Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1245: An Act to Establish a Fund and Council to Support Working Waterfronts
Status: Signed into law, June 11, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Establish a Fund and Council to Support Working Waterfronts.
From the introduced text:
An Act to Establish a Fund and Council to Support Working Waterfronts Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §3207 is enacted to read: §3207. Working Waterfront Information and Technical Assistance Fund The Working Waterfront Information and Technical Assistance Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," is established. Balances in the fund may not lapse and must be carried forward and used for the purposes of this section. The fund is administered by the office, and the office may accept and deposit in the fund money from private and public sources. In carrying out the purposes of the fund, the office shall work with the Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of Tourism; the Department of Marine Resources; coastal municipal and regional governments; and organizations and coalitions that have experience advocating for developing and protecting working waterfronts in the State and experience working with persons who use working waterfronts in the State. In collaboration with the entities listed in this section, the office shall use the fund in the production of working waterfront information campaigns and the provision of technical assistance to encourage protection and development of working waterfronts. As used in this section, "working waterfront" means a parcel of land abutting water subject to tidal influence or land located in the intertidal zone that is used primarily or predominantly …
Sponsors
- Morgan Rielly (D) · primary sponsor
- Daniel Ankeles (D, 100)
- Jill Duson (D, 27)
- Traci Gere (D, 134)
- Cheryl Golek (D, 99)
- Holly Stover (D, 48)
- Tiffany Strout (R, 11)
- Denise Tepler (D, 24)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-453) 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-453), 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-453).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT in concurrence
- : Committee on Housing and Economic Development suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Subjects: MARINE RESOURCES DEPT, Legislature, WORKING WATERFRONTS, Senate, Other, DEVELOPMENT
Common questions
- What is LD1245?
- LD1245 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Establish a Fund and Council to Support Working Waterfronts.
- What does LD1245 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Establish a Fund and Council to Support Working Waterfronts.
- What is the status of LD1245?
- Signed into law as of June 11, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1245?
- Morgan Rielly (D), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1245?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1245&snum=132
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