CHAPTER 585
H.P. 1849 - L.D. 2587
An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Joint Standing Committee on Natural Resources Relating to the Review of the Advisory Commission on Radioactive Waste and Decommissioning Under the State Government Evaluation Act
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 3 MRSA §959, sub-§1, ¶L, as amended by PL 1999, c. 127, Pt. C, §13, is further amended to read:
L. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over natural resource matters shall use the following list as a guideline for scheduling reviews:
(1) Department of Environmental Protection in 1997;
(2) Board of Environmental Protection in 1997;
(3) Advisory Commission on Radioactive Waste and Decommissioning in 1999 2005;
(4) Saco River Corridor Commission in 2005; and
(5) Board of Underground Oil Tank Installers in 2003.
Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §1453-A, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1997, c. 700, §7, is further amended to read:
4. Meetings and reports. The commission shall meet at least 4 times a year. The commission shall submit an annual report of activities to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over natural resource matters and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over utility and energy matters by February 15th of each year. In its report in 2002, the commission shall include an assessment of its funding pursuant to Title 22, section 679-A and recommendations for altering the funding formula in the event the Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company plant in Wiscasset no longer generates low-level radioactive waste.
Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §1453-A, sub-§7, as amended by PL 1999, c. 366, §2, is further amended to read:
7. Repeal. This commission is subject to review and terminates in accordance with Title 3, chapter 35, not including the grace period, no later than June 30, 2000. The commission, unless granted an extension by law, is dissolved and terminates on June 30, 2006.
Effective August 11, 2000, unless otherwise indicated.
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