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the Department of Environmental Protection the opportunity | to participate and to recommend materials to be submitted. |
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| B.__An application submitted under this section must: |
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| (1)__Be written on forms supplied by the | commissioner; |
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| (2)__Describe the location of the proposed lease area | by coordinates or metes and bounds; |
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| (3)__Identify the species to be cultivated; |
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| (4)__Characterize the physical and ecological impact | of the project on existing uses of the site and any | adverse effects on the existing uses of the area, as | defined by rules adopted by the commissioner; |
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| (5)__Describe the degree of exclusive use required by | the project; |
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| (6)__Include written permission of every riparian | owner whose land to the low-water mark will be | actually used; |
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| (7)__Include a map of the proposed lease area and its | adjoining waters and shorelands, with the names and | addresses of the known riparian owners under | subparagraph (6) as listed in the municipal tax | records; |
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| (8)__Include an environmental evaluation of the site | upon which the decision to seek a lease was made. The | evaluation must include, but is not limited to, | bottom characteristics, resident flora and fauna and | hydrography of the site if appropriate for the | proposed lease; |
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| (9)__Describe the proposed source of the organisms to | be grown at the site; and |
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| (10)__Include a nonrefundable application fee of at | least $100 but not more than $1,000, the amount to be | set by the commissioner depending on the proposed | acreage, type of aquaculture proposed and complexity | of the application. |
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| | Sec. 7. 12 MRSA §6072, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1999, c. 591, §1, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 5. Application review. The commissioner shall review the | application and set a hearing date if the commissioner is | satisfied that the written application is complete, and the |
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