Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1953: An Act to Ensure Public Access to Conservation Land by Providing Protections from Liability to Landowners
Status: Signed into law, June 10, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Ensure Public Access to Conservation Land by Providing Protections from Liability to Landowners.
From the introduced text:
An Act to Ensure Public Access to Conservation Land by Providing Protections from Liability to Landowners Sec. 1. 14 MRSA §159-A, sub-§4, ¶B, as amended by PL 1995, c. 566, §1, is further amended by amending subparagraph (1) to or Sec. 2. 14 MRSA §159-A, sub-§4, ¶B, as amended by PL 1995, c. 566, §1, is amended by enacting a new subparagraph (3) to read: (3) The landowner or grantor who grants, and the holder or grantee who accepts, an easement or other legal instrument that makes an express grant of perpetual public access over premises for the public to pursue recreational or harvesting activities; or Sec. 3. 14 MRSA §159-A, sub-§7 is enacted to read: 7. Perpetual grant of public access. A landowner or other grantor who grants, and a holder or grantee who accepts, an easement or other legal instrument that includes a perpetual right of public access over premises for the public to pursue one or more recreational or harvesting activities, in reliance on the protections from liability established by this section as they exist at the time of the grant, as evidenced by an instrument recorded in the registry of deeds for the county in which the premises are located, acquires a permanent vested property right to those protections for any rights so granted, which runs …
Sponsors
- Stacy Brenner (D, 30) · primary sponsor
- Russell Black (R, 5)
- Anne Carney (D, 29)
- James Dill (D, 26)
- John Ducharme (R, 71)
- Bradlee Farrin (R, 3)
- Harrington, Matt A. (R, 33)
- David Woodsome (R, 139)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT 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" (S-187).In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-187) READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-187).Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
Subjects: ACCESS, Legislature, LANDOWNER PROTECTIONS, Senate, PUBLIC LANDS, Other
Common questions
- What is LD1953?
- LD1953 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Ensure Public Access to Conservation Land by Providing Protections from Liability to Landowners.
- What does LD1953 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Ensure Public Access to Conservation Land by Providing Protections from Liability to Landowners.
- What is the status of LD1953?
- Signed into law as of June 10, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 3, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1953?
- Stacy Brenner (D, 30), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1953?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1953&snum=132
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