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This bill speeds the phase-out of arsenic treated lumber by prohibiting the purchase of this product by retailers by fall 2003 and its re-sale as of April 2004. Arsenic is known to cause cancer, and children are exposed to it when they play on playgrounds and decks built with arsenic-treated lumber.
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Would have meant fewer local properties preserved for farmland, recreation, and boat access. It would have blocked any non-state group from receiving any Land for Maine’s Future funds for land conservation, even if the state provided only a portion of the money for the purchase. It also would have prevented Continue...
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Would have ended the current coyote snaring program run by the Department of Inland Fish and Wildlife. The program is meant to reduce the coyote population to benefit deer, their prey. The problem is that snares don’t discriminate as to what they trap and kill. Bald eagles, classified as a Continue...
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Would have hampered conservation by limiting the amount of land that could be owned by the state to 20% of Maine’s land area, or 33% of the land area of any one county. It defined land ownership to include conservation easements and development rights.
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Under this bill, Maine will do its part to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The state will adopt an action plan by July 2004; create a greenhouse gas emissions inventory for state-owned facilities and state-funded programs as well as inventory all emissions statewide; participate in a regional greenhouse gas registry and Continue...
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This bill meant to make environmental regulations too costly to implement, and the result would be to undermine protection of our environment and public health. The bill, nearly identical to versions previously defeated, required that landowners be compensated for the loss of value to their property due to state and Continue...
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Maine’s Natural Resources Protection Act requires the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to map significant wildlife habitat, including the kind that supports wading birds and waterfowl. The information is used by the Department of Environmental Protection in evaluating permits and by municipalities in crafting shore land zoning ordinances; it Continue...
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Will help municipalities collect and properly dispose of poisonous substances. The bill was amended to start the program, using the Waste Reductions and Recycling Fund. That money will run out after the first year, and no plans exist yet on how to continue the program.
