Many towns don’t keep an inventory of their own roads, and about 300 Maine towns have roads with contested status, according to Manter’s research.

More than $10 million in grant funding from the NOAA Marine Debris Program will fund the removal of the abandoned vessels.

Officials have said delays in enactment could result in the drainage of three lakes through the state’s abandonment statute. A separate bill would bolster Maine’s authority in overseeing that ...