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ME LD1450

ME LD1450
An Act Regarding the Voluntary Municipal Farm Support Program


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Introduced
04/08/2025
In Committee
04/22/2025
Crossed Over
05/29/2025
Passed
06/02/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/09/2025

Introduced Session

132nd Legislature

Bill Summary

An Act Regarding the Voluntary Municipal Farm Support Program

AI Summary

This bill modifies the Voluntary Municipal Farm Support Program in several key ways. First, it reduces the minimum term of farm support arrangements from 20 years to 10 years, making it potentially more flexible for municipalities and farmland owners. Second, the bill expands who can approve farm support arrangements, allowing municipal officers or a designated municipal employee to approve these arrangements, in addition to the existing requirement of approval by the municipality's legislative body. The bill also clarifies the purpose of the program as protecting local farms and reducing fiscal burdens from rural development. Additionally, the bill changes the rule-making process for farm support arrangements from "major substantive" to "routine technical" rules, which typically involves a simpler, less complex regulatory process. These changes aim to make the farm support program more adaptable and easier for municipalities to implement, with the broader goal of preserving farmland and supporting local agricultural economies.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (10)

Last Action

Governor's Action: Signed, Jun 9, 2025 (on 06/09/2025)

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