Bill > LD601

This bill removes existing state-level voter referendum requirements for several nuclear and radioactive waste-related activities in Maine. Specifically, the bill eliminates the need for voter approval before constructing nuclear power plants, developing low-level radioactive waste disposal or storage facilities, and entering into interstate or federal compacts regarding radioactive waste management. The bill achieves this by repealing specific sections of Maine law that previously mandated voter referenda for these activities, instead leaving such decisions to be made by legislative and regulatory processes. Key changes include removing language that required voter ratification of waste disposal agreements and deleting provisions that mandated voter approval for licensing low-level radioactive waste facilities. The bill effectively shifts decision-making authority from direct public voting to legislative and regulatory bodies, streamlining the approval process for nuclear and radioactive waste-related projects by removing the additional voter referendum step.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=601&snum=132