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LD 976

Resolve, To Restore Accessible Public Transportation To Swan Island In Perkins Township

132nd Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Bill Bridgeo and 4 co-sponsors

Creates a working group to restore accessible public transport to Swan Island and coordinate access with resilience planning, affecting state agencies, visitors, and locals.

Became Law without Governor's Signature
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Bill Summary · LD 976

Summary — LD 976 (132nd Maine Legislature)

Title: Resolve, To Restore Accessible Public Transportation To Swan Island in Perkins Township
Enacted: Became law without the Governor’s signature (June 22, 2025)
Introduced: March 7, 2025
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Final disposition: Finally passed (June 9, 2025); enacted as amended by Committee Amendment “A” (H‑479)

Purpose / Intent

LD 976 directs state action to improve public access and resilience planning for Swan Island (Perkins Township), a publicly managed island important for recreation and wildlife management. Through committee amendment A, the Resolve was revised to establish a working group charged with facilitating accessible public transportation to Swan Island and addressing resilience/planning issues that affect continued public access.

Key provisions

  • Establishes a working group (created by the Resolve) to:
    • Facilitate restoration or improvement of accessible public transportation to Swan Island;
    • Coordinate public access with resilience planning for the island (e.g., preparedness for environmental changes or infrastructure needs).
  • The bill was amended in committee (H‑479) before final passage; that version (reported out OTP‑AM) is the enacted text.

(Note: the public legislative record supplied does not include the working group’s statutory membership list, meeting schedule, reporting requirements, or deadlines — consult the enrolled Resolve text for those specifics.)

Who is affected

  • State agencies involved in land and water access, notably Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and any agencies responsible for transportation or coastal resilience planning.
  • Visitors and recreational users of Swan Island.
  • Local stakeholders in Perkins Township, conservation organizations, and transportation providers who may participate in or be impacted by working‑group recommendations.
  • Wildlife and land management operations on Swan Island insofar as access or infrastructure changes are proposed.

Fiscal impact

  • Fiscal notes (approved 05/31/25 and 06/06/25) estimate a minor General Fund cost increase. Any additional costs to impacted agencies are anticipated to be minor and absorbable within existing budgeted resources.

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Referred to the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee (3/7/2025); carried over to next session (3/21/2025); work session held (5/12/2025); committee amendment A adopted (6/5/2025); finally passed and sent for concurrence (6/9/2025); became law without the Governor’s signature (6/22/2025).
  • For the full operative language (membership, duties, reporting deadlines), consult the enrolled Resolve as adopted (H‑479) in the 132nd Legislature records.

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

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