An Act To Ban the United Nations Agenda 21 in Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0161
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: LONG, BRAKEY, CRAFTS, DUNPHY, O'CONNOR, STANLEY, TIMBERLAKE, TIMMONS

Legislative Document 
No. 161 
H.P. 119 
House of Representatives, January 27, 2015 
An Act To Ban the United Nations Agenda 21 in Maine 
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative LONG of Sherman. 
Cosponsored by Senator BRAKEY of Androscoggin and 
Representatives: CRAFTS of Lisbon, DUNPHY of Embden, O'CONNOR of Berwick, 
STANLEY of Medway, TIMBERLAKE of Turner, TIMMONS of Cumberland. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  1 MRSA c. 22 is enacted to read: 
CHAPTER 22 
PROTECTION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS 
§831.  United Nations Agenda 21; international laws 
1.  Definitions.  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the 
following terms have the following meanings. 
A.  "Agenda 21" means the plan of action adopted by the United Nations in 1992 at 
the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development and published in 
"Agenda 21: Earth Summit - The United Nations Programme of Action from Rio" 
(United Nations publication, ISBN 9789211005097, 1993). 
B.  "Political subdivision" means any municipality, plantation, county, quasi-
municipal corporation or special purpose district, including any public-private 
partnership, of the State. 
C.  "Public-private partnership" means any partnership in which the State or a 
municipality, plantation, county, quasi-municipal corporation or special purpose 
district is a partner. 
D.  "State" means the State and any office, department, agency, authority, 
commission, board, institution, hospital or other instrumentality of the State. 
2.  Prohibition on restricting private property rights.  The State or any political 
subdivision may not adopt or implement policies that intentionally or recklessly infringe 
on or restrict private property rights without due process as may be required by policy 
recommendations originating in or traceable to Agenda 21 or any international law or 
ancillary plan of action that contravenes the United States Constitution or the Constitution 
of Maine. 
3.  Prohibition on transactions with organizations assisting in implementation of 
Agenda 21 policies.  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the State or any 
political subdivision may not enter into any agreement with, expend any sum of money 
for, receive funds or contract services from or give financial aid to any nongovernmental 
or intergovernmental organization accredited or enlisted by the United Nations to assist in 
the implementation of the United Nations policies related to Agenda 21. 
SUMMARY 
This bill prohibits the State or any political subdivision of the State from adopting or 
implementing policies originating in the United Nations Agenda 21 or other international 
laws that restrict private property rights without due process.  Because the United Nations 
has accredited and enlisted numerous nongovernmental and intergovernmental 
organizations to assist in the implementation of its policies related to Agenda 21 around 
the world, the bill prohibits the State or any political subdivision from entering into 
agreements or financial arrangements with those organizations.