LD 1888
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §410-N, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 722, §1,
is amended to read:

 
B. "Invasive aquatic plant" means a species identified by
the department through rulemaking as an invasive aquatic
plant or one of the following species:

 
(1) Eurasian water milfoil, Myriophyllum spicatum;

 
(2) Variable-leaf water milfoil, Myriophyllum
heterophyllum;

 
(3) Parrot feather, Myriophyllum aquaticum;

 
(4) Water chestnut, Trapa natans;

 
(5) Hydrilla, Hydrilla verticillata;

 
(6) Fanwort, Cabomba caroliniana;

 
(7) Curly pondweed, Potamogeton crispus;

 
(8) European naiad, Najas minor;

 
(9) Brazilian elodea, Egeria densa;

 
(10) Frogbit, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae; and

 
(11) Yellow floating heart, Nymphoides peltata.

 
Rules adopted pursuant to this paragraph are routine
technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375,
subchapter II-A.

 
Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §490-D, sub-§8, as amended by PL 2005, c. 158, §4, is
further amended to read:

 
8. Erosion and sedimentation control. All reclaimed and
unreclaimed areas, except for access roads, A working pit must be
naturally internally drained at all times unless a variance is
obtained from the department.

 
A. The area of a working pit may not exceed 10 acres.

 
B. Stockpiles consisting of topsoil to be used for
reclamation must be seeded, mulched or otherwise temporarily
stabilized.


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