Specifications include, but are not limited to: The purpose of the study is to provide a comprehensive commodity flow study of hazardous materials, to aid local, regional, state, and federal authorities to understand the volume and nature of hazardous materials movement into, out of, and through the entire State of Maine. The results of the study will provide a tool to the Agency, the SERC and other relevant state and county agencies to analyze data, plan for and respond to the potential risks associated with hazardous materials transported to or through the State. To accomplish this goal, the Agency will retain a contractor to conduct such a study to identify the nature, chemical quantities, and transportation routes of hazardous substances transported into, out of, and within the State boundaries. Imports and exports are to be considered. The study should draw upon all major sources of relevant data at all levels of government and private industry. All data and reports collected prior to this study will be provided to the contractor if necessary.
