Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §2301, sub-§§3-A and 10-A are enacted to read:

3-A.__Environmental management system.__"Environmental management system" means integrated, structured, systematic and documented approach to achieve compliance with all relevant environmental regulatory and statutory requirements, improve environmental performance and identify pollution prevention opportunities.

10-A.__Pollution prevention.__"Pollution prevention" means the use of processes, practices, materials or products that avoid, reduce or eliminate pollution at the source.

Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §2302, first ¶, as amended by PL 1991, c. 520, §10, is further amended to read:

It is the policy of the State to reduce the amount of the toxic substances used in the public and private facilities in the State, to reduce worker and environmental exposure to the release of toxic substances, to reduce the hazardous waste generated within the State and to minimize the transfer of toxic pollutants from one environmental medium to another. The State encourages an integrated approach to toxics use reduction, toxics release reduction and hazardous waste reduction based on the hierarchies of pollution prevention management strategies included in this section.

Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §2303, sub-§§1-A, 2-A and 3-A are enacted to read:

1-A.__Toxics use reduction goals; revised.__Facilities shall establish facility-specific reduction goals for toxics use for 2002, 2004 and 2006.__The goals must be made available to the department on or before January 1, 2000.__Reports must be submitted to the department every 2 years thereafter describing the progress made in meeting those goals.

2-A.__Toxics release reduction goals; revised.__Facilities shall establish facility-specific reduction goals for toxics release for 2002, 2004 and 2006.__The goals must be made available to the department on or before January 1, 2000.__ Reports must be submitted to the department every 2 years thereafter describing the progress made in meeting those goals.

3-A.__Hazardous waste minimization goals; revised.__Facilities shall establish facility-specific reduction goals for hazardous waste for 2002, 2004 and 2006.__The goals must be made available to the department on or before January 1, 2000.