An Act to Combat Racketeering in Scheduled Drugs by Certain Organizations
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2204
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: ANDREWS, HARRINGTON, ARDELL, CYRWAY, NEWMAN, NUTTING, PERKINS, POIRIER, SOBOLESKI, WHITE
Amends: 30-A MRSA §4173, 33 MRSA §451, 35-A MRSA §3217

Legislative Document
No. 2204
H.P. 1412
House of Representatives, February 5, 2024
An Act to Combat Racketeering in Scheduled Drugs by Certain 
Organizations
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203.
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative ANDREWS of Paris.
Cosponsored by Senator HARRINGTON of York and
Representatives: ARDELL of Monticello, CYRWAY of Albion, NEWMAN of Belgrade, 
NUTTING of Oakland, PERKINS of Dover-Foxcroft, POIRIER of Skowhegan, SOBOLESKI 
of Phillips, WHITE of Guilford.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  17-A MRSA c. 46 is enacted to read:
CHAPTER 46
RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS
§1131. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms 
have the following meanings.
1. Criminal act. "Criminal act" means conduct constituting, or a conspiracy or attempt 
to commit, a violation punishable by imprisonment for one year or more of any of sections 
1103 to 1106; 1107-A to 1109; or 1117 to 1124.
2. Criminal proceeding. "Criminal proceeding" means a criminal proceeding brought 
under section 1132.
3. Enterprise. "Enterprise" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, trust 
or other legal entity, or a union, governmental entity, association or group of persons 
associated in fact but not a legal entity, and includes illicit as well as legitimate enterprises.
4. Participates in a pattern of criminal activity. "Participates in a pattern of criminal 
activity" means, with respect to a person who participates in a pattern of criminal activity, 
that the person participating is a principal with respect to conduct constituting at least 3 of 
the criminal acts included in the pattern of criminal activity and at least 2 of the criminal 
acts are criminal acts other than conspiracy.
5. Pattern of criminal activity. "Pattern of criminal activity" means conduct 
constituting 3 or more criminal acts that:
A. Were committed within 10 years of the commencement of the applicable criminal 
proceeding;
B. Are neither isolated incidents nor so closely related and connected in point of time 
or circumstance of commission as to constitute a single criminal offense; and
C. Were either:
(1) Related to one another through a common scheme or plan or a shared criminal 
purpose; or
(2) Committed, solicited or intentionally aided by persons acting with the culpable 
state of mind required for the commission of the criminal acts and associated with 
or in an enterprise involved in those criminal acts.
6. Personal property. "Personal property" means personal property, an interest in 
personal property or a right, including a bank account, a debt, corporate stock, a patent or 
a copyright.
7. Principal. "Principal" means a person who personally engages in conduct 
constituting a criminal act or who is criminally liable under section 57 for the conduct of 
another constituting a criminal act.
8. Prosecuting authority. "Prosecuting authority" means the office of a district 
attorney or the Department of the Attorney General.
9. Real property. "Real property" means any real property or an interest in real 
property, including a lease of, or mortgage on, real property.
§1132. Racketeering
1. Crime. A person is guilty of racketeering if the person:
A. Is employed by or associated with an enterprise and intentionally conducts or 
participates in the affairs of the enterprise by participating in a pattern of criminal 
activity;
B. Acquires or maintains an interest in or control of an enterprise, or an interest in real 
property, by participating in a pattern of criminal activity; or
C. Participates in a pattern of criminal activity and knowingly invests any proceeds 
derived from that conduct, or any proceeds derived from the investment or use of those 
proceeds, in an enterprise or in real property.
2. Permitted activities. It is not a violation of this section to:
A. Purchase securities on the open market with intent to make an investment, and 
without the intent of controlling or participating in the control of the issuer, or of 
assisting another to do so, if the securities of the issuer held by the purchaser, the 
members of the purchaser's immediate family and the purchaser's accomplices in a 
pattern of criminal activity do not amount in the aggregate to 5% of the outstanding 
securities of any one class and do not confer, either in the law or in fact, the power to 
elect one or more directors of the issuer;
B. Make a deposit in an account maintained in a financial institution, as defined in Title 
32, section 6151, subsection 4, that creates an ownership interest in that institution; or
C. Purchase nonvoting shares in a limited partnership with intent to make an investment 
and without the intent of controlling or participating in the control of the partnership.
3. Affirmative defense; federal offenses. It is an affirmative defense to prosecution 
under this section that the person engaged in racketeering because the person is a trafficked 
person as defined in Title 5, section 4701, subsection 1, paragraph A. The prosecuting 
authority shall recommend that federal action not be commenced for violations of federal 
law that are committed by a person engaged in racketeering because the person is a 
trafficked person and that arise out of conduct that constitutes racketeering.
§1133. Criminal penalties
1. Penalty. Except as provided in this subsection, a person convicted of violating 
section 1132 commits a Class A crime for which a term of imprisonment of not more than 
years or, notwithstanding sections 1704 and 1705, a fine of not more than $1,000,000, 
or both, may be imposed. A person convicted of violating section 1132 when at least one 
of the criminal acts in the pattern of criminal activity is a violation of section 1105-A 
involving the making, creating or manufacturing of scheduled drugs as described in section 
1101, subsection 17, paragraph A commits a Class A crime for which a term of 
imprisonment of not more than 30 years or, notwithstanding sections 1704 and 1705, a fine 
of not more than $1,000,000, or both, may be imposed.
2. Fine. In lieu of the fine authorized by subsection 1, a person convicted of violating 
section 1132, who received economic gain from the act or caused economic loss or personal 
injury during the act, may be sentenced to pay a fine calculated under this subsection. The 
maximum fine is 3 times the gross economic gain or 3 times the gross economic loss, 
whichever is greater, plus court costs and the costs of investigation and prosecution 
reasonably incurred, less the value of any property forfeited under section 1134. The court 
shall hold a hearing to determine the amount of the fine authorized by this subsection. In 
imposing a fine, the court shall consider the seriousness of the conduct, whether the amount 
of the fine is disproportionate to the conduct in which the person engaged, the impact of 
the conduct on victims and any legitimate enterprise involved in that conduct, as well as 
the economic circumstances of the convicted person, including the effect of the imposition 
of the fine on the person's immediate family. For purposes of this subsection, "loss" does 
not include pain and suffering.
3. Injunctive relief. After the entry of a judgment that includes a fine under this section 
or an order of criminal forfeiture under section 1134, the court may enter a restraining order 
or injunction, require the execution of a satisfactory performance bond or take other action, 
including the appointment of a receiver, that the court considers proper to protect the 
interests of the prosecuting authority in collecting the money or forfeiture or the interests 
of an innocent party.
4. Disposition of fine proceeds. The court shall apply fines collected under this section 
to the costs and expenses of investigation and prosecution, including costs of resources and 
personnel reasonably incurred in investigation and prosecution, and the balance, if any, 
must be deposited in the General Fund.
5. Restitution. In a settlement discussion or before the imposition of a sentence under 
this section, the prosecuting authority shall vigorously advocate full restitution to an 
aggrieved person. Before the acceptance of a plea or after a verdict but before the 
imposition of a sentence under this section, the court must ensure that full restitution has 
been duly effected or that a satisfactory explanation of why full restitution is impractical 
has been made to the court.
§1134. Criminal forfeiture
1. Forfeiture. When a person is convicted of violating section 1132, the court may 
order the person to forfeit to the prosecuting authority any real property or personal 
property subject to forfeiture under this section. Property subject to forfeiture is real 
property and personal property that was used in the course of, intended for use in the course 
of, derived from or realized through conduct in violation of section 1132. A court may not 
order the forfeiture of property that has been used to pay reasonable attorney's fees in 
connection with a criminal proceeding under section 1132. For the purposes of this section, 
"property" includes property constituting an interest in or means of control or influence 
over the enterprise involved in the violation of section 1132 and any property constituting 
proceeds derived from the violation of section 1132, including:
A. A position, office, appointment, tenure, commission or employment contract:
(1)  That was acquired or maintained in violation of section 1132;
(2)  Through which the person conducted or participated in the conduct of the 
affairs of an enterprise in violation of section 1132; or
(3)  That afforded the person a source of influence or control over the affairs of an 
enterprise that the person exercised in violation of section 1132;
B. Any compensation, right or benefit derived from a position, office, appointment, 
tenure, commission or employment contract described in paragraph A that accrued to 
the person during the period of conduct in violation of section 1132;
C. Any interest in an enterprise, any security of an enterprise, any claim against an 
enterprise or a property or contractual right affording the person a source of influence 
or control over the affairs of an enterprise that the person exercised in violation of 
section 1132; and
D. Any amount payable or paid under any contract for goods or services that was 
awarded or performed in violation of section 1132.
2. Other property of defendant. The court may order criminal forfeiture of any 
property other than property described under subsection 1 of the defendant up to the value 
of the property that is unreachable if any property subject to criminal forfeiture under 
subsection 1:
A. Cannot be located;
B. Has been sold to a bona fide purchaser for value;
C. Has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the court;
D. Has been substantially diminished in value by the conduct of the defendant;
E. Has been commingled with other property that cannot be divided without difficulty 
or undue injury to innocent persons; or
F. Is otherwise unreachable without undue injury to an innocent person.
§1135. Preservation of property subject to forfeiture
1. Temporary restraining order. When an indictment or complaint is filed under 
section 1132, the court may take any of the following actions if the prosecuting authority 
shows by a preponderance of the evidence that the action is necessary to preserve the 
reachability of property subject to criminal forfeiture:
A. Enter a restraining order or injunction;
B. Require the execution of a satisfactory performance bond; or
C. Take any other reasonable action, including the appointment of a receiver.
Before granting the remedies provided by this subsection, the court shall hold a hearing, 
after notice to all affected persons, giving them a reasonable opportunity to respond. At the 
hearing, the rules of evidence do not apply.
2. Preindictment order. The following provisions govern preindictment orders.
A. If an indictment or complaint has not been filed, the court may take actions provided 
in subsection 1 if the prosecuting authority makes the showing required by subsection 
and also shows that:
(1) There is probable cause to believe that the property with respect to which the 
order is sought would, in the event of a conviction, be subject to criminal forfeiture 
under section 1134; and
(2) The requested order would not result in substantial and irreparable harm or 
injury to the party against whom the order is to be entered, or to other affected 
persons, that outweighs the need to preserve the reachability of the property.
B. An order entered under this subsection is effective for a maximum of 90 days unless:
(1) Extended by the court for good cause; or
(2) Terminated by the filing of an indictment or complaint alleging that the 
property is subject to forfeiture.
3. Restraining order without notice. On application by the prosecuting authority, the 
court may grant, without notice to any party, a temporary restraining order to preserve the 
reachability of property subject to criminal forfeiture under section 1134 if:
A. An indictment or complaint alleging that property is subject to criminal forfeiture 
has been filed or the court determines that there is probable cause to believe that 
property with respect to which the order is sought would, in the event of a conviction, 
be subject to criminal forfeiture under section 1134;
B. The property is in the possession or control of the party against whom the order is 
to be entered; and
C. The court makes a specific finding in writing that the property can be concealed, 
disposed of or placed beyond the jurisdiction of the court before any party may be 
heard in opposition.
A temporary restraining order granted without notice to any party under this subsection 
expires within the time fixed by the court, not to exceed 10 days. The court may extend the 
order for good cause shown or if the party against whom it is entered consents to an 
extension. After a temporary restraining order is granted under this subsection, a hearing 
concerning the entry of an order under this section must be held at the earliest practicable 
time and before the temporary order expires.
§1136. Disposition of forfeiture proceeds
1. Disposition alternatives. Except as provided in subsection 2, after making due 
provisions for the rights of innocent persons, the prosecuting authority shall, as soon as 
feasible, dispose of all property ordered forfeited under section 1134 by:
A. Public sale;
B. Sale or transfer to an innocent person; or
C. Destruction, if the property is not needed for evidence in a pending criminal or civil 
proceeding.
2. Transfer to Maine State Housing Authority. The prosecuting authority shall, as 
soon as feasible, transfer real property ordered forfeited under section 1134 and suitable 
for residential use to the Maine State Housing Authority.
3. No reversion to defendant. For the purposes of this section, an interest in personal 
property or real property not exercisable by or transferable for value by the prosecuting 
authority expires and does not revert to the defendant. Forfeited property may not be 
purchased by the defendant, a relative of the defendant or any person acting in concert with 
the defendant or on the defendant's behalf.
4. Sale proceeds. The proceeds of a sale or other disposition of forfeited property under 
this section, whether by final judgment, settlement or otherwise, must be applied as 
follows:
A. To the fees and costs of the forfeiture and sale, including expenses of seizure, 
maintenance and custody of the property pending its disposition, advertising and court 
costs; and
B. The balance to the Maine State Housing Authority to be used by the authority to pay 
taxes, fees and liens associated with real property transferred to the authority pursuant 
to subsection 2 and rehabilitate that real property into livable residential real property 
for resale.
§1137. Additional relief available
With respect to property ordered forfeited, a fine imposed or a civil penalty imposed 
in a criminal proceeding under section 1132 or civil proceeding under section 1139, the 
court may, on petition of the prosecuting authority or any other person within 60 days of a 
final order:
1. Authorize compromise. Authorize the compromise of claims;
2. Award compensation. Award compensation to persons providing information that 
results in a forfeiture under section 1134;
3. Grant petition. Grant a petition for mitigation or remission of a forfeiture or fine;
4. Restore forfeited property or award imposed fines. Restore forfeited property or 
award imposed fines to victims of a violation of section 1132; and
5. Take any other action. Take any other action to protect the rights of innocent 
persons that is in the interests of justice and is consistent with the purposes of this chapter.
§1138. Relation to other sanctions
1. Remedy not exclusive. Except as provided in this section, a criminal penalty, 
forfeiture or fine imposed under section 1132, 1133, 1134 or 1139 does not preclude the 
application of any other criminal penalty or civil remedy for the separate criminal acts. A 
prosecuting authority may not file a civil action under section 1139 if any prosecuting 
authority has filed a previous criminal proceeding under section 1132 against the same 
person based on the same criminal conduct and the charges were dismissed after jeopardy 
attached or the person was acquitted.
2. Restitution. A restitution payment to a victim under section 1133 does not limit 
liability for damages in a civil action or proceeding for an amount greater than the 
restitution payment.
§1139. Civil remedies
1. Relief available. The prosecuting authority may institute civil proceedings in court 
seeking relief from conduct constituting a violation of section 1132 or to prevent or restrain 
future violations. If the prosecuting authority proves the alleged violation by a 
preponderance of the evidence, and the court has made due provision for the rights of 
innocent persons, the court may:
A. Order a defendant to divest an interest in an enterprise or in real property;
B. Impose reasonable restrictions on the future activities or investments of a defendant, 
including prohibiting a defendant from engaging in the same type of endeavor as the 
enterprise in which the defendant was engaged in violation of section 1132;
C. Order the dissolution or reorganization of an enterprise;
D. Order the suspension or revocation of a license, permit or prior approval granted to 
an enterprise by a state agency; or
E. Order the surrender of the charter of a corporation organized under the law of this 
State, the dissolution of an enterprise or the revocation of the authority for a foreign 
corporation to conduct business in this State if the court finds that:
(1) The board of directors or a managerial agent acting on behalf of the corporation, 
in conducting the affairs of the corporation, authorized or engaged in conduct 
constituting a violation of section 1132; and
(2) The public interest in preventing future criminal conduct requires the action.
2. Injunctive relief. In a proceeding under this section, the court may grant injunctive 
relief.
3. Civil penalty. The prosecuting authority may institute proceedings against an 
enterprise or an individual to recover a civil penalty. The penalty may be imposed in the 
discretion of the court for conduct constituting a violation of section 1132. The civil penalty 
may not exceed $1,000,000 less a fine imposed under section 1133. Penalties collected 
under this section must be paid to the State and applied to the costs and expenses of 
investigation and prosecution, including costs of resources and personnel incurred in 
investigation and prosecution, and the balance, if any, must be deposited in the General 
Fund.
4. Attorney's fees. If the court issues an injunction or grants other relief under this 
section, or the prosecuting authority otherwise substantially prevails, the prosecuting 
authority must also recover reasonable attorney's fees in the trial and appellate courts and 
costs of investigation and litigation reasonably incurred.
5. Personal jurisdiction. Personal service of process in a proceeding under this section 
may be made on any person outside of this State if the person was a principal in any conduct 
constituting a violation of section 1132 in this State. The person is deemed to have 
submitted to the jurisdiction of the courts of this State for the purposes of this section.
§1140. Notice to other prosecuting authorities
When a prosecuting authority or law enforcement agency begins an investigation, files 
a charge or makes an arrest involving this chapter, the prosecuting authority or law 
enforcement agency shall notify the Department of the Attorney General. An office of a 
district attorney or a law enforcement agency is not required to obtain the permission of the 
Attorney General to conduct an investigation, file a charge or make an arrest involving this 
chapter. The Attorney General shall notify all prosecuting authorities and law enforcement 
agencies that are conducting investigations, filing charges or making arrests involving this 
chapter, the same actors and the same acts. The Attorney General shall designate the 
prosecuting authority or law enforcement agency that first filed notice of an investigation 
involving this chapter, the same actors and the same acts as the exclusive prosecuting 
authority or law enforcement agency for the matter under investigation if that prosecuting 
authority or law enforcement agency requests that designation.
§1141.  Personal property and real property
For purposes of this chapter:
1.  Personal property.  Personal property and a beneficial interest in personal property 
are deemed to be located where the trustee is, the personal property is or the instrument 
evidencing the right is; and
2.  Real property.  A beneficial interest in real property is deemed to be located where 
the real property is located.
Sec. 2.  30-A MRSA §4173, sub-§6 is enacted to read:
6.  Permit required.  A permit is required for the installation or upgrade of electrical 
service to a total of 400 amperes or more in a residential building. The ampere ratings of 
all electrical panels must be added together to determine whether the 400-ampere threshold 
in this subsection is met. If the residential building is in a municipality that has provided 
for electrical inspections, the person performing the work must apply to the municipal 
electrical inspector in writing for a permit. If the residential building is not in a municipality 
that has provided for electrical inspections, the person performing the work must apply to 
a state electrical inspector in writing for a permit. A municipal electrical inspector or state 
electrical inspector shall notify the transmission and distribution utility that serves the 
residential building of an application made under this subsection.
Sec. 3.  33 MRSA §451 is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
§451.  Rights of aliens
1.  Alien may take, hold, convey and devise real estate.  Except as provided in 
subsection 2, an alien may take, hold, convey and devise real estate or any interest therein. 
All conveyances and devises of real estate or interest already made by or to an alien are 
valid.
2.  Certain aliens may not purchase or otherwise acquire real estate.  An alien, 
except an alien who is a legal permanent resident of the United States, who is a citizen of 
one of the following countries may not purchase or otherwise acquire real estate or any 
interest in real estate in this State:
A.  The People's Republic of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative 
Region;
B.  The Republic of Cuba;
C.  The Islamic Republic of Iran;
D.  The Democratic People's Republic of Korea; or
E.  The Russian Federation.
Sec. 4.  35-A MRSA §3217, sub-§5 is enacted to read:
5.  Suspicious power use reports.  The following provisions govern suspicious power 
use reports.
A. A consumer-owned transmission and distribution utility and an investor-owned 
transmission and distribution utility shall generate a suspicious power use report under 
this section and transmit that report to the Department of Public Safety, Maine State 
Police when:
(1) A 400 ampere or more total service is installed or an existing service is 
upgraded to a 400 ampere or more total service at a residential property, regardless 
of whether that installation or upgrade is a single 400 ampere or more panel or 
multiple smaller panels the sum of which is 400 amperes or more;
(2) A transformer malfunctions;
(3) A transformer larger than 25 kilovolt-amperes is installed or a transformer is 
upgraded to a transformer larger than 25 kilovolt-amperes for a residential 
customer; or
(4) There is a month-to-month increase in power consumption of greater than 
500% for a residential customer.
The square footage of the residential property and the reason for the power increase, if 
known to the consumer-owned transmission and distribution utility and the investor-
owned transmission and distribution utility, must be included in the report.
Sec. 5. Utilities to generate list. A consumer-owned transmission and distribution 
utility and an investor-owned transmission and distribution utility, as defined in the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, section 3201, subsections 6 and 11-A, respectively, shall 
generate a list of 400 ampere or more total service installations and upgrades and 
malfunctioning transformers at residential properties since 2013 and submit this list to the 
Department of Public Safety, Maine State Police in a manner specified by the Maine State 
Police.
SUMMARY
This bill establishes the crime of racketeering and provides that a person is guilty of 
racketeering if the person is employed by or associated with an enterprise and intentionally 
conducts or participates in the affairs of the enterprise by participating in a pattern of 
criminal activity; acquires or maintains an interest in or control of an enterprise, or an 
interest in real property, by participating in a pattern of criminal activity; or participates in 
a pattern of criminal activity and knowingly invests any proceeds derived from that 
conduct, or any proceeds derived from the investment or use of those proceeds, in an 
enterprise or in real property. The bill defines "criminal act" as conduct constituting, or a 
conspiracy or attempt to commit, a violation punishable by imprisonment for one year or 
more of the criminal laws governing scheduled drugs. The definition of "criminal act" 
includes violations of the laws governing the aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs that 
involve the making, creating or manufacturing of scheduled drugs. It is an affirmative 
defense to a prosecution for racketeering that the person engaged in racketeering because 
the person is a trafficked person. A person guilty of racketeering commits a Class A crime 
for which a term of imprisonment of not more than 20 years or a fine of not more than 
$1,000,000, or both, may be imposed. A person guilty of racketeering when at least one of 
the criminal acts in the pattern of criminal activity is aggravated trafficking of scheduled 
drugs involving the making, creating or manufacturing of scheduled drugs commits a Class 
A crime for which a term of imprisonment of not more than 30 years or a fine of not more 
than $1,000,000, or both, may be imposed. In lieu of these fines, a person guilty of 
racketeering who received economic gain from the act or caused economic loss or personal 
injury during the act may be sentenced to pay a fine that is no greater than 3 times the gross 
economic value gained or 3 times the gross economic loss caused, whichever is greater, 
plus court costs and the costs of investigation and prosecution reasonably incurred, less the 
value of any property forfeited.
The bill provides that when a person is convicted of racketeering, the court may order 
the person to forfeit to the prosecuting authority any real or personal property that was used 
in the course of, intended for use in the course of, derived from or realized through conduct 
in violation of the racketeering laws. The prosecuting authority must transfer real property 
ordered forfeited and suitable for residential use to the Maine State Housing Authority. The 
proceeds of a sale or other disposition of forfeited property must be applied to the fees and 
costs of the forfeiture and sale and the balance must be transferred to the Maine State 
Housing Authority to be used by the authority to pay taxes, fees and liens associated with 
real property transferred to the authority as a result of forfeiture and to rehabilitate that real 
property into livable residential real property for resale.
The bill provides that the prosecuting authority may institute civil proceedings in court 
seeking relief from conduct constituting a violation of the laws governing racketeering or 
to prevent or restrain future violations.
The bill provides that when a prosecuting authority or law enforcement agency begins 
an investigation, files a charge or makes an arrest involving the laws governing 
racketeering, the prosecuting authority or law enforcement agency must notify the 
Department of the Attorney General. An office of a district attorney or a law enforcement 
agency is not required to obtain the permission of the Attorney General to conduct an 
investigation, file a charge or make an arrest. The Attorney General must notify all 
prosecuting authorities and law enforcement agencies that are conducting investigations, 
filing charges or making arrests involving the laws governing racketeering, the same actors 
and the same acts. The Attorney General must designate the prosecuting authority or law 
enforcement agency that first filed notice of an investigation involving the laws governing 
racketeering, the same actors and the same acts as the exclusive prosecuting authority or 
law enforcement agency for the matter under investigation if that prosecuting authority or 
law enforcement agency requests that designation.
The bill requires a permit for the installation or upgrade of electrical service to a total 
of 400 amperes or more in a residential building. It also requires a transmission and 
distribution electric utility to generate a suspicious power use report and transmit that report 
to the Department of Public Safety, Maine State Police when: a 400 ampere or more total 
service is installed or an existing service is upgraded to a 400 ampere or more total service 
at a residential property, regardless of whether that installation or upgrade is a single 400 
ampere or more panel or multiple smaller panels the sum of which is 400 amperes or more; 
a transformer malfunctions; a transformer larger than 25 kilovolt-amperes is installed or a 
transformer is upgraded to a transformer larger than 25 kilovolt-amperes for a residential 
customer; or there is a month-to-month increase in power consumption of greater than 
500% for a residential customer. A transmission and distribution electric utility also is 
required to generate a list of 400 ampere or more total service installations and upgrades 
and malfunctioning transformers at residential properties since 2013 and submit this list to 
the Maine State Police in a manner specified by the Maine State Police.
The bill provides that an alien, except an alien who is a legal permanent resident of the 
United States, who is a citizen of the People's Republic of China, including the Hong Kong 
Special Administrative Region; the Republic of Cuba; the Islamic Republic of Iran; the 
Democratic People's Republic of Korea; or the Russian Federation may not purchase or 
otherwise acquire real estate or any interest in real estate in this State.