Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote on a motion to adopt an "ought to pass" report and amend a bill that extends certain provisions relating to the management of wastewater treatment plant sludge at the state-owned landfill in Maine.

Highlights:

• Specifies that if in any 12 months the total weight of the residue generated by a solid waste processing facility and disposed of or otherwise placed in a solid waste landfill exceeds the total weight of the solid waste initially generated within the State that the facility processed in those 12 months, such excess residue, not to exceed 25,000 tons in those 12 months, is deemed to be waste generated as long as that excess residue is composed of oversized bulky waste and is disposed of or otherwise placed in a state-owned solid waste (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that this act applies retroactively to June 23, 2023 (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote on a motion to adopt an "ought to pass" report for a bill that extends certain provisions relating to the management of wastewater treatment plant sludge at the state-owned landfill in Maine.

Highlights:

• Specifies that if in any 12 months the total weight of the residue generated by a solid waste processing facility and disposed of or otherwise placed in a solid waste landfill exceeds the total weight of the solid waste initially generated within the State that the facility processed in those 12 months, such excess residue, not to exceed 25,000 tons in those 12 months, is deemed to be waste generated as long as that excess residue is composed of oversized bulky waste and is disposed of or otherwise placed in a state-owned solid waste (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that this act applies retroactively to June 23, 2023 (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text