AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s governor has written to President Barack Obama and the state’s congressional delegation to oppose two national monument proposals in the state.
The Portland Press Herald reports Gov. Paul LePage wrote Obama Friday to express disapproval with a proposal to designate areas within the Gulf of Maine as a national maritime monument. He says the designation would hurt offshore lobsterman and those seeking groundfish and tuna.
LePage also sent a letter to the four members of Maine’s congressional delegation outlining concerns about presidential authority and access to Maine’s natural resources.
The governor says a national monument designation in the Millinocket area makes Maine timber off limits to the forest products industry.
He urged the delegation to oppose both proposals and reduce presidential authority under the law.
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