Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD531: An Act to Establish the Toddy Pond Watershed Management District
Status: Signed into law, June 18, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Establish the Toddy Pond Watershed Management District Emergency preamble.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Establish the Toddy Pond Watershed Management District Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and Whereas, the current owner of the dam on Toddy Pond has petitioned the Department of Environmental Protection for release from ownership of that dam and all property rights necessary to maintain and operate that dam under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, chapter 5, subchapter 1, article 6; and Whereas, pursuant to Title 38, chapter 5, subchapter 1, article 6, a dam owner petitioning for release from ownership is required to consult with the persons listed in Title 38, section 902, subsection 3 to determine if any of those persons wish to assume ownership of the dam; and Whereas, the municipalities in which a dam is located are included in the mandatory consultation procedure under Title 38, section 902, and the consultation period for a municipality is significantly time-limited to 180 days after the date a petition for release from dam ownership is filed by the dam owner, with the opportunity for one extension of 180 days following that initial period; and Whereas, the watershed management district established in this legislation is designed to assume ownership of the dam on Toddy Pond and to subsequently maintain and …
Sponsors
- Nina Milliken (D, 16) · primary sponsor
- Steven Bishop (R, 17)
- Nicole Grohoski (D, 7)
- David Haggan (R, 10)
- Matthew Moonen (D, 117)
Latest actions
- : This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.PASSED TO BE ENACTED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-669) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-669), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith.
- : CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-669).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES in concurrence
- : Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Subjects: OWNERSHIP, Legislature, DAMS, Senate, MAINTENANCE, Other
Common questions
- What is LD531?
- LD531 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Establish the Toddy Pond Watershed Management District.
- What does LD531 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Establish the Toddy Pond Watershed Management District Emergency preamble.
- What is the status of LD531?
- Signed into law as of June 18, 2025. Latest action: This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.PASSED TO BE ENACTED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (June 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD531?
- Nina Milliken (D, 16), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD531?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=531&snum=132
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