Resolve, Directing the Air Toxics Advisory Committee To Review the Status of Toxic Emissions from Waste-to-energy Facilities in the State and Recommend Actions Aimed at Reducing and Monitoring These Emissions
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1408
Committee: Natural Resources
Sponsors: KAELIN, WESTON, DUPREY, FAIRCLOTH, KOFFMAN, TWOMEY, COWGER

Legislative Document 
No. 1408 
H.P.972 
House of Representatives, March 22, 2005 
Resolve, Directing the Air Toxics Advisory Committee To Review 
the Status of Toxic Emissions from Waste-to-energy Facilities in the 
State and Recommend Actions Aimed at Reducing and Monitoring 
These Emissions 
Reference to the Committee on Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative KAELIN of Winterport. 
Cosponsored by Senator WESTON of Waldo and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: DUPREY of Hampden, FAIRCLOTH of Bangor, KOFFMAN of Bar Harbor, 
TWOMEY of Biddeford, Senator: COWGER of Kennebec. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Sec. 1. Provide emissions data. Resolved: 
That the Department 
of Environmental Protection shall provide emissions data to the 
Air Toxics Advisory Committee that include information on direct 
and indirect emissions of hazardous air pollutants from Maine's 4 
waste-to-energy facilities; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Subcommittee formed. Resolved: 
That the Department of 
Environmental Protection shall form a 
subcommittee of the Air 
Toxics 
Advisory 
Committee 
to 
consider 
the 
toxicity-weighted 
emissions 
from 
waste-to-energy 
facilities 
and 
potential 
strategies for reducing toxic air emissions. 
The subcommittee 
shall also consider the need for internal and external monitoring 
systems for toxic air emissions from waste-to-energy facilities. 
The subcommittee must be composed of representatives of differing 
viewpoints 
on 
the 
State's 
policy 
regarding 
waste-to-energy 
facilities; and be it further 
Sec. 
3. 
Funding. 
Resolved: 
That 
the 
Department 
of 
Environmental 
Protection 
may 
also 
receive 
funds 
from 
other 
sources to assist in funding the costs of the subcommittee; and 
be it further 
Sec. 
4. 
Reporting 
date 
established. 
Resolved: 
That 
the 
Commissioner 
of 
Environmental Protection shall report to the 
Joint Standing Committee on Natural Resources by February 15, 
2006 
on the 
recommendations 
made 
by the Air Toxics Advisory 
Committee 
regarding toxic air 
emissions 
from 
waste-to-energy 
facilities and the Department of Environmental Protection's next 
steps 
planned 
to 
address 
toxic 
air 
emissions 
from 
the 
waste-to-energy facilities. 
SUMMARY 
This 
resolve 
requires 
the 
Department 
of 
Environmental 
Protection to provide data to the Air Toxics Advisory Committee 
that include information on direct and indirect emissions of 
hazardous 
air 
pollutants 
from 
Maine's 
waste-to-energy 
facilities. 
The 
resolve 
also 
requires 
the 
Department 
of 
Environmental Protection to form a subcommittee of the Air Toxics 
Advisory Committee to consider the toxicity-weighted emissions 
from 
waste-to-energy 
facilities 
and potential strategies 
for 
reducing toxic air emissions. 
The Commissioner of Environmental 
Protection shall submit a report to the Joint Standing Committee 
on 
Natural Resources by February 15, 2006. 
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