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LD379 • 2025

An Act Regarding Confidential Information Gathered for Forest Fire Emergency Response and Planning

An Act Regarding Confidential Information Gathered for Forest Fire Emergency Response and Planning

Agriculture
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Russell Black
Last action
2025-05-16
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act Regarding Confidential Information Gathered for Forest Fire Emergency Response and Planning

An Act Regarding Confidential Information Gathered for Forest Fire Emergency Response and Planning Sponsor: Senator Russell Black Reference committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act Regarding Confidential Information Gathered for Forest Fire Emergency Response and Planning Sponsor: Senator Russell Black Reference committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-16 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-14 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-05-13 House

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

  4. 2025-05-01 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP

  5. 2025-03-06 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-03-06 Committee

    Voted; OTP

  7. 2025-02-04 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.

Official Summary Text

An Act Regarding Confidential Information Gathered for Forest Fire Emergency Response and Planning
Sponsor:
Senator Russell Black
Reference committee:
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR0361(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 138 - L.D. 379
An Act Regarding Confidential Information Gathered for Forest Fire
Emergency Response and Planning
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §8904, sub-§1 is enacted to read:
1. Confidentiality. Emergency plans of action that contain any of the following
information are confidential and exempt from public records requirements pursuant to Title
1, chapter 13:
A. Personal contact information;
B. Information related to gaining access to gates, locks or roads;
C. Proprietary information of a landowner; or
D. Emergency response information acquired by the director through forest fire
preparedness and planning activities.
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §8904, sub-§2 is enacted to read:
2. Disclosure of confidential information. The director may disclose information
that is considered confidential under subsection 1 to another state agency for the purposes
of emergency incident response and planning.
APPROVED
MAY 16, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
72
PUBLIC LAW