---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding The Northeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact"
description: "An Act Regarding The Northeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 63"
citation: "Maine LD 63 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FIRE CONTROL", "FORESTRY", "INTERSTATE FIRE PROTECTION COMPACT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["William PLUECKER", "William PLUECKER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-11"
last_action: "2021-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9eb79e21-d615-4bc5-a21f-706a4f6b8082"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280078081"
source_hash: "d66d8a5946aa4547842d3f1184d5a96b7f7be348e37cc51f32c3091c7827114c"
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 63 (130) — An Act Regarding The Northeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact

## 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=HP0029&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0029&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0029&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- William PLUECKER — primary (person)
- William PLUECKER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 11, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-01-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Report of the Chair-Pursuant to Joint Order S.P. 9
- **2021-03-10** Representative WARREN from the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY Reports a recommendation for a CHANGE OF COMMITEE.
- **2021-03-10** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-11** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2021-03-11** REFFERED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY in concurrence
- **2021-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
- **2021-06-02** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2021-06-02** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2021-06-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-235). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-03** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2021-06-03** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-03** Committee Amendment "A" (H-235) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-03** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-235), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-03** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2021-06-07** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2021-06-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-08** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-11** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Refer Approved by Chairs/Leads - REFER OTHER
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - REF TO OTHER
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2021-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9eb79e21-d615-4bc5-a21f-706a4f6b8082`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).