# Maine LD 529: An Act to Establish the Alamoosook Lake Watershed Management District Maine LD 529, An Act to Establish the Alamoosook Lake Watershed Management District, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Nina Milliken (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-18 (Signed by Governor, ACTPS Chapter 10); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD529-132 - 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 529 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Establish the Alamoosook Lake Watershed Management District - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-11 - Last action: 2025-06-18, Signed by Governor, ACTPS Chapter 10 - Sponsor: Nina Milliken (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: DAMS, DAMS - MAINTENANCE - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Local district manages Alamoosook Lake dam: benefit, low. The law establishes a local district to own, operate, inspect, and repair the Alamoosook Lake dam. It manages water levels and flows and can support fish passage, boat inspections, water quality checks, and invasive species monitoring. The law takes immediate effect only for Orland officials to pre… - Lake district gains funding and tax relief: benefit, low. The district can seek grants, loans, and other funding on the same terms as a municipality. It can also receive state agency help available to watershed districts, accept gifts, and borrow money. Its property, rights, and franchises within Orland are exempt from property tax. The law guarantees no… - Alamoosook waterfront owners face new assessments: cost, medium. Orland pays 50% of district costs and reserves through property taxes when town voters approve; waterfront owners pay the rest. Any town share not funded is added to waterfront owners' bills. Owner assessments use shoreline frontage recorded for property taxes, capped at 300 feet per lot or parcel.… - Orland and waterfront owners share control: mixed, low. Orland appoints three district trustees, and waterfront owners elect two; each waterfront property gets one vote per open owner-elected seat. Owner candidates need nomination by a lake association representing at least 20% of waterfront properties; without one, board nomination rules apply. After s… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Nina Milliken (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David Haggan (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Moonen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicole C. Grohoski (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Steven Bishop (Republican), House ## Actions (8) - 2025-06-18: Signed by Governor, ACTPS Chapter 10 - 2025-06-13: This 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. (House) - 2025-06-13: PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-13: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-670) 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-670), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate) - 2025-06-12: 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" (H-670).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 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. (House) - 2025-02-11: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-670), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0348&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0348&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0348&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 (H-670), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0348&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0348&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0348&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-LD529-132 (as of 2026-10-18).