Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1316-L – Management of motor vehicle tires
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1. Disposal, storage and processing. A person may not dispose of, store or process, or cause to be disposed of, stored or processed, used motor vehicle tires at a site or facility in this State that:
A. Is an uncontrolled tire stockpile that is the subject of an administrative order of the commissioner pursuant to section 1316?A; or [PL 1995, c. 579, §5 (NEW).]
B. Is unlicensed, unless the facility is exempt from licensing or otherwise authorized under state law to dispose of, store or process such tires. [PL 1995, c. 579, §5 (NEW).]
[PL 1995, c. 579, §5 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1316-L
- Disposal: means the discharge, deposit, dumping, spilling, leaking or placing of hazardous, biomedical or solid waste, waste oil, refuse-derived fuel, sludge or septage into or on land, air or water and the incineration of solid waste, refuse-derived fuel, sludge or septage so that the hazardous, biomedical or solid waste, waste oil, refuse-derived fuel, sludge or septage or a constituent of the hazardous, biomedical or solid waste, waste oil, refuse-derived fuel, sludge or septage may enter the environment or be emitted into the air, or discharged into waters, including ground waters. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1303-C
- Handle: means to store, transfer, collect, separate, salvage, process, recycle, reduce, recover, incinerate, dispose of or treat. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1303-C
- Manifest: means the form used for identifying the quantity, composition and the origin, routing and destination of hazardous waste during its transport. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1303-C
- Site: means the same or geographically contiguous property which may be divided by a public or private right-of-way, as long as the entrance and exit between the properties is at a crossroads intersection and access is by crossing as opposed to going along the right-of-way. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1303-C
- Storage: means the containment of hazardous wastes, either on a temporary basis or for a period of years, in such a manner as not to constitute disposal of the hazardous wastes. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1303-C
- Transport: means the movement of hazardous or solid waste, waste oil, sludge or septage from the point of generation to any intermediate points and finally to the point of ultimate disposition. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1303-C
- Uncontrolled tire stockpile: means an area or location, whether or not licensed, where used motor vehicle tires are or were handled, stored or disposed of in such a manner as to present a significant fire hazard or a threat to public health or to the quality of a classified body of surface water or a significant sand and gravel aquifer or fractured bedrock aquifer as defined in section 1310?N, subsection 2?A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1303-C
2. Transfer to tire transporter. A person may not transfer custody or possession of scrap tires to any transporter if that person knows or has reason to believe the transporter:
A. Does not have a license or permit to transport scrap tires as required by department rules; [PL 1995, c. 579, §5 (NEW).]
B. Does not have a manifest documenting the transport of such tires as required by department rules; or [PL 1995, c. 579, §5 (NEW).]
C. Will transport or handle the scrap tires in violation of this subchapter or of subchapter II?A or rules adopted pursuant to section 1304. [PL 1995, c. 579, §5 (NEW).]
[PL 1995, c. 579, §5 (NEW).]
The department shall maintain current lists of uncontrolled tire stockpiles, licensed and authorized tire storage, disposal or processing facilities and transporters licensed or authorized to transport scrap tires. [PL 1995, c. 579, §5 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 579, §5 (NEW).