LD1969 - Climate Jobs

(2022)

An Act Concerning Equity in Renewable Energy Projects and Workforce Development

What is the bill?

Climate change poses serious threats — warming oceans, rising sea levels, extreme weather and more. Unions in Maine have been developing a vision to address accelerating climate change and deepening inequality by creating new union jobs in the clean energy sector. LD 1969 would advance labor and equity standards by requiring that energy projects over two megawatts that receive state assistance pay workers a prevailing wage, encourage registered apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs, develop a diverse workforce, and encourage Project Labor Agreements — a tool to ensure good jobs and that work is done on time and under budget. This bill passed the House and Senate and became law without the Governor's signature.

What happened?

Enacted into law (Passed by the Legislature, Became Law Without Governor's Signature)

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