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LD 1219 Title Page An Act To Improve the Business Climate in Maine LD 1219 Title Page
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §341-A, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A,
§13 and affected by §40, is amended to read:

 
1. Purpose. The department shall prevent, abate and control
the pollution of the air, water and land and preserve, improve
and prevent diminution of the natural environment of the State
while maintaining the State's economic viability. The department
shall protect and enhance the public's right to use and enjoy the
State's natural resources and may educate the public on natural
resource use, requirements and issues.

 
Sec. 2. Department of Environmental Protection; economist. The Department of
Environmental Protection is authorized to employ, within its
existing budgeted resources, an economist. The hiring of the
economist is contingent upon a position within the department
becoming vacant through attrition. The department is authorized
to submit any legislation necessary to implement this section.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill amends the mission of the Department of
Environmental Protection to include consideration of maintenance
of the State's economic viability. The bill also authorizes the
department, when a position becomes vacant through attrition, to
hire an economist within its existing resources.


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