Hedonist
Premium Member
FYI, we might want to pay attention to this?!
The current legislative session has started. For anyone that wants input into some of the legislation discussed there are public hearings scheduled in Augusta. I would call 287-4149 and talk to someone to see what the actual schedule is. I believe the meeting on L.D. 692 is Tuesday at 1. Whether adding Marine species to this bill or others is there I do not know. I would
call your legislator as it looks like the bill is being rushed.
Natural Resources (287-4149)
1:00 PM Room 214, Cross State Office Building
L.D. 692 An Act To Eradicate Invasive Aquatic Plants and Nuisance Species (Sponsor: Rep. CEBRA of Naples)
LD 692 An Act Concerning the Importation of Marine Organisms That
May Be Dangerous to Indigenous Marine Life or Its Environment
PUBLIC 153
Sponsor(s) Committee Report Amendments Adopted
ETNIER OTP-AM H-193
MACKINNON
LD 692 proposed to allow the Commissioner of Marine Resources to embargo, condemn or order destroyed any marine organism or marine organism product when it is determined that the product is infected by any organism that may endanger indigenous marine life or its environment. Committee Amendment "A" (H-193) proposed to provide the Commissioner of Marine Resources authority to embargo, condemn or order destroyed any marine organism or marine organism product that, if introduced to the It also proposed to provide the
Commissioner of Marine Resources authority to restrict the importation of a marine organism from a particular
location when the commissioner determines that a marine organism from that location is or may be diseased or
infected in any manner.
LD 764 An Act Concerning Regulatory Authority to Protect Certain Marine
Organisms
PUBLIC 123
EMERGENCY
Sponsor(s) Committee Report Amendments Adopted
ETNIER OTP-AM MAJ H-136
GOLDTHWAIT ONTP MIN
LD 764 proposed to amend current rule-making authority of the Commissioner of Marine Resources to allow the
regulation of taking a particular marine organism in order to protect another marine organism.
Committee Amendment "A" (H-136) proposed to change the designation of rulemaking authority from routine
technical to major substantive. This change would require any rules developed under this authority to be reviewed
by the Legislature.
Enacted law summary
Public Law 1997, chapter 123 amends current rule-making authority of the Commissioner of Marine Resources to
allow the regulation of taking a particular marine organism in order to protect another marine organism.
This law was enacted as an emergency measure effective April 25, 1997
The current legislative session has started. For anyone that wants input into some of the legislation discussed there are public hearings scheduled in Augusta. I would call 287-4149 and talk to someone to see what the actual schedule is. I believe the meeting on L.D. 692 is Tuesday at 1. Whether adding Marine species to this bill or others is there I do not know. I would
call your legislator as it looks like the bill is being rushed.
Natural Resources (287-4149)
1:00 PM Room 214, Cross State Office Building
L.D. 692 An Act To Eradicate Invasive Aquatic Plants and Nuisance Species (Sponsor: Rep. CEBRA of Naples)
LD 692 An Act Concerning the Importation of Marine Organisms That
May Be Dangerous to Indigenous Marine Life or Its Environment
PUBLIC 153
Sponsor(s) Committee Report Amendments Adopted
ETNIER OTP-AM H-193
MACKINNON
LD 692 proposed to allow the Commissioner of Marine Resources to embargo, condemn or order destroyed any marine organism or marine organism product when it is determined that the product is infected by any organism that may endanger indigenous marine life or its environment. Committee Amendment "A" (H-193) proposed to provide the Commissioner of Marine Resources authority to embargo, condemn or order destroyed any marine organism or marine organism product that, if introduced to the It also proposed to provide the
Commissioner of Marine Resources authority to restrict the importation of a marine organism from a particular
location when the commissioner determines that a marine organism from that location is or may be diseased or
infected in any manner.
LD 764 An Act Concerning Regulatory Authority to Protect Certain Marine
Organisms
PUBLIC 123
EMERGENCY
Sponsor(s) Committee Report Amendments Adopted
ETNIER OTP-AM MAJ H-136
GOLDTHWAIT ONTP MIN
LD 764 proposed to amend current rule-making authority of the Commissioner of Marine Resources to allow the
regulation of taking a particular marine organism in order to protect another marine organism.
Committee Amendment "A" (H-136) proposed to change the designation of rulemaking authority from routine
technical to major substantive. This change would require any rules developed under this authority to be reviewed
by the Legislature.
Enacted law summary
Public Law 1997, chapter 123 amends current rule-making authority of the Commissioner of Marine Resources to
allow the regulation of taking a particular marine organism in order to protect another marine organism.
This law was enacted as an emergency measure effective April 25, 1997
