Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3496 – Administration and enforcement; rulemaking
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3496
- Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
- 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
- Environmental permitting entity: means :
The Department of Environmental Protection shall administer and enforce this chapter with respect to the decommissioning of solar energy developments for which it is the environmental permitting entity, subject to the same powers and authorities granted to it pursuant to Title 38, chapter 2, which may include, but are not limited to, the adoption of rules and the establishment of reasonable fees. The Maine Land Use Planning Commission shall administer and enforce this chapter with respect to the decommissioning of solar energy developments for which it is the environmental permitting entity, subject to the same powers and authorities granted to it pursuant to Title 12, chapter 206?A, which may include, but are not limited to, the adoption of rules and the establishment of reasonable fees. [PL 2023, c. 215, §1 (AMD).]
Rules adopted by the Department of Environmental Protection or by the Maine Land Use Planning Commission pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2?A. [PL 2021, c. 151, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2021, c. 151, §1 (NEW). PL 2023, c. 215, §1 (AMD).