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| Sec. 4. 38 MRSA §1319-I, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1987, c. 787, §19, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | 3. Fee for transportation into Maine from out of state. If | | hazardous waste or waste oil is transported into Maine from out | | of state, the person who first transports the hazardous waste or | waste oil into Maine shall pay aequal to twice the | amount | | hazardous waste or subsection 4-A for waste oil, as if that | | person were the waste oil dealer. |
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| | The commissioner may waive up to 50% of the fee imposed under | this subsection if the state from which the hazardous waste or | waste oil is transported to Maine observes the same reciprocity | with regard to hazardous waste transported to that state from | Maine. |
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| | | Sec. 5. 38 MRSA §1319-I, sub-§4-A, as affected by PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. | | A, §40 and amended by Pt. B, §259, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 4-A. Fee on waste oil sale or disposal. A fee of 1¢ | | gallon on each gallon of waste oil transported, collected or | | stored must be paid by the waste oil dealer that first | | 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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