An Act To Clarify Legislative Pay
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1961
House Amendment HA_A_H948 (House)
Amends: 37-B MRSA §158

HOUSE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 806, L.D. 1961, Bill, "An Act 
To Clarify Legislative Pay" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in the first paragraph in the 
last line (page 1, line 33 in L.D.) 
by inserting after the 
following: 
"~" the 
following: 
'for the 
duration of 
the 
special session that occurs prior to the statutory adjournment 
date of the first regular session or the 2nd regular session that 
ended 
immediately prior 
to 
the 
special 
session. 
After 
the 
regular session statutory adjournment date before which a special 
session began. 
the 
members 
of the 
Senate 
and 
the House 
of 
Representatiyes must each be compensated $100 for every day's 
attendance at that special session held after that adjournment 
date plus expenses and mileage pursuant to this section for the 
rest of that special session. 
Any special session per diem that 
would have been paid if not for the exception stated in this 
paragraph must be used to construct and maintain the State's 
portion of the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Springvale; 
revenue in excess of the amount needed for this purpose must be 
allocated to the Maine Military Family Relief Fund' 
Further amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the 
following: 
'Sec. 2. 37-B MRSA §158 is enacted to read: 
§158. 
Maine Mi1ita~ Fami1r Re1ief Fund 
The Maine Military Family Relief Fund is established as a 
nonlapsing fund administered according to rules adopted by the 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
~ 
~ 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 'A" to S.P. 806, L.D. 1961 
Adjutant General. 
The Adjutant General is authorized to make 
grants from the Maine Military Family Relief Fund to families of 
persons who are members of the Maine National Guard or residents 
of the State who are members of the Reseryes of the Armed Forces 
of the United States who have been called to military duty. The 
Military 
Bureau 
shall 
adopt 
rules 
establishing 
eligibility 
criteria for the grants. 
Rules adopted pursuant to this section 
are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, 
subchapter 2-A. 
Sec. 3. Lapsed balances. 
Notwithstanding any provision of 
law, 
the amount calculated by the Executive Director of the 
Legislative Council 
to be 
the 
amount of legislative special 
session compensation earned by Legislators prior to the statutory 
adjournment date of the 2nd Regular Session must lapse from the 
unencumbered balance forward of the Legislature to the General 
Fund at the close of the fiscal year that ends June 30, 2004. 
Sec. 
4. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
DEFENSE, VErERAlIS AND EMERGENCY 
MANAGEMENT, DEPAR"lMERT OF 
Veterans Services 
0110 
The 
following 
Initiative: 
Appropriates funds for the State's share of the 
costs of constructing a veterans' cemetery in Springvale. 
The 
General Fund will be reimbursed for this cost with funding from 
the Federal Government. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Maine Military Family Relief Fund 
2003-04 
$0 
$0 
2004-05 
$500,000 
$500,000 
Initiative: 
Appropriates funds for the Maine Military Family 
Relief Fund. 
By 
June 
30, 
2005, 
the State Controller shall 
transfer these funds to the Maine Military Family Relief Fund as 
established by Title 37-B, section 158. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Maine Military Family Relief Fund 
2003-04 
$0 
$0 
2004-05 
$270,000 
$270,000 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT ·A .. to S.P. 806, L.D. 1961 
Initiative: 
Allocates funds for the Maine Military Family Relief 
Fund. 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
All Other 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total 
2003-04 
$0 
$0 
2004-05 
$270,000 
$270,000 
DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY 
MANAGEMENT, DEPA.R".lMENT OF 
DEPA.R".lMENT "l'O'l'ALS 
2003-04 
2004-05 
GENERAL FORD 
07BER SPECIAL REVENUE FORDS 
DEPAR'I'MENT "l'O'l'AL -
ALL nnms 
Further amend the bill by relettering 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
consecutively. 
$0 
o 
$0 
$770,000 
270,000 
$1,040,000' 
or renumber ing any 
number 
to 
read 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
provides 
that 
the 
nonpayment 
of 
special 
session per diem applies only until the statutory adjournment 
date of the regular session that immediately preceded the special 
session. 
If the special session extends beyond the statutory 
adjournment date of the regular session, then Legislators are 
entitled to the special session per diem. 
This amendment also requires that any special session per 
diem not paid because the special session is held prior to the 
statutory adjournment date for a regular session must be used to 
construct and maintain a 
Maine veterans memorial cemetery in 
Springvale. 
If there is any revenue left, it must be allocated 
to the Maine Military Family Relief Fund, as established in this 
amendment. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Representati 
TOWN: 
Sanford 
FISCAL .\ UTE REQll h. L) 
(See attac.hed) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations! Allocations 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Transfers 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04/15/04 ;lipae 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1961 
An Act to Clarify Legislative Pay 
LR 2882(07) 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment" " to Committee Amendment" " 
Sponsor: Rep. Courtney 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
($770,000) 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$770,000 
$0 
2004-05 
$270,000 
$770,000 
$270,000 
$500,000 
$0 
$270,000 
Projections 
2005-06 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
2006-07 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
The cost to the Legislature of paying the $100/day special session pay through an assumed April 16, 2004 
adjournment date is approximately $770,000. In addition, legislators will be entitled to the $55 per diem for 
attendance at committee meetings on days the Legislature was not in session. The total cost avoided can not be 
determined at this time, but would be used to pay the state's share of costs of the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery 
in Springvale and provide support to families of Maine residents serving in the military or the national guard. 
This amendment includes a General Fund appropriation of $500,000 in fiscal year 2004-05 for the Veterans Services 
program in the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management to establish a veterans cemetery in 
Springvale. The General Fund will be reimbursed by the federal government for the total amount of this 
appropriation. 
This amendment also includes a General Fund appropriation of $270,000 in fiscal year 2004-05 for the Maine Military 
Family Relief Fund program in the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management. These funds are 
be transferred to the dedicated Maine Military Family Relief Fund for which an allocation of $270,000 in fiscal year 
2004-05 has been included. 
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