§2151-A. Indemnification The department shall defend and indemnify any employee of the bureau and any former employee of the former State Planning Office including the director and any member of the former Facility Siting Board against expenses actually and necessarily incurred by the person in connection with the defense of any action or proceeding in […]
§2151. Office of Siting and Disposal Operations (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 585, §A7 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 465, §A59 (RP). PL 1995, c. 465, §C2 (AFF).
§2152-A. State-owned solid waste disposal facilities; purpose, management and operation; disposal of municipal solid waste 1. Purpose of State-owned solid waste disposal facilities. The Legislature finds that the purpose of State-owned solid waste disposal facilities is to ensure that adequate disposal capacity is available for the disposal of solid waste generated within the State through […]
§2152. Facility Siting Board (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 585, §A7 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 465, §A61 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 465, §C2 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 502, §E32 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 556, §41 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 352, §16 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. GG, §39 (RP). PL 2011, c. 655, […]
§2153. Siting criteria 1. Siting criteria. With regard to state-owned facilities, the bureau shall administer rules adopted by the former Maine Waste Management Agency, Office of Siting and Disposal Operations and subsequently administered by the former State Planning Office pursuant to this subsection for siting criteria for solid waste disposal facilities. The bureau may revise […]
§2154. Site selection 1. Initial site screening. The bureau shall conduct a site screening and selection process to identify solid waste disposal capacity sufficient to meet the projected needs identified in the state planning process under section 2123‑A, subsection 4. The bureau shall consider the need for geographic distribution of facilities to adequately serve all […]
§2155. Notification The bureau shall notify the municipal officers of any municipality within which a waste disposal facility site is recommended under this subchapter of that recommendation. The bureau shall notify the municipal officers by certified mail within 30 days of making the recommendation. If the proposed site is located within the jurisdiction of the […]
§2156-A. Facility development 1. Planning for development. The bureau, in consultation with the department, shall plan for the development of facilities sufficient to meet anticipated unmet needs for municipal solid waste and special waste identified in the state plan and any revisions to the plan and to serve all geographic areas of the State. […]
§2156. Facility development (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 585, §A7 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 243, §2 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 517, §C2 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 794, §5 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 465, §§A64,65 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 465, §C2 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 588, §5 (RP).
§2157. Review of proposed waste facilities (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 585, §A7 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 869, §C11 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 890, §§A40,B289 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 66, §A41 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 517, §B12 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 732, §B3 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 465, §A66 (RP). PL 1995, c. 465, […]
§2158. Future commercial solid waste disposal facilities (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 585, §A7 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 890, §§A40,B290 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 465, §A67 (RP). PL 1995, c. 465, §C2 (AFF).
§2159. Real and personal property; right of eminent domain The bureau may acquire and hold real and personal property that it considers necessary for its purposes, is granted the right of eminent domain and, for those purposes, may take and hold, either by exercising its right of eminent domain or by purchase, lease or otherwise, […]
§2160. Procedure in exercise of right of eminent domain The right of eminent domain granted in section 2159 may only be exercised after complying with the following procedures. [PL 1989, c. 585, Pt. A, §7 (NEW).] 1. Notice to owner. The bureau shall provide to the owner or owners of record notice of the […]
§2161. Condemnation proceedings At the time the bureau sends the notice in section 2160, the bureau shall file in the county commissioner’s office in which the property to be taken is located and cause to be recorded in the registry of deeds in the county plans of the location of all lands, real estate, easements […]
§2162. Assistance in regional association siting 1. Technical assistance. Upon request by a regional association, the bureau may provide technical assistance to that regional association in the establishment of approved waste facilities, including assistance in planning, location, acquisition, development and operation of the site. The regional association shall describe fully the need and justification for […]
§2163. Exempt facilities (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 585, §A7 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 465, §A68 (RP). PL 1995, c. 465, §C2 (AFF).
§2164. Household and small generator hazardous waste (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 585, §A7 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 517, §B13 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 808, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 465, §A69 (RP). PL 1995, c. 465, §C2 (AFF).
§2165. Regulation of certain dry cell batteries 1. Definitions. As used in this section and section 2166, the following terms have the following meanings. A. “Industrial, communications or medical facility” means a structure or site where 15 or more people are employed and: (1) Where articles are assembled, manufactured or fabricated; (2) […]
§2166. Rechargeable consumer products 1. Nonremoveable battery requirements. A person may not sell, distribute or offer for sale in this State any product powered by a rechargeable battery primarily used or purchased to be used for personal, family or household purposes unless: A. The battery may be easily removed by the consumer or is […]
