Sec. AA-1. 22 MRSA §1602, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1987, c. 402, Pt. A, §139 and PL 1999, c. 547, Pt. B, §78 and affected by §80, is further amended to read:
4. Permit denied; appeal. An applicant who has been aggrieved by the department's decision to deny a permit under this chapter may file within 5 30 days of the notice of the denial, a complaint with the District Court, as provided in Title 5, chapter 375. Such an applicant shall must be granted a prompt hearing before the District Court for reconsideration of the denial.
Sec. AA-2. 22 MRSA §1604, as amended by PL 1977, c. 347, §5, is further amended to read:
The Department of Human Services may also require, prior to the issuance of a permit, that the applicant furnish to the department a bond of a surety company qualified to do business in this State in such an amount as the department shall determine, but in no event more than $5,000, to ensure the public peace, safety and compensation of damage to property, public or private. This requirement for a bond does not preclude the applicant or any other persons from obtaining personal liability insurance for a mass outdoor gathering. Cash or negotiable securities of equivalent value may be furnished in lieu of the bond. The bond shall must guarantee cleanup by the applicant of the area used for the mass outdoor gathering, compliance by the applicant with any applicable state or local law or regulation, and payment by the applicant of all proper claims against the applicant for damage to real or personal property in the municipality for which the permit is issued and arising out of facts done or omitted to be done by the applicant, his the applicant's agents or employees. Any person having such a claim may bring an action upon the bond in the Superior Court of the county in which the municipality is located within one year of the occurrence of the act complained of. In furnishing such a bond, the applicant shall be is deemed to have appointed the surety company as agent for the service of process upon him the applicant or if cash or securities are supplied in lieu of a bond, the applicant shall in writing appoint an agent for the service of process, irrevocably, for the term within which action may be brought before any permit is issued.
Sec. AA-3. 22 MRSA §1605, as amended by PL 1977, c. 347, §6, is further amended to read:
§1605. Application and permit fee
The fee for such reviewing an application is $100 and must accompany the application, and the fee for a permit shall be $100 is a maximum of $750 and must accompany the application therefor be submitted promptly when requested by the department. Travel costs may also be charged to the applicant for department inspectors providing health inspection and oversight during the event. Rules, which are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A, must be established providing a fee schedule and related requirements. All moneys funds received under this chapter shall must be used to help defray the costs of the administration thereof deposited as General Fund undedicated revenue.
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