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interior discharge opening of such sanitary waste disposal system a
holding tank or suitable container for holding sanitary waste
material so as to prevent its discharge or drainage into the inland
waters or beginning July 15, 2005 into the coastal waters of the
State.

 
Sec. B-2. 38 MRSA §423-B, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 433, §2, is
amended to read:

 
§423-B. Watercraft sewage pump-out facilities at marinas

 
By June 1, 1990, marinas serving coastal waters shall provide
or provide through contractual agreements facilities to remove
sanitary waste from the holding tanks of watercraft. For
purposes of this section, the term "marina" means any commercial
facility that provides supplies and services and has the capacity
to provide slip space or mooring for 18 or more vessels which
exceed 24 feet in length. This section is repealed July 15,
2005.

 
Sec. B-3. 38 MRSA §423-D is enacted to read:

 
§423-D.__Marina construction; pump-out facilities

 
1.__Definitions.__As used in this section, unless the context
otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following
meanings.

 
A.__"Pump-out station" means a facility that pumps or
receives human body wastes out of type III marine sanitation
devices installed on board watercraft.

 
B.__"Type I marine sanitation device" means a marine toilet
that, under prescribed test conditions, will produce an
effluent that does not exceed a fecal coliform bacteria
count of 1,000 parts per 100 milliliters and has no visible
solids.

 
C.__"Type II marine sanitation device" means a marine toilet
that, under prescribed test conditions, will produce an
effluent that does not exceed a fecal coliform bacteria
count of 200 parts per 100 milliliters and has suspended
solids not greater than 150 milligrams per liter.

 
D.__"Type III marine sanitation device" means any equipment
for installation on board a watercraft that is specifically
designed to receive, retain and discharge human body wastes.

 
E.__"Waste reception facility"__means a facility specifically
designed to receive wastes from portable


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