LD 1588
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certified mail, return receipt requested, in accordance with the
Maine Rules of Civil Procedure.

 
Sec. 31. 38 MRSA §1365, sub-§4, as affected by PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A,
§40 and amended by Pt. B, §268, is further amended to read:

 
4. Compliance; appeal. The person to whom the order is
directed shall comply immediately and may apply to the board for
a hearing on the order if the application is made within 5 10
working days after receipt of the order by a responsible party.
The hearing must be held by the board within 5 days after receipt
of application. Within 15 working days after receipt of the
application, the board shall hold a hearing, make findings of
fact and vote on a decision that continues, revokes or modifies
the order. The nature of the hearing before the board is an
appeal. At the hearing, all witnesses shall must be sworn and
the commissioner shall first establish the basis for the order
and for naming the person to whom the order is directed. The
burden of going forward then shifts to the person appealing to
demonstrate, based upon a preponderance of the evidence, that the
order should be modified or rescinded. Within 7 days after the
hearing, the board shall make findings of fact and shall
continue, revoke or modify the order. The decision of the board
may be appealed to the Superior Court in accordance with the
Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375,
subchapter VII 7.

 
Sec. 32. 38 MRSA §1610, sub-§5, ķE, as reallocated by RR 2003, c. 2,
§119, is amended to read:

 
E. Annually, beginning January 1, 2007 2006, the department
shall provide manufacturers and consolidation facilities
with a listing of each manufacturer's pro rata share of
orphan waste computer monitors and televisions. The
department shall determine each manufacturer's pro rata
share based on the best available information, including but
not limited to data provided by manufacturers and
consolidators and data from electronic waste collection
programs in other jurisdictions within the United States.

 
Sec. 33. PL 1997, c. 444, §9 is repealed.

 
Sec. 34. PL 1997, c. 444, §10, as amended by PL 2003, c. 165, §2, is
further amended to read:

 
*Sec. 10. Report; dioxin. The Commissioner of Environmental
Protection and the Commissioner of Health and Human Services
shall report to the Governor and the joint standing committee of
the Legislature having jurisdiction over natural resources
matters by May 1, 2001, and every January 1st March


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