An Act To Sustain Good-paying Jobs in the Forest Products Industry by Ensuring Consistency between Comprehensive River Resource Management Plans and State Water Quality Standards
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1979
Committee Amendment CA_A_S520 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A "to S.P. 710, L.D. 1979, "An Act To Sustain 
Good-paying Jobs in the Forest Products Industry by Ensuring Consistency between 
Comprehensive River Resource Management Plans and State Water Quality Standards" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Regarding the Development of Comprehensive River Resource 
Management Plans' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 
Department of Environmental Protection; evaluation of 
comprehensive river resource management plan development process. 
Resolved: That the Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the 
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, the Department oflnland Fisheries 
and Wildlife, the Department of Marine Resources, the Governor's Energy Office and other 
state agencies as needed, shall evaluate the current process for the development of 
comprehensive river resource management plans established under the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 12, section 407 to develop findings and recommendations that, at a 
minimum: 
1. Identify the agency or agencies that are best positioned to provide appropriate 
oversight of the plan development and update process; 
2. Identify the staffing and resources necessary to allow for the timely development 
and update of the plans required by Title 12, section 407; 
3. Determine the methods by which the plan development and update process can best 
provide and account for public participation and input; and 
4. Provide any other recommendations for the improvement or clarification of the 
existing process in Title 12, section 407, which may include, but are not limited to, a 
proposed schedule for the development or update of plans for each watershed for which a 
plan is required under Title 12, section 407 and an evaluation of options for legislative 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" fl" to S.P. 710, L.D. 1979 (S-526) 
involvement in the development or update of the plans or legislative review of proposed 
plans prior to adoption. 
Sec. 2. Department of Environmental Protection; report. Resolved: That, 
on or before January 15, 2023, the Department of Environmental Protection shall submit 
to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over environment and 
natural resources matters a report outlining its findings and recommendations developed 
pursuant to section 1, including any proposed legislation. After reviewing the report, the 
joint standing committee may report out legislation relating to the report to the 131st 
Legislature in 2023.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, changes the bill into a 
resolve and changes the title of the bill. It directs the Department of Environmental 
Protection, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 
the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the Department of Marine Resources, the 
Governor's Energy Office and other state agencies as needed, to evaluate the current 
process for the development of comprehensive river resource management plans 
established under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 407 to develop findings and 
recommendations. The Department of Environmental Protection is directed to submit, on 
or before January 15, 2023, to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over environment and natural resources matters a report outlining those 
findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, and the joint standing 
committee is authorized to report out legislation relating to the report to the 131st 
Legislature in 2023. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/29/22 ;:k?ae'!. 
LD 1979 
LR 2167(02) 
An Act To Sustain Good-paying Jobs in the Forest Products Industry by Ensuring Consistency 
between Comprehensive River Resource Management Plans and State Water Quality Standards 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ''4'(5--5 z.0 
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the various state agencies impacted by the provisions of this bill are anticipated to be minor 
and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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