An Act To Create a 5-year Statute of Limitations for Environmental Violations
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §347-A, sub-§8 is enacted to read:
8. Limitations on enforcement actions. Notwithstanding Title 14, section 752, any enforcement action for civil or administrative penalties brought by the department or the Attorney General for a violation of this Title, of rules adopted under this Title or of the terms or conditions of a license, permit or order issued by the department must be initiated within 5 years of the date of the knowledge by the department or the Attorney General of the violation.
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This bill requires enforcement actions for violations of environmental laws to be brought by the Department of Environmental Protection or the Attorney General within 5 years of the date of knowledge by the department or the Attorney General of the violation.