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so designated, the commissioner shall notify the submittor. Within

15 days after receipt of the notice, the submittor shall

demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that the

designated information should not be disclosed because the

information is a trade secret, production, commercial or financial

information, the disclosure of which would impair the competitive

position of the submittor and would make available information not

otherwise publicly available. Unless such a demonstration is made,

the information must be disclosed and becomes a public record. The

department may grant or deny disclosure for the whole or any part

of the designated information requested and within 15 days shall

give written notice of the decision to the submittor and the person

requesting the designated information. A person aggrieved by a

decision of the department may appeal only to the Superior Court in

accordance with the provisions of section 346. All information

provided by the department to the municipality under this

subsection must be confidential and not a public record under Title

1, chapter 13. In the event a request for such information is

submitted to the municipality, the municipality shall submit that

request to the commissioner to be processed by the department as

provided in this subsection.

Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §1609 is enacted to read:

§1609.__Electronic waste

1.__Findings; purpose.__The Legislature finds that the
establishment of a system to provide for the collection and
recycling of electronic devices in this State is consistent with
its duty to protect the health, safety and welfare of its
citizens, enhance and maintain the quality of the environment,
conserve natural resources and prevent air, water and land
pollution.__The Legislature further finds that such a system is
consistent with the overall state solid waste management policy
including its intent to pursue and implement an integrated
approach to solid waste management and to aggressively promote
waste reduction, reuse and recycling as the preferred methods of
waste management.

The Legislature finds that the purpose of this section is to
establish a comprehensive electronics recycling system that
ensures the safe and environmentally sound handling, recycling
and disposal of electronic products and components and encourages
the design of electronic products and components that are less
toxic and more recyclable.

The Legislature further finds that it is the purpose of this
section to establish an electronics recycling system that is
convenient and minimizes cost to the consumer of electronic

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