An Act To Authorize Bond Issues in the Total Amount of $106,800,000, of Which $73,800,000 is for a Transportation Bond Issue for Transportation Improvements and $33,000,000 is for General Fund Bond Issues for Pollution Control and Clean-up, School Renovations and Improvement of Post-secondary Education Facilities LR2068(40)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1572
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_O_S348 (Senate)

SENATE 
AMENDMENT "0" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 
531, 
L.D. 
1572, 
Bill, 
"An 
Act 
To 
Authorize 
Department 
of 
Transportation Bond Issues in the 
Amount 
of 
$75,000,000 for 
Improvements to Highways; 
Bridges; Airports; State-owned Ferry 
Vessels; Ferry and Port Facilities; Port and Harbor Structures; 
Development 
of 
Rail 
Corridors; 
Improvements 
to 
Railroad 
Structures 
and 
Intermodal 
Facilities; 
Investment 
in 
Public 
Transportation Fleet 
and 
Public 
Park 
and 
Ride 
and 
Service 
Facilities; and Statewide Trail and Pedestrian Improvements" 
Amend the amendment by striking out the substitute title and 
replacing it with the following: 
'An 
Act 
To 
Authorize 
Bond 
Issues 
in the Total 
Amount 
of 
$106,800,000, of Which $73,800,000 Is for a Transportation Bond 
Issue for Transportation Improvements and $33,000,000 Is for 
General Fund Bond Issues for Pollution Control and Cleanup, 
School Renovations and Improvement of Postsecondary Education 
Facilities' 
Further amend the amendment in Part A in 
4th line (page 2, line 6 in amendment) 
by 
following: 
"$60,800,000" 
and 
inserting 
in 
following: 
'$73,800,000' 
section 1 in the 
striking out the 
its 
place 
the 
Further amend the amendment in Part A by striking out all of 
section 6 and inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. A-6. Allocations from Highway Fund and General Fund bond 
issues. 
The proceeds of the sale of the bonds authorized under 
this Part must 
be 
expended 
as 
designated 
in the 
following 
schedule. 
Page l-LR2068(40) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE 
AMENDMENT "0" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 531, 
L.D. 1572 
TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Highway Fund 
Highway and Bridge Improvements 
$13,000,000 
Highway Fund Total 
$13,000,000 
General Fund 
Replacement of Waldo-Hancock County Bridge 
Airport Improvements 
Highway and Bridge Improvements 
Port and Ferry Improvements 
Rail Improvements 
Trail Improvements 
Transit and Park and Ride Improvements 
General Fund Total 
$5,000,000 
4,600,000 
28,000,000 
6,900,000 
9,300,000 
1,550,000 
1,700,000 
$60,800,000 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
General Fund 
Provide funds to expand the 
air-medical response system 
throughout Maine' 
$3,750,000 
Further amend the amendment in Part A in section 10 by 
striking out all of the question (page 4, lines 4 to 17 in 
amendment) and inserting in its place the following: 
"Do you favor 
a 
$73,800,000 bond issue for 
emergency 
replacement of the Waldo-Hancock County bridge; improvements 
to highways and bridges, airports, state-owned ferry vessels 
and 
ferry 
and 
port 
facilities 
and 
port 
and 
harbor 
structures; replacement of the Governor Curtis ferry vessel; 
funding of the Small Harbor Improvement Program; development 
of rail corridors and improvements to railroad structures 
and 
intermodal 
facilities; 
investment 
in 
the 
statewide 
public transportation fleet and public park ,and ride' and 
service 
facilities; 
statewide 
trail 
and 
pedestrian 
improvements; improvements to a hangar at Loring Air Force 
Base; 
and 
expanding 
statewide 
the 
air-medical 
response 
system 
through 
constructing 
hospital 
helipads, 
building 
addi tional 
refueling 
facilities, 
upgrading 
navigational 
systems and acquiring training equipment to improve access 
to health care that makes the State eligible for up to 
$220,000,000 in matching federal funds?" , 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
~ .. ~ 
SENATE 
AMENDMENT "0" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 531, 
L.D. 1572 
SUMMARY 
This amendment increases funding for: 
Highway 
and 
bridge 
improvements 
by 
$1,900,000 
and 
specifically 
mentions 
the 
$5,000,000 
dedicated 
to 
the 
Waldo-Hancock County Bridge; 
Rail improvements by $1,550,000; 
Trail improvements by $300,000; 
Transit and park and ride improvements by $500,000; 
Airport 
improvements 
by 
$1,000,000, 
dedicated 
to 
improvements of a hangar at Loring Air Force Base; and 
Port 
and ferry 
improvements 
by $2,750,000, 
of which an 
increase of $1,000,000 to a total of $3,000,000 is dedicated 
to the replacement of the Governor Curtis ferry vessel and 
an 
increase 
of 
$550,000 
to 
a 
total 
of 
$1,200,000 
is 
dedicated to the Small Harbor Improvement Program. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY, Qe!'~# c(lfk 
(Senator P.H. HATCH) 
COUNTY: 
Somerset 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 08/21103 ~ac:. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1572 
An Act To Authorize Bond Issues in the Total Amount of $106,800,000, 
of Which $73,800,000 is for a Transportation Bond Issue for 
Transportation Improvements and $33,000,000 is for General Fund 
Bond Issues for Pollution Control and Clean-up, School Renovations and 
Improvement of Post-secondary Education Facilities 
LR2068(40) 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment '~' to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Senator Hatch 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
This amendment increases the amount of bonds authorized by $13,000,000 to a new total of $106,800,000. The 
transportation bonds are increased by $13,000,000. The net change is expressed below. 
Bond Issues 
General Fund - Non-taxable 
Term(years) 
Principal 
$13,000,000 
Rate (%) 
4.1% 
LR2068(40) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1 
Interest 
$2,931,500 
Total Cost 
$15,931,500