Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1708: An Act to Create the Commercial Fishing Safety Fund to Further Develop Training and Provide Equipment to Recover Ships and Other Watercraft and Persons in Distress or Lost at Sea
Status: Signed into law, June 10, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Create the Commercial Fishing Safety Fund to Further Develop Training and Provide Equipment to Recover Ships and Other Watercraft and Persons in Distress or Lost at Sea.
From the introduced text:
An Act to Create the Commercial Fishing Safety Fund to Further Develop Training and Provide Equipment to Recover Ships and Other Watercraft and Persons in Distress or Lost at Sea Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6035-A is enacted to read: §6035-A. Commercial Fishing Safety Fund The Commercial Fishing Safety Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," is established within the department. 1. Sources. The commissioner may receive donations and funding from any source on behalf of the fund. All money received into the fund must be used for the purposes of the fund. 2. Use of fund. The commissioner shall use the fund to support activities related to improving safety in the commercial fishing industry and improving the department's ability to conduct search and rescue and recovery operations, including the acquisition of necessary equipment. The commissioner shall consult with the Commercial Fishing Safety Council established in section 6034 in making expenditures from the fund. 3. Interest and balances credited to fund. Any interest earned on the money in the fund must be credited to the fund. Unexpended balances in the fund at the end of the fiscal year do not lapse but must be carried forward to the next fiscal year and credited to the fund to be used for the purposes of this section. Sec. 2. Appropriations and …
Sponsors
- Tiffany Strout (R, 11) · primary sponsor
- Holly Eaton (D, 15)
- William Faulkingham (R, 12)
- Abigail Griffin (R, 34)
- Allison Hepler (D, 49)
- Arthur Mingo (R, 9)
- Marianne Moore (R, 6)
- Morgan Rielly (D)
- Abden Simmons (R, 45)
- William Tuell (R, 10)
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-351) 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-351), 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-351).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES in concurrence
- : Committee on Marine Resources suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Subjects: Legislature, TRAINING, PERSONNEL, Senate, Other, EMERGENCY SERVICES
Common questions
- What is LD1708?
- LD1708 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Create the Commercial Fishing Safety Fund to Further Develop Training and Provide Equipment to Recover Ships and Other Watercraft and Persons in Distress or Lost at Sea.
- What does LD1708 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Create the Commercial Fishing Safety Fund to Further Develop Training and Provide Equipment to Recover Ships and Other Watercraft and Persons in Distress or Lost at Sea.
- What is the status of LD1708?
- Signed into law as of June 10, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 3, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1708?
- Tiffany Strout (R, 11), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1708?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1708&snum=132
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