---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Update The Laws Governing The Department Of Environmental Protection'S Rule-Making Authority Concerning Underground Oil Storage Facilities To Align With Federal Regulations"
description: "An Act To Update The Laws Governing The Department Of Environmental Protection'S Rule-Making Authority Concerning Underground Oil Storage Facilities To Align With Federal Regulations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1784"
citation: "Maine LD 1784 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["OILS", "UNDERGROUND TANKS", "CONFORM TO FEDERAL POLICY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["KINNEY"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-01-16"
last_action: "2018-03-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8f7dec8-e139-4f2a-91d1-098a320502ff"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280067393"
source_hash: "fbe7d03cf1f2cb151a39109aa52b1e87eab145d60181ad04b096453e91f8069a"
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 1784 (128) — An Act To Update The Laws Governing The Department Of Environmental Protection'S Rule-Making Authority Concerning Underground Oil Storage Facilities To Align With Federal Regulations

## Version chain

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

1. **Initial Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/HP122901.asp)

## Sponsors

- KINNEY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-16** Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed.
- **2018-01-16** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-01-18** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-08** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2018-02-08** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2018-02-08** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-582).
- **2018-02-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-02-13** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2018-02-13** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2018-02-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-582) READ and ADOPTED in concurrence
- **2018-02-13** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2018-02-15** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY, Senator Saviello, Senate Chair. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2018-02-15** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-582), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2018-02-15** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2018-02-20** On motion of Representative PIERCE of Falmouth, TABLED pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
- **2018-02-20** Later today assigned.
- **2018-02-22** Speaker laid before the House
- **2018-02-22** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2018-02-22** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2018-02-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-02-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2018-03-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c8f7dec8-e139-4f2a-91d1-098a320502ff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).