38 M.R.S. § 1310-B-1 Land Application Contaminant Monitoring Fund

• Library: Maine Revised Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through 131st (2023-2024) Legislature Chapter 486
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 38 M.R.S. § 1310-B-1

1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

A. "Fund" means the Land Application Contaminant Monitoring Fund under subsection 2. [ 2021, c. 478, §1 (NEW).]

B. "Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS" has the same meaning as in Title 32, section 1732, subsection 5-A. [ 2021, c. 478, §1 (NEW).]

[ 2021, c. 478, §1 (NEW).]

2. Land Application Contaminant Monitoring Fund. The Land Application Contaminant Monitoring Fund is established to be used by the department as a nonlapsing, revolving fund to test and monitor soil and groundwater for PFAS and other contaminants and for other related activities, including, but not limited to, abating or mitigating identified contamination and the effects of such contamination through the provision of access to safe drinking water, the installation of filter treatment systems or other actions.

A. The fund [is funded by the fee under subsection 3 and any] may accept revenue from any source, public or private [funds], that may be available for carrying out the purposes of the fund. The department shall deposit with the Treasurer of State to the credit of the fund money in the fund not currently needed by the department to carry out the purposes of the fund, which may be invested as provided by law. Interest earned on investment of money under this paragraph must be credited to the fund.