An Act To Ensure Fair Payment for Timber Harvesting Jobs on Land Managed by the Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: Sec. 1. 12 MRS A §1834, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 678, §13, is amended to read: 2. Grant of permits. Th~ bureau may grant permits and enter into contracts to cut timber, harvest grass and wild foods, tap maple trees for sap and cultivate and harvest crops provided that those permits and contract rights create revocable licenses to the permittee or party to the contract and do not create any real property interest in the nonreserved public lands. Permits and contracts for the harvesting of timber from the nonreserved public lands must include a prov~s~on reguiring that persons engaged in timber harvesting on the nonreserved public lands be compensated at rates not less than the most recently issued prevailing wage and piece rates and eguipment allowances for the pulpwood and logging industry as determined by the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Standards. Page l-LR2385(2) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1782
Committee Amendment CA_A_H714 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §1848

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "It, to H.P. 1304, 
Act 
To 
Provide 
Residents 
of 
the 
United 
Harvesting 
Jobs 
on 
Land 
Managed 
by 
Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands" 
L.D. 1782, Bill, "An 
States with 
Timber 
the 
Department 
of 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act To Ensure Fair Payment for Timber Harvesting Jobs on Land 
Managed by the Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and 
Lands' 
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place 
the following: 
'Sec. 1. 12 MRS A §1834, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 678, 
§13, is amended to read: 
2. 
Grant of permits. 
Th~ bureau may grant permits and 
enter into contracts to cut timber, harvest grass and wild foods, 
tap maple trees for sap and cultivate and harvest crops provided 
that those permits and contract rights create revocable licenses 
to the permittee or party to the contract and do not create any 
real property interest in the nonreserved public lands. 
Permits 
and contracts for the harvesting of timber from the nonreserved 
public lands must include a 
prov~s~on reguiring that persons 
engaged in timber harvesting on the nonreserved public lands be 
compensated at rates not less than the most recently issued 
prevailing wage and piece rates and eguipment allowances for the 
pulpwood and logging industry as determined by the Department of 
Labor, Bureau of Labor Standards. 
Page l-LR2385(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. IJ .. to H.P. 1304, L.D. 1782 
If the Department of Labor does not determine a prevailing wage 
or piece rate for a timber harvesting occupation or an equipment 
allowance for a type of harvesting equipment, the director may 
establish those 
rates 
by 
referring to 
prevailing 
rates 
and 
allowances 
in the 
industry for 
that occupation or 
type 
of 
equipment. 
Any rates or allowances established by the director 
under this subsection apply only to permits and contracts on 
nonreserved public lands governed by this section. 
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §1848, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 678, 
§13, is amended to read: 
2. 
Grant of permits. 
The bureau may grant permits and 
enter into contracts to cut timber, harvest grass and wild foods, 
tap maple trees for sap and cultivate and harvest crops provided 
that such permits and contract rights create revocable licenses 
to the permittee or party to the contract and do not create any 
real property interest in the public reserved lands. 
Permits and 
contracts for the harvesting of timber from the reserved public 
lands must include a provision requiring that persons engaged in 
timber harvesting on the public reserved lands be compensated at 
rates not less than the most recently issued prevailing wage and 
piece rates and equipment allowances for the pulpwood and logging 
industry as determined by the Department of Labor, 
Bureau of 
Labor Standards. 
If the Department of Labor does not determine a prevailing wage 
or piece rate for a timber harvesting occupation or an equipment 
allowance for a type of harvesting equipment, the director may 
establish those 
rates 
by 
referring to prevailing rates 
and 
allowances 
in the 
industry for 
that occupation or 
type 
of 
equipment. 
Any rates or allowances established by the director 
under this subsection apply only to permits and contracts on 
public reserved lands governed by this section.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. 
It requires a contract to 
harvest timber on the public reserved and nonreserved lands to 
include a provision requiring that timber harvesters be paid a 
wage or piece rate not less than the prevailing wage or rate 
established by 
the 
Maine 
Department 
of 
Labor 
and 
equipment 
allowances equal to or greater than the allowances established by 
the Department of Labor. 
If a prevailing wage or piece rate is 
not 
established by 
the 
Department 
of 
Labor 
for 
a 
specific 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. /Jr.. to H.P. 1304, L.D. 1782 
harvesting 
occupation 
or 
an 
equipment 
allowance 
is 
not 
established by the Department of Labor for a specific type of 
equipment, 
the Director of the Bureau of Parks 
and Lands is 
authorized to establish wages or piece rates and allowances to 
apply on the reserved and nonreserved lands. 
FISCAL .\ C :T ;~:::' () n RED 
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(~ee attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02117/04 frac:.. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1782 
An Act To Provide Residents of the United States with Timber 
Harvesting Jobs on Land Managed by the Department of Conservation, 
Bureau of Parks aJ;ld Lands 
LR2385(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Possibe current biennium revenue decrease - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
As a result of certain timber harvesting employment requirements, the Department of Conservation estimates that 
collections of Other Special Revenue Funds revenues may decrease. Any decrease will depend on certain employmen 
factors; the amounts can not be determined at this time. 
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