APPROVED CHAPTER
JUNE 22, 2023 264
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE
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S.P. 592 - L.D. 1473
An Act to Protect Certain Unfiltered Drinking Water Sources
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §4364, sub-§9 is enacted to read:
9. Exception. This section does not apply to a lot or portion of a lot that is within the
watershed of a water source that is located in the City of Lewiston or the City of Auburn
and that is used to provide drinking water by a water utility that has received a waiver from
filtration pursuant to 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Sections 141.70 to 141.76, as
determined by the Department of Health and Human Services.
Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §4364-A, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:
1-A. Exception. This section does not apply to a lot or portion of a lot that is within
the watershed of a water source that is located in the City of Lewiston or the City of Auburn
and that is used to provide drinking water by a water utility that has received a waiver from
filtration pursuant to 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Sections 141.70 to 141.76, as
determined by the Department of Health and Human Services.
Sec. 3. 30-A MRSA §4364-B, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:
1-A. Exception. This section does not apply to a lot or portion of a lot that is within
the watershed of a water source that is located in the City of Lewiston or the City of Auburn
and that is used to provide drinking water by a water utility that has received a waiver from
filtration pursuant to 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Sections 141.70 to 141.76, as
determined by the Department of Health and Human Services.
Sec. 4. Drinking water program; study. The drinking water program within the
Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and
Prevention, in coordination with the Department of Environmental Protection, shall
evaluate state law and rules designed to protect the water quality of water sources and their
related watersheds that are used to provide drinking water by a water utility that has
received a waiver from filtration pursuant to 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Sections
141.70 to 141.76, as determined by the Department of Health and Human Services, and to
identify any necessary changes to state law or rules or any other actions that can be
implemented to strengthen the protections for those water sources and watersheds. On or
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before January 15, 2024, the program shall submit to the Joint Standing Committee on
Environment and Natural Resources a report summarizing its evaluation under this section
and providing any recommendations, including any proposed legislation, resulting from
the evaluation. After reviewing the report, the committee may report out legislation
relating to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 131st Legislature.
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