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An Act To Permit Personal Watercraft on Lake St. George in Liberty
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §13071-A, sub-§4, ¶A,  as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §384 and affected by §422, is amended to read:
 
A. A person may not operate a personal watercraft on:
 
(1) Mud Pond, Oversett Pond, South Pond, Round Pond, Twitchell Pond, Hicks Pond, Indian Pond or Furlong Pond in the Town of Greenwood in Oxford County;
 
(2) North Pond or Bryant Pond, also known as Christopher Lake, in the Town of Greenwood and the Town of Woodstock in Oxford County;
 
(3) Concord Pond, Little Concord Pond or Shagg Pond in the Town of Woodstock in Oxford County;
 
(4) Hamilton Pond in Bar Harbor in Hancock County;
 
(5) Bog Lake or Horseshoe Lake in the Town of Northfield in Washington County;
 
(6) Megunticook Lake in the Town of Camden and the Town of Hope in Knox County and the Town of Lincolnville in Waldo County;
 
(7) Hobbs Pond, Fish Pond or Alford Lake in the Town of Hope in Knox County;
 
(8) Norton Pond or Coleman Pond in the Town of Lincolnville in Waldo County;
 
(9) Pitcher Pond in the Town of Lincolnville and the Town of Northport in Waldo County;
 
(10) Torsey Lake in the Town of Mount Vernon and the Town of Readfield in Kennebec County;
 
(11) Trickey Pond in the Town of Naples in Cumberland County;
 
(12) Brandy Pond in the Town of Naples in Cumberland County between sunset and 9:00 a.m.;
 
(13) Fulton Lake in the Town of Northfield in Washington County;
 
(14) Knight Pond in the Town of Northport in Waldo County;
 
(15) Moose Pond or Saturday Pond in the Town of Otisfield in Oxford County;
 
(16) Tripp Pond, Upper Range Pond or Middle Range Pond in the Town of Poland in Androscoggin County;
 
(17) Keewaydin Lake, Virginia Lake, Trout Pond, Weymouth Pond or Whitney Pond in the Town of Stoneham in Oxford County;
 
(18) Lermond Pond in the Town of Union and the Town of Hope in Knox County;
 
(19) Pocasset Lake or Pickerel Pond in the Town of Wayne in Kennebec County;
 
(20) Androscoggin Lake in the Town of Wayne in Kennebec County and the Town of Leeds in Androscoggin County;
 
(21) Little Cobbosseecontee Lake in the Town of Winthrop in Kennebec County;
 
(22) Somes Pond in the Town of Mount Desert;
 
(23) Long Pond in the Town of Mount Desert and the Town of Southwest Harbor;
 
(24) Little Long Pond in the Town of Mount Desert;
 
(25) Meetinghouse Pond, Big Pond, Wat Tuh Lake, Center Pond and Silver Lake, also known as Silver Pond, in the Town of Phippsburg in Sagadahoc County;
 
(26) South Branch Lake in the Plantation of Seboeis and the Township of T2 R8 NWP in Penobscot County;
 
(27) Spring Lake in Spring Lake Township in Somerset County;
 
(28) Kennebago Lake and Kennebago River in Davis Township and Stetsontown Township in Franklin County;
 
(29) Nicatous Lake in the Townships of T40 MD, T41 MD and T3 ND in Hancock County;
 
(30) Crystal Lake in the Town of Washington in Knox County;
 
(31) Middle Branch Pond in the Town of Waterboro in York County; or
 
(32) Highland Lake or Woods Pond in the Town of Bridgton in Cumberland County if the personal watercraft is rented and does not display a decal identifying the rental agency that owns the personal watercraft; or.
 
(33) Lake St. George in the Town of Liberty.
 
SUMMARY
This bill allows personal watercraft to be operated on Lake St. George in Liberty.