List of Bills and Bill Titles – 2013 Maine Legislature(Updated April 8, 2013)
Note: The following list was compiled by MaineCoast Heritage Trust (MCHT) staff. Bills listed address conservation-related issues. This list is provided as a resource for land trusts and does not reflect MCHT’s support, opposition, or interest in the bills listed. The LD number links to the state’s legislative website where language, sponsors, and status can be found. LR documents exist in title only. Contact MCHT to discuss these or other policy issues at (207) 729-7366.
LR 1331An Act To Amend Forest Practice Laws To Facilitate and Enhance Wildlife HabitatStatus:
LD 745An Act To Promote Sustainable Food PoliciesStatus:Work Session 4/11
LD475An Act To Increase Food Sovereignty in Local CommunitiesStatus:Work Session 4/11
LD421An Act To Prohibit the Unauthorized Harvesting of Wild Mushrooms and FiddleheadsCommittee:Tabled
LD837An Act To Clarify the Laws Establishing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and ForestryCommittee: Tabled
LD 524An Act To Increase the Membership of the Land For Maine’s Future BoardCommittee: Pass amended
LD749 An Act To Prohibit the Taking or Possession of a Natural Resource That Is on the Land of AnotherStatus:Hearing 4/16
LR 1625An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Ensure Clean Water and Safe CommunitiesStatus:
LD 138An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Issuance of Bonds Ratified by the Citizens of the StateStatus:
LD 904An Act To Clarify When Bonds May Be IssuedStatus:
LD219An Act To Establish a Long-term Funding Source for the Department of Inland Fisheries and WildlifeStatus:
LD 1323An Act Regarding Wind Power Siting in the Unorganized TerritoryStatus:
LD 1325Resolve, To Place a Temporary Suspension on Permitting of Certain Expedited Status:
Grid-scale Wind Energy Developments
LD 247An Act To Amend the Law Governing Appeals of Final Agency Action on Applications Concerning Status: Hearing 3/28
Wind Energy Development
LD964An Act To Promote Local or Community-based Generation ProjectsStatus: Hearing 3/27
LR 811 An Act To Provide for Economic Development with Offshore Wind PowerStatus:
LR 1753An Act To Allocate Net Revenue from Energy Corridor Leases on TurnpikeStatus:
for Energy and Environmental Conservation
LD 385An Act To Improve Wind Energy Development PermittingStatus:Hearing 3/28
LR 1636An Act To Preserve Maine's Natural Heritage and Promote Economic Prosperity in Rural MaineStatus:
LD 825Resolve, To Study Climate Change and Implement the Recommendations of the DEP Report on Climate ChangeStatus: Hearing 4/4
LD 824Resolve, Directing the DEP To Develop a Rural Land Use Development ProcessStatus:Work Session 4/11
LR 1356An Act To Protect Water QualityStatus:
LR 1034An Act To Impose a Tax on the Extraction of Water for BottlingStatus:
LD1059An Act To Protect Maine's Environment and Natural Resources Jeopardized by MiningStatus:
LD 1302An Act To Amend the Maine Metallic Mineral Mining Act To Protect Water QualityStatus:
LD 1324An Act To Protect Local Communities When a Mining Project Is TerminatedStatus:
LR 1484An Act To Amend the Application Procedure for Mining PermitsStatus:
LD470An Act Regarding Working Waterfront ProjectsCommittee:Tabled
LD 793An Act Clarifying the DEP’s Authority Relating to Compensation for Development Activity under NRPAStatus:Work Session 4/11
LD 794An Act To Amend Setbacks Requirements and Standards Related to Species Migration under the LawsStatus:Work Session 4/11
Regulating Development near Vernal Pools
LR 762An Act To Make Adjustments to Setback Requirements under Mandatory Shoreland Zoning LawsStatus:
LD 437An Act To Streamline the General Permit Process for Tidal PowerCommittee: Pass Amended
LD432An Act To Amend the Gifting of Land Exemption under the Subdivision LawsCommittee: Ought Not to Pass
LD 674An Act To Clarify the Natural Resources Protection ActStatus:Work Session 4/11
LD 824Resolve, Directing the DEP To Develop a Rural Land Use Development ProcessStatus:Work Session 4/11
LD596An Act To Help Small Businesses and Promote Tourism By Allowing the Construction of a Platform, WalkwayCommittee: Pass Amended
Or Deck over a River or Marshland
LD1147An Act To Protect Maine's Scenic CharacterStatus:Hearing 4/8
LD1186An Act To Allow Removal of Trees for Shoreline Stabilization Adjacent to Coastal Wetlands under the NRPAStatus: Hearing 4/8
LR 556An Act Regarding Working Waterfront ProjectsStatus:
LR 560An Act To Amend the Mandatory Shoreland Zoning LawsStatus:
LD 1362An Act To Establish a Moratorium on the Transportation of Tar SandsStatus:
LR 1449An Act To Regulate Products Derived from Tar SandsStatus:
LR 613An Act To allow Two Sunday Hunting Days for Residents OnlyStatus:
LR 733An Act To Prohibit the Introduction of Invasive Species into Maine WatersStatus:
LD 1248An Act To Establish Trail Standards in Deer Wintering AreasStatus:
LD 1265An Act To Strengthen Maine's Assent Language for Participation in the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration ActStatus:
LD 730An Act To Protect Maine's Loons by Banning Lead Sinkers and JigsStatus:Work Session 4/11
LD879An Act To Increase State Wildlife Revenues and Grow the Hunting and Fishing IndustriesStatus:
LD 1303RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Establish the Right To Hunt and FishStatus:
LD220An Act To Ban the United Nations Agenda 21 in MaineStatus: Work session 4/9
LD311An Act To Protect Landowners from the Exercise of Eminent Domain in Energy Infrastructure CorridorsStatus:Dead
LD1039An Act To Promote Regulatory FairnessStatus:
LD 154An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Limited Liability for Recreational or Harvesting ActivitiesStatus:Tabled
LD 1277An Act To Streamline the Charitable Solicitations ActStatus:
LD 72An Act To Open the St. Croix River to River HerringStatus: Engrossed in House
LD 584An Act To Provide for Passage of River Herring on the St. Croix River in Accordance with an Committee: Ought Not to Pass
Adaptive Management Plan
LD 748An Act Regarding the Passage of River Herring on the St. Croix RiverCommittee: Ought Not to Pass
LD585An Act To Require the Development of a Statewide Approach to Seaweed ManagementCommittee:Pass Amended
LD778An Act to Develop Principals to Guide Fisheries management DecisionsStatus:Work Session 4/10
LD 811An Act to Provide Guidance for the Development of Marine Fisheries Management PlansStatus: Work Session 4/10
LD939An Act To Restore Maine's Groundfishing IndustryStatus:Hearing 4/10
LD 1177An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Discontinued and Abandoned Roads Stakeholder GroupStatus:Hearing 4/10
LR 1662 Resolve, To Study the Reintegration of Key Functions of the Former State Planning OfficeStatus:
LD358An Act To Protect Family Farms and Working Waterfront Subject to Estate Tax andStatus:Work Session 3/8
Reduce the Maine Estate Tax Exclusion
LD980An Act To Provide an Income Tax Credit for the Charitable Contribution of Open Space LandStatus:
LD492 An Act Increase Reimbursement to Municipalities under the Maine Tree Growth Tax LawStatus: Dead
LD562An Act Related to Service Charges in Lieu of Property Taxes on Tax-exempt PropertyStatus:Work Session 4/8
LD107RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Permit the Legislature ToCommittee:Divided Report
Provide a One-year Period of Penalty Relief for Withdrawal of Forest Land from Current Use Valuation
LD400 An Act To Amend the Maine Tree Growth Tax LawStatus: Dead
LD 936An Act to Authorize Municipalities To Impose Service Charges on Tax-exempt Property Owned Status:Work Session 4/8 by Certain Nonprofit Organizations
LD1209An Act To Prohibit the Use of Public Resources for a Privately Owned East-west HighwayStatus:
LD483An Act To Promote Small Businesses by Enhancing the Use of On-premises SignsCommittee: Divided Report