§ 12 §405-A — St. Croix River

Maine § 12 §405-A

• Jurisdiction: Maine
• Title 12: CONSERVATION
• Part 2: FORESTS, PARKS, LAKES AND RIVERS
• Ch. 200: MAINE'S RIVERS

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Special consideration.
In consideration of the special status of the St. Croix River as an international boundary governed in part by the International Joint Commission and the Province of New Brunswick, the Legislature establishes the following provisions.
2.
Commercial, industrial or residential development.
Except as provided in this subsection, no person may undertake any further commercial, industrial or residential development in the area within 250 feet of the St. Croix River from the Grand Falls flowage to the north end of Wingdam Island. The following activities shall be exempt from these provisions:
3.
New hydroelectric dams.
No person may develop new hydroelectric dams on the St. Croix River from Grand Falls to the north end of Wingdam Island without first:
4.
Review.
The Governor's Energy Office shall review the status of hydropower development on the St. Croix River and shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over energy and natural resources by January 1, 2013 and every 5 years thereafter. The report must include any recommendations for changes in the provisions of this section together with the justification for the changes. If the St. Croix River is included in any legislative Act or regulation that directly or indirectly has as its effect the essential prohibition of construction of new dams or development or redevelopment of existing dams on the St. Croix River, this section is repealed on the effective date of that Act or regulation.

Legislative History

PL 1987, c. 635 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. MM, §11 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. MM, §26 (AFF).