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LD 672

Resolve, To Rename The Salmon Falls Bridge Between Buxton And Hollis The Salmon Falls Veterans Memorial Bridge

132nd Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Donna Bailey and 3 co-sponsors

Renames the Salmon Falls Bridge (Buxton–Hollis) to the Salmon Falls Veterans Memorial Bridge; DOT updates signs, with only minor, absorbable costs.

Signed by Governor
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Bill Summary · LD 672

LD 672 — Resolve, to Rename the Salmon Falls Bridge Between Buxton and Hollis as the Salmon Falls Veterans Memorial Bridge

Overview

LD 672 is a Maine Legislature resolve that directs the naming of the bridge over the Salmon Falls River between the towns of Buxton and Hollis. The bridge will be designated the Salmon Falls Veterans Memorial Bridge to honor veterans.

Purpose and Intent

  • Recognizes and memorializes veterans by naming the bridge in their honor.
  • Directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to implement the name change, including new signage and related branding.

Key Provisions

  • Name Change: The Salmon Falls Bridge (Buxton-Hollis line) is renamed the Salmon Falls Veterans Memorial Bridge.
  • Implementation: The Maine Department of Transportation is tasked with adopting the new name for official use, including updating signage along the bridge or approaches as needed.
  • Fiscal Impact: The bill anticipates only minor costs related to signage. These costs are expected to be absorbable within the DOT’s existing budget and resources. No substantial new program funding is required.

Fiscal Impact

  • Preliminary Fiscal Notes (Document 3 and Document 4):
    • Minor cost increase to the Highway Fund for signage.
    • Signage-related costs are expected to be minor and absorbable within existing DOT budgets.
    • No additional, ongoing program costs beyond signage updates.

Affected Parties

  • Maine Department of Transportation (primary implementer for signage and naming).
  • The towns of Buxton and Hollis (geographic subject of the bridge).
  • The traveling public and local residents who use the bridge.
  • Veterans organizations and the broader community honored by the memorial designation.

Procedural Timeline and Status

  • Introduced: February 20, 2025
  • Referred to: Transportation Committee
  • Key legislative actions:
    • March 25, 2025: Work Session; voted OTP (ought to pass)
    • April 1–3, 2025: Various readings and concurrence steps on the bill (suspension of rules, consent calendars)
    • April 8–10, 2025: Final passage (in both chambers, concurrence in one instance)
    • April 14, 2025: Signed by the Governor
  • Nature of the measure: A Resolve (not a substantive law), directing state agency action (DOT) to implement the naming.

Notes for Readers

  • A “Resolve” in Maine is typically a directive or declaration by the Legislature to an agency or official, rather than a new statute establishing rules or programs.
  • The primary substantive effect is the official renaming and the associated signage, with only minor expected costs covered within existing resources.

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

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