APPROVED CHAPTER
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BY GOVERNOR RESOLVES
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 291 - L.D. 758
Resolve, to Conduct a Study to Update Flood Hazard Data in the Sandy
River Watershed
Sec. 1. Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Maine
Geological Survey to conduct Sandy River watershed geomorphic study.
Resolved: 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 of Inland 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 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. The study must also provide individuals who
reside within the Sandy River watershed and individuals who reside within the watershed
of similar river systems with information about flood risks and options to manage those
risks. The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, in collaboration with
relevant state agencies, shall seek funding to support the costs of the study.
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