Sec. 8. 30-A MRSA §3754, as amended by PL 1999, c. 761, §5, is further amended to read:

§3754. Hearings

Municipal officers or county commissioners, as provided for in section 3753, shall hold a public hearing before granting a permit to establish, operate or maintain an a new automobile graveyard, automobile recycling business or junkyard and may hold public hearings annually regarding the relicensing of these facilities. They shall Municipal officers or county commissioners shall require an applicant to provide proof of mailing the notice to abutting property owners of an application.__ Municipal officers or county commissioners shall also post a notice of the hearing at least 7 and not more than 14 days before the hearing in at least 2 public places in the municipality or unorganized territory and publish a notice in one newspaper having general circulation in the municipality or unorganized territory in which the automobile graveyard, automobile recycling business or junkyard is to be located. The municipal officers or county commissioners shall give written notice of the application to the Department of Transportation establish a new automobile graveyard or automobile recycling business to the automobile dealer licensing section of the Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles by mailing a copy of the application at least 7 and not more than 14 days before the hearing. The municipal officers or county commissioners shall give written notice of the application to a public water supplier for any automobile graveyard, automobile recycling business or junkyard located within its source water supply area. The notice may be given by mailing a copy of the application at least 7 and not more than 14 days before the hearing.

Sec. 9. 30-A MRSA §3754-A is enacted to read: