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ME LD603

Bill

Status

Passed

4/23/2025

Primary Sponsor

Mark Cooper

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Origin

House of Representatives

132nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Buildings used primarily to process or store maple sap or syrup are now exempt from the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code, added as a new category of exempt agricultural buildings

  • Existing exemptions for buildings housing livestock, storing harvested crops, or cultivating crops remain in place, with cannabis cultivation facilities explicitly excluded from the exemption

  • Building materials from local sawmills, including nongraded lumber, continue to be permissible under the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code

  • Signed into law as Public Law Chapter 46 on April 25, 2025

Legislative Description

An Act to Ensure That the Exemption of Certain Agricultural Buildings from the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code Includes Maple Sugarhouses

Regulation

Last Action

PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

4/23/2025

Committee Referrals

Housing2/20/2025

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