As used in this chapter, chapter 4 or in chapter 24, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

Sec. 9. 38 MRSA §1303-C, sub-§1-B is enacted to read:

1-B.__Affected community.__"Affected community" means a town, township or city within a 10-mile radius of a privately owned incineration facility burning municipal solid waste or refuge-derived fuel, regardless of whether the community is also a charter community or a host community.

Sec. 10. 38 MRSA §1303-C, sub-§2-C is enacted to read:

2-C.__Charter community.__"Charter community" means a town, township or city presently delivering solid waste or municipal solid waste to an incineration facility by virtue of a contract or charter agreement dated prior to December 31, 2002.

Sec. 11. 38 MRSA §1303-C, sub-§§15-B and 15-C are enacted to read:

15-B.__Health and air quality assessment.__"Health and air quality assessment" means a comprehensive analysis of the effects of an incineration facility upon the soil, air, water and population within an affected community as described in section 590-F.

15-C.__Host community.__"Host community" means a town, township or city presently delivering solid waste or municipal solid waste to an incineration facility by virtue of a contract or host community agreement dated prior to December 31, 2002.

Sec. 12. 38 MRSA §1304, sub-§1-D is enacted to read:

1-D.__Municipal powers.__Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, an affected community may establish its own reasonable regulations on the transportation of solid waste, municipal solid waste, special waste and refuse-derived fuel through the community, including posting certain roads with weight limitations, setting route limitations or restrictions to minimize the disruption of predominantly residential areas or areas of special environmental concern or sensitivity, limiting hours for the delivery of wastes and setting penalties for transporters who leak, spill or discharge wastes onto public ways.