BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 25, 2021
Maine’s two top legislative Democrats waded into the fight over a key dam on the Kennebec River on Wednesday by proposing a bill meant to block the administration of Gov. Janet Mills from enforcing strict fish-passage standards there. Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, and Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau, D-Biddeford, have proposed legislation that would establish “reasonable standards” for permitting and operation of dams in the state and would “clarify” the Legislature’s role in water quality rulemaking.