Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD596: Resolve, to Provide Legislative Approval of Northern Maine Transmission Infrastructure
Status: Failed, January 7, 2026
What the bill says
From the engrossed text:
132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025 Legislative Document No. S.P. 280 In Senate, February 25, 2025 Resolve, to Provide Legislative Approval of Northern Maine Transmission Infrastructure Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 19, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed. DAREK M. GRANT Secretary of the Senate Presented by Senator LAWRENCE of York. Cosponsored by Representative SACHS of Freeport. Printed on recycled paper Sec. 1. Construction and operation of transmission infrastructure approved. Resolved: That, pursuant to the requirements of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, section 3132, subsection 6-C, the Legislature approves the construction and operation of a high-impact electric transmission line and appurtenant facilities to interconnect renewable energy resources in northern Maine with the electric grid operated by the New England independent system operator, as described in Title 35-A, section 3210-I. SUMMARY This resolve provides that, pursuant to the requirements of the Maine Revised Statutes, 1100 Title 35-A, section 3132, subsection 6-C, the Legislature approves the construction and 1111 operation of a high-impact electric transmission line and appurtenant facilities to 1122 interconnect renewable energy resources in northern Maine with the electric grid operated 1133 by the New England independent system operator. Page 1 - 132LR1962(01)
Sponsors
- Mark Lawrence (D, 35) · primary sponsor
- Melanie Sachs (D, 102)
Latest actions
- : Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- : CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- : CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- : Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 19, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2
Subjects: NORTHERN MAINE TRANSMISSION INFRAS, Legislature, Senate, Other, ELECTRIC UTILITIES, TRANSMISSION LINES
Common questions
- What is LD596?
- LD596 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): Resolve, to Provide Legislative Approval of Northern Maine Transmission Infrastructure.
- What is the status of LD596?
- Failed as of January 7, 2026. Latest action: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (January 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored LD596?
- Mark Lawrence (D, 35), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for LD596?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=596&snum=132
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