Sponsor Pulls Plug on Aquaculture Building Code Exemption
by Ethan Andrews Tuesday, June 1, 2021 1:42 PM A bill that would have exempted land-based aquaculture from the state’s building and energy code has been voted down in committee at the request of the sponsor. To what extent companies planning such facilities will have to comply with the code remains unclear.
LD 1473, an emergency governor’s bill sponsored by Sen. Kimberley Rosen, R-Hancock County, was written by the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development at the request of Whole Oceans, the company that is developing a land-based salmon farm on the former paper mill site in Bucksport. According to DECD, Whole Oceans asked for the exemption because the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code (MUBEC) would have required it to install sprinkler and air handling systems it felt were not necessary for land-based aquaculture buildings. DECD spokeswoman Kate Foye previously told The F
A legislative proposal sponsored by Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland, would allow for the use of the digital technology in the investigation of only the most serious crimes, including rape and murder.
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Maine Could Seriously Limit Use Of Facial Recognition Technology
Over the last decade, we have seen a significant increase in the use of facial recognition software by law enforcement. The technology is no-longer just a tool of federal agencies like the CIA, FBI, and Homeland Security. The technology is no way more commonplace.
Not surprisingly, some people are concerned about how prevalent the technology is becoming.
In fact, the City of Portland has already put restrictions on the use of facial recognition technology. Now, some Maine legislators want to limit how and when the technology can be used by police and other law enforcement agencies in Maine.