CHAPTER 245

H.P. 1133 - L.D. 1547

An Act To Amend Certain Laws Administered by the Department

of Environmental Protection

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §9325, sub-§1, ¶E, as amended by PL 2001, c. 626, §6, is further amended to read:

E. Out-of-door burning of wood wastes as defined in section 9324, subsection 7-A and painted and unpainted wood from construction and demolition debris in the open or in an incinerator with a primary chamber volume no greater than 133 cubic feet or 1,000 gallons that is not licensed by the Department of Environmental Protection;

Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §341-G, first ¶, as amended by PL 1997, c. 364, §18, is further amended to read:

There is established the Board of Environmental Protection Fund to be used by the board as a nonlapsing fund to carry out its duties under this Title. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds identified in subsection 1 shall transfer annually to the Board of Environmental Protection Fund in an amount not to exceed $250,000 $325,000. Money in the Board of Environmental Protection Fund may only be expended in accordance with allocations approved by the Legislature.

Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §342, sub-§7, as amended by PL 1999, c. 127, Pt. A, §53, is further amended to read: