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. Jim Dill, Pebobscot the State ACF - Forestry - Practices 544 An Act To Provide That a Forestry Operation That Conforms to Sen. Russell Black, 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 Maine 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. Michelle Dunphy, 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. Nicole Grohoski, 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. Benjamin Collings, 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. Laurie Osher, 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. Rachel Talbot Ross, Economy Portland ACF - Workers Comp 897 An Act To Include Forest Rangers and Forest Ranger Sen. Scott Cyrway, 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. Matthew Pouliot, 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. David Woodsome, 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. Ryan Fecteau, 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. Ned Claxton, Androscoggin infrastructure Maine's Railroad Infrastructure AFPA - BOND - UMaine 863 An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Rep. Teresa Pierce, 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. Cathy Breen, 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. Lisa Keim, 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.