---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify The Definition Of \"Underground Facility\" And Reduce Administrative Burdens Under The So-Called Dig Safe Law"
description: "An Act To Clarify The Definition Of \"Underground Facility\" And Reduce Administrative Burdens Under The So-Called Dig Safe Law"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 2245"
citation: "Maine LD 2245 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["GAS UTILITIES", "PROPANE", "UNDERGROUND FACILITIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark LAWRENCE"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-03-05"
last_action: "2024-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b49e305a-0cb2-401f-8793-8bcc32a322a9"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280092237"
source_hash: "76aee11fd09eaa65db4140fa22538a913f8cdc05eea51450a773b89a441caf21"
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 2245 (131) — An Act To Clarify The Definition Of "Underground Facility" And Reduce Administrative Burdens Under The So-Called Dig Safe Law

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0967&item=1&snum=131)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0967&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Mark LAWRENCE — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-03-05** Reported by Senator LAWRENCE of York for the Joint Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology pursuant to Resolve 2023, chapter 47, section 3.
- **2024-03-05** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2024-03-05** REFERRED to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-05** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2024-03-05** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2024-03-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-05** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-19** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2024-03-19** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2024-03-19** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-03-19** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2024-03-20** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2024-03-20** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2024-03-20** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-20** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-03-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-03-25** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2024-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b49e305a-0cb2-401f-8793-8bcc32a322a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).