| | Sec. 58. 38 MRSA §347-A, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 311, §4 and | as amended by c. 890, Pt. A, §3 and affected by §40, is further | amended to read: |
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| | 2. Hearings. The commissioner shall give at least 30 days' | written notice to the alleged violator of the date, time and | place of any hearing held pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph C | A, subparagraph (3). The notice shall must specify the act or | omission which is claimed to be in violation of law or | regulation. |
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| Any hearing conducted under the authority of this subsection | shall must be in accordance with the provisions of the Maine | Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter | IV. At the hearing, the alleged violator may appear in person or | by attorney and answer the allegations of violation and file a | statement of the facts, including the methods, practices and | procedures, if any, adopted or used by that person to comply with | this chapter and present such evidence as may be pertinent and | relevant to the alleged violation. |
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| After hearing, or in the event of a failure of the alleged | violator to appear on the date set for a hearing, the | commissioner shall, as soon as practicable, make findings of fact | based on the record and, if the commissioner finds that a | violation exists, shall issue an order aimed at ending the | violation. The person to whom an order is directed shall | immediately comply with the terms of that order. |
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| | Sec. 59. PL 1997, c. 641, §4 is amended to read: |
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| | Sec. 4. Use of revenues. Revenues from the extraction of groundwater | authorized by this Act must be deposited into the Maine State | Parks and Recreational Facilities Development Fund established by | the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 609 or its | successor provision, Title 12, section 1825, subsection 1. |
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| | Sec. 60. Resolve 1997, c. 117, §1, sub-§6 is amended to read: |
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| | 6. Report. The commission shall submit a report, together | with any necessary implementing legislation, to the First Regular | Session of the 120th Legislature by December 15, 2001 2000. |
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| | Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, | this Act takes effect when approved. |
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