LD465

Updates waste discharge license fees in Maine, increasing fees for certain groups and adding new categories.

This bill updates waste discharge license fees in Maine, increasing fees for certain license groups and adding new categories. It changes the basis for the annual fee for marine aquaculture facilities and increases the median fee for that group. It also clarifies that the fish-rearing facility waste discharge license group covers terrestrial fish-rearing facilities. Additionally, it mandates a $25,000 surcharge for shellfish growing areas closed for harvesting, allocated based on acreage closed.