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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §10003, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 231, §6, is
further amended to read:

 
1. Establishment and membership. There is established within
the Department of Environmental Protection, the Board of
Underground Storage Tank Installers. The board consists of 7
members appointed by the Governor as follows: one from the
Department of Environmental Protection; one from either the Maine
Oil Dealer's Association or the Maine Petroleum Association; one
underground oil storage tank installer; one from the Maine
Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Business Alliance or one
municipal code enforcement officer or a 2nd underground oil
storage tank installer; one from the Maine Fire Chiefs
Association; and 2 public members.

 
Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §420-A, sub-§6, as amended by PL 1997, c. 179, §3, is
further amended to read:

 
6. Repeal. This section is repealed December 31, 2002 2007.

 
Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §488, sub-§19, as amended by PL 1999, c. 776, §15, is
further amended to read:

 
19. Municipal capacity. A structure, as defined in section
482, subsection 6, that is from 3 acres up to and including 7
acres or a subdivision, as defined in section 482, subsection 5,
that is made up of 15 or more lots for single-family, detached,
residential housing, common areas or open space with an aggregate
area of from 30 acres up to and including 100 acres is exempt
from review under this article if it is located wholly within a
municipality or municipalities meeting the criteria in paragraphs
A to D as determined by the department and it is located wholly
within a designated growth area as identified in a comprehensive
plan adopted pursuant to Title 30-A, chapter 187, subchapter II.
The planning board of the municipality in which the development
is located or an adjacent municipality may petition the
commissioner to review such a structure or subdivision if it has
regional environmental impacts. This petition must be filed
within 20 days of the receipt of the application by the
municipality. State jurisdiction must be exerted, if at all,
within 30 days of receipt of the completed project application by
the commissioner from the municipality or within 30 days of
receipt of any modification to that application from the
municipality. Review by the department is limited to the
identified regional environmental impacts. The criteria are as
follows:


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