Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §346, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 300, §9, is repealed.

Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §361-A, sub-§1-J, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 794, Pt. A, §10, is amended to read:

1-J. Code of Federal Regulations. "Code of Federal Regulations" means the codification of regulations published in the Federal Register by the Federal Government, and includes those regulations effective on or before January 1, 1997 2001.

Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §361-A, sub-§1-K, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 794, Pt. A, §10, is amended to read:

1-K. Federal Water Pollution Control Act. "Federal Water Pollution Control Act" means federal Public Law 92-500 or 33 United States Code, Sections 1251 et seq., including all amendments effective on or before January 1, 1997 2001.

Sec. 4. 38 MRSA §361-A, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1971, c. 470, §1, is amended to read:

4. Person. "Person" means an individual, firm, corporation, municipality, quasi-municipal corporation, state agency, federal agency, association, partnership or other legal entity or an agent or employee of any of these.

Sec. 5. 38 MRSA §410-G, as amended by PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 and Pt. B, §23, is further amended to read:

§410-G. Report required

The commissioner in cooperation with the Department of Marine Resources shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over energy and natural resources and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over marine resources during the first regular session of each Legislature. The initial report must include recommendations regarding the design of the monitoring program and the level of funding necessary to fully implement the program. The report is due on or before March 15th. The report must address the problems or potential problems of marine and estuarine resources caused by industrial contaminants. The commissioner also shall prescribe remedial steps to address problems identified in the report. If the department does not receive funding for the Marine Environmental Monitoring Program described in section 410-F during all or part of the calendar