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This bill authorizes the final adoption of Chapter 379, a rule by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) concerning compensation for impacts to high-value agricultural land resulting from solar energy development. The rule was provisionally adopted and submitted to the Legislature for review outside the standard legislative rule acceptance period, but this resolve grants permission for its final adoption. This type of legislative review is standard practice under Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A, which allows the Legislature to review and approve major substantive rules proposed by state agencies. The bill includes an emergency clause, meaning it will take effect immediately upon approval, which is typically used for time-sensitive or urgent matters that require prompt implementation.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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