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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, § 1492: Purpose, 1985

The Act requires Maine voter approval before certain low-level radioactive waste facilities may be built or operated in the State, and before the State may join related interstate or federal agreements.

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“The Act requires Maine voter approval before certain low-level radioactive waste facilities may be built or operated in the State, and before the State may join related interstate or federal agreements.”

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The Act requires Maine voter approval before certain low-level radioactive waste facilities may be built or operated in the State, and before the State may join related interstate or federal agreements.

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§ 1492PurposeProvision

The Act requires Maine voter approval before certain low-level radioactive waste facilities may be built or operated in the State, and before the State may join related interstate or federal agreements.

The purpose of this Act is to require approval by the voters of Maine as a precondition for the construction or operation within the State of Maine of any low-level radioactive waste disposal or storage facility and to require approval by the voters of Maine as a precondition for the participation by the State of Maine in any compact or agreement with any other state or states or the Federal Government concerning low-level radioactive waste disposal or storage. [IB 1985, c. 1 (NEW).]
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