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D.__All areas other than a working pit area that are not | naturally internally drained must meet the erosion and | sedimentation control standards of section 420-C. |
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| The department may not grant a variance from the provisions of | paragraph A, B or, C or D. Areas are not considered "naturally | internally drained" if surface discharge is impeded through the | use of structures such as detention ponds, retention ponds and | undersized culverts. |
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| | Sec. 5. 38 MRSA §551, sub-§1-B, as amended by PL 2003, c. 137, §1, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 1-B. Research and development. The Legislature may allocate | not more than $250,000 per annum of the amount currently in the | fund to be devoted to research and development in the causes, | effects and removal of pollution caused by oil, petroleum | products and their by-products on the marine environment. | Researchers receiving funds under this subsection shall use | vessels based in this State as platforms when practicable. Such | allocations must be made in accordance with section 555. This | subsection takes effect July 1, 1996. |
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| | Sec. 6. 38 MRSA §563-C, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 302, §1, is | amended to read: |
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| | 2. Exemptions. The prohibitions in subsection 1 do not apply | to: |
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| A. Replacement or expansion of a facility registered and | installed on or before September 30, 2001, provided the | replacement or expansion occurs on the same property and the | owner or operator continues to pay the annual registration | fee as required under section 563. Failure to pay the | annual fee disqualifies a facility from being considered | exempt under this section; |
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| B. Conversion of an aboveground oil storage facility | registered permitted by the Department of Public Safety, | Office of the State Fire Marshal and installed on or before | September 30, 2001 to an underground oil storage facility, | provided the conversion occurs on the same property; |
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| C. A facility used solely for the storage of heating oil | that is consumed on site; |
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| D. Underground piping associated with an aboveground oil | storage facility; or |
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