Code of Maine Rules
06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL
Chapter 450 - ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS FOR HYDROPOWER PROJECTS
- Section 096-450-1 - Applicability
- Section 096-450-2 - Administering Agency
- Section 096-450-3 - Definitions
- Section 096-450-4 - Permit Requirements
- Section 096-450-5 - Standard of Review
- Section 096-450-6 - Process and Time Limits for Decisions
- Section 096-450-7 - Terms and Conditions of Approval
- Section 096-450-8 - Access to the Site
- Section 096-450-9 - Severability
SUMMARY: The Department of Environmental Protection and the Land Use Planning Commission have adopted joint regulations for the processing of applications for hydropower projects under the Maine Waterway Development and Conservation Act and Maine Rivers Policy. The purpose of these regulations is to provide guidance on the administration of the Act, including guidance on how the Department and Commission will interpret the provisions of the Act and the Maine Rivers Policy, and how they will approach the judgments they must make under the criteria set forth in the Act and the Policy.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
5 M.R.S. §§8001 - 11008 , Maine Administrative Procedure Act
12 M.R.S. §§401 - 409 , Maine's Rivers, and §§681-689, Use Regulation
38 M.R.S. §§630 - 638 , Permits for Hydropower Projects
