New legislation on dam removal

25 March 2003


Both politicians argue that the state failed to inform and include municipalities in the initiative that could culminate in the breaching of the dam this year.

Under their proposal, Legislative Document 709 to be introduced in the state legislature, the state would have to hold public hearings prior to state agreements for dam removal. The bill is retroactive to 1996 and thus, if approved, could lead to a public hearing on Fort Halifax dam.

The two are cosponsoring a related piece of legislation to renegotiate the fish passage timetable established at Fort Halifax, Benton Falls and Burnham dam. The aim of the proposal is to extend the deadline for passage at Fort Halifax by two years to 1 May 2005.




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