§1301. Short title This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Maine Hazardous Waste, Septage and Solid Waste Management Act.” [PL 1979, c. 383, §1 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 387 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 383, §1 (AMD).
§1302. Declaration of policy For the purposes of this chapter and chapter 24, the Legislature finds and declares it to be the policy of the State, consistent with its duty to protect the health, safety and welfare of its citizens, enhance and maintain the quality of the environment, conserve natural resources and prevent air, water […]
§1303-A. Hazardous waste; additional rule-making authority (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 699, §9 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 430, §6 (RPR). PL 1983, c. 395, §1 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 432, §4 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 467, §1 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 666 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 816, §B21 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 506, §A81 […]
§1303-B. Waste oil dealers; rule-making authority (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 342, §4 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 517, §8 (RP).
§1303-C. Definitions As used in this chapter or in chapter 24, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1989, c. 878, Pt. H, §7 (AMD).] 1. Agency. [PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §19 (RP).] 1-A. Biomedical waste. “Biomedical waste” means waste that may contain human pathogens of […]
§1303. Definitions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 387 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 78, §208 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 383, §2 (RPR). PL 1979, c. 663, §§234,235 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 699, §§3-8 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 430, §§1-5 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 470, §A170 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 478, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1981, c. […]
§1304-A. Data; facility needs plan (REALLOCATED TO TITLE 38, SECTION 1319-Q) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 478, §5 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 432, §6 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 481, §A97 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 517, §13 (RAL).
§1304-B. Delivery of solid wastes to specific waste facilities 1. Findings and purpose. The Legislature makes the following findings of fact. Subject to the provisions of chapter 24, the State requires each municipality to provide for disposal services for domestic and commercial solid waste generated within the municipality. Solid waste contains valuable recoverable resources, including […]
§1304-C. Report; material-separated, refuse-derived fuel Beginning on January 1, 1992, a municipal solid waste processing facility that produces any material-separated, refuse-derived fuel shall annually report the following information to the department: [PL 1991, c. 220, §11 (NEW).] 1. Total weight. The total weight of municipal solid waste accepted by the facility during the previous […]
§1304. Department; powers and duties 1. Rules. Subject to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375, the board may adopt, amend and enforce rules as it deems necessary to govern waste management, including the location, establishment, construction and alteration of waste facilities as the facility affects the public health and welfare or the […]
§1305-A. Municipal participation for commercial hazardous waste facilities (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 478, §6 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 653, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 737, §A113 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 517, §18 (RP).
§1305-B. Municipal notice of decommissioning waste 1. Disposal; notice. A person may not dispose of decommissioning waste or transfer decommissioning waste to a facility defined in section 1303‑C, subsection 30 or 31 in this State without giving notice to the municipality in which the decommissioning waste is to be disposed of. Notice must be given […]
§1305. Municipalities; powers and duties 1. Disposal services. Each municipality shall provide solid waste disposal services for domestic and commercial solid waste generated within the municipality and may provide these services for industrial wastes and sewage treatment plant sludge. [PL 1989, c. 585, Pt. E, §17 (RPR).] 2. Ordinances. [PL 1983, c. 816, Pt. […]
§1306-A. Criminal provisions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 699, §14 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 375 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 430, §§13-16 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 517, §19 (RP).
§1306-B. Forfeiture; civil liability (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 699, §15 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 430, §17 (RP).
§1306-C. Forfeiture; civil liability (REALLOCATED TO TITLE 38, SECTION 1319-U) (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 430, §18 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 432, §7 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 785, §14 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 785, §A113 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 517, §20 (RAL).
§1306. Prohibition 1. General prohibition. It is unlawful for any person to establish, construct, alter or operate any waste facility without a permit issued by the department. [PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §232 (AMD).] 2. On-site disposal of domestic septage; penalty. [PL 2021, c. 641, […]
§1307. Violations (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 387 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 300, §54 (RP).
§1308-A. Hazardous waste facility closure (REALLOCATED TO TITLE 38, SECTION 1319-S) (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 303, §2 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 432, §8 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 517, §21 (RAL).
§1308. Exemptions Rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter concerning the location, establishment and construction of solid waste disposal facilities, but not concerning alteration or operation, shall not affect such facilities in existence prior to October 3, 1973. Landscape refuse and fill disposal sites established in connection with public works projects and commonly known […]
