Bill > LD704

This bill modifies existing Maine law regarding quarry operations by introducing new requirements for blasting notifications, specifically targeting smaller quarries and excavation projects. Under the proposed amendment, operators of quarries that are one acre or less in size (including adjacent parcels under the same ownership), as well as those conducting excavation or grading preliminary to construction, will now be required to comply with specific blasting notification requirements outlined in section 490-Z, subsection 14, paragraph O, even if they were previously exempt from other provisions of the article. The bill aims to ensure that even small-scale quarry operations provide appropriate notification before conducting blasting activities, which helps improve safety and transparency for local communities by giving advance warning about potential blasting operations, regardless of the size of the quarry or excavation project.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=704&snum=132