An Act To Repeal Inactive Boards and Commissions
Sec. 1. 3 MRSA §959, sub-§1, ¶L, as amended by PL 2003, c. 600, §1, is further amended to read:
(1) Department of Environmental Protection in 2007;
(2) Board of Environmental Protection in 2007;
(4) Saco River Corridor Commission in 2005; and
(5) Board of Underground Oil Tank Installers in 2011.
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §1826-B, sub-§3 is enacted to read:
Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §1826-C, as amended by PL 2003, c. 515, §§5 to 8 and c. 689, Pt. B, §6, is further amended to read:
§ 1826-C. Work center purchases
Sec. 4. 5 MRSA c. 389, as amended, is repealed.
Sec. 5. 10 MRSA §997-A, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 474, §2, is amended to read:
Sec. 6. 10 MRSA §997-A, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 474, §2, is amended to read:
Sec. 7. 10 MRSA §997-B, as amended by PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. VVV, §3, is repealed.
Sec. 8. 12 MRSA §544, sub-§3, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 556, §13, is amended to read:
Sec. 9. 12 MRSA §544-A, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 556, §13, is repealed.
Sec. 10. 12 MRSA §544-B, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 556, §13, is amended to read:
(1) The unique or exemplary natural qualities of the area or site;
(2) The intrinsic fragility of the area or site and sensitivity to alteration or destruction;
(3) The voluntary commitment to conserve or protect the area or site;
(4) The present or future threat of alteration or destruction; and
(5) The economic implications of inclusion of an area or site on the register.
The commissioner, with the advice of the board, may remove a registered critical area from the register if the commissioner determines that the area or site no longer qualifies as a critical area.
(1) A general description of the area or site;
(2) A list of the endangered or threatened species or other unique or exemplary natural features occurring at the area or site, and reasons for inclusion in the register;
(3) The size and location of the area or site; and
(4) The name or names of the property owner or owners, contingent upon the consent of the owner or owners.
Sec. 11. 12 MRSA §544-B, sub-§3, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 556, §13, is amended to read:
(1) Endemism. The plant species or subspecies may be geographically restricted to the State or areas immediately adjacent to the State;
(2) Scarcity. A plant species or subspecies may be numerically scarce throughout its distribution in North America and occur in only a few locations in the State;
(3) Special habitat. A plant species or subspecies may require habitat that is scarce in the State;
(4) Limit of range. A plant species or subspecies in the State may be at the edge of its distribution or disjunct from its main distribution; and
(5) Population decline or vulnerability. A plant species or subspecies may be threatened or seriously declining due to habitat modification or destruction or from overcollection for commercial, recreational or educational purposes.
Sec. 12. 5 MRSA §12004-G, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 786, §5, is repealed.
Sec. 13. 5 MRSA §12004-G, sub-§7-F, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 704, §1, is repealed.
Sec. 14. 5 MRSA §12004-G, sub-§10-B, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 658, §1 and as affected by §5, is repealed.
Sec. 15. 5 MRSA §12004-G, sub-§12, as amended by PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§3 and 10, is repealed.
Sec. 16. 5 MRSA §12004-G, sub-§21-B, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 708, §2, is repealed.
Sec. 17. 5 MRSA §12004-G, sub-§26, as amended by PL 1991, c. 93, §1, is repealed.
Sec. 18. 5 MRSA §12004-I, sub-§3-A, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 566, §4, is repealed.
Sec. 19. 5 MRSA §12004-I, sub-§6-F, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 474, §1, is repealed.
Sec. 20. 5 MRSA §12004-I, sub-§29-C, as amended by PL 1997, c. 184, §11, is repealed.
Sec. 21. 5 MRSA §12004-I, sub-§47-E, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 786, Pt. A, §1, is repealed.
Sec. 22. 5 MRSA §12004-J, sub-§2-A, as amended by PL 1997, c. 700, §1, is repealed.
Sec. 23. 5 MRSA §12006, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1999, c. 668, §47, is further amended to read:
Sec. 24. 20-A MRSA c. 406, as amended, is repealed.
Sec. 25. 22 MRSA §2692, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 786, Pt. A, §3, is repealed.
Sec. 26. 22 MRSA §2693, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2003, c. 494, §10, is further amended to read:
Sec. 27. 22 MRSA §2693, sub-§1, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 786, Pt. A, §3, is amended to read:
Sec. 28. 24-A MRSA c. 56-B, as amended, is repealed.
Sec. 29. 26 MRSA §51, as amended by PL 2003, c. 673, Pt. Q, §1, is repealed.
Sec. 30. 30-A MRSA §5241, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 669, §1, is repealed.