PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • December 19, 2024
A bill that would expand road access to the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument from Millinocket cleared the U.S. Senate Wednesday night. The legislation, proposed by U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, chair of the Senate Subcommittee on National Parks, was approved by unanimous consent, according to the senator’s staff. The bill would allow the National Park Service to acquire two parcels of land at the southern edge of the monument and existing road corridors from Millinocket to the park. The bill still needs House approval and the president’s signature to be enacted.