| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §465, sub-§1, ķA, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 698, §15, | is amended to read: |
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| A. Class AA waters shall must be of such quality that | they are suitable for the designated uses of drinking | water after disinfection, fishing, agriculture, recreation | in and on the water and, navigation and as habitat for | fish and other aquatic life. The habitat shall must be | characterized as free flowing free-flowing and natural. |
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| | Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §465, sub-§2, ķA, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 698, §15, | is amended to read: |
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| A. Class A waters shall must be of such quality that they | are suitable for the designated uses of drinking water | after disinfection; fishing; agriculture; recreation in | and on the water; industrial process and cooling water | supply; hydroelectric power generation, except as | prohibited under Title 12, section 403; and navigation; | and as habitat for fish and other aquatic life. The | habitat shall must be characterized as natural. |
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| | Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §465, sub-§3, ķA, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 698, §15, | is amended to read: |
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| A. Class B waters shall must be of such quality that they | are suitable for the designated uses of drinking water | supply after treatment; fishing; agriculture; recreation | in and on the water; industrial process and cooling water | supply; hydroelectric power generation, except as | prohibited under Title 12, section 403; and navigation; | and as habitat for fish and other aquatic life. The | habitat shall must be characterized as unimpaired. |
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| | Sec. 4. 38 MRSA §465, sub-§4, ķA, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 698, §15, | is amended to read: |
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| A. Class C waters shall must be of such quality that they | are suitable for the designated uses of drinking water | supply after treatment; fishing; agriculture; recreation | in and on the water; industrial process and cooling water | supply; hydroelectric power generation, except as | prohibited under Title 12, section 403; and navigation; | and as a habitat for fish and other aquatic life. |
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| | Sec. 5. 38 MRSA §465-A, sub-§1, ķA, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 698, | §15, is amended to read: |
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