Resolve, Directing the Department of Conservation To Create the Kennebec River Historic Waterway
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0680
Committee Amendment CA_A_H152 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "(t,, to H.P. 497, L.D. 680, "Resolve, 
Directing the Department of Conservation To Create the Kennebec 
River Historic Waterway" 
Amend the resolve by striking out everything after the title 
and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. 1. Kennebec River Historic Waterway. Resolved: 
That the 
Department 
of 
Conservation 
shall 
design 
and 
establish 
the 
Kennebec River Historic Waterway, referred to in this resolve as 
"the waterway," from Popham Beach in Phippsburg to Fort Halifax 
in Winslow with the intent of eventually extending the waterway 
upriver to the headwaters of the Kennebec River. 
No later than 
January 31, 
2004, 
the department shall report to the Joint 
Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry on 
progress made to: 
1. 
Coordinate 
the 
management 
recreational, 
scenic 
and 
historic 
municipal and private recreational, 
along the Kennebec River; 
and 
lands 
scenic 
promotion 
of 
and 
easements 
and historic 
state 
with 
lands 
2. 
Integrate launching and landing sites, existing trails, 
historic and educational sites, scenic viewing opportunities and 
other sites of interest in 
a 
unified 
approach to protect, 
interpret, promote and develop the river's outstanding natural, 
educational, scientific and historic resource values; and 
3. Offer primitive camping. at intervals along the waterway 
to encourage canoeing, kayaking and other forms of recreation; 
and be it further 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,,~ to H.P. 497, L.D. 680 
Sec. 2. Funding; assistance. Resolved: 
That the Department of 
Conservation shall seek to identify funding sources and technical 
assistance 
that 
could 
help 
implement 
joint 
projects 
and 
strategies in connection wi th creating the waterway; and be it 
further 
Sec. 3. Local involvement. Resolved: 
That the Department of 
Conservation, 
in coordination with the 
Executive 
Department, 
State Planning Office; the Department of Inland Fisheries and 
Wildlife; the Department of Transportation; the Department of 
Marine 
Resources; 
the 
Department 
of 
Economic 
and 
Community 
Development, Office of Tourism; the Maine Historic Preservation 
Commission; 
and 
the 
Kennebec-Chaudiere 
Heritage 
Corridor 
Corporation, 
shall 
seek 
the 
input 
and 
cooperation 
of 
representatives of municipalities, land trusts, community groups, 
conservation organizations and businesses that benefit from a 
clean and healthy Kennebec River. I 
SUMMARY 
This amendment directs the Department of Conservation to 
design and establish the Kennebec River Historic Waterway from 
Popham Beach in Phippsburg to Fort Halifax in Winslow and to 
report 
to 
the 
Joint 
Standing 
Committee 
on 
Agriculture, 
Conservation and Forestry by January 31, 2004 on progress made in 
various elements of the plan. It expands the number of agencies 
that the department is directed to work with in coordinating and 
seeking local involvement in the establishment of recreational 
opportunities along the waterway. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/15/03 ~ae. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD680 
Resolve, Directing the Department of Conservation To Create the 
Kennebec River Historic Waterway 
LR 1526(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
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