{"data":{"id":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-575","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"38 M.R.S. §575","heading":"Lead-by-example initiative","body":"The department shall establish a lead-by-example initiative under which the department shall:\n1.  Greenhouse gas emissions inventory for state-owned facilities and state-funded programs.  Create an inventory of greenhouse gas emissions associated with state-owned facilities and state-funded programs and create a plan for reducing those emissions to below 1990 levels by 2010;\n2.  Carbon emission reduction.  By January 1, 2006, seek to establish carbon emission reduction agreements with at least 50 businesses and nonprofit organizations;\n3.  New England greenhouse registry.  Participate in a regional effort to develop and adopt a greenhouse gas registry that includes 3rd-party verification; and\n4.  Statewide greenhouse gas emissions inventory.  Create an annual statewide greenhouse gas emissions inventory.","path":["TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION","CHAPTER 3-A: CLIMATE CHANGE"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec575.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:41Z","sha256":"53c61b8f5ad4af1ccc3729671599bede96d48e706988987017421704b6bfbd1e","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-574","next":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-576"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}