This was yet another busy week at the Legislature with our team monitoring a number of committees as bills of interest make their way through the process. In addition to our usual legislative duties, we were honored to co-host a legislative breakfast reception this week with the Retail Lumber Dealers Association of Maine on Thursday. […]
Legislative Update – March 10, 2023 Read More »
Last week our team monitored meetings in a number of committees, submitting testimony in support of two bills. In the ACF Committee, we submitted testimony in support of LD 390, “Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review Of Portions Of Chapter 25: Standards For Placing Wood Into Stream Channels To Enhance Cold Water Fisheries Habitat, A Major Substantive Rule
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Last week was a busy week in Augusta with our team appearing in a number of legislative committees to represent our membership. On Tuesday, we presented testimony before the Taxation Committee neither for nor against LD 191, “An Act to Amend The Laws Regarding Certain Business Equipment Tax Benefits” and we introduced the Council to the
Legislative Update – February 17, 2023 Read More »
Last week, our staff and lobbyists appeared before two legislative committees to represent our membership in Augusta. In the Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee, we presented testimony neither for nor against LD 180, “An Act to Allow a Person to File a Paper Copy of a Timber Harvest Notification Form.” In the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
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Last week, our staff and lobbyists appeared before four legislative committees to represent our membership in Augusta. In the Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee, we presented testimony in support of LD 24, “An Act To Prohibit Open Burning Under A Red Flag Warning And Regulate Recreational Campfires” and neither for nor against LD 108, “An Act To
Legislative Update – February 3, 2023 Read More »
With the holiday season now behind us, the 131st Legislature is officially underway. Cloture, the last day for legislators to submit bill titles, was December 30. The full list of 2,123 legislative requests (LRs) was recently released, revealing the first real preview of the session ahead. The Office of the Revisor is now in the process of drafting
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Late Friday afternoon, Gov. Janet Mills vetoed LD 125, a bill to ban aerial spraying. Now we all need to urge our legislators — ASAP! — to sustain her veto when the Legislature reconvenes at 10 a.m., Wednesday, June 30. Find your legislators by entering your address here. “We appreciate Gov. Mills veto very much. She clearly
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Things are moving very fast in the Legislature now and we may see some of our most important bills — see below — taken up in the House and Senate at their next session Wednesday. So it’s vital that members stay engaged now and be ready to contact legislators. ALERT! URGENT ACTION IS NEEDED —
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Thanks for your support on LD 1202LD 1202 An Act To Establish a Wood-fired Combined Heat and Power Program, sponsored by Rep. Nate Wadsworth, R-Hiram, was heard in Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee (EUT) Thursday, beginning the discussion about reviving the old Community Renewable Energy Program that aided the Robbins Lumber and Maine Woods Pellet Co.
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