ME LD2070

Prohibits the Maine Department of Environmental Protection from issuing permits under the Natural Resources Protection Act for altering freshwater wetlands to expand solid waste landfills

Prohibits DEP from issuing licenses under solid waste management laws for landfill expansions that would alter freshwater wetlands

Designated as emergency legislation, taking effect immediately upon approval rather than after the standard 90-day waiting period

Introduced in response to a specific landfill expansion proposal currently under consideration that would fill a portion of a freshwater wetland

Aims to protect local aquifers, streams, and rivers associated with freshwater wetlands from potential damage caused by landfill expansion