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An Act To Provide an Exemption to the Laws Governing Patient Confidentiality Regarding Certain Former Patients of the Augusta Mental Health Institute
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1642
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: BRANNIGAN
Amends: 34-B MRSA §1207

Legislative Document 
No. 1642 
H.P. 1219 
House of Representatives, December 8, 2003 
An Act To Provide an Exemption to the Laws Governing Patient 
Confidentiality Regarding Certain Former Patients of the Augusta 
Mental Health Institute 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 3,2003. Referred to the Committee on 
Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401. 
Presented by Representative BRANNIGAN of Portland. 
Prinled 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. 34·B MRSA §1207, sub·§I, 1[F, as amended by PL 1989, c. 
335, §2, is further amended to read: 
F. 
Nothing in this subsection precludes the disclosure or 
use of any information, including recorded or transcribed 
diagnostic and therapeutic interviews, concerning any client 
in connection with 
any 
educational 
or 
training program 
established between 
a 
public hospital 
and 
any 
college, 
university, hospital, psychiatric or counseling clinic or 
school of nursing, provided that, in the disclosure or use 
of the information as part of a course of instruction or 
training program, the client's identity remains undisclosed; 
aBe. 
Sec. 2. 34·B MRSA §1207, sub·§I, 1(G, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 
335, §3, is amended to read: 
G. 
Information saall must be disclosed to the executive 
director and the members of the subcommittees on institutes 
and quality assurance of the Maine Commission on Mental 
Health for the purpose of carrying out the commission's 
statutory duties~~ 
Sec. 3. 34-B MRSA §1207, sub-§I, 1(H is enacted to read: 
H. 
The 
names 
of patients of the Augusta Mental Health 
Institute who died at the Augusta Mental Health Institute 
may be made available to the public. 
SUMMARY 
This bill amends the laws governing patient confidentiality 
so that the 
names of patients of the Augusta Mental Health 
Institute who died at the Augusta Mental Health Institute may be 
made available to the public.
Resolve, To Clarify State Ownership of Land in the Town of Naples
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1644
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sponsors: BRUNO

Legislative Document 
No. 1644 
H.P.1222 
House of Representatives, December 15, 2003 
Resolve, To Clarify State Ownership of Land in the Town of Naples 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 11, 2003. Referred to the Committee on 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed 
pursuant to Joint Rule 401. 
Presented by Representative BRUNO of Raymond. 
Printed on recycled paper 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Sec. 1. Clarify state ownership of land. Resolved: 
That 
the 
Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the Department 
of Conservation shall clarify state ownership of the land in the 
vicinity of a parcel known as "Third Beach" adjacent to Sebago 
Lake State Park in the Town of Naples. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve directs the Director of the Bureau of Parks and 
Lands within the Department of Conservation to clarify ownership 
of the land in the vicinity of a parcel known as "Third Beach" 
adjacent to Sebago Lake State Park in the Town of Naples.
Resolve, To Establish a Demonstration Project To Introduce Grass Carp to Inland Waters
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1646
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: USHER, DUPLESSIE

Legislative Document 
No. 1646 
H.P.1224 
House of Representatives, December 15, 2003 
Resolve, To Establish a Demonstration Project To Introduce Grass 
Carp to Inland Waters 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 11, 2003. Referred to the Committee on 
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401. 
Presented by Representative USHER of Westbrook. 
Cosponsored by Representative: DUPLESSIE of Westbrook. 
Printed on m:ycled paper 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Sec. 1. Demonstration project. Resolved: 
That the Commissioner 
of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, referred to in this resolve as 
"the 
commissioner," 
shall 
design 
and 
implement 
a 
2-year 
demonstration project to introduce the grass carp into a test 
site within the inland waters in the State in order to study the 
effects of the grass carp on milfoil. 
1. 
Scope of project. 
The commissioner shall determine the 
scope of the project, including identification of the specific 
test site and identification of the specific type of grass carp 
to introduce into the test site. 
2. 
Monitor; assess. 
The commissioner shall monitor: 
A. 
The effect of the introduction of grass carp on milfoil 
and other invasive species; 
B. 
The effect of the introduction of grass carp on other 
aquatic life; and 
C. 
The ability to contain the grass carp within the test 
site and prevent escape. 
3. 
Report. 
The commissioner shall report the results of 
the 
demonstration 
project 
together 
with 
any 
recommended 
legislation to the joint standing committee of the Legislature 
having jurisdiction over inland fisheries and wildlife matters no 
later than December 1, 2006. 
Following receipt and review of the 
report, the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over 
inland fisheries 
and wildlife matters 
may 
report out a bill to the First Regular Session of the 123rd 
Legislature. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve directs the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries 
and Wildlife to design and implement a demonstration project to 
introduce the grass carp into a 
test site within the inland 
waters of the State in order to study the effects of the grass 
carp on milfoil.
An Act Regarding Automobile Dealer Registration Plates
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1648
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: MILLS, CURLEY, LEDWIN
Amends: 29-A MRSA §903

Legislative Document 
No. 1648 
H.P.1226 
House of Representatives, December 15,2003 
An Act Regarding Automobile Dealer Registration Plates 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 11, 2003. Referred to the Committee on 
Transportation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. 
Presented by Representative MILLS of Cornville. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representatives: CURLEY of Scarborough, LEDWIN of Holden. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §903, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2003, c. 496, 
§1, is further amended to read: 
3. 
Plate reduction. 
Upon renewal of a dealer license, the 
number of plates allowed a motor vehicle dealer who fails to 
sel1T-~R~eH~R-~e~ail-6ale6T a minimum of one vehi~le per month or 
vehicles within a 
12-month period must be reduced to one 
dealer plate, and the motor vehicle dealer may not be issued a 
dealer plate under section 1002, subsection 1, 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 
vehiclesT--t.-h-£e-\l.~R 
~e1;ai-],.--6a-lesT 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. 
SUMMARY 
Public Law 2003, chapter 496 amended the laws governing the 
use 
of 
automobile 
dealer 
plates 
by 
linking 
the 
number 
of 
allowable dealer plates to the number of vehicles sold through 
retail 
sale. 
In 
recognition 
of 
the 
significant 
number 
of 
vehicles sold through wholesale sale, this bill would alter the 
criteria to include those sales.
An Act Regarding Golf Carts Used as Island Vehicles
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1645
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: MARLEY, HATCH, BUNKER, COLLINS, JODREY, SAMPSON, USHER

Legislative Document 
No. 1645 
H.P.1223 
House of Representatives, December 15, 2003 
An Act Regarding Golf Carts Used as Island Vehicles 
(EMERGENCY) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 11,2003. Referred to the Committee on 
Transportation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. 
Presented by Representative MARLEY of Portland. 
Cosponsored by Senator HATCH of Somerset and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: BR0WNE of Vassalboro, BUNKER of Kossuth Township, COLLINS of 
Wells, JODREY of Bethel, McKENNEY of Cumberland, SAMPSON of Auburn, USHER of 
Westbrook. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted 
as emergencies; and 
Whereas, this 90-day period will not terminate until after 
the beginning of the summer season in the island communities; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the 
Legislat~re, 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. 29·A MRSA §501, sub.§2·A, ,A, as amended by PL 2001, 
c. 197, §4, is further amended to read: 
A. 
Notwithstanding 
subsection 1, 
an 
automobile 
may 
be 
registered for an annual fee of $4. 
A low-speed vehicle or 
golf cart may be registered for an annual fee of $4. 
The 
registrant must show evidence of payment of the excise tax 
required by Title 36, section 1482. 
The municipality may 
collect an additional $4 fee annually to defray the cost of 
removing abandoned vehicles or golf carts. 
A golf carL as 
defined in section 101, subsection 25-A, that is registered 
under this subsection is exempt from the reguirements of 
section 402. 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the 
preamble, this Act takes effect when approved. 
This 
liability 
Statutes, 
available 
SUMMARY 
bill 
removes 
certain 
island golf 
carts 
from 
the 
insurance 
requirement 
imposed by the Maine 
Revised 
Title 29-A, section 402 because this insurance is not 
for golf carts at this time. 
Page l-LR2239(l)
An Act To Ensure Equitable Economic Development within the Kennebec Valley Economic Development District
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1650
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: MARRACHE

Legislative Document 
No. 1650 
H.P.1228 
House of Representatives, December 15, 2003 
An Act To Ensure Equitable Economic Development within the 
Kennebec Valley Economic Development District 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 11, 2003. Referred to the Committee on 
Business, Research and Economic Development pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered 
printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. 
Presented by Representative MARRACHE of Waterville. 
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. P&SL 1997, c. 79, §1, sub-§11 is amended to read: 
11. 
Coordinate 
and 
collaborate 
with 
other 
public 
and 
quasi-governmental and private organizations in any manner that 
is 
intended 
to 
promote 
economic 
developmentT: 
however, 
the 
authority may not recruit, sanction, facilitate or be a party to 
the transfer to FirstPark of 
any operating business entity, 
corporation or nonprofit organization located in a member city or 
town of the authority without prior written consent from the 
affected municipality. 
FirstPark shall reflect this policy in 
its by-laws and make this provision applicable to developers 
purchasing land within FirstPark for development. 
SUMMARY 
This bill amends the law pertaining to the Kennebec Regional 
Development Authority to prohibit the authority from recruiting 
or being a party to the transfer of businesses to FirstPark, a 
business 
and 
technology 
development 
project 
funded 
by 
the 
authority, if those businesses currently operate in a city or 
town in the Kennebec Valley Economic Development District unless 
written consent is obtained from the affected municipality prior 
to the transfer. 
Currently, the district consists of Kennebec 
and Somerset counties as well as the towns of Unity, 
Troy, 
Thorndike, Freedom, Palermo and Burnham. 
Page l-LR2217(1)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1651
Committee Amendment CA_A_H756 (House)
Amends: 36 MRSA §5122

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/f,, to H.P. 1229, L.D. 1651, Bill, "An 
Act To Conform the Maine Tax Laws for 2003 to the United States 
Internal Revenue Code" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §5122, sub-§l, 1[V, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
451, Pt. II, §2, is amended to read: 
V. 
For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2003 and 
before January 1, 
2006, 
the amount claimed as 
a 
federal 
income adjustment for student loan interest under the Code, 
Section 62 
(a)(17), but only for interest paid after 60 
months from the start of the loan repayment periodT; and 
Sec. 3. 36 MRS A §5122, sub-§l, 1[W is enacted to read: 
W. 
For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2004, for 
an eligible individual as defined by the Code, Section 223 
(c) (1) , 
the 
amount 
of 
contributions 
to 
the 
eligible 
individual's health savings account under the Code, Sections 
and 
to 
the 
extent 
that 
those 
contributions, 
exclusive 
of 
rollovers, 
for 
the 
taxable 
year 
are 
not 
included in the eligible individual's federal adjusted gross 
income. ' 
Further amend the bill by relettering 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
consecutively. 
Page l-LR2503(2) 
or renumbering any 
number 
to 
read 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "if" to H.P. 1229, L.D. 1651 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment, 
which 
is 
the 
majority 
report 
of 
the 
committee, proposes an exception to conformity with the United 
States Internal 
Revenue 
Code with respect to deductions 
for 
contributions to health savings accounts. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1652
Committee Amendment CA_A_H673 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/l,, to H. P. 1230, L.D. 1652, 
Act Regarding the Number of Jurors Required To Render 
in a Civil Trial" 
Bill, "An 
a Verdict 
Amend the bill by inserting after the title and before the 
enacting clause the following: 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted 
as emergencies; and 
Whereas, correcting the number of jurors required to render 
a 
verdict 
should 
be 
done 
as 
soon 
as 
possible 
to 
avoid 
inconsistencies among civil trials and verdicts; 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 1 
the 
following: 
'Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the 
preamble, this Act takes effect when approved.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .p . to H.P. 1230. L.D. 1652 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
adds 
an emergency preamble 
and 
emergency 
clause to make the bill take effect immediately. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Conform the Maine Tax Laws for 2003 to the United States Internal Revenue Code
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1651
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: LEMOINE, STANLEY, CLOUGH, COURTNEY, SUSLOVIC, TARDY, NASS

Legislative Document 
No. 1651 
H.P.1229 
House of Representatives, December 15,2003 
An Act To Conform the Maine Tax Laws for 2003 to the United 
States Internal Revenue Code 
(EMERGENCY) 
Submitted by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services pursuant to Joint 
Rule 204. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 11, 2003. Referred to the Committee on 
Taxation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative LEMOINE of Old Orchard Beach. 
Cosponsored by Senator STANLEY of Penobscot and 
Representatives: CLOUGH of Scarborough, COURTNEY of Sanford, McCORMICK of West 
Gardiner, McGOWAN of Pittsfield, SUSLOVIC of Portland, TARDY of Newport, Senator: 
NASS of York. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted 
as emergencies; and 
Whereas, the gO-day period would delay the processing of the 
year 2003 income tax returns; and 
Whereas, legislative 
action is 
immediately 
necessary 
to 
ensure continued and efficient administration of the Maine income 
tax law and certain other state taxes; 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. 36 MRS A §111, sub-§I-A, as amended by PL 2003, c. 479, 
§l and affected by §8, is further amended to read: 
I-A. 
Code. 
"Code" means the United States Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 and amendments to that Code as of 
May--6-8-,--~QQ3 
December 31, 2003. 
Sec. 2. Application. 
This Act applies 
on 
or 
after 
January 
1, 
2003 
and 
to 
specifically provided by the United States 
to tax years beginning 
any 
prior 
years 
as 
Internal Revenue Code. 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the 
preamble, this Act takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This bill updates references to the United States Internal 
Revenue Code contained in the Maine Revis~d Statutes, Title 36 to 
the 
United States 
Internal 
Revenue 
Code 
as 
amended 
through 
December 31, 2003, for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 
2003 and for any prior years as specifically provided by the 
United States Internal Revenue Code. 
The bill affects primarily 
Maine's income tax and estate tax laws. 
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Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1654
Committee Amendment CA_A_S406 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A' to S.P. 605, L.D. 1654, Bill, "An 
Act To Amend Transportation Laws" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes 
language from the bill that would 
extend for one year the reporting deadline and subsequent repeal 
of 
the pilot project to simplify truck weight 
laws 
by 
the 
Department of Transportation. 
Page I-LR2484(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1653
Committee Amendment CA_A_S381 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A· to S.P. 604, L.D. 1653, 
Act To Authorize the Town of Verona To Change Its Name" 
Bill, "An 
Amend the bill by inserting after the title and before the 
enacting clause the following: 
. Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted 
as emergencies; and 
Whereas, the 
Town 
of Verona 
requires 
approval 
from 
the 
Legislature in order to hold an election on March 27, 
2004 to 
change the name of the town to "Town of Verona Island"; 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 striking out all of section 1. 
Further amend the bill by inserting after section 6 and 
before the summary the following: 
. Emergency clause. 
In view of 
preamble, 
this 
Act 
takes 
effect 
otherwise indicated.' 
the emergency cited in the 
when 
approved, 
except 
as 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
to S.P. 604, L.D. 1653 
Further amend the bill by relettering 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
consecutively. 
or renumbering any 
number 
to 
read 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
adds 
an emergency preamble 
and emergency 
clause to the bill. 
This amendment also removes that section of 
the bill that amends a senatorial district as it existed praor to 
the redistricting effected by the Supreme Judicial Court. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act Regarding the Number of Jurors Required To Render a Verdict in a Civil Trial
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1652
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: MILLS

Legislative Document 
No. 1652 
H.P.1230 
House of Representatives, December 15, 2003 
An Act Regarding the Number of Jurors Required To Render a 
Verdict in a Civil Trial 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 11, 2003. Referred to the Committee on 
Judiciary pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. 
Presented by Representative MILLS of Cornville. 
Printed on recy<:1ed paper 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 14 MRS A §1204, sub-§I, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 299, 
§l, is amended to read: 
1. 
Number of members. 
The court shall seat a 
jury of 
ei ther 8 or 9 members, and all jurors shall participate in the 
verdict unless excused for good cause by the court. 
Unless the 
parties otherwise stipulate, the verdict must be decided by the 
unanimous votes of at least 
~,L4 2/3 of the jurors participating 
in the verdict and no verdict may be taken from a jury reduced to 
fewer than 7 members. 
SUMMARY 
Public Law 
2003, 
chapter 
revised the laws governing 
civil juries to allow jurors chosen as alternates who hear the 
entire case to participate in rendering a verdict. 
Because the-
new law increased the potential number of voting jurors, the new 
law inadvertently abrogated 
an attribute of the civil trial 
system, which allowed for the existence of up to 2 dissenting 
jurors before the declaration of a mistrial. 
Under the new law, 
the number of jurors participating in the verdict may be 7, 8 or 
and the verdict must be reached by the unanimous votes of 3/4 
of the jurors. 
This 
bill 
requires 
that 
at 
least 
2/3 
of 
the 
jurors 
participating must unanimously agree in the verdict. 
The purpose 
of this bill is to avoid the expense and inefficiency that would 
be associated with an increased number of declared mistrials and 
to restore to the civil trial system the potential to have 2 
dissenting jurors without the necessity of declaring a mistrial 
and without increasing beyond 6 the number or jurors who must 
unanimously agree to render a verdict. 
Only in the event that 
the jury is reduced to 7 members would a' verdict be decided by 
the unanimous votes of fewer than 6 jurors. 
Page l-LR2267(1)
An Act To Amend Transportation Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1654
House Amendment HA_A_H748 (House)
Amends: 29-A MRSA §2056

HOUSE AMENDMENT "n., to S.P. 605, L.D. 1654, Bill, "An Act 
To Amend Transportation Laws" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the following: 
'Sec. 3. 29-A MRS A §2056, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1999, c. 
101, §1, is further amended to read: 
4. 
Pedestrians in marked crosswalks. 
When traffic-control 
devices 
are 
not 
in operation, 
an 
operator 
must 
yield 
the 
right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing within a marked crosswalkL 
except as provided in subsection 5, paragraph C. 
Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §2056, sub-§5, "A and B, as enacted by PL 
1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, are amended to 
read: 
A. 
Other than within a marked crosswalk; e~ 
B. 
With 
an 
available 
pedestrian 
tunnel 
or 
overhead 
pedestrian crossingT-'---.Q1: 
Sec.5. 29-A MRSA §2056, sub-§5, ,C is enacted to read: 
C. 
When within a marked crosswalk if it can be reasonably 
determined that remaining on the curb until a break in the 
vehicular traffic would be safer for both the pedestrian and 
the vehicular traffic.' 
Page l-LR2484(4} 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT .. 4 
. to S.P. 605, L.D. 1654 
Further amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
number 
to 
read 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires a pedestrian at a crosswalk to yield 
the right-of-way to vehicular traffic if it can be reasonably 
determined that waiting for a break in the traffic would be'safer 
for both the pedestrian and the vehicular traffic. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Representative O'NEIL) 
TOWN: 
Saco 
HOUSE AMENDMENT
An Act To Amend Transportation Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1654
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: HATCH, USHER
Amends: 23 MRSA §704, 29-A MRSA §2353-A

Legislative Document 
No. 1654 
S.P.605 
In Senate, December 11, 2003 
An Act To Amend Transportation Laws 
Submitted by the Department of Transportation pursuant to Joint Rule 204. 
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 11, 2003. Referred to the Committee 
on Transportation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. 
Presented by Senator HATCH of Somerset. 
Cosponsored by Representative USHER of Westbrook. 
Printed 00 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. 23 MRSA §704, sub-§3, as enac ted by PL 1999, c . 676, 
§1 and affected by §2, is amended to read: 
3. 
Arterial highways. 
For 
arterial highways 
that lie 
outside the compact area of an urban compact municipality, the 
Department of Transportation shall limit the number, 
spacing, 
design, 
location and construction of driveways, 
entrances or 
approaches to ma~B~a~B promote the maintenance of existing posted 
speeds and ensure safe travel. 
Sec. 2. 23 MRS A §704, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2001, c. 301, 
§l, is further amended to read: 
6. 
Access denied. 
The Department of Transportation and the 
municipalities shall deny ingress to and egress from property 
abutting the highway when access rights have been acquired by the 
department, except that the Commissioner of Transportation may 
allow access for the development of state and state aid highways 
and may approve a relocation of an existing break in a control of 
access consistent with the rules adopted pursuant to subsection 2. 
Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §2353-A, sub-§§5 and 6, as enacted by PL 
2001, c. 687, §17, are amended to read: 
5. 
Report. 
The Commissioner of Transportation shall report 
back to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over transportation matters by December 31, 
aGG4 
2..QQ5. on the results of the pilot project and the approximate 
number 
of 
3-axle vehicles 
hauling soil, 
unconsolidated 
rock 
material and hot bituminous concrete in the State. 
6. 
Repeal. 
This section is repealed on December 31, aGG4 
2..QQ5.. 
SUMMARY 
This bill amends highway entrance laws by clarifying the 
intent of regulations affecting maintenance of existing posted 
speeds 
on 
art~rial 
highways 
and 
grants 
the 
Department 
of 
Transportation 
more 
flexibility 
in 
locating 
driveways 
and 
entrances within breaks in control of access areas. 
The bill extends for one year the reporting and repeal date 
of the pilot project to simplify truck weight laws to allow 
sufficient time for project rulemaking and data collection by the 
Department of Transportation.
Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Amend Its Rules Regarding Child Development Services for Children of Kindergarten Age Who Are Not Attending Kindergarten
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1657
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: THOMAS, CATHCART, DUNLAP

Legislative Document 
No. 1657 
H.P.1233 
House of Representatives, December 19,2003 
Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Amend Its Rules 
Regarding Child Development Services for Children of 
Kindergarten Age Who Are Not Attending Kindergarten 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 16, 2003. Referred to the Committee on 
Education and Cultural Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401. 
Presented by Representative THOMAS of Orono. 
Cosponsored by Senator CATHCART of Penobscot and 
Representative: DUNLAP of Old Town. 
Printed on recycled paper 
IY/~ 
1/7. mtl£~ 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Sec. 1. Free, appropriate public education services for eligible 
children of kindergarten age. Resolved: 
That 
the 
Department 
of 
Education shall amend or adopt rules regarding the payment and 
apportionment 
of 
state 
funds 
provided 
for 
free, 
appropriate 
public education services for eligible children, from 3 years of 
age to under 6 years of age, who have a disability to include 
authorization 
for 
the 
continuation 
of 
payments 
for 
free, 
B 
appropriate public education services for eligible children who 
are 
already 
receiving services 
through 
the 
Child Development 
Services System and who reach 5 years of age between September 
2nd and October 15th and whose parents have opted not to enroll 
their children in kindergarten until the children reach 6 years 
of age and are no longer eligible for free, appropriate public 
education 
services 
through 
the 
Child 
Development 
Services 
System. 
For the purposes of this section, "free, appropriate 
public education services" 
means 
those services 
as 
described 
under 
the 
Maine 
Revised Statutes, 
Title 
20-A, 
section 
7725, 
1B 
subsection 5, 
and such services must be provided to eligible 
children at no cost to the family; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Rules. Resolved: 
That rules adopted pursuant to this 
resolve are routine technical rules as defined in the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
its 
for 
SUMMARY 
This resolve directs the Department of 
rules regarding the provision of child 
children 
of 
kindergarten 
age 
who 
kindergarten. 
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Education to amend 
development services 
are 
not 
attending
An Act to Establish the Administrative Operating Budget for the Maine State Retirement System for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2005 LR2666(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1656
Committee Amendment CA_A_H665 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/f,, to H.P. 1231, L.D. 1656, Bill, "An 
Act To Establish the Administrative Operating Budget for the 
Maine State Retirement System for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 
2005" 
Amend the bill by incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment incorporates a fiscal note. 
FISCAL ::\OTE REQURED 
(See attached) 
Page l-LR2666(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 01129/04 ,;:J!;?ac:.. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1656 
An Act to Establish the Administrative Operating Budget for the Maine 
State Retirement System for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2005 
LR2666(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " " 
Committee: Labor 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Consistent with Budgeted Amounts - General Fund 
Consistent with Budgeted Amounts - Highway Fund 
Consistent with Budgeted Amounts - Fund for a Healthy Maine 
Consistent with Budgeted Amounts - Other Funds 
This bill establishes the administrative operating budget for the Maine State Retirement System for fiscal year 2004-
in the amount of $9,959,245. Eight-two percent of this amount, $8,206,418, is paid by the State with the General 
Fund's share estimated at 67%, or $6,697,592. The proposed current services budget for the fiscal year 2003-04 and 
fiscal year 2004-05 biennium includes funds sufficient for the State's share of the system's fiscal year 2004-05 
operating costs. 
LR2666(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Resolve, Requiring the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife To Publish Legal Shooting Times
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1658
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: DUNLAP, BRYANT, CARR, CLARK, JACKSON, MOODY, PATRICK, RICHARDSON, WATSON, WOTTON

Legislative Document 
No. 1658 
H.P. 1234 
House of Representatives, December 19,2003 
Resolve, Requiring the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
To Publish Legal Shooting Times 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 16,2003. Referred to the Committee on 
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401. 
Presented by Representative DUNLAP of Old Town. 
Cosponsored by Senator BRYANT of Oxford and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: CARR of Lincoln, CLARK of Millinocket, JACKSON of Fort Kent, 
MOODY of Manchester, PATRICK of Rumford, RICHARDSON of Greenville, WATSON of 
Bath, WOTTON of Littleton. 
Pnnred on rel:ycled paper 
Sec. 1. 
Publish. Resolved: 
That 
the 
Department 
of 
Inland 
fisheries and Wildlife shall publish in its annual publication of 
~he hunting and trapping laws and rules the legal shooting times 
for hunting. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve requires the Department of Inland Fisheries and 
Wildlife to publish the legal shooting times for hunting in its 
annual publication of the hunting and trapping laws and rules. 
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An Act To Clarify the Law Pertaining to the Discharge of a Firearm near a Dwelling
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1660
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: HALL, BLANCHETTE, EARLE, HATCH
Amends: 12 MRSA §11209

Legislative Document 
No. 1660 
H.P.1236 
House of Representatives, December 19, 2003 
An Act To Clarify the Law Pertaining to the Discharge of a Firearm 
near a Dwelling 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 16, 2003. Referred to the Committee on 
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401. 
Presented by Representati ve TRAHAN of Waldoboro. 
Cosponsored by Senator HALL of Lincoln and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: BLANCHETTE of Bangor, EARLE of Damariscotta, HATCH of Skowhegan, 
Senator: HATCH of Somerset. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §11209, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, 
§2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read: 
§11209. Discharge of firearm near dwelling 
1. 
Prohibition. 
A person may not: 
A. 
Unless a relevant municipal ordinance provides otherwise 
and 
except 
as 
provided 
in 
sections 
12401 
and 
12402, 
discharge 
a 
firearm 
within 
yards 
of 
a 
residential 
dwelling without the permission of the owner or, 
in the 
owner's absence, of an adult occupant of that dwelling; or 
B. 
Possess a wild animal or wild bird taken in violation of 
this subsection, except as otherwise provided in this Part. 
This subsection may not be construed to prohibita person from 
killing or taking a wild animal in accordance with sections 12401 
and 12402. 
As 
used 
in this 
subsection, 
"residential 
dwelling" 
includes 
livestock barns. 
A person who violates this subsection commits a Class E crime. 
SUMMARY 
This 
bill 
clarifies 
that 
residential 
dwellings 
include 
livestock barns in the law that prohibits the discharging of a 
firearm within 100 yards of a dwelling.
An Act To Clarify the Law Pertaining to the Discharge of a Firearm near a Dwelling LR 2455(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1660
Committee Amendment CA_A_H679 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §11209

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "f}" to H.P. 1236, L.D. 1660, Bill, "An 
Act To Clarify the Law Pertaining to the Discharge of a Firearm 
near a Dwelling" 
Amend 
the bill by striking out all 
of 
section 
and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §11209, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. 
A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read: 
§11209. Discharge of firearm near dwelling 
1. 
Prohibition. 
A person may not: 
A. 
Unless a relevant municipal ordinance provides otherwise 
and 
except 
as 
provided 
in 
sections 
12401 
and 
12402, 
discharge 
a 
firearm within 
yards 
of 
a 
residential 
dwelling or a farm building used for sheltering liyestock, 
machines or harvested crops without the permission of the 
owner or, in the owner's absence, of an adult occupant of 
that dwelling: or 
B. 
Possess a wild animal or wild bird taken in violation of 
this subsection, except as otherwise provided in this Part. 
This subsection may not be construed to prohibita person from 
killing or taking a wild animal in accordance with sections 12401 
and 12402. 
Page l-LR2455(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. {f .. to H.P. 1236, L.D. 1660 
A person who violates this subsection commits a Class E crime.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment prohibits a person from discharging a firearm 
within 
yards 
of 
a 
farm 
building 
used 
for 
sheltering 
livestock, machines or harvested crops. 
FISCAL :\OTE REQ"ClRED 
(~ee attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02105/04 -*'ae 
l2lst Maine Legislature 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1660 
An Act To Clarify the Law Pertaining to the Discharge of a Firearm near 
a Dwelling 
LR 2455(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment"" 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Expands a Class E crime by prohibiting the discharge of a firearm within 100 yards of a farm building 
LR2455(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Streamline the Time-share Rate Collection Process for Sanitary Districts
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1659
Committee: Utilities and Energy
Sponsors: COLLINS, MAYO, BLANCHETTE, CARR, CRAVEN, DA VIS, PARADIS, PINGREE, SHERMAN, USHER

Legislative Document 
No. 1659 
H.P.1235 
House of Representatives, December 19, 2003 
An Act To Streamline the Time-share Rate Collection Process for 
Sanitary Districts 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 16,2003. Referred to the Committee on 
Utilities and Energy pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 
401. 
Presented by Representative COLLINS of Wells. 
Cosponsored by Senator MAYO of Sagadahoc and 
JJl~ 
'frI. 7J?ac~ 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: BLANCHETTE of Bangor, CARR of Lincoln, CRAVEN of Lewiston, 
DA VIS of Falmouth, PARADIS of Frenchville, PINGREE of North Haven, SHERMAN of 
Hodgdon, USHER of Westbrook. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. I. 33 MRS A §593-A is enacted to read: 
§593-A. 
Utility billing for time-share estates 
Notwithstanding section 593 I 
subsection 2, when a sanitary 
distr ict 
provides 
sewer 
services 
to 
time-share 
units, 
the 
managing entity may collect and receive money from the time-share 
owners for the purpose of paying the sewer user fees. 
If 
reguired 
by 
the 
sanitary district 
through its duly 
enacted billing policy or ordinance, the managing entity shall 
collect and receive money from the time-share owners for the 
purpose of paying to the district the sewer user fees for the 
time-share estates. 
The sanitary district shall provide the managing entity a 
combined or total sewer bill and any additional information that 
may be reasonably useful for the managing entity to allocate the 
cost of sewer service to the time-share owners. 
In 
addition 
to 
the 
collection provisions 
of Title 
38, 
section 1202, 
a lien for unpaid sewer services for time-share 
estates may also be enforced under the provisions of section 594. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows sanitary districts to use the same process 
used 
by 
municipalities 
to 
collect 
real 
estate 
taxes 
from 
time-share estates when 
the districts collect charges 
levied 
against time-share estates. 
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An Act To Ban the Sale of Novelties Containing Batteries with Mercury
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1661
Committee: Natural Resources
Sponsors: COWGER, DAMON, BULL, DUNLAP, HUTTON, KOFFMAN, O'NEIL, SA VIELLO, SMITH, THOMPSON
Amends: 38 MRSA §1661

Legislative Document 
No. 1661 
H.P.1237 
House of Representatives, December 19, 2003 
An Act To Ban the Sale of Novelties Containing Batteries with 
Mercury 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislati ve Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 16, 2003. Referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. 
Presented by Representative COWGER of Hallowell. 
Cosponsored by Senator DAMON of Hancock and 
7Jl~ 
1I1.1l!1I£~ 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: BULL of Freeport, DUNLAP of Old Town, HUTTON of Bowdoinham, 
KOFFMAN of Bar Harbor, O'NEIL of Saco, SA VIELLO of Wilton, SMITH of Monmouth, 
THOMPSON of China. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §1661, sub-§l, 1(1(D and E, as repealed and 
replaced by PL 2001, c. 656, §1, are amended to read: 
D. 
An electric relay or other electrical device: aRe 
Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §1661, sub-§l, V is enacted to read: 
F. 
A novelty that contains a battery that contains mercury. 
Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §1661, sub-§6 is enacted to read: 
6. 
Novelty. 
"Novelty" means a product intended mainly for 
personal 
or 
household 
enjoyment 
or 
adornment. 
"Novelty" 
includes, 
but is not limited to, 
items intended for 
use 
as 
practical 
jokes, 
figurines, 
adornments, 
toys, 
games, 
cards, 
ornaments, yard statues and figures, candles, 
jewelry, holiday 
decorations and items of apparel. 
Sec. 4. 38 MRS A §1661-C, sub-§5-A is enacted to read: 
5-A. 
Noyelties. 
After January 1, 2006, 
a person may not 
sellar offer to sellar distribute for promotional purposes a 
novelty that contains 
a battery that contains mercury in the 
State. 
SUMMARY 
This bill bans, after January 1, 
2006, 
the sale in this 
State of novelties that contain batteries that contain mercury, 
such as light-up games, cards and adornments.
An Act To Strengthen the Prohibition against Night Hunting
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1662
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: DUNLAP, BRYANT, CARR, JACKSON, MOODY, PATRICK, RICHARDSON, USHER, WATSON, WOTTON
Amends: 12 MRSA §11206

12lst MAINE LEGISLATURE 
Legislative Document 
No. 1662 
H.P.1238 
House of Representatives, December 19,2003 
An Act To Strengthen the Prohibition against Night Hunting 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 16, 2003. Referred to the Committee on 
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401. 
Presented by Representative DUNLAP of Old Town. 
Cosponsored by Senator BRYANT of Oxford and 
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/J1·mil£~ 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: CARR of Lincoln, JACKSON of Fort Kent, MOODY of Manchester, 
PATRICK of Rumford, RICHARDSON of Greenville, USHER of Westbrook, WATSON of 
Bath, WOTTON of Littleton. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §11206. as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, 
§2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read: 
§11206. Night hunting 
1. 
Prohibition. 
A person may not: 
A. 
Hunt wild birds from sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise 
of the following day; 
B. 
Hunt 
wild 
animals, 
except 
raccoons 
provided in this Part, from 1/2 hour after 
hour before sunrise the following day; or 
and 
coyotes 
as 
sunset until 1/2 
C. 
Possess any wild animal or wild bird taken in violation 
of paragraphs A and B except as otherwise provided in this 
Part. 
A person who violates this subsection commits a Class D crime for 
which the court shall impose a sentencing alternative of not less 
than 
days 
for 
the 
first offense, 
none 
of 
which 
may 
be 
suspended, 
and of not less than 10 days 
for each succeeding 
offense, none of which may be suspended; 
the court also shall 
impose a 
fine of not less than $1, 000, 
none of which may be 
suspended. 
In determining an appropr iate sentence or fine, possession of 
night vision equipment is an aggravating factor and the sentence 
and fine must be doubled. 
All equipment used or possessed ln 
violation of this subsection is contraband and must be forfeited. 
For purposes of this subsection, "night vision equipment" means 
spotting scopes, rifle scopes or headset night vision gear. 
SUMMARY 
This bill makes possession of night vision equipment 
an 
aggravating factor in the determination of a sentence and fine 
for night hunting, 
doubling the current penalty and mandating 
forfeiture of all equipment associated with the violation. 
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An Act To Provide Assistance to Municipalities Regarding Downtown Rehabilitation Building Codes
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1663
Committee: Natural Resources
Sponsors: LERMAN, DlJNLAP, SMITH, SULLIVAN
Amends: 5 MRSA §3305

Legislative Document 
No. 1663 
H.P.1239 
House of Representatives, December 19, 2003 
An Act To Provide Assistance to Municipalities Regarding 
Downtown Rehabilitation Building Codes 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 16, 2003. Referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. 
Presented by Representative LERMAN of Augusta. 
'I7l~ /J7.1l?dC~ 
MILLICENTM. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representatives: DlJNLAP of Old Town, SMITH of Monmouth, SULLIVAN 
of Biddeford. 
Printed on rCl'ycied paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 5 MRS A §3305, sub-§l, ~N, as amended by PL 1997, c. 
393, Pt. B, §4, is further amended to read: 
N. 
Coordinate the development of solid waste management 
policy including: 
(1) 
Collecting and analyzing solid waste management 
and recycling data from all available sources including 
commercial and municipal entities; 
(2) 
Preparing a solid waste management and 
plan 
to 
be 
submitted 
to 
the 
Governor 
Legislature 
by 
January 
1, 
1998 
and 
every 
thereafter; and 
recycling 
and 
the 
years 
(3) 
Providing 
municipalities 
activities; aBEl. 
technical 
in 
waste 
and financial 
reduction 
assistance to 
and 
recycling 
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §3305, sub-§ 1. ~O, as enac ted by PL 1995, c. 
625, Pt. A, §10, is amended to read: 
O. 
Own, 
design, 
develop 
or 
operate, 
or 
contract 
\-lith 
private parties to operate, a solid waste disposal facility, 
as provided in Title 38, chapter 24, subchapter IVT4; and 
Sec. 3. 5 MRS A §3305, sub-§l, ~P is enacted to read: 
P. 
Provide 
updated 
information, 
training 
and 
technical 
support 
to 
interested 
municipalities 
regarding 
the 
rehabilitation subcode of the State of New Jersey's uniform 
construction code in order to support the revitalization and 
rehabilitation of city downtown areas. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires the Executive Department, State Planning 
Office to provide updated information, 
training and technical 
support to interested municipalities regarding the rehabilitation 
subcode of the State of New Jersey's uniform construction code in 
order to support the revitalization and rehabilitation of city 
downtown areas. 
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