Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-I, sub-§48, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 786, §5, is repealed.

Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §661, as amended by PL 1997, c. 686, §2, is further amended to read:

§661. Public policy

In the interests of the public health and welfare of the people of this State, it is the declared public policy of this State that a facility licensed by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission and situated in the State must be accomplished in a manner consistent with protection of the public health and safety and in compliance with the environmental protection policies of this State. It is the purpose of this chapter, in conjunction with sections 671 to 690; Title 25, sections 51 and 52; and Title 35-A, sections 4331 to 4393; and Title 37-B, chapter 17, to exercise the jurisdiction of the State to the maximum extent permitted by the United States Constitution and federal law and to establish in cooperation with the Federal Government a State Nuclear Safety Inspector Program for the on- site monitoring, regulatory review and oversight of a facility within the State that holds a license issued by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Nothing in this chapter may be construed as an attempt by the State to regulate radiological health and safety reserved to the Federal Government by reason of the United States Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.

Sec. 3. 37-B MRSA c. 17, as amended, is repealed.

Sec. 4. 38 MRSA 1482, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 174, is repealed.

SUMMARY

The Maine Nuclear Emergency Planning Act was enacted in 1983 to establish an off-site planning system in the event of a nuclear accident at Maine Yankee. Maine Yankee has permanently closed and is no longer using nuclear power. The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission has ruled that off-site emergency planning is no longer necessary. This bill repeals the Maine Nuclear Emergency Planning Act.