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Committee reconsiders LD 567 and approves 'dark sky' weeks for May and September

2891974 · April 7, 2025
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After a tied earlier vote, the committee reconsidered LD 567 and voted to pass the measure as amended to designate a dark-sky week in May and a second week in September; vote was 8–1 with four members absent.

Augusta, Maine — The Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government voted to pass, as amended, a resolution to designate two “dark sky” weeks in Maine after reconsidering a prior tie vote.

Senator Joseph Martin moved to reconsider the committee’s earlier tie on LD 567 and then moved that the committee report the bill "ought to pass as amended," adding a second dark-sky week in September in addition to a week in May. Representative Rollins seconded the motion to pass as amended. Testimony submitted to the committee and a representative of Maine…

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