Sec. 1. 37-B MRSA §797, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 929, §3, is amended to read:

8. Progress toward toxics use reduction goals. For those persons required to submit a form under this section for extremely hazardous substances, a report on the progress made by the facility toward meeting the toxics use reduction goals established in Title 38, section 2303. A pollution prevention progress report submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection in accordance with Title 38, section 2305-B meets the requirements of this subsection.

Sec. 2. 37-B MRSA §799, as amended by PL 1993, c. 355, §2, is further amended to read:

§799. Toxic chemical release forms

Under this section, the owner or operator of every facility with 10 or more employees and within Standard Industrial Classification Codes 20-39 must file toxic chemical release forms for routine releases with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Environmental Protection, the commission and the local emergency planning committee by October 1, 1989 and annually thereafter consistent with the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, Public Law 99-499, Title III, Section 313, and 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 372. Those forms must be made available to the public by the commission and the local emergency planning committee. The owner or operator of every facility required to report under this section must also submit a report on the progress made by the facility toward meeting the toxics release reduction goals established in Title 38, section 2303, except that a pollution prevention progress report submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection in accordance with Title 38, section 2305-B meets this requirement.

Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §2302, first ¶, as amended by PL 1991, c. 520, §10, is further amended to read:

It is the policy of the State to reduce the amount of the toxic substances used in the State, to reduce worker and environmental exposure to the release of toxic substances, to reduce the hazardous waste generated within the State and to minimize the transfer of toxic pollutants from one environmental medium to another. The State encourages an integrated approach to toxics use reduction, toxics release reduction and hazardous waste reduction based on the hierarchies of management strategies included in this section. It is further the policy of the State that the process of reducing the use and release of toxic substances and the generation of hazardous waste is ongoing and