| This bill assists municipalities in implementing and enforcing |
storm water management programs to regulate and control storm |
water pollution. The bill ensures that the District Court and |
Superior Court have concurrent jurisdiction to hear enforcement |
actions brought by municipalities regarding violations of |
ordinances and ordinance provisions they are required to enact, |
implement and enforce regarding nonstorm water discharges, |
construction site runoff and postconstruction storm water |
management. The bill also adds these ordinances to the list of |
environmental ordinances that the municipality may enforce using |
the land use enforcement mechanism, pursuant to the Maine Rules |
of Civil Procedure, Rule 80K, authorizing code enforcement |
officers to prosecute certain violations and by which a |
prevailing municipality may obtain a fine, injunctive relief or |
payment of attorney's fees, expert witness fees and costs from |
the violator if the municipality prevails. |