The Governor continues to withhold Land for Maine’s Future funding, approved by voters in 2010 and 2012. LMF supports the conservation of farms, forests, waters and recreational access. The Governor held the bonds hostage in 2013 until a hospital debt was paid. The debt was paid and the Governor promised, in writing, to release the bonds. The Governor broke his promise and held the bonds hostage again this year, subverting the will of Maine voters. This time, LePage demanded an increase of timber harvesting on public lands above current sustainable levels, to fund unrelated heating programs. Sen. Katz sponsored a bill to require Governor LePage to release the LMF bonds. The Legislature voted to support the bill but the Governor vetoed it. On the last day of the session, the Senate voted to override the veto, but the House failed to override it by five votes. Six representatives switched their votes after receiving intense pressure from the Governor’s office. Despite this tremendous disappointment, immediately following the vote, another bill was amended (LD 1454) to direct the Governor to release the LMF bonds. This bill was passed by both bodies and will likely be vetoed by the Governor in January. The Legislature will have a chance to override this potential new veto in 2016.

Status: Bill vetoed by Governor; veto override failed

Sponsor: Roger J. Katz

Votes / Roll Calls:

Date	Desc	Yea	Nay	No Vote	Absent	Total	Passed	Chamber
01/01/2015	Roll Call	116	61	0	7	185	1
Votes	Show Justin L. Alfond Yea Robert W. Alley, Sr. Yea Susan M. W. Austin Nay Christopher W. Babbidge Yea Linda L. Baker Yea Dillon F. Bates Yea Kevin J. Battle Nay Roberta B. Beavers Yea Henry E. M. Beck Yea Pinny Beebe-Center Yea Bruce A. Bickford Nay Russell J. Black Yea Lydia Blume Yea Eric L. Brakey Nay Catherine Breen Yea Heidi E. Brooks Yea Mark E. Bryant Yea Andrew Russell Buckland Nay David C. Burns Yea Christine S. Burstein Yea James J. Campbell, Sr. Yea Richard H. Campbell Nay Paul Chace Yea Ralph Chapman Absent Justin M. Chenette Yea Benjamin M. Chipman Yea Ronald F Collins Yea Janice E. Cooper Yea Patrick W. Corey Yea Dale J. Crafts Absent Andre E. Cushing III Nay Scott W. Cyrway Yea Matthea Larsen Daughtry Yea Paul T. Davis Nay James E. Davitt Yea Jennifer L. DeChant Yea Michael G. Devin Yea Bill Diamond Yea James F. Dill Yea Kathleen R. J. Dillingham Nay Mark N. Dion Yea Donna R. Doore Yea Robert S. Duchesne Yea Larry C. Dunphy Nay Michelle Ann Dunphy Yea David E. Dutremble Yea Peter Edgecomb Nay Anthony J. Edgecomb Nay Ellie Espling Nay Jeffrey Evangelos Yea Mark W. Eves Yea Richard R. Farnsworth Yea Bradlee Thomas Farrin Nay Ryan M. Fecteau Yea Robert A. Foley Yea Lori A. Fowle Yea Kenneth Wade Fredette Nay Aaron M. Frey Yea Drew Gattine Yea Karen A. Gerrish Nay Stanley J. Gerzofsky Yea Sara Gideon Yea Paul E. Gilbert Yea James S. Gillway Nay Phyllis A. Ginzler Nay Jared F. Golden Yea Adam A. Goode Yea Gay M. Grant Yea Geoffrey M. Gratwick Yea Randall Adam Greenwood Nay Martin J. Grohman Yea Stacey K. Guerin Nay Scott M. Hamann Yea James M. Hamper Nay Sheldon Mark Hanington Nay Jeffery P. Hanley Nay Denise Patricia Harlow Yea Anne M. Haskell Yea Stephanie Hawke Nay Frances M. Head Nay Erin D. Herbig Yea Lloyd C. Herrick Absent Craig V. Hickman Yea Norman E. Higgins Yea Dawn Hill Yea Gary L. Hilliard Yea Brian D. Hobart Yea Barry J. Hobbins Yea George W. Hogan Yea Brian L. Hubbell Yea Patricia Hymanson Yea Christopher K. Johnson Yea Erik C. Jorgensen Yea Roger J. Katz Yea MaryAnne Kinney Nay Jonathan L. Kinney Nay Victoria P. Kornfield Yea Chuck Kruger Yea Walter A. Kumiega III Yea Michel A. Lajoie Yea Brian D. Langley Yea Nathan L. Libby Yea Lawrence E. Lockman Nay Ricky D. Long Nay Thomas R. W. Longstaff Yea Louis J. Luchini Yea Peter A. Lyford Nay Joyce A. Maker Nay Richard S. Malaby Absent Donald G. Marean Yea John L. Martin Yea Roland Danny Martin Yea Garrett Paul Mason Yea Anne-Marie Mastraccio Yea Jeff M. McCabe Yea Michael D. McClellan Nay Earle L. McCormick Yea Joyce McCreight Yea Carol A. McElwee Nay Andrew J. McLean Yea Gina M. Melaragno Yea Rebecca J. Millett Yea David R. Miramant Yea Kimberly J. Monaghan Yea Matthew W. Moonen Yea Terry K. Morrison Yea Catherine M. Nadeau Yea Robert W. Nutting Nay Beth A. O’Connor Nay Wayne R. Parry Nay John L. Patrick Yea Matthew J. Peterson Yea John Joseph Picchiotti Yea Richard A. Pickett Nay Teresa S. Pierce Absent Jeffrey K. Pierce Nay Matthew G. Pouliot Yea Christine B. Powers Yea Dwayne W. Prescott Nay Roger E. Reed Nay Kimberley C. Rosen Nay Margaret R. Rotundo Yea Diane M. Russell Yea Deane Rykerson Yea Linda F. Sanborn Yea Deborah J. Sanderson Nay Robert J. Saucier Absent Thomas B. Saviello Yea David P. Sawicki Nay John C. Schneck Yea H. Stedman Seavey Nay Michael A. Shaw (Resigned) Yea Roger L. Sherman Nay Stanley Byron Short, Jr. Yea Heather W. Sirocki Nay Thomas H. Skolfield Nay Stephen S. Stanley Yea Paul A. Stearns Absent Joel R. Stetkis Nay Peter C. Stuckey Yea Gary E. Sukeforth Yea Denise A. Tepler Yea Timothy S. Theriault Nay Michael D. Thibodeau Nay Jeffrey L. Timberlake Nay Michael J. Timmons Nay Ryan D. Tipping Yea Ralph L. Tucker Yea William R. Tuell Yea Beth P. Turner Nay Karen Vachon Nay Linda M. Valentino Yea Arthur C. Verow Yea Amy Fern Volk Excused Nathan J. Wadsworth Nay Raymond A. Wallace Nay Karleton S. Ward Yea Charlotte Warren Yea Joan W. Welsh Yea Dustin Michael White Nay Rodney L. Whittemore Nay Michael J. Willette Nay Tom J. Winsor Nay Stephen J. Wood Nay David Woodsome Yea