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| | | An Act To Prohibit the Sale of Gasoline Containing MTBE |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §2302, sub-§4-A is enacted to read: |
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| | | 4-A.__Motor fuel dispenser.__"Motor fuel dispenser" means a | | commercial motor fuel dispenser that dispenses fuel for retail | | sale. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 10 MRSA §2413, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 709, §1, is | | repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §585-H, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 709, §2, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | §585-H. MTBE monitoring and reductions |
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| | | The department shall monitor shipments of gasoline to storage | | terminals in this State and compile annual reports showing the | | levels of methyl tertiary butyl ether, referred to in this | | section as "MTBE," in gasoline brought into this State. |
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| | | The department shall promote and actively participate in | | regional efforts by state regulatory agencies in the Northeast to | | develop alternatives to the use of MTBE as a gasoline additive. | In these efforts, the department shall work toward the goal of | the elimination of MTBE in gasoline sold in the State by January | 1, 2003 in a manner that: |
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