§ 30-A §4463 — Approval of river corridor commissions

The commissioner may grant commission status and all the privileges and powers enjoyed by the commissions, as specified in this chapter, when the commissioner finds that:
1.
Occupation of shoreland by 2 or more municipalities.
Two or more municipalities, which collectively occupy enough of the shoreland on a river segment to be effective in managing the shorelands of the river, have entered into an agreement under chapter 115, which satisfies the requirements of section 4464;
2.
Comprehensive plan.
The same municipalities have prepared a comprehensive plan which satisfies the requirements of section 4465;
3.
Ordinance.
The same municipalities have prepared an ordinance to implement the comprehensive plan which satisfies the requirements of section 4466; and
4.
Other commissions.
No other commission exists on the same river, or the distance between the proposed and existing commissions makes the formation of one larger commission impractical.

Legislative History

PL 1989, c. 104, §§A45,C10 (NEW).