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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §349-B is enacted to read:

 
§349-B.__Consideration of economic impact in rulemaking

 
In adopting, amending and enforcing rules under this Title,
the department and the board shall consider the economic impact
of the rules or proposed rules on the residents of the State,
including, but not limited to, the impact of the rules or
proposed rules on the livelihood of a landowner and the ability
of a resident to provide for that resident's family.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill requires that, in adopting, amending and enforcing
rules under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, the Department
of Environmental Protection and the Board of Environmental
Protection consider the economic impact of those rules on the
landowners' livelihoods.


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