality program including
ongoing maintenance of the ambient air quality monitoring
network. It also provides funds for an Environmental Specialist
III limited-period position for the development of a greenhouse
gas registry.

 
Other Special Revenue2002-03

 
Positions - Legislative Count (1.000)

 
Personal Services$59,822

 
All Other25,000

 
Capital Expenditures150,000

 
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION________

 
TOTAL$234,822

 
SUMMARY

 
The bill seeks to increase revenue to the air quality program
within the Department of Environmental Protection to compensate
for lost fees associated with emission reductions and facility
closures and to offset increases in the costs incurred to
administer the air quality program. Funds will be used to
maintain existing levels of operation and service within the air
quality program including ongoing maintenance of the ambient air
quality monitoring network.

 
It also provides funds for an Environmental Specialist III
limited-period position for the development of a greenhouse gas
registry.


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