2021 Legislation by Subject Topics LR Title Sponsor ACF 1511 An Act To Allow Procurement of Surplus Lines Insurance for Sen. Troy Jackson, Aroostook Commercial Forestry Construction Equipment ACF - Conveyances 1051 An Act To Place Certain Public Lands Under the Jurisdiction Sen. Brad Farrin, Somerset of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry ACF - Forest Rangers retirement 1661 An Act To Create Equality in Retirement for Forest Rangers Rep. Donna Doore, Augusta with That of Employees of State Conservation Law Enforcement Agencies ACF - Forestry -- Fire control 918 An Act To Eliminate Online Burn Permit Fees for All Areas of Sen. , Pebobscot the State ACF - Forestry - Practices 544 An Act To Provide That a Forestry Operation That Conforms to Sen. , Franklin Accepted Practices May Not Be Declared a Nuisance ACF - Forestry - Timber 1101 An Act To Explore Alternative Uses of Pulpwood and To Rep. Jack Ducharme, Madison harvesting Support the Logging and Forestry Industries ACF - Herbicides 577 An Act To Prohibit the Aerial Spraying of Glyphosate and Sen. Troy Jackson, Aroostook Other Synthetic Herbicides for the Purpose of Silviculture ACF - Herbicides 1113 An Act To Protect Children from Exposure to Toxic Chemicals Rep. Lori Gramlich, Old Orchard Beach ACF - Land Use Planning - 1365 An Act To Amend the Appointment Criteria for the Rep. Maggie O'Neil, Saco Administration Land Use Planning Commission ACF - Law Enforement 661 An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Repair or Rep. , Old Replace Bureau of Forestry Helicopters Town ACF - Perfluoroalkyl and 978 Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Rep. Bill Pluecker, Warren Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Conservation and Forestry To Study Systems for Farmers Contamination Affected by Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances ACF - Pest Management 768 An Act To Prohibit the Use of Chlorpyrifos in Maine Sen. Dave Miramant, Knox ACF - Pest Management 838 Resolve, Directing the Board of Pesticides Control To Prohibit Rep. , Ellsworth the Use of Certain Neonicotinoids for Outdoor Residential Use ACF - Pest Management 1300 An Act To Prohibit the Use of Chlorpyrifos Rep. Victoria Doudera, Camden ACF - Pest Management 1911 An Act Regarding the Application of Certain Pesticides for Rep. , Nonagricultural Use Portland ACF - Pesticides - Application 583 An Act To Prohibit Accidental Aerial Application of Rep. Bill Pluecker, Warren Process Polyfluoroalkyl Substances ACF - Pesticides - Board of 1536 An Act To Require Schools To Submit Pest Management Sen. Matthea Daughtry, Pesticide Control Activity Logs and Inspection Results to the Board of Pesticides Cumberland Control for the Purpose of Providing Information to the Public ACF - Pesticides - Board of 1916 An Act To Amend the Membership Requirements of the Board Rep. , Orono Pesticide Control of Pesticides Control ACF - Pesticides Application 1896 An Act To Provide Maine People with Access to Information Rep. Laurie Osher, Orono Process Regarding the Use of Pesticides in Maine ACF - Procedures 1754 An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Agriculture, Rep. Maggie O'Neil, Saco Conservation and Forestry ACF - Pubilc Lands Reduces or 1943 An Act to protect Public Lands Sen. Farrin Brad of Somerset uses substantially altered ACF - Public Lands - Access 1300 Resolve, Directing State Agencies That Maintain Public Lands Sen. Russell Black, Franklin for Recreation To Develop Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Policies for Each Parcel of Land and Make the Policy Readily Accessible to the General Public ACF - Public Lands - Conveyances 1008 An Act To Cap Public Land Ownership in Maine Rep. Kathy Javner, Chester ACF- Public Lands - Conveyances 1051 An Act To Place Certain Public Lands Under the Jurisdiction Sen. Brad Farrin, Somerset of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry ACF - Strength econoy 54 An Act To Strengthen Maine's Agriculture, Food and Forest Rep. , Economy Portland ACF - Workers Comp 897 An Act To Include Forest Rangers and Forest Ranger Sen. , Kennebec Specialists in the Laws Concerning Cancer Suffered by Firefighters ACF- Public Lands - Conveyances 735 An Act To Require Legislative Approval for Certain Leases of Sen. Russell Black, Franklin Public Lands AFA - Applied Technology 260 An Act To Support Maine Students by Providing High School Rep. Justine Fecteau, Augusta Education Credit Equivalencies for Career and Technical Education Courses AFA - Applied Technology 286 An Act Regarding Career and Technical Education Sen. , Kennebec Education AFA - Applied Technology 756 Resolve, To Reestablish the Task Force To Study the Creation Sen. Matthea Daughtry, Education of a Comprehensive Career and Technical Education System Cumberland AFA - Applied Technology 1057 An Act To Correct Career and Technical Education Funding Rep. Justine Fecteau, Augusta Education AFA - Applied Technology 1128 An Act To Advance Career and Technical Education Sen. , York Education Opportunities in Maine AFA - Applied Technology 1236 An Act To Create Parity between Town Academies and Public Rep. Maggie O'Neil, Saco Education Schools Regarding Career and Technical Education AFA - Applied Technology 1553 An Act To Promote Career and Technical Schools in Maine Sen. Jeff Timberlake, Education Androscoggin AFA - State Finances -Workforce 1167 An Act To Fund Capital Improvements to Career and Technical Spkr. , Biddeford Training Education Centers To Bolster Maine's Future Workforce AFPA - BOND - Municipal culverts 1395 An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Upgrade Sen. Troy Jackson, Aroostook updgrade Municipal Culverts at Stream Crossings AFPA - BOND - Railroad 944 An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Invest in Sen. , Androscoggin infrastructure Maine's Railroad Infrastructure AFPA - BOND - UMaine 863 An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Rep. , Falmouth Strengthen the University of Maine System AFPA - BOND - Workforce 1166 An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Fund Spkr. Ryan Fecteau, Biddeford training Capital Improvements and Equipment for Career and Technical Education Centers and Regions To Prepare Students To Join Maine's Workforce APFA - BOND - Energy 48 An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Create a Sen. Troy Jackson, Aroostook Public-Private Partnership To Create Biomass Energy Facilities in Aroostook County and To Connect Aroostook County to ISO New England APFA - BONDS - Land 153 An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Promote Sen. , Cumberland conservation Land Conservation, Working Waterfronts, Water Access and Outdoor Recreation ENR - Permit fees/ timeline 1654 An Act To Improve the Department of Environmental Sen. , Oxford Protection Permitting Process ENR - Air Quality - Emissions 840 An Act To Protect Maine's Air Quality by Strengthening Rep. Morales Victoria of South Requirements for Air Emissions Licensing Portland ENR - Air Quality - Emissions 1957 An Act To Enact the Zero Tolerance Hazardous Air Emissions Rep. Kessler Christopher of Act South Portland ENR - Climate change 902 An Act To Implement the Most Time-sensitive Rep. Michelle Dunphy, Old Recommendations of the Maine Climate Council Town ENR - Climate change 1961 n Act To Implement the State Climate Action Plan, Reduce Rep. Ralph Tucker, Brunswick Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Enhance ENR - Electricity Cogeneration 1542 An Act To Establish the Wood-fired Combined Heat and Rep. Nathan Wadsworth, Hiram Power Program ENR - Environmental Awareness - 209 Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Sen. Maxmin Chloe of Lincoln Planning Maine To Establish a Right to a Healthy Environment ENR - Environmental Awareness - 1707 An Act To Enhance the Ecological Reserve System Rep. Grohoski Nicole of Planning Ellsworth ENR - Environmental Awareness - 1854 An Act To Combat Climate Change and Address Its Impact in Rep. Talbot Ross Rachel of Planning Maine Portland ENR - Fuels - Gasoline 1100 An Act To Prevent Regressive Gasoline and Diesel Fuel PricingRep. Joel Stetkis, Canaan in Maine by Prohibiting Adoption of Rules Limiting Emissions ENR - Land Use Planning - permits 745 An Act To Require Greenhouse Gas Reporting Prior to Rep. Fay Jessica of Raymond Permitting on Major Projects ENR - Land Use- Shoreland 400 An Act Regarding the Mapping of Shoreland Zones Rep. Perry Anne of Calais Zoning ENR - Land Use- Shoreland 1251 An Act Concerning Land Uses in the Shoreland Zone Rep. Cebra Richard of Naples Zoning ENR - Permit fees/ timeline 980 An Act To Increase Economic Development by Expanding the Sen. Lisa Keim, Oxford Special Fee Application Review Process of the Department of Environmental Protection ENR - Permit fees/ timeline 1653 An Act Regarding Timelines for Permitting by the Department Sen. Lisa Keim, Oxford of Environmental Protection ENR - Powers 1114 An Act To Investigate Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Rep. Lori Gramlich, Old Substance Contamination of Land and Groundwater Orchard Beach ENR - Procedures 302 An Act To Require the Removal of Perfluoroalkyl and Rep. Lori Gramlich, Old Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, PFAS, in Products and of Orchard Beach Discharges of Firefighting Foam Containing PFAs ENR - Procedures 701 An Act To Revise Maine's Environmental Laws Rep. Ralph Tucker Ralph, Brunswick ENR - Procedures 942 An Act To Stop Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Rep. Lori Gramlich, Old Pollution Orchard Beach ENR - Procedures 1694 An Act To Clarify the Establishment, Collection and Use of Rep. Nicole Grohoski, Ellsworth Certain Department of Environmental Protection Fees for Nonwetland Habitat Mitigation Project Permitting ENR - Protected Natural Resources 1010 An Act To Protect Natural Resources in Maine Rep. Maggie O'Neil, Saco

ENR - Surface Water - Rivers 1410 An Act To Reclassify Part of the Androscoggin River to Class Sen. Claxton Ned of B Androscoggin ENR - Waste - Recycling 1269 An Act To Enact the Packaging Recovery and Recycling Sen. Dill Jim of Penobscot Financing Act EUT - Alternative Energy Planning 844 An Act To Ensure the Viability of the Northern Maine Electric Sen. , Aroostook Transmission Grid EUT - Alternative Energy Planning 1221 An Act To Establish the Wood Energy Investment Program Sen. Lisa Keim, Oxford EUT - Alternative Energy Planning 1475 An Act To Require Prompt and Effective Use of the Renewable Sen. Troy Jackson, Aroostook Energy Resources of Northern Maine EUT - Alternative Energy Planning 1499 An Act To Grow Maine's Clean Energy Economy Sen. , Sagadahoc EUT - Alternative Energy Planning 1870 An Act To Transition from a Fossil Fuel-based to an Electrical Rep. Sophia Warren, Energy Economy Scarborough EUT - Energy - Efficiency Maine 827 An Act To Create Synergy between Maine Industry and Rep. Kessler Christopher of Trust Maine's Energy Goals South Portland EUT - Renewable Resources 706 An Act To Repeal the Changes Made by Public Law 2019, Rep. Hanley Jeffery of Pittston Chapter 478, "An Act To Promote Solar Energy Projects and Distributed Generation Resources in Maine" EUT - Renewable Resources 1475 An Act To Require Prompt and Effective Use of the Renewable Pres. Jackson Troy of Aroostook Energy Resources of Northern Maine EUT - Renewable Resources 1567 An Act To Encourage Research To Support the Maine Offshore Sen. Lawrence Mark of York Wind Industry HHS - Planning 251 An Act To Adopt the Department of Economic and Community Rep. Bailey Kyle of Gorham Development's 10-year Economic Development Strategy for Maine HHS - Planning 254 An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Economic Rep. Pierce Teresa of Falmouth Recovery Committee IDEA - Job Training - programs 521 An Act To Create Fairness and Increase Workforce Skills for Pres. Jackson Troy of Aroostook the Revitalization of Maine's Paper Industry IFW - ATVs 205 An Act To Support All-terrain Vehicle Trail Improvement Rep. Paul Stearns, Guilford IFW - ATVs 1334 An Act To Simplify Dual Registration of Snowmobiles and All-Rep. Thomas, Skolfield, Weld terrain Vehicles IFW - ATVs 1457 Resolve, To Ensure Proper Funding for Recreational Trails and Rep. Nicole Grohoski, Ellsworth Transportation Alternatives IFW - Landowner relations 1330 An Act Regarding Nuisance Beavers Rep. MaryAnne Kinney, Knox IFW - Landowner relations 1820 An Act To Enhance Private Property Protections Using Modern Sen. Richaard Bennett, Oxford Technology IFW - Sunday hunting 694 An Act To Allow Sunday Hunting North of United States Rep. Lester Ordway, Standisn Route 2 from the New Hampshire Border to Bangor and North of State Route 9 from Bangor to the Canadian Border IFW - Sunday hunting 707 An Act To Allow Hunting on Sundays Rep. Jeffrey Hanley, Pittston IFW - Sunday hunting 973 An Act To Allow Sunday Hunting on Private Property with Sen. Jeff Timberlake, the Written Permission of the Landowner Androscoggin JUDCIARY - Indian Claims 196 An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Task Force Rep. , Implementing Act on Changes to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Friendship Implementing Act JUDCIARY - Indian Claims 749 An Act To Extend Time Limits for Placing Land in Trust Rep. Barbara Wood, Portland Implementing Act Status under the Maine Indian Claims Settlement JUDCIARY - Indian Claims 1341 An Act Implementing the Recommendations of the Task Force Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross, Implementing Act on Changes to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Portland Implementing Act JUDCIARY - Indian Claims 1787 An Act To Amend the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Rep. Christopher Babbidge, Implementing Act Implementing Act Concerning Land Acquisition and Criminal Kennebunk Jurisdiction JUDCIARY - Status of Racial, 1254 Resolve, Directing the Permanent Commission on the Status of Rep. Bill Pluecker, Warren Indigenous and Maine Tribal Racial, Indigenous and Maine Tribal Populations To Study the Populations Impact of Agricultural Policy, Land Access Structures, Grant Access Programs and Access to Financing on Dispossessed African-American and Indigenous Farmers in the State JUDCIARY- Property rights 1508 An Act To Place Limits on Certain Environmental or Rep. Peggy Stanley, Medway Developmental Policies Affecting Property Rights JUDICIARY - Maine tribes 226 An Act To Provide State Recognition for the Kineo Band of Rep. Paul Stearns, Guilford relations with state Indians JUDICIARY - Maine tribes 1064 Resolve, To Require the Attorney General To Provide an Rep. , relations with state Update on Maine's Implementation of the Federal Law Called Tribe "Savanna's Act" JUDICIARY - Maine tribes 1337 An Act To Restore to the Penobscot Nation and Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross, relations with state Passamaquoddy Tribe the Authority To Exercise Jurisdiction Portland under the Federal Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 JUDICIARY - PFAS etc. 534 An Act Relating to the Statute of Limitations for Injuries or Rep. Wayne Parry, Arundel Harm Resulting from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl JUDICIARY - PFAS etc. 788 An Act Regarding the Statute of Limitations for Injuries or Rep. Bill Pluecker, Warren Harm Resulting from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl TAX - Corporate 1123 An Act To Amend Maine's Corporate Income Tax for Large Rep. , Lewiston Corporations by Increasing the Top Rate from 8.93 Percent to 12.4 Percent TAX - Depreciation - Business 1377 An Act To Simplify Depreciation of Business Equipment by Rep. Any Arata, New Gloucester equipment Conforming the Maine Tax Code to the Federal Tax Code TAX - Energy generations 1437 An Act To Implement Equitable Taxation for Certain Energy Sen. David Woodsome, York Generation Facilities TAX - Estate 1459 An Act To Amend the Maine Exclusion Amount in the Estate Rep. Benjamin Collings, Tax Portland TAX - Farm and Open space lands 41 Resolve, To Support Farmland Preservation by Allowing the Rep. , Bowdoinham Siting of Solar Energy Installations on Land Enrolled in the Farm and Open Space Tax Law Program TAX - Nonprofits 1016 An Act To Ease the Property Tax Burden by Authorizing Rep. Will Tuell, East Machias Municipalities To Require Payments by Nonprofit TAX - Tree Growth Tax 642 An Act Regarding the Transportation of Products in the Forest Sen. Troy Jackson, Aroostook Products Industry TAX - Tree Growth Tax 1391 An Act To Amend the Maine Tree Growth Tax Law To Sen. John Martin, Eagle Lake Encourage Public Access TAX - Tree Growth Tax 1674 An Act To Maintain Traditional Recreational Uses in Maine's Rep. Chad Grignon Chad, Forests Athens TAX CREDIT- Apprenticeship 1198 An Act To Support the Trades through a Tax Credit for Sen. , Waldo programs Apprenticeship Programs TAX- Log yard support 1510 An Act To Support Log Yards in the State Sen. Troy Jackson, Aroostook