Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1106-A is enacted to read:

§1106-A.__Municipal notification

The Secretary of State shall provide written notice of all license decisions under section 1106 to the code enforcement officer or municipal designee of the municipality in which the applicant for a recycler license proposed its facilities to be located.__If any proposed location is not within an organized municipality, the Secretary of State shall provide written notice to the county commissioners for that location.

Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §3751, as amended by PL 1993, c. 173, §1, is further amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read:

Junkyards, automobile graveyards and automobile recycling businesses pose potential risks to the environment, particularly to groundwater and surface water quality if gasoline, oil or other fluids are not managed and disposed of properly.__Proper location and operation of these facilities are critical to ensure protection of groundwater and surface water quality, other natural resources and the health and welfare of Maine citizens.__ These facilities may create nuisance conditions potentially affecting abutting landowners and others if not located and operated properly.__For these reasons, it is declared that these facilities are appropriately subject to certain environmental and operational standards and to appropriate municipal and state regulation.

Sec. 3. 30-A MRSA §3752, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 65, Pt. A, §130 and affected by §153 and Pt. C, §15, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

1.__Automobile graveyard.__"Automobile graveyard" means a yard, field or other outdoor area used to store 3 or more unregistered or uninspected motor vehicles, as defined in Title 29-A, section 101, subsection 42, or parts of the vehicles.__ "Automobile graveyard" includes an area used for automobile dismantling, salvage and recycling operations.

A.__"Automobile graveyard" does not include:

(1)__An area used for temporary storage by an establishment or place of business that is primarily engaged in doing auto body repair work to make repairs to render a motor vehicle serviceable.__In order for a vehicle's storage to be considered temporary, it must