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38 ME Rev Stat § 1693 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 16-D: TOXIC CHEMICALS IN CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS|38 §1693. Identification of chemicals of concern

 §1693. Identification of chemicals of concern 1.  Criteria.  By January 1, 2010, the department, in concurrence with the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, shall publish a list of chemicals of high concern, referred to after September 1, 2011 as "the list of chemicals of concern." A chemical may be included on the list only if it has been identified by an authoritative governmental entity on the basis of credible scientific evidence as being:   A. A carcinogen, a reproductive or developmental toxicant or an endocrine disruptor;   [PL 2011, c. 319, §3 (RPR).]B. Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic; or   [PL 2011, c. 319, §3 (RPR).]C. Very persistent and very bioaccumulative.   [PL 2011, c. 319, §3 (RPR).][PL 2011, c. 319, §3 (RPR).] 2.  Revisions.  By January 1, 2012, the department, with input from interested persons and with the concurrence of the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, shall remove any chemical from the list published pursuant to subsection 1 that it finds is:   A. Used solely in an item that is not a consumer product, including, but not limited to, a food or beverage, drug or biologic, paper or forest product or pesticide; or   [PL 2011, c. 319, §3 (NEW).]B. Used solely in a consumer product that is exempt from the requirements of this chapter pursuant to section 1697.   [PL 2011, c. 319, §3 (NEW).]The department may periodically review and revise the list published pursuant to subsection 1. The department may add chemicals to the list if, in the judgment of the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the chemical meets one or more of the criteria in subsection 1.   [PL 2011, c. 319, §3 (RPR).] 3.  Removal by petition.  A person may petition the department to remove a chemical from the list published pursuant to subsection 1. The department, in concurrence with the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, may grant a petition if the person demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that the chemical:   A. Does not meet the criteria for listing pursuant to subsection 1; or   [PL 2011, c. 319, §3 (NEW).]B. Meets the criteria for removal from the list pursuant to subsection 2.   [PL 2011, c. 319, §3 (NEW).]Upon receipt of a petition under this subsection, the department shall notify interested persons and provide an opportunity for review and comment on the evidence submitted by the petitioner. The department shall make a determination within 180 days of receipt of the petition and notify interested persons of the basis for its decision. If the petition is granted, the department shall immediately remove the chemical from the list published pursuant to subsection 1.   [PL 2011, c. 319, §3 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 643, §2 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 319, §3 (RPR).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1693-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 16-D: TOXIC CHEMICALS IN CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS|38 §1693-A. Identification of chemicals of high concern

 §1693-A. Identification of chemicals of high concern 1.  List.  By July 1, 2012, the department shall publish a list of no more than 70 chemicals of high concern. The Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, in consultation with the department, shall develop the list. To be listed as a chemical of high concern, a chemical must be on the list of chemicals of concern pursuant to section 1693 and meet the eligibility criteria of subsection 2.   [PL 2011, c. 319, §4 (NEW).] 2.  Criteria.  A chemical of concern on the list of chemicals of concern pursuant to section 1693 may be included in the list published pursuant to subsection 1 if the department, in concurrence with the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, determines that there is strong credible scientific evidence that the chemical is a reproductive or developmental toxicant, endocrine disruptor or human carcinogen, and there is strong credible scientific evidence that the chemical meets one or more of the following criteria:   A. The chemical has been found through biomonitoring studies to be present in human blood, human breast milk, human urine or other bodily tissues or fluids;   [PL 2011, c. 319, §4 (NEW).]B. The chemical has been found through sampling and analysis to be present in household dust, indoor air or drinking water or elsewhere in the home environment; or   [PL 2011, c. 319, §4 (NEW).]C. The chemical has been added to or is present in a consumer product used or present in the home.   [PL 2011, c. 319, §4 (NEW).][PL 2011, c. 319, §4 (NEW).] 3.  Updates.  The commissioner shall review the list published pursuant to subsection 1 at least every 3 years. The commissioner shall remove any chemical from the list of chemicals of high concern that has been designated as a priority chemical pursuant to section 1694 or that no longer meets any of the criteria of subsection 2. The commissioner may identify additional chemicals of high concern according to the criteria and requirements of this section. The list of chemicals of high concern may not consist of more than 70 or fewer than 10 chemicals of high concern, unless fewer than 10 chemicals of high concern meet any of the criteria under subsection 2.   [PL 2011, c. 319, §4 (NEW).] 4.  Rules.  The department shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.   [PL 2011, c. 319, §4 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2011, c. 319, §4 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1694 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 16-D: TOXIC CHEMICALS IN CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS|38 §1694. Identification of priority chemicals

 §1694. Identification of priority chemicals Effective July 1, 2012, a chemical is eligible for designation as a priority chemical only if that chemical has been identified and listed as a chemical of high concern pursuant to section 1693-A.   [PL 2011, c. 319, §5 (NEW).]1.  Criteria.  The department may designate a chemical of high concern as a priority chemical if the commissioner finds, in concurrence with the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention:   A. The chemical has been found through biomonitoring to be present in human blood, including umbilical cord blood, breast milk, urine or other bodily tissues or fluids;   [PL 2007, c. 643, §2 (NEW).]B. The chemical has been found through sampling and analysis to be present in household dust, indoor air or drinking water or elsewhere in the home environment; or   [PL 2011, c. 319, §5 (AMD).]C. [PL 2011, c. 319, §5 (RP).] D. The chemical is present in a consumer product used or present in the home.   [PL 2011, c. 319, §5 (AMD).]E. [PL 2011, c. 319, §5 (RP).] F. [PL 2011, c. 319, §5 (RP).] [PL 2019, c. 315, §16 (AMD).] 2.  Designation.  The commissioner shall designate at least 2 priority chemicals by January 1, 2011. The department may designate additional priority chemicals if the commissioner finds that the chemicals meet one of the criteria listed in subsection 1.   [PL 2019, c. 315, §16 (AMD).] The department shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.   [PL 2019, c. 315, §17 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 643, §2 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 319, §5 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 315, §§16, 17 (AMD).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1698 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 16-D: TOXIC CHEMICALS IN CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS|38 §1698. Interstate clearinghouse to promote safer chemicals

 §1698. Interstate clearinghouse to promote safer chemicals The department is authorized to participate in an interstate clearinghouse to promote safer chemicals in consumer products in cooperation with other states and governmental entities. The department may cooperate with the interstate clearinghouse to classify existing chemicals in commerce into one of 5 categories: chemicals of high concern, chemicals of concern, chemicals of potential concern, chemicals of unknown concern and chemicals of low concern.   [PL 2011, c. 319, §10 (AMD).]The department may also cooperate with the interstate clearinghouse in order to organize and manage available data on chemicals, including information on uses, hazards and environmental concerns; to produce and inventory information on safer alternatives to specific uses of chemicals of concern and on model policies and programs; to provide technical assistance to businesses and consumers related to safer chemicals; and to undertake other activities in support of state programs to promote safer chemicals.   [PL 2007, c. 643, §2 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 643, §2 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 319, §10 (AMD).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1699 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 16-D: TOXIC CHEMICALS IN CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS|38 §1699. Education and assistance

 §1699. Education and assistance As resources allow, the department shall develop a program to educate and assist consumers and retailers in identifying children's products that may contain priority chemicals.   [PL 2007, c. 643, §2 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 643, §2 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1699-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 16-D: TOXIC CHEMICALS IN CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS|38 §1699-A. Enforcement and implementation

 §1699-A. Enforcement and implementation 1.  Failure to provide notice.  A children's product containing a priority chemical may not be sold, offered for sale or distributed for sale in this State if the manufacturer or distributor has failed to provide information required under section 1695 by the date required in that section. The commissioner shall exempt a children's product from this prohibition if, in the commissioner's judgment, the lack of availability of the children's product could pose an unreasonable risk to public health, safety or welfare.   [PL 2007, c. 643, §2 (NEW).] 2.  Certificate of compliance.  If there are grounds to suspect that a children's product is being offered for sale in violation of this chapter, the department may request the manufacturer or distributor of the product to provide a certificate of compliance with the provisions of this chapter. Within 30 days of receipt of a request under this subsection, the manufacturer or distributor shall:   A. Provide the department with the certificate attesting that the children's product does not contain the priority chemical; or   [PL 2007, c. 643, §2 (NEW).]B. Notify persons who sell the product in this State that the sale of the children's product is prohibited and provide the department with a list of the names and addresses of those notified.   [PL 2007, c. 643, §2 (NEW).][PL 2011, c. 319, §11 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 643, §2 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 319, §11 (AMD).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1699-B (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 16-D: TOXIC CHEMICALS IN CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS|38 §1699-B. Donations to the State

 §1699-B. Donations to the State The department, through the Governor, may accept donations, grants and other funds to carry out the purposes of this chapter.   [PL 2007, c. 643, §2 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 643, §2 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1773 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 18: PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP|38 §1773. Establishment of product stewardship programs (REPEALED)

 §1773. Establishment of product stewardship programs (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 2009, c. 516, §1 (NEW). PL 2013, c. 315, §6 (RP).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1774 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 18: PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP|38 §1774. Exclusions

 §1774. Exclusions This chapter does not apply to:   [PL 2009, c. 516, §1 (NEW).]1.  Motor vehicles and watercraft.  Motor vehicles as defined in Title 29-A, section 101, subsection 42 and watercraft as defined in Title 12, section 13001, subsection 28 or their component parts;   [PL 2015, c. 67, §1 (AMD).] 2.  Pulp and paper manufacturers.  Pulp and paper manufacturers except conversion facilities for consumer product packaging; and   [PL 2015, c. 67, §1 (AMD).] 3.  Specialized equipment.  Specialized manufacturing equipment and specialized processing equipment, including any component of such equipment, used in the production and repair of industrial or commercial goods and not generally discarded as solid waste.   [PL 2015, c. 67, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2009, c. 516, §1 (NEW). PL 2015, c. 67, §§1, 2 (AMD).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1775 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 18: PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP|38 §1775. No limitation of municipal authority

 §1775. No limitation of municipal authority Nothing in this chapter changes or limits municipal authority to regulate collection of solid waste, including curbside collection of residential recyclable materials.   [PL 2009, c. 516, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2009, c. 516, §1 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1802 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 19: COASTAL MANAGEMENT POLICIES|38 §1802. Definitions

 §1802. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 1985, c. 794, Pt. A, §11 (NEW).]1.  Coastal area.  The "coastal area" encompasses all coastal municipalities and unorganized townships on tidal waters and all coastal islands. The inland boundary of the coastal area is the inland line of coastal town lines and the seaward boundary is the 3-nautical-mile line as shown on the most recently published Federal Government nautical chart.   [PL 2007, c. 157, §2 (AMD).] 2.  Coastal management.  "Coastal management" means the planning, development, conservation and regulation of coastal resource use by Federal, state, regional and local governments.   [PL 1985, c. 794, Pt. A, §11 (NEW).] 3.  Coastal resources.  "Coastal resources" means the coastal waters of the State and adjacent shorelands, their natural resources and related marine and wildlife habitat that together form an integrated terrestrial, estuarine and marine ecosystem.   [PL 1985, c. 794, Pt. A, §11 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 794, §A11 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 157, §2 (AMD).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1803 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 19: COASTAL MANAGEMENT POLICIES|38 §1803. Report (REPEALED)

 §1803. Report (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 794, §A11 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. EE, §24 (RP). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. EE, §30 (AFF).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1804 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 19: COASTAL MANAGEMENT POLICIES|38 §1804. Interagency review of coastal water access issues

 §1804. Interagency review of coastal water access issues The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and the Department of Marine Resources, within existing budgeted resources, shall convene a working group of staff from all state agencies that deal with coastal water access issues to share data, program activities and areas for collaboration on coastal water access issues. Each agency shall identify the coastal water access data that the agency has, the coastal water access data that the agency needs and potential funding sources for the collection of the needed data. Other stakeholders may be included as appropriate. The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and the Department of Marine Resources shall submit a report of the working group's activities, including how the agencies can work cooperatively to make creative use of available funds to address both recreational and commercial access needs and to optimize projects that are multiuse in nature to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over marine resources matters by January 15th of every odd-numbered year.   [PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. KK, §30 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. KK, §34 (AFF); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c. 595, §1 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. KK, §30 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. KK, §34 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1841 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 20: PROTECTION OF MAINE LAKES|38 §1841. Declaration of policy

 §1841. Declaration of policy Maine's great ponds are an important element of the State's economy and traditional way of life. Their abundance and relatively high water quality are precious resources in light of the growing inadequacy of water supplies and the deterioration of natural settings and habitat in many other states. The use of great ponds as a source for drinking water, recreation and power production is vital to the State.   [PL 1991, c. 838, §26 (NEW).]To protect the public trust, the State's great ponds must be protected from degradation. They must be managed according to watershed boundaries, while a diversity of lake setting types within each region of the State is maintained. Potable water from the State's great ponds should require minimal treatment.   [PL 1991, c. 838, §26 (NEW).]A primary goal of the protection of the State's great ponds is to ensure that consistent land use management policies and regulations are applied throughout the direct watershed of each great pond.   [PL 1991, c. 838, §26 (NEW).]The State's goals in managing the surface uses of great ponds are to avoid or minimize conflicts among recreational users, energy producers, shoreland owners and other users; maintain traditional water-dependent businesses; and ensure that the intensity of use allowed on a great pond is in keeping with its capacity to accommodate that use.   [PL 1991, c. 838, §26 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 838, §26 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1842 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 20: PROTECTION OF MAINE LAKES|38 §1842. Great Pond Task Force (REPEALED)

 §1842. Great Pond Task Force (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY RR 1991, c. 2, §149 (COR). PL 1991, c. 838, §26 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 226, §C2 (AMD). MRSA T. 38 §1842, sub-§4 (RP).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1842-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 20: PROTECTION OF MAINE LAKES|38 §1842-A. Great Pond Task Force (REPEALED)

 §1842-A. Great Pond Task Force (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 345, §5 (NEW). MRSA T. 38 §1842A, sub-§5 (RP).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1843 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 20: PROTECTION OF MAINE LAKES|38 §1843. Great ponds management strategy (REPEALED)

 §1843. Great ponds management strategy (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 838, §26 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 226, §C3 (AMD). MRSA T. 38 §1843, sub-§4 (RP).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1843-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 20: PROTECTION OF MAINE LAKES|38 §1843-A. Great ponds management strategy (REPEALED)

 §1843-A. Great ponds management strategy (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 345, §6 (NEW). MRSA T. 38 §1843A, sub-§5 (RP).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1861 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 20-A: PROGRAM TO PREVENT INFESTATION OF AND TO CONTROL INVASIVE AQUATIC PLANTS|38 §1861. Definitions

 §1861. Definitions As used in this chapter and chapter 20-B, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 2001, c. 434, Pt. A, §7 (NEW).]1.  Invasive aquatic plant.  "Invasive aquatic plant" means a species of aquatic plant described in section 410-N.   [PL 2001, c. 434, Pt. A, §7 (NEW).] 2.  Nuisance species.  "Nuisance species" means an aquatic or terrestrial nonindigenous species that threatens the diversity or abundance of native species, the ecological stability of infested waters or commercial, agricultural, aquacultural or recreational activity dependent on such waters as identified by the department through rulemaking.   [PL 2001, c. 434, Pt. A, §7 (NEW).] 3.  Watercraft.  "Watercraft" has the same meaning as in Title 12, section 13001, subsection 28.   [PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. B, §72 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c. 434, §A7 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 414, §B72 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 414, §D7 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1862 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 20-A: PROGRAM TO PREVENT INFESTATION OF AND TO CONTROL INVASIVE AQUATIC PLANTS|38 §1862. Program to prevent infestation of and to control invasive aquatic plants

 §1862. Program to prevent infestation of and to control invasive aquatic plants 1.  Program.  The commissioner and the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife jointly shall implement a program to inspect watercraft, watercraft trailers and outboard motors at or near the border of the State and at boat launching sites for the presence of invasive aquatic plants and to provide educational materials to the public and to watercraft owners regarding invasive aquatic plants.   [PL 2001, c. 434, Pt. A, §7 (NEW).] 2.  Other inspection stations allowed.  The program established under this section also may include inspections at boat launching sites on inland waters that are already infested and at boat launching sites on the inland waters that have been identified as most at risk of introduction of invasive aquatic plants.   [PL 2001, c. 434, Pt. A, §7 (NEW).] 3.  Informational material to be provided.  The program established under this section must provide for the distribution of informational material on invasive aquatic plants, including a guide to identifying those plants, information on how to prevent the spread of those plants and information on the potential environmental impact and other impacts of infestation.   [PL 2001, c. 434, Pt. A, §7 (NEW).] 4.  Program implementation.  During the 2001 boating season, the department and the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall spend at least 5,000 person hours inspecting watercraft, watercraft trailers and outboard motors at selected boat launching sites and at no fewer than 10 roadside locations at or near the state border. In 2001, the program established under this section also must include an extensive educational effort involving a variety of media with the goal of informing the public of the risks posed by invasive aquatic plants, how to inspect watercraft, watercraft trailers and outboard motors for the presence of invasive aquatic plant material and how to properly dispose of that material. The program also must include other invasive aquatic plant-related inspection or educational efforts considered appropriate by the commissioner and the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.   The program in 2002 and subsequent years must be at a level of effort determined by the commissioner and the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in consultation with the Interagency Task Force on Invasive Aquatic Plant and Nuisance Species, as established in section 1871.   [PL 2001, c. 434, Pt. A, §7 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c. 434, §A7 (NEW).