Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1782: Resolve, Regarding Host Community Compensation for the Juniper Ridge Landfill in the City of Old Town
Status: Signed into law, June 10, 2025
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
APPROVED CHAPTER JUNE 10, 2025 66 BY GOVERNOR RESOLVES STATE OF MAINE _____ IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE _____ H.P. 1193 - L.D. 1782 Resolve, Regarding Host Community Compensation for the Juniper Ridge Landfill in the City of Old Town Sec. 1. Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services to initiate negotiation regarding host community compensation agreement for Juniper Ridge Landfill. Resolved: That the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services shall work with the contract operator of the state-owned Juniper Ridge Landfill and the City of Old Town to initiate a negotiation with those parties for further amendment of the Host Community Compensation and Facility Oversight Agreement dated December 8, 2005 and signed by the State of Maine, the City of Old Town and Casella Waste Systems, Inc. to ensure that the City of Old Town is fairly and adequately compensated for the burden of hosting the Juniper Ridge Landfill, taking into account changes in circumstances since the execution of that agreement; any ongoing or future processes relating to a proposed capacity expansion at the landfill; any ongoing or future processes relating to a proposed extension of the operating services agreement for the operation of the landfill; and any other factors determined by the parties. The bureau shall take …
Sponsors
- James Dill (D, 26) · primary sponsor
- Richard Campbell (R, 19)
- Allison Hepler (D, 49)
- Laurie Osher (D, 25)
- Tipping, Mike (D, 8)
Latest actions
- : FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.
- : FINALLY PASSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-408) 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-408), 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-408).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : 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: MANAGEMENT, MUNICIPAL DISPOSAL, SOLID WASTES, Legislature, Senate, Other
Common questions
- What is LD1782?
- LD1782 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): Resolve, Regarding Host Community Compensation for the Juniper Ridge Landfill in the City of Old Town.
- What is the status of LD1782?
- Signed into law as of June 10, 2025. Latest action: FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. (June 3, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1782?
- James Dill (D, 26), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1782?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1782&snum=132
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