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An Act to Promote Firewood Banks in Maine
An Act to Promote Firewood Banks in Maine
Agriculture
Enacted
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
- Sponsor
- Representative D. Ray
- Last action
- 2025-05-30
- Official status
- Signed by the Governor
- Effective date
- Not listed
Plain English Breakdown
Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.
An Act to Promote Firewood Banks in Maine
An Act to Promote Firewood Banks in Maine
Sponsor:
Representative D.
What This Bill Does
- An Act to Promote Firewood Banks in Maine
Sponsor:
Representative D.
- Ray
Reference committee:
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor
Limits and Unknowns
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Amendments
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Adopted by House & Senate
Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1981(02)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
1 L.D.
- Page 1 - 132LR1981(02)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
1 L.D.
- 1525
2 Date: (Filing No.
- H- )
3AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY
4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
- 5STATE OF MAINE
6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
7132ND LEGISLATURE
8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION
9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.
Bill History
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2025-05-30
Governor
Signed by the Governor
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2025-05-27
House
PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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2025-05-27
Senate
PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.
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2025-05-21
Committee
Reported Out; OTP-AM
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2025-04-29
Committee
Work Session Held
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2025-04-29
Committee
Voted; OTP-AM
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2025-04-22
Committee
Work Session Held; TABLED
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2025-04-08
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.
Official Summary Text
An Act to Promote Firewood Banks in Maine
Sponsor:
Representative D. Ray
Reference committee:
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor
Current Bill Text
Read the full stored bill text
Page 1 - 132LR1981(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 1010 - L.D. 1525
An Act to Promote Firewood Banks in Maine
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §1849, sub-§1, ¶B is enacted to read:
B. Upon written request from a firewood bank, the bureau may donate timber for use
as firewood to the firewood bank if the following conditions are met:
(1) The director determines that sufficient funds are available in the Public
Reserved Lands Management Fund in subsection 2;
(2) Any harvest and trucking fees are paid for or reimbursed by the firewood bank;
and
(3) All contractual requirements of the harvest operation from which timber is
donated are met.
For purposes of this paragraph, "firewood bank" means an organization that purchases
or accepts donations of firewood and makes available firewood free of charge to
individuals and families in need of heating assistance.
Sec. 2. Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of
Forestry to promote firewood banks. The Department of Agriculture, Conservation
and Forestry, Bureau of Forestry shall promote the development and public awareness of
firewood banks in this State. For purposes of this section, "firewood bank" has the same
meaning as in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 1849, subsection 1, paragraph
B. The bureau shall develop and dispense informational resources to promote the
successful operation of firewood banks in this State. In fulfilling its obligations under this
section, the bureau may collaborate with the University of Maine System. The bureau
shall:
1. Provide information to the public for the purpose of increasing awareness of the
resources available at firewood banks and the charitable efforts needed to maintain
firewood banks in this State; and
2. Develop and maintain on the bureau's publicly accessible website a list of all
firewood banks operating in the State.
APPROVED
MAY 30, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
170
PUBLIC LAW