Resolve, to Provide for the Effective Implementation of Anadromous Fish Restoration on the Upper Kennebec River System
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0070
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: FLETCHER, WESTON, BROWNE, HONEY, KAELIN, MUSE, THOMPSON, TOBIN, TRAHAN, GAGNON

Legislative Document 
No. 70 
H.P.78 
House of Representatives, January 16,2003 
Resolve, to Provide for the Effective Implementation of 
Anadromous Fish Restoration on the Upper Kennebec River System 
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Representative FLETCHER of Winslow. 
Cosponsored by Senator WESTON of Waldo and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: BROWNE of Vassalboro, HONEY of Boothbay, KAELIN of Winterport, 
MUSE of Fryeburg, THOMPSON of China, TOBIN of Dexter, TRAHAN of Waldoboro, 
Senator: GAGNON of Kennebec. 
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Sec. 1. Department of Marine Resources shall review and update 
costs and results of shad and alewives restoration efforts on upper 
Kennebec River. Resolved: 
That the Department of Marine Resources 
is directed to update and review the current status and report 
costs and results of the shad and alewives restoration effort on 
the upper Kennebec River system; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Comprehensive plan. Resolved: 
That the Department of 
Marine 
Resources 
is 
directed 
to 
develop 
and 
report 
on 
a 
comprehensive 
plan 
that 
details 
the 
resources 
required, 
associated costs, timetable and specific results and benefits to 
be derived from a mature restoration effort; and be it further 
Sec. 3. Assessment. Resolved: 
That the Department of Marine 
Resources conduct an assessment of the impacts and benefits of 
the reintroduction of anadromous alewives into the "phase two" 
cold water lakes and ponds, as described in the Strategic Plan 
for the Restoration of Shad and Alewives to the Kennebec River 
Above Augusta, as developed by the Department of Marine Resources 
in 1985. 
The assessment must involve the local communi ties to 
the extent that information is shared and evaluated in a joint 
manner; and be it further 
Sec. 4. Informational hearings. Resolved: 
That the Department 
of Marine Resources is directed to conduct timely information 
meetings 
or 
hearings 
in 
all 
affected 
Kennebec 
River 
and 
Sebasticook River communities to ensure that there is opportunity 
for 
community 
understanding, 
input 
and 
influence 
on 
the 
implementation of the anadromous fish restoration effort; and be 
it further 
Sec. 5. Completion and report date established. Resolved: 
That 
the Department of Marine Resources shall complete its duties 
under this resolve and report its findings to the Joint Standing 
Committee on Marine Resources no later than January 15, 2004. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve directs the Department of Marine Resources to 
update and review the current status of the shad and alewives 
restoration effort on the upper Kennebec River system and to 
develop 
a 
comprehensive 
plan 
regarding continued restoration 
efforts. 
The 
resolve directs 
the 
department 
to 
conduct 
an 
assessment of the impacts and benefits of the reintroduction of 
anadromous alewives and to hold public information meetings in 
affected Kennebec River and Sebasticook River communi ties. 
The 
resolve also requires the department to complete its duties under 
this 
resolve 
and 
report its findings 
to 
the Joint Standing 
Committee on Marine Resources no later than January 15, 2004.