# Maine LD 2006: Resolve, Authorizing the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands to Make Certain Land Transactions in Aroostook and Somerset Counties Maine LD 2006, Resolve, Authorizing the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands to Make Certain Land Transactions in Aroostook and Somerset Counties, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Susan Bernard (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-02-26 (Signed by Governor, RESLV Chapter 134); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2006-132 - As of: 2026-10-18 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 2006 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: Resolve, Authorizing the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands to Make Certain Land Transactions in Aroostook and Somerset Counties - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-12-03 - Last action: 2026-02-26, Signed by Governor, RESLV Chapter 134 - Sponsor: Susan Bernard (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: PUBLIC LANDS, PUBLIC LANDS - CONVEYANCES - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Sebey Lane owners can buy septic land: mixed, low. Maine's parks and lands director can sell about 0.25 acres in Seboomook Township only to owners of 51 Sebey Lane in Big W Township. The land holds their septic system, installed before the state owned the land. The director can negotiate the price or obtain an appraisal. Buyers must pay all transac… - Towers North can exchange tower land: mixed, low. Maine's parks and lands director can exchange less than 0.25 acres with Towers North, Inc. in Presque Isle. The exchange addresses a boundary issue where a communication tower occupies a small part of state land. Towers North must pay all transaction costs, including legal and recording costs. - Westmanland can receive state road land: mixed, low. Maine's parks and lands director can transfer about 7 acres along Little Madawaska Lake Road to Westmanland without charging for the land. This lets the town improve and maintain the road for local property taxpayers. The town must pay the bureau's attorney fees and boundary survey costs; the burea… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Susan Bernard (Republican), Senate ## Actions (7) - 2026-02-26: Signed by Governor, RESLV Chapter 134 - 2026-02-24: FINALLY PASSED - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2026-02-12: In accordance with Section 23 of Article IX of the Constitution, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.FINALLY PASSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2026-02-10: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-490).In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2026-02-03: 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-490)Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Report READ and ACCEPTED. Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (S-490) READ and ADOPTED. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY. (Senate) - 2025-12-03: Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 3, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 (Senate) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (S-490), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0822&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0822&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0822&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-490), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0822&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0822&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0822&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-LD2006-132 (as of 2026-10-18).