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An Act To Prohibit Financial Institutions from Requiring a Fingerprint or Thumbprint To Complete a Transaction (AFTER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1898
Committee: Insurance and Financial Services
Sponsors: TWOMEY, CANAVAN, COLLINS, EDER, O'BRIEN, PARADIS, SA VIELLO
Amends: 9-B MRSA §469, 32 MRSA §6

12lst MAINE LEGISLATURE 
Legislative Document 
No. 1898 
H.P.1406 
House of Representatives, March 2, 2004 
An Act To Prohibit Financial Institutions from Requiring a 
Fingerprint or Thumbprint To Complete a Transaction 
(AFTER DEADLINE) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205. 
Reference to the Committee on Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Representative TWOMEY of Biddeford. 
'/J'l~ 111· 77I~ 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representatives: CANAVAN of Waterville, COLLINS of Wells, EDER of 
Portland, McKEE of Wayne, O'BRIEN of Lewiston, PARADIS of Frenchville, SA VIELLO of 
Wilton. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec.t. 9-B MRSA §469 is enacted to read: 
S469. 
Check cashing restrictions 
An entity subject to the provisions of this Title may not 
require a 
person presenting a 
payment instrument for cash to 
submit to fingerprinting or thumbprinting. 
For purposes of this 
section, "payment instrument" means a check, draft, money order, 
travelers check or other instrument or written order for the 
transmission or payment of money, sold or issued to one or more 
persons, whether or not the instrument is negotiable. 
"Payment 
instrument" does not include a credit card voucher, a letter of 
credit or any instrument that is redeemable by the issuer in 
goods or services. 
Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §6t38, sub-§4, 1f1fF and G, as enacted by PL 
1997, c. 155, Pt. A, §2, are amended to read: 
F. Issue any check or draft without concurrently receiving 
the full principal amount in cash or its equivalent; e~ 
G. Engage in any false or misleading advertisingT~ 
Sec.3. 32 MRSA §6t38, sub-§4~ 1fH is enacted to read: 
H. 
Require 
a 
fingerprint 
or 
thumbprint 
from 
a 
person 
presenting a payment instrument, as defined in section 6102, 
for cash. 
SUMMARY 
This bill prohibits a financial institution or check cashing 
business from requiring a person presenting a check for cash to 
be fingerprinted or thumbprinted. 
Page I-LR2751(1)
An Act To Amend the Dissolved Oxygen Standard and the Bacteria Standard for Class C Waters
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1899
Committee: Natural Resources
Amends: 38 MRSA §465

Legislative Document 
No. 1899 
S.P.743 
In Senate, March 2, 2004 
An Act To Amend the Dissolved Oxygen Standard and the Bacteria 
Standard for Class C Waters 
Reported by Senator MARTIN of Aroostook for the Joint Standing Committee on Natural 
Resources pursuant to Resolve 2003, chapter 39, section 2 and chapter 101, section 3. 
Reference to the Committee on Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed under 
Joint Rule 218. 
Printed on recycled paper 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §465, sub-§4, ,B. as affected by PL 1989, c. 
890, Pt. A, §40 and amended by Pt. B, §63, is further amended to 
read: 
B. 
The dissolved oxygen content of Class C water may be not 
less 
than 
parts 
per 
million 
or 
60% 
of 
saturation, 
whichever is higher, and not less than 6.5 parts per million 
as 
a 
30-day 
average 
whenever 
the 
m~n~mum daily water 
temperature is equal to or less than a temperature that is 
sufficient for the growth of salmonids excluding any days 
that exceed that temperature, 
except that in identified 
salmonid spawning areas where water quality is sufficient to 
ensure spawning, egg incubation and survival of early life 
stages, that water quality sufficient for these purposes 
must be maintained. 
Between May 15th and September 30th, 
the 
number 
of 
Escherichia 
coli 
bacteria 
of 
human 
and 
domestic animal origin in these waters may not exceed a 
geometric 
mean 
of 
±46 
per 
milliliters 
or 
an 
instantaneous level of 
per 100 milliliters. 
The 
board shall 
pl'em\i±~ate adopt rules governing the procedure 
for designation of spawning areas. Those rules must include 
provision for periodic review of designated spawning areas 
and consultation with affected persons prior to designation 
of a stretch of water as a spawning area. 
SUMMARY 
This bill 
amends 
the dissolved oxygen standard 
and 
the 
bacteria standard for Class C waters. 
Page I-LR2801(1)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1900
Committee Amendment CA_C_S463 (Senate)
Amends: 30-A MRSA §4347-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. t .. to S.P. 744, L.D. 
Act 
To 
Implement 
the 
Recommendations 
of 
Preservation Advisory 
Committee 
Regarding 
the 
Office's Review of Growth Management Programs" 
1900, Bill, "An 
the 
Community 
State 
Planning 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 8. 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 13 and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. 13. 30-A MRSA §4347-A, sub-§l, as amended by PL 2001, c. 
578, §20, is further amended to read: 
1. 
Comprehensive plans. 
A municipality or multimunicipal 
region that chooses to prepare a growth management program and 
receives a planning grant under this article shall submit its 
comprehensive plan to the office for review. 
A municipality or 
multimunicipal region that chooses to prepare a growth management 
program without receiving a planning grant under this article may 
submit its comprehensive plan to the office for review. 
The 
office shall review plans for consistency with the procedures, 
goals 
and guidelines established in this subchapter. 
Aay 
A 
contract for a planning assistance grant must include specific 
Page l-LR2800(4) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
.~ ('r,. 
f.:c 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "e, to S.P. 744, L.D. 1900 
timetables governing the review of the comprehensive plan by the 
office. 
ABy A comprehensive plan submitted for review more than 
months following a contract end date may be required to YPQa~e 
contain data, projections and other time-sensitive portions of 
the plan or program 
~e that are in compliance with the office's 
most current review standards.' 
Further amend the bill in section 14 in paragraph C in the 
last line 
(page 
6, 
line 
in L.D.) 
by 
striking out 
the 
following: "and section 4352, subsection 6" 
Further amend the bill in section 15 by striking out all of 
the first 2 lines (page 6, lines 40 and 41 in L.D.) and inserting 
in their place the following: 
'Sec. 15. 30·A MRSA §4347.A, sub·§3, "C and D, as amended by 
PL 2001, c. 578, §20, are further amended to read:' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 18. 
Further amend the 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
consecutively. 
bill by relettering 
letter 
or 
section 
SUMMARY 
or renumbering any 
number 
to 
read 
This amendment is a minority report. 
The amendment deletes 
the requirement from the bill that a copy of proposed changes to 
a comprehensive plan must be available for public inspection at 
least 7 days prior to any follow-up hearing on the plan. 
The 
amendment 
deletes 
the 
requirement 
from 
the 
bill 
that 
a 
comprehensive plan is valid for 15 years. 
It also deletes the 
provision in the bill that the State Planning Office makes the 
determination as to whether a zoning ordinance is consistent with 
a comprehensive plan for purposes of certain state development 
projects. 
The difference between this report and the majority 
report is that this report does not change the law requiring 
public hearings on proposed comprehensive plans. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1903
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_B_H884 (House)

HOUSE 
AMENDMENT "i3" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H. P . 
1409, 
L.D. 
1903, 
Bill, 
"An 
Act 
To 
Further 
Implement 
the 
Recommendations of the Commission To 
Improve the Sentencing, 
Supervision, Management and Incarceration of Prisoners" 
Amend the amendment in Part A in section 19 in that part 
designated "§1348-A." by striking out all of subsection 3. 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
corrects 
a 
contradictory language regarding 
disposition. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Representative 
TOWN: 
Bangor 
drafting 
error 
the use of bail 
Page l-LR2718(6) 
by 
for 
removing 
deferred 
HOUSE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1906
Committee Amendment CA_A_H840 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,,4, to H.P. 1410, L.D. 1906, Bill, "An 
Act To Amend the Protection from Harassment Laws" 
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 1 by striking out 
the last 2 sentences (page 2, lines 2 to 5 in L.D.) 
Further amend the bill in section 4 in subsection 1 
by 
striking out the last paragraph (page 2, lines 25 to 31 in L.D.) 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 9. 
Further amend the bill by relettering 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
or renumbering any 
number 
to 
read 
This amendment deletes 3 provisions from the bill. 
1. 
It deletes the requirement that a plaintiff first report 
the harassment to a 
law enforcement agency before seeking a 
protection from harassment order. 
2. 
It 
deletes 
language 
concerning 
case 
management 
conferences and alternative dispute resolution. 
3. 
It deletes the authorization to charge the plaintiff for 
court costs and attorney's fees. 
COMMITTEE AMENDM~NT
An Act To Establish Reciprocity in Laws Governing the Transportation of Lobsters by Nonresidents (AFfER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1905
Committee: Marine Resources
Sponsors: LEMONT, ANDREWS, WHEELER
Amends: 12 MRSA §68, 12 MRSA §6851-A

Legislative Document 
No. 1905 
S.P.749 
In Senate, March 4, 2004 
An Act To Establish Reciprocity in Laws Governing the 
Transportation of Lobsters by Nonresidents 
(AFfER DEADLINE) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205. 
Reference to the Committee on Marine Resources suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator LEMONT of York. 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Cosponsored by Representatives: ANDREWS of York, WHEELER of Kittery. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §68S1, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2001, c. 421, 
Pt. B, §53 and affected by Pt. C, §1, is further amended to read: 
4. 
License limited. --A-
Except as provided in section 
685l-A, 
a license under this section authorizes activities at 
only one establishment or with only one vehicle, but not on a 
vessel rigged to fish, provided that this license also authorizes 
the sale and transportation of scallops from any vessel. 
Sec.2. 12 MRSA §6851-A is enacted to read: 
§6851-A. Reciprocity: tran&port 
Notwithstanding section 6851, 
subsection 4, if a 
person 
possesses a valid out-of-state license to harvest lobsters and a 
wholesale 
seafood 
license 
with 
a 
lobster 
permit 
issued 
in 
accordance with section 6851, subsection 2-A, then that person 
may transport lobster, by vehicle or by vessel, into the State 
for the purposes authorized under section 6851, subsection 2-A if 
the state of which the person is a resident: 
1. 
Reciprocity. 
Provides 
a 
reciprocal 
transporting 
privilege for residents of this State: and 
2. 
Equivalent m,inimum size restrictions. 
Imposes minimum 
size restrictions on the sale, transport, shipment or possession 
of lobster that are equivalent to those imposed under chapter 
619, subchapter 2. 
SUMMARY 
This bill provides that a person who possesses both a valid 
out-of-state license to harvest lobster and a wholesale seafood 
license issued under Maine law may transport lobster, by vehicle 
or by boat, into the State from outside the state limits. 
This 
provision applies 
only if the state in which the person resides 
provides a reciprocal transporting privilege to Maine residents 
and 
imposes 
m~n~mum size 
restrictions 
on 
lobster 
that 
are 
equivalent to those imposed under Maine law. 
Page l-LR2660(1)
An Act To Amend the Protection from Harassment Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1906
House Amendment HA_A_H889 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT ~, to H.P. 1410, L.D. 1906, Bill, "An Act 
To Amend the Protection from Harassment Laws" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency preamble 
(page 1, lines 1 to 13 in L.D.) 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency 
clause (page 4, lines 31 and 32 in L.D.) 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
removes 
the 
emergency 
preamble 
and 
the 
emergency clause. 
SPONSORED BY: 
~k--Z---': 
(Representativ~MILLS) 
TOWN: 
Farmington 
HOUSE AMENDMENT
An Act To Govern and Regulate Life Settlements
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1907
House Amendment HA_A_H849 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT ,A" to H.P. 1411, L.D. 1907, Bill, "An Act 
To Govern and Regulate Life Settlements" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 15 the following: 
'Sec. 16. 24·A MRSA §6815·A is enacted to read: 
§6815-A. 
Regulatory reguiremeDts under Reyised Maine Securities 
~ 
This chapter does not preempt the regulatory requirements 
set forth in the Reyised Maine Securities Act. 
as 
amended. 
including 
but 
not 
limited 
to 
the 
regula.tion 
of 
securities 
transactions 
in 
settlement 
contracts 
or 
yiatical 
settlement 
contracts and the licensing of any person or entity engaged in 
the sale of securities.' 
Further amend the bill by relettering 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
or renumbering any 
number 
to 
read 
This amendment clarifies that the Viatical Settlements Act 
does not preempt the regulatory requirements in the Revised Maine 
Securities Act. 
SPONSORED BY: ~~~ 
(Representative O'NE! ) 
TOWN: 
Saco 
Page l-LR2724(4) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT
An Act To Promote Decision Making Within the Workers Compensation Board LR2795(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1909
Committee Amendment CA_A_S458 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "fj" to S.P. 750, L.D. 1909, Bill, "An 
Act To Promote Decision JaJing Within the Workers' Compensation 
Board" 
Amend the bill by incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds a fiscal note to the bill. 
COMMI7TEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 03124/04 ~ae 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1909 
An Act To Promote Decision Making Within the Workers' 
Compensation Board 
LR2795(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A 
Committee: Labor 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Undetermined current biennium savings - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Reducing the number of board members that serve on the Workers' Compensation Board will result in a decrease in 
per diem and other related costs associated with serving on the board. Appointing an Executive Director may also 
generate savings if the new appointee is paid at a lower step than the incumbent, who is at the top step of the same 
range. The amount of any savings can not be determined at this time. 
LR2795(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Authorize Municipalities To Establish Local Tax Relief Programs (AFTER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1911
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: STRIMLING, SUSLOVIC, BRENNAN, DAMON, STANLEY, TREAT, COLWELL, DUDLEY, LEMOINE, RICHARDSON

Legislative Document 
No. 1911 
S.P.752 
In Senate, March 9,2004 
An Act To Authorize Municipalities To Establish Local Tax Relief 
Programs 
(AFTER DEADLINE) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205. 
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator STRIMLING of Cumberland. 
Cosponsored by Representative SUSLOVIC of Portland and 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Senators: BRENNAN of Cumberland, DAMON of Hancock, STANLEY of Penobscot, 
TREAT of Kennebec, Representatives: Speaker COLWELL of Gardiner, DUDLEY of 
Portland, LEMOINE of Old Orchard Beach, RICHARDSON of Brunswick. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
CONCEPT DRAFT 
SUMMARY 
This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. 
The purpose of this bill is to allow municipalities to 
establish local tax relief programs. 
Page l-LR2807(1) 
•
An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Committee To Study the Revenue Sources of the Office of Consumer Credit Regulation
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1910
Committee: Insurance and Financial Services

Legislative Document 
No. 1910 
S.P.751 
In Senate, March 4, 2004 
An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Committee To 
Study the Revenue Sources of the Office of Consumer Credit 
Regulation 
Reported by Senator BROMLEY of Cumberland for the Committee to Study the Revenue 
Sources of the Office of Consumer Credit Regulation pursuant to Public Law 2003, chapter 
462, section 3 and Resolve 2003, chapter 101, section 3. 
Reference to the Committee on Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered 
printed under Joint Rule 218. 
Printed on recycled paper 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 9·A MRSA §6.203, sub·§3.C is enacted to read: 
3-C. 
The administrator may adjust the volume fees set out 
in subsections 2, 
and 3-B by rule not more frequently than 
annually. 
In setting the fees, the administrator shall consider 
the 
reasonable 
costs 
of 
regulation of 
all 
aspects 
of 
such 
transactions and the staffing levels required to administer the 
responsibilities of the Office of Consumer Credit Regulation. 
The fee assessed pursuant to subsections 2 and 3 may not exceed 
$25 per $100,000, and the fee assessed pursuant to subsection 3-B 
may not exceed $20 per $100,000. 
Rules adopted pursuant to this 
subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 51 
chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
Sec. 2. Report. 
The Department of Professional and Financial 
Regulation, Office of Consumer Credit Regulation shall review the 
various license and registration fees assessed by the office and 
make recommendations on how to assess those fees in an equitable 
manner. 
The 
recommendations 
must 
be 
submitted to the 
joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
business 
matters 
and 
the 
joint 
standing 
committee 
of 
the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over banking matters on or before 
January 5, 2005. 
Nothing in this section prohibits the Director 
of the Office of Consumer Credit Regulation from adjusting volume 
fees pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 9-A, section 
6-203, subsection 3-C prior to a review under this section. 
SUMMARY 
This bill permits the Director of the Office of Consumer 
Credit 
Regulation within 
the 
Department 
of 
Professional 
and 
Financial Regulation to adjust the volume fee rate for creditors 
and lenders by regulation, subject to a rate cap at the current 
statutory levels. 
The bill also directs the Office of Consumer 
Credit Regulation to review the license and registration fees 
assessed by the office and to report to the Joint Standing 
Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development and the 
Joint Standing Committee on Banking and Financial Institutions. 
Page l-LR2665 (1)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1913
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H899 (House)
Committee: Health and Human Services

HOUSE 
AMENDMENT "4,, 
1414, L.D. 
1913, Bill, "An 
Health and Human Services" 
to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H. P . 
Act To Establish the Department of 
Amend the amendment in Part A in section 1 in that part 
designated "~" in subsection 2 in the 2nd line (page 2, line 
in amendment) by striking out the fOllowing: 
"bureaus" and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'Bureau of Elder and Adult 
Services; 
the 
Bureau 
of 
Children, 
Families 
and 
Economic 
Independence; the Bureau of Public Health and Substance Abuse; 
the 
Bureau of MaineCare 
Services; 
and the 
Bureau of Mental 
Health, Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities' 
Further amend the amendment in Part A by striking out all of 
section 3 (page 6, lines 13 to 16 in amendment). 
Further 
amend 
the 
amendment in Part B in section 
subsection 10 by striking out all of paragraph A (page 8, 
to 49 in amendment). 
in 
lines 
Further 
amend 
the 
amendment in Part 
B in section 
in 
subsection 10 by relettering the paragraphs to read consecutively. 
Further 
amend the 
amendment 
in Part C in section 
in 
subsection 2 in the 5th line from the end (page 13, line 49 in 
amendment) 
by 
striking 
out 
the 
following: 
"Medical" 
and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'MaineCare' 
Further amend 
any 
nonconsecutive 
consecutively. 
the amendment 
Part 
letter 
by 
or 
relettering or renumbering 
section 
number 
to 
read 
Page l-LR2740(3) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
L.D. 1913 
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SUMMARY 
This amendment establishes 5 bureaus within the Department 
of Health and Human Services. 
The bureaus are the Bureau of 
Elder and Adult Services; the Bureau of Children, Families and 
Economic Independence; the Bureau of Public Health and Substance 
Abuse; the Bureau of MaineCare Services; and the Bureau of Mental 
Health, Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. 
The 
amendment removes provisions requiring a report regarding bureau 
structure to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human 
Services. 
. 
"-
SPONSORED BY: 
\. ' ... ,i,:-':\-...,;,;, :\A 
(Representative CURLEY) 
TOWN: 
Scarborough 
HOUSE AMENDMENT
An Act To Establish the Department of Health and Human Services
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1913
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S570 (Senate)

SENATE 
AMENDMENT ,4" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT "A" to H. P. 
1414, L.D. 
1913, Bill, "An Act To Establish the Department of 
Health and Human Services" 
Amend the amendment in Part B in section 4 in the 3rd and 
4th lines (page 11, lines 4 and 5 in amendment) by striking out 
the following: "as needed, but at least 3 times," and inserting 
in its place the following: 'up to 4 times' 
Further amend the amendment in Part B in section 4 in the 
next to the last line (page 11, line 13 in amendment) by striking 
out the following: "The committee may" and inserting in its place 
the following: 
'No later than November 30, 2004, the committee 
may' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment authorizes the joint standing committee of 
the 
Legislature 
having 
jurisdiction 
over 
health 
and 
human 
services 
matters 
to 
meet 
up 
to 
times 
during 
the 
2004 
legislative interi~ to carry out its responsibilities related to 
oversight of the establishment of the Department of Health and 
Human Services and authorizes the committee to submit legislation 
to the First Regular Session of the 122nd Legislature no later 
than November 30, 2004. 
SPONSORED BY: # ~y 
(Senator GAGNON) 
COUNTY: 
Kennebec 
FISCAL NOTE REQUJRED 
(See Attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04/28/04 ~ae 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1913 
An Act to Establish the Department of Health and Human Services 
LR2740(07) 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment 'A' to Committee Amendment A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Gagnon 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Limits meeting costs 
This amendment specifies that the Health and Human Services Committee is authorized to meet up to four times and 
the costs associated with these meetings will be absorbed by the Legislative budget. 
LR2740(7) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 302: Rules for the Maine Microenterprise Initiative, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Economic Development
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1914
Committee Amendment CA_A_H785 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. A .. to H.P. 1415, L.D. 1914, "Resolve, 
Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 302: 
Rules for the Maine 
Microenterprise Initiative, 
a 
Major 
Substantive 
Rule 
of 
the 
Department of Economic Development" 
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'Resolve, Reqarding Leqislative Review of Chapter 302: Rules for 
the Maine Microenterprise Initiative, a Major Substantive Rule of 
the Department of Economic and Community Development' 
Amend the resolve in section 1 in the last line (page 1, 
line 27 in L. D.) by striking out the following: 
"authorized." 
and inserting in its place the following: 
'authorized only if 
the rule is modified as follows: 
1. Section 2, 2nd full paragraph is amended to restore the 
original grant amounts of $150,000 and $75,000, which the rule 
had proposed to change to $175,000 and $100,000; and 
2. Section 3, 2nd full paragraph is amended to add language 
providing 
that 
preference will 
be 
given 
to 
proposals 
from 
businesses with 5 or fewer employees.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment approves Chapter 302: 
Rules for the Maine 
Microenterprise Initiative, 
a 
major 
substantive 
rule of 
the 
Department 
of 
Economic 
and 
Community 
Development, 
with 
the 
following changes: 
Page l-LR2820(2) 
COMMITTEE AMEND~AENT 
.. 
::~ 
.:. 
'. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ·A .. to H.P. 1415, L.D. 1914 
1. Language is changed to restore the original grant amounts 
of $150,000 and $75,000, 
rather than the proposed change of 
amounts to $175,000 and $100,000; and 
2. 
Language is added to give preference to proposals from 
businesses with 5 or fewer employees. 
FISCAL ~OTF I{F.()\IRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 03/18/04 ;:t!;?ae 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1914 
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 302: Rules for the 
Maine Microenterprise Initiative, a Major Substantive Rule of the 
Department of Economic Development 
LR2820(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Additional costs to the Department of Economic and Community Development associated with amending rules 
associated with the Maine Microenterprise Initiative can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted resources. 
LR2820(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 302: Rules for the Maine Microenterprise Initiative, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Economic Development
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1914
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development

Legislative Document 
No. 1914 
H.P.1415 
House of Representatives, March 9, 2004 
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 302: Rules for 
the Maine Microenterprise Initiative, a Major Substantive Rule of 
the Department of Economic Development 
(EMERGENCY) 
Reported by Representative SULLIVAN of Biddeford for the Department of Economic and 
Community Development pursuant to Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 8072. 
Reference to the Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development suggested 
and ordered printed under Joint Rule 218. 
Printed on recycled paper 
'77/~ 117.1lltl£~ 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Emergency preamble. 
Whereas, Acts 
Legislature 
do 
not 
become 
effective 
adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; 
and 
until 
and 
resolves 
of 
the 
days 
after 
Whereas, the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, 
subchapter 2-A requires legislative authorization before major 
substantive agency rules may be finally adopted by the agency; and 
Whereas, the above-named major substantive rule has been 
submitted to the Legislature for review; and 
Whereas, immediate enactment of this resolve is necessary to 
record the Legislature's position on final adoption of the rule; 
and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts 
create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of 
Maine 
and 
require 
the 
following 
legislation 
as 
immediately 
necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and 
safety; now, therefore, be it 
Sec. 1. Adoption. Resolved: That final adoption of Chapter 
302: 
Rules 
for 
the 
Maine 
Microenterprise 
Initiative, 
a 
provisionally adopted major substantive rule of the Department of 
Economic and Community Development that has been submitted to the 
Legislature for review pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A, is authorized. 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the 
preamble, this resolve takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve provides for legislative 
Rules 
for 
the 
Maine 
Microenterprise 
substantive rule of the Department of 
Development. 
review of Chapter 302: 
Initiative, 
a 
major 
Economic and Community
Resolve, To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Study the Scope and Quality of Citizenship Education
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1915
Committee Amendment CA_A_H800 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1417, L.D. 1915, "Resolve, 
To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Study the 
Scope and Quality of Citizenship Education" 
Amend the resolve by incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment incorporates a fiscal note. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 03119/04 ~ae 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
~, 
LD 1915 
Resolve, To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To 
Study the Scope and Quality of Citizenship Education 
LR2688(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Undetermined current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
This bill requires the Legislative Youth Advisory Council to conduct a series of statewide public forums and 
specifically invites legislators to participate. The additional cost of legislative participation can not be determined at 
this time since it is unknown how many legislators will participate and how many forums will be held. 
Additional costs to the Department of Education associated with convening the task force can be absorbed utilizing 
existing budgeted resources. 
LR2688(2) - Fiscal Note - Pa!!e 1 of 1
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1916
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H923 (House)
Amends: 22 MRSA §3192

HOUSE 
AMENDMENT "A" 
to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
1418, 
L.D. 
1916, 
Bill, 
"An 
Act 
To 
Correct 
Inconsistencies in the Laws of Maine" 
"A" to H.P. 
Errors 
and 
Amend the amendment by inserting after Part F the following: 
'PARTG 
Sec. G-l. 22 MRSA §3192, sub-§14, as amended by PL 2003, c. 
428, Pt. I, §3, is further amended to read: 
14. 
Rules. 
The department shall adopt rules establishing 
minimum 
standards 
for 
financial 
solvency, 
benefit 
design, 
enrollee protections, 
disclosure 
requirements, 
conditions 
for 
limiting enrollment and procedures for dissolution of a community 
health plan corporation. 
The department may also adopt any rules 
necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. 
Rules 
adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules 
as 
defined in Title 
5, 
chapter 
375, 
subchapter 
2-A. 
The 
department shall begin preparing the rules required under this 
subsection no later than January 1. 2007.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires the Department of Human Services to 
start the rule-making process for the Community Health Access 
Program no later than January 1, 2007. 
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SPONSORED BY: 
i- -"/\,,,'1.-'(\./\/ v' ') 
f' 
-/\2::x/ 
(Representative NORBERT) 
TOWN: 
Portland 
HOUSE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1916
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_C_H947 (House)
Amends: 36 MRSA §2891

HOUSE 
AMENDMENT ,,~ to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
1418, 
L.D. 
1916, 
Bill, 
"An 
Act 
To 
Correct 
Inconsistencies in the Laws of Maine" 
"A" to H.P. 
Errors 
and 
Amend the amendment by inserting after Part F a new part to 
read: 
'PART G 
Sec. G-l. 36 MRSA §2891, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
513, Pt. H, §1, is amended to read: 
2. 
Ret operating' revenue. 
"Net operating revenue" means 
gross charges of facilities less any deducted amounts for saa 
aests T charity care and payer discounts. 
Sec. G-2. Effective date. 
This Part takes effect April 30, 
2004. ' 
Further amend the amendment by 
any 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
relettering or renumbering 
section 
number 
to 
read 
This 
amendment 
changes 
the definition of "net operating 
revenue" in the laws governing the hospital tax to provide that 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT ,e " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H. P • 1418, 
L.D. 1916 
bad 
debts 
may 
not 
be 
deducted 
from 
gross 
charges 
in 
the 
calculation of net operating revenue. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Representative NORBERT) 
TOWN: 
Portland 
HOUSE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1916
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_F_H953 (House)

HOUSE 
AMENDMENT "F" 
1418, 
L.D. 
1916, 
Bill, 
Inconsistencies in the Laws 
to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"An 
Act 
To 
Correct 
of Maine" 
"A" to 
Errors 
H.P. 
and 
Amend the amendment in Part B in section 6 in paragraph A by 
striking out all of subparagraph (3) (page 3, lines 29 to 37 in 
amendment) and inserting in its place the following: 
'(3) 
Is not gualified to be a registered yoter because 
the challenged person: 
(a) 
Does 
not 
meet 
the 
age 
reguirements 
as 
specified 
in 
sections 
111. 
subsection 
and 
section 111-A; 
(b) 
Is not a citizen of the United States; or 
(c) 
Is not 
a 
resident of the municipality or 
appropriate 
electoral 
district 
within 
the 
municipality; , 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
changes 
the 
statute 
pertaining 
to 
the 
challenge of voter qualifications to reflect the change in age 
for persons voting in primary elections made by Public Law 2003, 
chapter 577. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Representative NORBERT) 
TOWN: 
Portland 
Page l-LR2678(9) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1916
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_E_H952 (House)
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs

HOUSE 
AMENDMENT 
to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H.P. 
1418, 
L.D. 
1916, 
Bill, 
"An 
Act 
To 
Correct 
Errors 
and 
Inconsistencies in the Laws of Maine" 
Amend 
the 
amendment 
by 
inserting after section F-3 
the 
following: 
'PARTG 
Sec. G-l. P&SL 1991, c. 26, §5, as enacted by P&SL 2003, c. 45, 
§1, is amended to read: 
Sec. 5. Professional qualifications of teacher assistants and teacher 
associates not recommended for promotion due to error of school 
administrative unit. 
A person employed as a teacher assistant or 
teacher associate prior to September 1, 1991 whose job function 
at the time was that of a level II or level III educational 
technician as described in State Board of Education Rule 115, 
Part I who is, on the effective date of this section, employed as 
a level II or level III educational technician in the same school 
administrative unit with no break in service and who was not 
recommended to be upgraded to a higher classification due to 
error on the part of the school administrative unit or a private 
school approved by the Department of Education need not meet the 
educational preparation standards for that position set forth in 
State Board of Education rule and need not meet the September 1, 
1991 deadline for reclassification. 
School administrative units 
or 
private 
schools 
shall 
submit 
requests 
and 
appropriate 
documentation for upgrades under this section to the Department 
of Education.' 
Page I-LR2678(4) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE 
AMENDMENT "c.. to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
L.D. 1916 
SUMMARY 
"A" to H.P. 
1418, 
This amendment makes corrections in the language to reflect 
the intent of the Joint Standing Committee on Education and 
Cultural Affairs. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Representative NORBERT) 
TOWN: 
Portland 
HOUSE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1916
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S552 (Senate)

SENATE 
AMENDMENT "/+" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
1418, 
L.D. 
1916, 
Bill, 
"An 
Act 
To 
Correct 
Inconsistencies in the Laws of Maine" 
"A" to 
Errors 
H.P. 
and 
Amend the amendment by inserting after Part F the following: 
'PARTG 
Sec. G·l. PL 2003, c. 644, §8 is repealed and the following 
enacted in its place: 
Sec. 8. 35·A MRS A §3211·B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. 
RR, §10 and affected by §18, is repealed.' 
Further amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering 
any 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
number 
to 
read 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment corrects a provision in Public Law 
2003, 
chapter 
644. 
Chapter 
moves 
certain 
energy-related 
responsibilities of the Department of Economic 
and Community 
Development to the Public Utilities Commission and organizes the 
Public Utilities Commission's energy-related responsibilities in 
a 
new chapter 95 in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A. 
Public Law 2003, chapter 644, section 8 erroneously repeals Title 
Page l-LR2678(10) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT "1+" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1418, 
L.D. 1916 
35-A, section 1311-B, which relates to the security of certain 
utility information. 
The provision that should be repealed is 
Title 35-A, 
section 3211-B, 
which relates to energy programs 
previously 
transferred 
from 
the 
Department 
of 
Economic 
and 
Community Development to the Public Utilities Commission. 
These 
responsibilities are modified by chapter 644 and moved to the new 
chapter 95 in Title 35-A. 
This amendment corrects the error in 
the public law. 
SPONSORED BY: ~. 
t:l.-~~yJ 
(Senator PENDLETON) 
COUNTY: 
Cumberland 
SENATE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1916
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_B_S555 (Senate)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §5001-A

SENATE 
AMENDMENT "6,, to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
1418, 
L.D. 
1916, 
Bill, 
"An 
Act 
To 
Correct 
Inconsistencies in the Laws of Maine" 
"A" to 
Errors 
H.P. 
and 
Amend the amendment by inserting after Part F the following: 
'PARTG 
Sec. G-l. 20-A MRSA §5001-A, sub-§2 1B, 
as 
repealed and 
replaced by PL 1989, c. 415, §13, is amended to read: 
B. 
A person who has: 
( 1) 
Reached the age of 15 years or completed the 9th 
grade; 
(2) 
Permission to leave school 
from that person's 
parent; 
(3) 
Been approved by the principal for 
a 
suitable 
program of work and study or training; 
(4) 
Permission to leave school from the school board 
or its designee; and 
(5) 
Agreed in writing with that person's parent and 
the school board or its designee to meet annually until 
that person's 17th birthday to review that person's 
educational needs. When the request to be excused from 
school has been denied pursuant to this paragraph, the 
student's parent may appeal to the commissioner; Q£ 
Page l-LR2678(13) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
I 
SENATE AMENDMENT ,,8" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1418, 
L.D. 1916 
Sec. G-2. 20-A MRSA §5001-A, sub-§2, 1I'C, as amended by PL 
2003, c. 533, §1, is repealed. 
Sec. G-3. Effective date. 
Those sections of this Part that 
amend the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 5001-A, 
subsection 2, paragraph B and repeal Title 20-A, section 5001-A, 
subsection 2, paragraph C take effect 90 days after adjournment 
of the Second Special Session of the 121st Legislature.' 
Further amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering 
any 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
number 
to 
read 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
Public Law 2003, chapter 533 repealed and replaced a section 
of 
the 
education 
statutes 
to 
redefine 
the 
role 
and 
responsibilities of school boards and school superintendents in 
dealing with students who are truant and who are determined to be 
habitual truants. 
In the new section, a cross-reference to a 
repealed section was 
inadvertently not 
addressed, 
which has 
resulted 
in 
a 
conflict 
and 
inconsistent 
prov1s10n 
in 
the 
compulsory 
attendance 
prov1s1ons. 
The 
compulsory 
attendance 
prov1S10n 
that 
contains 
the 
cross-reference 
relates 
to 
the 
authority of a school board to provide a waiver to a student who 
has been determined to be a habitual truant and who is 15 years 
of age or older. 
This amendment repeals that cross-reference and 
removes 
the 
conflict 
and 
inconsistent 
compulsory 
attendance 
provision. 
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SPONSORED BY: 
'~44"l-Y-. (JL ~.~ 
(Senator PENDLETON) 
COUNTY: 
Cumberland 
SENATE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1916
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_C_S559 (Senate)

SENATE 
AMENDMENT "C/' to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H. P . 
1418, 
L.D. 
1916, 
Bill, 
"An 
Act 
To 
Correct 
Errors 
and 
Inconsistencies in the Laws of Maine" 
Amend the amendment by inserting after Part F the following: 
'PARTG 
Sec. G·l. 24·A MRSA §4315, sub·§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
459, §l and affected by §2, is amended to read: 
2. 
Required coverage. 
A carrier shall provide coverage for 
prosthetic devices in all health plans that, at a 
minimum, 
equals, except as provided in subsection 8, the coverage and 
payment for prosthetic devices provided under federal laws and 
regulations for the aged and disabled pursuant to 42 United 
States Code, 
Sections 1395k, 
13951 and 1395m and 42 
Code of 
Federal 
Regulations, 
Sections 
414.202, 
414.210, 
414.228 
and 
410.100. 
Covered benefits must be provided for 
a prosthetic 
device determined by the enrollee's provider, in accordance with 
section 4301-A, subsection 10-A, to be the most appropriate model 
that adequately meets the medical needs of the enrollee. 
Sec. G·2. 24·A MRSA §4315, sub·§8 is enacted to read: 
8. 
Health 
sayings 
accounts. 
Benefits 
for 
prosthetic 
devices under health plans issued for use in connection with 
health savings accounts as authorized under Title XII of the 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
~.o'tO. 
SENATE AMENDMENT "t-" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1418, 
L.D. 1916 
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improyement, and Modernization Act of 
2003 may be subject to the same deductibles and out of-pocket 
limits that apply to overall benefits under the contract.' 
Further amend the bill by relettering 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
or renumber ing any 
number 
to 
read 
This amendment provides that benefits for prosthetic devices 
under health plans issued for use in connection with health 
savings accounts as authorized under Title XII of the Medicare 
Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 may 
be subject to the same deductibles and out-of-pocket limits that 
apply to overall benefits under the contract. 
SPONSORED BY: C;: 'Y"y .. 'r (2 c;],C[[i!t.l-e'"h--
(Senator PENDLETON) 
COUNTY: 
Cumberland 
SENATE AMENDMENT
An Act
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1918
House Amendment HA_A_H779 (House)
Committee: Bills in Engrossing to incorporate a fiscal note

HOUSE AMENDMENT "/t,, to S.P. 757, L.D. 1918, Bill, 
To Improve the Viability of Railroads Operating in Maine" 
"An Act 
Amend the bill by incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is being offered by the Committee on Bills in 
Engrossing to incorporate a fiscal note. 
SPONSORED By:~j~ 
(Representa ve 
OMEY) 
~ 
TOWN: 
Biddeford 
Page l-LR2699(3) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 03117/04 ~ae 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1918 
An Act to Improve the Viability of Railroads Operating in Maine 
LR2699(03) 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment" ,,-
Sponsor: Rep. Twomey 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003·04 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2004·05 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
2005·06 
$603,533 
($603,533) 
($33,105) 
Projections 
2006·07 
$630,692 
($630,692) 
($34,595) 
This bill will reduce revenue generated by the sales and use tax: by $636,638 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $665,287 in 
fiscal year 2006-07. 
LR2699(3) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act Legislative Youth
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1917
Senate Amendment SA_A_S599 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "A-" to H.P. 1419, 
To 
Implement 
the 
Recommendations 
of 
Advisory Council" 
L.D. 
the 
1917, Bill, "An Act 
Legislative 
Youth 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1. 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 5. 
Further amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
number 
to 
read 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes 2 sections of the bill to retain 
current funding and staffing responsibilities for the Legislative 
Youth Advisory Council. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Senator CATHCART) 
COUNTY: 
Penobscot 
SENATE 
L NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attach!d) 
Page l-LR2774(4) 
AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriationsl Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04/27/04 ~ae. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
1917 
An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Legislative Youth 
Advisory Council 
LR2774(04) 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment ,.4, 
Sponsor: Sen. Cathcart 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
$0 
$0 
2004-05 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
2005-06 
($10,100) 
($10,100) 
Projections 
2006-07 
($10,100) 
($10,100) 
This amendment strikes those provisions that required the Legislature to provide funding for the expenses of the 
Legislative Youth Advisory Council beginning July 1,2005 and keeps funding and staffing responsibilities with the 
Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service after that date. 
LR2774(4) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1919
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_C_H913 (House)

HOUSE 
AMENDMENT 
,,~ " to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" 
to H.P. 
1420, 
L.D. 
1919, 
Bill, 
"An 
Act 
To 
Make 
Supplemental 
Appropriations 
and Allocations for the Expenditures of State 
Government and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary 
to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years 
Ending June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of Part NNN. 
Further amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering 
any 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
number 
to 
read 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes Part NNN of Committee Amendment "A," 
which 
deals 
with 
requ~r~ng the 
Attorney 
General 
to 
study 
discrimination against homeless individuals. 
SPONSORED BY: ~JC 
(Representative 
RR) 
TOWN: 
Lincoln 
HOUSE AMENDMENT
An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government and to Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005 LR2833(32)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1919
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H909 (House)

HOUSE 
AMENDMENT ,,/I.. to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H. P . 
l420, 
L.D. 
1919, 
Bill, 
"An 
Act 
To 
Make 
Supplemental 
Appropriations 
and Allocations for the Expenditures of State 
Government and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary 
to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years 
Ending June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of Part PP. 
Further amend the amendment by 
any 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
consecutively. 
relettering or renumbering 
section 
number 
to 
read 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
removes 
the 
transfer of 
funds 
from 
the 
Emergency Services Communication, 
Other Special Revenue 
Funds 
account in the Public Utilities Commission to the unappropriated 
surplus of the General Fund. 
TOWN: 
Pembroke 
FISCAL' "TV !\L<,.!L1RED 
(Set: attacbed) 
... 
....... 
Page l-LR2833(32) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04/14/04 ~ae 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1919 
An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the 
Expenditures of State Government and to Change Certain Provisions of 
the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the 
Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005 
LR2833(32) 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment" " to Committee Amendment" A" 
Sponsor: Rep. Goodwin 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
2004-05 
$1,043,460 
$0 
($1,043,460) 
$0 
This amendment will increase the General Fund cost of the bill by $1,043,460 in fiscal year 2003-04. Based on the 
estimated year-end balances, a balanced budget is not maintained for the 2004-2005 biennium. 
LR2833(32) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1