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| | | An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Junkyards, Automobile |
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| | | Graveyards and Automobile Recycling Businesses |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1106-A is enacted to read: |
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| | | §1106-A.__Municipal notification |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | 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: |
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| | | 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 |
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