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Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 2: Aquaculture Lease Regulations, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Marine Resources
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1396
Committee Amendment CA_A_H206 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,,//. to H.P. 1023, L.D. 1396, "Resolve, 
Regarding 
Legislative 
Review 
of 
Portions 
of 
Chapter 
2: 
Aquaculture Lease Regulations, a Major Substantive Rule of the 
Department of Marine Resources" 
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 rules are amended as follows: 
1. 
The rules must be amended in section 2.27, Department 
Si te Review, subsection 2, Documented Information, in the last 
paragraph, to strike the phrase "ecologically significant flora 
and fauna,".' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the requirement from the Department 
of Marine Resources rules that harbormasters provide information 
on 
ecologically 
significant 
flora 
and 
fauna 
in 
areas 
near 
proposed aquaculture lease sites. 
FISCAL :\OTE REQlI REi) 
(See attached) 
Page l-LR2038(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/24/03 ;r/1J?ac::.. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1396 
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 2: 
Aquaculture Lease Regulations, a Major Substantive Rule of the 
Department of Marine Resources 
LR2038(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Marine Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor revenue increase - Other Special Revenue 
LR2038(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Amend the Procedure for Maine Human Rights Commission Hearings
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1397
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: BENNETT, PENDLETON, MILLS, NORBERT, RICHARDSON, SHERMAN
Amends: 5 MRSA §4612, 5 MRSA §4622

12lst MAINE LEGISLATURE 
Legislative Document 
No. 1397 
H.P.1024 
House of Representatives, March 20, 2003 
An Act To Amend the Procedure for Maine Human Rights 
Commission Hearings 
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative BENNETT of Caribou. 
Cosponsored by Senator PENDLETON of Cumberland and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: MILLS of Farmington, NORBERT of Portland, RICHARDSON of 
Brunswick, SHERMAN of Hodgdon. 
Printed on rt!lo:yded pupt:'r 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §4612, sub-§I-A is enacted to read: 
I-A. 
Administratiye dismissal. 
If the complainant fails to 
appear in person at any meeting scheduled by the commission or 
its designated representative, or if the complainant fails to be 
available 
for 
any 
telephone 
conferences 
scheduled 
by 
the 
commission or its designated representative, then the complaint 
must be administratively dismissed. 
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §4612, sub-§6, as amended by PL 1995, c . 462 , 
Pt. A, §7, is repealed. 
Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §4622, sub-§ 1, "A and B, as amended by PL 1993, 
c. 327, §3, are further amended to read: 
A. 
Dismissed the case under section 4612, subsection 2~ or 
B. 
Failed, within 90 days after finding reasonable grounds 
to believe that unlawful discrimination occurred, to enter 
into a conciliation agreement to which the plaintiff was a 
partY~-En:..L 
Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §4622, sub-§I, ,C, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 
327, §4, is repealed. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires the complainant in a Maine Human Rights 
Commission action to appear at all fact-finding conferences or 
the 
complaint 
will 
be 
dismissed 
and 
gives 
the 
commission 
additional time to complete its investigation.
An Act To Modify Water Well Reporting Requirements
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1398
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sponsors: McKEE, YOUNGBLOOD, ROGERS
Amends: 12 MRSA §550-B

Legislative Document 
No. 1398 
H.P.1025 
House of Representatives, March 20, 2003 
An Act To Modify Water Well Reporting Requirements 
Submitted by the Department of Conservation pursuant to Joint Rule 204. 
Reference to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and 
ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative McKEE of Wayne. 
Cosponsored by Senator YOUNGBLOOD of Penobscot and 
Representative: ROGERS of Brewer. 
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. 12 MRS A §550-B, sub-§I, tB, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 
509, is repealed. 
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §550-B, sub-§I, ~C is enacted to read: 
C. 
"Well 
drilling 
company" 
means 
a 
person, 
firm, 
partnership or corporation that owns or otherwise operates 
any mechanical equipment used to drill, drive or bore water 
wells. 
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §550-B, sub-§3, ~A, as amended by PL 1999, c . 
556, §16, is further amended to read: 
A. 
Within lSQ .lQ. days after completion of any well or dry 
hole, or the enlarging or deepening of an existing well, a 
well eeRtFaeteF drilling company shall submit a report to 
the Bureau of Geology and Natural Areas, on forms designed 
and provided by the Bureau of Geology and Natural Areas. 
The report must contain information as may be required by 
the Bureau of Geology and Natural Areas, including, but not 
limited to, location, construction and well yield. 
Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §550-B, sub-§3, ~B, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 
509, is amended to read: 
B. 
Any 
well 
eeRtFaeteF--whe drilling 
company 
that has 
engaged in the construction of water wells, but who has not 
submitted well 
completion reports 
on 
a 
timely basis 
as 
required by this chapter, shall-ae is in violation of this 
chapter. 
Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §550-B, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 509, 
is amended to read: 
5. 
Penalties. 
ARy--pe-r-&On-r-€empailY7--~i-Fffir--pa£-t~-6h:i-p--eF 
eeF~eFatieRT--whe A well drilling 
company 
that violates 
any 
standard or provision of this chapter, commits a civil violation 
for which a forfeiture of not more than $500 may be adjudged. 
In 
addition 
to 
other 
civil 
remedies, 
the 
court 
may 
issue 
an 
injunction. 
SUMMARY 
This bill makes the definition of the entity responsible for 
submitting water well information to the State consistent with 
other laws. 
The bill reduces the time allowed for the company to 
submit the 
information 
from 
months 
to 
days, 
which is 
consistent with the 
time 
required 
by 
the 
Maine 
Water 
Well 
Commission. 
Page l-LR1960(1)
An Act to Amend the Maine Pesticides Control Act of 1975 to Increase the Pesticide Product Registration Fees LR 1898(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1400
Committee Amendment CA_A_H339 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" f,J" to H.P. 1027, L.D. 1400, Bill, "An 
Act To Amend the Maine Pestlcide Control Act of 1975 To Increase 
the Pesticide Product Registration Fee" 
Amend the bill by incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment incorporates a fiscal note. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 05/09/03 ~at:!. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1400 
An Act to Amend the Maine Pesticides Control Act of 1975 to Increase 
the Pesticide Product Registration Fees 
LR 1898(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment n " 
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
2004-05 
$72,690 
$72,690 
Projections 
2005-06 
$72,690 
Projections 
2006-07 
$72,690 
Increasing the annual pesticide registration fee will increase the Other Special Revenue funds revenues collected by 
the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources by $72,690 beginning in fiscal year 2003-04. 
LR1898(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Amend the Maine Pesticide Control Act of 1975 To Increase the Pesticide Product Registration Fee
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1400
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sponsors: SA VIELLO, BRYANT, HONEY, PINEAU, PIOITI, KNEELAND
Amends: 7 MRSA §607

Legislative Document 
No. 1400 
H.P.I027 
House of Representatives, March 20, 2003 
An Act To Amend the Maine Pesticide Control Act of 1975 To 
Increase the Pesticide Product Registration Fee 
Submitted by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources pursuant to Joint 
Rule 204. 
Reference to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and 
ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative SA VIELLO of Wilton. 
Cosponsored by Senator BRYANT of Oxford and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: HONEY of Boothbay, PINEAU of Jay, PIOITI of Unity, Senator: 
KNEELAND of Aroostook. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §607, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2001, 
c . 498, 
§1, is further amended to read: 
6. 
Reqistration fee; validity. 
The applicant desiring to 
register a pesticide shall pay an annual registration fee of $105 
beginning in calendar year 1994.L aBa $115 beginning in calendar 
year 2003 and $125 beginning in calendar year 2004 and thereafter 
for 
each 
pesticide 
registered 
for 
that 
applicant. 
Annual 
registration periods expire on December 31st of anyone year or 
in a manner consistent with 
she--Mai-ne--Acimi-ai-s-t;.Fa-1;-i-~-P£eeea~Fe 
AesT Title 5, section 10002, as to license expiration, whichever 
is later. 
SUMMARY 
This bill increases the annual pesticide registration fee 
from $115, set in 2003, to $125 per product, to help offset the 
increased costs of salaries and fringe benefits.
An Act To Provide the Office of the State Fire Marshal with Adequate Funding for Construction Plans Review
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1401
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: BUNKER, STRIMLING, BLANCHETTE, MAIETTA
Amends: 25 MRSA §2450

Legislative Document 
No. 1401 
H.P. lO28 
House of Representatives, March 20, 2003 
An Act To Provide the Office of the State Fire Marshal with 
Adequate Funding for Construction Plans Review 
Submitted by the Department of Public Safety pursuant to Joint Rule 204. 
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative BUNKER of Kossuth Township. 
Cosponsored by Senator STRIMLING of Cumberland and 
Representatives: BLANCHETTE of Bangor, MAIETTA of South Portland. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2450, as amended by PL 1997, c. 728, §24, is 
further amended to read: 
§2450. 
Examinations by Department of Public Safety 
The Commissioner of Public Safety shall adopt, in accordance 
with requirements of the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, a 
schedule 
of 
fees 
for 
the 
examination 
of 
all 
plans 
for 
construction, 
reconstruction 
or 
repairs 
submitted 
to 
the 
Department of Public Safety. 
A fee charged pursuant to this 
section may not exceed $4§Q $10,000. The fees must be sufficient 
to cover the costs of implementing this chapter. 
The fees must 
be credited to a special revenue account to defray expenses in 
carrying out this section. Any balance of the fees may not lapse, 
but must be carried forward 
as 
a 
continuing account to 
be 
expended for the same purpose in the following fiscal years. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows 
the 
Commissioner 
of Public 
Safety to 
establish 
a 
fee 
schedule 
for 
the 
review 
of 
plans 
for 
construction, reconstruction or repairs to structures submitted 
to the Office of the State Fire Marshal that covers the cost of 
providing the service so long as the fee does not exceed $10,000. 
Page l-LR1872 (1)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1403
Committee Amendment CA_A_H169 (House)

AMENDMENT "/1,, to H.P. 1030, L.D. 
Requirement Concerning Dioxin" 
1403, Bill, "An 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
. Sec. 2. PL 1997, c. 444, §10 is amended to read: 
Sec. 10. Report; dioxin. 
The 
Commissioner of Environmental 
Protection and the Commissioner of Human Services shall report to 
the Governor and the joint standing committee of the Legislature 
having jurisdiction over natural resources matters by May 
1, 
200lT--aaG-~1r-~~-~£~--~heFea~~eFT on progress made 
in 
achieving 
the 
requirements 
specified 
in 
the 
Maine 
Revised 
Statutes, Title 38, section 420, subsection 2. 
On May-.J...,.--6QQ6 
February 16, 200.i, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection 
and the Commissioner of Human Services shall present to the 
Governor and the joint standing committee of the Legislature 
having 
jurisdiction 
over 
natural 
resources 
matters 
a 
comprehensive 
assessment 
on 
the 
progress 
in eliminating the 
discharge of dioxin from bleach kraft pulp mills in this State. 
The assessment must report on: 
1. 
Dioxin concentrations in fish above and below mills and 
the health implications of those concentrations; 
2. 
Any evidence that dioxin is being discharged from any 
mill; 
Page l-LR1866(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
d-" 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. !) .. to H.P. 1030, L.D. 1403 
3. 
Current technology that achieves no discharge of dioxin; 
4. 
The need for continuing the dioxin monitoring program; 
and 
5. 
Other known sources of dioxin polluting rivers in this 
State. 
The commissioners shall make recommendations regarding any 
additional action that may be warranted.' 
SUMMARY 
The amendment changes the date, from May 1, 2003 to February 
16, 2004, by which the Commissioner of Environmental Protection 
and 
the 
Commissioner 
of 
Human 
Services 
must 
submit 
a 
comprehensive 
assessment 
on 
the progress in eliminating 
the 
discharge of dioxin from bleach kraft pulp mills in the State. 
The 
amendment 
also 
deletes 
the 
annual 
requirement 
for 
the 
commissioners to submit progress reports. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Provide the Office of the State Fire Marshal with Adequate Funding for Construction Plans Review LR 1872(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1401
Committee Amendment CA_A_H472 (House)
Amends: 25 MRSA §2450

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "{I,, to H.P. 1028, L.D. 1401, Bill, "An 
Act To Provide the Office of the State Fire Marshal with Adequate 
Funding for Construction Plans Review" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting 
clause and before the swnmary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2450, as amended by PL 1997, c. 728, §24, 
is further amended to read: 
§2450. Ezaminations by Department of Pub1ic Safety 
The Commissioner of Public Safety shall adopt, in accordance 
with requirements of the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, a 
schedule 
of 
fees 
for 
the 
examination 
of 
all 
plans 
for 
construction, 
reconstruction 
or 
repairs 
submitted 
to 
the 
Department of Public Safety. 
A--i-e&-~-qed---pur-s-uant.--.te--tRis 
see ties. The fee schedule for new construction or new use is 5¢ 
per square foot for occupied spaces and 2¢ per square foot for 
bulk storage occupancies, except that a fee for review of a plan 
for new construction by a public school may not exceed $450. 
The 
fee schedule for reconstruction, repairs or renovations is based 
on the cost of the project and may not exceed $450. 
The fees 
must be credited to a special revenue account to defray expenses 
in carrying out this section. Any balance of the fees may not 
lapse, but must be carried forward as a continuing account to be 
expended for the same purpose in the following fiscal years.' 
Page l-LR1872(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
1028, L.D. 1401 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. 
The amendment authorizes 
the Commissioner of Public Safety to establish a fee schedule for 
the review of plans for construction, reconstruction or repairs 
to structures submitted to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. 
The fee schedule for new construction or new use is 5¢ per square 
foot for occupied spaces and 2¢ per square foot for bulk storage 
occupancies, except that a 
fee for review of a plan for 
new 
construction by a public school may not exceed $450. 
The fee 
schedule for reconstruction, repairs or renovations is based on 
the cost of the project and may not exceed $450. 
FISCAL ;\'OTE REQUiU:U 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 05116/03 ~ac:.. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1401 
An Act To Provide the Office of the State Fire Marshal with Adequate 
Funding for Construction Plans Review 
LR 1872(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
$206,250 
2004-05 
$275,000 
Projections 
2005-06 
$275,000 
Projections 
2006-07 
$275,000 
The establishment of a certain fee schedule will increase dedicated revenues collected by the Office of State Fire 
Marshal by an estimated $206,250 and $275,000 in fiscal years 2003-04 and 2004-05, respectively. 
LR1872(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Amend a Requirement Concerning Dioxin
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1403
Committee: Natural Resources
Sponsors: DAIGLE, SAWYER
Amends: 38 MRSA §420

Legislative Document 
No. 1403 
H.P.1030 
House of Representatives, March 20, 2003 
An Act To Amend a Requirement Concerning Dioxin 
Submitted by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to Joint Rule 204. 
Reference to the Committee on Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative DAIGLE of Arundel. 
Cosponsored by Senator: SAWYER of Penobscot. 
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. 38 MRSA §420, sub-§2, 1fI, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 
444, §7, is amended by amending subparagraph (3) to read: 
(3) 
After December 31, 2002, a mill may not discharge 
dioxin into its receiving waters. 
For purposes of this 
subparagraph, a mill is considered to have discharged 
dioxin into its recelvlng waters if 2, 
3, 
7, 
tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin 
or 
2, 
3, 
7, 
tetrachlorodibenzo-p-furan is detected in any of the 
mill's internal waste streams of its bleach plant and 
in 
a 
confirmatory 
sample 
at 
levels 
exceeding 
picograms per liter, unless the department adopts 
a 
lower detection level 
by rule, 
which is 
a 
routine 
technical 
rule 
pursuant 
to 
Title 
5, 
chapter 
375, 
subchapter II-A 2-A, 
or 
a 
lower detection level by 
incorporation of a method in use by the Uni ted States 
Environmental 
Protection 
Agency, 
or 
if 
levels 
of 
dioxin, 
as 
defined 
in section 
420-A, 
subsection 
I 
detected 
in 
fish 
tissue 
sampled 
below 
the 
mill's 
wastewater outfall 
are higher 
than 
levels 
in fish 
tissue 
sampled 
at 
an 
upstream 
reference 
site 
not 
affected by the mill's discharge or on the basis of a 
comparable 
surrogate 
procedure 
acceptable 
to 
the 
commissioner. 
The commissioner shall consult with the 
technical advisory group established in section 420-B, 
subsection 1, paragraph B, subparagraph (5) in making 
this 
determination 
and 
in 
evaluating 
surrogate 
procedures. 
The 
fish-tissue 
sampling test must 
be 
performed 
with 
differences 
between 
the 
average 
concentrations of dioxin in the fish 
samples 
taken 
upstream and downstream from the mill measured with at 
least 95' statistical confidence. 
If the mill fails to 
meet the fish-tissue sampling-result requirements in 
this subparagraph and does not demonstrate by December 
31, 
agga 
2004 
and 
annually 
thereafter 
to 
the 
commissioner's 
satisfaction 
that 
its 
wastewater 
discharge 
is 
not 
the 
source 
of 
elevated 
dioxin 
concentrations 
in 
fish 
below 
the 
mill, 
then 
the 
commissioner may pursue any remedy authorized by law. 
SUMMARY 
This bill changes the date by which a bleach kraft pulp mill 
that fails to meet fish-tissue sampling-result requirements for 
dioxin must demonstrate that its waste discharge is not the 
source of elevated dioxin in fish or be subject t:o potential 
enforcement action by the Department of Environmental Protection 
Page l-LRI866(I) 
and requires that the demonstration be made annually thereafter.
An Act To Clarify the Timber Harvesting Notification Requirements No. 1407 In Senate, March 20, 2003
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1407
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sponsors: BRYANT, PINEAU, KNEELAND, JODREY
Amends: 12 MRSA §8883

Legislative Document 
S.P.463 
An Act To Clarify the Timber Harvesting Notification 
Requirements 
No. 1407 
In Senate, March 20, 2003 
Submitted by the Department of Conservation pursuant to Joint Rule 204. 
Reference to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and 
ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator BRYANT of Oxford. 
Cosponsored by Representative PINEAU of Jay and 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Senator: KNEELAND of Aroostook, Representative: JODREY of Bethel. 
Printed on recyc led paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §8883, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1999, c. 361, 
§7, is further amended to read: 
5. 
Notification exemption. 
The following activities are 
exempt from the notification requirement under this section: 
A. 
Activities where forest products are harvested for an 
owner's own use and are not sold or offered for sale or used 
in the owner's primary wood-using plants; and 
B. 
Precommercial silvicultural forestry activitiesf-aBa ~ 
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s~aaEe-~ee~-aasal-aEea-peE-aeEeT 
SUMMARY 
This bill 
removes 
an 
exemption 
to 
harvest 
notification 
procedures and eliminates a problem some small landowners and 
loggers have had with mills that will not take wood if the trip 
ticket does not have a notification number on it. 
Page l-LR1957(1)
An Act Requirements Amend the bill in section by striking out all of subsection 5 and inserting in its place the following: 5. Notification exemption. The following activities are exempt from the notification requirement under this section: A. Activities where forest products are harvested for an owner's own use and are not sold or offered for sale or used in the owner's primary WOOd-using plants; B. Precommercial silvicultura1 forestry activities; and C. Harvesting performed by the landowner within a 12-month period when the total area harvested on land owned by that landowner does not exceed: (1) Two acres if the residual basal area of acceptable growing stock over 4 1/2 inches in diameter measured at 1/2 feet above the ground is less than 30 square feet basal area per acre; or (2) Five acres if the residual basal area of acceptable growing stock over 4 1/2 inches in diameter measured at 4 1/2 feet above the ground is more than 30 square feet basal area per acre. Page 1-LR1957(4) HOUSE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1407
House Amendment HA_A_H385 (House)

HOUSE 
To Clarify 
AMENDMENT "~,, to S.P ~ 463, L.D. 
the Timber Harvesting Notification 
1407, Bill, "An Act 
Requirements" 
Amend 
the bill in 
section 
by 
striking out all 
of 
subsection 5 and inserting in its place the following: 
'5. 
Notification exemption. 
The following activities are 
exempt from the notification requirement under this section: 
A. 
Activities where forest products are harvested for an 
owner's own use and are not sold or offered for sale or used 
in the owner's primary WOOd-using plants; 
B. 
Precommercial silvicultura1 forestry activities; and 
C. 
Harvesting performed by the landowner within a 12-month 
period when the total area harvested on land owned by that 
landowner does not exceed: 
(1) 
Two acres if the residual basal area of acceptable 
growing stock over 4 1/2 inches in diameter measured at 
1/2 feet above the ground is less than 30 square feet 
basal area per acre; or 
(2) 
Five 
acres 
if 
the 
residual 
basal 
area 
of 
acceptable growing stock over 4 1/2 inches in diameter 
measured at 4 1/2 feet above the ground is more than 30 
square feet basal area per acre.' 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT "ff' to S. P. 463, L. D. 1407 
SUMMARY 
Current law exempts from harvest notification requirements 
harvesting when the total area harvested on land owned by the 
landowner does not exceed either 2 or 5 acres, depending on the 
residual 
basal 
area of 
acceptable 
growing 
stock. 
The bill 
repealed this exemption. 
This amendment instead specifies that 
it is only harvesting performed by the landowner that qualifies 
for this exemption. 
SPONSORED BY: ~~ 
(Representative TRAHAN) 
TOWN: 
Waldoboro 
HOUSE AMENDMENT
An Act to Update the Process for the Allocation of the State Ceiling on Tax-exempt Bonds LR2020(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1409
Committee Amendment CA_A_S41 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. A" to S.P. 465, L.D. 1409, Bill, "An 
Act To Update the Process for the Allocation of the State Ceiling 
on Tax-exempt Bonds" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the title the following: 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted 
as emergencies; and 
Whereas, updates to the prov:Ls:Lons concerning the allocation 
of the state ceiling for tax-exempt bonds are necessary to revive 
the secondary market for educational loans for Maine students; 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,' 
Further amend the bill by inserting after section 4 the 
following: 
'Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency ci ted in the 
preamble, this Act takes effect when approved.' 
Page l-LR2020(2) 
COMM/rrEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. A 
.. to s.P. 465, L.D. 1409 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
adds 
an emergency preamble and emergency 
clause to the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/01103 ~aC!. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1409 
An Act to Update the Process for the Allocation of the State Ceiling on 
Tax-exempt Bonds 
LR2020(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ~" S -y l 
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
LR2020(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Eliminate State Licensing of Boxers, Wrestlers and Transient Sellers
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1410
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: BROMLEY, SULLIVAN, RECTOR

Legislative Document 
No. 1410 
S.P.468 
In Senate, March 20, 2003 
An Act To Eliminate State Licensing of Boxers, Wrestlers and 
Transient Sellers 
Submitted by the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation pursuant to Joint 
Rule 204. 
Reference to the Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development suggested 
and ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator BROMLEY of Cumberland. 
Cosponsored by Representative SULLIVAN of Biddeford and 
Representative: RECTOR of Thomaston. 
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: 
PART A 
Sec. A-I. S MRSA §12004-A, sub-§44, as amended by PL 2001, c. 
166, §l, is repealed. 
Sec. A-2. 32 MRSA c.IIS, as amended, is repealed. 
PARTB 
Sec. B-1. 32 MRSA c.128, as amended, is repealed. 
SUMMARY 
Part A of this bill eliminates state licensing of boxers and 
wrestlers. 
Part B of this bill eliminates state licensing of transient 
sellers.
An Act To Eliminate State Licensing of Boxers, Wrestlers and Transient Sellers
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1410
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H788 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "f}"to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 468, 
L.D. 1410, Bill, "An Act To Eliminate State Licensing of Boxers, 
Wrestlers and Transient Sellers" 
Amend the amendment in section 2 in that part designated 
"S5ll.." in the first indented paragraph by striking out all of 
the last sentence (page 1, lines 47 and 48 in amendment) 
Further 
amend 
the 
amendment in section 2 
in that part 
designated "§51.L." in the first indented paragraph in the first 2 
lines (page 2, lines 3 and 4 in amendment) by striking out the 
following: "boxing, wrestling or kick-boxing" and inserting in 
its place the following: 'boxing or wrestling' 
Further amend the amendment by striking out all of section 4 
and inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. 4. Department reports. 
Beginning January 1, 2005, the 
Department of Professional and Financial Regulation shall submit 
semiannual reports relating to the Maine Athletic Commission's 
program revenues, expenditures and cash balance and regulated 
events to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over business, 
research and economic development 
matters. 
Sec. 5. Legislative review; report. 
The joint standing committee 
of the Legislature having jurisdiction over business, research 
and economic development matters shall review that provision of 
this Act that repeals the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 32, 
chapter 
and 
shall 
assess 
whether 
legislative 
action 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Ga" 
tt 
~ 
HOUSE AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 468, L.D. 
1410 
altering or eliminating the repeal should be recommended. 
Based 
on its review, the joint standing committee of the Legislature 
having 
jurisdiction 
over 
business, 
research 
and 
economic 
development matters is authorized to report out legislation to 
the Second Regular Session of the l22nd Legislature. 
Sec. 6. Effective date. 
Those sections of this bill that repeal 
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section l2004-A, subsection 
and Title 32, chapter 115 take effect July I, 2006.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes kick-boxing as a 
regulated boxing 
activity. 
The amendment also delays the repeal of the Maine 
Athletic Commission until July I, 
2006. 
The 
amendment also 
requires the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation 
to report semiannually to the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature 
having 
jurisdiction over 
business, 
research 
and 
economic 
development matters 
on the activities of the Maine 
Athletic 
Commission. 
The 
amendment 
also 
requires 
the 
joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
business, research and economic development matters to review and 
assess whether altering or eliminating the repeal of the Maine 
Athletic Commission should be recommended. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
' 
SPONSORED BY: ~~~ 
(Representative SULLI 
) 
TOWN: 
Biddeford 
HOUSE AMENDMENT
An Act To Increase the Licensing Fee Caps of the State Board of Optometry LR 1929(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1411
Committee Amendment CA_A_S98 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. A .. to S.P. 469, L.D. 1411, Bill, "An 
Act To Increase the Licensing Fee Caps of the State Board of 
Optometry" 
Amend the bill by incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment incorporates a fiscal note. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
Page l-LRI929(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04124/03 ;t.v"ae. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1411 
An Act To Increase the Licensing Fee Caps of the State Board of 
Optometry 
LR 1929(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'If, \5 .. q f 
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Raising the cap on fees that may be assessed by the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, State Board 
of Optometry may increase the amount of dedicated revenue collected. The amount can not be determined at this 
time. 
LR1929(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Resolve, Authorizing the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services To Increase the Ground Lease Term at the Long Creek Youth Development Center from 50 to 90 Years
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1412
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: McLAUGHLIN, BROMLEY, BLISS

Legislative Document 
No. 1412 
H.P.1034 
House of Representatives, March 20, 2003 
Resolve, Authorizing the Commissioner of Administrative and 
Financial Services To Increase the Ground Lease Term at the Long 
Creek Youth Development Center from 50 to 90 Years 
Submitted by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services pursuant to Joint 
Rule 204. 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
'17/~ /J7. 7l/tu~ 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative McLAUGHLIN of Cape Elizabeth. 
Cosponsored by Senator BROMLEY of Cumberland and 
Representative: BLISS of South Portland. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Sec. 1. Resolve 2001, c. 95, §3, amended. Resolved: 
That Resolve 
2001, c. 95, §3 is amended to read: 
Sec. 3. Property interest that may be conveyed. Resolved: 
That 
the state property authorized to be leased is the following: 
That 
portion 
of 
Book 
243, 
Page 
197, 
recorded 
in 
the 
Cumberland County Registry of Deeds, that is determined by the 
commissioner 
and 
the 
Commissioner 
of 
Corrections 
to 
be 
unnecessary to the present or future operation of the Long Creek 
Youth Development Center. 
The state property may be leased for a term of up to 99 90 
years in whole or in part, at the discretion of the commissioner, 
subject to such permits or approvals as may be required by law; 
and be it further 
SUMMARY 
This resolve extends the ground lease term from 50 to 90 
years for property leased by the State at the Long Creek Youth 
Development Center in the City of South Portland.
An Act To Decriminalize Unlicensed Shellfish Digging
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1415
Committee: Marine Resources
Amends: 12 MRSA §6671

12lst MAINE LEGISLATURE 
Legislative Document 
No. 1415 
H.P.1038 
House of Representatives, March 20, 2003 
An Act To Decriminalize Unlicensed Shellfish Digging 
Submitted by the Department of Marine Resources pursuant to Joint Rule 204. 
Reference to the Committee on Marine Resources suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representati ve BULL of Freeport. 
Printed on recycled paper 
!rl~ 
/J? 7l!tU:~ 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6671, sub-§10, as amended by PL 1995, c. 75, 
§l, is further amended to read: 
10. 
Penalty. 
Notwithstanding Title 17-A, section 4-B, 
a 
person who violates a provision of a municipal ordinance adopted 
under this section commits a Class D crime punishable by the 
following fines: 
A. 
For harvesting shellfish from a closed area 
sF-.e.-i~~is~ 
ssellfiss-wiEssHE-a-lieesse: 
(1) 
For the first offense, a fine of not less than 
$300 and not more than $1,500; and 
(2) 
For subsequent offenses, a fine of not less than 
$500 and not more than $1,500. 
The 
court 
may 
not 
suspend 
a 
fine 
imposed 
under 
this 
paragraph or 
impose 
a 
penalty other 
than 
the 
monetary 
payment of a fine as provided in this paragraph; or 
B. 
For 
violating 
any 
other 
provision 
of 
ordinance adopted under this section, 
a fine 
than $100 and not more than $1,000. 
a 
municipal 
of not less 
A fine for 
a violation of article 5 must be as provided by 
section 6681. 
Sec.2. 12 MRSA §6671, sub-§10-A is enacted to read: 
10-A. 
Exception: penalty. 
A person who digs for shellfish 
wi thout a municipal shellfish license commits a civil violation 
for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be 
adjudged. 
SUMMARY 
This bill changes digging shellfish without 
a 
municipal 
shellfish license 
from 
a 
criminal to 
a 
civil violation and 
imposes a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 for the 
offense.
An Act To Clarify Maine Law Relating to Viatical Settlements LR 1917(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1413
Committee Amendment CA_A_H347 (House)

AMENDMENT "ft.. to H.P. 1035, L.D. 1413, Bill, 
Maine Law Relating to Viatical Settlements" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
"An 
. Sec. 2. Review of life settlement contracts. 
of 
Insurance 
shall 
conduct 
the 
following 
legislation as follows. 
The Superintendent 
review 
and 
submit 
1. 
The superintendent shall convene a working group that 
includes representatives of the Bureau of Insurance within the 
Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, 
insurance 
companies, persons or companies or their trade or professional 
organizations licensed in this or other jurisdictions to do the 
business of life settlements, insurance producers and the Office 
of Policy and Legal Analysis to review current state law, federal 
law 
and other 
state 
laws 
and 
regulations 
relating to life 
settlements. 
The 
working 
group 
shall 
develop 
recommended 
legislation to govern and regulate life settlements under the 
Maine 
Revised Statutes, 
Title 
24-A, 
chapter 
relating to 
viatical settlements. 
2. 
The superintendent shall submit legislation based on the 
recommendations 
of 
the 
working group 
to 
the 
Second 
Regular 
Session of the l2lst Legislature not later than January 1, 2004 
to authorize the use of life settlement contracts and to make 
other 
necessary 
changes 
to 
the 
laws 
regulating 
viatical 
settlement contracts.' 
Page l-LR19l7(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. a 
. to H.P. 1035, L.D. 1413 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires the Superintendent of Insurance to 
convene 
a 
working 
group 
to 
develop 
recommended legislation 
relating 
to 
life 
settlement 
contracts 
and 
to 
submit 
that 
legislation 
to 
the 
Second 
Regular 
Session 
of 
the 
121st 
Legislature. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
" 
, 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 05105103 ;'k?'ae 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1413 
An Act To Clarify Maine Law Relating to Viatical Settlements 
LR 1917(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Insurance and Financial Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Any additional costs to the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation can be absorbed by the department 
utilizing existing resources. 
LR1917(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Clarify Maine Law Relating to Viatical Settlements
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1413
Committee: Insurance and Financial Services
Sponsors: WOODBURY, O'NEIL
Amends: 24-A MRSA §6809

Legislative Document 
No. 1413 
H.P.1035 
House of Representatives, March 20, 2003 
An Act To Clarify Maine Law Relating to Viatical Settlements 
Submitted by the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation pursuant to Joint 
Rule 204. 
Reference to the Committee on Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Representative WOODBURY of Yarmouth. 
Cosponsored by Representative: O'NEIL of Saco. 
Printed un recycled paper 
17l~ 
/h. 7J?1J£~ 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 24-A MRSA §6809, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 
430, §l and affected by §2, is amended to read: 
4. 
Transfer 
from 
the viator 
insurance policy, 
of insurance policy. 
Immediately upon 
of documents to effect the transfer 
the viatical settlement provider shall 
receipt 
of the 
pay the 
proceeds of the settlement to an escrow or trust account managed 
by an independent trustee or escrow agent in a state-chartered or 
federally chartered financial institution ERaE-~~-~~-~~-~Re 
EeaeFal-FeseFve-sysEem, whose deposits are insured by the Federal 
Deposit 
Insurance 
Corporation 
or 
its 
succeSS0L-
pending 
acknowledgment of the transfer by the issuer of the policy. 
The 
trustee or escrow agent shall transfer the proceeds due to the 
viator 
or 
otherwise 
according 
to 
the 
viator's 
written 
instructions immediately upon receipt of acknowledgment of the 
transfer from the insurer. 
SUMMARY 
This bill replaces a reference to the state-chartered and 
federally chartered financial institutions that are members of 
the federal reserve system with a reference to institutions whose 
deposits 
are 
insured 
by 
the 
Federal 
Deposit 
Insurance 
Corporation. 
This change makes state law consistent with the 
National Association of Insurance Commissioners' model law and 
allows a greater number of state-chartered financial institutions 
to manage escrow or trust accounts containing viatical settlement 
proceeds. 
Page l-LR1917 (1)
An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1414
Senate Amendment SA_B_S315 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "B" to H.P. 1036, L.D. 1414, Bill, "An Act 
To 
Amend the Laws Regarding Storage of Sand and Salt and To 
Provide Funding for State and Municipal Storage Facilities" 
Amend 
the bill by striking out all of 
section 
and 
inserting in its place the following: 
, Sec. 
2. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Highway Maintenance 0330 
The 
following 
Ini tiati ve: 
Allocates funds for the construction of salt and 
sand storage facilities that will be used and 
owned by the 
Department of Transportation. 
Highway Fund 
Capital Expenditures 
Highway Fund Total 
Administration and P1anning 
0339 
2003-04 
$125,000 
$125,000 
2004-05 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: 
Allocates funds to reimburse municipalities for the 
construction 
of 
salt 
and 
sand 
storage 
facilities. 
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Ti tIe 23, section 1851, subsection 4, $77,000 of this allocation 
must be used to reimburse the Town of Patten for the costs that 
the town incurred in building a salt and sand storage facility. 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
.~ 
tt: 
SENATE AMENDMENT '/3" to H.P. 1036, L.D. 1414 
Highway Fund 
2003-04 
2004-05 
All Other 
$202,000 
$0 
Highway Fund Total 
$202,000 
$0 
TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT "l'OTALS 
2003-04 
2004-05 
HIGHWAY FUND 
$327,000 
$0 
DEPARTMENT 'l'OTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
$327,000 
$0' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment allocates funds from the Highway Fund for the 
construction of salt and sand storage facilities that will be 
owned 
by 
the 
Department 
of 
Transportation 
and 
for 
the 
reimbursement of municipal expense in constructing salt and sand 
storage facilities. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY: Qu -4· 4-f~ 
(Senator P.H. HATCH) 
COUNTY: 
Somerset 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
Highway Fund 
Appropriations! Allocations 
Highway Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 06/13/03 ;JI!iyac:.. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1414 
An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Storage of Sand and Salt and To 
Provide Funding for State and Municipal Storage Facilities 
LR 1886(05) 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment P' 
Sponsor: Sen. Hatch 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
2004-05 
($1,273,000) 
($1,400,000) 
($1,273,000) 
($1,400,000) 
Projections 
2005-06 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
2006-07 
$0 
$0 
This amendment reduces the Highway Fund allocation to the Department of Transportation to $327,000 in fiscal year 
2003-04 for the construction of sand and salt storage facilities and to reimburse municipalities for sand and salt 
facility construction costs. 
LR1886(5) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Decriminalize Unlicensed Shellfish Digging LR 1911(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1415
Committee Amendment CA_A_H264 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §6671

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. 4.. to H. P • 1038. L. D. 
To Decriminalize Unlicensed Shellfish Digging" 
1415, Bill, "An 
Amend 
the bill by striking out all of section 
and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6671, sub-§10, as amended by PL 1995, c. 75, 
§l, is further amended to read: 
10. 
Crimina1 pena1ty. 
N9~wi~h6~aBeiB~-~~~~€--~~r-6ee~i9B 
4-Br-a A person who violates a provision of a municipal ordinance 
adopted under this section commits a Class D crime punishable by 
the following fines: 
A. 
For harvesting shellfish from a closed area eF-Q-i~~iR~ 
6hell~i6h-wi~heQ~-a-lieeB6e: 
(1) 
For the first offense, a fine of not less than 
$300 aBe-Be~-m9Fe-~haR-$lr9gg; and 
(2) 
For subsequent offenses, a fine of not less than 
$500 aRe-Re~-meFe-~haR-$lr9gg. 
The 
court 
may 
not 
suspend 
a 
fine 
imposed 
under 
this 
paragraph 
eF--imp96e--a--peRal~y--9~heF--~haR--~he--meBe~aFY 
paymeR~-9~-a-~iRe-a6-pF9vieee-iR-~hi6-paFa~Faph; or 
B. 
For 
violating 
any 
other 
provision 
of 
a 
ordinance adopted under this section, a fine of 
than $100 aBe-Be~-m9Fe-~haB-$lr999. 
Page l-LR19ll(2) 
municipal 
not less 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,,~ to H.P. 1038, L.D. 1415 
A fine for a violation of article 5 must be as provided by 
section 6681.' 
Further amend the bill in section 2 
the first line (page 1, line 33 in L.D.) 
following: 
"Exception:" 
and 
inserting 
following: 
'Civil' 
in subsection 10-11. in 
by striking out the 
in 
its 
place 
the 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies that harvesting shellfish from a 
closed area is a Class D crime. 
This amendment also allows for 
the maximum fine and period of incarceration possible under a 
Class D crime for harvesting shellfish in closed areas. 
FISCAL :\OTE REQt:1RED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/20103 ~ac:.. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1415 
An Act To Decriminalize Unlicensed Shellfish Digging 
LR 1911(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Marine Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor savings - General Fund 
Minor revenue decrease - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Changes a Class D crime to a civil violation 
LR191l(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Make Changes in Maine's Tax Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1418
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: PERRY

12lst MAINE LEGISLATURE 
Legislative Document 
No. 1418 
H.P.1041 
House of Representatives, March 25, 2003 
An Act To Make Changes in Maine's Tax Laws 
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative PERRY of Bangor. 
Printed nn recyded paper 
7J1~ 
frJ.17/d£~ 
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 make changes to the lavl's governing 
taxation to allow a local unit of government to charge a sales 
tax, 
commission 
or 
other 
fee 
to 
finance 
construction 
or 
renovation of a civic center, auditorium or similar building. 
Page l-LR0052(1)
An Act To Protect Campers by Making Personal Information Confidential
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1419
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: BRYANT, CARR

12lst MAINE LEGISLATURE 
Legislative Document 
No. 1419 
S.P.467 
In Senate, March 25, 2003 
An Act To Protect Campers by Making Personal Information 
Confidential 
Submitted by the Department of Conservation pursuant to Joint Rule 204. 
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator BRYANT of Oxford. 
Cosponsored by Representative: CARR of Lincoln. 
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. 12 MRS A §1827, sub-§3 is enacted to read: 
3. 
Camper 
confidentiality. 
Notwithstandin9 
Title 
1, 
chapter 13, subchapter 1, the names of campers, other identifying 
information and dates of a reservation are confidential and are 
not subject to public disclosure during the calendar year for 
which a reservation is made. 
SUMMARY 
This bill protects campers 
by making confide'ntial camper 
names, other identifying information and reservation dates during 
the calendar year for which the reservation is made. 
The purpose 
of this bill is to prevent situations inVOlving possible domestic 
and child custody problems and potential unwanted contacts. 
Page l-LRI955(1)