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Home » US Law » 2022 Maine Revised Statutes » TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION » Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS » Subchapter 2-A: OIL DISCHARGE PREVENTION AND POLLUTION CONTROL

38 §553. Interstate Compact, authority

§553. Interstate Compact, authority In accordance with subchapter II the Governor of this State is authorized and directed to execute supplementary agreements with any one or more of the states comprising the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission and the United States for the purpose of implementing and carrying out the provisions, limitations, qualifications […]

38 §555. Budget approval

§555. Budget approval The commissioner shall submit budget recommendations for disbursements from the fund in accordance with section 551, subsection 5, paragraphs A, C, F and H for each biennium. The budget must be submitted as part of the unified current services budget legislation in accordance with Title 5, sections 1663 to 1666. The State […]

38 §556. Municipal ordinances; powers limited

§556. Municipal ordinances; powers limited Nothing in this subchapter may be construed to deny any municipality, by ordinance or by law, from exercising police powers under any general or special Act; provided that ordinances and bylaws in furtherance of the intent of this subchapter and promoting the general welfare, public health and public safety are […]

38 §557. Construction

§557. Construction This subchapter, being necessary for the general welfare, the public health and the public safety of the State and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes set forth under this subchapter. No rule or order of the board or commissioner may be stayed pending appeal under the provisions of this […]

38 §560. Vessels at anchorage

§560. Vessels at anchorage 1.  Purpose.  The Legislature intends by the enactment of this section to exercise the police power of the State through the department by conferring upon the department the exclusive power to deal with the hazards and threats of danger and damage posed by the anchorage of oil-carrying vessels in the waters […]