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ME LD694

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

1/7/2026

Primary Sponsor

Teresa Pierce

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Origin

Senate

132nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Requires petitions for high-impact electric transmission lines to include an annual payment to Maine's Land for Maine's Future Trust Fund at $10,000 per megawatt of nameplate capacity
  • At least 20% of the annual payment must be directed to the Conservation Land Management Fund
  • The Public Utilities Commission cannot deem a transmission line petition sufficient without this conservation funding provision
  • Amends Title 35-A MRSA §3132 by adding new subsection 6-F to existing transmission line approval requirements

Legislative Description

An Act to Require Petitions for Interstate Transmission Lines to Include Provisions for Conservation Funding

Electric Utilities

Last Action

Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Energy, Utilities And Technology2/20/2025

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