Bill > LD1297

This bill establishes a 12-member Committee to Study the Use of Sunflower Crops to Produce Biofuels, which will include representatives from various state and federal offices, including senators, representatives, the Maine Potato Board, the University of Maine at Presque Isle, the Maine Energy Marketers Association, and renewable energy companies. The committee's primary task is to investigate the feasibility of using Maine's sunflower crops to produce biofuels, with a specific focus on reviewing current and past legislation and biofuel projects in Hawaii as a potential model. The committee will be chaired by a senator and a representative, with all appointments to be made within 30 days of the resolve's effective date. The committee will receive staffing support from the Legislative Council when the Legislature is not in session, and by December 3, 2025, they must submit a comprehensive report with findings, recommendations, and suggested legislation to the Joint Standing Committees on Energy, Utilities and Technology and Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. These committees are then authorized to introduce related legislation during the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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