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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
First Special Session of the 118th

CHAPTER 236
H.P. 1112 - L.D. 1555

An Act to Create the River Flow Advisory Commission within the Department of Defense and Veterans' Services

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

     Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-G, sub-§13-D is enacted to read:

13-D. Environment/ Natural Resources

River Flow Advisory Commission

Expenses Only

37-B MRSA §1080

     Sec. 2. 37-B MRSA §1080 is enacted to read:

§1080. Establishment of commission

     1. Establishment of commission. The River Flow Advisory Commission, as established by Title 5, section 12004-G, subsection 13-D and referred to in this section as the "commission," shall act as a technical advisory commission to the Department of Defense and Veterans' Services and the Governor's office on issues of flow of the State's rivers and streams. The commission shall also facilitate communication of river flow data between dam operators, river basin managers, state agencies, the United States Geological Survey and the National Weather Service during floods and droughts and shall administer the State's hydrologic monitoring program in cooperation with the United States Geological Survey.

     2. Membership. The commission is composed of these members:

     3. Chair. The District Chief of the United States Geological Survey Water Resources Division Maine District Office and the Commissioner of Defense and Veterans' Services or the commissioner's designee shall act as cochairs of the commission.

     4. Terms of office. The term of office of the public member is 5 years. The public member may be removed from office for cause by the Governor. Members from State Government or Federal Government shall serve a term coincident with their governmental position. The term of a representative from the major hydroelectric power generators is 5 years.

     5. Voting. A quorum of at least 7 members must be present for voting.

     6. Administrative provision. The Maine Emergency Management Agency shall administer the affairs and activities of the commission.

     7. Records. The commission shall keep accurate records of its proceedings and shall file them with the Maine Emergency Management Agency.

     8. Compensation. Members of the commission are not entitled to receive compensation.

     9. Meetings. The commission shall meet at least once per calendar year at the call of either of the cochairs to review hydrologic conditions prior to the spring snowmelt and runoff for the purpose of issuing an advisory statement on the potential for major river flooding. Either of the cochairs may call additional meetings as needed.

     10. Powers and duties. The commission has the power and duty only to:

Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.

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