APPROVED CHAPTER
MAY 3, 2022 176
BY GOVERNOR RESOLVES
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO
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H.P. 1102 - L.D. 1488
Resolve, To Study and Recommend Improvements to Maine's Dam Safety
Sec. 1. Dam safety peer review. Resolved: That the Department of Defense,
Veterans and Emergency Management shall submit a request to the Association of State
Dam Safety Officials to conduct a peer review of the State's dam safety efforts under the
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 37-B, chapter 24, to be completed by September 30, 2023.
Sec. 2. Stakeholder review. Resolved: That, if the peer review under section 1 is
completed by September 30, 2023, the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency
Management shall convene a stakeholder group to review and allow for public input on the
peer review. The stakeholder group must include, but is not limited to, the following
stakeholders: federal agencies, state and local emergency management officials, hazard
assessment and public safety experts, including dam safety experts, civil engineering
organizations, environmental organizations, municipal dam operators and private dam
owners. The review must include, but is not limited to, discussion of recommendations to
address any deficiencies identified in the peer review. The department may designate an
outside entity to facilitate and assist in the review under this section.
Sec. 3. Report. Resolved: That, if the peer review under section 1 is completed by
September 30, 2023, by January 1, 2024, the Department of Defense, Veterans and
Emergency Management shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the
Legislature having jurisdiction over veterans affairs that includes the results of the peer
review received pursuant to section 1, a summary of the stakeholder review under section
2 and any recommendations for the improvement of dam safety resulting from the
stakeholder review, including suggested legislation. The committee may report out a bill
to the Second Regular Session of the 131st Legislature based on the report.
Sec. 4. Financial assistance. Resolved: That, in addition to the funds provided in
this legislation, the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management may
use available funds from any public or private source, including, but not limited to, any
available federal funding, for the peer review under section 1, the stakeholder review under
section 2 and the development of the report under section 3 and shall disclose those funding
sources in the report.
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 Sec. 5. Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: That the following
appropriations and allocations are made.
DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT
OF
Administration - Maine Emergency Management Agency 0214
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for a dam safety peer review.
GENERAL FUND 2021-22 2022-23
All Other $0 $20,000
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $20,000
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