---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, To Direct The Public Utilities Commission To Study Expanding The Use Of Hydroelectric Power And The Development Of A Geothermal Power Plant In The State"
description: "Resolve, To Direct The Public Utilities Commission To Study Expanding The Use Of Hydroelectric Power And The Development Of A Geothermal Power Plant In The State"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 300"
citation: "Maine LD 300 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALTERNATIVE ENERGY", "HYDROPOWER", "REVITALIZATION STUDY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mathew MCINTYRE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2025-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/32c8a922-f0c9-4bc9-a01a-1f49731242df"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096126"
source_hash: "cbb3e62e02b9a48e8d84b7eef248086162ced6ee5c6cc1afa586bb1e4da4dc0b"
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 300 (132) — Resolve, To Direct The Public Utilities Commission To Study Expanding The Use Of Hydroelectric Power And The Development Of A Geothermal Power Plant In The State

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-201)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0200&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 39** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0200&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 300 HP 200** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0200&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Mathew MCINTYRE — primary (person)
- Alicia COLLINS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-30** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 30, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-01-30** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-05-22** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-22** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-22** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-201). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-22** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-05-22** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-22** Committee Amendment "A" (H-201) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-22** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-201), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-22** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-05-27** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-05-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-27** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-05-29** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+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/32c8a922-f0c9-4bc9-a01a-1f49731242df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).