Sec. 17. 38 MRSA §551, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2003, c. 551, §§9 and 10, is further amended by amending the first paragraph to read:

2. Third-party damages. Any person claiming to have suffered property damage or actual economic damages, including, but not limited to, loss of income and medical expenses arising from physical bodily injury, directly or indirectly as a result of a discharge of oil prohibited by section 543 including all discharges of oil from interstate pipelines, in this subsection called the claimant, may apply within 12 months after the occurrence of a discharge to coastal waters and for other surface discharges within 2 years after the occurrence or discovery of the injury or damage, whichever date is later, to the commissioner stating the amount of damage alleged to have been suffered as a result of that discharge. The commissioner shall prescribe appropriate forms and details for the applications. The commissioner may contract with insurance professionals to process claims. The commissioner may, upon petition and for good cause shown, waive the time limitation for filing damage claims. All 3rd-party damage claims for which no determination of award has been made or that have not been referred to a board of arbitration must be processed in accordance with the substantive and procedural provisions of this section.

Sec. 18. 38 MRSA §568-A, sub-§2, śC, as amended by PL 1999, c. 652, §11, is further amended by amending subparagraph (1) to read:

(1) For aboveground tanks subject to the jurisdiction of the State Fire Marshal pursuant to 16-219 CMR, chapter 317 34, the deductibles are:

(a) Five thousand dollars for failure to obtain a construction permit from the Office of the State Fire Marshal, when required under Title 25, chapter 318 and 16-219 CMR, chapter 317 34;

(b) Five thousand dollars for failure to design and install piping in accordance with section 570- K and rules adopted by the department;