Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §1303-C, sub-§§7-A to 7-C are enacted to read:

7-A.__Compost.__"Compost" means any organic material, excluding human waste, that has undergone a composting process.

7-B.__Composted sludge.__"Composted sludge" means any organic material that includes human waste and that has undergone a composting process.

7-C.__Composting.__"Composting" means the biological decomposition of organic materials under predominantly aerobic conditions and controlled temperatures between 110 degrees and 150 degrees Fahrenheit.

Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §1303-C, sub-§18-A is enacted to read:

18-A.__Manure.__"Manure" means the excrement and urine created by animals, including any bedding material, used to fertilize the soil.

Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §1303-C, sub-§24-A is enacted to read:

24-A.__Residual.__"Residual" means any material generated as a by-product of a nonagricultural production or treatment process that has value as a source of crop nutrients or as a soil amendment.__"Residual" does not include composted sludge.

Sec. 4. 38 MRSA §1310-U, first ¶, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §26, is further amended to read:

Municipalities Except as provided in section 1310-CC, municipalities are prohibited from enacting stricter standards than those contained in this chapter and in the solid waste management rules adopted pursuant to this chapter governing the hydrogeological criteria for siting or designing solid waste disposal facilities or governing the engineering criteria related to waste handling and disposal areas of a solid waste disposal facility. Except as provided in section 2173, municipalities are further prohibited from enacting or applying ordinances that regulate solid waste disposal facilities owned by the office or a regional association.

Sec. 5. 38 MRSA §1310-CC is enacted to read:

§1310-CC.__Sludge; septage; composted sludge