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| Sec. 13. 38 MRSA §1304-B, sub-§4-A, ¶E is enacted to read: |
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| E.__A contract for disposal of solid waste or municipal | solid waste entered into by a host community or a charter | community must meet the conditions set forth in section | 1310-N, subsection 9, paragraph B. |
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| | Sec. 14. 38 MRSA §1310-N, sub-§9, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 465, | Pt. A, §16 and affected by Pt. C, §2, is amended to read: |
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| B. Based upon the nature, size and projected impacts of | the proposed facility, host community agreements | Agreements between an incineration facility, its owner or | operator and a host community or charter community must, | when applicable, include provisions regarding: |
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| (1) Improvement, maintenance and repair of local | roads directly affected by traffic to and from the | facility and of other infrastructural elements | directly affected by the facility, including | sewerage, storm water or drainage pipes and other | aboveground and belowground utilities; |
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| (2) Development and maintenance of adequate local | emergency response capacity to accommodate the | facility; |
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| (3) Financial support for personnel or other means | to provide technical assistance to the municipality | in interpreting data and to advise the municipality | on other technical issues concerning the facility; | and |
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| (4) Other issues determined on a case-specific basis | by the applicant and municipality to be appropriate | given the nature of the proposed facility.; |
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| (5)__Reasonable reductions in disposal costs and | tipping fee rates to offset the burden borne by the | charter community or host community; |
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| (6)__Guaranteed disposal of all municipal solid waste | from the charter communities and host communities | regardless of tonnage; |
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| (7)__For a host community, reasonable hours of | operation of the incineration facility consistent | with the location and proximity of operation to | residential zones, including: |
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