APPROVED CHAPTER
MARCH 25, 2024 148
BY GOVERNOR RESOLVES
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR
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S.P. 418 - L.D. 1049
Resolve, Directing the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the
Department of Marine Resources to Enter into a Memorandum of
Understanding to Address Aquatic Invasive Species
Sec. 1. Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Department of
Marine Resources to enter into memorandum of understanding. Resolved:
That, by December 15, 2024, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the
Department of Marine Resources, referred to jointly in this resolve as "the departments,"
shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to establish a process to plan for actions
to control and prevent the further spread of aquatic invasive species as fish passages are
improved and fish barriers are removed statewide.
Sec. 2. Review and update of memorandum of understanding. Resolved:
That the departments shall include in the memorandum of understanding under section 1 a
requirement that the memorandum be reviewed and updated at least every 5 years to
coincide with the renewal of the memorandum. The memorandum must also include a
provision authorizing the departments to review and update the memorandum at more
frequent intervals when significant changes are planned with respect to how fish passages
and fish barriers are managed. The review must include an assessment of the departments'
progress on actions to control and prevent the further spread of aquatic invasive species
and initiatives identified in the memorandum to ensure timely progress and completion, as
well as identification of any new supporting initiatives.
Sec. 3. Departments' progress report to joint standing committee.
Resolved: That the departments shall include in the memorandum of understanding under
section 1 a requirement that the departments submit a report on the departments' progress
under the memorandum to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having
jurisdiction over inland fisheries and wildlife matters at least every 5 years, to coincide
with the renewal of the memorandum under section 2.
Sec. 4. Other updates to joint standing committee. Resolved: That the
departments shall include in the memorandum of understanding under section 1 a
requirement that, if changes are planned that reduce commitments outlined in the
memorandum to control and prevent the further spread of aquatic invasive species at the
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dam on the Penobscot River in the Town of Medway or the dam on the Piscataquis River
at Brown's Mill in the Town of Dover-Foxcroft, the departments shall notify the joint
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over inland fisheries and wildlife
matters in writing prior to the changes being implemented.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 1049, SP 418: 12.12760