Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1925: An Act to Improve Access to Grant Funding for the Maine Farms for the Future Program
Status: Signed into law, June 10, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Improve Access to Grant Funding for the Maine Farms for the Future Program.
From the introduced text:
An Act to Improve Access to Grant Funding for the Maine Farms for the Future Program Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §318, as amended by PL 2007, c. 660, §§2 and 3, is further amended to read: §318. Business plan development 1. Eligibility. An applicant must own a farm business that has been producing agricultural products commercially in the State for at least 2 years at the time of application. The applicant must submit an application to the department to be eligible for participation in the program pursuant to procedures developed by the department. Exceptions to the 2year eligibility requirement may be granted at the discretion of the department. 2. Criteria for selection. The panel shall evaluate and approve applications that are based upon criteria developed by the department, including: A. The degree of opportunity for increasing the vitality of the farm business due to factors such as the capability of the applicant to effect positive changes in farm business operations and the suitability of the land in agricultural use to sustain those changes; and B. The degree of threat to the continuation of agricultural use of the land due to factors such as the financial capacity and current farm management practices of the applicant. 3. Services package; reimbursement. Once an applicant is selected to participate in the program, the department …
Sponsors
- Laurie Osher (D, 25) · primary sponsor
- Stacy Brenner (D, 30)
- Paul Flynn (R, 63)
- Gary Friedmann (D, 14)
- Randall Hall (R, 74)
- William Pluecker (I, 44)
- Ambureen Rana (D, 21)
- Ross, Rachel Talbot (D, 28)
- James White (R, 30)
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-349) 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-349), 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-349).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY in concurrence
- : Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Subjects: Legislature, PRESERVATION, Senate, Other, FARMS, FUNDING
Common questions
- What is LD1925?
- LD1925 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Improve Access to Grant Funding for the Maine Farms for the Future Program.
- What does LD1925 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Improve Access to Grant Funding for the Maine Farms for the Future Program.
- What is the status of LD1925?
- Signed into law as of June 10, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 3, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1925?
- Laurie Osher (D, 25), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1925?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1925&snum=132
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