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Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical
rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

 
Sec. 4. 38 MRSA §490-K, as amended by PL 1995, c. 700, §32, is
further amended to read:

 
§490-K. Transfer of ownership or operation

 
Before transferring ownership or operation of an excavation
that is operated under this article, the owner or operator shall
notify the department of an intent to transfer and the department
shall review the transfer notice. A person who purchases an
excavation that is operated under a notice of intent to comply or
who obtains operating authority of an excavation that operates
under a notice of intent to comply must file within 2 weeks after
the purchase or the obtaining of operating authority a notice of
intent to comply on a form developed by the department. The new
owner or operator may operate the excavation during this 2-week
period without having filed a notice of intent to comply,
providing the new owner or operator complies with all standards
under this article.

 
Sec. 5. Board of Environmental Protection to establish rules to address repeat
violations. The Board of Environmental Protection shall adopt rules
to address the issue of repeat violations by an owner or operator
of an excavation operated under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title
38, chapter 3, subchapter 1, article 7. Rules adopted pursuant
to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title
5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill provides that beginning December 1, 2005,
excavations that are currently licensed under the site location
of development law must be licensed under the borrow pit law. It
also requires the Department of Environmental Protection to
require a bond or security to ensure compliance with the law. It
also provides that if a performance standard in the borrow pit
law is amended, the Department of Environmental Protection may
allow owners and operators up to 5 years to meet the new
standard. It also requires notice of intent to transfer the
ownership or operation of an excavation to be provided to the
Department of Environmental Protection. It also directs the
Board of Environmental Protection to adopt rules to address the
issue of repeat violations by an owner or operator of an
excavation.


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