Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §3305, sub-§1, ¶N, as amended by PL 1997, c. 393, Pt. B, §4, is further amended to read:

N. Coordinate the development of solid waste management policy including:

(1) Collecting and analyzing solid waste management and recycling data from all available sources including commercial and municipal entities;

(2) Preparing a solid waste management and recycling plan to be submitted to the Governor and the Legislature by January 1, 1998 and every 5 years thereafter; and

(3) Providing technical and financial assistance to municipalities in waste reduction and recycling activities; and

Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §3305, sub-§1, ¶O, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 625, Pt. A, §10, is amended to read:

O. Own, design, develop or operate, or contract with private parties to operate, a solid waste disposal facility, as provided in Title 38, chapter 24, subchapter IV.; and

Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §3305, sub-§1, ¶P is enacted to read:

P.__Fully implement an Atlantic salmon conservation plan for the watersheds of the Dennys, East Machias, Machias, Narraguagus and Pleasant Rivers; develop and manage model watershed plans; and complete habitat enhancement, fish passage and pollution prevention projects.__The State Planning Office shall develop funding to fully implement the Atlantic salmon conservation plan by seeking funds from governmental, private and nonprofit sources.__The State Planning Office shall contract with a nonprofit organization incorporated by the State that has an interest in Atlantic salmon issues to administer the Atlantic salmon conservation plan and distribute funds to the watershed councils.

Sec. 4. Report. On or before January 1, 2001, the nonprofit organization contracted to administer the Atlantic salmon conservation plan, referred to in this section as the "plan," shall report to the Director of the State Planning Office on the progress in implementing the plan and any other recommendations that the nonprofit organization may have concerning the management of the watersheds of rivers in the