List of Bills and Bill Titles 2017 Maine Legislature(Updated January 31, 2017)

List of Bills and Bill Titles – 2017 Maine Legislature(Updated January 31, 2017)

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. Contact MCHT to discuss these or other policy issues at (207) 729-7366.

LD 244An Act To Clarify the Use of State Lands Designated for Conservation or Recreation PurposesStatus:

LR 1049An Act To Increase Transparency in Cooperative Agreements within the Department of Ag, Cons. and ForestryStatus:

LR 1678An Act To Expand the Local Foods EconomyStatus:

LD 128An Act To Prohibit Foraging on Private Land without PermissionStatus:Hearing 1/31

LR 2156An Act Requiring Public Consent for the Sale of Significant Public LandsStatus:

LR 24An Act To Implement Recommendations of the Commission To Study Public Reserved LandsManagement FundStatus:

LR 1252An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Address Changes in Sea Level and Storm SurgeStatus:

LR 483An Act To Carry Out the Will of the People by Ensuring the Issuance of Bonds To Support Maine's SeniorsStatus:

LR 93An Act To Amend Laws Governing Issuance of Bonds ToSupport Maine's Natural Resources-based EconomyStatus:

LR 153An Act To Modernize the Renewable Portfolio StandardStatus:

LR 1446An Act To Protect the Scenic Character of Maine's Special PlacesStatus:

LR 1383An Act To Modify the State Climate Action PlanStatus:

LR 1006An Act To Update the Regional Greenhouse Gas InitiativeStatus:

LD 253An Act To Repeal the Maine Metallic Mineral Mining ActStatus:

LR 1850An Act To Clarify the Use of State Land Designated for Recreational or Conservation PurposesStatus:

LR 72An Act To Help Municipalities Prepare for Changes in Sea LevelStatus:

LR 1377An Act To Modify the Mining LawsStatus:

LR 1058An Act To Amend the Shoreland Zoning LawsStatus:

LR 1268An Act To Establish Generally Applicable Regulatory Standard To Address Sea Level Changeand Storm SurgeStatus:

LR 2152An Act To Increase Vegetative Buffers in the Shoreland ZoneStatus:

LR 981An Act To Amend the Natural Resources Protection ActStatus:

LR 633An Act To Protect Maine's LakesStatus:

LR 1781An Act To Improve Shoreland Zoning Rules and Enforcement To Support MunicipalitiesStatus:

LR 1713An Act To Increase Investment and Regulatory StabilityStatus:

LR 1442An Act To Protect Maine's Clean Water and Taxpayers from Mining PollutionStatus:

LD 159An Act To Prohibit the Mining of Massive Sulfide Ore Deposits on State LandsStatus:

LR 1253An Act To Ensure the Continuation of the Landowner Relations ProgramStatus:

LD109An Act To Allow Sunday Hunting by Landowners and Those with Landowner PermissionStatus:

LR 695An Act Regarding the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund BoardStatus:

LR 297An Act To Protect Political Speech and Prevent Climate Change Profiling Status:

LR 1202An Act To Prohibit Prescriptive Property Right Claims of Property Owned by Nonprofit OrganizationsStatus:

LD39An Act To Clarify Landowners' Liability Regarding Public AccessStatus:Hearing 2/9

LR 2156An Act Requiring Public Consent for the Sale of Significant Public LandsStatus:

LR 1746An Act To Address Marine Debris Resulting from Commercial ActivitiesStatus:

LR 2070An Act To Establish the Seaweed Advisory Council and To Enhance the Management of the SeaweedFisheryStatus:

LR 749An Act To Improve the Aquaculture Leasing and Licensing LawsStatus:

LD 199An Act To Implement Decibel Limits for Mechanical Rockweed HarvestersStatus:

LR 1490An Act To Provide Landowners a Property Tax Exemption for Certain TrailsStatus:

LR 1666An Act Regarding the Exclusive Use of Tax Exempt PropertyStatus:

LR 1086An Act To Strengthen the Farm and Open Space Tax LawStatus:

LR 1369An Act To Authorize Municipalities To Impose Service Charges on Property Owned by CertainNonprofit OrgsStatus:

LR 1519An Act To Replace Municipal Property Tax Revenue Lost Due to Land Transactions under LMFStatus:

LR 1432An Act To Protect the Tax Base of Municipalities by Removing the Property Tax Exemption for Land HeldStatus:

for Conservation or Public Access Purposes

LR 1372An Act Regarding the Taxation of Certain Nonprofit OrganizationsStatus: