A. Class SC waters shall must be of such quality that they are suitable for recreation in and on the water, fishing, aquaculture, propagation and restricted harvesting of shellfish, industrial process and cooling water supply, hydroelectric power generation and, navigation and as a habitat for fish and other estuarine and marine life.

Sec. 9. Effective date. Those sections of this Act that amend the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, section 465, subsection 1, paragraph A; subsection 2, paragraph A; subsection 3, paragraph A; and subsection 4, paragraph A and section 465-A, subsection 1, paragraph A take effect when the water use standards for maintaining in-stream flows are finally adopted as provided in Title 38, section 470-E.