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LR 2402
Item 1

 
A.__Consideration of the items enumerated in subsection 1;

 
B.__Plans for local enforcement efforts;

 
C.__Public notice efforts taken by the municipality or the
commission;

 
D.__The process used to make recommendations and the
decisions by the local governing body; and

 
E.__A discussion of alternatives considered, whether or not
those alternatives were incorporated into the final
recommendations.

 
A municipality or the commission must submit its recommendations
and supporting documentation to the commissioner no later than
October 31st of each year in order for the recommendations to be
considered by the Legislature during the following regular
legislative session.

 
3.__Commissioner evaluation.__By January 15th of each year,
the commissioner shall submit to the joint standing committee of
the Legislature having jurisdiction over inland fisheries and
wildlife matters recommendations and supporting documentation
submitted under this section during the prior calendar year.__
Before submitting recommendations to the committee, the
commissioner shall assign each recommendation to one of the
following categories:

 
A.__"Complete," which means that the recommendation meets
all the requirements of this section and provides specific
and detailed information about key elements of those
requirements;

 
B.__"Generally complete," which means that the
recommendation meets all the requirements of this section
but is vague or silent on key elements of those
requirements; or

 
C.__"Not complete," which means that the recommendation does
not meet all the requirements of this section.

 
Sec. 3. Effective date. That section of this Act that enacts the
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 13071-A takes effect 90
days after adjournment of the Second Regular Session of the 121st
Legislature.


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