Maine bill would align shore rules with FEMA to ease waterfront rebuilds after January 2024 storms LD2143 would make a targeted, technical change to municipal floodplain variance rules so damaged commercial fishery structures seaward of mean high tide can be rebuilt without triggering conflicts with the federal NFIP; the change removes a federal disaster declaration prerequisite and ties the state definition to 44 C.F.R. §59.1.

A new bill in Maine aims to simplify the rebuilding process for waterfront communities, ensuring they can recover after storms without losing access to vital federal flood insurance.

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