---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend Provisions Of The Maine Metallic Mineral Mining Act"
description: "An Act To Amend Provisions Of The Maine Metallic Mineral Mining Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1471"
citation: "Maine LD 1471 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LAND USE", "METALLIC MINERAL MINING", "PERMITS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard BENNETT"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-05"
last_action: "2024-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/760793e8-097d-4825-998b-fb034212f614"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088264"
source_hash: "b99cad085f086cb5303480e1666b130f06690933911e6a30510f8ab0050d96bb"
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 1471 (131) — An Act To Amend Provisions Of The Maine Metallic Mineral Mining Act

## 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=SP0590&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0590&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0590&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Richard BENNETT — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-05** Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-04-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-07-26** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847.
- **2024-04-09** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2024-04-09** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2024-04-09** Committee Amendment "A" (S-662) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-04-09** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-662). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-04-09** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2024-04-09** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2024-04-09** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2024-04-09** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-662). `reading-3`
- **2024-04-09** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-10** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2024-04-10** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-11** FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-04-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2023-07-25T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2024-04-05T04:00:00+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/760793e8-097d-4825-998b-fb034212f614`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).