§ 37-B §798 — Emergency notification

1.
Immediate notification.
In the event of an unlicensed release from any facility where a CERCLA hazardous substance or an extremely hazardous substance is produced, used or stored that requires reporting under the United States Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, Section 103(a) or the federal Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, Title III, Section 304(a), the owner or operator of the facility at which the release occurs must immediately contact the local fire department with jurisdiction over the site, the State Police as the designated agent for the commission and the community emergency coordinator. This oral notification must contain, to the extent known at the time of notice and so long as no delay in responding to the emergency results, information included in the Maine Emergency Management Agency's AR-1 form including:
2.
Transportation releases.
For releases of substances covered under this subchapter during transportation, the responsible party must contact the State Police.
3.
Follow-up report.
Within 14 days of the release, the owner or operator must file with the commission and committee a follow-up emergency notice, which details all of the information in subsection 1, along with:

Legislative History

PL 1989, c. 464, §3 (NEW). RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. A, §50 (COR).