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Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1.  38 MRSA §589-A  is enacted to read:
§ 589-A. Notification of violation to affected municipality
When the department issues a notice of violation for a violation of this chapter pursuant to section 347-A or receives an air quality-related notice of violation from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the department shall provide notice of that violation to each municipality in which the violation occurred. The department may provide the information required under this section electronically.’
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, amends the bill as follows.
1. It removes language from the bill requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to notify affected municipalities regarding the department's initiation of an air quality-related enforcement action.
2. It adds language requiring the department to notify affected municipalities regarding the department's receipt of an air quality-related notice of violation from the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
3. It provides that the department may provide the required information to affected municipalities electronically.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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