LD 1724 - Logging Board

(2022)

An Act To Create a Logging Dispute Resolution Board and To Require Proof of Ownership Documents To Be Available within 14 Days of Request

What is the bill?

Loggers and wood haulers work extremely long hours, often for low pay and no benefits for large, powerful timber corporations who profit from their labor. Logging is one of the most difficult and dangerous occupations in Maine and is only made worse by a long standing power imbalance in the industry that forces loggers and forest products haulers to accept unfair contract rates for their services. The creation of a Logging Dispute Resolution Board to hear disputes related to the logging industry will help level the playing field, weed out bad actors in the market, give workers a seat at the table and provide a clear process to resolve issues.

What happened?

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

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