# Maine LD 130: An Act to Establish the PFAS Response Program and to Modify the Fund To Address PFAS Contamination Maine LD 130, An Act to Establish the PFAS Response Program and to Modify the Fund To Address PFAS Contamination, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Henry L. Ingwersen (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-09 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 65); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD130-132 - 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 130 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Establish the PFAS Response Program and to Modify the Fund To Address PFAS Contamination - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-05-09, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 65 - Sponsor: Henry L. Ingwersen (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: FARMS, FARMS - FARMERS - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Grants, testing, and help for PFAS-hit farms: benefit, high. The state helps farms hit by PFAS. It pays for testing and ongoing monitoring of water, soil, animals, milk, eggs, feed, manure, and compost. It gives advice and plans to cut PFAS risks on your farm. It can reimburse self-testing and pay for water filters and upkeep. It can fund livestock depopulat… - State program to respond to PFAS on farms: benefit, medium. The law creates the PFAS Response Program in the Bureau of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources. The department can partner with other agencies or hire contractors to deliver services. It can set routine technical rules to run the program. The program can fund or do research to understand PFAS on… - More funding tools for the PFAS fund: benefit, medium. The department runs the PFAS Contamination Fund using a written plan with advisory input. Fund dollars can pay staff and outside experts to carry out the work. The commissioner can sell or lease property the state acquires and deposit sales, timber, and solar revenue into the PFAS fund. - Your PFAS health information stays private: benefit, low. Health care information the department gets while providing PFAS services is confidential under state law. This includes billing details. The rule protects people who share health information during PFAS work. - PFAS limits can stop farm product sales: cost, high. The department sets PFAS limits for farm products with Maine CDC. If a product tests above the limit, the sale is banned. The producer must make on‑farm fixes before selling that product again. - Rules and hearing rights for farm aid: mixed, medium. To get help, producers must allow property access for PFAS checks and work with program staff. You must give timely, complete info on products and practices and follow animal welfare and nutrient management advice. If the department denies, changes, or stops your aid, it must give written notice. Y… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Henry L. Ingwersen (Democratic), Senate ## Actions (8) - 2025-05-09: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 65 - 2025-05-07: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-05-06: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-04-30: Reports READ.On motion of Representative PLUECKER of Warren, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-28) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-28). In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-04-29: Reports READ On motion by Senator TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (S-28) READ. ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-28) Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence (Senate) - 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. (Senate) - 2025-01-08: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-01-08: Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence (Senate) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (S-28), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0066&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0066&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0066&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 (S-28), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0066&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0066&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0066&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-LD130-132 (as of 2026-10-17).