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LD708 • 2025

An Act to Allow for Rescission of a Site Location of Development Permit When a Development Is Decommissioned

An Act to Allow for Rescission of a Site Location of Development Permit When a Development Is Decommissioned

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative William Bridgeo
Last action
2025-04-25
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Allow for Rescission of a Site Location of Development Permit When a Development Is Decommissioned

An Act to Allow for Rescission of a Site Location of Development Permit When a Development Is Decommissioned Sponsor: Representative William Bridgeo Reference committee: Environment and Natural Resources Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Allow for Rescission of a Site Location of Development Permit When a Development Is Decommissioned Sponsor: Representative William Bridgeo Reference committee: Environment and Natural Resources Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-25 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-04-23 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-04-22 House

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

  4. 2025-04-03 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP/ONTP

  5. 2025-03-19 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-03-19 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-02-20 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Allow for Rescission of a Site Location of Development Permit When a Development Is Decommissioned
Sponsor:
Representative William Bridgeo
Reference committee:
Environment and Natural Resources
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR0169(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 447 - L.D. 708
An Act to Allow for Rescission of a Site Location of Development Permit
When a Development Is Decommissioned
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §489-C, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 493, §9, is repealed
and the following enacted in its place:
1. Development other than a subdivision. For a development other than a
subdivision as defined at the time of permit issuance:
A. The permittee has not constructed or caused to be constructed, or operated or caused
to be operated, the development; or
B. The development has been fully decommissioned to the department's satisfaction;
Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §489-C, as corrected by RR 1995, c. 2, §99, is amended by
enacting at the end a new paragraph to read:
For the purposes of this section, "fully decommissioned" means all aboveground and
belowground components of a development have been physically removed, the site has
been restored to preconstruction grade, any previously vegetated areas have been
revegetated with native vegetation similar to nearby native vegetation and all waste has
been recycled or disposed of at a facility authorized to accept the materials for recycling or
disposal.
APPROVED
APRIL 25, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
49
PUBLIC LAW