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It is a bipartisan bill, it would establish a working waterfronts grant program.

The Federal Government should support states in these efforts and encourage states to consider the importance of supporting working waterfront infrastructure.

When the working waterfront is gone, there is no way to replace it.

I am very happy to testify on the Keep America's Waterfronts Working Act to talk a little bit about some of the things you have already discussed, the importance of supporting our working waterfronts, supporting our coastal communities.

As Representative Pingree noted, Maine is highly reliant on the lobster industry.

As governor, I have witnessed far too many cases of the Federal Government's inability to quickly address problems facing citizens across Maine.

The mechanism laid out in the bill are simply not the way to achieve the goal of keeping our waterfronts working.

I am always happy to take advice from a more senior and more experienced Member.

I have worked with my colleagues in the past Congresses and have been proud to work with Congressman Wittman of Virginia, to raise this issue and make sure that we call attention to Working Waterfronts with some concrete steps.

Without places to work on, store, load and unload their catch, gear, and boats, fishing, as we know it in Maine, will cease to exist.

This bill establishes a grant program within the Coastal Zone Management Act for states to utilize and preserve working waterfronts.

Partnership is the key word here.

The right hand does not know what the left hand is doing, and so there is conflict in regulations.

Reducing taxes, improving the science that underlies fisheries management, eliminating a burdensome and unnecessary regulation on small business and fair trade policies are far more important.

It is true that NOAA already has a Coastal Zone Management Program to address this effort.

I have been pleased to work on this bill with many of my colleagues in Congress over the years.

Water-dependent businesses along the coast need help in preserving and protecting their vital waterfront access.

I sometimes call Maine Alaska Lite because our states have an awful lot in common, only everything there is bigger and colder.