# Maine LD 1170: An Act to Make the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority Responsible for the Transfer and Development of State-owned Surplus Land Maine LD 1170, An Act to Make the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority Responsible for the Transfer and Development of State-owned Surplus Land, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Cassie Julia (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-11 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 264); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1170-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 1170 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Make the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority Responsible for the Transfer and Development of State-owned Surplus Land - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-20 - Last action: 2025-06-11, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 264 - Sponsor: Cassie Julia (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: STATE GOVERNMENT, STATE GOVERNMENT - PROPERTY - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Discounted state land for affordable housing: benefit, medium. The Land Bank can give surplus state land below market value to groups that sign a contract to build or fix affordable homes. The buyer must keep the property for low‑ and moderate‑income housing, as the contract says. The Land Bank can hold and use surplus property to support this work. The Land B… - First chance to buy surplus land: benefit, low. State agencies must first offer any surplus land to the Land Bank. The Land Bank has 30 days to say yes or no in writing. If the land is in a town with a municipal housing authority, the Land Bank must first offer it to that local authority. The authority has 45 days to respond, and no other offers… - One process for state surplus land: benefit, low. The state now uses one main process to handle surplus state land. Each year, the department lists all agency land and marks what is surplus. It reviews the list with the Land Bank before any sale and sends it to the Land Bank and the Legislature’s economic development committee. This process overri… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Cassie Julia (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amanda Collamore (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Cheryl Golek (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chip Curry (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: John Eder (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Marc Malon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Melanie Sachs (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tiffany Roberts (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Traci Gere (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Yusuf Yusuf (Democratic), House ## Actions (8) - 2025-06-11: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 264 - 2025-06-05: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-04: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-03: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-447) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-447), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate) - 2025-06-03: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-447).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) - 2025-03-20: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Committee on Housing and Economic Development suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-447), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0775&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0775&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0775&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - 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 - [Amendment C-A (H-447), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0775&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0775&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0775&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) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1170-132 (as of 2026-10-17).