An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government and to Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005 LR2833(61)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1919
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_R_S556 (Senate)

SENATE 
AMENDMENT 
"~,, to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H. P . 
1420, 
L.D. 
1919, 
Bill, 
"An 
Act 
To 
Make 
Supplemental 
Appropriations 
and Allocations for the Expenditures of State 
Government and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary 
to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years 
Ending June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005" 
Amend the amendment by inserting after Part EEEE and before 
the emergency clause the following: 
'PARTFFFF 
Sec. FFFF-l. 3S-A MRSA §7104-B, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 
1999, c. 409, §2, is amended to read: 
6. 
Coordination with federa1 funds. 
~lla;I,i~ieEl Except as 
provided 
in 
paragraph 
A. 
gualified 
schools 
and 
qualified 
libraries 
shall 
apply 
for 
any 
federal 
discounts 
available 
pursuant to the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. 
The 
level of discount, pursuant to subsection 4, is determined by the 
commission. 
A. 
A gualified library is not reguired to apply for a 
federal discount pursuant to the federal Telecommunications 
Act of 
1996 if the 
library determines that satisfying 
conditions for receiving that discount would substantially 
compromise 
the library's standards or mission. 
If the 
gualified library does not receive a federal discount as a 
result of 
a 
determination made in accordance with this 
paragraph. the commission shall establish an enhanced level 
of discount pursuant to subsection 4 to ensure the library 
is not substantially disadvantaged by 
that determination. 
The commission shall establish a 
level of discount that 
mitigates. to the maximum extent the commission determines 
appropriate. the financial impact on the library resulting 
from its not receiving the federal discount.' 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
.fO. 
". 
SENATE AMENDMENT "R" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1420, 
L.D. 1919 
Further amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering 
any 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
number 
to 
read 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment directs the Public Utilities Commission, when 
determining the level of financial assistance to be provided from 
the Maine Telecommunications Education Access Fund to qualified 
libraries, to mitigate the impact of lost federal funding in 
those cases in which libraries have determined they could not 
meet 
conditions 
for 
receiving 
the 
federal 
funding 
without 
substantially compromising their standards or missions. 
SPONSORED BY, \~~~ 
(Senator CATHCART) 
COUNTY: 
Penobscot 
FISCAL ~OTE REQrlRFD 
(See attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/27/04 ,;;t;pac:.. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1919 
An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the 
Expenditures of State Government and to Change Certain Provisions of 
the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the 
Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005 
LR2833(61) 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment ,~, to Committee Amendment" A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Cathcart 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Increased expenditures from Maine Telecommunications Education Access Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This amendment will have no net effect on General Fund appropriations and revenue and a balanced budget is 
maintained for the 2004-2005 biennium. 
This amendment may result in increased expenditures from the Maine Telecommunications Access Fund which 
currently collects funds from interstate telephone carriers and makes expenditures to benefit schools and libraries as 
directed by the Public Utilities Commission. The potential increase in expenditures could be as high as $300,000 
annually and will depend on the number of libraries affected and whether the Public Utilities Commission will 
compensate for the entire amount of the federal discount. The Commission has indicated that the cost may be 
absorbed within the fund or may require adjustments to other aspects of the program or changes to services offered to 
both schools and libraries. 
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