| 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. |