An Act To Change the Name of Captain Ambrose Bear Stream
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §467, sub-§15, ¶E, as amended by PL 2015, c. 12, §1, is further amended to read:
(1) Meduxnekeag River, main stem.
(a) From the outlet of Meduxnekeag Lake to the international boundary - Class B.
(2) Meduxnekeag River, tributaries - Class B unless otherwise specified.
(a) North Branch of the Meduxnekeag River and its tributaries above the Monticello - T.C, R.2, W.E.L.S. boundary - Class A.
(b) Moose Brook and its tributaries, upstream of the Ludlow Road in Ludlow - Class A.
(c) South Branch of the Meduxnekeag River and its tributaries, upstream of the Oliver Road in Cary - Class A.
(d) Captain Ambrose Bear B Stream and tributaries upstream of the Burnt Brow Bridge in Hammond - Class A.
Sec. 2. Name change from Captain Ambrose Bear Stream to B Stream. The county commissioners of Aroostook County shall rename the stream in and near the Town of Houlton in Aroostook County named Captain Ambrose Bear Stream to B Stream. The commissioners shall provide notice of the new name to the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, the Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior and other public agencies, boards, committees or other groups responsible for changing names of places and ensuring that such name changes appear on maps and other documents.
Sec. 3. Commissioner of Transportation to replace signs. The Commissioner of Transportation shall replace any sign that is located on the interstate highway that contains a reference to Captain Ambrose Bear Stream to comply with section 2 no later than 30 days after the effective date of this Act.
Sec. 4. Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. The Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall amend the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife's rules to change the name of Captain Ambrose Bear Stream to B Stream in all rules that mention the stream.
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This bill requires the Aroostook County Commissioners to rename Captain Ambrose Bear Stream in and near the Town of Houlton in Aroostook County to B Stream. The bill also requires the county commissioners to notify the appropriate authorities and agencies of the name change. The Department of Transportation is required to change any existing road signs designating Captain Ambrose Bear Stream to refer to B Stream. The bill also requires the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to amend its rules to change the name of Captain Ambrose Bear Stream to B Stream, and it changes the name where it appears in statute.