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LR 1289
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §13065, sub-§3-A is enacted to read:

 
3-A.__Water test disclosure.__The commission shall adopt rules
regarding minimum standards of practice for water test disclosure
to ensure consistency with the requirements of Title 33, section
173.__Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine
technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-
A.

 
Sec. 2. 33 MRSA §173, sub-§1, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 476, §1,
is amended to read:

 
D. The date of the most recent water test, if any in
accordance with subsection 1-A; and

 
Sec. 3. 33 MRSA §173, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:

 
1-A.__Water test results.__If the property has a private water
supply, the results of a water test, performed by a state-
certified laboratory, that tests the following:

 
A.__Coliform bacteria;

 
B.__Nitrate and nitrite nitrogen;

 
C.__Fluoride;

 
D.__Chloride;

 
E.__Hardness;

 
F.__Copper;

 
G.__Iron;

 
H.__pH;

 
I.__Manganese;

 
J.__Uranium;

 
K.__Arsenic;

 
L.__Color;

 
M.__Turbidity;

 
N.__Odor;


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