---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Enhance The Protection Of High-Value Natural Resources Statewide"
description: "An Act To Enhance The Protection Of High-Value Natural Resources Statewide"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1529"
citation: "Maine LD 1529 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATION", "AGRICULTURE", "CONSERVATION AND FORE", "NATURAL RESOURCE PLANNING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard BENNETT"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 32
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-08"
last_action: "2025-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb5f25af-abdc-420d-b16b-1f7a0b571149"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098247"
source_hash: "290db52d06db5fc99eb313f200f18a6b91ab5f1e564d4c5e7acf595de93e0eb4"
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 1529 (132) — An Act To Enhance The Protection Of High-Value Natural Resources Statewide

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-271)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0613&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-478)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0613&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 481** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0613&item=6&snum=132)
4. **LD 1529 SP 613** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0613&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Richard BENNETT — primary (person)
- Allison HEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Henry INGWERSEN — cosponsor (person)
- James DILL — cosponsor (person)
- John EDER — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon FROST — cosponsor (person)
- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)
- Stephan BUNKER — cosponsor (person)
- William BRIDGEO — cosponsor (person)
- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-08** Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2025-04-08** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-08** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-05** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-05** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-05** Committee Amendment "A" (S-271) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-05** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-271). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-05** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-06-09** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-06-09** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-06-09** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-271). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-09** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-10** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-271) `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-271) was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-478) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-271) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-25** Committee Amendment "A" (S-271) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-478) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-271) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-478) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** Sent down for concurrence.
- **2025-06-25** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-271) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-478) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-06-04T04:00:00+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/eb5f25af-abdc-420d-b16b-1f7a0b571149`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).