Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1904: An Act to Establish the Municipal Shoreline Protection Legal Fund
Status: Signed into law, April 15, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to Establish the Municipal Shoreline Protection Legal Fund.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Establish the Municipal Shoreline Protection Legal Fund Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §450 is enacted to read: §450. Municipal Shoreline Protection Legal Fund 1. Fund established. The Municipal Shoreline Protection Legal Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," is established within the department to provide financial assistance to municipalities that have incurred or expect to incur legal costs in pursuing shoreland zoning violations. The fund consists of money received from any public or private source, including, but not limited to, any monetary penalties deposited in the fund in accordance with section 480-R, subsection 1. The fund must be held separate and apart from all other money, funds and accounts. Interest earned by the fund must be credited to the fund. Any unexpended balances remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year do not lapse and must be carried forward to the next fiscal year. 2. Administration; use of money in fund. The department shall administer the fund. In accordance with rules adopted by the department pursuant to subsection 4, the department shall use money in the fund to provide financial assistance to municipalities that have incurred or expect to incur legal costs in pursuing shoreland zoning violations. The department may use money in the fund to cover the department's actual costs incurred in …
Sponsors
- Timothy Nangle (D, 26) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table. Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence.
- : On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Reports READ.On motion of Representative DOUDERA of Camden, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-523) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-523). In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-523)Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- : Reports READ. Senator TEPLER of Sagadahoc moved to ACCEPT the Majority OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED Report. On motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of the Majority OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-523) Report. Taken from the table by the President ProTem Subsequently, the Majority OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED Report ACCEPTED. Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (S-523) READ and ADOPTED. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY
- : CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- : 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: SHORELAND ZONING, Legislature, Senate, LAND USE, Other, LEGAL FUND
Common questions
- What is LD1904?
- LD1904 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Establish the Municipal Shoreline Protection Legal Fund.
- What does LD1904 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Establish the Municipal Shoreline Protection Legal Fund.
- What is the status of LD1904?
- Signed into law as of April 15, 2026. Latest action: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table. Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. (April 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored LD1904?
- Timothy Nangle (D, 26).
- Where is the official record for LD1904?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1904&snum=132
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