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38 ME Rev Stat § 453 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 3: ENFORCEMENT|38 §453. Penalties (REPEALED)

 §453. Penalties (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 422 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 256, §3 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 618, §12 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 450, §§20,21 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 300, §27 (RP).
38 ME Rev Stat § 454 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 3: ENFORCEMENT|38 §454. Injunctions, civil and criminal actions (REPEALED)

 §454. Injunctions, civil and criminal actions (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1971, c. 256, §4 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 359, §4 (RPR). PL 1971, c. 544, §132 (RPR). PL 1971, c. 618, §12 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 450, §22 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 300, §27 (RP).
38 ME Rev Stat § 455 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 3: ENFORCEMENT|38 §455. Sardine processing facilities (REPEALED)

 §455. Sardine processing facilities (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 695 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 592, §1 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 646 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 192, §16 (RP).
38 ME Rev Stat § 460 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 4: AIR POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT|38 §460. Powers and duties (REPEALED)

 §460. Powers and duties (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 475, §12 (NEW). PL 1969, c. 431, §9 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 618, §12 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 625, §275 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 595, §2 (RP).
38 ME Rev Stat § 461 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 4: AIR POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT|38 §461. Definitions (REPEALED)

 §461. Definitions (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 475, §12 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 595, §2 (RP).
38 ME Rev Stat § 462 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 4: AIR POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT|38 §462. Cooperation and penalties (REPEALED)

 §462. Cooperation and penalties (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 475, §12 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 595, §2 (RP).
38 ME Rev Stat § 463 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 4: AIR POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT|38 §463. Ordinances (REPEALED)

 §463. Ordinances (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 475, §12 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 595, §2 (RP).
38 ME Rev Stat § 465-C (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 4-A: WATER CLASSIFICATION PROGRAM|38 §465-C. Standards of classification of ground water

 §465-C. Standards of classification of ground water The department shall have 2 standards for the classification of ground water.   [PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §67 (AMD).]1.  Class GW-A.  Class GW-A shall be the highest classification and shall be of such quality that it can be used for public water supplies. These waters shall be free of radioactive matter or any matter that imparts color, turbidity, taste or odor which would impair usage of these waters, other than that occurring from natural phenomena.   [PL 1985, c. 698, §15 (NEW).] 2.  Class GW-B.  Class GW-B, the 2nd highest classification, shall be suitable for all usages other than public water supplies.   [PL 1985, c. 698, §15 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 698, §15 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 890, §§A40,B67 (AMD).
38 ME Rev Stat § 466-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 4-A: WATER CLASSIFICATION PROGRAM|38 §466-A. Sustenance fishing designated use

 §466-A. Sustenance fishing designated use 1.  Water quality criteria.  To protect the sustenance fishing designated use designated under this article, the department shall calculate and establish water quality criteria for human health using a fish consumption rate of 200 grams per day and a cancer risk level of one in 1,000,000, except that the cancer risk level for inorganic arsenic is governed by section 420, subsection 2, paragraph J.   [PL 2019, c. 463, §5 (NEW).] 2.  Criteria deemed protective.  For all purposes, the sustenance fishing designated use established under this article is deemed protected through the water quality criteria for human health calculated and established by the department for the water body segments subject to a sustenance fishing designated use under this article.   [PL 2019, c. 463, §5 (NEW).] 3.  Limitation; construction.  Nothing in this section and nothing in the designation in this article of a sustenance fishing designated use may be construed to:   A. Create any other right or protection, including a right to any particular quantity or quality of fish;   [PL 2019, c. 463, §5 (NEW).]B. Limit any right or protection otherwise existing in law; or   [PL 2019, c. 463, §5 (NEW).]C. Alter or affect the regulation of mercury in discharges, which is governed exclusively by section 413, subsection 11 and section 420, subsection 1‑B.   [PL 2019, c. 463, §5 (NEW).][PL 2019, c. 463, §5 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2019, c. 463, §5 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 470 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 4-A: WATER CLASSIFICATION PROGRAM|38 §470. Classification of ground water

 §470. Classification of ground water All ground water shall be classified as not less than Class GW-A, except as otherwise provided in this section. The board may recommend to the Legislature the reclassification of any ground water, after careful consideration, public hearings and in consultation with other state agencies and the municipalities and industries involved, and where the board finds that it is in the best interests of the public that the waters be so classified.   [PL 1985, c. 698, §15 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 698, §15 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 470-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 4-B: WATER WITHDRAWAL REPORTING PROGRAM|38 §470-A. Definitions

 §470-A. Definitions As used in this article, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 2001, c. 619, §1 (NEW).]1.  Nonconsumptive use.  "Nonconsumptive use" means any use of water that results in the water being discharged back into the same water source within 1/4 mile upstream or downstream from the point of withdrawal such that the difference between the volume withdrawn and the volume returned is no more than the threshold amount per day. This also includes withdrawals from groundwater that are discharged to a subsurface system or to a hydraulically connected surface water body such that no more than the threshold amount is consumed.   [PL 2001, c. 619, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Water source.  "Water source" means any river, stream or brook as defined in section 480-B, any lake or pond classified GPA pursuant to section 465-A or groundwater located anywhere in the State.   [PL 2001, c. 619, §1 (NEW).] 3.  Water withdrawal; withdrawal of water.  "Water withdrawal" or "withdrawal of water" means the removal, diversion or taking of water from a water source. All withdrawals of water from a particular water source that are made or controlled by a single person are considered to be a single withdrawal of water.   [PL 2001, c. 619, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c. 619, §1 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 470-B (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 4-B: WATER WITHDRAWAL REPORTING PROGRAM|38 §470-B. Threshold volumes for reporting

 §470-B. Threshold volumes for reporting Except as otherwise provided in this article, a person making a water withdrawal in excess of the threshold volumes established in this section shall file a water withdrawal report in accordance with section 470-D covering the 12 months ending on the previous September 30th. The threshold volumes for reporting are as follows.   [PL 2001, c. 619, §1 (NEW).]1.  Withdrawals from river, stream or brook.  The threshold volume for reporting on withdrawals from a river, stream or brook or groundwater within 500 feet of a river, stream or brook is 20,000 gallons on any day or, if the watershed area at the point of withdrawal exceeds 75 square miles, a volume in gallons per day for any day that is:   A. One percent of the estimated low-flow volume of water to occur for 7 days once in 10 years based on historical flows for rivers, streams or brooks with an adequate record of gauge data;   [PL 2001, c. 619, §1 (NEW).]B. One percent of the estimated low-flow volume of water to occur for 7 days once in 10 years based on an estimated low-flow value for a river, stream or brook below a dam where flow is limited by gate settings or leakage; or   [PL 2001, c. 619, §1 (NEW).]C. If paragraphs A and B are not applicable, then a threshold volume calculated using the formula V=168.031 times A to 1.1 power, where V is the volume in gallons per day and A is the watershed area in square miles.   [PL 2001, c. 619, §1 (NEW).][PL 2001, c. 619, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Withdrawals from GPA lake or pond or certain groundwater sources.  The threshold volume for reporting on withdrawals from a Class GPA lake or pond or groundwater within 500 feet of the lake or pond is determined from the following table:Lake area in acresgallons/ week< 1030,00010-30100,00031-100300,000101-3001,000,000301-10003,000,0001001-300010,000,0003001-10,00030,000,000[PL 2001, c. 619, §1 (NEW).] 3.  Withdrawals from other groundwater sources.  The threshold volume for reporting on withdrawals from groundwater greater than 500 feet from a river, stream, brook or GPA classified lake or pond is 50,000 gallons on any day, unless the person making the water withdrawal demonstrates to the department's satisfaction that the withdrawal will not impact any adjacent surface water body.   [PL 2001, c. 619, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c. 619, §1 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 470-D (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 4-B: WATER WITHDRAWAL REPORTING PROGRAM|38 §470-D. Filing of reports by users; aggregation of data

 §470-D. Filing of reports by users; aggregation of data Unless exempted under section 470-C, a person withdrawing more than the threshold volume of water established in this article must file an annual water withdrawal report on December 1, 2003 and on every December 1st thereafter as provided in this section.   [PL 2001, c. 619, §1 (NEW).]Water withdrawal reports must be submitted to either the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry or the Commissioner of Health and Human Services in a form or manner prescribed by that commissioner. No later than January 1, 2003, those commissioners shall jointly publish a list indicating which classes of users are to report to which department. The form and manner of reporting must be determined by each commissioner except that the required information must be collected from each user above the threshold and in a manner that allows that data to be combined with data collected by the other commissioners. The reports must include information on actual and anticipated water use, the identification of the water source, the location of the withdrawal including the distance of each groundwater withdrawal from the nearest surface water source, the volume of the withdrawals that might be reasonably anticipated under maximum high-demand conditions and the number of days those withdrawals may occur each month and the location and volume of each point of discharge. The reporting may allow volumes to be reported in ranges established by the commissioners and reported volumes may be calculated estimates of volumes. The board, the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and the Department of Health and Human Services may adopt routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A as necessary to implement the reporting provisions of this article.   [PL 2011, c. 120, §7 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5, 6 (REV).]Individual water withdrawal reports filed under this article are confidential and are not public records as defined in Title 1, section 402, subsection 3.   [PL 2001, c. 619, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c. 619, §1 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 689, §§B6,7 (REV). PL 2011, c. 120, §7 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5, 6 (REV).
38 ME Rev Stat § 470-E (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 4-B: WATER WITHDRAWAL REPORTING PROGRAM|38 §470-E. Water use standards (REPEALED)

 §470-E. Water use standards (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c. 619, §1 (NEW). MRSA T. 38 §470E (RP).
38 ME Rev Stat § 470-F (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 4-B: WATER WITHDRAWAL REPORTING PROGRAM|38 §470-F. Local water use policies encouraged

 §470-F. Local water use policies encouraged The department shall encourage and cooperate with state, regional or municipal agencies, boards or organizations in the development and adoption of regional or local water use policies that protect the environment from excessive drawdown of water sources during low-flow periods. The department shall encourage those entities, in developing those policies, to review previously adopted low-flow policies.   [PL 2009, c. 369, Pt. A, §35 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c. 619, §1 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 369, Pt. A, §35 (AMD).
38 ME Rev Stat § 470-G (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 4-B: WATER WITHDRAWAL REPORTING PROGRAM|38 §470-G. Reporting and use of collected data (REPEALED)

 §470-G. Reporting and use of collected data (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c. 619, §1 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 689, §B7 (REV). PL 2007, c. 619, §6 (RPR). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. EE, §23 (RP). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. EE, §30 (AFF).
38 ME Rev Stat § 470-H (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 4-B: WATER WITHDRAWAL REPORTING PROGRAM|38 §470-H. In-stream flow and water level requirements; rules

 §470-H. In-stream flow and water level requirements; rules The board shall adopt rules that establish water use requirements for maintaining in-stream flows and lake or pond water levels that are protective of aquatic life and other uses and that establish criteria for designating watersheds most at risk from cumulative water use. Requirements adopted under this section must be based on the natural variation of flows and water levels, allowing variances if use will still be protective of water quality within that classification. The board shall incorporate into the rules a mechanism to reconcile, to the extent feasible, the objective of protecting aquatic life and other uses as provided for in this section and the objective of allowing community water systems to use their existing water supplies to provide water service. Before the department issues a community water system withdrawal certificate, the certificate must be reviewed and approved by the drinking water program of the Department of Health and Human Services, with technical assistance from the Public Advocate on economic issues, to ensure that conditions contained in the certificate are economically affordable and technically feasible and will not jeopardize the safety, dependability or financial viability of the community water system. Except as necessary to meet the requirements in this section and rules adopted pursuant to this section, a community water system does not forfeit the rights, powers or responsibilities related to water use that are contained in its legislative charter or similar authority. Rules adopted under this section are state water use rules in accordance with the authority reserved to states under the federal Clean Water Act. A water user that fails to comply with the requirements of the rules adopted under this section is subject to penalties pursuant to section 349. For purposes of this section, "community water system" has the same meaning as in Title 22, section 2660-B, subsection 2. Rules adopted under this section are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.   [PL 2007, c. 235, §1 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2005, c. 330, §12 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 235, §1 (AMD).
38 ME Rev Stat § 471 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 5: ALTERATION OF COASTAL WETLANDS|38 §471. Prohibitions (REPEALED)

 §471. Prohibitions (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 595, §3 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 504, §1 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 809, §1 (RP).
38 ME Rev Stat § 472 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 5: ALTERATION OF COASTAL WETLANDS|38 §472. Definition (REPEALED)

 §472. Definition (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 595, §3 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 504, §2 (RPR). PL 1987, c. 809, §1 (RP).
38 ME Rev Stat § 473 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 5: ALTERATION OF COASTAL WETLANDS|38 §473. Permit granting authority (REPEALED)

 §473. Permit granting authority (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 595, §3 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 192, §24 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 809, §1 (RP).
38 ME Rev Stat § 474 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 5: ALTERATION OF COASTAL WETLANDS|38 §474. Permits; standards (REPEALED)

 §474. Permits; standards (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 595, §3 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 504, §3 (RPR). PL 1983, c. 453, §5 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 649 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 809, §1 (RP).
38 ME Rev Stat § 475 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 5: ALTERATION OF COASTAL WETLANDS|38 §475. Penalties (REPEALED)

 §475. Penalties (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 595, §3 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 300, §28 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 566, §30 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 809, §1 (RP).
38 ME Rev Stat § 476 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 5: ALTERATION OF COASTAL WETLANDS|38 §476. Enforcement (REPEALED)

 §476. Enforcement (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 595, §3 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 470, §A165 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 809, §1 (RP).
38 ME Rev Stat § 477 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 5: ALTERATION OF COASTAL WETLANDS|38 §477. Injunction; restoration (REPEALED)

 §477. Injunction; restoration (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 595, §3 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 300, §29 (RP).
38 ME Rev Stat § 478 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 5: ALTERATION OF COASTAL WETLANDS|38 §478. Exemptions (REPEALED)

 §478. Exemptions (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 595, §3 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 809, §1 (RP).
38 ME Rev Stat § 480-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 5-A: NATURAL RESOURCES PROTECTION ACT|38 §480-A. Findings; purpose; short title

 §480-A. Findings; purpose; short title The Legislature finds and declares that the State's rivers and streams, great ponds, fragile mountain areas, freshwater wetlands, significant wildlife habitat, coastal wetlands and coastal sand dunes systems are resources of state significance. These resources have great scenic beauty and unique characteristics, unsurpassed recreational, cultural, historical and environmental value of present and future benefit to the citizens of the State and that uses are causing the rapid degradation and, in some cases, the destruction of these critical resources, producing significant adverse economic and environmental impacts and threatening the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the State.   [PL 1987, c. 809, §2 (NEW).]The Legislature further finds and declares that there is a need to facilitate research, develop management programs and establish sound environmental standards that will prevent the degradation of and encourage the enhancement of these resources. It is the intention of the Legislature that existing programs related to Maine's rivers and streams, great ponds, fragile mountain areas, freshwater wetlands, significant wildlife habitat, coastal wetlands and sand dunes systems continue and that the Department of Environmental Protection provide coordination and vigorous leadership to develop programs to achieve the purposes of this article. The well-being of the citizens of this State requires the development and maintenance of an efficient system of administering this article to minimize delays and difficulties in evaluating alterations of these resource areas.   [PL 1987, c. 809, §2 (NEW).]The Legislature further finds and declares that the cumulative effect of frequent minor alterations and occasional major alterations of these resources poses a substantial threat to the environment and economy of the State and its quality of life.   [PL 1987, c. 809, §2 (NEW).]This article is known and may be cited as "the Natural Resources Protection Act."   [PL 2007, c. 290, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 809, §2 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 290, §1 (AMD).