| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §343-H, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2001, c. 695, §1, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 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. |
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| | 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: |
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| | 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. |
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| | Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §464, sub-§3, ¶B, as amended by PL 2003, c. 245, §7, | is further amended to read: |
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| 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. |
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| | Sec. 4. 38 MRSA §467, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2003, c. 317, §4, is | further amended to read: |
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| A. Dennys River, main stem. |
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