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| | | An Act To Amend the Waste Management Laws Regarding the |
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| | | Spreading of Sludge on Land |
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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 §1304, sub-§§18 and 19 are enacted to read: |
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| | | 18.__Use of residuals containing human pathogens.__The | | department may not license the utilization and distribution of | | residuals containing human pathogens, such as municipal treatment | | plant sludge, under permit-by-rule provisions established by the | | department pursuant to the provisions of section 344, subsection | | 7. |
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| | | 19.__Interested parties notice for distribution of composted | | sludge.__The department shall establish and maintain a list of | | interested parties, including a statewide organization that | | represents municipalities in this State, to whom notice of | | license applications and applications to modify existing licenses | | for the distribution in this State of composted sludge must be | | provided.__In addition, the department shall electronically mail | | the notice to each municipality in the State that is equipped to | | receive electronic mail.__Notice must be provided upon the | | department's finding that the application is complete for | | processing. |
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| | | Sec. 2. Rulemaking. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title | | 38, section 1304, subsection 1-C, any amendment to Board of Environmental | | Protection rules to make the rules consistent with this Act is a routine | | technical rule as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. |
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