LD1196 • 2025

Resolve, to Require the Towns of Kittery and York to Develop a Boundary Description

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Sponsor: Senator Mark Lawrence
Last action: 2025-05-29
Official status: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date: Not listed

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Resolve, to Require the Towns of Kittery and York to Develop a Boundary Description

Resolve, to Require the Towns of Kittery and York to Develop a Boundary Description Sponsor: Senator Mark Lawrence Reference committee: State and Local Government Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

Resolve, to Require the Towns of Kittery and York to Develop a Boundary Description Sponsor: Senator Mark Lawrence Reference committee: State and Local Government Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

2025-05-29 Senate
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
2025-05-28 Committee
Reported Out; ONTP
2025-05-19 Committee
Work Session Held
2025-05-19 Committee
Voted; ONTP
2025-04-16 Committee
Work Session Held; TABLED
2025-03-20 House
The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT . In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-03-20 Committee
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, to Require the Towns of Kittery and York to Develop a Boundary Description
Sponsor:
Senator Mark Lawrence
Reference committee:
State and Local Government
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1196
S.P. 485 In Senate, March 20, 2025
Resolve, to Require the Towns of Kittery and York to Develop a
Boundary Description
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator LAWRENCE of York.
Cosponsored by Representative SARGENT of York and
Representatives: MATHIESON of Kittery, MEYER of Eliot, RUNTE of York.

Page 1 - 132LR1975(01)
1Sec. 1. Development of boundary description for Kittery and York.
2Resolved: That the Town of Kittery and the Town of York shall jointly develop a
3 description, in metes and bounds, of the boundary between the 2 towns that reflects the
4 current boundary as understood in each town's respective assessing maps for all parcels
5 along the presently recognized boundary.
6Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That the Town of Kittery and the Town of York shall
7 jointly submit, no later than December 3, 2025, the description of the boundary between
8 the 2 towns as developed pursuant to section 1 to the Joint Standing Committee on State
9 and Local Government. The committee may report out a bill based on the description
10 establishing a boundary between the towns of Kittery and York to the Second Regular
11 Session of the 132nd Legislature.
12SUMMARY
13 This resolve requires the Town of Kittery and the Town of York to jointly develop a
14 description, in metes and bounds, of the boundary between the 2 towns based on the
15 assessing maps in each of the towns. The towns are required to jointly provide the
16 description to the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government, which may
17 report out a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature establishing the
18 boundary between the 2 towns.
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