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LD1793 • 2025

An Act to Amend Eligibility Criteria Under the Maine Solid Waste Diversion Grant Program

An Act to Amend Eligibility Criteria Under the Maine Solid Waste Diversion Grant Program

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Nicole Grohoski
Last action
2025-06-17
Official status
Became Law without Governor's Signature
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Amend Eligibility Criteria Under the Maine Solid Waste Diversion Grant Program

An Act to Amend Eligibility Criteria Under the Maine Solid Waste Diversion Grant Program Sponsor: Senator Nicole Grohoski Reference committee: Environment and Natural Resources Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Amend Eligibility Criteria Under the Maine Solid Waste Diversion Grant Program Sponsor: Senator Nicole Grohoski Reference committee: Environment and Natural Resources Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1794(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1794(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1793 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. 2025-06-17 Governor

    Became Law without Governor's Signature

  2. 2025-06-03 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-06-02 House

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

  4. 2025-05-29 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-05-14 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-05-14 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-05-07 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  8. 2025-04-24 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Amend Eligibility Criteria Under the Maine Solid Waste Diversion Grant Program
Sponsor:
Senator Nicole Grohoski
Reference committee:
Environment and Natural Resources
Governor action:
Became Law without Governor's Signature

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Page 1 - 132LR1794(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 695 - L.D. 1793
An Act to Amend Eligibility Criteria Under the Maine Solid Waste Diversion
Grant Program
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §2201-B, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 461, §7, is amended
to read:
4. Eligibility criteria. The department may disburse grants under the program to any
public or private entity demonstrating that a proposed program, project, initiative or activity
is, in the department's determination, likely to increase the diversion of solid waste from
disposal within a particular community, municipality or region or the State, including, but
not limited to, municipal or regional composting, organics recovery or recycling programs,
including the establishment of such programs or the purchase of infrastructure, equipment
or other items necessary to implement such programs or improve existing programs;
programs designed to provide equipment for or otherwise support residential composting
and recycling; programs or business models designed to collect, transport for processing or
process organic or recyclable materials; pilot programs designed to evaluate the feasibility
of targeted composting, organics recovery, recycling or other waste management programs
or initiatives; and initiatives or programs designed to educate certain categories of
individuals or the general public about composting, organics recovery or recycling or to
otherwise improve individual or community waste management practices; and programs,
projects, initiatives or activities relating to the collection and transportation of waste that is
diverted from disposal. Grants disbursed by the department under the program to public
and regional entities may cover necessary costs incidental to or associated with the
implementation of a proposed program, project, initiative or activity, including, but not
limited to, the hiring of or contracting with consultants or specialists, the conducting of
feasibility studies and the promotion of collaborative regional efforts relating to the
collection and transportation of solid waste.
LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S
SIGNATURE

JUNE 17, 2025
CHAPTER
322
PUBLIC LAW