Source: http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_126th/chapters/PUBLIC483.asp
Timestamp: 2020-02-28 03:45:51
Document Index: 393619497

Matched Legal Cases: ['§2144', '§5', '§1', '§2144', '§5', '§1', '§2144', '§7', '§1']

PUBLIC Law, Chapter 483, An Act To Allow an Earlier Implementation Date for an Architectural Paint Stewardship Program
LD 1634 PUBLIC Law, Chapter 483
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §2144, sub-§5, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 395, §1, is amended to read:
A. Beginning Unless an earlier implementation date is proposed in a plan and approved by the commissioner, beginning July 1, 2015 or 3 months after a plan is approved by the commissioner under subsection 2 3, whichever occurs later, a producer or a representative organization shall implement the plan. If an earlier implementation date is proposed in a plan and approved by the commissioner, a producer or representative organization shall implement the plan beginning on that date.
Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §2144, sub-§5, ¶E, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 395, §1, is amended to read:
(8) A list of all processors used to manage post-consumer paint collected by the paint stewardship program in the preceding year up to the paint's final disposition, the volume each processor accepted and the disposition method used by each processor; and
(9) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the paint stewardship program compared to prior years and anticipated steps, if any are needed, to improve performance throughout the State.
Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §2144, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 395, §1, is amended to read:
7. Retailers. Beginning Unless an earlier implementation date is approved by the commissioner pursuant to subsection 5, paragraph A, beginning July 1, 2015 or 3 months after a plan is approved by the commissioner under subsection 2 3, whichever occurs later, a retailer may not sell architectural paint unless, on the date the retailer orders the architectural paint from the producer or its agent, the producer or the paint brand is listed on the department's publicly accessible website as implementing or participating in an approved paint stewardship program. A retailer may participate as a paint collection point pursuant to the paint stewardship program on a voluntary basis and pursuant to all applicable laws and rules. A retailer that collects post-consumer paint must follow a collection site procedure manual developed by a producer or representative organization to ensure the use of environmentally sound management practices when handling architectural paints at collection locations. If an earlier implementation date is approved by the commissioner pursuant to subsection 5, paragraph A, the provisions of this subsection apply with respect to the plan as of that date.