ME LD2023

Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife must convene a working group to educate users of inland waters under the public trust doctrine, explore mooring issues, and develop proposals to manage and regulate moorings on inland waters

Working group membership includes 2 representatives from Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, 3 from Bureau of Parks and Lands, plus representatives from mooring rental businesses, Harbor Masters Association, lake associations, and statewide inland waters organizations

Group duties include identifying statewide and local mooring issues, assessing impacts on public safety, environment, property ownership, recreation, commerce, and fish/wildlife, and researching how other public trust doctrine states manage inland moorings

Report with findings, conclusions, and recommended legislation due to the Legislature's Inland Fisheries and Wildlife committee by November 4, 2026

Joint standing committee is authorized to submit related legislation to the 133rd Legislature in 2027