| (c) Five thousand dollars for failure to comply | with an existing consent decree, court order or | outstanding deficiency statement regarding | violations at the aboveground facility; |
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| (d) Five thousand dollars for failure to | implement a certified spill prevention control and | countermeasure plan, if required; |
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| (e) Five thousand dollars for failure to install | any required spill control measures, such as | dikes; |
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| (f) Five thousand dollars for failure to install | any required overfill equipment; |
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| (g) Five thousand dollars if the tank is not | approved for aboveground use; and |
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| (h) Ten thousand dollars for failure to report | any leaks at the facility as required by law. |
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| | Sec. 19. 38 MRSA §568, sub-§3, ¶¶A and B, as repealed and replaced by PL | 1991, c. 66, Pt. A, §28, are amended to read: |
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| A. Any orders issued under this section must contain | findings of fact describing the manner and extent of oil | contamination, the site of the discharge and the threat to | the public health or environment. Service of a copy of the | commissioner's findings and order must be made by hand | delivery by an authorized representative of the department | or by certified mail, return receipt requested, in | accordance with the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure. |
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| B. A responsible party to whom such an order is directed may | apply to the board for a hearing on the order if the application | is made within 10 working days after receipt of the order by a | responsible party. The board shall appoint an independent | hearing examiner to hold a hearing as soon as possible after | receipt of the 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 must be is an | appeal. At the hearing, all witnesses must be sworn and the | commissioner shall first establish the basis for the order and | for naming the person to whom the order was 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 hearing examiner shall make findings of fact. The | board |
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