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LD 79

Resolve, To Rename The Bridge On Main Street Between Biddeford And Saco The General Wallace H. Nutting Memorial Bridge

132nd Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Marshall Archer and 7 co-sponsors

Renames the Biddeford–Saco Main Street bridge to the General Wallace H. Nutting Memorial Bridge; DOT updates signage with only minor, absorbable costs.

Signed by Governor
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Bill Summary · LD 79

Summary: LD 79 — Resolve to Rename the Bridge on Main Street Between Biddeford and Saco the General Wallace H. Nutting Memorial Bridge

Overview

  • Bill Type: Resolve
  • Bill Number: LD 79
  • Title: Resolve, to Rename the Bridge on Main Street Between Biddeford and Saco the General Wallace H. Nutting Memorial Bridge
  • Legislature: 132nd Maine Legislature
  • Status: Signed by the Governor (March 25, 2025)
  • Introduced: January 6, 2025
  • Primary Committee: Transportation
  • Subject: Bridges, Roads; Naming of the Wallace Nutting Memorial Bridge

Purpose and Intent

The bill directs the renaming of the bridge on Main Street, which spans the boundary between Biddeford and Saco, to explicitly designate it as the General Wallace H. Nutting Memorial Bridge. As a resolve, the measure establishes the naming and directs the relevant state agency to implement the change, primarily through updated signage.

Key Provisions

  • Rename the bridge on Main Street between Biddeford and Saco to the General Wallace H. Nutting Memorial Bridge.
  • Direct the Department of Transportation (DOT) to implement signage reflecting the new name.
  • No substantive policy changes are included beyond the naming and related signage updates.

Fiscal Implications

  • The bill anticipates minor costs associated with signage changes.
  • Fiscal notes consistently indicate a minor cost increase to the Highway Fund, with signage costs absorbable within existing DOT resources.
  • Specific notes:
    • Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement (LR 534(01), approved 01/23/25): Minor cost increase; signage costs absorbable.
    • Fiscal Note (LR 534(02), approved 03/12/25): Minor cost increase; signage costs absorbable.
  • Overall effect: No significant or new revenue impact; costs are considered manageable within current DOT budgets.

Affected Parties and Impacts

  • Maine Department of Transportation (DOT): Responsible for implementing signage changes.
  • Local communities: Residents and travelers in Biddeford and Saco who use the bridge and will encounter the updated name signage.
  • Signage vendors and contractors: Potential minor workflow changes to produce and install new signs.

Procedural Timeline

  • 01/06/2025: LD 79 introduced and referred to Transportation.
  • 02/27/2025: Work session held; OTP reported out (02/28/2025).
  • 03/04/2025: Passed on Consent Calendar; sent for concurrrence.
  • 03/11/2025: Readings and concurrence; passage to be engrossed.
  • 03/18/2025: House and Senate concurrence achieved; sent for concurrence; ordered forthwith.
  • 03/20/2025: Finally passed, in concurrence.
  • 03/25/2025: Signed by the Governor.

Summary

LD 79 is a straightforward naming measure designating the Main Street bridge linking Biddeford and Saco as the General Wallace H. Nutting Memorial Bridge. The fiscal impact is minimal, limited to signage updates, with costs absorbable within existing DOT funding. The bill progressed through standard committee and chamber approvals before gubernatorial signature.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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