---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Authorizing Changes To The Ownership And Leases Of Certain Public Lands"
description: "An Act Authorizing Changes To The Ownership And Leases Of Certain Public Lands"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1789"
citation: "Maine LD 1789 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC LANDS", "CONVEYANCES", "AUTHORIZATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DAVIS"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-01-16"
last_action: "2018-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc6d7d09-6d3f-4af6-b690-1e867b84d5a7"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280067435"
source_hash: "c569088da68dabdbcf0561045e1b82ecefcb00698d4b5b389859e066d0259ace"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 1789 (128) — An Act Authorizing Changes To The Ownership And Leases Of Certain Public Lands

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Initial Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/SP066801.asp)

## Sponsors

- DAVIS — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-16** Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2018-01-16** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-16** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-03-27** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2018-03-27** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-27** Committee Amendment "A" (S-416) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2018-03-27** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-416). `reading-2`
- **2018-03-27** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2018-03-28** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2018-03-28** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2018-03-28** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-416).
- **2018-03-28** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-04-02** In accordance with Section 23 of Article IX of the Constitution, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2018-04-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2018-04-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-04-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2018-04-04** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cc6d7d09-6d3f-4af6-b690-1e867b84d5a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).