---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Authorize General Fund Bond Issues To Improve Transportation And National Guard Infrastructure And To Promote The Conservation Of Land, Working Waterfronts, Water Access And Outdoor Recreation"
description: "An Act To Authorize General Fund Bond Issues To Improve Transportation And National Guard Infrastructure And To Promote The Conservation Of Land, Working Waterfronts, Water Access And Outdoor Recreation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1702"
citation: "Maine LD 1702 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOND ISSUES", "INFRASTRUCTURE", "TRANSPORTATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Teresa PIERCE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-05-11"
last_action: "2021-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8e76ab4c-cbcd-4fcd-af4a-a614fffa3006"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280080854"
source_hash: "70126fdaf4c62b675f2dec258c2de774d50d2f7b48f7048b9cea7e867e05a56c"
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 1702 (130) — An Act To Authorize General Fund Bond Issues To Improve Transportation And National Guard Infrastructure And To Promote The Conservation Of Land, Working Waterfronts, Water Access And Outdoor Recreation

## 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=HP1265&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1265&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1265&item=3&snum=130)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **106–38** (pass) · lower
- ENACT-BOND ISSUE 2/3 VOTE — **33–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Teresa PIERCE — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-11** Received by the Clerk of the House on May 11, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-05-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-30** Reports READ.
- **2021-06-30** On motion of Representative PIERCE of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-30** ROLL CALL NO. 389
- **2021-06-30** (Yeas 106 - Nays 38 - Absent 7 - Excused 0)
- **2021-06-30** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-30** Committee Amendment "A" (H-737) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-30** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-06-30** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-737). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-30** Reports Read
- **2021-06-30** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-30** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-30** Committee Amendment "A" (H-737) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-30** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-737) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-30** This being a Bond Authorization Act, in accordance with the provisions of Section 14 of Article IX of the Constitution, a two-thirds vote of the membership of the House present was necessary.
- **2021-06-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - 2/3 Present Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-30** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 468 Yeas 33 - Nays 1 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2021-07-06** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8e76ab4c-cbcd-4fcd-af4a-a614fffa3006`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).