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An Act To Improve Oil Storage Facility Operator Training
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §564, sub-§2-A, ¶L, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 319, §7, is amended to read:
 
L. Operators to complete a department training program that meets the minimum requirements specified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under 42 United States Code, Section 6991i (2007). The training program must provide certification for the successful completion of the program, which must be renewed every 3 years. Training may be provided by a 3rd party if approved by the department.
 
SUMMARY
Current rules of the Department of Environmental Protection require persons in charge of the daily operations of oil storage facilities to undergo a department training program in the monitoring, maintenance and operating procedures of those facilities. This bill requires the training program to be completed every 3 years and allows the department to approve training done by a 3rd party.