| | | 3.__Hazardous waste generators.__Generators that ship 300 | | kilograms, 661 pounds, or more of hazardous waste in a calendar | | year shall submit the following fees to the department annually | | by August 1st: for generators that ship 2,268.0 kilograms, 5,000 | | pounds, or more of hazardous waste in a calendar year, the fee is | | $1,000; for generators that ship between 1,197.5 and 2,267.5 | | kilograms, 2,640 and 4,999 pounds, per calendar year, the fee is | | $500; and for generators that ship between 300 and 1,197.0 | | kilograms, 661 and 2,639 pounds, per calendar year, the fee is | | $100.__Generators that ship less than 300 kilograms, 661 pounds, | | of hazardous waste in a calendar year are not required to submit | | fees under this section. |
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| | | 4.__Fee limitation.__A facility subject to fees under this | | section may not be assessed more than $5,000 per year. |
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| | | Sec. 18. 38 MRSA §2312, as amended by PL 1991, c. 520, §§24 and 25, | | is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | | 1.__General.__The owner or operator of a facility subject to | | the requirements of this chapter that fails to meet any | | requirement of this chapter is subject to penalties under section | | 349 and, as applicable, fees assessed under section 1319-I, | | subsection 2-A. |
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| | | 2.__Trade secrets; unlawful disclosure.__It is unlawful to | | disclose any information designated as confidential or a trade | | secret under this chapter to an unauthorized person.__A person | | who violates this subsection is subject to the penalties | | specified in section 1310-B, subsection 6. |
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| | | This bill amends the laws relating to toxics use and hazardous | | waste reduction in the following ways. |
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| | | 1. It adds to the State's toxics use reduction and hazardous | | waste management policy the objectives of continuous improvement | | in pollution prevention and open, public accountability. |
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| | | 2. It revises the toxics use, toxics release and hazardous | | waste reduction goals by establishing statewide goals of a 10% | | reduction by January 1, 2002, a 20% reduction by January 1, 2004 | | and a 30% reduction by January 1, 2006. |
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| | | 3. It requires the Commissioner of Environmental Protection | | to submit an annual report to the joint standing committee of the | | Legislature having jurisdiction over natural resources matters on |
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