CHAPTER 258
H.P. 465 - L.D. 636
An Act to Cap the Fees Responsible Parties Pay for the Transportation of Hazardous Waste from Superfund Sites
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §1319-I, sub-§2, as repealed and replaced by PL 1987, c. 491, §25, is amended to read:
2. Fees for action taken off site of generation. Any person who transports hazardous waste in the State shall pay a fee as follows:
A. For hazardous waste which that is transported off the site to a licensed hazardous waste disposal facility for disposal, 2.0¢ a pound; and
B. For hazardous waste which that is transported off the site to a licensed hazardous waste treatment facility for treatment, storage facility for storage or other licensed facility for handling, including beneficial reuse, reclamation or recycling, 1.5¢ a pound.
Fees required under this subsection for hazardous waste that is transported off a federally declared Superfund site that was added to the national priorities list by the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 300 on or before January 1, 1997 may not exceed $200,000 per site in any calendar year.
Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.
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