37-B §803. Agency responsibilities
§803. Agency responsibilities The Maine Emergency Management Agency has the following responsibilities under this subchapter. [PL 1989, c. 464, §3 (NEW).] 1. Review facility emergency plans. The agency shall review facility area emergency plans submitted to the commission and make recommendations to the commission on their acceptance. The agency shall also develop model emergency […]
37-B §804. Local authority
§804. Local authority Nothing in this subchapter or rules adopted under it preempts or otherwise affects any ordinance, regulation or rule of a political subdivision, limits the authority of a political subdivision to adopt or enforce any ordinance, regulation, or rule that it is authorized to adopt or enforce pursuant to the Constitution of Maine […]
37-B §805. Community right to know
§805. Community right to know 1. Availability to public. Each emergency response plan, material safety data sheet, list described in section 796, subsection 2, Maine chemical inventory report, toxic chemical release report and follow-up emergency notice must be made available to the general public, consistent with section 800, during normal working hours at the location […]
37-B §806. Enforcement; penalties
§806. Enforcement; penalties 1. Commission orders. The commission may issue orders requiring the owner or operator of a facility or other responsible person at a facility to abate a violation of any section of this subchapter or rule adopted under it. [PL 1989, c. 464, §3 (NEW).] 2. Civil penalties. The following penalties apply […]
37-B §792. State Emergency Response Commission
§792. State Emergency Response Commission 1. Composition and terms. The State Emergency Response Commission, referred to in this subchapter as the “commission,” as established by Title 5, section 12004‑G, subsection 13‑A, to implement effective emergency response to releases of hazardous chemicals. The commission is composed of 14 members as follows: A. The Commissioner of […]
37-B §791. General provisions
§791. General provisions 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).] 2. Definitions. As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following […]