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LR 379
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Sec. 7. 38 MRSA §361-A, sub-§1-K, as amended by PL 2001, c. 232, §6,
is further amended to read:

 
1-K. Federal Water Pollution Control Act. "Federal Water
Pollution Control Act" means federal Public Law 92-500 or 33
United States Code, Sections 1251 et seq., including all
amendments effective on or before January 1, 2001 2005.

 
Sec. 8. 38 MRSA §420-D, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2003, c. 318, §1, is
further amended to read:

 
2. Review. If the applicant is able to meet the standards
for storm water using solely vegetative means, the department
shall review the application within 30 45 calendar days. If
structural means are used to meet those standards, the department
shall review the application within 90 calendar days. The review
period begins upon receipt of a complete application and may be
extended pursuant to section 344-B or if a joint order is
required pursuant to subsection 5. The department may request
additional information necessary to determine whether the
standards of this section are met. The application is deemed
approved if the department does not notify the applicant within
the applicable review period.

 
The department may allow a municipality or a quasi-municipal
organization, such as a watershed management district, to
substitute a management system for storm water approved by the
department for the permit requirement applicable to projects in a
designated area of the municipality. The municipality or quasi-
municipality may elect to have this substitution take effect at
the time the system is approved by the department, or at the time
the system is completed as provided in an implementation schedule
approved by the department.

 
Sec. 9. 38 MRSA §467, sub-§3, ¶B, as amended by PL 2003, c. 663, §2,
is further amended to read:

 
B. East Machias River, tributaries - Class A unless
otherwise specified.

 
(1) All tributaries entering below the Route 191 bridge in
Jacksonville - Class B.

 
(2) Beaverdam Brook - Class AA.

 
(3) Seavey Brook in Crawford - Class AA.

 
(4) Harmon Brook in Crawford - Class AA.


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