Section 096-686-1 - DefinitionsThe following terms, as used in this rule, have the following meanings:
A.Applicant. "Applicant" means an owner or operator of an oil storage facility who has applied for coverage under the Fund Insurance Program.B.Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Environmental Protection.C.Department. "Department" means the Department of Environmental Protection.D.Fund Insurance Program. Fund Insurance Program means the State insurance program for owners and operators of oil storage facilities. The program as established under 38 M.R.S. §568-A uses money from the Maine Ground and Surface Waters Clean-up and Response Fund to cover eligible clean-up costs and 3rd party damages associated with discharges from oil storage facilities.E.Maine Ground and Surface Waters Clean-up and Response Fund. The "Maine Ground and Surface Waters Clean-up Fund" means the fund established under 38 M.R.S. §551 to be used by the Department in carrying out the purposes of Maine's oil laws, 38 M.R.S. §§541 through 570-L.F.M.R.S.. "M.R.S." means the Maine Revised Statutes.G.Personal residence. "Personal residence" means a residential structure owned and occupied at least seasonally by an applicant eligible for coverage by the Maine Ground and Surface Waters Clean-up and Response Fund. A residential structure that is leased to others at any time is not considered an applicant's personal residence.06- 096 C.M.R. ch. 686, § 1