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38 ME Rev Stat § 1863 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 20-A: PROGRAM TO PREVENT INFESTATION OF AND TO CONTROL INVASIVE AQUATIC PLANTS|38 §1863. Invasive Aquatic Plant and Nuisance Species Fund

 §1863. Invasive Aquatic Plant and Nuisance Species Fund The Invasive Aquatic Plant and Nuisance Species Fund, referred to in this section as the "fund," is created within the department as a nonlapsing fund. The fund is administered by the commissioner. The fund is funded from a portion of the fees collected for lake and river protection stickers issued under Title 12, section 13058, subsection 3 and from other funds accepted for those purposes by the commissioner or allocated or appropriated by the Legislature. Money in the fund may be used only for costs related to conducting inspections under section 1862, conducting invasive aquatic plant prevention, containment, eradication and management activities and reimbursing agencies as necessary for costs associated with conducting or enforcing the provisions of this chapter and chapter 20-B. The commissioner may also use funds to contract with municipalities or other entities to conduct inspection, prevention or eradication programs to protect the inland waters of the State from invasive aquatic plant and nuisance species. The commissioner shall use at least 20% of the money in the fund for eradication activities.   [PL 2013, c. 580, §4 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c. 434, §A7 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 414, §B73 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 414, §D7 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF). PL 2013, c. 580, §4 (AMD).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1864 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 20-A: PROGRAM TO PREVENT INFESTATION OF AND TO CONTROL INVASIVE AQUATIC PLANTS|38 §1864. Emergency authority to regulate surface use

 §1864. Emergency authority to regulate surface use The commissioner and the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife may jointly issue an emergency order to restrict access to or restrict or prohibit the use of any watercraft on all or a portion of a water body that has a confirmed infestation of an invasive aquatic plant. The order must be for a specific period of time and may be issued only when the use of watercraft on that water body threatens to worsen or spread the infestation. The order may require that watercraft on waters affected by the order be taken out of the water only at locations identified in the order. The order may require inspections and cleaning of watercraft, watercraft trailers and equipment upon removal at sites that have been identified in the order. Inspections must be conducted by designated state boat inspectors. For purposes of this section, "designated state boat inspector" means a person employed by the State and identified by the department or the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife as a person who is qualified to properly conduct inspection activities.   [PL 2003, c. 627, §8 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c. 434, §A7 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 551, §20 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 627, §8 (AMD).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1865 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 20-A: PROGRAM TO PREVENT INFESTATION OF AND TO CONTROL INVASIVE AQUATIC PLANTS|38 §1865. Public water supplies

 §1865. Public water supplies If an infested water body pursuant to section 1864 is a public drinking water supply, public notification by the commissioner and the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is required prior to any response action that proposes the use of a chemical control agent. Public notification must include, at a minimum, notification of adjoining municipalities, property owners, drinking water suppliers who use that water supply and other affected persons, and must provide adequate time for public review and comment on the proposed emergency action. Chemical control agents may not be used on a water body that is a public water supply without the prior written consent of each public water supplier using that water body.   [PL 2003, c. 551, §21 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 551, §21 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1872 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 20-B: INVASIVE AQUATIC PLANTS AND NUISANCE SPECIES CONTROL|38 §1872. Action plan to protect State's inland waters

 §1872. Action plan to protect State's inland waters The task force shall also recommend to the department an action plan to protect the State's inland waters from invasive aquatic plants and nuisance species. That plan may include, but is not limited to:   [PL 2013, c. 300, §18 (AMD).]1.  Identification of inland waters known to be infested.  Identification of inland waters of the State that are known to be infested with invasive aquatic plants and nuisance species;   [PL 2001, c. 434, Pt. B, §2 (NEW).] 2.  Vulnerability assessment.  Recommendations on conducting a preliminary vulnerability assessment of the State's largest inland waters to identify the largest inland waters in the State most at risk of infestation by invasive aquatic plants and nuisance species. That assessment may include such factors as the proximity of the inland water body to other infested waters, proximity of major transportation routes, presence of a public watercraft launch, use of the inland water body by transient boaters, the number of lakefront property owners and other factors as the commissioner may determine to be appropriate. The assessment also must identify the most probable vectors or pathways of introduction of invasive aquatic plants and nuisance species and identify those inspection locations most likely to result in identification and prevention of new introductions;   [PL 2001, c. 434, Pt. B, §2 (NEW).] 3.  Lake monitoring program.  Recommendations on a program to monitor inland waters in the State for new introductions of invasive aquatic plants and nuisance species, including recommendations on implementing that program and methods to provide for the periodic inspection of inland waters for new introductions of invasive aquatic plants and nuisance species, particularly in areas close to public watercraft launch facilities;   [PL 2001, c. 434, Pt. B, §2 (NEW).] 4.  Response program.  Recommendations on a response program to deal with new introductions of invasive aquatic plants and nuisance species in inland waters in the State; and   [PL 2001, c. 434, Pt. B, §2 (NEW).] 5.  Training and public information materials.  Recommendations on the development and distribution of training materials and public information materials for use by the public, lake monitors and persons authorized to inspect boats for invasive aquatic plants and nuisance species.   [PL 2001, c. 434, Pt. B, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c. 434, §B2 (NEW). PL 2013, c. 300, §18 (AMD).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1901 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 21: COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM|38 §1901. Findings and declaration of policy

 §1901. Findings and declaration of policy The Legislature finds that Maine's coastal barriers and the adjacent wetlands, marshes, estuaries, inlets and nearshore waters contain resources of extraordinary scenic, scientific, recreational, natural, historic, archeological and economic importance that may be irretrievably damaged and lost due to development on and adjacent to those barriers; that Maine's coastal barriers provide habitats for migratory birds and other wildlife and habitats which are essential spawning, nursery, nesting and feeding areas for commercially and recreationally important species of finfish and shellfish, as well as other aquatic organisms; that Maine's coastal barriers serve as natural storm protective buffers and are generally unsuitable for development because they are vulnerable to hurricane and other storm damage and because natural shoreline recession and the movement of unstable sediments undermine manmade structures; and that the United States Congress has recognized the importance of coastal barriers through the United States Coastal Barrier Resources Act of 1982, United States Code, Title 16, Section 3509, established a detailed process to identify coastal barriers and prohibited the expenditure of federal funds that support activities incompatible with the ability of these fragile areas to accommodate those activities.   [PL 1985, c. 794, Pt. A, §11 (NEW).]The Legislature declares that certain areas of the Maine coast, because of their fragile nature, valuable habitat and their storm buffering abilities should be protected and conserved in their natural state and that it is inappropriate to use state funds to encourage or support activities incompatible with the ability of these areas to sustain these activities.   [PL 1985, c. 794, Pt. A, §11 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 794, §A11 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1902 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 21: COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM|38 §1902. Limitations on state expenditures affecting the system

 §1902. Limitations on state expenditures affecting the system Except as provided in section 1903, no state funds or state financial assistance may be expended for development activities within the coastal barrier resource system, including, but not limited to:   [PL 1985, c. 794, Pt. A, §11 (NEW).]1.  Structures.  The construction or purchase of any structure, appurtenance, facility or related infrastructure;   [PL 1985, c. 794, Pt. A, §11 (NEW).] 2.  Roads, airports, boat landings.  The construction of any road, airport, boat-landing facility or other facility on or bridge or causeway to, any coastal barrier; and   [PL 1985, c. 794, Pt. A, §11 (NEW).] 3.  Erosion.  The carrying out of any project to prevent the erosion of, or to otherwise stabilize, any inlet, shoreline or inshore area.   [PL 1985, c. 794, Pt. A, §11 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 794, §A11 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1903 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 21: COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM|38 §1903. Exception to state prohibition

 §1903. Exception to state prohibition 1.  Expenditure of state funds for coastal barriers for the following activities.  State funds may be expended on coastal barriers for the following activities:   A. The maintenance, replacement, reconstruction or repair, but not the expansion, except where expansion is necessary in order to meet minimum design requirements, of state-owned or state-operated roads, structures or facilities; and   [PL 1985, c. 794, Pt. A, §11 (NEW).]B. Any of the following actions or projects provided they are consistent with the purposes of this chapter:   (1) The study, management, protection or enhancement of fish and wildlife resources and habitats, including, but not limited to, acquisition of fish and wildlife habitats and related lands and stabilization projects for fish and wildlife habitats;   (2) Recreational uses that do not involve an irretrievable commitment of natural resources;   (3) Scientific research, including, but not limited to, geologic, marine and fish and wildlife; and   (4) Nonstructural projects for shoreline stabilization that are designed to mimic, enhance or restore natural stabilization systems.   [PL 1985, c. 794, Pt. A, §11 (NEW).][PL 1985, c. 794, Pt. A, §11 (NEW).] 2.  Authorization of state expenditures.  The Governor may, after consultation with the appropriate state agencies and the affected community, approve state expenditures or financial assistance available within the coastal barrier resources system for assistance for emergency actions essential to the saving of lives, the protection of property and the public health and safety.   [PL 1985, c. 794, Pt. A, §11 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 794, §A11 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 1905 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 21: COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM|38 §1905. Maine Coastal Barrier Resources System Maps

 §1905. Maine Coastal Barrier Resources System Maps 1.  Maps; coastal barriers identified.  Maine's coastal barriers are identified on maps, available for public review, at the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Division of Geology, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources, Maine Geological Survey office in Augusta. They are referred to as the Maine Coastal Barrier Resources Systems and are numbered consistent with the United States Coastal Barriers Resource Act.   [PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. C, §24 (AMD).] 2.  Maps filed in county registry of deeds.  As soon as practicable after the enactment of this chapter, the maps referred to in subsection 1, shall be filed, in the appropriate county registry of deeds.   [PL 1985, c. 794, Pt. A, §11 (NEW).] 3.  Copies of maps provided to agencies.  As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this chapter, the Commissioner of Conservation shall provide copies of the maps, referred to in subsection 1, and a summary of this legislation to:   A. The chief elected official of each community in which a system is located;   [PL 1985, c. 794, Pt. A, §11 (NEW).]B. All state agencies responsible for planning and managing coastal resources;   [PL 1985, c. 794, Pt. A, §11 (NEW).]C. State agencies responsible for administering state funding programs affected by the prohibitions of this chapter; and   [PL 1985, c. 794, Pt. A, §11 (NEW).]D. Coastal regional planning agencies.   [PL 1985, c. 794, Pt. A, §11 (NEW).][PL 1985, c. 794, Pt. A, §11 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 794, §A11 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 502, §E32 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 556, §40 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. KK, §31 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. KK, §34 (AFF). PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. C, §24 (AMD).
38 ME Rev Stat § 2001 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 23: COASTAL AND LAKE WATERSHED DISTRICTS|38 §2001. Watershed districts authorized

 §2001. Watershed districts authorized Watershed districts may be created pursuant to this section to protect, restore and maintain the natural functions and values of coastal wetlands; freshwater wetlands; rivers, streams and great ponds; coastal harbors; bays; estuaries and marine waters and to manage and conserve the land and water resources of watersheds of those resources within the jurisdictions of these districts. The natural functions and values of those resources include water quality, water quality maintenance, aquatic and wildlife habitat, scenic quality and floodwater storage and conveyance. The term "participating water district," as used in this chapter, means a water district, as defined by Title 35-A, section 6101, subsection 3, included in the application provided for by section 2002.   [PL 1993, c. 721, Pt. E, §2 (AMD); PL 1993, c. 721, Pt. H, §1 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 711 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 106, §1 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 721, §E2 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 721, §H1 (AFF).
38 ME Rev Stat § 2003 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 23: COASTAL AND LAKE WATERSHED DISTRICTS|38 §2003. Approval and organization

 §2003. Approval and organization When the residents of the municipality or each municipality, when more than one is involved, or the unorganized territory within the proposed watershed district have voted upon the formation of a proposed watershed district and all of the other questions submitted therewith, the clerk of each municipality and, when the proposed district includes unorganized territory, the county clerk shall make a return to the commissioner in such form as the commissioner determines. If the commissioner finds from the returns that a majority of the residents within each of the municipalities involved and, when the proposed district includes unorganized territory, that a majority of the residents of the unorganized territory within the proposed watershed district, voting on each of the articles and questions submitted to them, have voted in the affirmative and have elected the necessary trustees and the names of those elected to represent each municipality, or the residents of the unorganized territory within the proposed watershed district, that each participating water district has appointed a trustee as provided by section 2002, subsection 6-A, and that all other steps in the formation of the proposed watershed district are in order and in conformity with law, the commissioner shall make a finding to that effect and record the same upon departmental records. The commissioner shall, immediately after making findings, issue a certificate of organization in the name of the watershed district in such form as the commissioner determines. The original certificate must be delivered to the trustees on the day that they are directed to organize and a copy of the certificate duly attested by the commissioner must be filed and recorded in the Office of the Secretary of State. The issuance of that certificate by the commissioner is conclusive evidence of the lawful organization of the watershed district. The watershed district is not operative until the date set by the commissioner under section 2006.   [PL 1989, c. 106, §4 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §284 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 711 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 106, §4 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 890, §§A40,B284 (AMD).
38 ME Rev Stat § 2006 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 23: COASTAL AND LAKE WATERSHED DISTRICTS|38 §2006. Operational date of watershed districts

 §2006. Operational date of watershed districts On the date set by the commissioner as provided in section 2005, the watershed district becomes operative.   [PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §286 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 711 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 890, §§A40,B286 (AMD).
38 ME Rev Stat § 2009 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 23: COASTAL AND LAKE WATERSHED DISTRICTS|38 §2009. Exemption

 §2009. Exemption The property, both real and personal, rights and franchises of any watershed district formed under this chapter and held within the boundaries of the district is forever exempt from taxation.   [PL 1987, c. 711 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 711 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 2010 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 23: COASTAL AND LAKE WATERSHED DISTRICTS|38 §2010. Assessments

 §2010. Assessments Assessments shall be made as follows.   [PL 1987, c. 711 (NEW).]1.  Method.  Following adoption of the district budget, the trustees shall issue their warrants, in substantially the same form as the warrant of the Treasurer of State, for taxes to each participating municipality and, in the case of unorganized territory, to the commissioner's of the county within which that territory lies, requiring it to pay its proportionate part of the district budget. Each municipality's proportionate part of the budget or, in the case of unorganized territory, each county's proportionate share, must be based upon its percentage of shoreline frontage on the great ponds and marine waters within the district's territory, or an alternative method as described in the declaration of district responsibilities and approved at referendum under section 2003.   [PL 1993, c. 721, Pt. E, §7 (AMD); PL 1993, c. 721, Pt. H, §1 (AFF).] 2.  Fiscal year; payments.  The fiscal year of the district is July 1st to June 30th. In the fiscal year in which the assessment is levied, the treasurer of each municipality and, in the case of unorganized territory, the county treasurer, shall pay the amount of the assessment in 3 equal installments to the treasurer of the district. Installments must be paid by August 1st, December 1st and March 31st.   [PL 1993, c. 721, Pt. E, §8 (AMD); PL 1993, c. 721, Pt. H, §1 (AFF).] 3.  Water utility benefiting.  Any water utility benefiting from the services of this district has the right to contribute funds to the district as a utility operating expense.   [PL 1987, c. 711 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 711 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 106, §9 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 721, §§E7,8 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 721, §H1 (AFF).
38 ME Rev Stat § 2011 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 23: COASTAL AND LAKE WATERSHED DISTRICTS|38 §2011. Liability

 §2011. Liability Any watershed district formed under this chapter is a governmental entity for the purposes of Title 14, chapter 741.   [PL 1987, c. 711 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 711 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 2012 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 23: COASTAL AND LAKE WATERSHED DISTRICTS|38 §2012. State agency assistance

 §2012. State agency assistance The Department of Economic and Community Development, the Department of Environmental Protection and other state agencies with expertise in watershed management shall, to the extent practicable, develop advisory guidelines, models and other technical assistance materials on the watershed planning process for municipalities, interested citizens and others. These agencies shall, upon request and as resources allow, provide assistance to watershed districts in the development and implementation of watershed management plans.   [PL 1993, c. 721, Pt. E, §9 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 721, Pt. H, §1 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c. 721, §E9 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 721, §H1 (AFF).
38 ME Rev Stat § 2014 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 23: COASTAL AND LAKE WATERSHED DISTRICTS|38 §2014. Alternative method

 §2014. Alternative method This chapter may not be construed to limit a municipality's home rule authority or its ability to form a watershed district through its interlocal cooperation authority under Title 30-A, chapter 115 but provides an additional and alternative method for the formation of a watershed district and provides powers supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws, and may not be regarded as in derogation of or repealing any powers existing under any other law, either general, special or local.   [PL 2009, c. 506, §2 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 506, §3 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2009, c. 506, §2 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 506, §3 (AFF).
38 ME Rev Stat § 2021 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 23-A: COASTAL WATERSHED DISTRICTS|38 §2021. Coastal watershed districts (REPEALED)

 §2021. Coastal watershed districts (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 900, §1 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 721, §E10 (RP). PL 1993, c. 721, §H1 (AFF).
38 ME Rev Stat § 2022 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 23-A: COASTAL WATERSHED DISTRICTS|38 §2022. Powers (REPEALED)

 §2022. Powers (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 900, §1 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 721, §E10 (RP). PL 1993, c. 721, §H1 (AFF).
38 ME Rev Stat § 2301 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 26: TOXICS USE AND HAZARDOUS WASTE REDUCTION|38 §2301. Definitions (REPEALED)

 §2301. Definitions (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 929, §7 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 520, §§6-9 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 579, Pt. A, §2 (RP). PL 2009, c. 579, Pt. A, §6 (AFF).
38 ME Rev Stat § 2302 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 26: TOXICS USE AND HAZARDOUS WASTE REDUCTION|38 §2302. Toxics use reduction and hazardous waste management policy (REPEALED)

 §2302. Toxics use reduction and hazardous waste management policy (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 929, §7 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 520, §10 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 732, §A12 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 348, §§1-4 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 579, Pt. A, §2 (RP). PL 2009, c. 579, Pt. A, §6 (AFF).
38 ME Rev Stat § 2303 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 26: TOXICS USE AND HAZARDOUS WASTE REDUCTION|38 §2303. Toxics use, toxics release and hazardous waste reduction goals (REPEALED)

 §2303. Toxics use, toxics release and hazardous waste reduction goals (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 929, §7 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 520, §§11,12 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 348, §5 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 579, Pt. A, §2 (RP). PL 2009, c. 579, Pt. A, §6 (AFF).