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Delegation outlines shoreline resilience measures; LD 228 allows limited seawall raising and LD 560 bond is carryover
Summary
Representative Copeland and Sen. Donna Bailey briefed the council on recent shoreline laws: LD 228 now allows coastal seawalls to be raised up to two feet, LD 65 revised coastal‑wetland definitions, and LD 560 (a general‑fund bond for coastal resiliency) carries over to the next session.
Representative Copeland and Sen. Donna Bailey updated the council on shoreline and coastal‑resilience legislation on Sept. 22, including enacted measures and a bonding proposal carried to the next legislative session.
Copeland detailed enacted and carryover items. LD 228—"an act to allow coastal seawalls to be raised by up to 2 feet in order to accommodate predicted sea level rise"—was enacted and is chapter 122 of the public laws, she said. "LD 228...is now chapter 122 public law,"…
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