LD1207

An Act to Amend the Site Location of Development Laws to Require a 100-foot Buffer Between Solar Energy Developments and Rivers, Streams and Brooks

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Establishes a program to monitor air and water temperatures around solar energy developments in Maine.

This bill creates a monitoring program for air and water temperatures around solar energy developments in Maine. The Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, will establish, adopt rules for, and administer the program. The rules must include provisions on the scope of monitoring and sharing information with operators. "Solar energy development" is defined as a development using ground-mounted solar panels to convert solar energy to electrical energy for sale or use by a person other than the generator.

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Calendar

Apr 16, 2025

12:00 PM

Hearing

Mar 31, 2025

10:00 AM

Hearing

History

May 21, 2025

Senate

PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

May 20, 2025

House

PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

May 20, 2025

House

Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.