| | Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | emergencies; and |
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| | Whereas, the ability of municipalities to control surface use of | waters within the municipality is an essential part of the | current law; and |
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| | Whereas, the Second Special Session of the 118th Legislature | enacted a provision in Public Law 1997, chapter 739, An Act to | Implement the Recommendations of the Great Pond Task Force, to | allow municipalities to submit recommendations regulating the | use, operation and type of watercraft on great ponds in the | jurisdiction of the municipality; and |
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| | Whereas, this legislation needs to be enacted prior to the | beginning of the summer; and |
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| | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, | therefore, |
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7801, sub-§35 is enacted to read: |
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| | 35.__Illegally operating personal watercraft in prohibited | area.__A person is guilty of operating a personal watercraft in a | prohibited area if that person: |
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| A.__Operates a personal watercraft on Mud Pond, Oversett | Pond, South Pond, Round Pond, Twitchell Pond, Hicks Pond or | Furlong Pond in the Town of Greenwood in Oxford County; |
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| B.__Operates a personal watercraft on North Pond or Bryant | Pond, also known as Christopher Lake, in the Town of | Greenwood and the Town of Woodstock in Oxford County; |
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| C.__Operates a personal watercraft on Concord Pond, Little | Concord Pond or Shagg Pond in the Town of Woodstock in | Oxford County; |
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| D.__Operates a personal watercraft on Hamilton Pond in Bar | Harbor in Hancock County; or |
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| E.__Operates a personal watercraft on Bog Lake or Horseshoe | Lake in the Town of Northfield in Washington County. |
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