A progress report may exclude any information entitled to protection as confidential information or a trade secret pursuant to section 1310-B or Title 37-B, section 800.

Sec. 10. 38 MRSA §2306, as amended by PL 1991, c. 520, §15, is further amended to read:

§2306. Employee and host municipality notification

Six months prior to the date when a reduction pollution prevention plan or update must be completed, the owner or operator of each facility must shall notify all of its employees of the requirements for the plans, identify the toxic substances and hazardous wastes and production units for which plans must be developed and solicit comments or suggestions from all employees on involve employees in developing the pollution prevention plan or update, including the identification of toxics use, toxics release and hazardous waste reduction options. In a facility in which employees are represented by a labor organization, employee representatives who work at the facility and who are selected by the labor organization shall be involved in the development of the plan.__In a facility in which employees are not represented by a labor organization, the employee involvement requirement must be met through employee representation on committees or groups formed to develop the plan.__A description of the employee notification process and employee involvement must be included in the progress report submitted in accordance with section 2305-A.

The owner or operator of a facility shall notify the municipal officers of the municipality in which the facility is located of the facility's pollution prevention efforts and shall provide the municipal officers with a copy of the progress report when it is submitted to the department.

Sec. 11. 38 MRSA §2307, as amended by PL 1991, c. 520, §16, is repealed.

Sec. 12. 38 MRSA §2307-A is enacted to read:

§2307-A.__Authority to review; modification