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The purpose of the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission is to advise the Secretary of the Interior through his or her designee, the superintendent of Acadia National Park. The superintendent consults with the commission regarding the management and development of the park.
The commission was established by the 1986 park boundary legislation (Public Law 99-420) and amended by Public Law 110-229 in 2008. The commission terminates in 2026. The bylaws describe the commission in more detail. Meetings are open to the public; meeting notices appear in the Federal Register.
Four standing committees make recommendations for action to the commission.
- Science and education
- Land conservation
- Park use
- Historical/cultural
MEMBERSHIP
Members represent the Secretary of the Interior, the Governor of Maine, and towns in the Acadia National Park region.
Secretary of the Interior
Steven K. Katona, Chairman
Alice MacDonald Long
Bruce Wiersma
Governor of Maine
Holly Dominie
Benjamin Emory
Vacant
Towns
Bar Harbor: Terrance Kelley
Cranberry Isles: vacant
Frenchboro: vacant
Gouldsboro: Jacqueline Johnston
Mount Desert: Paul Richardson
Southwest Harbor: Ben C. Worcester III
Swans Island: Dexter Lee
Tremont: vacant
Trenton: R. Frederick Ehrlenbach
Winter Harbor: Katherine Heidinger
MEETING NOTICES
- First Monday in February
- First Monday in June
- Second Monday in September
Meeting notices will be published in the Federal Register.
BYLAWS
The bylaws (which are in the process of being amended) contain detailed information about the purpose, membership, meetings, and committees of the commission.
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