As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

1.__Dangerous or unsafe material.__"Dangerous or unsafe material" means any substance or material that is capable of or likely to cause injury, including, but not limited to:

A.__Pressure tanks such as propane tanks;

B.__Flammable liquids or solids; and

C.__Explosive materials such as dynamite or fireworks.

§1316-P.__Prohibition; penalties

A person commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $500 may be assessed if, with respect to any dangerous or unsafe material that the person knows is dangerous or unsafe, that person knowingly:

1.__Conceals.__Conceals that material by placing it inside other waste material or covering it with other waste material; and

2.__Disposes__at solid waste facility.__Disposes or causes another to dispose of such material in a solid waste facility.

Sec. 2. Rulemaking. The Department of Environmental Protection shall adopt rules to define "dangerous or unsafe material" under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, section 1316-O, subsection 1. In developing proposed rules under this section, the department shall consider for inclusion as dangerous or unsafe materials those materials and items that the United States Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration has prohibited on passenger airplanes in a passenger's carry-on baggage. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this Act takes effect when approved.