# Maine LD 465: An Act to Update Waste Discharge License Fees Maine LD 465, An Act to Update Waste Discharge License Fees, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Nicole C. Grohoski (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-09 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 62) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD465-132 - 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 465 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Update Waste Discharge License Fees - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-05 - Last action: 2025-05-09, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 62 - Sponsor: Nicole C. Grohoski (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: WASTES, WASTES - PERMITS - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Funding for state water quality work: benefit, low. The state provides $55,791 in FY 2025–26 and $57,409 in FY 2026–27 from the Maine Environmental Protection Fund. The money supports water quality licensing, compliance checks, monitoring, data, and administration at the Department of Environmental Protection. - Higher fees for marine aquaculture permits: cost, low. Marine finfish aquaculture license holders pay $1,682 each year. General permit coverage for marine aquaculture also costs $1,682 per year. - Annual fee for municipal storm sewers: cost, low. Municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) permits cost $1,306 each year. - Flat fees for mixing zones and licenses: cost, low. The fee for a new or amended mixing zone is $9,254. This is in addition to other fees. Forming a sanitary district costs $693. Transferring a residential or commercial sanitary wastewater license costs $140. - Higher wastewater discharge license fees: cost, low. The law resets license fees using 2019 amounts times 1.4. This applies to all waste discharge license groups unless a different fee is listed in law. The fish‑rearing category is renamed terrestrial fish‑rearing. 2019 fees are $538 for up to 0.1 million gallons per day (MGD) and $1,368 for over 0.1… - Surcharges for sewer overflows harming shellfish: cost, low. The law adds two annual surcharges to protect shellfish areas. A $12,000 total charge is split among towns and treatment plants with combined sewer overflows that may affect shellfish, based on each entity’s prior 3‑year average flow. A $25,000 total charge is split among treatment plants whose out… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Nicole C. Grohoski (Democratic), Senate ## Actions (7) - 2025-05-09: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 62 - 2025-05-06: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-04-30: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-04-29: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-24).In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-04-24: Report READ and ACCEPTED.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-24) READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-24).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) - 2025-02-05: Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 5, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 (Senate) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (S-24), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0200&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0200&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0200&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-24), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0200&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0200&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0200&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-LD465-132 (as of 2026-10-17).