CHAPTER 567

H.P. 1328 - L.D. 1806

An Act To Provide for the Safe Disposal of Household

Hazardous Waste

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

Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §2133, sub-§2-B, as amended by PL 1999, c. 779, §3, is further amended to read:

2-B. Household hazardous waste collection. The office may, within available resources, award grants to eligible municipalities, regional associations, sanitary districts and sewer districts for household hazardous waste collection and disposal programs. In implementing this program, the office shall attempt to:

A. Coordinate the household hazardous waste collection programs with overall recycling and waste management;

B. Encourage regional economies of scale;

C. Coordinate programs between private and public institutions;

D. Maximize opportunities for federal grants and pilot programs; and

E. By January 1, 2002 and as necessary thereafter, fund capital improvements and operating expenses to facilitate the development of collection programs throughout the State for hazardous waste that is universal waste, as identified