Page 8. MAINE COASTAL NEWS April 2009
Waterfront News
WASHINGTON D. C. HAPPENINGS
Senator Collins Introduces Legislation to ing waterfront facilities. The grant application procedure would signature today, these critical programs will
Protect Working Waterfront “Maine’s fishermen are losing access to involve both the state fisheries agency and spur economic growth and science-based
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan waterfront property. Only 25 of Maine’s the U.S. Department of Commerce. Applica- environmental conservation in coastal re-
Collins has reintroduced the Working Water- 3,500 miles of coastline are devoted to work- tions would first be submitted to a state gions and throughout the nation.”
front Preservation Act to assist the commer- ing waterfronts. There is no targeted, federal fisheries agency. From there, applications The Coastal and Ocean Observation
cial fishing industry combat the loss of vital program to help the commercial fishing in- would then be sent to the Department of System Act of 2009, sponsored by Senator
waterfront property and protect Maine and dustry gain or preserve access to waterfront Commerce for evaluation. Applications Snowe, would authorize NOAA to coordi-
our nation’s maritime heritage. areas. At the same time, the pressures that would be evaluated by economic signifi- nate and compile information from a network
First introduced in the 109th Congress, drive the commercial fishing industry from cance to the industry, degree of community of ocean data collection and communications
Senator Collins’ legislation would authorize these vital pieces of industry infrastructure support, threat of property conversion, and systems around America’s coastlines. It
$50 million in federal grants for each fiscal are mounting,” Senator Collins said. “I am consistency with local land use plans. would allow interagency funding, integrate
year from 2010 to 2012. The grants, which committed to creating a federal mechanism to Senator Collins’ legislation also pro- existing regional systems including the Gulf
would require a 25 percent local match, would work in partnership with states, communities, poses tax incentives in order to increase the of Maine Ocean Observing System, and en-
assist municipal and state governments, and non-profit organizations to preserve our incentive for participation. When a property courage the development of ocean observa-
non-profit organizations, and fishermen’s working waterfront. This new grant program or easement is purchased, the seller would tion technologies and coverage in areas that
cooperatives with the purchase of property would help preserve important commercial only be taxed on half of the gain they receive do not currently have sufficient capacity.
or easements or for the maintenance of work- infrastructure for our fishermen.” from the sale. In addition, grant recipients The bill would establish standards to enable
would agree not to convert coastal properties the data from all systems to be integrated and
to noncommercial uses. accessible through a national network, and
Snowe Praises President Obama facilitates timely public warnings of hazard-
For Land Management Act ous ocean conditions or events.
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Olympia Also passed within the package is the
J. Snowe praised President Obama’s enact- Snowe-led NOAA Ocean Exploration and
ment of the Omnibus Public Land Manage- Undersea Research Program Act of 2009.
ment Act of 2009, a bill that includes her This bill will establish two programs within
legislation to benefit ocean and coastal re- NOAA: a national ocean exploration program
search on 31 March. Within the public lands to improve understanding of deep sea re-
package signed into law, Senator Snowe’s sources and an undersea research program to
initiatives would develop the Integrated increase technical capacity and scientific
Ocean Observation System and the Under- knowledge essential for the informed man-
sea Research Program as part of the National agement, use, and preservation of oceanic
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. areas. Snowe co-sponsored other ocean
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“Today marks a major victory for the provisions that were part of the package: the
advancement of ocean science,” said Sena- Federal Ocean Acidification Research and
tor Snowe, Ranking Member of the Subcom- Monitoring Act, the Coastal and Estuarine
NAUTILUS MARINE FABRICATION & PROPELLER
mittee on Oceans, Atmospheres, Fisheries, Lands Protection Act, and the Ocean and
and Coast Guard. “These ocean and coastal Coastal Mapping and Integration Act.
13 Industrial Way,
research programs will further enhance our The public lands bill also contains legis-
Trenton, ME 04605
understanding of the marine world and im- lation sponsored by Senator Snowe which
prove our ability to predict ocean conditions will authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
and climate trends. With President Obama’s conduct a feasibility study to determine the
suitability of including the Harriet Beecher
Stowe House in Brunswick as part of the
National Park Service. Harriet Beecher Stowe
lived in the house on Federal Street from 1850
to 1852 while her husband taught at Bowdoin
and completed her seminal work and master-
piece Uncle Tom’s Cabin within its walls.
“The work of Harriet Beecher Stowe
changed the course of history by mobilizing
American public opinion against the indig-
nity of slavery,” Senator Snowe said. “By
preserving the Stowe House as part of the
National Parks System, we can help ensure
that this literary landmark will be preserved
for posterity and for the education and enjoy-
ment of the public for years to come.”
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