HP0053
LD 56
Session - 129th Maine Legislature
 
LR 214
Item 1
Bill Tracking, Additional Documents Chamber Status

An Act To Ban the Use of Personal Watercraft on Lower Wilson Pond and Upper Wilson Pond

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §13071-A, sub-§4, ¶A,  as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §384 and affected by §422, is amended to read:

A. A person may not operate a personal watercraft on:

(1) Mud Pond, Oversett Pond, South Pond, Round Pond, Twitchell Pond, Hicks Pond, Indian Pond or Furlong Pond in the Town of Greenwood in Oxford County;

(2) North Pond or Bryant Pond, also known as Christopher Lake, in the Town of Greenwood and the Town of Woodstock in Oxford County;

(3) Concord Pond, Little Concord Pond or Shagg Pond in the Town of Woodstock in Oxford County;

(4) Hamilton Pond in Bar Harbor in Hancock County;

(5) Bog Lake or Horseshoe Lake in the Town of Northfield in Washington County;

(6) Megunticook Lake in the Town of Camden and the Town of Hope in Knox County and the Town of Lincolnville in Waldo County;

(7) Hobbs Pond, Fish Pond or Alford Lake in the Town of Hope in Knox County;

(8) Norton Pond or Coleman Pond in the Town of Lincolnville in Waldo County;

(9) Pitcher Pond in the Town of Lincolnville and the Town of Northport in Waldo County;

(10) Torsey Lake in the Town of Mount Vernon and the Town of Readfield in Kennebec County;

(11) Trickey Pond in the Town of Naples in Cumberland County;

(12) Brandy Pond in the Town of Naples in Cumberland County between sunset and 9:00 a.m.;

(13) Fulton Lake in the Town of Northfield in Washington County;

(14) Knight Pond in the Town of Northport in Waldo County;

(15) Moose Pond or Saturday Pond in the Town of Otisfield in Oxford County;

(16) Tripp Pond, Upper Range Pond or Middle Range Pond in the Town of Poland in Androscoggin County;

(17) Keewaydin Lake, Virginia Lake, Trout Pond, Weymouth Pond or Whitney Pond in the Town of Stoneham in Oxford County;

(18) Lermond Pond in the Town of Union and the Town of Hope in Knox County;

(19) Pocasset Lake or Pickerel Pond in the Town of Wayne in Kennebec County;

(20) Androscoggin Lake in the Town of Wayne in Kennebec County and the Town of Leeds in Androscoggin County;

(21) Little Cobbosseecontee Lake in the Town of Winthrop in Kennebec County;

(22) Somes Pond in the Town of Mount Desert;

(23) Long Pond in the Town of Mount Desert and the Town of Southwest Harbor;

(24) Little Long Pond in the Town of Mount Desert;

(25) Meetinghouse Pond, Big Pond, Wat Tuh Lake, Center Pond and Silver Lake, also known as Silver Pond, in the Town of Phippsburg in Sagadahoc County;

(26) South Branch Lake in the Plantation of Seboeis and the Township of T2 R8 NWP in Penobscot County;

(27) Spring Lake in Spring Lake Township in Somerset County;

(28) Kennebago Lake and Kennebago River in Davis Township and Stetsontown Township in Franklin County;

(29) Nicatous Lake in the Townships of T40 MD, T41 MD and T3 ND in Hancock County;

(30) Crystal Lake in the Town of Washington in Knox County;

(31) Middle Branch Pond in the Town of Waterboro in York County;

(32) Highland Lake or Woods Pond in the Town of Bridgton in Cumberland County if the personal watercraft is rented and does not display a decal identifying the rental agency that owns the personal watercraft; or

(33) Lake St. George in the Town of Liberty . ; or

(34) Lower Wilson Pond in the Town of Greenville or Upper Wilson Pond in the Town of Greenville and Bowdoin College Grant West Township in Piscataquis County.

summary

This bill prohibits the use of personal watercraft on Lower Wilson Pond in the Town of Greenville and Upper Wilson Pond in the Town of Greenville and Bowdoin College Grant West Township.


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