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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act To Reduce Maine'S Dependence On Fossil Fuels And Carbon Footprint For Energy Production Using Waste Wood Fuel"
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description: "An Act To Reduce Maine'S Dependence On Fossil Fuels And Carbon Footprint For Energy Production Using Waste Wood Fuel"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
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legislature: "Maine Legislature"
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session: "131"
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identifier: "LD 1408"
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citation: "Maine LD 1408 (131)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["ALTERNATIVE ENERGY", "RECYCLED", "WOOD"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Austin THERIAULT"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 29
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2023-03-30"
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last_action: "2023-06-28"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d5e5758-dbd2-455b-866c-fd93a517965e"
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source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088214"
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source_hash: "b0a819a5e085d10a83a0c1d576df04af1875d73cea74a93f156ce70cf9984089"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
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---
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# Maine LD 1408 (131) — An Act To Reduce Maine'S Dependence On Fossil Fuels And Carbon Footprint For Energy Production Using Waste Wood Fuel
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0904&item=2&snum=131)
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2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0904&item=5&snum=131)
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3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0904&item=1&snum=131)
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4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0904&item=3&snum=131)
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## Sponsors
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- Austin THERIAULT — primary (person)
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- Mark BABIN — cosponsor (person)
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- Sophia WARREN — cosponsor (person)
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- Stanley ZEIGLER — cosponsor (person)
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- Steven FOSTER — cosponsor (person)
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- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-03-30** Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed.
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- **2023-03-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2023-03-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
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- **2023-06-21** Reports READ.
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- **2023-06-21** On motion of Representative ZEIGLER of Montville, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
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- **2023-06-21** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
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- **2023-06-21** Committee Amendment "A" (H-636) was READ.
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- **2023-06-21** On motion of Representative THERIAULT of Fort Kent, House Amendment "A" (H-663) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-636) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
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- **2023-06-21** Committee Amendment "A" (H-636) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-663) thereto was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-06-21** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
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- **2023-06-21** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-636) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-663) thereto. `reading-3`
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- **2023-06-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2023-06-21** Reports READ
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- **2023-06-21** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
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- **2023-06-21** READ ONCE `reading-1`
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- **2023-06-21** Committee Amendment "A" (H-636) READ
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- **2023-06-21** House Amendment "A" (H-663) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-636) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-06-21** Committee Amendment "A" (H-636) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-663) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-06-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-636) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-663) thereto in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
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- **2023-06-22** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
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- **2023-06-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2023-06-22** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
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- **2023-06-28** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
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- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
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- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
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- **2023-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5d5e5758-dbd2-455b-866c-fd93a517965e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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