Bills scheduled for a public hearing
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LD 672 - "An Act To Establish Youth Deer Hunting Weekend"
Public Hearing in IFW on Monday March 27, 2023 @ 1:00 PM in Cross Building, Room 206
MFPC Position: Oppose
Sponsored by Rep. Rick Mason, LD 672 would allow the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to establish a youth deer hunting weekend instead of one day.
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LD 622 - "An Act To Create Equal Opportunity Access To Clean Energy By Removing The 100-megawatt Limit On Clean Energy Sources"
Public Hearing in EUT on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @ 1:00 PM in Cross Building, Room 211
MFPC Position: Oppose
Sponsored by Representative Donald Ardell, LD 622 would remove the 100-megawatt maximum capacity limit for a source of electrical generation to qualify as a renewable resource for purposes of meeting the State's renewable resource portfolio requirement.
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LD 43 - "An Act To Reduce The Cost Of Electricity By Removing The 100-megawatt Limit On Renewable Resources Of Energy"
Public Hearing in EUT on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @ 1:00 PM in Cross Building, Room 211
MFPC Position: Oppose
Sponsored by Senator Jeff Timberlake, LD 43 would remove the 100-megawatt maximum capacity limit for a source of electrical generation to qualify as a renewable resource for purposes of meeting the State's renewable resource portfolio requirement.
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LD 1111 - "An Act Concerning Contracts And Agreement For Large-scale Water Extraction"
Public Hearing in EUT on Thursday March 30, 2023 @ 1:00 PM in Cross Building, Room 211
MFPC Position: Oppose
Sponsored by Rep. Maggie O'Neil, LD 1111 would amend the State's laws concerning contracts and agreements for the large scale extraction and transportation of water by requiring any such contract or agreement to be approved by a vote of the legislative body of each municipality and township located within the watershed from which water is to be extracted and transported pursuant to that contract or agreement. It also provides that a consumer-owned water utility may not enter into any contract or agreement with another entity for the large-scale extraction and transportation of water with a term longer than 3 years.
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LD 341 - "An Act To Amend The Maine Tree Growth Tax Law To Encourage Housing Construction"
Public Hearing in TAX on Thursday March 30, 2023 @ 1:00 PM in State House, Room 127
MFPC Position: Neither for nor against
Sponsored by Rep. John Ducharme, LD 341 reduces the penalty for withdrawal of land from classification under the Maine Tree Growth Tax Law if the land is used for the construction of single-family residential housing and the conditions required for building construction are met within 2 years of withdrawal. Sponsor considering a limit of 2 or 5 acres for lot sizes. Penalty would go to new landowner if building permit is pulled or house isn't built within the time period.
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LD 1025 - "An Act To Improve Maine's Economy By Changing The Hours Of Operation For Oversize Loads"
Public Hearing in TRA on Thursday March 30, 2023 @ 1:00 PM in State House, Room 126
MFPC Position: Support
Sponsored by Rep. Joseph Underwood, LD 1025 directs the Secretary of State to adopt rules regarding overlimit movement permits to allow movement on any day of the week, including a holiday, other than Sunday. The bill directs the Secretary of State to adopt rules allowing for permitted overlimit moves 1/2 hour before sunrise until 10 p.m. The bill directs the Secretary of State to adopt rules to allow vehicles up to 12 feet in width to be issued long-term permits.
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