An Act To Require the Department of Environmental Protection To Provide Natural Resources Protection Act Permits to Affected Municipalities
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §480-E, sub-§13 is enacted to read:
13. Department to provide copy of permit to municipality. When the department issues a permit under this article, the department shall provide a copy of the entire permit to each municipality in which the proposed activity is to occur. The department may provide the permit electronically.
summary
This bill requires that when the Department of Environmental Protection issues a permit under the Natural Resources Protection Act the department must provide a copy of the entire permit to each municipality in which the proposed activity is to occur.