Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1319-E – Disbursements from the Maine Hazardous Waste Fund
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1. Money disbursed. Money in the Maine Hazardous Waste Fund may be disbursed by the commissioner for the following purposes, but for no other:
A. Costs incurred in the removal or abatement of an unlicensed discharge or threatened discharge of hazardous waste, waste oil or biomedical waste. Whenever practical, the commissioner may offer the responsible party the opportunity to remove or abate the discharge or threatened discharge; [PL 1993, c. 355, §54 (AMD).]
B. [PL 1989, c. 546, §15 (RP).]
C. Costs incurred for the purchase of necessary hazardous waste, waste oil and biomedical waste testing, response, inspection and monitoring equipment and supplies, response and compliance personnel and training of personnel in accordance with an allocation approved by the Legislature; [PL 1993, c. 355, §54 (AMD).]
D. Amounts necessary to reimburse municipalities as required by section 1319?R, subsection 3; [PL 1989, c. 874, §8 (AMD).]
E. Costs incurred in the inspection or supervision of hazardous waste, waste oil and biomedical waste activities and handlers; and [PL 2011, c. 653, §26 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 653, §33 (AFF).]
F. [PL 2011, c. 653, §27 (RP); PL 2011, c. 653, §33 (AFF).]
G. Costs incurred in the administration of chapter 27 or the provision of technical assistance under the technical assistance and recognition programs described in section 2326. [PL 2009, c. 579, Pt. B, §10 (AMD); PL 2009, c. 579, Pt. B, §13 (AFF).]
[PL 2009, c. 579, Pt. B, §10 (AMD); PL 2009, c. 579, Pt. B, §13 (AFF); PL 2011, c. 653, §§26, 27 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 653, §33 (AFF).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1319-E
- Biomedical waste: means waste that may contain human pathogens of sufficient virulence and in sufficient concentrations that exposure to it by a susceptible human host could result in disease or that may contain cytotoxic chemicals used in medical treatment. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1303-C
- Discharge: includes , but is not limited to, any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, disposing, emptying or dumping of hazardous waste onto the land or into the water or ambient air. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1319-C
- Hazardous waste: means a waste substance or material, in any physical state, designated as hazardous by the board under section 1319?O. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1303-C
- Responsible party: means any person who could be held liable under section 1319?J. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1319-C
- Waste oil: means a petroleum-based or synthetic oil that, through use or handling, has become unsuitable for its original purpose due to the presence of impurities or loss of original properties. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1303-C
2. Limitation.
[PL 1987, c. 192, §28 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 478, §7 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 342, §6 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 162, §12 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 192, §28 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 517, §26 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 546, §15 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 874, §§8-10 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 890, §§A40, B257 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 499, §23 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 355, §54 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 579, Pt. B, §10 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 579, Pt. B, §13 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 653, §§26, 27 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 653, §33 (AFF).