APPROVED CHAPTER
JULY 8, 2021 414
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE
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S.P. 118 - L.D. 268
An Act To Eliminate Online Burn Permit Fees for All Areas of the State
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §9326, 3rd ¶, as amended by PL 2017, c. 449, §3, is further
amended to read:
A person may apply for a permit to burn using the Internet or as otherwise provided in
this article. When a person applies for and is issued a permit electronically pursuant to this
section, a fee of $7 must be paid. From the $7 fee, $4 must be deposited in the General
Fund, $2 must be transferred to the municipality in which the permit is issued and the
remainder of $1 must be used to cover administrative costs. For a permit issued in the
unorganized and deorganized areas, from the $7 fee, $6 must be deposited in the General
Fund and the remainder of $1 must be used to cover administrative costs may not be
charged.
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §9327, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 449, §4, is amended to
read:
6. Private party burn permit software to be provided at no charge. A vendor or
owner of a private party burn permit software system may not charge a municipality for
use of private party burn permit software approved under subsection 1.
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF
Division of Forest Protection Z232
Initiative: Provides funding for an online burn permit system from InforME.
GENERAL FUND 2021-22 2022-23
All Other $7,200 $9,600
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL $7,200 $9,600
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 268, SP 118: 12.9326, 12.9327
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 414: 12.9326, 12.9327