---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Enhance The Ecological Reserve System"
description: "An Act To Enhance The Ecological Reserve System"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 736"
citation: "Maine LD 736 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ECOLOGICAL RESERVE SYSTEM", "ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS", "PLANNING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2022-03-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d73ab79e-3135-4120-ac40-bf9cec58428c"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280079218"
source_hash: "cbfeec8fca3c24f500e0b0fb0fd443aac6fe0c220ee3cd640feb413f4cf907ac"
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 736 (130) — An Act To Enhance The Ecological Reserve System

## 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=HP0541&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0541&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0541&item=3&snum=130)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-10** Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES suggested and ordered printed.
- **2021-03-10** On motion of Representative TUCKER of Brunswick, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-10** On motion by Senator Dill of Penobscot, REFERRED to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, in concurrence. `referral-committee`
- **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.
- **2021-07-19** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order HP 1302.
- **2022-02-23** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2022-02-23** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2022-02-23** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-771). `reading-3`
- **2022-02-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-09** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2022-03-09** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-09** Committee Amendment "A" (H-771) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-03-09** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-771), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-03-09** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2022-03-22** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-03-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-24** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-03-29** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2021-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+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/d73ab79e-3135-4120-ac40-bf9cec58428c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).