ME LD1633

Creates a streamlined certification process for construction materials reclamation facilities, which sort, refurbish, and resell salvaged construction and demolition debris for reuse, exempting certified facilities from solid waste facility licensing requirements

Establishes the Construction Materials Reclamation Fund, a nonlapsing fund to provide grants, loans, and support for facility development, worker training, and public education, funded by $1 million in General Fund appropriations for each of fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27

Imposes a $10 per ton fee on landfill disposal of construction and demolition debris beginning January 1, 2026, with proceeds deposited into the Construction Materials Reclamation Fund

Sets a state goal to reduce construction and demolition debris disposed at landfills by 25% by January 1, 2036, using 2024 disposal data as the baseline

Directs the Bureau of Revenue Services to develop proposals by January 1, 2026 for a 100% refundable tax credit for affordable housing developers purchasing reclaimed materials and a charitable deduction for individuals or businesses donating construction materials to certified facilities