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ME LD65
Bill
Status
5/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Victoria Doudera
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AI Summary
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Amends 38 MRSA §436-A and §480-B to establish a unified definition of "coastal wetlands" across Maine's Natural Resources Protection Act and Mandatory Shoreland Zoning Laws
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Defines coastal wetlands to include all areas with salt-tolerant vegetation occurring primarily in saltwater or estuarine habitats
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Includes all tidal and subtidal lands, swamps, marshes, bogs, beaches, flats, and other contiguous lowlands subject to tidal action during the highest astronomical tide as determined by NOAA
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Specifies that coastal wetlands may include portions of coastal sand dunes
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Approved by the Governor on May 29, 2025, becoming Public Law Chapter 128
Legislative Description
An Act to Update the Definition of "Coastal Wetlands" Under the Natural Resources Protection Act and the Mandatory Shoreland Zoning Laws
Protected Natural Resources
Last Action
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
5/27/2025