---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Require Prompt And Effective Use Of The Renewable Energy Resources Of Northern Maine"
description: "An Act To Require Prompt And Effective Use Of The Renewable Energy Resources Of Northern Maine"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1710"
citation: "Maine LD 1710 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALTERNATIVE ENERGY", "NORTHERN MAINE", "RENEWABLE RESOURCES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Troy JACKSON"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-05-14"
last_action: "2021-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d2e384f-e8a7-4f87-ac0c-00fc698a0398"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280080911"
source_hash: "ea5137b90f997d91c95b44ce1456e7f8f5812b490bf6dc134a87d0e53f329be5"
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 1710 (130) — An Act To Require Prompt And Effective Use Of The Renewable Energy Resources Of Northern Maine

## 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=SP0563&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0563&item=5&snum=130)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0563&item=1&snum=130)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0563&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Troy JACKSON — primary (person)
- David McCREA — cosponsor (person)
- Eloise VITELLI — cosponsor (person)
- John MARTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Mark LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)
- Roland MARTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Scott CUDDY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-14** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on May 14, 2021 and REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-16** Reports READ
- **2021-06-16** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2021-06-16** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-16** Committee Amendment "A" (S-325) READ
- **2021-06-16** On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Senate Amendment "A" (S-339) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-325) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-16** Committee Amendment "A" (S-325) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-339) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-325) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-339) thereto `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-16** Sent down for concurrence
- **2021-06-17** Reports READ.
- **2021-06-17** On motion of Representative BERRY of Bowdoinham, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-17** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (S-325) was READ.
- **2021-06-17** Senate Amendment "A" (S-339) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-325) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (S-325) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-339) thereto was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-17** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-06-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-325) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-339) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2021-06-17** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-29** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+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/6d2e384f-e8a7-4f87-ac0c-00fc698a0398`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).