# Maine LD 1904: An Act to Establish the Municipal Shoreline Protection Legal Fund Maine LD 1904, An Act to Establish the Municipal Shoreline Protection Legal Fund, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Timothy E. Nangle (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-15 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 715) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1904-132 - 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 1904 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Establish the Municipal Shoreline Protection Legal Fund - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-05-06 - Last action: 2026-04-15, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 715 - Sponsor: Timothy E. Nangle (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: LAND USE, LAND USE - SHORELAND ZONING - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Stable funding for shoreline legal fund: benefit, low. Each year, the commissioner deposits up to $100,000 of shoreland zoning penalties into the fund. The deposit equals $100,000 or the total penalties that year, whichever is less. The State Controller also moves $100,000 from the General Fund into the fund by September 1, 2026. For 2026–27, the law f… - Legal help for towns on shoreline cases: mixed, low. The law creates the Municipal Shoreline Protection Legal Fund at the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. It helps towns pay legal costs to enforce shoreland zoning rules, including cases they expect to file. Money can come from public or private sources, and interest stays in the fund yea… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Timothy E. Nangle (Democratic), Senate ## Actions (10) - 2026-04-15: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 715 - 2026-04-13: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table. Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. (Senate) - 2026-03-17: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence. (Senate) - 2026-03-12: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2026-03-10: Reports READ.On motion of Representative DOUDERA of Camden, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-523) 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-523). In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2026-03-05: COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-523)Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Reports READ. Senator TEPLER of Sagadahoc moved to ACCEPT the Majority OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED Report. On motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of the Majority OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-523) Report. Taken from the table by the President ProTem Subsequently, the Majority OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED Report ACCEPTED. Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (S-523) READ and ADOPTED. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY. (Senate) - 2025-06-25: CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (Senate) - 2025-05-06: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-05-06: Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence (Senate) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (S-523), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0745&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0745&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0745&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (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 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-523), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0745&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0745&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0745&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 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [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 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-LD1904-132 (as of 2026-10-17).