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transports, collects or stores that waste oil. Waste oil dealers | | shall maintain records sufficient to determine whether the dealer | | is liable for any and all fees imposed pursuant to this subsection | | and shall submit such records to the commissioner as required by | | rule of the board. |
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| | | Sec. 6. 38 MRSA §1319-O, sub-§3, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 124, §3, | | is amended to read: |
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| | | D. The board may assess licensing and registration fees | | sufficient to pay for the department's administrative costs | | in regulating biomedical waste. |
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| | | Sec. 7. Report. The Department of Environmental Protection shall | | prepare a report on funding for cleanup of sites contaminated by | | hazardous waste, biomedical waste and waste oil. The report must | | include an assessment of the adequacy of the Maine Hazardous | | Waste Fund and must be submitted to the joint standing committee | | of the Legislature having jurisdiction over natural resources | | matters no later than February 1, 2007. The committee may report | | out legislation dealing with the fees for the transport and | | disposal of hazardous waste to the First Regular Session of the | | 123rd Legislature. |
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| | | This bill increases revenue in the Maine Hazardous Waste Fund | | by adjusting the fees for the transport and disposal of hazardous | | waste. The bill eliminates the disparity between the fee charged | | for transport of waste within Maine and the fee assessed for | | waste transported into Maine from another jurisdiction. The bill | | authorizes the Board of Environmental Protection to assess a fee | | for registration of biomedical waste generators. The bill | | requires the Department of Environmental Protection to prepare a | | report on the adequacy of the Maine Hazardous Waste Fund and on | | funding for cleanup of sites contaminated by hazardous waste, | | biomedical waste and waste oil. |
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