An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Study Group To Examine an Emergency Alert Notification System for Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Individuals LR2656(03)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1819
Committee Amendment CA_B_S397 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT :]3" to s. P. 667, 
Act 
To 
Implement 
the Recommendations 
of 
Examine 
an Emergency Alert Notification 
Hard-of-hearing Individuals" 
L.D. 1819, Bill, 
the 
Study 
System for 
Group 
Deaf 
Amend the bill on page 1 by striking out all of line 3. 
"An 
To 
and 
Further amend the bill in Part A in section 3 in that part 
designated "§1419-A." in subsection 5 in paragraph B in the last 
line (page 4, line 1 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"$8hQQQ 
$122 (500" 
and inserting in its place the following: 
'$85,000' 
Further amend the bill in Part A by striking out all of 
sections 4 and 5 and inserting in their place the following: 
'Sec. A·4. Transfer of funds. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 25, section 2927, $200,000 is transferred from 
the E-9-1-1 fund to the Communications Equipment Fund. 
These 
funds 
must 
be 
used 
by 
the 
Department 
of 
Labor, 
Bureau of 
Rehabilitation Services, Division of Deafness in accordance with 
Title 
26, 
section 
1419 
to 
purchase 
text-message 
pagers 
appropriate for persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. 
Sec. 
A·5. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF 
Communications Equipment Fund 
0799 
The 
following 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 13" to S.P. 667, L.D. 1819 
Initiative: 
Allocates funds due to a one-time transfer from the 
E-9-1-1 
Fund 
to 
the 
Communications 
Equipment 
Fund 
for 
the 
purchase of text-message pagers for persons 
who 
are deaf or 
hard-of-hearing. 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
All Other 
2003-04 
$0 
2004-05 
$200,000 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total 
$0 
$200,000' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of Parts Band C. 
Further amend the bill by relettering 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
or renumber ing any 
number 
to 
read 
This amendment, which is the minority report of the Joint 
Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy, 
amends Part A to 
provide funding from the E-9-1-1 fund to the Telecommunications 
Equipment Fund, renamed the Communications Equipment Fund under 
the bill. 
These additional funds are to be used to purchase 
text-message pagers for persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. 
This amendment also removes Part B and Part C of the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQillRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
.. , 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Transfers 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 0211 0104 ~~C! 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1819 
An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Study Group To 
Examine an Emergency Alert Notification System for Deaf and Hard-of-
hearing Individuals 
LR2656(03) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment a. 
Committee: Utilities and Energy 
V 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Minority Report 
Fiscal Note 
Projections 
Projections 
2003-04 
2004-05 
2005-06 
2006-07 
$0 
$200,000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This bill includes an Other Special Revenue Funds allocation of $200,000 in fiscal year 2004-05 to reflect a one-time 
transfer from the E-9-1-1 Fund within the Public Utilities Commission to the Communications Equipment Fund within 
the Department of Labor's Bureau of Rehabilitation Services - Division of Deafness to purchase text-message pagers 
for persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. 
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