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LD 262 greatly expands and improves Maine’s underutilized historic preservation tax credit to aid downtown revitalization and curb sprawl by adapting and reusing historic buildings as an alternative to new construction on farmland, forests and other open space.
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LD 2048 continues Maine’s national leadership on safer chemicals, building on past success in phasing out mercury, arsenic and toxic fire retardants in consumer products.
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Since the Loon Conservation Plate program was established in 1993, $14 million has been invested in conservation, wildlife habitat, and park programs through the Departments of Conservation and Inland Fisheries & Wildlife. In 2007, 63,000 Mainers participated in this popular program. LD 2075 was amended by the Transportation Committee to Continue...
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LD 2126 requires Maine to develop standards regulating CO2 from gasification facilities, coal-to-liquid refineries, and major new power plants. It also places a three-year moratorium on any new coal gasification construction, putting an end to Twin River Energy Centers’ plans to build a coal gasification plant in Wiscasset.
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LD 2257 establishes a statewide building and energy efficiency code and ensures enforcement in towns with over 2,000 residents. This law will provide developers, architects and builders with a clear, uniform standard.
