LD 1588
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LR 379
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Statutes, Title 38, section 467, subsection 3, paragraph B,
subparagraph (7) is located in Marion Township.

 
10. It removes a reference to a debris line as it relates to
determining the edge of the coastal wetland. It also clarifies
the criterion for determining the elevation of the edge of the
coastal wetland by changing "spring tide" to "highest tide level
for each year in which an activity is proposed."

 
11. It clarifies the jurisdiction of the Department of
Environmental Protection and the Maine Land Use Regulation
Commission when review is required under the laws governing the
protection of natural resources and an activity is located in
areas both within and outside the jurisdiction of the Maine Land
Use Regulation Commission.

 
12. It amends the laws governing the protection of natural
resources to add an exemption for the installation, maintenance
or removal of a licensed overboard discharge treatment system,
including the outfall pipe, if certain requirements are met.

 
13. It removes a reference to a list of endangered or
threatened species that has been repealed and replaces it with a
reference to a section that defines those terms.

 
14. It restores a permit threshold to the laws governing site
location of development specific to the exploration or production
of oil or gas, including drilling or excavation under water.

 
15. It clarifies the jurisdiction of the Department of
Environmental Protection and the Maine Land Use Regulation
Commission when review is required under the laws governing site
location of development and a development is located in areas
both within and outside the jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use
Regulation Commission.

 
16. It deletes obsolete references to the "board of
arbitration" from the laws governing oil spill damage claims.

 
17. It corrects a statutory reference to oil storage tank
rules administered by the State Fire Marshal in the laws
governing coverage of oil spill clean-up costs by the Ground
Water Oil Clean-up Fund. It also clarifies that those seeking
fund coverage of oil spill clean-up costs must pay a $10,000
deductible if they failed to report the spill for which coverage
is sought.

 
18. It corrects a cross-reference in the laws governing the
reporting and removal of hazardous matter discharges.


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