| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts and resolves of the Legislature do | | not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless | | enacted as emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, the Saco Bay Planning Committee has completed a plan to | | improve the beaches of Saco Bay with endorsements from the | | municipalities of Saco, Old Orchard Beach and Scarborough; and |
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| | | Whereas, the City of Saco requires the modification of an | | existing federal coastal engineering structure for reducing | | coastal erosion that has destroyed over 30 structures, public | | roads and utilities and continues to threaten property and public | | safety; and |
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| | | Whereas, the modification of the coastal engineering structure | | located in Camp Ellis, Saco, Maine will allow improved sand | | management for all of Saco Bay; 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, be it |
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| | | Sec. 1. Engineering analysis contract. Resolved: That the Department of | | Conservation shall procure a contract with a qualified coastal | | engineering firm to provide a detailed engineering analysis of | | the recommendations for coastal engineering structure | | modifications provided by the Saco Bay Regional Beach Management | | Plan. The structure subject to the modifications is located on | | the north side of the mouth of the Saco River in Camp Ellis, | | Saco, Maine. The recommendations include, but are not limited | | to, the following items. |
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| | | 1. The landward end of the coastal engineering structure must | | be modified by adding rock material to the existing structure for | | the purposes of roughening the existing profile to reduce wave | | activity and related erosion. |
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| | | 2. The seaward end of the coastal engineering structure must | | be modified by removing 1,000 feet of the seaward end of the | | structure for purposes of allowing the natural flow of sand from | | the Saco River to migrate onto the beaches in Saco Bay. |
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| | | 3. The existing sand dune in Camp Ellis must be reconstructed | | by adding sand and vegetation sufficient to act as a buffer | | against erosive wave activity, as well as to create public beach | | and wildlife habitat; and be it further |
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