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LD222 • 2025

An Act to Establish a Take-back and Disposal Program for Firefighting and Fire-suppressing Foam to Which Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Have Been Added

An Act to Establish a Take-back and Disposal Program for Firefighting and Fire-suppressing Foam to Which Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Have Been Added

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Daniel Ankeles
Last action
2026-01-11
Official status
Became Law without Governor's Signature
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 Establish a Take-back and Disposal Program for Firefighting and Fire-suppressing Foam to Which Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Have Been Added

An Act to Establish a Take-back and Disposal Program for Firefighting and Fire-suppressing Foam to Which Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Have Been Added Sponsor: Representative Daniel Ankeles Reference committee: Environment and Natural Resources Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Establish a Take-back and Disposal Program for Firefighting and Fire-suppressing Foam to Which Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Have Been Added Sponsor: Representative Daniel Ankeles Reference committee: Environment and Natural Resources Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0101(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0101(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 222 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES 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.
Sponsored By Senator Rotundo of Androscoggin , Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0101(08) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0101(08) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 222 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 4STATE OF MAINE 5SENATE 6132ND LEGISLATURE 7FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 8 SENATE AMENDMENT “ ” to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “A” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-11 Governor

    Became Law without Governor's Signature

  2. 2025-07-08 Senate

    HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.

  3. 2025-06-25 House

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

  4. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-03-05 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-03-05 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-01-16 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Establish a Take-back and Disposal Program for Firefighting and Fire-suppressing Foam to Which Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Have Been Added
Sponsor:
Representative Daniel Ankeles
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 - 132LR0101(10)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 145 - L.D. 222
An Act to Establish a Take-back and Disposal Program for Firefighting and
Fire-suppressing Foam to Which Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl
Substances Have Been Added
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §424-C, sub-§5-A is enacted to read:
5-A. Take-back and disposal program. In consultation with the Department of
Public Safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal, when funds are available, the department
shall design and, by July 1, 2027, implement a take-back and disposal program for
firefighting and fire-suppressing foam to which PFAS have been intentionally added that
is located in the State and that is in the possession of a person located in the State. The
program must provide for the collection of such firefighting or fire-suppressing foam from
a person that voluntarily requests collection and for the safe and contained disposal of the
collected foam. The department may contract with a 3rd-party entity to implement and
administer the program and may adopt rules as necessary for the implementation and
administration of the program, which are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5,
chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. The department may receive funds, grants or contributions
from public or private sources to design and implement the program.
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF
Firefighting Foam Disposal Program N968
Initiative: Provides baseline allocation to establish an account to accept funding for
contracted services related to the take-back and disposal of firefighting and fire-suppressing
foam containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $500 $500
__________ __________
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $500 $500
LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S
SIGNATURE

JANUARY 11, 2026
CHAPTER
525
PUBLIC LAW