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confidential or a trade secret.__At a minimum, the commissioner
shall ensure that the following information is readily available to
the public:

 
A.__The statewide goals and the progress toward meeting
them;

 
B.__The name, location and contact information for each
facility subject to the provisions of this chapter;

 
C.__An indication of the availability of the plan summary
for each facility;

 
D.__The 3-year goals established by each facility for the
reduction of toxics used, toxics released and hazardous
waste generated at the facility; and

 
E.__Each facility's progress toward meeting each of its
goals.

 
2. Technical services. The commissioner may shall
disseminate information concerning toxics use, toxics release and
hazardous waste reduction through various means including
publications, the Internet, seminars, model plans, recommended
waste assessment procedures and lists of consultants on toxics
use, toxics release and hazardous waste reduction technologies.
The commissioner shall establish a clearinghouse of technical
information on best-of-class methods for toxic use reduction for
each of the classes of facilities subject to the requirements of
this chapter.

 
Sec. 16. 38 MRSA §2309, sub-§§7 to 9 are enacted to read:

 
7.__Reports.__In addition to the annual progress report by the
commissioner to the Legislature under section 2303 and after
public review and comment, the commissioner shall submit the
following reports to the joint standing committee of the
Legislature having jurisdiction over natural resources:

 
A.__By January 1, 2001,__an evaluation of and
recommendations for additional chemicals and classes of
facilities to be added to planning and reporting
requirements;

 
B.__By January 1, 2001, an assessment of methods for
focusing use reduction and pollution prevention efforts on
the most toxic chemicals and classes of chemicals.__The
commissioner shall base this assessment on human health and
ecological parameters such as toxicity, persistence in the
environment and bioaccumulation; and

 
C.__For the preceding 2-year period, a listing of those
facilities that have exceeded their goals by more than 25%


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