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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 569 (2026)

Ground Water Oil Clean-up Fund

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 496, §A14 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 626, §§9,10 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 746, §24 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 278 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 491, §§16-21 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 521, §11 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 769, §A177 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 502, §B60 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 543, §6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 865, §§16,24,25 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 890, §§A40,B147- 150 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 66, §§A29-31,C1 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 433, §§4-6 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 433, §7 (AFF). PL 1991, c. 439, §6 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 494, §§13,14 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 817, §25 (RP). PL 1997, c. 374, §14 (AFF).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1988–1992 · leading case: Patrons Oxford Mut. Ins. v. Marois, 573 A.2d 16 (Me. 1990).
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Patrons Oxford Mut. Ins. v. Marois, 573 A.2d 16 (Me. 1990). · cites it 4× “Alternatively, third parties could make a claim against the State for damages they suffer from the migration of contaminated ground water and the State could then sue landowners like the Maroises for reimbursement, 38 M.R.S.A. § 569(2-A) (1989). That also has not occurred in…”
Demello v. Dep't of Env't Prot., 611 A.2d 985 (Me. 1992). · cites it 2× “Contrary to the argument of the DEP, 38 M.R.S.A. § 569 does not prohibit the application of Rule 15(c) by analogy.”
H.E.P. Dev. Grp., Inc. v. Nelson, 606 A.2d 774 (Me. 1992). “See 38 M.R.S.A. § 569(2-A) (Supp.1991). 2 . HEP sold portions of the property but has been unable to sell the remaining seventy acres.”
Sirois v. Winslow, 585 A.2d 183 (Me. 1991). · cites it 2× “865, § 16, effective July 1, 1990 under an emergency preamble, repealed the exclusivity provision contained in the Underground Oil Storage Facilities and Ground Water Protection Act, 38 M.R.S.A. § 569(2-A)(E), and added a new provision, § 569(2-A)(G), expressly declaring that…”
Brown v. Dep't of Env't Prot., 549 A.2d 1138 (Me. 1988). · cites it 2× “These amendments, set forth in 38 M.R.S.A. §§ 569(2-A) and (3) (Supp.1987), are inapplicable to the instant case.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 569(2)(C) — 1 case
Demello v. Dep't of Env't Prot., 611 A.2d 985 (Me. 1992). “Contrary to the argument of the DEP, 38 M.R.S.A. § 569 does not prohibit the application of Rule 15(c) by analogy.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 569(6) — 1 case
Patrons Oxford Mut. Ins. v. Marois, 573 A.2d 16 (Me. 1990). “Alternatively, third parties could make a claim against the State for damages they suffer from the migration of contaminated ground water and the State could then sue landowners like the Maroises for reimbursement, 38 M.R.S.A. § 569(2-A) (1989). That also has not occurred in…”
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