Resolve, Directing the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife To Conducta Study To Identify All Publicly Owned Inland and Coastal Water Access Sites . Reference to the Comniittee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed.
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1099
Sponsors: DIAMOND, PIEH, BLISS, GERZOFSKY, HASTINGS, MILLS, PLOWMAN, RA YE, RECTOR, SHERMAN, SIMPSON, TRAHAN, BECK, BLODGETT, BRIGGS, BRYANT, CAIN, CASAVANT, CEBRA, CRAFTS, CROCKETT, DRISCOLL, EDGECOMB, FINCH, FLOOD, FOSSEL, GILBERT, GILES, HANLEY, HARLOW, HUNT, KENT, KNAPP, KNIGHT, LEGG, LOVEJOY, MAGNAN, PEOPLES, PETERSON, PINKHAM, PRESCOTT, RICHARDSON, SANBORN, SAVIELLO, SCHATZ, SHAW, SIROIS, STRANG BURGESS, SUTHERLAND, THOMAS, TUTTLE

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124thMAINE LEGISLATURE 
Legislative Document 
No. 1099 
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In Senate, March 25, 2009 
Resolve, Directing the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
To Conducta Study To Identify All Publicly Owned Inland and 
Coastal Water Access Sites 
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Reference to the Comniittee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Senator DIAMOND of Cumberland. 
Cosponsored by Representative PIEH of Bremen. and 
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JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Senators: BLISS of Cumberland, GERZOFSKY of Cumberland, .GOOLEY of Franklin, HASTINGS of 
Oxford, McCORMICK of Kennebec, MILLS of Somerset, PLOWMAN of Penobscot, RA YE of 
Washington, RECTOR of Knox, SHERMAN of Aroostook, SIMPSON of Androscoggin, SMITH of 
. Piscataquis, TRAHAN of Lincoln, Representatives: BECK of Waterville, BLODGETT of Augusta, 
BRIGGS of Mexico, BRYANT of Windham, CAIN of Orono, CASAVANT of Biddeford, CEBRA of 
Naples, CRAFTS of Lisbon, CRA Y of Palmyra, CROCKETT of Bethel, CROCKETT of Augusta, 
DRISCOLL of Westbrook, EDGECOMB of Caribou, FINCH of Fairfield, FLOOD of Winthrop, 
FOSSEL of Alna, GILBERT of Jay, GILES of Belfast, HANLEY of Gardiner, HARLOW of Portland, 
HUNT of Buxton, KENT of Woolwich, KNAPP of Gorham, KNIGHT of Livermore Falls, LEGG of 
Kennebunk, LOVEJOY of Portland, MAGNAN of Stockton Springs, PEOPLES of Westbrook, 
PETERSON of Rumford, PINKHAM of Lexington Township, PRESCOTT of Topsham, 
RICHARDSON of Warren, SANBORN of Gorham, SAVIELLO of Wilton, SCHATZ of Blue Hill, 
SHAW of Standish, SIROIS of Turner, STRANG BURGESS of Cumberland, SUTHERLAND of 
Chapman, THOMAS of Ripley, TUTTLE of Sanford, WEAVER ofYQrk. 
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Sec. 1. Contract for study. 
Resolved: 
That- the Commissioner ·of Inland 
Fisheries ·and Wildlife, referred to in this resolve as "the commissioner," shall contract 
with outside experts to conduct a study of all publicly owned inland and coastal water 
access sites; and be it further· 
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Sec. 2. Procedures to be used. Resolved: That a contract awarded pursuant to 
this' resolve must be awarded in accordance with applicable state laws, rules and 
procedures relating to the purchase of services and. awarding of contracts. 
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Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, referred to in this resolve as "the 
. department," shall establish a panel to assist in developing the scope of. work and 
evaluating and selecting a proposal. The panel must include appropriate department staff 
and up t05 people represeIl:ting statewide organizations with an interest in the 
management of fisheries arid marketing of recreational fishing; and be it further 
Sec~ 3. Scope of work. Resolved: That the study 'must include, but not be 
limited to, identifying sites that provide both walk-in and watercraft launching access to 
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coastal and inland waters, creatirig a map of all sites and describing the type of access at 
each site and the legal rights of the public at each site; and be it further 
Sec. 4. Funding. Resolved: 
That the commissioner may accept grants and 
donations for the work required pursuant to this resolve and expend those funds as 
necessary to accomplish the purpose of this resolve. If adequate funds are not secured; 
the commissioner may at the commissioner's discretion terminate this work; and be it 
further 
Sec. 5. Report required. Resolved: That the commissioner shall submit a 
report of work conducted in response to this resolve and any findings and. 
recommendations to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
over inland fisheries and wildlife matters by December 1, 2010. The joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over inland fisheries and wildlife matters 
may submit a bill during the First Regular Session of the 125th Legislature on matters 
relating to the report. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve requires the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to contract 
with outside experts to conduct a study of all publicly owned inland and coastal water 
access ~ites, including walk-in and watercraft launching sites, to create a map of all sites 
and to identify the public's access opportunities and rights at each site. 
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