Maine Revised Statutes Title 37-B Sec. 791 – General provisions
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1. Purpose. This subchapter is intended to be consistent with and facilitate implementation of the provisions of the United States Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, Public Law 99-499.
[PL 1989, c. 464, §3 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 37-B Sec. 791
- CERCLA hazardous substance: means a substance on the list defined in the United States Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, Public Law 96-510, Section 101(14), as amended. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 37-B Sec. 791
- Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
- Reportable quantity: means for any CERCLA hazardous substance or extremely hazardous substance, the reportable quantity established in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 302, Table 302. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 37-B Sec. 791
- Response: means those activities designed to provide emergency assistance to victims of a disaster and reduce the likelihood of secondary damage. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 37-B Sec. 703
- United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Definitions. As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
A. “CERCLA hazardous substance” means a substance on the list defined in the United States Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, Public Law 96-510, Section 101(14), as amended. [RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. A, §49 (COR).]
B. “Extremely hazardous substance” shall have the meaning set forth in the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, Public Law 99-499, Title III, Section 302, and listed in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 355. [PL 1989, c. 464, §3 (NEW).]
B-1. “Facility” means all buildings, equipment, structures, rail makeup, holding or storage tracks, spurs or yards, truck parking areas, airports, loading docks and other stationary items that are located on a single site or on contiguous or adjacent sites and are owned or operated by the same person or by another person who controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with that person. “Facility” includes sites where motor vehicles, watercraft, rolling stock and aircraft are present for more than 12 hours. [PL 1989, c. 638, §1 (NEW).]
C. “Hazardous chemical” means all hazardous chemicals as defined under Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 355.20. [PL 1989, c. 464, §3 (NEW).]
D. “Hazardous material” means all chemicals and chemical categories defined as extremely hazardous substances and hazardous chemicals in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 355.20 and toxic chemicals in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 372.3. [PL 1989, c. 464, §3 (NEW).]
E. “Reportable quantity” means for any CERCLA hazardous substance or extremely hazardous substance, the reportable quantity established in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 302, Table 302.4 or in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 355, Appendixes A and B, for such substance. [PL 1989, c. 464, §3 (NEW).]
F. “Threshold planning quantity” shall have the meaning set forth in the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, Public Law 99-499, Title III, Section 302, and listed in 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 355, 370 and 372. [PL 1989, c. 464, §3 (NEW).]
[RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. A, §49 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1989, c. 464, §3 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 638, §1 (AMD). RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. A, §49 (COR).