An Act Relating to Biomass Gasification
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §585-K, sub-§1, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 584, §1, is amended to read:
A. "Coal gasification facility" means a facility that uses a process other than the biological degradation of waste to convert carbonaceous coal or coal-derived materials into a synthesis gas or a product made from synthesis gas, including, without limitation, electricity, liquid fuels and chemicals.
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This bill amends the definition of "coal gasification facility" to make the moratorium on the licensing and permitting of those facilities specific to the gasification of coal or coal-derived materials.