Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

ME - Senator Henry Ingwersen (D)

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Chair

ME - Senator Russell Black (R)

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Member

ME - Senator Craig Hickman (D)

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Member

ME - Representative William D. Pluecker (I)

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Chair

ME - Representative Danny Edward Costain (R)

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Member

ME - Representative Dean A. Cray (R)

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Member

ME - Representative Timothy C. Guerrette (R)

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Member

ME - Representative Randall C. Hall (R)

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Member

ME - Representative Allison Hepler (D)

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Member

ME - Representative Caldwell Jackson (R)

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Member

ME - Representative Rebecca L. Jauch (D)

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Member

ME - Representative Laurie Osher (D)

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Member

ME - LD108 An Act to Establish a Logger Relations Advocate Within the Maine Forest Service

ME - LD1110 An Act Regarding Calibration Requirements for Certain Testing and Measurement Equipment

ME - LD1812 An Act to Provide a Source of Funding for the Construction and Implementation of a Food Security Hub

ME - LD1162 An Act to Increase Support for the Community Forestry Fund

ME - LD1021 An Act to Support Research, Education and Outreach Efforts at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Laboratory

ME - LD1216 An Act to Create the Animal Cruelty Task Force

ME - LD1219 An Act to Establish Rights for Holders of Certain Leases and Easements on Land Managed by the Bureau of Parks and Lands

ME - LD1227 An Act to Balance Renewable Energy Development with Natural and Working Lands Conservation

ME - LD1874 An Act to Support Maine Forest Workers' Right to Work in Maine by Improving Labor Standards

ME - LD1121 An Act to Change Responsibility for Animal Control Officer Training to the Department of Public Safety

ME - LD2038 An Act to Amend the Law Regarding the Land for Maine's Future Board to Allow for Proxy Designees

ME - LD2063 An Act to Clarify the Laws Governing Disclosure of Wood Processing Data

ME - LD2093 An Act to Address Food Insecurity by Helping Maine Residents Access Locally Produced Food

ME - LD2091 An Act Regarding Businesses' and Consumers' Use of Returnable, Reusable and Refillable Containers for Food, Beverages and Nonfood Items

ME - LD2188 Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 26: Producer Margins, a Major Substantive Rule of the Maine Milk Commission

ME - LD25 An Act to Provide Indigenous Peoples Free Access to State Parks

ME - LD24 An Act to Prohibit Certain Open Burning Under a Red Flag Warning and Regulate Recreational Campfires

ME - LD8 An Act to Increase Support for the Modernization of the Board of Pesticides Control by Increasing the Annual Pesticide Registration Fee

ME - LD77 An Act to Require the Bureau of Parks and Lands to Maintain Public Restrooms at State Parks

ME - LD56 An Act to Provide Free Admission to State Parks and Historic Sites for the Immediate Family Members of Veterans and Active Military Personnel

ME - LD1201 Resolve, Requiring the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands to Convey Interest in a Parcel of Land at the Newfield Wildlife Management Area to a Private Landowner

ME - LD157 Resolve, to Improve Standards for Animal Rescue Entities

ME - LD180 An Act to Allow a Person to File a Paper Copy of a Timber Harvest Notification Form

ME - LD159 An Act to Facilitate the Construction of a Firehouse by Sinclair Township

ME - LD1150 Resolve, Requiring the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to Document, Disclose and Publish All Best Management Practices Regarding the Use of Noise Devices to Control Birds at Orchards

ME - LD1048 An Act Regarding the Authority of Municipalities to Regulate Timber Harvesting

ME - LD1218 An Act Establishing a System to Appeal Administrative Actions or Management Plans of the Bureau of Parks and Lands

ME - LD993 An Act to Facilitate Stakeholder Input Regarding Forest Policy in Maine

ME - LD1285 An Act to Extend Funding for the Land for Maine's Future Program

ME - LD1274 Resolve, to Establish the Task Force to Support Commercial Dairy Farms in the State

ME - LD220 An Act to Support Maine's Farmers in the Development of Sustainable Irrigation

ME - LD1068 An Act to Ban the Hunting of Animals in Enclosed Areas

ME - LD294 An Act to Include a Tribal Member in the Baxter State Park Authority

ME - LD285 An Act to Remove the Requirement for Wild Blueberry Transportation Permits

ME - LD289 An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Advisory Committee on the Fund to Address PFAS Contamination

ME - LD384 An Act to Provide Emergency Aid to Dairy Farmers Affected by the Crisis in Production Costs

ME - LD315 An Act to Provide Funding for Programs Benefiting Maine Farmers

ME - LD390 Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 25: Standards for Placing Wood into Stream Channels to Enhance Cold Water Fisheries Habitat, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Forestry

ME - LD415 An Act to Allow Nonalcoholic Sparkling Cider to Be Sold in Maine

ME - LD403 An Act to Improve Harness Racing in Maine by Repealing the Law Governing Standardbred Horses Eligible for Registration

ME - LD579 An Act to Support Farmland Conservation

ME - LD644 An Act to Include Cats in the Laws Governing Animal Trespass

ME - LD606 An Act Regarding Development of a Program to Assist Farmers Affected by Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Contamination

ME - LD634 An Act to Allow Open Burning in the Snow Without a Permit

ME - LD650 An Act to Improve Maine Agriculture and Food Systems

ME - LD574 An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Working Waterfront Covenants

ME - LD595 An Act to Establish the Companion Animal Sterilization Program in the Maine Revised Statutes

ME - LD782 An Act to Support Statewide Economic Opportunities Through Strategic Investments of Property and Funds, Including Emergency Relief Funds

ME - LD1969 An Act to Expand the Use of Funds to Support Land Conservation

ME - LD1511 An Act to Update the Laws Governing the University of Maine System's Board of Agriculture and to Rename the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station

ME - LD1886 Resolve, to Construct a New District Headquarters Building for the Bureau of Forestry in Fort Kent

ME - LD1916 An Act to Classify Meat and Poultry Products Inspections as Essential Services

ME - LD1881 An Act Regarding Compensation Fees and Related Conservation Efforts to Protect Soils and Wildlife and Fisheries Habitat from Solar and Wind Energy Development and High-impact Electric Transmission Lines Under the Site Location of Development Laws

ME - LD1989 Resolve, to Modify the Deed for a Parcel of Property in the Town of Carrabassett Valley to Allow for Workforce Housing

ME - LD1930 Resolve, to Authorize the Exchange of Interest in Certain Lands Owned by the State in Piscataquis County

ME - LD1670 An Act to Strengthen Maine's Agriculture, Food and Forest Economy by Funding the Maine Agriculture, Food and Forest Products Investment Fund and Amending Related Provisions of Law

ME - LD1682 An Act to Create the Maine Experiential Education Program

ME - LD1700 An Act to Protect Agricultural Lands by Creating a Permitting Process for Solar Development on Those Lands

ME - LD1678 Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to Study and Report on Soil Carbon Sequestration Incentive Programs

ME - LD1849 An Act to Ensure Fair and Timely Payment in the Harvesting of Forest Products

ME - LD1817 An Act to Support Outdoor Education by Establishing the Outdoor School for All Maine Students Program

ME - LD2033 Resolve, Authorizing the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands to Convey a Parcel of Land in the Town of Woodstock

ME - LD2061 Resolve, Authorizing the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands to Convey Peacock Beach State Park to the Town of Richmond

ME - LD2189 Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 41: Special Restrictions on Pesticide Use, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Board of Pesticides Control

ME - LD2226 Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 213: Rules for the Salmonella Enteritidis Risk Reduction and Surveillance Program for Commercial Egg-type Flocks, a Late-filed Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

ME - LD2256 An Act to Provide Emergency One-time Relief from the Wild Blueberry Tax for Growers

ME - LD568 An Act to Provide Funding for the Fund to Address Food Insecurity and Provide Nutrition Incentives

ME - LD562 An Act to Ensure Maine Residents Have Priority Access to State Park Campsites

ME - LD834 An Act to Ensure Transparency in the Labeling of Meat as Grass-fed

ME - LD806 Resolve, to Study the Issue of Persons Who Go Missing in State Parks

ME - LD901 Resolve, to Establish a Stakeholder Group to Inform the Development of a Farm Apprenticeship Pilot Program

ME - LD682 An Act Regarding Labeling of Packaged Foods for Genetically Modified Organisms

ME - LD791 An Act to Support the Maintenance, Preservation and Promotion of Historic Sites

ME - LD797 Resolve, to Authorize the Conveyance of Real Property to the Capitol Area Recreation Association

ME - LD970 An Act to Provide for the Humane Treatment of Chickens

ME - LD988 Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to Conduct an Accessibility Study of All Maine State Parks and Historic Sites and to Develop a Plan to Remove Access Barriers

ME - LD1947 An Act to Amend the Maine Food Sovereignty Act

ME - LD1346 Resolve, Authorizing the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands Within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to Lease Certain Land Within Somerset County

ME - LD1349 An Act to Review State Lands and Waterways That Have Sacred, Traditional or Other Significance to the Wabanaki People

ME - LD1441 An Act to Enhance State Oversight of Water Use and Water Resources

ME - LD1996 An Act to Regulate Synthetic Hemp-derived Cannabinoids

ME - LD1985 An Act to Authorize Removal of Requirements of Forest Certification Systems from the State's Forest Management Plans

ME - LD1612 An Act to Address Food Insecurity and Support Local Agriculture

ME - LD1659 Resolve, Authorizing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Parks and Lands to Enter into Certain Leases

ME - LD1770 Resolve, Directing the Board of Pesticides Control to Transition to Electronic Submission of Pesticides Sales and Use Data

ME - LD1767 An Act to Require the University of Maine to Provide Education Regarding Meat and Poultry Processing

ME - LD1823 An Act to Protect the Right to Food

ME - LD2212 An Act to Strengthen Maine's Agriculture, Food System and Forest Products Infrastructure Investment