Legislative News

Maine Preservation is the private statewide advocacy organization for historic preservation. Join us to help the voice of preservation be heard!

2008 Legislative Watch List - Updated Frequently

2008 Legislation Testimony from Maine Preservation

2007 Bills On Maine Preservation’s Watch List - Passed by the Governor

Click here to read testimonies for LD 262, An Act to Amend the Credit for Rehabilitation of Historic Properties

Click here for Q&A of LD 262.

Web access to the Maine State Legislature is easy, fast and essential for up-to-date information on bills.
To search for bills, click here.
2007 Public Hearing Schedule, click here.
2007 Work Session Schedule, click here.

To find your Maine State Representative, click here.
To find your Maine State Senator, click here.
If you are not sure who your U.S. House representative is, go to www.house.gov/writerep/ and type in your zip code.

Maine's First District
Congressman Thomas H. Allen

Washington Office:
Phone: (202) 225-6116, Fax: (202) 225-5590

Main District Office:
57 Exchange St. , Portland, ME 04101
Phone: (207) 774-5019, Fax: (207) 871-0720

Web Site: tomallen.house.gov
E-mail: rep.tomallen@mail.house.gov

Maine's Second District
Congressman Michael H. Michaud

Washington Office:
Phone: (202) 225-6306, Fax: (202) 225-2943

Main District Office:
202 Harlow St., Room 235, Bangor, ME 04401

Phone: (207) 942-6935
Fax: (207) 942-5907

Web Site: michaud.house.gov
E-mail: Contact Via 'Write Your Rep.'

List of list of Historic Preservation Caucus members http://www.preservationaction.org/caucus/caucus06.htm

U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe

olympia@snowe.senate.gov

154 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510 - (202) 224-5344

U.S. Senator Susan Collins: collins.senate.gov/low/contactemail.htm

172 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510 - (202) 224-2523

Contacting the US Congress is an up-to-date database of congressional contact information for the 110th Congress of the United States.
For the latest on Federal legislation for historic preservation, visit Preservation Action.

NEWLY Adopted: LD 472 - An act that requires towns, cities or municipalities that adopt the Maine Model Building Code to also adopt the International Existing Building Code, which is a building rehabilitation code.

Click here to read the remarks presented on February 18, 2005 by Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr., Director of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission in support of Cultural Funding bills before the Maine State Legislature. (Word document)

Learn about Maine's Local Option Property Tax Incentive for Historic Preservation - your municipality should adopt this!

Lobbying by 501(c)(3) Organizations: The Basics

The Creative Economy and Historic Preservation: Governor Baldacci's support for Arts, Culture and Downtown Revitalization is stated on his website www.state.me.us/governor/baldacci/vision/culture.html

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Become a preservation e-advocate!

Our lead partner in historic preservation is the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, located in Augusta. Contact them at (207) 287-2132.

Become a member of the Preservation Action!

In both the public and private forums at the federal, state and local levels, Maine Preservation works hard to support and shape public policy to protect the historic environment.

We follow the activities of selected bills during legislative sessions and will keep you posted on the status of bills we are watching. Check back here often!

Our efforts are largely grassroots. We rely on our growing membership to keep us informed and to add strength to our voice - whether it be heard in Town Hall, in the halls of the State House, or in Washington, D.C.

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