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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 345-A (2026)

Hearings

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1.  Hearings. 
[PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §28 (RP); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF).]
1-A.  Department hearings.  The board and commissioner may hold public hearings as necessary to carry out responsibilities under this Title.  
[PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §29 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF).]
2.  Maine Administrative Procedure Act.  Except as provided elsewhere, all hearings of the department must be conducted in accordance with the procedural requirements of the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375.  
[PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §30 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF).]
2-A.  Intervenor procedures.  The board shall adopt rules that define the procedures and scope of participation for intervenors.  
[PL 1991, c. 804, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).]
3.  Fees.  The Commissioner of Environmental Protection may establish fees which recover the expenses entailed in providing notice to interested persons required by this section or reproducing all or any part of the record of any hearings for the applicant or interested persons.  
[PL 1983, c. 566, §6 (NEW).]
4.  Subpoena power.  The board and commissioner may each issue subpoenas to compel the production of books, records and other data related to the matters in issue at any hearing. If any person served with a subpoena demonstrates to the satisfaction of the issuer of the subpoena that the production of the information would, if made public, divulge methods or processes which are entitled to protection as trade secrets, the information shall be disclosed only at a nonpublic portion of the hearing and shall be confidential and not available for public inspection. If any person fails or refuses to obey such a subpoena, the issuer of the subpoena may apply to any Justice of the Superior Court for an order compelling that person to comply with the subpoena. The Superior Court may issue an order and may punish failure to obey the order as civil contempt.  
[PL 1985, c. 746, §10 (NEW).]
5.  Public meetings.  At the board's or commissioner's discretion, the board or commissioner may schedule and hold public meetings in the geographic area of a proposed project for the purpose of collecting comments that become part of the record in a pending action. Any such meeting must be held during the period when written public comments may be submitted to the department. This subsection and the conduct of a public meeting do not change any other obligation the department has to hold public hearings that are mandatory by statute or required after a timely request is filed.  
[PL 2007, c. 43, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 566, §6 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 743, §3 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 589, §2 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 746, §10 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 890, §§A28-30,40 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 804, §A4 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 43, §1 (AMD).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1992–2017 · leading case: Concerned Citizens to Save Roxbury v. Bd. of Env't Prot., 15 A.3d 1263 (Me. 2011).
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Concerned Citizens to Save Roxbury v. Bd. of Env't Prot., 15 A.3d 1263 (Me. 2011). · cites it 3× “[¶ 21] Title 38 M.R.S. § 345-A(1-A) (2010) provides that the Board may conduct a public hearing as necessary to carry out its statutory responsibilities.”
Friends of Maine's Mountains v. Bd. of Env't Prot., 2013 ME 25 (Me. 2013). · cites it 2× “See 38 M.R.S. § 345-A(l-A) (2012) (permitting public hearings at the discretion of the Board).”
Fichter v. Bd. of Env't Prot., 604 A.2d 433 (Me. 1992). · cites it 2× “The Superior Court, in ruling that the Fichters must be given a full court-type hearing complete with cross-examination and rebuttal, relied alternatively upon the statutory requirement, 38 M.R.S.A. § 345-A(2) (Supp.1991), that BEP “hearings” be conducted in accordance with the…”
Passadumkeag Mountain Friends v. Bd. of Env't Prot., 2014 ME 116 (Me. 2014). “See 38 M.R.S. § 345-A(l-A) (2013); 2 C.M.R. 06 096 002-3 § 7(B) (2013).”
Mallinckrodt US LLC v. Dep't of Env't Prot., 2014 ME 52 (Me. 2014). · cites it 2× “” 38 M.R.S. § 345-A(2) (2013). The APA establishes basic procedural requirements for administrative hearings, including notice requirements, the requirement that a hearing be held, exceptions to the rule that hearings must be held, provisions for public participation, and…”
Martha A. Powers Trust v. Bd. of Env't Prot., 15 A.3d 1273 (Me. 2011). “[¶ 10] The Trust also argues that the Board abused its discretion in denying the Trust’s request to conduct a public hearing.”
Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. v. Maine Dep't of Env't Prot. (Me. Super. Ct 2017). · cites it 3× “" 38 M.R.S. § 345-A(l-A) (emphasis supplied).”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 345-A(2) — 2 cases
Fichter v. Bd. of Env't Prot., 604 A.2d 433 (Me. 1992). “The Superior Court, in ruling that the Fichters must be given a full court-type hearing complete with cross-examination and rebuttal, relied alternatively upon the statutory requirement, 38 M.R.S.A. § 345-A(2) (Supp.1991), that BEP “hearings” be conducted in accordance with the…”
Mallinckrodt US LLC v. Dep't of Env't Prot., 2014 ME 52 (Me. 2014). “” 38 M.R.S. § 345-A(2) (2013). The APA establishes basic procedural requirements for administrative hearings, including notice requirements, the requirement that a hearing be held, exceptions to the rule that hearings must be held, provisions for public participation, and…”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 345-A(5) — 2 cases
Concerned Citizens to Save Roxbury v. Bd. of Env't Prot., 15 A.3d 1263 (Me. 2011). “[¶ 21] Title 38 M.R.S. § 345-A(1-A) (2010) provides that the Board may conduct a public hearing as necessary to carry out its statutory responsibilities.”
Friends of Maine's Mountains v. Bd. of Env't Prot., 2013 ME 25 (Me. 2013). “See 38 M.R.S. § 345-A(l-A) (2012) (permitting public hearings at the discretion of the Board).”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 345-A(S) — 1 case
Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. v. Maine Dep't of Env't Prot. (Me. Super. Ct 2017). “" 38 M.R.S. § 345-A(l-A) (emphasis supplied).”
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