An Act To Make Adjustments to the Allagash Wilderness Waterway (AFTER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2077
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sponsors: MARTIN, JACKSON, BARTLETT, BRY ANT, CLUKEY, DAMON, DA VIS, DOW, GAGNON, HASTINGS, NUTTING, PLOWMAN, RA YE, SCHNEIDER, SULLIVAN, ASH, BEAUDETTE, BLANCHARD, BOWLES, CARR, CEBRA, CHURCHILL, CLARK, COLLINS, CRESSEY, DAIGLE, DRISCOLL, DUGAY, EDGECOMB, FAIRCLOTH, FARRINGTON, FISCHER, GERZOFSKY, GROSE, HOGAN, HUTTON, JOY, LANSLEY, LUNDEEN, MARRACHE, MAZUREK, MILLETT, MILLS, MOODY, PARADIS, PATRICK, PILON, RICHARDSON, ROBINSON, SAVIELLO, SHERMAN, SMITH, TARDY, THOMAS, TRAHAN, TUTTLE, TWOMEY, WHEELER

Legislative Document 
No. 2077 
S.P.811 
In Senate, March 16, 2006 
An Act To Make Adjustments to the Allagash Wilderness Waterway 
(AFTER DEADLINE) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205. 
Reference to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and 
ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator MARTIN of Aroostook. 
Cosponsored by Representative JACKSON of Allagash and 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Senators: BARTLETT of Cumberland, BRY ANT of Oxford, CLUKEY of Aroostook, DAMON of Hancock, 
DA VIS of Piscataquis, DOW of Lincoln, GAGNON of Kennebec, HASTINGS of Oxford, NUTTING of 
Androscoggin, PLOWMAN of Penobscot, RA YE of Washington, SCHNEIDER of Penobscot, SULLIVAN of 
York, Representatives: ASH of Belfast, BEAUDETTE of Biddeford, BLANCHARD of Old Town, BOWLES of 
Sanford, CARR of Lincoln, CEBRA of Naples, CHURCHILL of Washburn, CLARK of Millinocket, COLLINS 
of Wells, CRESSEY of Cornish, DAIGLE of Arundel, DRISCOLL of Westbrook, DUGAY of Cherryfield, 
EDGECOMB of Caribou, FAIRCLOTH of Bangor, FARRINGTON of Gorham, FISCHER of Presque Isle, 
GERZOFSKY of Brunswick, GROSE of Woolwich, HOGAN of Old Orchard Beach, HUTTON of Bowdoinham, 
JOY of Crystal, LANSLEY of Sabattus, LUNDEEN of Mars Hill, MARRACHE of Waterville, MAZUREK of 
Rockland, McKENNEY of Cumberland, McLEOD of Lee, MILLETT of Waterford, MILLS of Farmington, 
MOODY of Manchester, PARADIS of Frenchville, PATRICK of Rumford, PILON of Saco, RICHARDSON of 
Carmel, ROBINSON of Raymond, SAVIELLO of Wilton, SHERMAN of Hodgdon, SMITH of Van Buren, 
TARDY of Newport, THOMAS of Ripley, TRAHAN of Waldoboro, TUTTLE of Sanford, TWOMEY of 
Biddeford, WHEELER of Kittery. 
Printed on rt<.:yc\eu pil}'1t:r 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 12 MRS A §1882, first ~, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 678, § 13, is amended 
to read: 
The bureau may determine the location of access points, control stations and 
watercourse crossings, including, but not limited to, Henderson Brook Bridge, within the 
waterway. 
Sec. 2. 12 MRS A §1883-A is enacted to read: 
§1883-A. Revisions to plan 
The bureau may not implement any revisions to the Allagash Wilderness Waterway 
Management Plan without the recommendation of the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over agriculture, forestry and conservation matters and the 
approval of the Legislature in accordance with the procedure for major substantive 
rulemaking established in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. For purposes of this 
section, "Allagash Wilderness Waterway Management Plan" means the plan prepared by 
the bureau and implemented in January 1999 for the management of the Allagash 
Wilderness Waterway. 
Sec. 3. Maintenance of management plan. The Department of Conservation, 
Bureau of Parks and Lands, referred to in this section as "the bureau," shall ensure that 
the Allagash Wilderness Waterway Management Plan prepared by the bureau and 
implemented in January 1999, referred to in this section as "the management plan," 
reflects the following requirements. If changes to the management plan have been made 
that are contrary to the requirements set forth in this section, the bureau shall amend the 
plan to reflect the following requirements. 
1. Ramsay Ledges and Cunliffe campsites and access. The Ramsay Ledges and 
Cunliffe campsites and access to those campsites must be continued as provided in the 
management plan. 
2. Umsaskis Lake and Bissonette access. Access to Umsaskis Lake and Bissonette 
by motor vehicle must be continued as provided in the management plan. 
3. Snowmobile access. Access by snowmobiles to the watercourse is restricted to 
the 19 sites allowed under the management plan. 
Snowmobiles are prohibited on 
Allagash Lake and Allagash Stream. For purposes of this subsection, "watercourse" has 
the same meaning as in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 1872, subsection 12. 
Sec. 4. Findings of fact. The Legislature finds that the Henderson Brook Bridge 
in the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, which is designated as a wild river pursuant to the 
federal Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, 16 United States Code, Section 1273(a)(ii), is an 
approved watercourse crossing providing a vital economic link to the Town of Allagash 
and the surrounding areas by providing access: 
1. Timber harvesting. For approved timber harvesting operations of approximately 
150,000 tons of timber annually, with an economic value to the region of over $6,500,000 
per year; 
2. Employment. To employment for the residents of the region who without the 
bridge would otherwise be replaced by foreign workers; and 
3. Recreation. To recreational activities in the Allagash region. 
The Legislature further finds that it is in the public interest that the bridge be 
maintained, repaired or, in the event of serious damage, replaced. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires the Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands to 
submit any changes to the Allagash Wilderness Waterway Management Plan, as 
developed and implemented in 1999, to the Legislature for approval. 
This bill also 
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includes the Henderson Brook Bridge in the Allagash Wilderness Waterway as an 
approved watercourse crossing and recognizes the bridge as a vital link in the region, 
worthy of maintenance, repair and, if necessary, replacement. 
This bill requires the 
bureau to maintain certain campsites and access as provided in the management plan.