Allagash Wilderness Waterway Advisory Council Proposed
April 3, 2007
Augusta—Assistant Senate Majority Leader John Martin, D-Aroostook County, Wednesday, will present a bill to the Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee that would establish an independent advisory council to represent the public interest in the Allagash Wilderness Waterway.
The bill elevates the status of the waterway in the Department of Conservation by making it a separate region within the Bureau of Parks and Lands. It creates an endowment fund to support capital acquisitions and improvements, historic, cultural and educational programs and facilities.
Who: Senator John Martin
What: PUBLIC HEARING: LD 1419, An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway Working Group
When: Wednesday, April 4th @ 1:00 p.m.
Where: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee
Listen Online: http://janus.state.me.us/legis/audio/acf_cmte.html
More info on the bill is online at:
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ID=280024197
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