| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become | | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | | emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, certain changes to state law are necessary for | | implementation of Maine's storm water program in early 2003; and |
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| | | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and | | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for | | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, | | therefore, |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §420-D, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 502, §2 and | | affected by c. 603, §8, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 2. Review. If the applicant is able to meet the standards | | for storm water using solely vegetative means, the department | shall review the application within 30 | | structural means are used to meet those standards, the department | shall review the application within 60 | | review period begins upon receipt of a complete application and | | may be extended pursuant to section 344-B or if a joint order is | | required pursuant to subsection 5. The department may request | | additional information necessary to determine whether the | | standards of this section are met. The application is deemed | | approved if the department does not notify the applicant within | | the applicable review period. |
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| | | The department may allow a municipality or a quasi-municipal | | organization, such as a watershed management district, to | | substitute a management system for storm water approved by the | | department for the permit requirement applicable to projects in a | | designated area of the municipality. The municipality or quasi- | | municipality may elect to have this substitution take effect at | | the time the system is approved by the department, or at the time | | the system is completed as provided in an implementation schedule | | approved by the department. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §464, sub-§4, ķA, as amended by PL 1997, c. 794, Pt. | | A, §30, is further amended by amending subparagraph (1) to read: |
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| | | (1) Direct discharge of pollutants to waters having a | | drainage area of less than 10 square miles, except that | discharges into these waters that were licensed prior | to January 1, 1986, are allowed to continue only until | practical alternatives exist; |
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