LD 1287 An Act To Protect the Penobscot River and Penobscot Bay from Mercury Contamination had its hearing before the state Legislature's Environment and Natural Resources Committee on April 11th and its worksession April 17, 2019.
Listen to the 21minute worksession
While supporters left the public hearing feeling they'd gotten some traction, six days later the committee spent 21 minutes considering LD 1287 and the testimony they'd received, and a DEP official give a clarification before voting unanimously Ought Not To Pass, effectively killing the bill.
A last minute flurry when a late arriving letter from the Penobscot Nation was read silently by the Environment and Natural Resources Committee chair, just before the ONTP vote. The letter wasn't described audibly, but will shortly show up on the committee website
Read testimony submitted concerning LD 1287 An Act To Protect the Penobscot River and Penobscot Bay from Mercury Contamination. Click on names for pdf files.
Bennett, Nick Natural Resources Council of Maine (55 KB)
Listen to the 21minute worksession
While supporters left the public hearing feeling they'd gotten some traction, six days later the committee spent 21 minutes considering LD 1287 and the testimony they'd received, and a DEP official give a clarification before voting unanimously Ought Not To Pass, effectively killing the bill.
A last minute flurry when a late arriving letter from the Penobscot Nation was read silently by the Environment and Natural Resources Committee chair, just before the ONTP vote. The letter wasn't described audibly, but will shortly show up on the committee website
Read testimony submitted concerning LD 1287 An Act To Protect the Penobscot River and Penobscot Bay from Mercury Contamination. Click on names for pdf files.
Bennett, Nick Natural Resources Council of Maine (55 KB)
| Bergeron, Mark | Department of Environmental Protection | (112 KB) |
| Brophy, Sally | Belfast | (32 KB) |
| Capwell, Deborah | Belfast | (41 KB) |
| Charles, Natalie | Belfast | (23 KB) |
| Cooney, Amanda | Resident | (32 KB) |
| Cotter, Edward | Nordic Aquafarms | (70 KB) |
| Davis, Dan | Porter | (79 KB) |
| Dodge, Janice | Maine State Legislature | (87 KB) |
| Gideonse, Hendrick | Brooklin | (58 KB) |
| Gillies, Archibald | Town of Islesboro | (79 KB) |
| Gillway, James | Searsport | (72 KB) |
| Hatch, Conny | Belfast | (30 KB) |
| Kittredge, Thomas | Belfast City Council | (129 KB) |
| McCarron, Patrice | Maine Lobstermen's Association | (76 KB) |
| Miller, Stephen | Islesboro Islands Trust | (159 KB) |
| Morrison, Kaitlin | Natural Resources Defense Council | (51 KB) |
| Olsen, Virginia | Maine Lobstering Union | (73 KB) |
| Schlueter, Erica | Belfast | (48 KB) |
| Shagas, Kathryn | Belfast | (48 KB) |
| Shankle, Patsy | Surry | (32 KB) |
| Tucker, Kim | Lincolnville | (1031 KB) |
| Walton, Tim | Cianbro | (58 KB) |
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