Code of Maine Rules
06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL
Chapter 856 - LICENSING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITIES
Section 096-856-1 - Legal Authority

Universal Citation: 06 ME Code Rules ยง 096-856-1
Current through 2024-13, March 27, 2024

This Chapter is authorized by 38 M.R.S. §1301 through 1319- Y, which prohibits the establishment, construction, alteration and operation of a hazardous waste facility without a license, establishes the authority of the Board of Environmental Protection (Board) to adopt rules for licensing, the authority for the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) and the Board to issue licenses, and sets out the findings which the Department and Board will make in order to issue a license.

NOTE: Pursuant to 38 M.R.S. §341- A, Sections (2) and (4), the term "Department" is defined to include the Board of Environmental Protection and the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection (Commissioner). The term "Department" as used in this Chapter means either the Board or the Commissioner (or the Commissioner's designee), as applicable depending on the specific circumstances and whether the license is issued by the Board, such as full hazardous waste facility licenses, or issued by the Commissioner, such as abbreviated licenses under Section 11(A) of this Chapter.

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