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Title 38, Chapter 13: WASTE MANAGEMENT

Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

38 §1301. Short title 
38 §1302. Declaration of policy 
38 §1303. Definitions (REPEALED) 
38 §1303-A. Hazardous waste; additional rule-making authority (REPEALED) 
38 §1303-B. Waste oil dealers; rule-making authority (REPEALED) 
38 §1303-C. Definitions 
38 §1304. Department; powers and duties 
38 §1304-A. Data; facility needs plan (REALLOCATED TO TITLE 38, SECTION 1319-Q) 
38 §1304-B. Delivery of solid wastes to specific waste facilities 
38 §1304-C. Report; material-separated, refuse-derived fuel 
38 §1305. Municipalities; powers and duties 
38 §1305-A. Municipal participation for commercial hazardous waste facilities (REPEALED) 
38 §1305-B. Municipal notice of decommissioning waste 
38 §1306. Prohibition 
38 §1306-A. Criminal provisions (REPEALED) 
38 §1306-B. Forfeiture; civil liability (REPEALED) 
38 §1306-C. Forfeiture; civil liability (REALLOCATED TO TITLE 38, SECTION 1319-U) (REPEALED) 
38 §1307. Violations (REPEALED) 
38 §1308. Exemptions 
38 §1308-A. Hazardous waste facility closure (REALLOCATED TO TITLE 38, SECTION 1319-S) (REPEALED) 
38 §1309. Interstate cooperation 
38 §1310. Emergency 
38 §1310-A. Municipal hazardous waste control (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 38, SECTION 1311) (REALLOCATED TO TITLE 38, SECTION 1319-P) 
38 §1310-B. Confidential information 
38 §1310-B-1. Land Application Contaminant Monitoring Fund 

Subchapter 1-A: SOLID WASTE

Article 1: REMEDIATION AND CLOSURE

38 §1310-C. Program established 
38 §1310-D. Closure of open-municipal landfills 
38 §1310-E. Closure and remediation of closed or abandoned solid waste landfills (REPEALED) 
38 §1310-E-1. Closure of landfills 
38 §1310-E-2. Investigation and remediation of landfills 
38 §1310-F. Cost sharing 
38 §1310-G. Time schedules for closure of existing facilities 
38 §1310-H. Supervision and enforcement of schedules 
38 §1310-H-1. Notice to subsequent owners 
38 §1310-I. Report to the Legislature (REPEALED) 

Article 2: RECYCLING AND SOURCE REDUCTION

38 §1310-J. Program established; goals (REPEALED) 
38 §1310-K. State recycling plan (REPEALED) 
38 §1310-L. Recycling Advisory Council (REPEALED) 
38 §1310-M. Report to the Legislature (REPEALED) 

Article 3: SOLID WASTE FACILITY SITING

38 §1310-N. Solid waste facility licenses 
38 §1310-O. Capacity needs analysis (REPEALED) 
38 §1310-P. Escrow closure accounts (REPEALED) 
38 §1310-Q. Transfer of license 
38 §1310-R. Transition provisions 
38 §1310-S. Public and local participation 
38 §1310-T. Application fee 
38 §1310-U. Municipal ordinances 
38 §1310-V. Moratorium 
38 §1310-W. County commissioners (REPEALED) 
38 §1310-X. Future commercial waste disposal facilities 
38 §1310-Y. Financial assurance 
38 §1310-Z. Laboratory analyses 
38 §1310-AA. Public benefit determination 
38 §1310-BB. Use of unauthorized tire management site or facility (REPEALED) 

Subchapter 2: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SUBSIDY

38 §1311. Findings; intent (REALLOCATED TO TITLE 38, SECTION 1310-A) (REPEALED) 
38 §1312. Solid waste subsidy (REPEALED) 
38 §1313. Eligible facilities (REPEALED) 
38 §1314. Eligible costs (REPEALED) 
38 §1315. Administration (REPEALED) 

Subchapter 2-A: TIRE STOCKPILE ABATEMENT

38 §1316. Prohibition 
38 §1316-A. Investigation and enforcement 
38 §1316-B. Abatement; cleanup; mitigation 
38 §1316-C. Liability; recovery by State 
38 §1316-D. Immunity 
38 §1316-E. Lien established 
38 §1316-F. Tire Management Fund 
38 §1316-G. Tire stockpile abatement program 

Subchapter 2-B: MANAGEMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE TIRES

38 §1316-L. Management of motor vehicle tires 
38 §1316-M. Transportation of tires 

Subchapter 2-C: DANGEROUS OR UNSAFE MATERIAL CONTROL

38 §1316-O. Definitions 
38 §1316-P. Prohibition; penalties 

Subchapter 3: HAZARDOUS MATTER CONTROL

38 §1317. Definitions 
38 §1317-A. Discharge prohibited 
38 §1318. Mitigation of penalties 
38 §1318-A. Recovery by State, counties and municipalities for expenditures for removal of discharges 
38 §1318-B. Procedures for removal of discharges of hazardous matter 
38 §1318-C. Spill prevention control and clean-up plan 
38 §1319. Powers of the board 
38 §1319-A. Duties of the commissioner 

Subchapter 4: MAINE HAZARDOUS WASTE FUND

38 §1319-B. Findings and purpose 
38 §1319-C. Definitions 
38 §1319-D. Maine Hazardous Waste Fund 
38 §1319-E. Disbursements from the Maine Hazardous Waste Fund 
38 §1319-F. Personnel and equipment 
38 §1319-G. Reimbursement to the fund 
38 §1319-H. Application and annual fees 
38 §1319-I. Fees 
38 §1319-J. Liability 
38 §1319-K. Construction 
38 §1319-L. Exemption for treatment of corrosive hazardous wastes 

Subchapter 5: HAZARDOUS WASTE AND WASTE OIL

38 §1319-O. Rule-making authority; hazardous waste, waste oil and biomedical waste 
38 §1319-P. Municipal hazardous waste control (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 38, SECTION 1310-A) 
38 §1319-Q. Data collection; report (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 38, SECTION 1304-A) 
38 §1319-R. Facility siting 
38 §1319-S. Hazardous waste facility closure (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 38, SECTION 1308-A) 
38 §1319-T. Criminal provisions 
38 §1319-U. Forfeiture; civil liability (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 38, SECTION 1306-C) 
38 §1319-V. Corrective action 
38 §1319-W. Rights of action against financial guarantors 
38 §1319-X. Criteria for development of waste oil facilities and biomedical waste facilities 
38 §1319-Y. Requirements for used oil collection centers 
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