Legislature's ENR committee 10/3/22 got updates on new ME law from LD 1639 passage ending imports of demolition & construction debris. Audio MP3s

On October 3, 2022  the  Maine Legislature's Environment & Natural Resources Committee (ENR)  questioned and got updates by  Maine DEP chief of  Waste Management Suzanne Miller,  NRCM's Sarah Nichols,  Resource Lewiston's Greg Leahy, and Burnstein Shur atty James Codys  (audio mp3) regarding implementation of  LD 1639  An Act To Protect the Health and Welfare of Maine Communities and Reduce Harmful Solid Waste   The bill was approved by Governor Mills  and is now Public Law 1639 .  

AUDIO of the October 3, 2022 briefing .

Introduction 1. Committee members and staff    2min21sec 

Introduction 2. Committee cochair  Ralph Tucker's plan for this as a briefing, not a public hearing 4min23sec.

GOVT

DEP Susanne Miller, chief, Bureau of Remediation & Waste Mgmt  29min30sec

INDUSTRY

James Cody, Bernstein Shur & Greg Leahy, Resources Lewiston. 6min17sec 

Cody & Leahy QA1 25min

Cody & Leahy QA2  13min12sec

CONSERVATION

Sarah Nichols NRCM present and QA_43min

Backstory Maine's publicly owned Juniper Ridge Landfill  was acquired by the state as a public resource for the exclusive deposition of Maine-generated waste.  But a loophole was sneaked onto the enabling bill that allowed out of state waste to continue to be dumped on JRL, provided it has been minimally  "processed" by a Maine recycling facility.  The new public law corrects this.