This bill adds to the list of the types of information that a petitioner must include in a petition to the Department of Environmental Protection to initiate proceedings for release from dam ownership or water-level maintenance. It also requires the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to review the economic impact on surrounding communities, including private and municipal interests, in determining whether the best interest of the public requires that the department assume ownership of a dam.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 1698, HP 1133: 38.901, 38.903