Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine SP514: JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE MAINE FOREST SERVICE FOR ITS 2024 OUT-OF-STATE MOBILIZATIONS
Status: Introduced, April 29, 2025
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
STATE OF MAINE _____ IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE _____ JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE MAINE FOREST SERVICE FOR ITS 2024 OUT-OF-STATE MOBILIZATIONS WHEREAS, regionally and nationally, the Maine Forest Service, as part of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, works within mutual aid agreements to assist state and federal partners, including during the recent 2024 mobilization season; and WHEREAS, through the Northeast Forest Fire Protection Compact and National Stafford Act Master Agreement, the Maine Forest Service had 30 mobilizations in 2024, sending resources to other parts of the country to respond to 25 incidents, including Hurricane Helene in the Town of Black Mountain in North Carolina; and WHEREAS, in 2024 the Maine Forest Service also sent personnel and equipment to California, New Mexico, Washington, Nevada, Oregon, Georgia, Alabama, Connecticut and Massachusetts; and WHEREAS, forty-one rangers, one forester and one entomologist from the Maine Forest Service participated in the 2024 mobilization season, as did staff from the Maine Land Use Planning Commission and other state agencies and 24 call-when-needed firefighters; and WHEREAS, the Maine Forest Service sent these personnel and resources to other states to respond to wildfires and natural disasters, but because of our mutual aid agreements, Maine can rely on help from other states when natural disasters occur here; and WHEREAS, while Maine forest …
Sponsors
- Rachel Talbot Ross (D, 28) · primary sponsor
- Russell Black (R, 5)
- Dean Cray (R, 69)
- James Dill (D, 26)
- Sharon Frost (I, 58)
- Timothy Guerrette (R, 4)
- Allison Hepler (D, 49)
- Henry Ingwersen (D, 32)
- Caldwell Jackson (R, 80)
- William Pluecker (I, 44)
Latest actions
- : READ and ADOPTED.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Taken from the table by the President Subsequently, ADOPTED Sent down for concurrence
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Common questions
- What is SP514?
- SP514 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE MAINE FOREST SERVICE FOR ITS 2024 OUT-OF-STATE MOBILIZATIONS.
- What is the status of SP514?
- Introduced as of April 29, 2025. Latest action: READ and ADOPTED.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (April 29, 2025).
- Who sponsored SP514?
- Rachel Talbot Ross (D, 28), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SP514?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=0&snum=132
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