Sec. 16. 38 MRSA §569-A, sub-§2, ¶L is enacted to read:

L.__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 I.__A dismissal may be appealed to Superior Court in accordance with Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 7.

Sec. 17. 38 MRSA §1310-X, sub-§4, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 588, §1, is amended to read:

A. A commercial biomedical waste disposal or treatment facility, if at least 51% of the facility is owned by a licensed hospital or hospitals as defined in Title 22, section 382, subsection 7, or an affiliated interest or interests as defined in Title 22, section 396-L, subsection 1, paragraph A 328, subsection 14 or a group of hospitals that are licensed under Title 22 acting through a statewide association of Maine hospitals or a wholly owned affiliate of the association; and

Sec. 18. 38 MRSA §1661-C, sub-§4, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 373, §3, is amended to read:

A. Will use the mercury only for medical, dental amalgam dispose-caps, or research or manufacturing purposes;

Sec. 19. 38 MRSA §1670, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 779, §2, is amended to read:

6. Meetings. The committee shall meet at least 4 2 times per year and at any time at the call of the chairs or upon written request to the chairs by 4 of the voting members.

Sec. 20. 38 MRSA §1864, 2nd ¶, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 434, Pt. A, §7, is repealed.

Sec. 21. 38 MRSA §1865 is enacted to read:

§1865.__Public water supplies

If an infested water body pursuant to section 1864 is a public drinking water supply, public notification by the commissioner and the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and