An Act To Support Expanded Capacity for Breeding Wild Atlantic Salmon in Downeast Rivers
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0405
Committee Amendment CA_A_H561 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 271, L.D. 405, Bill, "An Act To 
Support Expanded Capacity for Breeding Wild Atlantic Salmon in Downeast Rivers" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing Certain State Agencies To Identify and Provide Fish Passage 
Information on Existing Dams' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. State agencies to conduct a study of existing dams and fishways. 
Resolved: That the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Inland 
Fisheries and Wildlife and the Department of Marine Resources, together referred to in 
this resolve as "the departments," in consultation with the Department of Defense, 
Veterans and Emergency Management, Maine Emergency Management Agency, shall 
inventory and determine ownership of existing dams or other artificial obstructions within 
waters in the State frequented by alewives, shad, salmon, sturgeon or other anadromous 
or migratory fish species and determine whether a fishway exists at each inventoried dam 
or artificial obstruction; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That the departments shall submit a joint report on the 
study under section 1 and any recommended legislation to the joint standing committees 
of the Legislature having jurisdiction over environment and natural resources matters, 
inland fisheries and wildlife matters and marine resources matters by March 15, 2017.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill, which is a concept draft, with a resolve directing 
the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Inland Fisheries and 
Wildlife and the Department of Marine Resources, in consultation with the Department of 
Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, Maine Emergency Management 
Agency, to inventory existing dams or other artificial obstructions within waters 
frequented by alewives, shad, salmon, sturgeon or other anadromous or migratory fish 
species and determine whether a fishway exists at each inventoried dam or artificial 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 271, L.D. 405 
obstruction. The resolve directs the departments conducting the inventory study to jointly 
report their findings to the joint standing committees of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over environment and natural resources, inland fisheries and wildlife and 
marine resources matters by March 15, 2017. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
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LD405 
LR 1593(03) 
An Act To Support Expanded Capacity for Breeding Wild Atlantic Salmon in Downeast Rivers 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment •A• [H -5& J) 
Committee: Marine Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Department of Environmental Protection, Department oflnland Fisheries and Wildlife and 
Department of Marine Resources to conduct a study of existing dams and fishways and submit a report on their 
findings to the Legislature are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR1593(03) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1