SP0751
LD 1957
First Special Session - 123rd Legislature - Text: MS-Word, RTF or PDF LR 3243
Item 2
Bill Tracking Chamber Status

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Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6134,  as enacted by PL 1995, c. 48, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: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.


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