LD 1588
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(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;

 
(d) Five thousand dollars for failure to
implement a certified spill prevention control and
countermeasure plan, if required;

 
(e) Five thousand dollars for failure to install
any required spill control measures, such as
dikes;

 
(f) Five thousand dollars for failure to install
any required overfill equipment;

 
(g) Five thousand dollars if the tank is not
approved for aboveground use; and

 
(h) Ten thousand dollars for failure to report
any leaks at the facility as required by law.

 
Sec. 19. 38 MRSA §568, sub-§3, ¶¶A and B, as repealed and replaced by PL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:

 
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.

 
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order should be modified or rescinded.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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