Maine § 38 §1319-G Reimbursement to the fund

Maine Statutes

§ 38 §1319-G — Reimbursement to the fund

Maine § 38 §1319-G

Title 38WATERS AND NAVIGATION

Ch. 13WASTE MANAGEMENT

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 38 §1319-G (2026).

Text

1.Recovery. The commissioner shall seek recovery to the use of the Maine Hazardous Waste Fund of all sums expended from the fund, including overdrafts, for disbursements made from the fund under section 1319‑E, subsection 1, paragraphs A, B and C, including interest computed at 15% a year from the date of expenditure, unless the commissioner finds the amount too small or the likelihood of recovery too uncertain. Requests by the department for reimbursement to the Maine Hazardous Waste Fund, if not paid within 30 days of demand, may be turned over to the Attorney General for collection or may be submitted to a collection agency or agent or an attorney retained by the department with the approval of the Attorney General pursuant to Title 5, section 191. 1-A. Lien. All costs incurred by the

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1.
Recovery.
The commissioner shall seek recovery to the use of the Maine Hazardous Waste Fund of all sums expended from the fund, including overdrafts, for disbursements made from the fund under section 1319‑E, subsection 1, paragraphs A, B and C, including interest computed at 15% a year from the date of expenditure, unless the commissioner finds the amount too small or the likelihood of recovery too uncertain. Requests by the department for reimbursement to the Maine Hazardous Waste Fund, if not paid within 30 days of demand, may be turned over to the Attorney General for collection or may be submitted to a collection agency or agent or an attorney retained by the department with the approval of the Attorney General pursuant to Title 5, section 191.
1-A.
Lien.
All costs incurred by the State in the removal, abatement and remediation of an unlicensed discharge or threatened discharge of hazardous waste, waste oil or biomedical waste under this subchapter and interest are a lien against the real estate of the responsible party.
2.
Waiver of reimbursement.
Upon petition of any person who has paid into the fund, the board, after opportunity for a hearing, may waive the right to reimbursement to the fund if it finds that the incident was the result of:
3.
Waiver of reimbursement for registered used oil collection centers.
Upon petition of the owner or operator of a registered used oil collection center, the commissioner may waive the right to reimbursement to the fund of costs incurred in the removal or abatement of up to 660 gallons of hazardous waste from that collection center if the commissioner finds that:

Legislative History

PL 1981, c. 478, §7 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 890, §§A40,B258 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 817, §34 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 573, §3 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 655, §15 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 501, §16 (AMD).