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LD1349 • 2025

An Act to Require Legislative Approval for a Contract to Operate the Juniper Ridge Landfill

An Act to Require Legislative Approval for a Contract to Operate the Juniper Ridge Landfill

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Sponsor
Senator Michael Tipping
Last action
2025-06-03
Official status
Reports READ On motion by Senator TEPLER of Sagadahoc The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 300 Yeas 28 - Nays 6 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Sent down for concurrence
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An Act to Require Legislative Approval for a Contract to Operate the Juniper Ridge Landfill

An Act to Require Legislative Approval for a Contract to Operate the Juniper Ridge Landfill Sponsor: Senator Michael Tipping Reference committee: Environment and Natural Resources Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Require Legislative Approval for a Contract to Operate the Juniper Ridge Landfill Sponsor: Senator Michael Tipping Reference committee: Environment and Natural Resources Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

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Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1724(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1724(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1349 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES 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. 2025-06-03 House

    Reports READ . On motion of Representative DOUDERA of Camden, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED . In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. Placed in the Legislative Files. ( DEAD )

  2. 2025-06-02 Senate

    Reports READ On motion by Senator TEPLER of Sagadahoc The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 300 Yeas 28 - Nays 6 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Sent down for concurrence

  3. 2025-06-02 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

  4. 2025-05-07 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-05-07 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-03-28 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Require Legislative Approval for a Contract to Operate the Juniper Ridge Landfill
Sponsor:
Senator Michael Tipping
Reference committee:
Environment and Natural Resources
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1349
S.P. 566 In Senate, April 1, 2025
An Act to Require Legislative Approval for a Contract to Operate
the Juniper Ridge Landfill
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on March 28, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Environment and Natural Resources pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot.
Cosponsored by Representative ROEDER of Bangor and
Senators: BENNETT of Oxford, NANGLE of Cumberland, Representatives: BOYER of
Poland, DILL of Old Town.

Page 1 - 132LR1724(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §1304-B, sub-§8 is enacted to read:
38. Contract to operate Juniper Ridge Landfill. The department may not enter into
4 or renew a contract for the operation of the state-owned Juniper Ridge Landfill, located in
5 the City of Old Town, without the approval of the Legislature.
6 Approval of a contract under this subsection does not replace any other license required by
7 law.
8SUMMARY
9 This bill requires the approval of the Legislature for a contract or a contract renewal
10 for the operation of the state-owned Juniper Ridge Landfill, located in the City of Old
11 Town.
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