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An Act to Update the Definition of "Coastal Wetlands" Under the Natural Resources Protection Act and the Mandatory Shoreland Zoning Laws

An Act to Update the Definition of "Coastal Wetlands" Under the Natural Resources Protection Act and the Mandatory Shoreland Zoning Laws

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Sponsor
Representative Victoria Doudera
Last action
2025-05-29
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Update the Definition of "Coastal Wetlands" Under the Natural Resources Protection Act and the Mandatory Shoreland Zoning Laws

An Act to Update the Definition of "Coastal Wetlands" Under the Natural Resources Protection Act and the Mandatory Shoreland Zoning Laws Sponsor: Representative Victoria Doudera Reference committee: Environment and Natural Resources Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Update the Definition of "Coastal Wetlands" Under the Natural Resources Protection Act and the Mandatory Shoreland Zoning Laws Sponsor: Representative Victoria Doudera Reference committee: Environment and Natural Resources 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 - 132LR0163(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0163(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 65 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.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-29 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-27 House

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

  3. 2025-05-27 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  4. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-02-12 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-02-12 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-01-06 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Update the Definition of "Coastal Wetlands" Under the Natural Resources Protection Act and the Mandatory Shoreland Zoning Laws
Sponsor:
Representative Victoria Doudera
Reference committee:
Environment and Natural Resources
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR0163(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 29 - L.D. 65
An Act to Update the Definition of "Coastal Wetlands" Under the Natural
Resources Protection Act and the Mandatory Shoreland Zoning Laws
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §436-A, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2005, c. 330, §10, is repealed
and the following enacted in its place:
1. Coastal wetlands. "Coastal wetlands" has the same meaning as in section 480-B,
subsection 2.
Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §480-B, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2005, c. 330, §13, is repealed
and the following enacted in its place:
2. Coastal wetlands. "Coastal wetlands" means:
A. All areas with vegetation present that is tolerant of salt water and occurs primarily
in a saltwater or estuarine habitat; and
B. All tidal and subtidal lands and any swamp, marsh, bog, beach, flat or other
contiguous lowland subject to tidal action during the highest astronomical tide as
determined by the United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
Coastal wetlands may include portions of coastal sand dunes.
APPROVED
MAY 29, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
128
PUBLIC LAW