Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6030-A is enacted to read:

§6030-A.__Burnt Island; Burnt Island Living Lighthouse; rules

The commissioner may adopt such rules as are necessary to protect and preserve Burnt Island and the Burnt Island Living Lighthouse.__In addition, the commissioner may adopt such rules as are necessary to provide for the successful implementation of the department-authorized educational and recreational programs that are conducted on the island.__The rules may include restrictions on public access to Burnt Island and the Burnt Island Living Lighthouse as determined reasonably necessary for these purposes.

Rules adopted pursuant to the section are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

SUMMARY

This bill provides the Commissioner of Marine Resources with the authority to adopt rules to protect and preserve Burnt Island and the Burnt Island Living Lighthouse, as well as rules necessary to successfully implement the Department of Marine Resources's educational and recreational programs conducted on the island.