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LD676 • 2025

An Act to Fund the Recommendations of the Mountain Division Rail Use Advisory Council

An Act to Fund the Recommendations of the Mountain Division Rail Use Advisory Council

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Sponsor
Senator Richard Bennett
Last action
2025-04-29
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Fund the Recommendations of the Mountain Division Rail Use Advisory Council

An Act to Fund the Recommendations of the Mountain Division Rail Use Advisory Council Sponsor: Senator Richard Bennett Reference committee: Transportation Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Fund the Recommendations of the Mountain Division Rail Use Advisory Council Sponsor: Senator Richard Bennett Reference committee: Transportation Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-29 Senate

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

  2. 2025-04-23 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-04-17 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-04-17 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-04-15 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  6. 2025-02-20 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Transportation.

  7. House

    None

Official Summary Text

An Act to Fund the Recommendations of the Mountain Division Rail Use Advisory Council
Sponsor:
Senator Richard Bennett
Reference committee:
Transportation
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 676
S.P. 289 In Senate, February 25, 2025
An Act to Fund the Recommendations of the Mountain Division Rail
Use Advisory Council
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 20, 2025. Referred to the Committee
on Transportation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BENNETT of Oxford.
Cosponsored by Senators: BRENNER of Cumberland, NANGLE of Cumberland,
Representatives: COOPER of Windham, POMERLEAU of Standish, TERRY of Gorham,
WADSWORTH of Hiram.

Page 1 - 132LR1815(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
3 allocations are made.
4TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF
5Multimodal Transportation Fund Z017
6 Initiative: Provides a one-time allocation to go toward the replacement of the tracks on the
7 31 miles of the rail corridor between the towns of Fryeburg and Standish per the
8 recommendations of the Mountain Division Rail Use Advisory Council.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 2025-26 2026-27
Capital Expenditures $500 $0
__________ __________
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL $500 $0
9SUMMARY
10 This bill provides a one-time allocation to go toward the replacement of the tracks on
11 the 31 miles of the rail corridor between the towns of Fryeburg and Standish per the
12 recommendations of the Mountain Division Rail Use Advisory Council.
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