Sec. 2. Resolve 2003, c. 93, §1, sub-§5 is amended to read:

5. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, section 1310-U, the municipality in which the disposal facility is located may not regulate the operation or any other aspect of the disposal facility as provided in Title 38, section 2173 or by means of any municipal ordinances, regulations, licenses or permits, except that the municipality may enact ordinances with respect to the operation of any expansion of the disposal facility, including any expansion of the type of waste the facility is licensed to accept, that contain standards the municipality finds reasonable, including, without limitation, standards concerning conformance with federal and state solid waste rules; fire safety; traffic safety; levels of noise heard outside the facility; the distance from existing residential, commercial or institutional uses; groundwater protection; surface water protection; erosion and sedimentation control; and compatibility of the disposal facility with local zoning and land use controls, as long as the standards are not more strict than those contained in Title 38, chapter 3, subchapter 1, articles 5- A and 6 and Title 38, chapter 13 and the rules adopted under those chapters. The municipality is prohibited from enacting stricter standards than those contained in Title 38, chapter 13 governing the hydrogeological criteria for siting or designing the expansion of or the governing of the engineering criteria related to waste handling and disposal areas of the expanded disposal facility. Such municipal ordinances must use definitions consistent with those adopted by the Department of Environmental Protection, Board of Environmental Protection. The municipal officers of the City of Old Town and the Town of Alton shall establish a joint citizen advisory committee consisting of 7 8 members, of which 5 must be from the City of Old Town and, 2 from the Town of Alton and one from the Penobscot Nation. In appointing members to the committee, the municipal officers shall use Title 38, section 2171, subsection 1 as guidance. The Penobscot Nation shall appoint one member of the committee. The committee shall meet as soon as practical following appointment of its members and shall select a chair from among its members. The committee shall establish procedures for the conduct of meetings. The committee may:

A. Review proposed contracts, site analyses, applications and other documents relating to the construction, permitting and operation of the disposal facility;

B. Hold periodic public meetings to solicit the opinions of