Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1207: An Act to Amend the Site Location of Development Laws to Require a 100-foot Buffer Between Solar Energy Developments and Rivers, Streams and Brooks
Status: Signed into law, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Amend the Site Location of Development Laws to Require a 100foot Buffer Between Solar Energy Developments and Rivers, Streams and Brooks.
From the introduced text:
An Act to Amend the Site Location of Development Laws to Require a 100foot Buffer Between Solar Energy Developments and Rivers, Streams and Brooks Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §484, sub-§11 is enacted to solar energy development. In the case of a proposed solar energy development, the development will not be constructed within 100 feet of a river, stream or brook. This subsection does not apply to vegetation removal activities necessary for shade management or road or utility line crossings within 100 feet of a river, stream or brook. As used in this subsection, "solar energy development" means a development that uses a solar energy system consisting of ground-mounted solar panels to convert solar energy to electrical energy and includes generating facilities and associated facilities. Page 1 - 132LR0976(03)
Sponsors
- Russell Black (R, 5) · primary sponsor
- Mark Babin (R, 3)
- Bruce Bickford (R, 20)
- Mark Cooper (R, 107)
- Dean Cray (R, 69)
- Timothy Guerrette (R, 4)
- Randall Hall (R, 74)
- Caldwell Jackson (R, 80)
- Chad Perkins (R, 31)
- Jeffrey Timberlake (R, 17)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT 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" (S-65).In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-65) READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-65).Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- : 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. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
Subjects: Legislature, Senate, Other, PROCEDURES, AIR AND WATER MONITORING, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPT
Common questions
- What is LD1207?
- LD1207 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Amend the Site Location of Development Laws to Require a 100-foot Buffer Between Solar Energy Developments and Rivers, Streams and Brooks.
- What does LD1207 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Amend the Site Location of Development Laws to Require a 100foot Buffer Between Solar Energy Developments and Rivers, Streams and Brooks.
- What is the status of LD1207?
- Signed into law as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (May 21, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1207?
- Russell Black (R, 5), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1207?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1207&snum=132
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