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interior discharge opening of such sanitary waste disposal system a | holding tank or suitable container for holding sanitary waste | material so as to prevent its discharge or drainage into the inland | waters or beginning July 15, 2005 into the coastal waters of the | State. |
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| | Sec. B-2. 38 MRSA §423-B, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 433, §2, is | amended to read: |
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| §423-B. Watercraft sewage pump-out facilities at marinas |
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| | By June 1, 1990, marinas serving coastal waters shall provide | or provide through contractual agreements facilities to remove | sanitary waste from the holding tanks of watercraft. For | purposes of this section, the term "marina" means any commercial | facility that provides supplies and services and has the capacity | to provide slip space or mooring for 18 or more vessels which | exceed 24 feet in length. This section is repealed July 15, | 2005. |
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| | Sec. B-3. 38 MRSA §423-D is enacted to read: |
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| §423-D.__Marina construction; pump-out facilities |
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| | 1.__Definitions.__As used in this section, unless the context | otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following | meanings. |
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| A.__"Pump-out station" means a facility that pumps or | receives human body wastes out of type III marine sanitation | devices installed on board watercraft. |
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| B.__"Type I marine sanitation device" means a marine toilet | that, under prescribed test conditions, will produce an | effluent that does not exceed a fecal coliform bacteria | count of 1,000 parts per 100 milliliters and has no visible | solids. |
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| C.__"Type II marine sanitation device" means a marine toilet | that, under prescribed test conditions, will produce an | effluent that does not exceed a fecal coliform bacteria | count of 200 parts per 100 milliliters and has suspended | solids not greater than 150 milligrams per liter. |
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| D.__"Type III marine sanitation device" means any equipment | for installation on board a watercraft that is specifically | designed to receive, retain and discharge human body wastes. |
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| E.__"Waste reception facility"__means a facility specifically | designed to receive wastes from portable |
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