Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this Act takes effect when approved.

SUMMARY

This bill requires that:

1. Informational material regarding the requirements of boaters to purchase a lake and river protection sticker and the reasons for the sticker be handed to boaters driving north on the Maine Turnpike and on informational signs on roads leading into the State;

2. Cleaning equipment be located at invasive aquatic plant inspection stations that are at or near the borders of the State;

3. Inspectors or other agents of the State immediately clean watercraft, watercraft trailers or outboard motors that fail inspection;

4. Inspection stations at or near the borders of the State issue lake and river protection stickers and certificates of inspection for watercraft, watercraft trailers and outboard motors that pass inspection; and

5. Proceeds of the Invasive Aquatic Plant and Nuisance Species Fund be used to establish cleaning stations before being spent on other elements of the program to prevent infestation of and to control invasive aquatic plants.