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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
First Regular Session of the 119th

CHAPTER 58

H.P. 642 - L.D. 892

An Act to Transfer Responsibilities of the Advisory Committee on Improving Outdoor Recreational Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities to the Statewide Independent Living Council

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

     Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-I, sub-§54-A, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §8, is repealed.

     Sec. 2. 26 MRSA c. 19, sub-c. II, art. V is amended by repealing the article headnote and enacting in its place the following:

Article V

IMPROVING OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

     Sec. 3. 26 MRSA §§1416 and 1416-A, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §13, are repealed.

     Sec. 4. 26 MRSA §1416-B is enacted to read:

§1416-B.  Improving recreational opportunities for persons with disabilities

     In addition to its existing duties, the Statewide Independent Living Council, established pursuant to 29 United States Code, Sections 796 to 796f (1999) and administered by the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services, through a standing committee on recreational opportunities for persons with disabilities, shall perform the following duties:

     1. Advise commissioners. Advise the Commissioner of Labor, the Commissioner of Human Services, the Commissioner of Conservation, the Commissioner of Transportation, the Commissioner of Marine Resources, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife on ways:

     2. Educate public. Make the public aware of existing recreational opportunities that are accessible to persons with disabilities;

     3. Provide information. Provide and disseminate information and education to public and private clubs, organizations and civic groups and to individuals on making recreation accessible to persons with disabilities; and

     4. Conduct evaluations and provide technical assistance. In conjunction with the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services' staff, conduct accessibility evaluations upon request and provide technical assistance to recreation providers and users with regard to providing access for persons with disabilities.

Effective September 18, 1999, unless otherwise indicated.

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