Maine § 35-A §3407 Maine Offshore Wind Renewable Energy and Economic Development Program

Maine Statutes

§ 35-A §3407 — Maine Offshore Wind Renewable Energy and Economic Development Program

Maine § 35-A §3407

Title 35-APUBLIC UTILITIES

Part 3ELECTRIC POWER

Ch. 34THE MAINE WIND ENERGY ACT

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 35-A, § 35-A §3407 (2026).

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1.Program established. The Maine Offshore Wind Renewable Energy and Economic Development Program, referred to in this section as "the program," is established to further the development and use of offshore wind power projects in the Gulf of Maine. The office, in collaboration with the commission, shall administer the program in accordance with this section and shall ensure that the program is designed to advance the greenhouse gas emissions reduction obligations and climate policies of this State under Title 38, section 576‑A and Title 38, section 577, the renewable energy goals established in section 3210, subsection 1‑A and all applicable workforce development efforts of this State. Under the program, the office, in collaboration with the commission, shall:

2.Federal lease stipulations

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1.
Program established.
The Maine Offshore Wind Renewable Energy and Economic Development Program, referred to in this section as "the program," is established to further the development and use of offshore wind power projects in the Gulf of Maine. The office, in collaboration with the commission, shall administer the program in accordance with this section and shall ensure that the program is designed to advance the greenhouse gas emissions reduction obligations and climate policies of this State under Title 38, section 576‑A and Title 38, section 577, the renewable energy goals established in section 3210, subsection 1‑A and all applicable workforce development efforts of this State. Under the program, the office, in collaboration with the commission, shall:
2.
Federal lease stipulations.
The office, in consultation with other state agencies, including, but not limited to, the Department of Marine Resources, shall advocate for the inclusion in any leases issued by a federal agency for offshore wind energy production in federal waters provisions that will: