H.P. 1408 - L.D. 1972
An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Interagency Committee on Outdoor Trash Burning
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §9321, sub-§1, ¶H, as amended by PL 1997, c. 512, §1, is further amended to read:
H. Experience and capability of the permittee in the safe use and control of the proposed burning; and
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §9321, sub-§1, ¶I, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 512, §2, is amended to read:
I. In issuing a permit under section 9325, subsection 1, paragraph E, any prior convictions for violating that paragraph or section 9324, subsection 7.; and
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §9321, sub-§1, ¶J is enacted to read:
J. In issuing a permit under section 9325, subsection 1, paragraph E, the public health risk from toxic chemicals in the smoke plume in accordance with guidelines issued by the Department of Environmental Protection and the practicality of locating the incinerator at least 300 feet from any abutting property boundary and at least 150 feet from any residential dwelling. These setback criteria may not be used to deny a permit.
Sec. 4. 38 MRSA §2133, sub-§2-A, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §36, is further amended to read:
2-A. Technical and financial assistance program. A program of technical and financial assistance for waste reduction and recycling is established in the office to assist municipalities with managing solid waste. The director shall administer the program in accordance with the waste management hierarchy in section 2101. Preference in allocating resources under this section must be given to municipalities that take advantage of regional economies of scale. Preference may also be given to municipalities that provide a municipal trash collection service as defined in Title 12, section 9324,
subsection 7 or that prohibit residential out-of-door burning of highly combustible trash.
Effective June 30, 1998, unless otherwise indicated.
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