AUGUSTA – Rep. Morgan Rielly, D-Westbrook, participated in a congressional briefing Tuesday regarding actionable steps communities can take at the local, state and federal level to preserve and increase the resilience of working waterfronts around the United States.
The briefing, titled “The Path to Protect and Support Working Waterfronts: Opportunities for Federal Action” was organized and hosted by Urban Ocean Lab. The panel discussion was led by Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Ali Carter of Urban Ocean Lab. Rielly was joined in the conversation with Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Imani Black of Minorities in Aquaculture and Janelle Kellman of Center for Sea Rise Solutions.
“I’m thankful for Urban Ocean Lab and Congresswoman Pingree for having me speak at this briefing,” said Rielly. “It is crucial for state and federal lawmakers to invest in and protect our working waterfronts both here in Maine and across coastal states. Our working waterfronts are key for our collective long-term food and energy security and need to be supported if we are to have a thriving Blue Economy.”
This legislative session, Rielly is sponsoring a bill to establish a Permanent Commission on Maine's Working Waterfronts, which, if passed into law, would serve as Maine’s braintrust for working waterfront policy recommendations and develop a long-term statewide plan to better protect Maine’s coast.
Rielly is serving his third term in the Maine House of Representatives and is a member of the Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources and the Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. He represents a portion of Westbrook.
Contact:
Brian Lee (Rielly) | 305-965-2744