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An Act to Establish a Waiver Process from the Permit Requirements for the Use of Explosives in Recreational or Hobby Mining Activities

An Act to Establish a Waiver Process from the Permit Requirements for the Use of Explosives in Recreational or Hobby Mining Activities

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Joseph Martin
Last action
2025-05-23
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Establish a Waiver Process from the Permit Requirements for the Use of Explosives in Recreational or Hobby Mining Activities

An Act to Establish a Waiver Process from the Permit Requirements for the Use of Explosives in Recreational or Hobby Mining Activities Sponsor: Senator Joseph Martin Reference committee: Environment and Natural Resources Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Establish a Waiver Process from the Permit Requirements for the Use of Explosives in Recreational or Hobby Mining Activities Sponsor: Senator Joseph Martin 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 - 132LR1704(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1704(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 795 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-23 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. 2025-05-02 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-04-09 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-04-09 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-04-02 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  8. 2025-02-27 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Establish a Waiver Process from the Permit Requirements for the Use of Explosives in Recreational or Hobby Mining Activities
Sponsor:
Senator Joseph Martin
Reference committee:
Environment and Natural Resources
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR1704(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 360 - L.D. 795
An Act to Establish a Waiver Process from the Permit Requirements for the
Use of Explosives in Recreational or Hobby Mining Activities
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2473-A is enacted to read:
§2473-A. Waiver of permit requirements for recreational or hobby mining
Notwithstanding section 2473, a person intending to conduct recreational or hobby
mining activities may request and the commissioner may approve a waiver from the permit
requirements of section 2473 for the possession, use, storage and transportation of
explosives for use in the recreational or hobby mining activities.
1. Criteria for approval. The commissioner may approve a waiver under this section
if the commissioner determines that:
A. The person requesting the waiver has not committed any violations of this chapter
or the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter or any other violations of law or rules
relating to public safety;
B. The person requesting the waiver has demonstrated to the commissioner's
satisfaction that compliance with the requirements of this chapter is impractical with
respect to the recreational or hobby mining activities the person intends to conduct;
C. Approving the waiver will not compromise public safety or pose a risk to public or
private property;
D. The person requesting the waiver has agreed to implement alternative safety
measures for the possession, use, storage and transportation of explosives as directed
by the commissioner; and
E. The person requesting the waiver had previously been issued a waiver from the
requirements of section 2473 by the commissioner prior to March 4, 2025.
2. Rules. The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5,
chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
APPROVED
MAY 23, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
93
PUBLIC LAW
Page 2 - 132LR1704(03)
As used in this section, "recreational or hobby mining activities" means mining
activities for which a person is not required to obtain a permit under the Maine Metallic
Mineral Mining Act and that are conducted for a noncommercial purpose.