Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3494 – Decommissioning plan
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A decommissioning plan must: [PL 2021, c. 151, §1 (NEW).]
1. Decommissioning. Provide for the decommissioning of a solar energy development. For any portion of the development located on land classified as farmland any time within 5 years preceding the start of construction of the development, the plan must provide for the restoration of that farmland upon decommissioning sufficient to support resumption of farming or agricultural activities;
[PL 2021, c. 151, §1 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3494
- Decommissioning: includes the grading to postconstruction grade and revegetation of all earth disturbed during construction and decommissioning, except for areas already restored, providing for the recycling of the waste components of the solar energy development that are recyclable, including, but not limited to, the solar panels, by a facility authorized to accept such materials for recycling and providing for the disposal of the waste components of the solar energy development that are not recyclable by a facility authorized to accept such materials for disposal. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3491
2. Grading and revegetation of earth. Provide for the grading and revegetation of all earth disturbed during construction and decommissioning, except for areas already restored; and
[PL 2021, c. 151, §1 (NEW).]
3. Financial capacity. Include demonstration of current and future financial capacity, which must be unaffected by the owner’s or operator’s future financial condition, to fully fund decommissioning in accordance with an approved decommissioning plan under this chapter.
[PL 2021, c. 151, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2021, c. 151, §1 (NEW).