Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee, Maine State Legislature
The Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee is a standing committee of the Maine Legislature.
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Per the Joint Rules, committees of the Maine State Legislature are assigned by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House. The President appoints a committee's senate members, with the Speaker appointing the house members.[1][2] Committees are assigned at the start of each term.[3] Each committee is composed of ten representatives and three senators.[4] Seven members constitute a quorum, though a committee may not vote without at least one senator present unless it receives authorization from the President.[5] Neither chamber's leader is recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: Joint Rules
Function
The jurisdiction of this committee includes:
“ | Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources; agricultural fairs, products and marketing; animal control and welfare; food safety, inspection and labeling; dairy industry; pesticides regulation; nutrient management; farmland preservation; Department of Conservation; state parks, historic sites, public lands, submerged lands and coastal islands registry; Maine Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC); geological surveying and mapping; forest management, marketing, utilization, health and fire control; the Land for Maine's Future Program; and Baxter State Park.[6][7] | ” |
Membership
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes yearly updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org
2023-2024 legislative session
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(1) |
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Rebecca Jauch (D) left this committee on May 06, 2024. [Source]
2021-2022 legislative session
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(1) |
Jeffery Gifford (R) left this committee on June 12, 2022. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(1) |
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members (1) | ||
• James Dill | • Paul T. Davis, Chair | • Kent Ackley | ||
• Michelle Dunphy, Chair | • Thomas Saviello | |||
• Ralph Chapman | • Russell Black | |||
• Roland Martin | • Carol McElwee | |||
• Margaret O'Neil | • MaryAnne Kinney | |||
• Norman Higgins | ||||
• Thomas Skolfield |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (7) | |||
• Craig Hickman, Chair | • Peter Edgecomb, Chair | |||
• James Dill | • Thomas Saviello | |||
• Ralph Chapman | • Donald Marean | |||
• Michelle Dunphy | • Russell Black | |||
• William Noon | • Anthony Edgecomb | |||
• Robert Saucier | • MaryAnne Kinney | |||
• Carol McElwee |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (5) | |||
• Troy Dale Jackson, Chair | • Roger Sherman | |||
• James Dill, Chair | • Dean Cray | |||
• James Boyle | • Donald Marean | |||
• Peter Kent | • Russell Black | |||
• Craig Hickman | • Jeffrey Timberlake | |||
• Brian Jones | ||||
• William Noon | ||||
• Robert Saucier |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (8) | |||
• Elizabeth Schneider | • Michael Thibodeau | |||
• Andrew O'Brien | • Roger Sherman | |||
• James Dill | • Beth Turner | |||
• Jeffrey McCabe | • Dean Cray | |||
• Peter Kent | • Jeffery Gifford | |||
• Karen Foster | ||||
• Peter Edgecomb | ||||
• Russell Black |
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (4) | |||
• John Nutting, Chair | • Roger Sherman | |||
• Wendy Pieh, Chair | • Peter Edgecomb | |||
• Bruce Bryant | • Jeffery Gifford | |||
• Benjamin Pratt | • Dean Cray | |||
• Andrew O'Brien | ||||
• Leila Percy | ||||
• Peter Kent | ||||
• Nancy Smith | ||||
• Jeffrey McCabe |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Maine State Legislature, "Senate Rules," accessed February 19, 2021(Rule 201.3)
- ↑ Maine State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 19, 2021(Rule 201.1)
- ↑ Maine State Legislature, "Joint Rules," accessed February 19, 2021(Rule 301.5)
- ↑ Maine State Legislature, "Joint Rules," accessed February 19, 2021(Rule 302)
- ↑ Maine State Legislature, "Joint Rules," accessed February 19, 2021(Rule 306)
- ↑ Maine State Legislature, "Joint Committees," accessed February 19, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.