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

 
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §343-H, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2001, c. 695, §1, is
further amended to read:

 
4. Reporting. The directors shall jointly report on the
activities of all state agencies under the initiative to the
joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction
over natural resources matters and the joint standing committee
of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state government
matters. The directors must submit their report for state
agencies other than the state-supported institutions of higher
learning no later than January 1, 2003, and biennially
thereafter, and must submit their report for state-supported
institutions of higher learning no later than January 1, 2004
2006, and biennially thereafter. The report must identify the
successes of and the obstacles to implementation of the
initiative and may include recommendations for any statutory
changes necessary to accomplish the initiative.

 
Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §413, sub-§1-B, as affected by PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A,
§40 and amended by Pt. B, §28, is further amended to read:

 
1-B. License required for subsurface wastewater disposal
systems. No person may install, operate or maintain a subsurface
wastewater disposal system without first obtaining a license
therefor from the department, except that a license is not
required for systems designed and installed in conformance with
the plumbing code, as promulgated by the Department of Human
Services under Title 22, section 42. The department may by rule
license categories of subsurface discharges when the discharges
will not have a significant adverse effect on the quality or
classification of groundwaters of the State.

 
Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §464, sub-§3, ¶B, as amended by PL 2003, c. 245, §7,
is further amended to read:

 
B. The board shall, from time to time, but at least once
every 4 3 years, hold public hearings for the purpose of
reviewing the water quality classification system and
related standards and, as appropriate, recommending changes
in the standards to the Legislature.

 
Sec. 4. 38 MRSA §467, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2003, c. 317, §4, is
further amended to read:

 
2. Dennys River Basin.

 
A. Dennys River, main stem.


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