{"data":{"id":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-1316-b","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"38 M.R.S. §1316-B","heading":"Abatement; cleanup; mitigation","body":"If a responsible party does not comply immediately with all conditions of an administrative order issued pursuant to section 1316‑A or an administrative consent agreement issued pursuant to section 347‑A, subsection 4 or any court order, the commissioner may act to abate, clean up or mitigate the threat or hazard posed by an uncontrolled tire stockpile.  The commissioner may:\n1.  Assistance.  Employ private consultants and other persons to evaluate, design or conduct tire removal or site remediation activities;\n2.  Process and remove.  Cause the processing or removal of all stockpiled tires;\n3.  Secure.  Have barriers constructed and sufficient security measures implemented to prohibit the access of unauthorized persons to the site, including the responsible party;\n4.  Equipment.  Have fire-fighting or pollution abatement equipment purchased and stored either at or away from the tire stockpile;\n5.  Alter.  Have the physical characteristics of the stockpile site altered, including the construction of fire lanes, fire or pollution barriers or other necessary site remediation activity;\n6.  Close.  Permanently close the stockpile and prohibit the use of the site for the storage or disposal of used motor vehicle tires; or\n7.  Consultation.  Consult with the Office of the State Fire Marshal regarding on-site fire abatement and control measures.","path":["TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION","CHAPTER 13: WASTE MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER 2-A: TIRE STOCKPILE ABATEMENT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec1316-B.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:41Z","sha256":"d380ccafdb0908a88cc9816e2783fa0eb5cec4daf2d875fc96db49ba4495a44c","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-1316-a","next":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-1316-c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}