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An Act To Amend Maine's Threatened and Endangered Species List
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §12803, sub-§3, ¶N, as amended by PL 2007, c. 166, §1, is further amended to read:
 
N. Roaring Brook mayfly, Epeorus frisoni, endangeredthreatened;
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §12803, sub-§3, ¶P, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 573, §6 and affected by §8 and c. 655, Pt. C, §§3 and 6, is amended to read:
 
P. Clayton's copper, Lycaena dorcas claytoni, endangeredthreatened;
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §12803, sub-§3, ¶LL, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 166, §1, is amended to read:
 
LL. Black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, threatenedendangered;
Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §12803, sub-§3, ¶¶MM and NN, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 166, §1, are repealed.
Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §12803, sub-§3, ¶¶TT and UU, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 166, §1, are amended to read:
 
TT. Barrow's goldeneye, Bucephala islandica, threatened; and
 
UU. Least bittern, Ixobrychus exilis, endangered.;
Sec. 6.  12 MRSA §12803, sub-§3, ¶¶VV to AAA  are enacted to read:
 
VV.  Cobblestone tiger beetle, Cicindela marginipennis, endangered;
 
WW.  Frigga fritillary, Boloria frigga, endangered;
 
XX.  Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus, endangered;
 
YY.  Northern long-eared bat, Myotis septentrionalis, endangered;
 
ZZ.  Eastern small-footed bat, Myotis leibii, threatened; and
 
AAA.  Six-whorl vertigo, Vertigo morsei, endangered.
 
SUMMARY
This bill changes the status of certain species on the list of state endangered and state threatened species, adds species to the list and removes entries from the list.