LD 1975
pg. 2
Page 1 of 2 An Act To Ensure Adequate Funding for Cleanup of Hazardous Waste, Biomedical Wa... LD 1975 Title Page
Download Bill Text
LR 3073
Item 1

 
transports, collects or stores that waste oil. Waste oil dealers
shall maintain records sufficient to determine whether the dealer
is liable for any and all fees imposed pursuant to this subsection
and shall submit such records to the commissioner as required by
rule of the board.

 
Sec. 6. 38 MRSA §1319-O, sub-§3, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 124, §3,
is amended to read:

 
D. The board may assess licensing and registration fees
sufficient to pay for the department's administrative costs
in regulating biomedical waste.

 
Sec. 7. Report. The Department of Environmental Protection shall
prepare a report on funding for cleanup of sites contaminated by
hazardous waste, biomedical waste and waste oil. The report must
include an assessment of the adequacy of the Maine Hazardous
Waste Fund and must be submitted to the joint standing committee
of the Legislature having jurisdiction over natural resources
matters no later than February 1, 2007. The committee may report
out legislation dealing with the fees for the transport and
disposal of hazardous waste to the First Regular Session of the
123rd Legislature.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill increases revenue in the Maine Hazardous Waste Fund
by adjusting the fees for the transport and disposal of hazardous
waste. The bill eliminates the disparity between the fee charged
for transport of waste within Maine and the fee assessed for
waste transported into Maine from another jurisdiction. The bill
authorizes the Board of Environmental Protection to assess a fee
for registration of biomedical waste generators. The bill
requires the Department of Environmental Protection to prepare a
report on the adequacy of the Maine Hazardous Waste Fund and on
funding for cleanup of sites contaminated by hazardous waste,
biomedical waste and waste oil.


Page 1 of 2 Top of Page LD 1975 Title Page