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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 968H.P. 628House of Representatives, March 11, 2025
Resolve, to Study Stakeholder Input Involving the Appointment of
the Commissioner of Marine Resources
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 7, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Marine Resources pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative GOLEK of Harpswell. (BY REQUEST)
Cosponsored by Representatives: EATON of Deer Isle, SIMMONS of Waldoboro, STROUT
of Harrington, THORNE of Carmel. Page 1 - 132LR1247(01)1
2 That the Department of Marine Resources shall conduct a
3 study to determine the level of stakeholder input involved in the appointment of the
4 Commissioner of Marine Resources and how that input may be expanded. In conducting
5 the study, the department shall solicit the participation of individuals with backgrounds in
6 the following fisheries:
7 1. Inshore and offshore lobsters;
8 2. Clams, including quahogs;
9 3. Elvers;
10 4. Menhaden;
11 5. Sea urchins;
12 6. Scallops and oysters;
13 7. Shrimp; and
14 8. Halibut.
15 The department shall also solicit the participation of individuals with backgrounds in
16 gill net fishing, dragging and aquaculture and at least one member of a fisheries union.
17 That, by December 3, 2025, the Department of Marine
18 Resources shall submit a report based on its study in section 1 to the Joint Standing
19 Committee on Marine Resources. The committee is authorized to submit legislation related
20 to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature.
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22 This resolve directs the Department of Marine Resources to study the level of
23 stakeholder input involved in the appointment of the Commissioner of Marine Resources
24 and how that input may be expanded. The department is required to submit a report by
25 December 3, 2025 to the Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources, which may
26 submit legislation related to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd
27 Legislature.
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