---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Exempt From Permit Requirements The Repair Of Low-Head Dams"
description: "An Act To Exempt From Permit Requirements The Repair Of Low-Head Dams"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 983"
citation: "Maine LD 983 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DAMS", "MAINTENANCE", "LOW HEAD DAMS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dennis KESCHL"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-26"
last_action: "2019-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc410843-b4a9-4849-87fe-5c460010b604"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072065"
source_hash: "33ad6f8af47b75ea464d72cc06214918c4ea556d02c624052f491e78143528f1"
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 983 (129) — An Act To Exempt From Permit Requirements The Repair Of Low-Head Dams

## 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=HP0738&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0738&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0738&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Dennis KESCHL — primary (person)
- Jeffrey TIMBERLAKE — cosponsor (person)
- Michael BRENNAN — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle DUNPHY — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick COREY — cosponsor (person)
- Richard CAMPBELL — cosponsor (person)
- Robert ALLEY — cosponsor (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- William TUELL — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-26** Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-02-26** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-02-26** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-04-30** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-04-30** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-174).
- **2019-04-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-02** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-05-02** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-174) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-174), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-02** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-05-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-08** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-16** 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/dc410843-b4a9-4849-87fe-5c460010b604`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).