| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §401-A is enacted to read: |
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| §401-A.__Groundwater is a public natural resource |
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| | Groundwater is a public natural resource owned by all the | citizens of this State.__The citizens of this State have the | right to regulate the extraction and use of groundwater. |
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| | This bill provides that groundwater is a public natural | resource owned by all the citizens of this State. The citizens | of this State have the right to regulate the extraction and use | of groundwater. |
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