Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION
Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS

38 §625. Board action, administrative appeal and hearings (REPEALED) - §625. Board action, administrative appeal and hearings (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

38 §626. Criteria (REPEALED) - §626. Criteria (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 465 (NEW)....

Subarticle 1-B: PERMITS FOR HYDROPOWER PROJECTS

38 §630. Short title - §630. Short title This subarticle may be cited and referred...

38 §631. Purposes - §631. Purposes 1. Findings. The Legislature finds and declares that...

38 §632. Definitions - §632. Definitions As used in this subarticle, unless the context...

38 §633. Prohibition - §633. Prohibition 1. Permit required. A person may not initiate...

38 §634. Permit requirements - §634. Permit requirements 1. Coordinated permit review. Permits required under...

38 §634-A. Administering agency - §634-A. Administering agency 1. Department. The department shall administer the...

38 §635. Department decision - §635. Department decision Upon receipt of a properly completed application,...

38 §635-A. Time limits for processing applications - §635-A. Time limits for processing applications Whenever the commissioner receives...

38 §635-B. Procedures for water quality certification - §635-B. Procedures for water quality certification Issuance of a water...

38 §636. Approval criteria - §636. Approval criteria The department shall approve a project when...

38 §636-A. General permit for tidal energy demonstration project - §636-A. General permit for tidal energy demonstration project 1. Definitions....

38 §637. Review of rules - §637. Review of rules Rules adopted by the board pursuant...

38 §638. Notice of relicensing deadline - §638. Notice of relicensing deadline By January 15, 2015, and...

Subarticle 1-C: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE LICENSING AND RELICENSING OF HYDROELECTRIC DAMS

38 §640. Public participation - §640. Public participation Unless otherwise provided in accordance with regulations...

Subarticle 2: RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES

38 §651. Milldams and canals - §651. Milldams and canals Any person may on the person's...

38 §652. --diversion of water - §652. --diversion of water Any person authorized to erect and...

38 §653. --injury to existing mill or canal - §653. --injury to existing mill or canal No such dam...

38 §654. --restrictions as to height and duration - §654. --restrictions as to height and duration The height to...

38 §655. --damages for flowing or diversion; limitations - §655. --damages for flowing or diversion; limitations Any person whose...

38 §656. Cranberry culture - §656. Cranberry culture When dams are erected and maintained on...

38 §657. Ice cutting and harvesting - §657. Ice cutting and harvesting In order to create ponds...

38 §658. Timber removal on flowed lands - §658. Timber removal on flowed lands When any person or...

38 §659. --damages - §659. --damages Damages caused by flowage of lands from which...

Subarticle 3: ACTION FOR DAMAGES

38 §701. Complaint - §701. Complaint The complaint shall contain such a description of...

38 §702. --service - §702. --service The complaint shall be filed and service made...

38 §703. Defenses - §703. Defenses The owner or occupant of such mill or...

38 §704. Trial; costs - §704. Trial; costs When any such answer is filed and...

38 §705. Appointment of commissioners; appraisal of damages - §705. Appointment of commissioners; appraisal of damages If the issue...

38 §706. Assessment in gross - §706. Assessment in gross In any case where annual damages...

38 §707. Payment in gross; bar - §707. Payment in gross; bar If the damages in gross...

38 §708. Commissioners' report for jury - §708. Commissioners' report for jury If either party requests that...

38 §709. Acceptance of commissioners' report - §709. Acceptance of commissioners' report If neither party requests a...

38 §710. Verdict or report bars future action - §710. Verdict or report bars future action The verdict of...

38 §711. Yearly damages - §711. Yearly damages Such verdict or accepted report of the...

38 §712. --security for - §712. --security for When any person whose lands are so...

38 §713. Action for unpaid damages; lien - §713. Action for unpaid damages; lien The party entitled to...

38 §714. Execution sale of land and mill - §714. Execution sale of land and mill The execution on...

38 §715. --redemption - §715. --redemption Any person entitled to the premises may redeem...

38 §716. New complaints - §716. New complaints When either party is dissatisfied with the...

38 §717. --restrictions - §717. --restrictions No new complaint shall be brought until one...

38 §718. --offer of increased compensation - §718. --offer of increased compensation The owner of the mill,...

38 §719. --offer to accept less compensation - §719. --offer to accept less compensation The owner of the...

38 §720. Tenants may make offers - §720. Tenants may make offers Such offers may be made...

38 §721. Common law remedy limited - §721. Common law remedy limited No action shall be sustained...

38 §722. Double damages if restrictions violated - §722. Double damages if restrictions violated If, after judgment, the...

38 §723. Agreement of parties binding, if recorded - §723. Agreement of parties binding, if recorded When an annual...

38 §724. Judgment no bar to new complaint - §724. Judgment no bar to new complaint A judgment against...

38 §725. Tender of damages - §725. Tender of damages In case of an original complaint,...

38 §726. No abatement by death - §726. No abatement by death No complaint for so flowing...

38 §727. If complaint abates, rights preserved by new complaint - §727. If complaint abates, rights preserved by new complaint If...

38 §728. Compensation of commissioners; costs - §728. Compensation of commissioners; costs The court shall award a...

Article 2: PROTECTION OF WAYS FROM OVERFLOW

38 §771. Flowage rights not affected - §771. Flowage rights not affected Nothing in sections 772 to...

38 §772. Petition to raise ways and enlarge water vents - §772. Petition to raise ways and enlarge water vents When...

38 §773. Proceedings of commissioners - §773. Proceedings of commissioners On the day appointed, the county...

38 §774. Alterations to be made - §774. Alterations to be made If the decision is in...

38 §775. Costs - §775. Costs If the decision of the county commissioners is...

38 §776. Appeals - §776. Appeals Any party aggrieved may appeal from the decision...

Article 3: INSPECTION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS

38 §811. Appointment of engineer; duties (REPEALED) - §811. Appointment of engineer; duties (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975,...

38 §812. Correction of unsafe conditions (REPEALED) - §812. Correction of unsafe conditions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983,...

38 §813. Compensation of engineer (REPEALED) - §813. Compensation of engineer (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c....

38 §814. Utilization of other state agency resources (REPEALED) - §814. Utilization of other state agency resources (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

Article 3-A: DAM REGISTRATION AND ABANDONMENT

38 §815. Short title - §815. Short title This article shall be known and may...

38 §815-A. Report on transfer of functions (REPEALED) - §815-A. Report on transfer of functions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

38 §816. Legislative findings and purpose (REPEALED) - §816. Legislative findings and purpose (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983,...

38 §817. Definitions - §817. Definitions As used in this Article, unless the context...

38 §818. Miscellaneous - §818. Miscellaneous 1. Other laws. Except as specifically provided in...

38 §820. Jurisdiction (REPEALED) - §820. Jurisdiction (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 417, §6...

38 §821. Inspection of dams (REPEALED) - §821. Inspection of dams (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c....

38 §822. Inspection petition and order (REPEALED) - §822. Inspection petition and order (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983,...

38 §823. Formal inspection and hearing; decision (REPEALED) - §823. Formal inspection and hearing; decision (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

38 §824. Informal inspection (REPEALED) - §824. Informal inspection (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 417,...

38 §825. Access and notification (REPEALED) - §825. Access and notification (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c....

38 §826. Reimbursement for inspection expenses (REPEALED) - §826. Reimbursement for inspection expenses (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983,...

38 §827. Utilization of other state agency resources (REPEALED) - §827. Utilization of other state agency resources (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...

38 §828. Regulations (REPEALED) - §828. Regulations (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 417, §6...

38 §829. Transitional provisions (REPEALED) - §829. Transitional provisions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 417,...

Subarticle 2: REGISTRATION

38 §830. Registration of ownership (REPEALED) - §830. Registration of ownership (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c....

38 §831. Notice of transfer or destruction (REPEALED) - §831. Notice of transfer or destruction (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

Subarticle 3: ABANDONMENT

38 §835. Abandonment (REPEALED) - §835. Abandonment (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 417, §6...

38 §836. Authorized abandonment (REPEALED) - §836. Authorized abandonment (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 417,...

38 §837. Awards of new ownership (REPEALED) - §837. Awards of new ownership (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983,...

Subarticle 4: WATER LEVELS

38 §840. Establishment of water levels - §840. Establishment of water levels 1. Power. The commissioner may...

38 §841. Maintenance of dams - §841. Maintenance of dams 1. Prohibition. After issuance of an...

38 §842. Transition provision - §842. Transition provision All orders of the State Soil and...

38 §843. Municipal authority - §843. Municipal authority The commissioner shall review an ordinance submitted...

38 §844. Dam Repair and Reconstruction Fund (REPEALED) - §844. Dam Repair and Reconstruction Fund (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...

Article 4: MILLS AND THEIR REPAIR

38 §851. Meeting of mill owners; call; object - §851. Meeting of mill owners; call; object When an owner...

38 §852. Owners of 50% or more may repair or rebuild - §852. Owners of 50% or more may repair or rebuild...

38 §853. Reimbursement - §853. Reimbursement If they are not reimbursed by the profits...

38 §854. Minors and persons with qualified interests - §854. Minors and persons with qualified interests Where any part...

Article 5: GRIST MILLS

38 §891. Scales for weighing grain; order of grinding - §891. Scales for weighing grain; order of grinding The owner...

38 §892. Tolls - §892. Tolls The toll for grinding, cleansing and bolting all...

Article 6: RELEASE FROM DAM OWNERSHIP AND WATER LEVEL MAINTENANCE

38 §901. Petition for release; public notice - §901. Petition for release; public notice 1. Petition. The owner...

38 §902. Consultation process - §902. Consultation process 1. Consultation required. Within 180 days of...

38 §903. Assessment of public value of dam - §903. Assessment of public value of dam 1. Notification of...

38 §904. Notice of failure to locate new owner - §904. Notice of failure to locate new owner If a...

38 §905. Order for release of water - §905. Order for release of water 1. Order. Not earlier...

38 §906. Property transfer provisions - §906. Property transfer provisions 1. Compensation. A dam owner is...

38 §907. Right to withdraw petition - §907. Right to withdraw petition A dam owner may at...

38 §908. Municipal actions on dam ownership - §908. Municipal actions on dam ownership The municipal legislative body,...

38 §909. Technical assistance - §909. Technical assistance To the extent existing resources are available,...

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Maine Revised Statutes TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS

Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION
Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS