Maine § 2231. - Definitions
Full text of Maine Maine Revised Statutes § 2231. — Definitions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2231.. Definitions
As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1991, c. 676, §1 (NEW).]
1. Incineration facility. "Incineration facility" means a facility that accepts municipal solid waste for consideration and disposes of the waste through combustion, including combustion for the generation of heat, steam or electricity. A facility that incinerates municipal solid waste in amounts that constitute less than 2% by weight of its fuel is not an incineration facility.
2. Solid waste. "Solid waste" means useless, unwanted or discarded solid material with insufficient liquid content to be free flowing, including, but not limited to, rubbish, garbage, scrap materials, junk, refuse, inert fill material and landscape refuse. "Solid waste" includes fuel, whether solid, liquid or gas, derived from materials such as those listed.
3. Tipping fee. "Tipping fee" means any fee, rate, toll or other charge that an incineration facility charges for disposal of solid waste from the facility's customers.
4. Waste source. "Waste source" means any entity that pays a tipping fee to an incineration facility.
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Section 2231. ("Definitions") is part of the Maine Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Maine. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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