38 §634-A. Administering agency
Title 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION
Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS
Subchapter 1: MILLS AND DAMS
Article 1: ERECTION AND FLOWAGE RIGHTS
Subarticle 1-B: PERMITS FOR HYDROPOWER PROJECTS HEADING: PL 1983, C. 458, §18 (NEW)
§634-A. Administering agency
1. Department. The department shall administer the permit process for a hydropower project that:
A. Is located wholly or partly within an organized municipality; or [2009, c. 270, Pt. D, §5 (NEW).]
B. Uses tidal or wave action as a source of electrical or mechanical power, regardless of the hydropower project's location. [2009, c. 615, Pt. F, §2 (AMD).]
[ 2009, c. 615, Pt. F, §2 (AMD) .]
2. Maine Land Use Regulation Commission. The Maine Land Use Regulation Commission shall administer the permit process for a hydropower project that is located wholly within the State's unorganized and deorganized areas as defined by Title 12, section 682, subsection 1 and that does not use tidal or wave action as a source of electrical or mechanical power.
[ 2009, c. 615, Pt. F, §3 (AMD) .]
SECTION HISTORY
2009, c. 270, Pt. D, §5 (NEW). 2009, c. 615, Pt. F, §§2, 3 (AMD).