Effective Date:  June 01, 2009

All,

I’m pleased to report that all three camp road bills have been enacted by the Maine Legislature!  They should be on Governor Baldacci’s desk for signature this week.

Thanks to all who worked on getting these passed.  In particular, I want to thank Representative Bob Duchesne, who went the extra mile to get the bills introduced after the deadline and was a sponsor and strong advocate for all three bills; and Senator Richard Nass, who came to the three different committees and provided strong supporting testimony.  Thanks also, to Maggie Shannon and Betsy Bowen, for putting in long hours in and outside the committee rooms in order to speak in support, and to my colleagues here at DEP, Wendy Garland, Kristin Feindel, Bill Laflamme and Barb Welch, who have also been key to getting these through, and will be working now toward their effective implementation.

Here are the bills, with links to their summaries, including text and amendment language:

LD 1307, An Act to Provide Limited Immunity for Road Association Directors, Commissioners and Volunteers

LD 1311, An Act to Enable Municipal Assistance for Purposes of Protecting or Restoring Public Waters

LD 1315, An Act to Amend the Private Way Laws with Regard to Road Associations

Don

Don Witherill
Director, Division of Watershed Management
Bureau of Land & Water Quality
Maine Department of Environmental Protection
17 State House Station
Augusta, ME  04333
tel.: (207) 287-7725
fax: (207) 287-7826
e-mail: donald.t.witherill@maine.gov