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Title 38, Chapter 24: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING

Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

38 §2101. Solid waste management hierarchy 
38 §2101-A. Definitions 
38 §2101-B. Food recovery hierarchy 
38 §2102. Establishment of the Maine Waste Management Agency (REPEALED) 
38 §2103. Powers and duties of the agency (REPEALED) 
38 §2104. Waste Management Advisory Council (REPEALED) 
38 §2105. Payment in lieu of taxes (REPEALED) 
38 §2106. Annual audit (REPEALED) 
38 §2107. Staff employees; conflict of interest (REPEALED) 
38 §2108. Indemnification (REPEALED) 
38 §2109. Sunset (REPEALED) 
38 §2110. Confidential information (REPEALED) 
38 §2111. Acquisition of solid waste and residue hauling assets (REPEALED) 
38 §2112. Small container contract restrictions 

Subchapter 2: SOLID WASTE PLANNING

38 §2121. Office of Planning (REPEALED) 
38 §2122. State waste management and recycling plan 
38 §2123. Plan contents (REPEALED) 
38 §2123-A. State plan contents 
38 §2123-B. Review of policy (REPEALED) 
38 §2123-C. Solid Waste Management Advisory Council (REPEALED) 
38 §2124. Reports 
38 §2124-A. Solid waste generation and disposal capacity report 
38 §2125. Evaluation of municipal implementation of solid waste management hierarchy (REPEALED) 

Subchapter 3: WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING

38 §2131. Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling; established (REPEALED) 
38 §2132. State goals 
38 §2133. Municipal recycling 
38 §2134. Marketing assistance 
38 §2135. Special services (REPEALED) 
38 §2135-A. Tire management program (REPEALED) 
38 §2136. Scrap metal transportation cost subsidy (REPEALED) 
38 §2137. State Government recycling and waste reduction 
38 §2137-A. Food recovery database 
38 §2138. Office paper recycling program 
38 §2139. Public education (REPEALED) 
38 §2140. Interstate and national initiatives 
38 §2141. Waste reduction and recycling labeling program (REPEALED) 
38 §2142. Advertising and marketing claims; waste reduction and recycling 
38 §2143. Cellular telephone recycling 
38 §2144. Stewardship program for architectural paint 
38 §2145. Recycling reporting 
38 §2146. Stewardship program for packaging 

Subchapter 4: FACILITY SITING AND DEVELOPMENT

38 §2151. Office of Siting and Disposal Operations (REPEALED) 
38 §2151-A. Indemnification 
38 §2152. Facility Siting Board (REPEALED) 
38 §2152-A. State-owned solid waste disposal facilities; purpose, management and operation; disposal of municipal solid waste 
38 §2153. Siting criteria 
38 §2154. Site selection 
38 §2155. Notification 
38 §2156. Facility development (REPEALED) 
38 §2156-A. Facility development 
38 §2157. Review of proposed waste facilities (REPEALED) 
38 §2158. Future commercial solid waste disposal facilities (REPEALED) 
38 §2159. Real and personal property; right of eminent domain 
38 §2160. Procedure in exercise of right of eminent domain 
38 §2161. Condemnation proceedings 
38 §2162. Assistance in regional association siting 
38 §2163. Exempt facilities (REPEALED) 
38 §2164. Household and small generator hazardous waste (REPEALED) 
38 §2165. Regulation of certain dry cell batteries 
38 §2166. Rechargeable consumer products 

Subchapter 5: HOST COMMUNITY COMPENSATION AND FACILITY OVERSIGHT

38 §2170. Host community benefits; application limited to facilities owned or operated by the bureau 
38 §2170-A. Host community agreements 
38 §2171. Citizen advisory committee 
38 §2172. Dispute resolution 
38 §2173. Municipal jurisdiction over regional association disposal facilities 
38 §2174. Local inspection and enforcement 
38 §2175. Property value offset (REPEALED) 
38 §2175-A. Property value offset 
38 §2175-B. Payment in lieu of taxes 
38 §2176. Impact payments 
38 §2177. Water supply monitoring and protection 

Subchapter 6: LIABILITY AND LIMITATIONS

38 §2181. Effect on tort claims 
38 §2182. Ability to indemnify 
38 §2183. Effect on existing contracts and facilities 
38 §2184. Municipal contracts 

Subchapter 7: FINANCE, FEES AND CONTRACTS

Article 1: FEES AND CONTRACTS

38 §2191. Fees 
38 §2192. Purposes of the fees 
38 §2193. Host municipality fees 

Article 2: MAINE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FUND

38 §2201. Maine Solid Waste Management Fund established 
38 §2201-A. Sunset; legislative intent (REPEALED) 
38 §2201-B. Maine Solid Waste Diversion Grant Program 
38 §2202. Fees 
38 §2203. Fee on special waste (REPEALED) 
38 §2203-A. Waste handling fees 
38 §2204. Municipal solid waste disposal surcharge (REPEALED) 
38 §2205. Fee payments 
38 §2206. Hearings and appeals 

Article 3: REVENUE OBLIGATION SECURITIES AND MORTGAGE LOANS

38 §2211. Definitions 
38 §2212. General powers 
38 §2213. Issuance of revenue obligation securities 
38 §2214. Trust agreements or other documents 
38 §2215. Rentals and revenues 
38 §2216. Remedies 
38 §2217. Revenue refunding securities 
38 §2218. Tax exemption 
38 §2219. Leasehold or other interests of lessee taxable 
38 §2220. Bonds as legal investments 
38 §2221. Capital reserve funds; obligation of State 
38 §2222. Taxable bond option 

Subchapter 8: INCINERATION PLANT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

38 §2231. Definitions 
38 §2232. Reporting 
38 §2233. Civil violation 
38 §2234. Civil penalty 
38 §2235. Use of files 
38 §2236. Limitation 
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