(b)__Not earlier than 6:00 a.m. if located within 1,000 feet of any residence;

(8)__Reasonable restrictions on the type of solid wastes that may be handled, processed or disposed of in the incineration facility, including an option for the charter community or the host community to bar disposal of special wastes; and

(9)__Reasonable noise controls and limitations.

The department shall adopt rules concerning the expenditure of funds made available to a municipality under the provisions of subparagraph (3) to ensure that funds are used to provide direct technical support to the municipality necessary for the conduct of municipal planning and decision making.

Sec. 15. Health and air quality assessments. The Department of Environmental Protection shall initiate all health and air quality assessments required under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, section 590-F within one year of the effective date of this Act.

SUMMARY

This bill amends the statutes concerning incinerators to strengthen the regulation of air emissions from privately owned incinerator facilities to ensure that the public health of the surrounding communities is not negatively affected.