An Act To Improve Funding for Telecommunications Relay Services
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1290
Committee Amendment CA_A_H559 (House)
Amends: 35-A MRSA §7104

AMENDMENT ·A" to H.P. 887, L.D. 1290, Bill, 
Funding for Telecommunications Relay Services" 
"An 
Amend the bill by inserting after the enacting clause and 
before section 1 the following: 
. Sec. I. 35-A MRSA §7104, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
553, Pt. A, §4, is amended to read: 
5. 
Funds for CODDunication Equipment Fund. 
The commission 
shall annually transfer $85,000 from a state universal service 
fund established pursuant to this section to the Communications 
Equipment Fund established under Title 26, section 1419-A. 
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If the Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Rehabilitation Services 
does not receive from federal or other sources funds in addition 
to the $85,000 sufficient to carry out the purposes of Title 26, 
section 1419-A, the commission, at the request of the Department 
of Labor, Bureau of Rehabilitation Services, may transfer from 
the state universal service fund to the Communications Equipment 
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The commission may reguire contributions to the state universal 
service 
fund 
in 
an 
amount 
necessary 
to 
collect 
amounts 
transferred pursuant to this subsection.' 
Further amend the bill in section 1 in the first line (page 
1, line 3 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"sub-§6" and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'sub-§7' 
Further amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 6 in the 
first line 
(page 
1, 
line 
in L.D.) 
by 
striking out .the 
following: 
"L" and inserting in its place the fOllowing: 
'L,..' 
Further amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 7 in the 
last line 
(page 
2, 
line 
in 
L.D.) 
by 
striking out 
the 
following: 
".§." and inserting in its place the following: 
'Z' 
Further amend the bill by relettering 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
or renumbering any 
number 
to 
read 
This 
amendment adds 
a 
section to the bill to 
remove 
a 
provision in 
law currently prohibiting the 
Public Utilities 
Commission from requiring contributions to the state universal 
service 
fund 
in 
order 
to 
cover 
amounts 
authorized 
to 
be 
transferred from that fund to the Communications Equipment Fund. 
The 
Communications 
Equipment 
Fund 
provides 
funding 
for 
telecommunications 
equipment 
for 
deaf 
and 
hard-of-hearing 
persons. 
It also corrects a subsection number and a reference to 
avoid a conflict. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/23/05 ;:tv'ae 
LD 1290 
LR 1657(02) 
An Act To Improve Funding for Telecommunications Relay Services 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,fJ.,,, 
Committee: Utilities and Energy 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium revenue increase - State Universal Service Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Allowing the Public Utilities Commission to require additional contributions of $37,500 to the State Universal Service 
Fund to fund amounts transferred to the Communications Equipment Fund upon request of the Bureau of 
Rehabilitation Services within the Department of Labor may increase dedicated revenue to the state universal fund. 
LR1657(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1