A. The commissioner shall, in coordination with a statewide association of fire chiefs, identify fire departments in the State that have the capacity and willingness to accept expired marine flares from members of the public. A participating fire department may choose to designate the geographic area from which the fire department will accept expired marine flares. A participating fire department and the commissioner shall coordinate for timely pickup of the collected expired marine flares.   [PL 2021, c. 422, §1 (NEW).]

B. The commissioner shall coordinate with sponsors of annual community events that choose to include expired marine flare collection as part of their events.   [PL 2021, c. 422, §1 (NEW).]

C. The commissioner shall coordinate with marinas, municipalities and groups that organize events at which the public is invited to drop off expired marine flares for timely collection.   [PL 2021, c. 422, §1 (NEW).]