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2012 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION
Chapter 13: WASTE MANAGEMENT
38 §1319-E. Disbursements from the Maine Hazardous Waste Fund


38 ME Rev Stat § 1319-E (2012 through 125th Legis) What's This?

Subchapter 4: MAINE HAZARDOUS WASTE FUND

§1319-E. Disbursements from the Maine Hazardous Waste Fund

(CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)

1. Money disbursed. Money in the Maine Hazardous Waste Fund may be disbursed by the commissioner for the following purposes, but for no other:

A. Costs incurred in the removal or abatement of an unlicensed discharge or threatened discharge of hazardous waste, waste oil or biomedical waste. Whenever practical, the commissioner may offer the responsible party the opportunity to remove or abate the discharge or threatened discharge; [1993, c. 355, §54 (AMD).]

B. [1989, c. 546, §15 (RP).]

C. Costs incurred for the purchase of necessary hazardous waste, waste oil and biomedical waste testing, response, inspection and monitoring equipment and supplies, response and compliance personnel and training of personnel in accordance with an allocation approved by the Legislature; [1993, c. 355, §54 (AMD).]

D. Amounts necessary to reimburse municipalities as required by section 1319-R, subsection 3; [1989, c. 874, §8 (AMD).]

E. (TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6/1/14) Costs incurred in the inspection or supervision of hazardous waste, waste oil and biomedical waste activities and handlers; [1993, c. 355, §54 (AMD).]

E. (TEXT EFFECTIVE 6/1/14) Costs incurred in the inspection or supervision of hazardous waste, waste oil and biomedical waste activities and handlers; and [2011, c. 653, §26 (AMD); 2011, c. 653, §33 (AFF).]

F. (TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6/1/14) A one-time allocation of $100,000 to the department and the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission to develop mining rules pursuant to section 349-A. This allocation must be repaid by any preapplication fees assessed pursuant to section 352, subsection 4-A; and [1993, c. 355, §54 (AMD).]

F. (TEXT REPEALED 6/1/14) [2011, c. 653, §27 (RP); 2011, c. 653, §33 (AFF).]

G. Costs incurred in the administration of chapter 27 or the provision of technical assistance under the technical assistance and recognition programs described in section 2326. [2009, c. 579, Pt. B, §10 (AMD); 2009, c. 579, Pt. B, §13 (AFF).]

[ 2009, c. 579, Pt. B, §10 (AMD); 2009, c. 579, Pt. B, §13 (AFF); 2011, c. 653, §§26, 27 (AMD); 2011, c. 653, §33 (AFF) .]

2. Limitation.

[ 1987, c. 192, §28 (RP) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1981, c. 478, §7 (NEW). 1983, c. 342, §6 (AMD). 1985, c. 162, §12 (AMD). 1987, c. 192, §28 (AMD). 1987, c. 517, §26 (AMD). 1989, c. 546, §15 (AMD). 1989, c. 874, §§8-10 (AMD). 1989, c. 890, §§A40,B257 (AMD). 1991, c. 499, §23 (AMD). 1993, c. 355, §54 (AMD). 2009, c. 579, Pt. B, §10 (AMD). 2009, c. 579, Pt. B, §13 (AFF). 2011, c. 653, §§26, 27 (AMD). 2011, c. 653, §33 (AFF).

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