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38 ME Rev Stat § 621 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS|Subchapter 1: MILLS AND DAMS|Article 1: ERECTION AND FLOWAGE RIGHTS|Subarticle 1-A: LICENSING OF HYDROELECTRIC FACILITIES|38 §621. Purpose (REPEALED)

 §621. Purpose (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 465 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 458, §14 (RP).
38 ME Rev Stat § 622 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS|Subchapter 1: MILLS AND DAMS|Article 1: ERECTION AND FLOWAGE RIGHTS|Subarticle 1-A: LICENSING OF HYDROELECTRIC FACILITIES|38 §622. Definitions (REPEALED)

 §622. Definitions (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 465 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 470, §A168 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 458, §15 (RP).
38 ME Rev Stat § 623 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS|Subchapter 1: MILLS AND DAMS|Article 1: ERECTION AND FLOWAGE RIGHTS|Subarticle 1-A: LICENSING OF HYDROELECTRIC FACILITIES|38 §623. Prohibition (REPEALED)

 §623. Prohibition (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 465 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 458, §16 (RP).
38 ME Rev Stat § 624 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS|Subchapter 1: MILLS AND DAMS|Article 1: ERECTION AND FLOWAGE RIGHTS|Subarticle 1-A: LICENSING OF HYDROELECTRIC FACILITIES|38 §624. Application and notice procedures (REPEALED)

 §624. Application and notice procedures (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 465 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 458, §16 (RP).
38 ME Rev Stat § 625 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS|Subchapter 1: MILLS AND DAMS|Article 1: ERECTION AND FLOWAGE RIGHTS|Subarticle 1-A: LICENSING OF HYDROELECTRIC FACILITIES|38 §625. Board action, administrative appeal and hearings (REPEALED)

 §625. Board action, administrative appeal and hearings (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 465 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 453, §7 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 458, §16 (RP). PL 1985, c. 506, §A80 (RP).
38 ME Rev Stat § 626 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS|Subchapter 1: MILLS AND DAMS|Article 1: ERECTION AND FLOWAGE RIGHTS|Subarticle 1-A: LICENSING OF HYDROELECTRIC FACILITIES|38 §626. Criteria (REPEALED)

 §626. Criteria (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 465 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 470, §A169 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 458, §17 (RP).
38 ME Rev Stat § 630 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS|Subchapter 1: MILLS AND DAMS|Article 1: ERECTION AND FLOWAGE RIGHTS|Subarticle 1-B: PERMITS FOR HYDROPOWER PROJECTS|38 §630. Short title

 §630. Short title This subarticle may be cited and referred to in proceedings and agreements as the "Maine Waterway Development and Conservation Act."   [PL 1983, c. 458, §18 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 458, §18 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 632 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS|Subchapter 1: MILLS AND DAMS|Article 1: ERECTION AND FLOWAGE RIGHTS|Subarticle 1-B: PERMITS FOR HYDROPOWER PROJECTS|38 §632. Definitions

 §632. Definitions As used in this subarticle, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 1983, c. 458, §18 (NEW).]1.  Board.  "Board" means the Board of Environmental Protection, except that, for any hydropower project within the jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission, "board" means the Maine Land Use Planning Commission.   [PL 1983, c. 458, §18 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 682, §38 (REV).] 1-A.  Commissioner.  "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, except that, for any hydropower project within the jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission, "commissioner" means the Director of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission.   [PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §180 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 682, §38 (REV).] 2.  Department.  "Department" means the Department of Environmental Protection, except that, for any hydropower project within the jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission, "department" means the Maine Land Use Planning Commission.   [PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §181 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 682, §38 (REV).] 3.  Hydropower project.  "Hydropower project" means any development that utilizes the flow or other movement of water, including tidal or wave action, as a source of electrical or mechanical power or that regulates the flow of water for the purpose of generating electrical or mechanical power. A hydropower project development includes all powerhouses, dams, water conduits, turbines or other in-stream power devices, generators, transmission lines, water impoundments, roads and other appurtenant works and structures that are part of the development.   [PL 2007, c. 160, §1 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 458, §18 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 890, §§A40,B180, 181 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 160, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 682, §38 (REV).
38 ME Rev Stat § 633 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS|Subchapter 1: MILLS AND DAMS|Article 1: ERECTION AND FLOWAGE RIGHTS|Subarticle 1-B: PERMITS FOR HYDROPOWER PROJECTS|38 §633. Prohibition

 §633. Prohibition 1.  Permit required.  A person may not initiate construction or reconstruction of a hydropower project, or structurally alter a hydropower project in ways that change water levels or flows, without first obtaining a permit from the department.   [PL 2007, c. 160, §2 (AMD).] 2.  Exceptions.  This subarticle does not apply to activities for which, prior to the effective date of this Act, a permit or permits have been issued pursuant to any of the following laws: Land use regulation laws, Title 12, sections 681 to 689; stream alteration laws, former sections 425 to 430; great ponds laws, former sections 391 to 394; alteration of coastal wetlands laws, former sections 471 to 478; site location of development laws, sections 481 to 489-E; and small hydroelectric generating facilities laws, this subarticle.   [PL 2011, c. 653, §24 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 653, §33 (AFF).] 3.  Exemptions.  Normal maintenance and repair of an existing and operating hydropower project shall be exempt from this subarticle, provided that:   A. The activity does not involve any dredging or filling below the normal high-water line of any great pond, coastal wetland, river, stream or brook; and   [PL 1983, c. 458, §18 (NEW).]B. The activity does not involve any dredging or filling on the land adjacent to any great pond, coastal wetland, river, stream or brook such that any dredged spoil, fill or structure may fall or be washed into those waters.   [PL 1983, c. 458, §18 (NEW).][PL 1983, c. 458, §18 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 458, §18 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 402, §A203 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 878, §G8 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 890, §§A40, B182 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 160, §2 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 653, §24 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 653, §33 (AFF).
38 ME Rev Stat § 634-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS|Subchapter 1: MILLS AND DAMS|Article 1: ERECTION AND FLOWAGE RIGHTS|Subarticle 1-B: PERMITS FOR HYDROPOWER PROJECTS|38 §634-A. Administering agency

 §634-A. Administering agency 1.  Department.  The department shall administer the permit process for a hydropower project that:   A. Is located wholly or partly within an organized municipality; or   [PL 2009, c. 270, Pt. D, §5 (NEW).]B. Uses tidal or wave action as a source of electrical or mechanical power, regardless of the hydropower project's location.   [PL 2009, c. 615, Pt. F, §2 (AMD).][PL 2009, c. 615, Pt. F, §2 (AMD).] 2.  Maine Land Use Planning Commission.  The Maine Land Use Planning Commission shall administer the permit process for a hydropower project that is located wholly within the State's unorganized and deorganized areas as defined by Title 12, section 682, subsection 1 and that does not use tidal or wave action as a source of electrical or mechanical power.   [PL 2009, c. 615, Pt. F, §3 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 682, §38 (REV).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2009, c. 270, Pt. D, §5 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 615, Pt. F, §§2, 3 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 682, §38 (REV).
38 ME Rev Stat § 635 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS|Subchapter 1: MILLS AND DAMS|Article 1: ERECTION AND FLOWAGE RIGHTS|Subarticle 1-B: PERMITS FOR HYDROPOWER PROJECTS|38 §635. Department decision

 §635. Department decision Upon receipt of a properly completed application, the department shall:   [PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §184 (AMD).]1.  Approval.  Approve the proposed project upon such terms and conditions as are appropriate and reasonable to protect and preserve the environment and the public's health, safety and general welfare, including the public interest in replacing oil with hydroelectric energy. These terms and conditions may include, but are not limited to:   A. Establishment of a water level range for the body of water impounded by a hydropower project;   [PL 1983, c. 458, §18 (NEW).]B. Establishment of instantaneous minimum flows for the body of water affected by a hydropower project; and   [PL 1983, c. 458, §18 (NEW).]C. Provision for the construction and maintenance of fish passage facilities.   [PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §184 (AMD).]When the proposed project involves maintenance, reconstruction or structural alteration at an existing hydropower project and when the proposed project will not alter historic water levels or flows after its completion, the department may impose temporary terms and conditions of approval relating to paragraph A or paragraph B but may not impose permanent terms and conditions that alter historic water levels or flows;   [PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §184 (AMD).] 2.  Disapproval.  Disapprove the proposed project setting forth in writing the reasons for the disapproval; or   [PL 1983, c. 458, §18 (NEW).] 3.  Hearing.  Schedule a hearing on the proposed project. Any hearing held under this subsection must follow the notice requirements and procedures for an adjudicatory hearing under Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter IV. After a hearing is held under this subsection, the department shall make findings of facts and issue an order approving or disapproving the proposed project, as provided in subsections 1 and 2.   [PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §184 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 458, §18 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 779, §§2,3 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 890, §§A40,B184 (AMD).
38 ME Rev Stat § 635-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS|Subchapter 1: MILLS AND DAMS|Article 1: ERECTION AND FLOWAGE RIGHTS|Subarticle 1-B: PERMITS FOR HYDROPOWER PROJECTS|38 §635-A. Time limits for processing applications

 §635-A. Time limits for processing applications Whenever the commissioner receives a properly completed application, the department shall make a decision as expeditiously as possible.   [PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §185 (AMD).]When the proposed project lies within the jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission, decisions shall be made within 105 working days except that decisions delegated to the director shall be made within 60 working days. Following one extension of up to 45 working days, the director may waive the time limit requirements of this section only at the request of the applicant.   [PL 1985, c. 362, §1 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 682, §38 (REV).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 779, §4 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 362, §1 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 890, §§A40,B185 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 682, §38 (REV).
38 ME Rev Stat § 635-B (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS|Subchapter 1: MILLS AND DAMS|Article 1: ERECTION AND FLOWAGE RIGHTS|Subarticle 1-B: PERMITS FOR HYDROPOWER PROJECTS|38 §635-B. Procedures for water quality certification

 §635-B. Procedures for water quality certification Issuance of a water quality certificate required under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, Section 401, is coordinated for the applicant under this subarticle by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection. The issuance of a water quality certificate is mandatory in every case where the department approves an application for a permit or general permit under this subarticle. An application for a tidal energy demonstration project under section 636-A that is accepted as complete by the department serves as an application for water quality certification for the proposed project pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, Section 401, 33 United States Code, Section 1341. The department shall issue or deny certification at the same time it approves or disapproves the proposed project. If issued, the certification must state that there is a reasonable assurance that the project will not violate applicable water quality standards. The coordination function of the department with respect to water quality certification does not include any proceedings or substantive criteria in addition to those otherwise required by this subarticle.   [PL 2009, c. 270, Pt. D, §6 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 309, §4 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 890, §§A40,B186 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 270, Pt. D, §6 (AMD).
38 ME Rev Stat § 637 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS|Subchapter 1: MILLS AND DAMS|Article 1: ERECTION AND FLOWAGE RIGHTS|Subarticle 1-B: PERMITS FOR HYDROPOWER PROJECTS|38 §637. Review of rules

 §637. Review of rules Rules adopted by the board pursuant to this subarticle shall be immediately submitted to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over natural resources for review and may not become effective until 91 days after the adjournment of the next regular session of the Legislature which adjourns after their submission. This committee may report out legislation it deems necessary to clarify legislative intent regarding rules adopted pursuant to this subarticle.   [PL 1985, c. 698, §16 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 698, §16 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 638 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS|Subchapter 1: MILLS AND DAMS|Article 1: ERECTION AND FLOWAGE RIGHTS|Subarticle 1-B: PERMITS FOR HYDROPOWER PROJECTS|38 §638. Notice of relicensing deadline

 §638. Notice of relicensing deadline By January 15, 2015, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over natural resources matters a report describing all pending applications for water quality certification under Section 401 of the federal Clean Water Act for dams located in the State that are subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The report submitted under this section must include, for each pending application, the filing date of the application, the respective response deadline for the department and a short statement describing the department’s plan to address that deadline. The report must also include a list of the licensing or relicensing deadlines for the dams described in this section that are anticipated to occur within 5 years after the date of the report and, if applicable, the department’s plan to address each deadline.   [PL 2013, c. 545, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2013, c. 545, §1 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 651 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS|Subchapter 1: MILLS AND DAMS|Article 1: ERECTION AND FLOWAGE RIGHTS|Subarticle 2: RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES|38 §651. Milldams and canals

 §651. Milldams and canals Any man may on his own land erect and maintain a watermill and dams to raise water for working it, upon and across any stream not navigable; or, for the purpose of propelling mills or machinery, may cut a canal and erect walls and embankments upon his own land, not exceeding one mile in length, and thereby divert from its natural channel the water of any stream not navigable, upon the terms and conditions and subject to the regulations hereinafter expressed.
38 ME Rev Stat § 652 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS|Subchapter 1: MILLS AND DAMS|Article 1: ERECTION AND FLOWAGE RIGHTS|Subarticle 2: RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES|38 §652. --diversion of water

 §652. --diversion of water Any person, authorized to erect and maintain a watermill and dams on a stream not navigable and to divert the water of such stream from its natural channel by a canal not exceeding one mile in length for the purpose of propelling mills or machinery under section 651, may so divert such waters without said limitation to one mile, provided he is the owner of the land on which the canal is to be located or has the consent of the owners thereof, and provided he is the owner of all riparian rights on said stream between the point of diversion and the point at which the waters are returned to the stream, upon the terms and conditions, and subject to the regulations under this chapter. Under this section, "canal" shall include excavations in the ground and closed flumes, penstocks, pipelines and other appropriate means of conveying water from the point of diversion to the point of return to the stream.
38 ME Rev Stat § 653 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS|Subchapter 1: MILLS AND DAMS|Article 1: ERECTION AND FLOWAGE RIGHTS|Subarticle 2: RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES|38 §653. --injury to existing mill or canal

 §653. --injury to existing mill or canal No such dam shall be erected or canal constructed to the injury of any mill or canal lawfully existing on the same stream; nor to the injury of any mill site, on which a mill or milldam has been lawfully erected and used, unless the right to maintain a mill thereon has been lost or defeated.
38 ME Rev Stat § 654 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS|Subchapter 1: MILLS AND DAMS|Article 1: ERECTION AND FLOWAGE RIGHTS|Subarticle 2: RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES|38 §654. --restrictions as to height and duration

 §654. --restrictions as to height and duration The height to which the water may be raised, and the length of time during which it may be kept up in each year, and the quantity of water that may be diverted by such canal, may be restricted and regulated by the verdict of a jury, or report of commissioners, as is provided.
38 ME Rev Stat § 655 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS|Subchapter 1: MILLS AND DAMS|Article 1: ERECTION AND FLOWAGE RIGHTS|Subarticle 2: RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES|38 §655. --damages for flowing or diversion; limitations

 §655. --damages for flowing or diversion; limitations Any person whose lands are damaged by being flowed by a milldam, or by the diversion of the water by such canal, may obtain compensation for the injury, by complaint to the Superior Court in the county where any part of the lands are; but no compensation shall be awarded for damages sustained more than 3 years before the institution of the complaint.
38 ME Rev Stat § 656 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS|Subchapter 1: MILLS AND DAMS|Article 1: ERECTION AND FLOWAGE RIGHTS|Subarticle 2: RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES|38 §656. Cranberry culture

 §656. Cranberry culture When dams are erected and maintained on streams not navigable, for the purposes of cranberry culture, and lands are flowed thereby and injured by such flowage, the owners thereof shall proceed for the recovery of damages for such flowage in the same manner as in case of flowage by dams erected and maintained for mill purposes.
38 ME Rev Stat § 657 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS|Subchapter 1: MILLS AND DAMS|Article 1: ERECTION AND FLOWAGE RIGHTS|Subarticle 2: RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES|38 §657. Ice cutting and harvesting

 §657. Ice cutting and harvesting In order to create ponds for the cutting and harvesting of ice for the market, any persons or corporations may erect and maintain, on their own land, dams on streams not navigable or floatable, but emptying into tidewaters navigable in the winter, and may flow the lands above during November, December, January, February, March and April; but they shall draw off the water to its natural state by the 20th day of May yearly. If any lands are injured by such flowing, the owners thereof have the same remedies as in case of lands flowed by dams erected and maintained for mill purposes; but no right is granted by this section or section 656 to flow any milldam or any mill privilege improved or unimproved. This section shall not be construed as authorizing any persons or corporations to cut ice on any pond created as provided over any area the soil of which such persons or corporations do not own or lease or possess as tenants at will, or by reason of a valid agreement with the owner or lessee or tenant thereof when said owner or lessee is not the State and the pond is not a great pond.
38 ME Rev Stat § 658 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS|Subchapter 1: MILLS AND DAMS|Article 1: ERECTION AND FLOWAGE RIGHTS|Subarticle 2: RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES|38 §658. Timber removal on flowed lands

 §658. Timber removal on flowed lands When any person or corporation shall have decided to erect a dam across a nonnavigable stream under this chapter or under special authority granted by the Legislature, and shall have filed the specifications required by Title 35, section 11, and it appears that standing timber or other property of value upon the land intended to be flowed will constitute a menace to the safety of such person or corporation or to persons or property upon and along the banks of said stream below the intended location of said dam, the Superior Court shall have jurisdiction, upon complaint of such person or corporation, to authorize said plaintiff to remove and sell such timber or other property and to order the payment to the owner thereof of the gross proceeds of such sale and such further sum, if any, as said court shall deem just. Said court shall require the plaintiff to furnish security for such payment and for an additional penalty not less than double the amount to be received from such sale and shall include in its decree a condition that such additional sum shall be paid to said owner as damages if the dam is not completed and the land flowed within a time to be therein specified. Such time may be extended for good cause shown.
38 ME Rev Stat § 659 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS|Subchapter 1: MILLS AND DAMS|Article 1: ERECTION AND FLOWAGE RIGHTS|Subarticle 2: RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES|38 §659. --damages

 §659. --damages Damages caused by flowage of lands from which timber or other property shall have been removed under section 658 shall be assessed as though there had been no severance, and the amount paid for such timber or other property with interest to the date of the judgment shall be credited thereon, provided the owner of the land shall have the right to elect whether his damages shall be assessed for flowage as of the time of taking or of flowing.