2014-c.133 St. Croix International Waterway Commission Act N.B.

(a) to encourage the conservation and management of the natural resources of the Waterway,

(b) to coordinate the efforts of the Province and the State of Maine in managing and developing the resources of the Waterway,

(c) to promote preservation and public awareness of the heritage of the early inhabitants of the Waterway, including that of native peoples and the early European settlers,

(d) to encourage the use of the natural and historical resources of the Waterway for educational and recreational purposes,

(e) to encourage tourism in the Waterway,

(f) to establish working committees to study the present and potential utilization of the resources of the Waterway and to recommend resource management strategies to the Commission,

(g) to encourage the conservation and management of the forest resources of the Waterway while facilitating the optimal commercial utilization of this resource,

(h) to encourage and facilitate consultation with residents of the Waterway and groups who make significant use of the Waterway, and

(i) to encourage the development of public education programs to promote public awareness of the joint efforts of the Province and the State of Maine in developing and implementing resource management strategies for the Waterway.

(a) appoint an Executive Director;

(b) prepare a management plan in cooperation with persons owning land in the Waterway and submit the plan to the Province and to the State of Maine for approval;

(c) seek to implement any management plan approved by the Province and the State of Maine through the creation of working agreements among the appropriate governmental departments of the Province and the State of Maine and other interested public and private bodies and individuals; and

(d) submit an annual budget to the Province and to the State of Maine, outlining the estimated revenues and expenditures of the Commission for the coming year, together with an audited statement of the financial operations of the Commission for the previous year.

(a) subject to budgetary constraints, to enter into contracts necessary for the implementation of any management plan approved by the Province and the State of Maine;

(b) subject to budgetary constraints, to acquire and dispose of real property as necessary to perform its obligations under the Memorandum of Understanding and under this Act;

(c) to engage in cooperative efforts with municipal governments and other organizations or individuals in the Waterway in respect of the development, improvement or maintenance of real property in the Waterway; and

(d) to seek funding from the Province, from the State of Maine and from other public and private sources in order to obtain the funds necessary to realize the objectives of the Commission.

(a) the membership and organization of the Commission;

(b) the operating procedures of the Commission;

(c) the first meeting of the Commission; and

(d) the timetable to be followed by the Commission in preparing the first management plan.