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An Act To Accommodate the Unique Circumstances Affecting Regional Transportation Providers in the Administration of Car Seat Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1015
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: MARLEY

Legislative Document 
No. lOIS 
H.P.736 
House of Representatives, February 25, 2003 
An Act To Accommodate the Unique Circumstances Affecting 
Regional Transportation Providers in the Administration of Car 
Seat Laws 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative MARLEY of Portland. 
Primed on recycled paper 
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1h.1JJP£~ 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
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. 
This bill proposes to amend Public Law 2001, 
chapter 585 
pertaining to the administration of child safety seat laws. 
The 
bill would remove the potential under current law for children to 
be denied access to state-contracted transportation services due 
to the inability of service providers to comply with the child 
safety seat requirements. 
Three circumstances would be addressed: 
1. 
When a volunteer driver's vehicle can not accommodate an 
approved car seat or an appropriate car seat is not available; 
2. 
When the passenger's unique requirements cause the use 
of 
an 
approved 
car 
seat 
to 
be 
impractical 
and potentially 
harmful; and 
3. 
When the transportation provider's equipment must be 
replaced to comply with current law. 
In addressing these circumstances, consideration would be 
given to allowable time frames for vehicle replacement, waivers 
for clients with special needs and access to financing to ensure 
the availability of appropriate vehicles and car seats. 
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Resolve, Directing Certain State Agencies To Renegotiate an Agreement Regarding Dams on the Sebasticook River
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1016
Committee: Natural Resources
Sponsors: FLETCHER, GAGNON, McGaW AN

Legislative Document 
No. 1016 
H.P.737 
House of Representatives, February 25,2003 
Resolve, Directing Certain State Agencies To Renegotiate an 
Agreement Regarding Dams on the Sebasticook River 
(EMERGENCY) 
Reference to the Committee on Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative FLETCHER of Winslow. 
Cosponsored by Senator GAGNON of Kennebec and 
Representative: McGaW AN of Pittsfield. 
Printed on recycled paper 
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/J7.1T/4£~ 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Emergency preamble. 
Whereas, Acts 
and 
Legislature 
do 
not 
become 
effective 
until 
adjournment unless enacted as emergencies: and 
resolves 
of 
the 
days 
aftel 
Whereas, this legislation needs to take effect before the 
expiration of the 90-day period because the 1998 Kennebec Hydro 
Developers Group Agreement requires 
a 
mechanism for permanent 
fish passage to be installed at the Fort Halifax dam 
on the 
Sebasticook River no later than May 1, 2003: and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts 
create an emergency wi thin 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. State agencies to renegotiate the 1998 Kennebec Hydro 
Developers Group Agreement. Resolved: 
That 
the 
Department 
f 
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the Department of Marine Resources 
and the State Planning Office within the Executive Department 
shall 
renegotiate 
the 
1998 
Kennebec 
Hydro 
Developers 
Group 
Agreement to require fish passage at the Fort Halifax, Bentoll 
Falls and Burnham projects no sooner than May 1, 2005 in order 
that a comprehensive assessment may be made of the anadromous 
restoration plan for the Sebasticook River system. 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the 
preamble, this resolve takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve requires the Department of Inland Fisheries and 
Wildlife, 
the 
Department 
of 
Marine 
Resources 
and 
the 
State 
Planning Office within the Executive Department to renegotiate 
the 1998 Kennebec Hydro Developers Group Agreement to require 
fish passage at the Fort Halifax, 
Benton Falls 
and 
Burnham 
projects no sooner than May 1, 2005 in order that a comprehensive 
assessment may be made of the anadromous restoration plan for the 
Sebasticook River system. 
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An Act To Clarify and Update the Laws Concerning the Types of Transportation Vehicle Used To Transport Children
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1018
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: MARLEY
Amends: 29-A MRSA §2301, 29-A MRSA §2309

Legislative Document 
No. tOtS 
H.P.739 
House of Representatives, February 25, 2003 
An Act To Clarify and Update the Laws Concerning the Types of 
Transportation Vehicle Used To Transport Children 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative MARLEY of Portland. 
Printed on recycled paper 
17/~'frl.~ 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2301, sub-§§l-A, I-B and 6 are enacted to 
read: 
l-A. 
Allowable alternate vehicle. 
"Allowable 
alternate 
vehicle" means 
a vehicle designed to carry 11 or more people, 
including the driver, that meets all the federal Motor Vehicle 
Safety Standards of 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 571, 
as subsequently amended, 
that are applicable to school buses, 
except 
for 
those 
provisions 
pertaining 
to 
lamps, 
reflective 
devices 
and 
associated 
eguipment 
in 
Code 
of 
Federal 
Regulations, 
Part 
571.108 
and 
those provisions pertaining 
to 
school 
bus 
pedestrian safety devices 
in 
Code 
of 
Federal 
Regulations, Part 571.131. 
l-B. 
Full service transportation provider. 
"Full service 
transportation provider" has the same meaning as defined in rules 
adopted 
by 
the 
Department 
of 
Human 
Services 
pertaining 
to 
transportation services for health care providers. 
6. 
Urban fixed-route transit provider. 
"Urban fixed-route 
transit 
provider" 
means 
a 
transit 
district 
or 
a 
regionaJ 
transportation corporation, 
as defined in Title 30-A, 
section 
3501, 
that provides public transportation within one or more 
municipalities on prescribed routes at prescribed times. 
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §2309, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. 
A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read: 
§2309. 
Exemptions from subchapter 
A vehicle with a carrying capacity of 20 or fewer passengers 
used to transport children to day care or head start facilities 
~s, a full service transportation provider, an urban fixed-route 
transi t provider, and an allowable alternate vehicle are exempt 
from this subchapter. 
SUMMARY 
This bill adds 
exemptions 
to 
the 
laws 
pertaining 
to 
equipment, operator and inspection standards for school buses. 
Specifically, 
the bill exempts 
from 
those 
standards 
vehicles 
designed to carry 11 or more people, including the driver, that 
meet the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards applicable to 
school 
buses, 
Medicaid-enrolled 
transportation 
providers 
who 
perform 
transportation 
services 
described 
in 
the 
MaineCare 
Benefi ts Manual as adopted by the Department of Human Services 
and transit districts or 
regional 
transportation corporations 
that 
provide 
public 
transportation 
within 
one 
or 
municipalities on prescribed routes at prescribed times. 
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An Act to Amend the Maine Criminal Code as Recommended by the Criminal Law Advisory Commission LR 0811(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1020
Committee Amendment CA_A_H153 (House)

Act 
COMMITTEE 
To 
Amend 
AMENDMENT ,4" to H.P. 741, L.D. 1020, Bill, 
the Maine Criminal 
Code 
as 
Recommended by 
Criminal Law Advisory Commission" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 5 and 6. 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 11. 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 12 
inserting in its place the following: 
"An 
the 
and 
'Sec. 12. 17·A MRSA §1252, sub·§4·A, as amended by PL 2003, c. 
1, S10, is further amended to read: 
4-A. 
If the State pleads and proves that, at the time any 
crime, 
excluding murder, 
under chapter 9, 
11, 
or 
was 
committed, the defendant had been convicted of 2 or more crimes 
violating chapter 9, 11, 13 or 27 or essentially similar crimes 
in other jurisdictions, the sentencing class for the crime is one 
class higher than it would otherwise be. 
In the case of a Class 
A crime, the sentencing class is not increased, but the prior 
record must be given serious consideration by the court when 
imposing 
a 
sentence. 
Section 9-A governs 
the 
use of prior 
convictions when determining a sentence, except that, for the 
purposes of this subsection, for violations under chapter 11, the 
dates of prior convictions may have occurred at any time. 
This 
subsection 
does 
not 
apply 
to 
section 
210-A 
if 
the 
prior 
convictions have already served to enhance the sentencing class 
under section 210-A, subsection 1, paragraph C. ' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
~co. 
~, ' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
to H.P. 741, L.D. 1020 
Further amend the bill by relettering 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
or renumbering any 
number 
to 
read 
This amendment strikes language that proposed to repeal the 
statutory 
prov~s~ons regarding 
the 
"2 
witness" 
rule. 
This 
amendment also strikes language that would have eliminated the 
current 2-tier system for sentencing in Class A crimes. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04111/03 ~aC!. 
l2lst Maine Legislature 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1020 
An Act to Amend the Maine Criminal Code as Recommended by the 
Criminal Law Advisory Commission 
LR 0811(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
LR0811(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Resolve,
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1021
Committee Amendment CA_A_S74 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 350, L.D. 1021, 
To Renew the Veterans' Emergency Assistance Program" 
"Resolve, 
Amend the bill by incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment incorporates a fiscal note. 
Page l-LRI210(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations! Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04118/03 ;t;?ac. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1021 
Resolve, To Renew the Veterans' Emergency Assistance Program 
LR 1210(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment~' 5-'1'/ 
Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
$250,000 
$250,000 
2004-05 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
2005-06 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
2006-07 
$0 
$0 
This bill includes a General Fund appropriation of $250,000 in fiscal year 2003-04 for the veteran's emergency 
assistance program within the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management. 
LR1210(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Resolve, To
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1021
Senate Amendment SA_A_S600 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "ft-., to S.P. 350, L.D. 1021, 
Renew the Veterans'Emergency Assistance Program" 
"Resolve, To 
Amend the resolve in section 2 by striking out all of the 
last 4 lines (page 1, lines 20 to 23 in L.D.) and inserting in 
their place the following: 
'General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
SUMMARY 
2003-04 
$0 
$0 
2004-05 
$50,000 
$50,000' 
This amendment reduces the General Fund appropriation from 
$250,000 to $50,000 and provides the funds in fiscal year 2004-05. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Senator CATHCART) 
COUNTY: 
Penobscot 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
\L~ed) 
Page l-LR1210(5) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriationsl Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
J\pproved:04/29/04 ~~~ 
Office of Fiscal 'and Program Review 
LD 1021 
Resolve, To Renew the Veterans' Emergency Assistance Program 
LR 1210(05) 
. 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment;4" 
Sponsor: Sen. Cathcart 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
2004-05 
Projections 
2005-06 
Projections 
2006-07 
$0 
($200,000) 
$0 
$0 
$0 
($200,000) 
$0 
$0 
This amendment reduces the General Fund appropriation from $250,000 to $50,000 and appropriates the funds in 
fiscal year 2004-05.
Resolve, To Renew the Veterans' Emergency Assistance Program
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1021
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Sponsors: DOUGLASS

12lst MAINE LEGISLATURE 
Legislative Document 
No. 1021 
S.P.350 
In Senate, February 25,2003 
Resolve, To Renew the Veterans' Emergency Assistance Program 
Reference to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Senator DOUGLASS of Androscoggin. 
Printed on recycled paper 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Sec. 1. Director of Bureau of Maine Veterans' Services to administer 
veterans' 
emergency 
assistance 
program 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2003-04. 
Resolved: 
That the Director of the Bureau of Maine Veterans' 
Services within the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency 
Management shall administer the veterans' 
emergency assistance 
program for fiscal year 
2003-04 in accordance with the Maine 
Revised 
Statutes, 
Title 
-B, 
section 
505, 
subsection 
I-A, 
paragraph B; and be it further 
Sec. 2. 
Appropriations and allocations. 
Resolved: 
following appropriations and allocations are made. 
That 
the 
DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF 
Bureau of Maine Veterans' Services 
Initiative: 
Appropriates 
funds 
from 
the 
General 
administer the emergency assistance program. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
SUMMARY 
2003-04 
$250,000 
$250,000 
Fund 
to 
2004-05 
$0 
$0 
This resolve appropriates money from the General Fund 
f()l 
the administration of the veterans' emergency assistance program 
under 
the 
Maine 
Revised 
Statutes, 
Title 
37-B, 
section 
505, 
subsection I-A, paragraph B. 
Page l-LR1210(l)
An Act To Provide for the Expedited Eviction of Violent Tenants
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1022
Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs
Sponsors: GAGNON, CLARK, CATHCART, DAGGETT, WOODCOCK
Amends: 14 MRSA §6016-A

12lst MAINE LEGISLATURE 
Legislative Document 
No. 1022 
S.P.353 
In Senate, February 26, 2003 
An Act To Provide for the Expedited Eviction of Violent Tenants 
Reference to the Committee on Legal and Veterans Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator GAGNON of Kennebec. 
Cosponsored by Representative CLARK of Millinocket and 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Senators: CATHCART of Penobscot, President DAGGETT of Kennebec, WOODCOCK of 
Franklin. 
Printed on recyc led paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 14 MRSA §6016-A is enacted to read: 
§6016-A. 
E~edited eviction 
Notwi thstanding any other provision of this chapter, if a 
tenant, 
a guest of a tenant or a pet of the tenant causes or 
threatens damage to property or bodily injury to a person on the 
premises, then the landlord may issue to the tenant a notice to 
qui t 
the premises. 
The notice to quit the premises terminates 
the tenant I s lease and allows the landlord to assume possession 
of the premises. 
The notice to quit the premises takes effect 24 
hours after it is physically posted on the premises or 3 days 
from its posting if the notice is delivered by mail. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows a landlord to issue to a tenant a notice to 
quit the premises if the tenant, a guest or pet of the tenant is 
causing or threatening damage to property or bodily injury to a 
person on the premises. 
The notice to quit the premises takes 
effect 24 hours after it is physically posted on the premises or 
days from its posting if the notice is delivered by mail. 
Page l-LR1l27(l)
An Act To Criminalize Noncompliance with an Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1023
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: LaFOUNTAIN, SULLIVAN, BROMLEY, CATHCART, DOUGLASS, HATCH, PENDLETON, LA VERRIERE-BOUCHER

Legislative Document 
No. 1023 
S.P.354 
In Senate, February 26, 2003 
An Act To Criminalize Noncompliance with an Interstate Compact 
for Adult Offender Supervision 
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Senator LaFOUNTAIN of York. 
Cosponsored by Representative SULLIVAN of Biddeford and 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Senators: BROMLEY of Cumberland, CATHCART of Penobscot, DOUGLASS of 
Androscoggin, HATCH of Somerset, PENDLETON of Cumberland, Representative: 
LA VERRIERE-BOUCHER of Biddeford. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. I. I7-A MRSA <:. 54-E is enacted to read: 
CHA.PTER 54-E 
VIOLATION OF INTERSTATE COMPACT 
§1347. 
Violation of interstate compact for adult offender 
supervision 
A person is guilty of a Class D crime if that person, after 
being convicted of a crime and sentenced in a state that is 
C\ 
member of an interstate compact for adult offender supervision 
and subsequently released on probation or parole, resides in this 
State without complying with the requirements of the interstate 
compact as enacted by the sentencing state. 
SUMMARY 
This bill makes it a Class D crime for a person released on 
probation or parole by a state that is a member of an interstate 
compact for adult offender supervision to reside in Maine without 
complying with the requirements of that compact. 
Page l-LRI726(1)
An Act To Increase Access to Prescription Drugs for Low-income Elderly and Disabled People
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1024
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Sponsors: TREAT, BRENNAN, DOUGLASS, MARTIN, STRIMLING, SUSLOVIC

Legislative Document 
No. 1024 
S.P.355 
In Senate, February 26, 2003 
An Act To Increase Access to Prescription Drugs for Low-income 
Elderly and Disabled People 
Reference to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Senator TREAT of Kennebec. 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Cosponsored by Senators: BRENNAN of Cumberland, DOUGLASS of Androscoggin, 
MARTIN of Aroostook, STRIMLING of Cumberland, Representative: SUSLOVIC of 
Portland. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. L State matching funds. 
The total amount of General Fund 
appropriations to the elderly low-cost drug program by Public La" 
2001, chapter 358 as amended by Public Law 2001, chapter 439, but 
not including any deappropriation or deal location made by Public 
Law 
2001, 
chapter 714 or any reductions made by financial or 
executi ve order, must be used as state matching funds for any 
federal funds received under the waiver pursuant to the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 3174-G, subsection l-C and 
must be used to provide additional benefits to those eligible for 
the elderly low-cost drug program. 
SUMMARY 
This bill is intended to ensure that the total amount of 
General Fund appropriations to the elderly low-cost drug program 
remain in that program to serve as state matching funds for any 
new federal funds received under a waiver and are used to provide 
additional benefits to those eligible for the elderly low-cost 
drug program. 
Page l-LR1l70(1)
Resolve, Directing the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices To Adopt Rules Regarding Certain Election Practices
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1027
Committee Amendment CA_A_H230 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/f,, to H.P. 744, L.D. 1027, "Resolve, 
Directing the 
Commission 
on Governmental Ethics 
and Election 
Practices To Adopt Rules Regarding Certain Election Practices" 
Amend the resolve in section 1 in the next-to-the-last line 
(page 
1, 
line 
in L.D.) 
by striking out 
the 
fOllowing: 
"routine technical" and inserting in its place the following: 
'major substantive' 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
is 
the 
majority 
report. 
The 
amendment 
changes the rule designation from "routine technical" to "major 
substantive." 
FISCAL :\OTE REQURED 
(See attached) 
Page l-LR0156(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/20103 ~ae. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1027 
Resolve, Directing the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election 
Practices To Adopt Rules Regarding Certain Election Practices 
LR0156(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs 
. Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
LR0156(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Broaden the Law Enforcement Authority of University of Maine System Public Safety Officers
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1026
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: DUNLAP, CATHCART, THOMAS

Legislative Document 
No. 1026 
H.P.743 
House of Representatives, February 26, 2003 
An Act To Broaden the Law Enforcement Authority of University of 
Maine System Public Safety Officers 
(EMERGENCY) 
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Representative DUNLAP of Old Town. 
Cosponsored by Senator CATHCART of Penobscot and 
Representative: THOMAS of Orono. 
Printed on recycled paper 
'7Y/~/J7.~ 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Emergency preamble. Whereas. Acts of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacte(l 
as emergencies; and 
Whereas. police officers of the University of Maine System 
often are involved in public safety matters that extend beyond 
the limits of university property; 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 enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. P&SL 1865, c. 532, *8-~, first~. as repealed and replaced 
by PL 1991, c. 548, Pt. A, §36, is amended to read: 
Section 8-A. 
The 
trustees of 
the University of 
Maine 
System, or such administrators of the University of Maine System 
as 
the trustees may designate for this purpose, 
may 
appoint 
persons to act as police officers 
whoT-w-i-t.£-in--t.-he---1-im-i-t-6-~f--~Re 
pEepeE~y-ewBea-by-~-~--t.~~~~1-~~-~h&-Yai¥~r&i~y-ef--MaiBe 
8yst:eFRr possess all of the powers of police officers in 
thi~ 
State in criminal cases and civil violations. 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the 
preamble, this Act takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This bill broadens the powers of University of Maine System 
police officers to include enforcement authority throughout the 
State, rather than within the limits of university property only. 
Page l-LR0694(l)
Resolve, Directing the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices To Adopt Rules Regarding Certain Election Practices
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1027
Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs
Sponsors: LEMOINE, TWOMEY

12lst MAINE LEGISLATURE 
Legislative Document 
No. 1027 
H.P.744 
House of Representatives, February 26, 2003 
Resolve, Directing the Commission on Governmental Ethics and 
Election Practices To Adopt Rules Regarding Certain Election 
Practices 
Reference to the Committee on Legal and Veterans Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
17/~/J7.~ 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative LEMOINE of Old Orchard Beach. 
Cosponsored by Representative: TWOMEY of Biddeford. 
Prinred on recycled paper 
Sec. 1. Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices 
to adopt rules. Resolved: 
That 
the 
Commission 
on 
Governmental 
Ethics 
and Election Practices shall 
adopt 
rules 
requiring 
a 
candidate or a political action committee, or any other entity 
required to file with the commission regarding an expenditure, 
that makes an automated telephone call or causes an automated 
telephone call to be made or distributes a mass mailing or causes 
a 
mass mailing to 
be distributed in the 
weeks 
before 
an 
election to provide a transcript of the telephone call or copy of 
the mailing to the commission before the automated telephone call 
is made or the mass mailing is distributed. 
The commission shall 
make this transcript of the telephone call or copy of the mailing 
available for public inspection. 
Rules adopted pursuant to this 
resolve are routine technical rules as defined in the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve requires the Commission on Governmental Ethics 
and Election Practices to adopt rules requiring a candidate or 
political action committee, or any other entity required to file 
with 
the 
commission 
regarding 
an expenditure, 
that makes 
an 
automated telephone call or distributes a mass mailing in the 2 
weeks before an election to provide a transcript of the telephone 
call 
or 
copy 
of 
the 
mailing 
to 
the 
commission 
before 
the 
automated 
telephone 
call 
is 
made 
or 
the 
mass 
mailing 
is 
distributed. 
The commission shall make this transcript of the 
telephone call or 
copy of 
the mailing available 
for 
public 
inspection. 
Page l-LR0156(1)
An Act To Allow Consumer-owned Utilites To Purchase Power at Negotiated Wholesale Rates, Terms and Conditions LR0304(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1030
Committee Amendment CA_A_H124 (House)

AMENDMENT .. 4 
.. to H.P. 747, L.D. 1030, 
Consumer-owned Utilities 
To 
Purchase 
Negotiated Wholesale Rates, Terms and Conditions" 
Bill, 
Power 
"An 
at 
Amend the bill in section 1 in paragraph A in the 3rd line 
(page 1, 
line 8 in L.D.) 
by inserting after the following: 
"wholesale" the following: 
" 
provided that the consumer-owned 
transmission 
and 
distribution 
utility 
complies 
with 
the 
requirements of section 3203, 
subsection 3 
and section 3210, 
subsection 3,' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies that a consumer-owned transmission 
and distribution utility that purchases power at wholesale for 
resale to its customers must 
comply with the portfolio 
and 
information disclosure 
requirements 
applicable 
to competitive 
electricity providers. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/04/03 :;:t!;!?ac. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1030 
An Act To Allow Consumer-owned Utilites To Purchase Power at 
Negotiated Wholesale Rates, Terms and Conditions 
LR0304(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Utilites and Energy 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
LR0304(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Restrict Use of Auto Dealer Plates
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1028
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: MILLS
Amends: 29-A MRSA §903, 29-A MRSA §1002

Legislative Document 
No. 1028 
H.P.745 
House of Representatives, February 26, 2003 
An Act To Restrict Use of Auto Dealer Plates 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative MILLS of Cornville. 
Printed on recycled paper 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §903, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, 
Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §S, is amended to read: 
3. 
Plate reduction. 
~ae Upon renewal, the number of plates 
allowed a motor vehicle dealer who fails to sell, through retail 
sales, a minimum of one vehicle per month or 12 vehicles within a 
12-month period must be reduced to one dealer plate blale&&--tae 
See~e~a~y--~---S~B&--ae-te~miRe6--~~---~ae--~ee~€~~€£---~--ae~ 
wa~~aa~ea, and the motor vehicle dealer may not be allocated a 
dealer plate under section 1002, subsection 1, paragraph B. 
Upon 
application for a 
2nd renewal, "a motor vehicle dealer must be 
denied renewal if the Secretary of State determines that the 
dealer sold fewer than 4 vehicles, through retail sales, in the 
previous 
license year, 
at which 
time all dealer credentials 
issued previously must be returned to the Secretary of State. 
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §1002, sub-§I, 1[B, as enacted by PL 1993, c· 
683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §S, is amended to read: 
B. 
Personal use by a manufacturer or dealer. 
~aeFe-maY-Be 
as-...fA(H-e---t..nan--sae One dealer plate may be issued for the 
personal use of the manufacturer or dealer and one dealer 
plate for the personal use of the immediate family of the 
dealer as long as a 
fee of $300 is paid annually to 
th~ 
municipali ty in which the dealer resides for each plate in 
lieu of excise taxes. 
Evidence of 
the 
payment 
must 
be 
supplied 
to 
the 
Secretary of 
State 
as 
a 
condition 
of 
receiving and renewing the plates; 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires the Secretary of State not only to reduce 
the number of dealer plates to one upon the renewal of a motor-
vehicle dealer license if the motor vehicle dealer sells fewel-
than 12 vehicles in a 
12-month period but also prohibits the 
Secretary of State from issuing a dealer plate for personal use. 
The bill also requires 
a 
motor vehicle dealer to return all 
dealer plates if the dealer sells fewer than 4 vehicles in the 
previous year. 
The bill also requires 
a 
fee of 
$300 to be 
charged for each dealer plate issued for personal use. 
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An Act To Impose a Fee on Nonresidents Who Participate in Recreational Activities in the State
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1031
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: LAVERRIERE-BOUCHER, CANAVAN

Legislative Document 
No. 1031 
H.P.748 
House of Representati ves, February 26, 2003 
An Act To Impose a Fee on Nonresidents Who Participate in 
Recreational Activities in the State 
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative LAVERRIERE-BOUCHER of Biddeford. 
Cosponsored by Representative: CANAVAN of Waterville. 
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. 
This bill would impose a fee on nonresidents of the State 
who participate in recreational amusement activities within the 
State. 
Under the bilL "recreational amusement activities" would 
include 
skiing, 
bowling, 
movies, 
plays, 
concerts, 
carnivals, 
amusement parks and other entertainment activity for 
which 
a 
business 
charges 
admission 
for 
exhibition, 
amusement 
or 
recreation. 
Page l-LR0719(1)
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Private Property on Which a Body Is Buried
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1029
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: McNEIL

12lst MAINE LEGISLATURE 
Legislative Document 
No. 1029 
H.P.746 
House of Representatives, February 26,2003 
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Private Property on Which 
a Body Is Buried 
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative McNEIL of Rockland. (BY REQUEST) 
Cosponsored by Senator SA V AGE of Knox. 
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. 
This 
bill 
proposes 
to 
alter 
current 
requirements 
for 
recording on deeds the existence of burial plots. 
This bill would allow a deed to reflect the presence of a 
burial lot on the subject property if the person recording the 
deed has personal knowledge of the fact that a burial lot exists 
on the property, even if the person didn't personally bury the 
body. 
This bill would also exempt from property tax that portion 
of the property on which the burial lot is located. 
Page l-LR1574(1)
An Act To Restrict Use of Auto Dealer Plates LR0826(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1028
Committee Amendment CA_A_H429 (House)
Amends: 29-A MRSA §903

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. 4. to H.P. 745, L.D. 1028, Bill, "An 
Act To Restrict Use of Aut'{lD~a1er Plates" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting 
clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
• Sec. I. 29-A MRSA §903, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 
683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read: 
3. 
Plate reduction. 
~ae Upon renewal of a dealer license. 
~ 
number of plates allowed a motor vehicle dealer who fails to 
sell. through retail sales. a minimum of one vehicle per month or 
vehicles within a 
12-month period must be reduced to one 
dealer plate QBless-~~-SeeF&~a~y-~-~~-Qe~e~m4Be6-~~-tae 
FeQ~etieB-~~~-wa~~aBteQ. and the motor vehicle dealer may not 
be 
issued a 
dealer plate under section 1002. 
subsection I. 
paragraph B. 
Upon a 
2nd application for renewal of a dealer 
license. a motor vehicle dealer must be denied renewal if the 
Secretary of State determines that the dealer sold fewer than 4 
vehicles. through retail sales. in the previous license year. at 
which time all dealer credentials issued previously must be 
returned to the Secretary of State. 
A motor vehicle dealer who is denied a license renewal under this 
subsection may not reapply until the license has been expired at 
least one year. 
A motor vehicle dealer who holds 
a vehicle auction business 
license under section 1051 is exempt from this subsection.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,~ to H,P, 745. L.D. 1028 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes language from the bill requiring a 
motor vehicle dealer to pay a 
$300 fee for each dealer plate 
issued for personal use. 
Like the bill, the amendment requires 
that a motor vehicle dealer must be denied renewal of the license 
if the dealer sold fewer than 4 motor vehicles in the previous 
license year, but the amendment also prevents a motor vehicle 
dealer who is denied license renewal from reapplying for one 
year. 
The amendment also exempts a motor vehicle dealer who 
holds an auction business license from the provisions of the bill. 
FISCAL ~OTE RF.QllRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
Highway Fund 
..Revenne 
Highway Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 05/15/03 ~aC!. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1028 
An Act To Restrict Use of Auto Dealer Plates 
LR0826(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Transportation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
$825 
($825) 
2004-05 
$11,500 
($11,500) 
Projections 
2005-06 
$11,500 
($11,500) 
Projections 
2006-07 
$11,500 
($11,500) 
Changes in the requirements pertaining to the issuance of dealer plates will result in a decrease in the revenues 
collected by the Secretary of State for the Highway Fund; the estimated amounts are $825 in fiscal year 2003-04 and 
$11,500 for each fiscal year thereafter. 
LR0826(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Reduce the Processing Time for Substitute Teacher Fingerprinting
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1032
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: LA VERRIERE-BOUCHER

Legislative Document 
No. 1032 
H.P.749 
House of Representatives, February 26,2003 
An Act To Reduce the Processing Time for Substitute Teacher 
Fingerprinting 
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative LA VERRIERE-BOUCHER of Biddeford. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 20·A MRSA §6103, sub·§4·A, ,C, as enacted by PL 1999, 
c. 791, §4, is amended to read: 
C. 
A person employed as 
a substitute who has not been 
fingerprinted prior to the effective date of this subsection 
must meet the requirements by July 1, 2002. 
Beginning with 
the 2003-2004 school year, a person employed as a substitute 
who needs fingerprinting and a criminal history record check 
pursuant 
to 
section 
13011, 
subsection 
must 
meet 
the 
requirements of this section within 8 weeks of employment by 
a 
school 
administrative unit. 
A person 
employed 
as 
a 
substitute who needs fingerprinting and a criminal history 
record check must be issued a temporary approval card by the 
department. 
The temporary approval card is valid for the 
first 8 weeks of employment, except that, a person who has 
been fingerprinted pursuant to this section prior to the 
20th day of employment and who has not received the results 
of the criminal history record check prior to the 9th week 
of employment, 
the temporary approval card remains valid 
until 
the 
commissioner 
determines 
whether 
approval 
is 
granted or denied based on the 
criminal history record 
information 
obtained 
from 
the 
State 
Bureau 
of 
Identification; and 
SUMMARY 
Current law requires that a regular school employee subject 
to 
the 
fingerprinting 
and 
criminal 
history 
record 
check 
requirements must meet these requirements prior to the 20th day 
of 
employment. 
This bill provides that, 
beginning with 
the 
2003-2004 
school 
year, 
a 
person employed 
by 
a 
school 
as 
a 
substitute, 
and who 
also needs fingerprinting and 
a 
criminal 
history record check must be issued a temporary approval card by 
the Department of Education and must meet the fingerprinting and 
criminal history record check requirements within 8 weeks of 
employment. 
The bill also provides that, for a person employed 
as 
a 
substitute and who 
has 
been fingerprinted pursuant 
to 
criminal 
history 
record 
check 
requirements, 
the 
temporary 
approval card remains valid until the Commissioner of Education 
determines whether approval is granted or denied based on the 
criminal 
history 
record 
information obtained 
from 
the 
State 
Bureau of Identification.
An Act To Require the Maine State Housing Authority To Guarantee Security Deposits for Low-income Renters
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1033
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: LA VERRIERE-BOUCHER, CANAVAN

Legislative Document 
No. 1033 
H.P.750 
House of Representatives, February 26,2003 
An Act To Require the Maine State Housing Authority To 
Guarantee Security Deposits for Low-income Renters 
Reference to the Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development suggested 
and ordered printed. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative LA VERRIERE-BOUCHER of Biddeford. 
Cosponsored by Representative: CANAVAN of Waterville. 
Prinred on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA c. 201, sub-c. 14 is enacted to read: 
SUBCHAPTER 14 
RENT ASSISTANCE 
§4994-A. 
Security deposit assistance 
The Maine State Housing Authority shall guarantee payment of 
the security deposit for a person who qualifies and receives rent 
assistance from the Federal Government if the person is capable 
of 
paying 
the 
security deposit 
to 
the 
landlord 
in monthly 
installments over a 
period of one year. 
The authority shall 
adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this section. 
Rules 
adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as 
defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
SUMMARY 
This bill authorizes the Maine State Housing Authority to 
guarantee the security deposit of a 
person who qualifies and 
receives rent assistance from the Federal Government as long as 
that person is capable of paying the security deposit to the 
landlord in monthly installments over a one-year period.
An Act To Require Certain Agencies To Track Votes of Board and Commission Members
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1034
Committee: Natural Resources
Sponsors: DAIGLE, MARTIN, SAVIELLO, SAWYER
Amends: 12 MRSA §685, 38 MRSA §342

Legislative Document 
No. 1034 
H.P.751 
House of Representatives, February 26,2003 
An Act To Require Certain Agencies To Track Votes of Board and 
Commission Members 
Reference to the Committee on Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative DAIGLE of Arundel. 
Cosponsored by Senator MARTIN of Aroostook and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representative: SAVIELLO of Wilton, Senator: SAWYER of Penobscot. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §685, first~, as amended by PL 1987, c. 308, 
§5, is further amended to read: 
The Commissioner of Conservation shall prepare 
a biennial 
budget 
and 
shall 
submit 
to 
the 
Legislature 
requests 
for 
appropriations 
sufficient 
to 
carry 
out 
i~s the 
commission's 
assigned tasks. The commission may accept contributions of any 
type from any source to assist it in carrying out its assigned 
tasks, 
and 
make 
such 
requirements 
in 
respect 
to 
the 
administration 
of 
such 
funds, 
not 
inconsistent 
with 
this 
subchapter, as are required as conditions precedent to receiving 
such 
funds, 
federal 
or otherwise. 
The 
commission shall give 
public notice of all contributions, in the state paper, stating 
the source, the amount and the purpose of such contributions. The 
commission 
may 
contract 
with 
municipal, 
State 
and 
Federal 
Governments or their agencies to assist in the carrying out of 
any of its assigned tasks. The Commissioner of Conservation, with 
the consent of a majority of the commission, 
shall appoint a 
director 
who 
sHall---ae 
is 
the 
principal 
administrative, 
operational 
and 
executive 
employee 
of 
the 
commission. 
The 
director shall attend all meetings of the commission 
and 
be 
permitted to participate fully but sHall is not ae 
a 
voting 
member of the commission. 
The director shall track the vote of 
each commissioner on every issue before the commission and make 
the voting record of each commissioner available to the public. 
Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §342, sub-§l8 is enacted to read: 
18. 
Vote tracking. 
The commissioner shall track the vote 
of each member of the board on every issue before the board and 
make the voting record of every board member available to 
th~ 
public. 
SUMMARY 
This 
bill 
requires 
the 
Commissioner 
of 
Environmental 
Protection to track the votes of each member of the Board of 
Environmental Protection and the Director of the Maine Land Use 
Regulation Commission to track the votes of each member of the 
commission. 
The bill also requires that the commissioner and the 
director make these voting records available to the public. 
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An Act To Clarify Curriculum Requirements for Gifted and Talented High School Students
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1036
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: CRESSEY, WESTON, BERRY, DAVIS, LEDWIN, MOORE, MURPHY, GILMAN, MITCHELL

Legislative Document 
No. 1036 
H.P.753 
House of Representatives, February 26,2003 
An Act To Clarify Curriculum Requirements for Gifted and 
Talented High School Students 
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Representative CRESSEY of Baldwin. 
Cosponsored by Senator WESTON of Waldo and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representati ves: ANDREWS of York, BERRY of Belmont, DAVIS of Falmouth, LEDWIN of 
Holden, MOORE of Standish, MURPHY of Kennebunk, Senators: GILMAN of Cumberland, 
MITCHELL of Penobscot. 
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. 
Currently, public high school students labeled as "gifted 
and talented" are enrolled in the honors classes and advanced 
placement classes offered by their high schools. 
This bill 
proposes 
to 
clarify that 
the 
existing 
honors 
and 
advanced 
placement curricula serve to meet curriculum requirements for 
educating gifted and talented students, thus obviating the need 
for high schools to create an additional separate curriculum for 
such students.
An Act To Protect Reorganized Businesses
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1035
Committee: Insurance and Financial Services
Sponsors: MOODY, ADAMS, BIERMAN, FLETCHER, KETTERER, SA VIELLO
Amends: 11 MRSA §9, 14 MRSA §6200

Legislative Document 
No. 1035 
H.P.752 
House of Representatives, February 26, 2003 
An Act To Protect Reorganized Businesses 
Reference to the Committee on Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Representative MOODY of Manchester. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representatives: ADAMS of Portland, BIERMAN of Sorrento, FLETCHER 
of Winslow, KETTERER of Madison, McGLOCKLIN of Embden, SA VIELLO of Wilton. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 11 MRSA §9-1600 is enacted to read: 
§9-l600. 
Delay of foreclosure following bankruptcy 
Notwithstanding any agreement or 
law to the contrary, 
a 
secured party may not initiate judicial proceedings to foreclose 
a 
secured 
interest, 
take 
possession 
of 
collateral 
used 
as 
security or otherwise enforce rights against 
such collateral 
until at least 180 days after the conclusion of a proceeding 
regarding the creditor under chapter 11 or chapter 13 of the 
United States 
Bankruptcy 
Code, 
United States 
Code. 
This 
section applies only if the debtor is in default for less than 90 
days. 
Sec. 2. 14 MRSA §6200 is enacted to read: 
§6200. 
Delay of foreclosure following bankruptcy 
Notwithstanding any other law, a secured party may not take 
any action under this chapter to foreclose a mortgage secured by 
real property until at least 180 days after the conclusion of a 
proceeding regarding the mortgagor under chapter 11 or chapter 13 
of the United States Bankruptcy Code, 
United States Code. 
This section applies only if the mortgagor is in default for less 
than 90 days. 
SUMMARY 
This bill prohibits a secured creditor from foreclosing on 
real estate or other property used as collateral for at least 180 
days 
after 
the 
conclusion 
of 
"chapter 
11" 
or 
"chapter 
13" 
bankruptcy proceedings relating to the creditor under the United 
States 
Bankruptcy 
Code. 
This 
delay 
allows 
the 
business 
or 
individual 
time 
to stabilize the 
finances 
of 
the 
person 
or 
business.
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1035
Committee Amendment CA_A_H222 (House)
Committee: Judiciary

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/I,, to H.P. 752, L.D. 1035, Bill, "An 
Act To Protect Reorganized Businesses" 
Amend 
the 
bill 
in 
section 
in 
that part 
designated 
"§9-1600." in the last line (page 1, line 15 in L.D.) by striking 
out the following: 
"~" and inserting in its place the 
following: 
I days and only to collateral that is property used 
for business or commercial purposes and for which the underlying 
transaction occurred within this State. I 
Further amend the bill in section 2 in that part designated 
"§6200." in the last line (page 1, line 27 in L.D.) by striking 
out the following: 
"~" and inserting in its place 
the 
following: 
I days and only to collateral that is property used 
for business or commercial purposes and for which the underlying 
transaction occurred within this State. I 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the Joint Standing 
Committee 
on 
Judiciary. 
It 
limits 
the 
extended 
stay 
of 
foreclosure to business and commercial property and intrastate 
transactions. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT