Resolve, to Update
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0758
Committee Amendment CA_A_S89 (Senate)

132ND LEGISLATURE. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT «}r " to S.P. 291, L.D. 758, "Resolve, to Update 
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Flood Mapping in the Sandy River Watershed to Federal Emergency Management Agen~y 
Standards" 
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Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following:· 
'Resolve, to Conduct a Study to Update Flood Hazard Data in the Sandy River 
Wate1·shed' . 
Amend the resolve by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following: 
'Sec, ·1. Department of Agriculture, Conservatioti and -Fm;estry, Maine 
Geological Survey to conduct Sandy River waterslied geomorphic sbidy;· 
Res·olved f That, in coordination with the United States Department of Homeland Security, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency; the Department of Transportation; the 
Department of Environmental Protection; the Department oflnland Fisheries and Wildlife; 
the Maine Office of Community Affairs; the Department of Defense, Veterans and 
Emergency Management, Maine Emergency Management Agency; and other relevant state 
agencies, the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Resource 
Information and Land Use Planning, Division of Geology, Natural Areas and Coastal 
Resources, Maine Geological Survey shall contraci for a geoinorphic study within the 
Sandy River watershed to update flood hazard data within the watershed. The study must 
include an assessment of river movement, erosion and sedimentation and the impacts of 
those factors on flood risk and river health. The study must also. pmvide individuals who 
reside within the Sandy River watershed and individuals who resid~ within the watershed 
of similar river systems with infonnation about flood risks and options to manage those 
risks. The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestly, in collaboration with 
relevant state agencies, shall seek funding to support the 'costs of the study.' 
Amend the resolve by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMM.ITI'EEAMENDMENT'tf- "lo S.P. 291, L.D. 758 cs,., 1si) 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the resolve and changes the title. The amendment directs the 
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Resource Information 
and Land Use Planning, Division of Geology, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources, Maine· 
Geological Survey, in coordination with the United States Department of Homeland 
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency and relevant state agencies·, to contract 
for a geomorphic study within the Sandy River watershed to update flood hazard data 
within the watershed. The study must include an assessment of river movement, erosion 
and sedimentation and the impacts of those factors on flood risk and river health and 
provide information about flood risks and management options to individuals who reside 
within the Sandy River watershed or the watersheds of similar river systems. The 
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, in collaboration with relevant state 
agencies, is required to seek funding to support the costs of the study. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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App1·oved: 04/01/25 I-RI-
LD758 
LR 1372(02) 
Resolve, to Update Flood Mapping in the Sandy River Watershed to Federal Emergency Management 
Agency Standards 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" ( .S- ~ e,) 
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Fot·estry 
Fiscal Note Requil'ed: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential clll'l'ent biennium revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Potential current biennium cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
"G'jscal Detail and Notes 
The Department of Agriculh.ire, Conservation and Foreshy has indicated that it plans to seek a combination of Other 
Special Revenue Funds and additional extemal fonding sources to secure the necessaiy funds for the pilot project 
outlined in this resolve. 
Any additional costs to the Maine Office of Community Affairs and the Departments of Defense, Veterans and 
Emergency Management and Transportation to coordinate with the department to update flood hazard data within the 
watershed are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LRl372(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I