While this was a shorter week than normal due to the holiday on Monday, legislative committees have continued to push through the enormous workload that remains. The pace continuously increases as bills are printed and referenced to committees of jurisdiction. With just shy of 1,800 bills printed, roughly 400 remain in draft form, yet the […]
Legislative Update – April 21, 2023 Read More »
This was yet another busy week in Augusta as committees work their way through an unusually high volume of bills. With roughly 500 bills yet to be printed and assigned to committees and roughly one month left for committees to complete work for the year, the pressure is on. In order to accommodate this work
Legislative Update – April 14, 2023 Read More »
This op-ed was originally published in the Central Maine paper here. ABOUT THE AUTHORS Krysta West is the Deputy Director of the Maine Forest Products Council represents more than 300 members from all sectors of the forest products industry including landowners, foresters, loggers, truckers, paper mills, sawmills, secondary manufactures and more. Nate Cloutier is the Director of
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This week committees quickened the pace, with the standard two-week notice period for public hearings being reduced to a one-week notice period. What this means is that from here on out, we will have less time to mobilize our membership around certain bills of interest, so keep an eye on your inbox for our communications. We will
Legislative Update – April 7, 2023 Read More »
Last week, our industry received some discouraging news – the ND Paper mill in Old Town will shutter until conditions on the ground improve. The company made this decision in order to shift focus on strengthening their Rumford operation at a time when, frankly, conditions are tough. The three reasons cited by the company were:
April 2023 MFPC Newsletter Read More »
This was yet another busy week in Augusta with committees in full swing working through the large volume of bills presented this session. At this point, the Revisor’s Office has drafted language for just over 1,400 of the 2,200 bills. A number of high profile and complex bills are still in the drafting process, yet
Legislative Update – March 31, 2023 Read More »
This was a busy week in Augusta for the Council, as there were many moving parts and a number of bills we unfortunately had to play defense on. On Monday, the Council testified before the Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee in support of LD 1048, “An Act Regarding the Authority of Municipalities to Regulate Timber Harvesting.”
Legislative Update – March 24, 2023 Read More »
Committees were hard at work this week in Augusta working their way through a number of bills of interest, but before we dive into the previous week, I would first like to draw your attention to two bills that are scheduled for public hearings next week that are opposed by the Maine Forest Products Council.
Legislative Update – March 17, 2023 Read More »
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
Legislative Update – March 3, 2023 Read More »
