| | Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | emergencies; and |
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| | Whereas, it is necessary to make technical corrections to | recently enacted legislation some of which was enacted as | emergency legislation; and |
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| | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, | therefore, |
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. A-1. 38 MRSA §568-A, sub-§2, ķA, as amended by PL 1999, c. 504, | §11, is further amended to read: |
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| A. For purposes of this paragraph, the number of facilities | or capacity in gallons owned by the facility owner must be | determined at the time of the discovery of the discharge. A | facility owner includes any entity that is directly owned by | the facility owner or owns the facility owner; any entity | of which the facility owner is a franchisee; any entity | that is a member of a partnership or limited partnership | that includes the facility owner; any entity of which the | facility owner is a subsidiary corporation, a parent | corporation or a sibling corporation; or any entity that is | related, whether directly or indirectly, to a person who | owns a majority of shares in any other entity described in | this paragraph. Standard deductibles are as follows. |
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| (1) For expenses related to a leaking underground oil | storage facility, the deductible amount is determined | in accordance with the following schedule: |
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| Number of underground | Deductible |
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| owned by the facility owner |
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