This bill does the following.
1. It requires any public port facility or highway constructed to serve an offshore wind power project to employ project labor agreements that comply with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 26, section 3601.
2. It provides that in the case of an offshore wind power project that involves the lease of a port facility owned or operated by the State, the lease must require: A. The use of project labor agreements for all on-site construction or fabrication of materials for the project; B. Labor peace agreements governing full-time employees who will make any use of the port facility, including but not limited to employees involved in the following activities related to the wind project: manufacturing, fabrication, operation, maintenance, decommissioning or maritime access; C. The implementation of a development plan that includes, among other things, specific plans for recruiting and employing a diverse work force; and D. The development and implementation of a plan for ensuring the use, to the extent practical, of zero-emission port equipment or technology.
3. It directs the Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation and coordination with the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the Department of Marine Resources, the Department of Transportation and the Maine Port Authority, to seek federal funding available under the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the federal Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and any other federal law or program to enhance climate resilience and biodiversity of any nearshore, intertidal or upland areas disturbed by activities related to offshore wind power projects.
4. It amends definitions relating to expedited wind energy developments to include port facilities associated with offshore wind power projects.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 1818, SP 733: 35-A.3451