Maine § 38 §634 Permit requirements

Maine Statutes

§ 38 §634 — Permit requirements

Maine § 38 §634

Title 38WATERS AND NAVIGATION

Ch. 5GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 38 §634 (2026).

Text

1.Coordinated permit review. Permits required under the following laws are not required by any state agency for projects reviewed or exempted from review under this subarticle: natural resource protection laws, chapter 3, subchapter I, article 5‑A; site location of development laws, chapter 3, subchapter I, article 6; and land use regulation laws, Title 12, chapter 206‑A. Notwithstanding section 654, the department may attach reasonable conditions consistent with this subarticle concerning the operation of hydropower projects. The commissioner shall give written notice to the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Commissioner of Marine Resources of the intent of any applicant for a permit to construct a dam.

2.Application. An application for a permit required by section 6

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1.
Coordinated permit review.
Permits required under the following laws are not required by any state agency for projects reviewed or exempted from review under this subarticle: natural resource protection laws, chapter 3, subchapter I, article 5‑A; site location of development laws, chapter 3, subchapter I, article 6; and land use regulation laws, Title 12, chapter 206‑A. Notwithstanding section 654, the department may attach reasonable conditions consistent with this subarticle concerning the operation of hydropower projects. The commissioner shall give written notice to the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Commissioner of Marine Resources of the intent of any applicant for a permit to construct a dam.
2.
Application.
An application for a permit required by section 633 must be made on forms provided by the commissioner and filed with the commissioner. Public notice of the filing must be made as required by the board.
3.
Application review.
Within 10 working days of receiving a completed application, the commissioner shall notify the applicant of the official date on which the application was accepted.
4.
Dam removal.
A person intending to file an application for a permit to remove an existing dam must attend a preapplication meeting with the department and must hold a public informational meeting prior to filing the application. The preapplication meeting and the public informational meeting must be held in accordance with the department's rules on the processing of applications.

Legislative History

PL 1983, c. 458, §18 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 772, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 309, §3 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 501, §DD46 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 890, §§A40,B183 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 134, §2 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. MM, §21 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. MM, §26 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV). PL 2011, c. 682, §38 (REV).