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Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6134,  as enacted by PL 1995, c. 48, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
§ 6134.  Alewives passage; fishways on the St. Croix River
This section governs the passage of alewives on the Woodland Dam and the Grand Falls Dam located on the St. Croix River.
 
1.  Woodland Dam.     By May 1, 2008, the commissioner and the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall ensure that the fishway on the Woodland Dam is configured or operated in a manner that allows the passage of alewives.
 
2.  Grand Falls Dam.    The commissioner and the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall ensure that the fishway on the Grand Falls Dam is configured or operated in a manner that prevents the passage of alewives.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment is the majority report and provides that by May 1, 2008 the Commissioner of Marine Resources and the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall ensure that only the fishway on the Woodland Dam on the St. Croix River allows the passage of alewives.