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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1435H.P. 944 House of Representatives, April 3, 2025
An Act to Allow a Municipality or Locally Recognized Lake
Association to Post Certain Information on the Department of
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife's Information Kiosks Located at State
Boat Launch Facilities
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative BRIDGEO of Augusta.
Cosponsored by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot and
Representatives: CLUCHEY of Bowdoinham, DUCHARME of Madison, ROBERTS of South
Berwick, SWALLOW of Houlton, TERRY of Gorham, THORNE of Carmel. Page 1 - 132LR0654(01)
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2 as amended by PL 2021, c. 184, ยงยง10 to 12, is further
3 amended by amending the section headnote to read:
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6 is enacted to read:
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8 on the department's informational kiosks located at state boat launch facilities to
9 municipalities and local lake associations and similar nonprofit organizations recognized
10 by the department or the municipalities in which the facilities are located. The department
11 shall also disseminate to the general public information about these associations and
12 organizations and program activities promoting healthy lake water quality and reducing the
13 risk of introduction of invasive aquatic species. For the purposes of this subsection,
14 "reasonable space" means an area of at least 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches.
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16 This bill requires the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to provide reasonable
17 space to display information on the department's informational kiosks located at state boat
18 launch facilities to municipalities and local lake associations and similar nonprofit
19 organizations and disseminate to the general public information about these associations
20 and organizations and water quality and invasive species activities.
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