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LD596 • 2025

Resolve, to Provide Legislative Approval of Northern Maine Transmission Infrastructure

Resolve, to Provide Legislative Approval of Northern Maine Transmission Infrastructure

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Sponsor
Senator Mark Lawrence
Last action
2026-01-07
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

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Resolve, to Provide Legislative Approval of Northern Maine Transmission Infrastructure

Resolve, to Provide Legislative Approval of Northern Maine Transmission Infrastructure Sponsor: Senator Mark Lawrence Reference committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • Resolve, to Provide Legislative Approval of Northern Maine Transmission Infrastructure Sponsor: Senator Mark Lawrence Reference committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-07 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-09-23 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-09-18 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-09-18 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-05-22 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  6. 2025-02-19 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology.

  7. House

    None

Official Summary Text

Resolve, to Provide Legislative Approval of Northern Maine Transmission Infrastructure
Sponsor:
Senator Mark Lawrence
Reference committee:
Energy, Utilities and Technology
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 596
S.P. 280 In Senate, February 25, 2025
Resolve, to Provide Legislative Approval of Northern Maine
Transmission Infrastructure
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 19, 2025. Referred to the Committee
on Energy, Utilities and Technology pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator LAWRENCE of York.
Cosponsored by Representative SACHS of Freeport.

Page 1 - 132LR1962(01)
1Sec. 1. Construction and operation of transmission infrastructure
2approved. Resolved: That, pursuant to the requirements of the Maine Revised Statutes,
3 Title 35-A, section 3132, subsection 6-C, the Legislature approves the construction and
4 operation of a high-impact electric transmission line and appurtenant facilities to
5 interconnect renewable energy resources in northern Maine with the electric grid operated
6 by the New England independent system operator, as described in Title 35-A, section
7 3210-I.
8SUMMARY
9 This resolve provides that, pursuant to the requirements of the Maine Revised Statutes,
10 Title 35-A, section 3132, subsection 6-C, the Legislature approves the construction and
11 operation of a high-impact electric transmission line and appurtenant facilities to
12 interconnect renewable energy resources in northern Maine with the electric grid operated
13 by the New England independent system operator.
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