An Act To Reduce Unnecessary Reporting Requirements for the Department of Environmental Protection
Sec. 1. 4 MRSA §152, sub-§6-A, ¶C, as amended by PL 1991, c. 377, §1, is further amended to read:
Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §344, sub-§7, as amended by PL 1991, c. 804, Pt. A, §3, is further amended to read:
The commissioner shall annually review activities requiring permits or approval from the department to determine whether any additional classes of activities are more effectively administered under a permit by rule system. As part of this review, the commissioner shall solicit public comments on recommendations for activities to be included under permit by rule and shall review the performance of the existing permit by rule program, including a review of the compliance record of the permit by rule program. The commissioner shall annually recommend to the board any additional categories of permits for the board to permit by rule.
Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §352, sub-§6, as amended by PL 1993, c. 736, §6, is repealed.
Sec. 4. 38 MRSA §449, as amended by PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 and Pt. B, §49, is repealed.
Sec. 5. 38 MRSA §585-D, last ¶, as amended by PL 2007, c. 619, §7, is repealed.
Sec. 6. 38 MRSA §585-H, as amended by PL 2003, c. 638, §3, is repealed.
Sec. 7. PL 1997, c. 444, §9 is repealed.
summary
This bill repeals a requirement that the Commissioner of Environmental Protection annually conduct a review related to the permit by rule system and make any recommendations concerning additional categories of permits to the Board of Environmental Protection.
The bill also repeals a requirement that the Commissioner of Environmental Protection report before February 1st of each year to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over natural resources matters on the effects of license fee increases on department efficiency and license and permit processing times.
The bill also repeals a requirement that the Commissioner of Environmental Protection report biennially to the Legislature on the implementation and impact of local shoreland zoning ordinances.
The bill also repeals a requirement that the Department of Environmental Protection periodically evaluate whether the State should continue to implement and enforce California low-emission vehicle standards relating to the control of emissions from new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines.
The bill also repeals a requirement that the Department of Environmental Protection report annually to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over natural resources on the levels of methyl tertiary butyl ether or MTBE in gasoline brought into the State.
The bill also removes a requirement that the Commissioner of Environmental Protection periodically hold hearings and report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over natural resources matters concerning progress toward meeting with the instream color pollution standards under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, section 414-C.