# Maine LD 114: An Act to Amend the Charter of the Lewiston-Auburn Water Pollution Control Authority

Maine LD 114, An Act to Amend the Charter of the Lewiston-Auburn Water Pollution Control Authority, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Kristen Cloutier (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-11 (Signed by Governor, ACTPS Chapter 1); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 114
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Amend the Charter of the Lewiston-Auburn Water Pollution Control Authority
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-04-11, Signed by Governor, ACTPS Chapter 1
- Sponsor: Kristen Cloutier (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: UTILITY DISTRICTS, UTILITY DISTRICTS - CHARTER CHANGES
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New leadership rules for clean water board: benefit, low. The law standardizes the board’s name as the Lewiston‑Auburn Water Pollution Control Board. It also allows the authority to use the name “The Lewiston Auburn Clean Water Authority.” The board has seven members, mostly city and sewer district leaders. Lewiston’s Mayor appoints one Lewiston voter for…
- Fines and no double penalties for industry: mixed, low. Industrial users that break pretreatment rules can be fined up to $1,000 per day for each violation. The board uses Maine’s administrative hearing process, and a business can ask the Superior Court to review. If the board has issued an administrative fine, the authority cannot also seek civil money…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kristen Cloutier (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adam LEE
- Cosponsor: Bruce Bickford (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Julia McCabe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mana Abdi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Peggy R. Rotundo (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michel Lajoie (Democratic), House

## Actions (8)

- 2025-04-11: Signed by Governor, ACTPS Chapter 1
- 2025-04-08: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-03-27: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCEUnder suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (House)
- 2025-01-08: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0079&item=2&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0079&item=1&snum=132)

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- LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed)
- LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed)
- LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed)
- LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed)
- LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed)
- LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0079&item=2&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0079&item=1&snum=132)

## Related
- [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132)
- [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132)
- [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132)
- [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132)
- [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132)
- [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD114-132 (as of 2026-10-17).