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An Act To Increase Land Permit by Rule Application Fees
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §352, sub-§5-A, as amended by PL 2009, c. 374, §1, is further amended to read:
 
5-A. Accounting system.   In order to determine the extent to which the functions set out in this section are necessary for the licensing process or are being performed in an efficient and expeditious manner, the commissioner shall require that all employees of the department involved in any aspect of these functions keep accurate and regular daily time records. These records must describe the matters worked on, services performed and the amount of time devoted to those matters and services, as well as amounts of money expended in performing those functions. Records must be kept for a sufficient duration of time as determined by the commissioner to establish to the commissioner's satisfaction that the fees are appropriate.
 
TABLE I
MAXIMUM FEES IN DOLLARS

TITLE 36 SECTION	PROCESSING FEE	CERTIFICATION FEE	
				
656, sub-§1, ¶E, Pollution Control Facilities			
	A. Water pollution control facilities with capacities at least 4,000 gallons of waste per day and §1760, sub-§29, water pollution control facilities	$250	$20	
	B. Air pollution control and §1760, sub-§30, air pollution control facilities	250	20	

TITLE 38 SECTION	PROCESSING FEE		LICENSE FEE	
							
344, sub-§7, Permit by rule	$50 $250		$0	
413, Waste discharge licenses	See section 353-B	
420-D, Storm water management				
	A. If structural means of storm water control are used	$400 for the first acre of disturbed area, plus $200 for each additional whole acre of disturbed area		$100 for the first acre of disturbed area, plus $50 for each additional whole acre of disturbed area	
	B. If solely vegetative means of storm water control are used	$200 for the first acre of disturbed area, plus $100 for each additional whole acre of disturbed area		$50 for the first acre of disturbed area, plus $25 for each additional whole acre of disturbed area	
	C. When a permit by rule is required	$55		none	
	If a project described in paragraph A or B is reviewed and approved by a professional engineer at a soil and water conservation district office that has a memorandum of understanding with the department concerning review of projects pursuant to this section, the total applicable fee is reduced to a processing fee of $100 for the first acre of disturbed area, plus a license fee of $50 for each additional whole acre of disturbed area.	
480-E, Natural resources protection				
	A. Any alteration of a protected natural resource, except coastal wetlands and coastal sand dunes, causing less than 20,000 square feet of alteration of the resource	140		50	
	B. Any alteration of a coastal wetland causing less than 20,000 square feet of alteration of the resource	240		60	
	C. Any alteration of a protected natural resource, except coastal sand dunes, causing 20,000 square feet or more of alteration of the resource	.015/sq. ft. alteration		.005/sq. ft. alteration	
	C-1. Significant groundwater well	4,577		1,961	
	C-2. Activity within a community public water supply primary protection area	183		64	
	D. Any alteration of a coastal sand dune	3,500		1,500	
	E. Condition compliance	84		0	
	F. Minor modification	184		0	
485-A, Site location of development				
	A. Residential subdivisions				
		1. Affordable housing	50/lot		50/lot	
		2. On public water and sewers	175/lot		175/lot	
		3. All Other	250/lot		250/lot	
	B. Industrial parks	460/lot		460/lot	
	C. Mining	1,500		1,000	
	D. Structures	4,000		2,000	
	E. Other	1,000		1,000	
543, Oily waste discharge	40		160	
560, Vessels at anchorage	125		100	
587, Ambient air quality or emissions standards variances	5,050		50	
590, Air emissions licenses	See section 353-A	
633, Hydropower projects				
	A. New or expanded generating capacity	450/MW		50/MW	
	B. Maintenance and repair or other structural alterations not involving an increase in generating capacity	150		150	
33 United States Code, Chapter 26, Water Quality Certifications, in conjunction with applications for hydropower project licensing or relicensing				
	A. Initial consultation	1,000		0	
	B. Second consultation	1,000		0	
	C. Application				
		1. Storage	1,000		0	
		2. Generating	300/MW		50/MW	
1304, Waste management				
	A. Septage disposal				
		1. Site designation	50		25	
	B. Land application of sludges and residuals program approval				
		1. Industrial sludge	400		400	
		2. Municipal sludge	300		275	
		3. Bioash	300		275	
		4. Wood ash	300		75	
		5. Food waste	300		75	
		6. Other residuals	300		175	
	C. Landfill				
		1. Closing plans for secure landfills	1,500		1,500	
		2. Closing plans for attenuation landfills	500		500	
		3. Post-closure report	175		175	
		4. Preliminary information reports	175		175	
		5. License transfers	500		175	
		6. Special waste disposal				
			a. One-time disposal of quantities of 6 cubic yards or less	50		50	
			b. One-time disposal of quantities greater than 6 cubic yards	100		100	
			c. Program approval for routine disposal of a special waste	300		300	
		7. Minor revision for secure landfills	600		100	
		8. Minor revision for attenuation landfills	100		100	
		9. Public benefit determination	175		175	
	D. Incineration facility				
		2. License transfer	175		175	
	E. License transfer other than for landfills and incinerators	100		100	
	F. Minor revision for septage facilities and solid waste facilities other than landfills	100		100	
	G. Permit by rule for one-time activities	100		100	

TABLE II
WASTE MANAGEMENT FEES - ANNUAL LICENSE
MAXIMUM FEES IN DOLLARS

TITLE 38 SECTION	PROCESSING FEE	ANNUAL LICENSE FEE	
1278, Asbestos abatement			
	A. Asbestos abatement contractor	$0	$650	
	B. Asbestos abatement worker	0	50	
	C. Asbestos consultant	0	650	
	D. Asbestos analytical laboratory	0	400	
	E. Training provider	0	500	
	F. Other categories of asbestos professionals except asbestos abatement workers	0	100	
	G. Notification			
		1. Project size greater than 100 square feet or 100 linear feet and less than 500 square feet or 2,500 linear feet	100	0	
		2. Project size 500 square feet or 2,500 linear feet, or greater, and less than 1,000 square feet or 5,000 linear feet	150	0	
		3. Project size 1,000 square feet or 5,000 linear feet, or greater	300	0	
1304, Waste management			
	A. Septage disposal			
		1. Landspreading	$550	$250	
		2. Storage	50	75	
	B. Residuals compost facility			
		1. Type I	150	150	
		3. Type II and Type III less than 3,500 cubic yards	700	500	
		5. Type II and Type III 3,500 cubic yards or greater	1,400	850	
	C. Land application of sludges and residuals			
		1. Sites with program approval			
			a. Industrial sludge	150	250	
			b. Municipal sludge	75	200	
			c. Bioash	75	200	
			d. Wood ash	50	125	
			e. Food waste	50	125	
			f. Other residuals	50	125	
		2. Sites without program approval			
			a. Industrial sludge	300	550	
			b. Municipal sludge	150	250	
			c. Bioash	150	250	
			d. Wood ash	75	200	
			e. Food waste	75	200	
			f. Other	75	200	
1310-N, Solid waste facility siting			
	A. Landfill			
		1. Existing, nonsecure municipal solid waste landfills accepting waste from fewer than 15,000 people	3,500	1,000	
		2. Existing, nonsecure municipal solid waste landfills accepting waste from more than 15,000 people	3,500	3,500	
		3. New or expanded for secure landfill	5,000	8,500	
		5. Nonsecure wood waste or demolition debris landfills, or both, if less than or equal to 6 acres	700	750	
	B. Incineration facilities			
		1. New or expanded for the acceptance of municipal or special wastes, or both	3,500	5,000	
		2. Municipally owned and operated solid waste incinerators with licensed capacity of 10 tons per day or less	3,500	1,000	
	C. Transfer station and storage facility	750	175	
	D. Tire storage facility	400	450	
	F. Processing facility other than municipal solid waste composting	700	700	
	G. Beneficial use activities other than agronomic utilization			
		3. Fuel substitution	700	500	
		4. Beneficial use without risk assessment	700	200	
		5. Beneficial use with risk assessment	1,400	500	
	H. Permit by rule for ongoing activities	100	100	

SUMMARY
This bill increases the processing fee for a Board of Environmental Protection permit by rule application from $50 to $250.