An Act to Improve the Management of Landfill Leachate and Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge at Solid Waste Landfills
Sponsored By: James Dill (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
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Carpenter Ridge disposal banned; tribal purchase priority
Beginning April 13, 2026, Carpenter Ridge cannot be developed or used as a state-owned solid waste disposal site. The site covers about 1,500 acres in Penobscot County, Township 2, Range 8. State agencies cannot seek or obtain new or expanded licenses, amendments, or renewals, or operate or contract for operation there. The Penobscot Nation has the first chance to buy any part of the site that a state agency proposes to sell. The law does not require a sale, and any purchase must follow state-property sale laws and rules.
Landfills face new leak and treatment rules
Beginning April 13, 2026, new or expanded landfills needing a freshwater-wetland alteration permit must include leak detection in their design. Department-approved water monitoring plans must include leak data and PFAS groundwater sampling and analysis. Groundwater results must appear in annual reports, and the work must follow a department-approved schedule. Landfills under 6 acres are exempt if they accept only inert fill, construction and demolition debris, land-clearing debris, and wood wastes. Separately, new or expanded state-owned landfills cannot receive a required public-benefit finding unless they treat collected leachate—landfill wastewater—to reduce PFAS under a department license and meet other applicable standards.
Sludge facilities face new pollution controls
Beginning April 13, 2026, Maine-licensed sludge processors and incinerators must control PFAS chemical emissions into the air. New sources must use best available control technology; existing sources must use best practical treatment. License applicants must submit controls for Department of Environmental Protection approval. Licenses must set emission limits or reduction requirements and require emissions testing. Licensed solid waste facilities cannot process, reuse, or dispose of sludge until its generator characterizes it under a department-approved plan that includes PFAS sampling and analysis.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
James Dill
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 651
4/13/2026PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
4/6/2026SenateThis being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.PASSED TO BE ENACTED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
4/2/2026HouseReport READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-927) 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-927), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith.
4/2/2026SenateCONSENT 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-927).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
3/31/2026HouseReceived by the Clerk of the House on December 15, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
12/15/2025House
Bill Text
Amendment C-A (H-927), adopted by House & Senate
Enacted
Introduced
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