Maine § 38 §1310-C Program established

Maine Statutes

§ 38 §1310-C — Program established

Maine § 38 §1310-C

Title 38WATERS AND NAVIGATION

Ch. 13WASTE MANAGEMENT

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 38 §1310-C (2026).

Text

There is established within the Department of Environmental Protection a remediation and closure program for solid waste landfills.

1.Objectives. The program has the following objectives:

2.Open and closed or abandoned landfills. The commissioner shall organize the program into 2 components to address the problems created by:

3.New facilities. The department shall ensure that the siting, design, operating and closure requirements imposed on new solid waste disposal facilities pursuant to this chapter and chapter 3, subchapter 1, article 6, site location of development, are consistent with the provisions of this article.

4.Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings.

5.Coordination with uncontrolled sites

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There is established within the Department of Environmental Protection a remediation and closure program for solid waste landfills.
1.
Objectives.
The program has the following objectives:
2.
Open and closed or abandoned landfills.
The commissioner shall organize the program into 2 components to address the problems created by:
3.
New facilities.
The department shall ensure that the siting, design, operating and closure requirements imposed on new solid waste disposal facilities pursuant to this chapter and chapter 3, subchapter 1, article 6, site location of development, are consistent with the provisions of this article.
4.
Definitions.
As used in this article, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings.
5.
Coordination with uncontrolled sites program.
Nothing in this article may be construed to limit the authority of the department under any other provisions of law administered by the department. At any time prior to or following the evaluations conducted pursuant to section 1310‑D, subsection 2, the commissioner may proceed under chapter 13‑B to properly close any landfill or mitigate any threats posed by the landfill to public health, safety or the environment.
6.
Contractor liability.
Except as provided in subsection 7, a contractor that closes a municipal solid waste landfill in compliance with a closure plan approved by the department or in compliance with the procedures and standards established in section 1310‑E‑1 is not liable for the death of or injury to persons or for property damages resulting from contamination or a discharge of pollutants if:
7.
Exceptions.
Nothing in subsection 6 affects the liability of a contractor:

Legislative History

PL 1987, c. 517, §25 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 870, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 890, §§A40,B234 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 374, §3 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 519, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 885, §E45 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 885, §E47 (AFF). PL 1993, c. 732, §§A6,C1-5 (AMD). RR 2015, c. 2, §28 (COR).