Maine Revised Statutes > Title 38 > Chapter 24 > Subchapter 8 – Incineration Plant Financial Statements

Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
Incineration facility: means a facility that accepts municipal solid waste for consideration and disposes of the waste through combustion, including combustion for the generation of heat, steam or electricity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 2231
Month: means a calendar month. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
Solid waste: includes fuel, whether solid, liquid or gas, derived from materials such as those listed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 2231
Tipping fee: means any fee, rate, toll or other charge that an incineration facility charges for disposal of solid waste from the facility's customers. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 2231
Waste source: means any entity that pays a tipping fee to an incineration facility. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 2231
Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72