Resolve, To Study the Effects of NAFTA on Maine Businesses
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0607
Committee Amendment CA_A_S22 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 216, L.D. 607, "Resolve, To 
Study the Effects of NAFTA on Maine Businesses" 
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'Resolve, To Study the Effects of KAFTA and Other Cross-border 
Issues on Maine Businesses' 
Further amend the resolve in section 1 in the 5th line (page 
1, line 5 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: 
"businesses" 
the following: 
'throughout the State' 
Further amend the resolve in section 1 by striking out all 
of subsection 1 (page 1, lines 9 and 10 in L.D.) and inserting in 
its place the following: 
'1. 
Imports and other cross-border commerce;' 
Further amend the resolve in section 1 by striking out all 
of subsection 3 (page 1, line 14 in L. D.) and inserting in its 
place the following: 
'3. 
Natural resource-based industries; and' 
Further amend the resolve in section 3, in subsection 2 in 
the last line (page 1, line 35 in L.D.) by striking out the 
following: 
"businesses." 
and 
inserting 
in 
its 
place 
the 
following: 
'businesses; and be it further' 
Further: amend the resolve by inserting after section 3 the 
following: 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. A .. to S.P. 216, L.D. 607 
. Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: 
following appropriations and allocations are made. 
ECONOMIC AND CCMMUlfITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF 
Administration -
Economic and Community Development 0069 
That 
the 
Initiative: 
Appropriates one-time funds 
to the Department of 
Economic and Community Development to study the effects of the 
North American Free Trade Agreement. 
GENERAL FURl> 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
SUMMARY 
2003-04 
$75,000 
$75,000 
2004-05 
$0 
$0' 
This 
amendment specifies that the study must assess the 
impacts of NAFTA on small businesses throughout the State and 
that the study must include an assessment of imports and other 
cross-border 
commerce 
issues 
and 
effects 
on 
the 
natural 
resource-based industries of the State. 
The amendment also adds an appropriation and changes the 
title of the resolve to reflect the changes proposed in this 
amendment. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Revised: 03/26/03 ~ac:.. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD607 
Resolve, To Study the Effects of NAFTA and Other Cross-Border Issues 
on Maine Businesses 
LR 1625(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
2004-05 
Projections 
2005-06 
Projections 
2006-07 
$75,000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$75,000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation of $75,000 in fiscal year 2003-04 for the Department of 
Economic and Community Development for the costs associated with working with the State Planning Office to 
conduct this study. The actual cost may be greater depending on the scope. 
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