What is this LD 838 bill that proposes handing eminent domain rights to a brand-new, unelected agency?
LD 838 appears intended to compete with the Maine PUC, have fund-raising authority through “revenue bonds”—and can use eminent domain. What is this?
Putting the fox in charge of the henhouse?
Read the bill below in full. If that is too much, scroll to page 4 for the eminent domain bit, and page 7 for a summary. Just so it’s clear, this will get approved by EUT because it is cosponsored by seven members of the EUT committee (which is 13 members). If you are concerned, the public hearing info is at the end.
PUBLIC HEARING
The bill is scheduled for a public hearing on Tuesday, January 20 at 1:00 pm in the Energy, Utilities, Technology Committee Room 211.
Down the draft PDF for LD 838 here:
Read the post from Landowners Voice here:
