| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §410-N, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 722, §1, | is amended to read: |
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| B. "Invasive aquatic plant" means a species identified by | the department through rulemaking as an invasive aquatic | plant or one of the following species: |
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| (1) Eurasian water milfoil, Myriophyllum spicatum; |
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| (2) Variable-leaf water milfoil, Myriophyllum | heterophyllum; |
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| (3) Parrot feather, Myriophyllum aquaticum; |
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| (4) Water chestnut, Trapa natans; |
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| (5) Hydrilla, Hydrilla verticillata; |
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| (6) Fanwort, Cabomba caroliniana; |
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| (7) Curly pondweed, Potamogeton crispus; |
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| (8) European naiad, Najas minor; |
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| (9) Brazilian elodea, Egeria densa; |
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| (10) Frogbit, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae; and |
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| (11) Yellow floating heart, Nymphoides peltata. |
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| Rules adopted pursuant to this paragraph are routine | technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, | subchapter II-A. |
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| | Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §490-D, sub-§8, as amended by PL 2005, c. 158, §4, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 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. |
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| A. The area of a working pit may not exceed 10 acres. |
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| B. Stockpiles consisting of topsoil to be used for | reclamation must be seeded, mulched or otherwise temporarily | stabilized. |
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