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Sec. 9. 38 MRSA §551, sub-§2, ¶J, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 817, §11,
is amended to read:

 
J. A responsible party claimant is not eligible for
compensation under this subsection for costs, expenses or
damages related to the specific a discharge for which the if
the commissioner determines that the claimant is a
responsible party is determined responsible as defined under
section 542, subsection 9-C.

 
Sec. 10. 38 MRSA §551, sub-§2, ¶M is enacted to read:

 
M.__The commissioner may dismiss a 3rd-party damage claim
for untimely filing, for failure by the claimant to provide
the information necessary to process the claim within 60
days after the claimant receives written notice that the
claim is insufficient for processing or for ineligibility as
determined by the commissioner under paragraph J.__A
dismissal may be appealed to Superior Court in accordance
with Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 7.

 
Sec. 11. 38 MRSA §564, sub-§2-A, ¶H, as amended by PL 1993, c. 732, Pt.
A, §2, is further amended to read:

 
H. Reporting to the commissioner any of the following
indications of a possible leak or discharge of oil:

 
(1) Unexplained differences in daily inventory
reconciliation values that, over a 30-day period,
exceed 1.0% of the product throughput;

 
(2) Unexplained losses detected through statistical
analysis of inventory records;

 
(3) Detection of product in a monitoring well or by other
leak detection methods;

 
(4) Failure of a tank or piping precision test,
hydrostatic test or other tank or piping tightness test
approved by the department; and

 
(5) Discovery of oil off site on or under the premises
or abutting properties, including nearby utility
conduits, sewer lines, buildings, drinking water
supplies and soil.

 
The rules may not require the reporting of a leak or discharge of
oil above ground of 10 gallons or less that occurs on the
premises, including, but not limited to, spills, overfills and
leaks, when those leaks or discharges


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