LD342 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Include Nuclear Power in the State's Renewable Portfolio Standard.

What is the status of LD342?

Failed as of May 29, 2025. Latest action: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 255 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (May 29, 2025).

Reagan Paul (R, 37), with 7 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for LD342?

On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=342&snum=132

Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature

Maine LD342: An Act to Include Nuclear Power in the State's Renewable Portfolio Standard

Q: What does LD342 do?

In its own words: An Act to Include Nuclear Power in the State's Renewable Portfolio Standard Received by the Clerk of the House on January 30, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative PAUL of Winterport. Cosponsored by Representatives: CAMPBELL of Orrington, DANA of the Passamaquoddy Tribe, FOSTER of Dexter, MCINTYRE of Lowell, WADSWORTH of Hiram, WARREN of Scarborough, Senator: HARRINGTON of York. Printed on recycled paper.

Status: Failed, May 29, 2025

What the bill says

An Act to Include Nuclear Power in the State's Renewable Portfolio Standard Received by the Clerk of the House on January 30, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative PAUL of Winterport. Cosponsored by Representatives: CAMPBELL of Orrington, DANA of the Passamaquoddy Tribe, FOSTER of Dexter, MCINTYRE of Lowell, WADSWORTH of Hiram, WARREN of Scarborough, Senator: HARRINGTON of York. Printed on recycled paper.

From the introduced text:

An Act to Include Nuclear Power in the State's Renewable Portfolio Standard Received by the Clerk of the House on January 30, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative PAUL of Winterport. Cosponsored by Representatives: CAMPBELL of Orrington, DANA of the Passamaquoddy Tribe, FOSTER of Dexter, MCINTYRE of Lowell, WADSWORTH of Hiram, WARREN of Scarborough, Senator: HARRINGTON of York. Printed on recycled paper Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §3210, sub-§2, ¶B-3, as amended by PL 2019, c. 477, §1, is further amended by amending subparagraph (1), division (g) to read: (g) Anaerobic digestion of by-products of waste from animals or agricultural crops, food or vegetative material, algae or organic refuse; or Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §3210, sub-§2, ¶B-3, as amended by PL 2019, c. 477, §1, is further amended by amending subparagraph (2) to or Sec. 3. 35-A MRSA §3210, sub-§2, ¶B-3, as amended by PL 2019, c. 477, §1, is further amended by enacting a new subparagraph (3) to read: (3) That relies on a nuclear power plant, as defined in section 4352, subsection 9, that is constructed after January 1, 2025. Sec. 4. …

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Maine LD342: An Act to Include Nuclear Power in the State's Renewable Portfolio Standard

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