Land and Water Resources Council

The Land and Water Resources Council was originally created by Executive Order. In 1994, the Maine Legislature reestablished the Council by statute, and designated the following members:

Commissioner of Agriculture, Food & Rural Resources

Commissioner of Conservation

Commissioner of Environmental Protection

Commissioner of Human Services

Commissioner of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife

Commissioner of Marine Resources

Commissioner of Economic & Community Development

Director of the State Planning Office

The Council is chaired by the Director of the State Planning Office. SPO provides some staff support for the Council, and other state agencies on the Council provides staff for specific tasks and projects.

The statute establishing the Council authorizes it advise the Governor, the Legislature and state agencies in the formulation of policies for management of the State's land and water resources to achieve state environmental, economic, and social goals. The statute provides broad authority to the Council to investigate natural resource issues of state significance and to recommend state policies to protect these resources (5 MSRA § 3331 (2)). The Council agenda includes assignments from the Legislature and the Governor, as well as tasks that are undertaken by agreement of the Council members.

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Special Projects

Land and Water Resources Council