124th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 208 LR 402(01)
An Act To Require a Municipality That Abuts a Body of Water To Contribute to the Cost of Upkeep of Municipally Owned Dams on That Body of Water
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
Sponsor: Rep. Jones of Mount Vernon
Committee: Natural Resources
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
State Mandate - Unfunded
State Mandates
Required Activity Unit Affected Costs
Requires contiguous municipalities that have linear feet on a body of water to participate in the maintenance and repair costs for any municipally owned dam on that body of water.  Pursuant to inclusion of the Mandate Preamble, a 2/3 vote of all the members elected to each house exempts the State from the requirement that it fund 90% of this mandate.  Municipality Significant