---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Establish Standards For Operation And Maintenance And Asset Management For Publicly Owned Treatment Works And Municipal Satellite Collection Systems"
description: "An Act To Establish Standards For Operation And Maintenance And Asset Management For Publicly Owned Treatment Works And Municipal Satellite Collection Systems"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1779"
citation: "Maine LD 1779 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["WATER QUALITY", "TREATMENT FACILITIES", "OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE STANDARDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ralph TUCKER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-05-23"
last_action: "2020-03-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/033bcfcf-e69b-42bd-80a1-ce72b51479de"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280074201"
source_hash: "d2808da756ac809b6777d691d5aa626380e42df21abd17ae806e8d5c228c28d6"
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 1779 (129) — An Act To Establish Standards For Operation And Maintenance And Asset Management For Publicly Owned Treatment Works And Municipal Satellite Collection Systems

## Version chain

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

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1263&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1263&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1263&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Ralph TUCKER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-23** Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-05-23** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-23** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-20** Carried over to any special or regular session, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
- **2019-06-20** CARRIED OVER to any Special or Regular Sessions, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
- **2020-02-13** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2020-02-13** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2020-02-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-677).
- **2020-02-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-02-18** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2020-02-18** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2020-02-18** Committee Amendment "A" (H-677) READ and ADOPTED
- **2020-02-18** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2020-02-20** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2020-02-20** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-677), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2020-02-20** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2020-02-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2020-02-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-02-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2020-03-09** 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/033bcfcf-e69b-42bd-80a1-ce72b51479de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).