Maine Coastal Program
Regulations
The federal Coastal
Zone Management Act (CZMA) establishes a federal-state
partnership and the related legal framework regarding management
of the nation's coastal resources. The CZMA grants Maine and
other coastal states that have a fjjederally approved coastal management
program the authority to review federal activities, federally
license or permit activities, and federally fund activities
to ensure that those federal actions meet the "enforceable
policies" of the state's coastal program. (Click for definition of coastal zone.)
For the most part, the Maine Department
of Environmental Protection and other state agencies
in Maine's networked coastal program make consistency findings
in the same way they evaluate license and permit applications
under the state environmental laws and regulations. In Maine,
standards and criteria of state environmental permitting and licensing laws and regulations
serve as the enforceable
policies of the Maine Coastal Program.
Rules issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) govern
the deadlines and other procedural aspects of the federal
consistency review process. The State
Planning Office (SPO) serves as a coordinator and
point of contact for federal consistency review. SPO has prepared
a guide
to the federal consistency review process. If you have
questions or need additional information, please call (207-287-1496)
or e-mail the Maine Coastal Program's Federal Consistency
Coordinator (Todd.Burrowes@maine.gov).
Core Law Authorities of the Maine Coastal
Program
To see the full text of statutes, go to http://janus.maine.gov/legis/statutes/;
for rules go to http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rcn/apa/depts.htm
Natural Resources Protection Act (38 MRSA §§480-A to 480-S; 480-U to 480-Z)
- Wetlands Protection rules (DEP rules ch. 310)
- Coastal Sand Dune rules (DEP rules ch. 355)
- Permit-by-Rule standards (DEP rules ch. 305)
- Significant Habitat rules (DEP rules ch. 335; DIFW rules ch. 10)
- Scenic Impact rules (DEP rules ch. 315)
Mandatory Shoreland Zoning Law (38 MRSA §§435 to 449)
- Guidelines for Municipal Shoreland Zoning Ordinances (DEP rules ch. 1000)
Site Location of Development Law (38 MRSA §§481 to 485-A; 486-A; 487-A to 490; 490-A to 490-Z; 23 MRSA §704-A [MDOT traffic movement permit])
- Definitions of terms used in the site location of development law and regulations (DEP rules ch. 371)
- Policies and Procedures (DEP rules ch. 372)
- Financial capacity standard (DEP rules ch. 373)
- Rules regarding the traffic standard (DEP rules ch. 374)
- No adverse environmental impact standard (DEP rules ch. 375)
- Soil types standard (DEP rules ch. 376)
- Review of roads (DEP rules ch. 377)
- Variance criteria; performance standards (storage of petroleum products) (DEP rules ch. 378)
- Planning permit (DEP rules ch. 380)
Erosion Control and Sedimentation Law (38 MRSA §420-C)
Storm Water Management Law (38 MRSA §420-D)
- Storm Water Management rules (DEP rules ch. 500)
- Direct Watersheds of Water bodies Most at Risk from New Development, and Sensitive or Threatened Regions or Watersheds (DEP rules ch. 502)
Subdivision Law (30-A MRSA §4401 to 4407)
Maine Rivers Act (12 MRSA §§403 and 407)
Maine Waterway Development and Conservation Act (38 MRSA §§630 to 636; 640)
Coastal Management Policies Act (38 MRSA §1801)
Protection and Improvement of Air Law (38 MRSA §§349; 581 to 610-A)
- DEP rules chapters 100 (regulatory definitions), 113 (growth offset regulations), 115, 117 (source surveillance), 118 (gasoline vapor recovery), 134 (RACT for VOCs emitting facilities), 138 (RACT for nitrous oxides emitting facilities)
Protection and Improvement of Waters Act (38 MRSA §§347; 361 to 367; 371-A to 372; 410-N; 411 to 424; 451 to 455; 464 to 470)
Nutrient Management Act (7 MRSA Part 10)
Land Use Regulation Law (12 MRSA §§681 to 689)
- List of Coastal Islands in the Jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission
- LURC Rules and Regulations, ch. 10 - Land Use Districts and Standards
Maine Hazardous Waste, Septage and Solid Waste and Management Act (38 MRSA §§1273; 1281; 1301 to 1310-BB; 1316 to 1316-L; 1317 to 1319-W; 1362; 1609-10; 1661-1661-C; 1851-2; 2133, sub-§2(A); PL 1999 c. 348; 2157; 2302-2313)
Nuclear Facility Decommissioning Laws (PL 1999 c. 739 and PL 1999 c. 741)
Oil Discharge Prevention & Pollution Control Law (38 MRSA §§344 to 349; 541 to 560; 563-, sub-§1(A) and 2; 563-A-C; 564; 566-A; 568-A; 569-A to 569-B; 570; 570-A to 570-L; 585-D; 585-H)
Marine Resources Law (12 MRSA §§6171 to 6192; 6432-A)
Coastal Barrier Resources System Act (38 MRSA §§1901 to 1905)
Maine Endangered Species Act (12 MRSA §§12801-12809 [inland species]; 12 MRSA §6971-6977 [marine species]; 12 MRSA §10001, sub-§§19 and 62 [definitions])
- Endangered species (DIFW rules ch. 8)
Fee Schedule (38 MRSA §§352-353)
