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Amend the amendment in section 5 by striking out all of subsection 4 and inserting in its place the following:
‘4. Duty. The duty of the commission is to make recommendations on the design of a bridge to replace the existing Henderson Brook Bridge within the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. In performing this duty, the commission shall consider the economic, environmental and aesthetic issues associated with the design, the location of the bridge, including an alternative location outside of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway or within the immediate area of the existing bridge, approaches to the bridge and the configuration of a motor vehicle access site to the watercourse at the bridge. In considering the location of the bridge at its current location, the commission shall consider designs that locate the bridge abutments away from the edge of the watercourse to the extent that is within economic and engineering constraints. In conducting its study, the commission shall consult with engineering professionals experienced in bridge design and construction, including, but not limited to, design professionals affiliated with the Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center at the University of Maine.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment requires the Commission to Study the Henderson Brook Bridge in the Allagash Wilderness Waterway to consider alternative locations to the bridge outside of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway.