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An Act Regarding Eligibility for Historic Preservation Bond Proceeds

An Act Regarding Eligibility for Historic Preservation Bond Proceeds

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Sponsor
Senator Craig Hickman
Last action
2026-04-29
Official status
Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES . (DEAD)
Effective date
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An Act Regarding Eligibility for Historic Preservation Bond Proceeds

An Act Regarding Eligibility for Historic Preservation Bond Proceeds Sponsor: Senator Craig Hickman Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act Regarding Eligibility for Historic Preservation Bond Proceeds Sponsor: Senator Craig Hickman Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1423(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1423(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1282 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-29 Senate

    Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES . (DEAD)

  2. 2025-05-27 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  4. 2025-05-08 Committee

    Work Session Reconsidered

  5. 2025-05-08 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-04-28 Committee

    Work Session Held

  7. 2025-04-28 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  8. 2025-03-25 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.

Official Summary Text

An Act Regarding Eligibility for Historic Preservation Bond Proceeds
Sponsor:
Senator Craig Hickman
Reference committee:
Education and Cultural Affairs
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1282
S.P. 510 In Senate, March 25, 2025
An Act Regarding Eligibility for Historic Preservation Bond
Proceeds
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered
printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec.
Cosponsored by Representative GREENWOOD of Wales and
Senators: GROHOSKI of Hancock, RAFFERTY of York, TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin,
Representatives: FREDERICKS of Sanford, HASENFUS of Readfield, LEMELIN of Chelsea,
MALON of Biddeford, MORRIS of Turner.

Page 1 - 132LR1423(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 27 MRSA §505, sub-§2, ¶D, as amended by PL 2023, c. 9, §1, is further
3 amended by amending subparagraph (2) to read:
4 (2) The historic property that is the subject of the grant application must be listed
5 on the National Register of Historic Places as authorized by the National Historic
6 Preservation Act of 1966 or , have been nominated to the register by the
7 commission or have been designated as a historic property by a municipal historic
8 preservation ordinance.
9Sec. 2. Eligibility for historic preservation bond proceeds. No later than
10 November 30, 2025, the Maine Historic Preservation Commission shall adopt rules
11 pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 27, section 504, subsection 2-A regarding the
12 disbursement of bond proceeds authorized by Public Law 2023, chapter 653 to establish a
13 process for properties in the State that are not on the National Register of Historic Places
14 but have been designated as historic properties by municipal historic preservation
15 ordinances to receive funding through the bond proceeds.
16SUMMARY
17 This bill amends the eligibility requirements for grants through the Maine Historic
18 Preservation Commission for the preservation and restoration of historic properties to allow
19 eligibility for properties that have been designated as historic properties by municipal
20 historic preservation ordinances. The bill also directs the Maine Historic Preservation
21 Commission to adopt rules regarding the disbursement of bond proceeds authorized by
22 Public Law 2023, chapter 653 to establish a process for properties in the State that are not
23 on the National Register of Historic Places but have been designated as historic properties
24 by municipal historic preservation ordinances to receive funding through the bond
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