121st MAINE LEGISLATURE - FIRST REGULAR SESSION
LEGISLATIVE REQUESTS SORTED BY SUBJECT - UPDATED 1/15/2003

Prepared by the Office of the Revisor Of Statutes
The information in this document is current through January 15, 2003. Changes in sponsorship or title may occur.
Agriculture, Conservation and ForestryAppropriations and Financial AffairsBanking and Insurance
Business and Economic DevelopmentCriminal JusticeEducation and Cultural Affairs
Health and Human ServicesInland Fisheries and WildlifeJudiciary
LaborLegal and Veterans AffairsMarine Resources
Natural ResourcesState and Local GovernmentTaxation
TransportationUtilities and Energy

Natural Resources
NAT - AIR QUALITY - INCINERATORS
LR 1474 LEMOINE An Act to Ensure Clean Air in Communities Affected by Privately Owned Incineration Facilities
NAT - AIR QUALITY - TOXIC EMISSIONS
LR 341 TWOMEY An Act to Strengthen the State's Air Toxics Laws
NAT - COASTAL AREAS -
LR 1259 BRENNAN An Act to Protect Maine's Coastal Water
NAT - COASTAL AREAS - BEACHES
LR 1049 COWGER An Act to Maintain Beaches as Recreation Sites for the Public
NAT - DAMS - TAKING
LR 1133 GAGNON An Act to Require Public Hearings Prior to State Agreements for Dam Removal
NAT - ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS - CONSUMER EDUCATION
LR 603 FAIRCLOTH An Act To Protect High-value Bird Habitats
LR 1770 FAIRCLOTH An Act To Require the Consideration of the Cumulative Effect on Protected Natural Resources When Permitting Activities
NAT - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPT - POWERS
LR 1221 KOFFMAN An Act to Provide Leadership in Addressing the Threat of Climate Change
NAT - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPT - PROCEDURES
LR 1053 COWGER An Act to Clarify the Responsibilities of the Department of Environmental Protection
NAT - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPT - RULES
LR 119 PINEAU An Act to Regulate Riverine Impounds
LR 461 CARR An Act to Require an Impact Statement on Laws and Rules Relating to the Department of Environmental Protection and the State Planning Office
LR 633 DAIGLE An Act To Ensure Legislative Oversight of Major Environmental Policy Proposals
NAT - FUELS - GASOLINE
LR 432 DUGAY An Act To Promote Competition and Lower Prices of Motor Fuels
NAT - GROUND WATER - EXPORTATION
LR 97 COWGER An Act to Ensure Full Disclosure of the Source of Water Sold in Containers
LR 45 COLLINS An Act To Manage Water Resources
LR 97 COWGER An Act to Ensure Full Disclosure of the Source of Water Sold in Containers
NAT - GROUND WATER - WELLS
LR 677 ROGERS An Act To Require Information on New Well Caps
NAT - LAND USE - CONSERVATION EASEMENTS
LR 1228 WOODCOCK Resolve, Authorizing the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to Allow a Well and Waterline Easement
NAT - LAND USE - GROWTH MANAGEMENT
LR 631 DAIGLE An Act to Encourage Open Space Preservation
LR 674 COLLINS An Act to Require Major Substantive Rules to Govern the State Planning Office's Review of Municipal Comprehensive Plans and Growth Management Programs for Consistency
LR 707 SUSLOVIC An Act to Promote Livable, Affordable Neighborhoods
LR 710 SUSLOVIC An Act to Clarify the Use of Municipal Rate-of-growth Ordinances
LR 789 MILLS P An Act to Provide Incentives for Affordable Neighborhood Developments
LR 791 MILLS P An Act to Clarify the Use of Municipal Rate-of-growth Ordinances
NAT - LAND USE - LOT SIZE
LR 1492 ASH An Act to Repeal Minimum Lot Sizes
NAT - LAND USE - SHORELAND ZONING
LR 1540 COLWELL An Act to Amend Shoreline Zoning
NAT - LAND USE - SUBDIVISIONS
LR 302 SAVIELLO An Act to Amend the Subdivision Laws
NAT - OILS - COASTAL CLEANUP FUND
LR 1755 COWGER An Act To Improve the Effectiveness of the Maine Coastal and Inland Surface Oil Clean-up Fund
NAT - OILS - SPILLS
LR 1372 SAVIELLO An Act to Address Reporting of Certain Low-quantity Oil Releases
NAT - PROTECTED NATURAL RESOURCES -
LR 63 COLLINS An Act Concerning Citizens' Property Rights
NAT - PROTECTED NATURAL RESOURCES - GREAT PONDS
LR 1651 DUPLESSIE An Act to Protect Maine's Water as a Natural Resource
NAT - PROTECTED NATURAL RESOURCES - SAND DUNES
LR 349 LEMOINE An Act to Amend the Sand Dune Laws
NAT - SURFACE WATER -
LR 818 MCLAUGHLIN An Act to Establish a Process to Classify Water Bodies as Impaired
NAT - SURFACE WATER - LAKES
LR 28 BRYANT An Act to Prohibit the Importation of Exotic Species for Introduction to Maine Habitats
LR 291 BLAIS An Act To Establish Cleaning Stations for Boats Entering Maine
LR 1588 NASS An Act to Require the Department of Environmental Protection to Develop an Eradication Plan for Invasive Aquatic Plants
NAT - WASTE FACILITIES -
LR 1619 DUPREY B Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Study the Long-term Garbage Disposal Needs of the State
NAT - WASTE FACILITIES - FACILITY SITING
LR 807 HATCH PH An Act to Ensure the Rights of Host Communities Regarding the Construction and Operation of State-owned Solid Waste Disposal Facilities
NAT - WASTE FACILITIES - INCINERATORS
LR 126 SULLIVAN Resolve, to Direct the Department of Environmental Protection to Create Statewide Standards for Incinerators
LR 343 TWOMEY An Act to Require Mandatory Testing at the Incinerator in Biddeford
LR 344 TWOMEY An Act to Ensure the Safety of Children Touring Hazardous Facilities
NAT - WASTES -
LR 990 CARR An Act to Provide Additional Financing for Costs Associated with the Remediation of a Waste Oil Site in Plymouth
NAT - WASTES - MEDICAL WASTES
LR 651 MARTIN Resolve, To Regulate the Disposal of Dental Mercury Amalgam
NAT - WASTES - SLUDGE
LR 802 RINES An Act To Amend the Waste Management Laws Regarding the Spreading of Sludge on Land
LR 1037 HALL An Act Regarding the Disposal of Sludge
LR 1757 MCKEE An Act to Protect Soil and Water Resources
NAT - WASTES - SPECIAL WASTES
LR 760 MARTIN An Act Regulating the Disposal of Computers and Related Equipment
LR 1052 COWGER An Act to Change the Reporting Requirements for the Mercury Switch Removal Program
LR 1194 THOMPSON An Act to Protect Public Health and the Environment through the Collection and Recycling of Electronic Waste
LR 1388 COWGER An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Scrapyards and Automobile Graveyards
NAT - WATER QUALITY -
LR 325 KNEELAND An Act to List Agriculture as a Designated Use in Water Quality Standards
LR 1373 SAVIELLO An Act Regarding a General Storm Water Construction Permit
LR 1495 COWGER An Act to Protect Public Health by Reducing Human Exposure to Arsenic
LR 1665 LEMONT An Act to Protect the Public from Floodwater Contamination of Shellfish
NAT - WATER QUALITY - WASTEWATER DISCHARGES
LR 1062 ADAMS An Act to Prohibit the Discharge of Certain Waste Waters Into Casco Bay
NAT - WILDLIFE - HABITAT
LR 1717 CLARK An Act To Clarify the Definition of a "Resident Biological Community"

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