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Committee hears proposals to protect public access to private lands; working group proposed
Summary
LD 13 08 would direct the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to convene a working group to explore public–private partnerships to maintain public access to privately owned lands for hunting, fishing and recreation.
Lawmakers and landowners told the Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife that Maine’s long tradition of public access to private land faces new pressures, and they supported a resolve to convene a working group to explore possible public–private partnerships to maintain access.
Representative Jim Dill, introducing LD 13 08 for sponsor Senator Joe Baldacci, said the resolve directs the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to convene stakeholders to explore opportunities to work with landowners to preserve public access. "This resolve directs the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to convene a working group to explore opportunities to…
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