# Maine LD 2215: An Act Relating to Nonwater-dependent Floating Structures Maine LD 2215, An Act Relating to Nonwater-dependent Floating Structures, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-03-19 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 566); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2215-132 - 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 2215 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act Relating to Nonwater-dependent Floating Structures - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-24 - Last action: 2026-03-19, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 566 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: RECREATION, RECREATION - WATERCRAFT - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Anchored docks and swimming floats remain allowed: benefit, low. The exception to the floating-structure rules covers qualifying docks, wharves, and swimming or diving floats across state waters. They must be used for swimming, diving, or temporary boat tie-off. They must also be anchored to the bottom, temporarily or permanently. - Floating structure violators pay removal costs: cost, low. A covered floating structure counts as abandoned after more than 24 hours in, on, or over state waters. The owner must lack intent to remove it, as determined by the primary enforcement authority. Anyone who breaks the placement or use ban must remove the structure from those waters. That person mu… - Broader limits on floating structure use: cost, low. Maine bans placing or using nonwater-dependent floating structures in, on, or over state waters, unless a legal exception applies. The ban extends beyond the prior reference to internal waters. A nonwater-dependent use can function away from the water. It does not mainly need submerged land or dire… - Boat operators face revised visibility standards: cost, low. Watercraft operators subject to Maine's helm-visibility rules must meet standards recommended by the American Boat and Yacht Council or its successor. This replaces the previously cited federal visibility requirements. - Existing floating structures get limited leases: mixed, low. Owners of covered structures existing as of January 1, 2025, can apply through Maine's Bureau of Parks and Lands submerged lands leasing program. Attached structures require the applicant to hold right, title, or interest in the shorefront they touch. Unattached structures require that interest in… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Actions (6) - 2026-03-19: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 566 - 2026-03-10: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2026-03-05: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2026-03-03: COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. Ordered sent down forthwith (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence. Bill READ ONCE. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY. (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Reported by Representative ROBERTS for the Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife pursuant to Public Law 2025, chapter 378, section 13.Report was READ and ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.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.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) ## Bill text - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1494&item=2&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1494&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 - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1494&item=2&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1494&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-LD2215-132 (as of 2026-10-17).