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An Act To Ensure the Safety of Facilities Dispensing Flammable Liquids
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2481, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 652, §9, is amended to read:
5. Permit. "Permit" means the nontransferable permission granted by the commissioner for a person to install, construct or otherwise establish an aboveground flammable liquid storage facility or a retail motor fuel facility dispensing flammable liquids to the public.
Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §2482, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 652, §9, is amended to read:
B. This section does not apply to the storage of flammable substancesor dispensing of propane and natural gas that areis regulated by the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation under Title 32.
Sec. 3. 25 MRSA §2483, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 652, §9, is amended to read:
§ 2483.Permits; requirements; fees
A person may not install, construct or otherwise establish an aboveground flammable liquid storage facility or a retail motor fuel facility dispensing flammable liquids to the public without a permit. The commissioner shall issue a permit to a person who:
1. Application. Submits to the commissioner a completed application form furnished by the commissioner accompanied by any required fees; and
2. Construction plans; technical specifications. Submits with the application a complete set of construction plans and technical specifications showing the layout of the aboveground flammable liquid storage facility or retail motor fuel facility dispensing flammable liquids to the public, demonstrating compliance with all rules adopted pursuant to this subchapter.
Effective September 20, 2007