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Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1.  38 MRSA §480-E, sub-§13  is enacted to read:
 
13.  Information sharing with affected municipality.    When the department issues or denies a permit or approves or denies a permit by rule under this article, the department shall provide a copy of the permitting decision or other authorization or denial to each municipality in which the proposed activity is to occur. The department may provide the information required under this subsection electronically.’
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment clarifies that the Department of Environmental Protection must provide to each municipality in which a proposed activity is to occur a copy of the permitting decision or other authorization or denial when a Natural Resources Protection Act permit is issued or denied or a Natural Resources Protection Act permit by rule is approved or denied. The bill requires the department to provide a copy of the entire permit.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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