Public Laws

Chapter 606

H.P. 1422 - L.D. 2038

PART B

Sec. B-1. Implementation of recommendations. The Department of Marine Resources, working with the federal Food and Drug Administration and interested parties, in consultation with the Shellfish Advisory Council under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 6038, shall implement in an orderly fashion all recommendations of the review conducted pursuant to Resolve 2007, chapter 82; except that, for the recommendation of the review requiring additional staff to comply with the National Shellfish Sanitation Program model ordinance requirements, the Department of Marine Resources shall report by January 15, 2009 with a plan for implementing that recommendation to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over marine resources matters.

Sec. B-2. Water quality test projects. The Department of Marine Resources shall undertake 2 or more projects within 18 months of the effective date of this Act under which a municipality contracts with a private laboratory, certified by the department, to conduct water quality tests. The department shall as part of the certification process request and review the past practices or service record for an entity that seeks to be certified by the department.

Sec. B-3. Report on test projects. The Department of Marine Resources shall submit a report by May 1, 2009 to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over marine resources matters on the progress of any pilot water quality test project undertaken pursuant to section 2 of this Part. The committee may submit legislation based upon the report to the First Regular Session of the 124th Legislature.

Sec. B-4. Report. On or before February 15, 2009, the Shellfish Advisory Council under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 6038 and the Department of Marine Resources shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over marine resources matters on all the activities the council and the department have undertaken pursuant to this Act, including the results of projects and the progress in implementing all of the recommendations made pursuant to Resolve 2007, chapter 82, section 4. In addition the Shellfish Advisory Council shall report on its overall structure and the appropriateness of the appointment process for the council.