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Committee hears bill to grant Indigenous people free access to state parks
Summary
The Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry held a public hearing on LD 14, sponsored by Senator Hickman, a proposal to provide Indigenous peoples free access to Maine state parks; the sponsor said the bill grew from constituent requests and would formalize a practice some believed already existed.
The Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry heard public testimony on LD 14, a bill that would provide Indigenous peoples free access to state parks, committee chair Senator Rachel Talbot Ross said at the start of the hearing.
Senator Heather (Hickman) — identified in the hearing as the sponsor — told the committee the bill was filed after a constituent, a member of the Wabanaki people, contacted her because they believed free access was already state policy. "The Wabanaki people whose land we serve on deserve to be able to enjoy the…
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