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An Act To Protect the MaineCare Program
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0318
Committee Amendment CA_A_H524 (House)
Committee: Health and Human Services

the Clerk of 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "11,, to H.P. 242, L.D. 318, Bill, "An 
Act To Protect the MaineCare Program" 
Amend the bill by incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This is the minority report of the Joint Standing Committee 
on Health and Human Services. 
This amendment incorporates 
a 
fiscal note. 
Page l-LR0520(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 05118/05 ~ae. 
LD318 
LR0520(02) 
An Act To Protect the MaineCare Program 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Undetermined current biennium net impact - General Fund 
Undetermined current biennium net impact - Other Special Revenue Funds 
The elimination of non-categorical adult MaineCare eligibility (i.e., the Childless Adult Waiver) would result in a 
significant reduction in MaineCare spending. Based on the Department's 2006-2007 Part I Budget baseline estimates, 
the reduced General Fund spending would be $39.5 million in 2005-06 and $43.l million in 2006-07. This reduction 
in spending would be partially offset by the bill's increase in MaineCare reimbursement rates for hospitals. However, 
the impact of the hospital payment increase would be mitigated by hospital payment increases already authorized in 
PL 2003, c. 673, Part HH and PL 2005, Part ZZ and limited by federal upper payment limit (UPL) restrictions. The 
cumulative net impact on the General Fund cannot be determined at this time. 
The elimination of MaineCare eligibility expansions funded under the Dirigo Health Fund would decrease the Fund's 
MaineCare spending but increase the number of persons eligible for Dirigo premium discounts while decreasing 
federal Medicaid matching funds available to the Fund. The cumulative net impact on the Dirigo Health Fund cannot 
be determined at this time. 
LR0520(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Clarify Ownership and Management of Architectural Firms
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0324
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: BRYANT-DESCHENES

Legislative Document 
No. 324 
H.P.247 
House of Representatives, January 20, 2005 
An Act To Clarify Ownership and Management of Architectural 
Firms 
Reference to the Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development suggested 
and ordered printed. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative BRYANT-DESCHENES of Turner. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
CONCEPT DRAFT 
SUMMARY 
This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. 
This bill proposes to require managers or the majority of 
directors of architectural firms to be licensed architects in 
order to prevent owners or shareholders of the firms 
who are 
engineers and not architects from managing licensed architects.
An Act To Clarify the Definition of "Domiciled for Maine Income Tax Purposes
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0325
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H658 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 248, 
L.D. 325, Bill, "An Act To Clarify the Definition of "Domiciled" 
for Maine Income Tax Purposes" 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in subsection 5 in the 
first line (page 1, line 30 in amendment) by striking out the 
following: " 
"Resident individual" " and inserting in its place 
the following: 
. !!ResiElea1=--iaEl-iv-iEl\ial!! Except as provided in the 
federal Seryicemembers Civil Relief Act. 
United States Code, 
App. Section 571(a), "resident individual" 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides that the specific limitations on the 
domicile concept in the definition of "resident individual" do 
not apply to members of the, Armed Forces who are absent from 
Maine in compliance with military or naval orders and who remain 
Maine residents p~a to feder 
SPONSORED BY: 
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(Representative 
TOWN: 
Portland 
HOUSE AMENDMENT
An Act To Limit the Time a Campaign Sign May Be Displayed
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0323
Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs
Sponsors: EDGECOMB, SCHNEIDER, BERUBE, CEBRA
Amends: 21-A MRSA §683, 23 MRSA §1913-A

Legislative Document 
No. 323 
H.P.246 
House of Representatives, January 20,2005 
An Act To Limit the Time a Campaign Sign May Be Displayed 
Reference to the Committee on Legal and Veterans Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative EDGECOMB of Caribou. 
Cosponsored by Senator SCHNEIDER of Penobscot and 
Representatives: BERUBE of Lisbon, CEBRA of Naples. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §683 is enacted to read: 
§683. 
Campaign signs 
A person may not display any campaign signs, posters or 
stickers containing a candidate's name or otherwise intending to 
influence the opinion of any voter on an issue in any local or 
state election more than 30 days prior to the election. 
Sec. 2. 23 MRSA §1913-A. sub-H. ~H. as amended by PL 1999, c. 
152, Pt. G, §2, is further amended to read: 
H. 
Signs 
bearing 
political 
messages 
relating 
to 
an 
election, primary or referendum, IH:gviaea except that these 
signs may not be placed within the right-of-way prior to e 
weeks 30 days before the election, primary or referendum to 
which they relate and must be removed by the candidate or 
political committee not later than one week thereafter; and 
SUMMARY 
This bill prohibits the display of campaign signs, posters 
or stickers more than 30 days prior to an election.
An Act To Amend the Process for Review of Hearing Officer Decisions by the Workers' Compensation Board
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0322
Committee: Labor
Amends: 39-A MRSA §320

Legislative Document 
No. 322 
H.P.245 
House of Representatives, January 20, 2005 
An Act To Amend the Process for Review of Hearing Officer 
Decisions by the Workers' Compensation Board 
Reported by Representative SMITH of Van Buren for the Workers' Compensation Board 
pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 39-A, section 152, subsection II. 
Reference to the Committee on Labor suggested and ordered printed under Joint Rule 218. 
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Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 39-A MRSA §320, first" as amended by PL 2003, c. 608, 
§13, is further amended to read: 
Wi~aia-e-~~-~~~--~~-&-aeei&iear-a A hearing officer 
may request that the full board review a decision of the hearing 
officer if the decision involves an issue that is of significance 
to the operation of the workers' 
compensation system. 
Except 
when a motion is filed to find the facts specially and state 
separately the conclusions of law, 
the request must be 
made 
within 25 days of the issuance of a decision. 
If a motion is 
filed to find 
the facts 
specially and state separately the 
conclusions of law, the request must be made within 5 days of the 
issuance of a decision on the motiill!..L 
There may be no such 
review of findings of fact made by a hearing officer. 
SUMMARY 
This bill extends the time within which a hearing officer 
may 
request 
review 
of 
a 
decision 
by 
the 
full 
Workers' 
Compensation Board to allow for the filing of motions to find the 
facts specially and state separately the conclusions of law. 
Page l-LR0577(1)
An Act To Clarify the Definition of "Domiciled" for Maine Income Tax Purposes
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0325
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: CUMMINGS, BARSTOW, BOWLES, FARRINGTON, GOLDMAN, TARDY
Amends: 36 MRSA §112

Legislative Document 
No. 325 
H.P.248 
House of Representatives, January 20,2005 
An Act To Clarify the Definition of "Domiciled" for Maine Income 
Tax Purposes 
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative CUMMINGS of Portland. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representatives: BARSTOW of Gorham, BOWLES of Sanford, 
FARRINGTON of Gorham, GOLDMAN of Cape Elizabeth, TARDY of Newport. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §112, sub-§13 is enacted to read: 
13. 
Domicile rules. 
The assessor shall adopt rules to 
clarify 
and 
define 
"domiciled" 
as 
used 
in 
section 
5102, 
subsection 5. 
The rules must clarify and define "domiciled" in 
such a way that taxpayers who reside in more than one state or 
country or who spend in the aggregate fewer than 184 days of the 
year 
in this State 
can 
readily determine 
whether 
they 
are 
domiciled in Maine for income tax purposes. 
The objectives of 
the rules include eliminating uncertainty in the application of 
Maine's income tax laws and enhancing voluntary compliance with 
those laws. 
Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are major 
substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 
2-A 
and must be submitted to the Legislature 
no later than 
January 1, 2006 for review. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires the State 
substantive 
rules 
defining 
and 
"domiciled" 
for 
Maine 
income 
uncertainty and promote voluntary 
Tax Assessor to adopt major 
clarifying 
the 
meaning 
of 
tax 
purposes 
to 
eliminate 
compliance with Maine's income 
tax laws. 
Page l-LRI688(1)
An Act To Impose Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Certain Sexual Offenses
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0326
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: VAUGHAN, DAVIS, SNOWE-MELLO

Legislative Document 
No. 326 
H.P.249 
House of Representatives, January 20, 2005 
An Act To Impose Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Certain 
Sexual Offenses 
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Representative VAUGHAN of Durham. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Senators: DAVIS of Piscataquis, SNOWE-MELLO of Androscoggin. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. I. 17·A MRSA §1252, sub·§9 is enacted to read: 
9. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the 
m~n~mum term of imprisonment for a crime committed under section 
or 254 is 10 years for a first offense and 20 years for a 2nd 
or 
subsequent 
offense. 
No 
part 
of 
the 
m~n~mum 
term 
of 
imprisonment under this subsection may be suspended or reduced 
through plea bargaining. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires a minimum sentence of 10 years in prison 
for a crime of gross sexual assault or sexual abuse of a minor 
and 
years 
for 
a 
2nd 
or 
subseq~ent offense. 
This bill 
prohibits 
the 
reduction 
of 
the 
minimum 
sentence 
through 
suspension or plea bargaining. 
Page l-LRI564(1)
An Act to Impose Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Certain Sexual Offenses
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0326
Committee Amendment CA_A_H384 (House)
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 249, L.D. 
Act To 
Impose Mandatory Minimum Sentences for 
Offenses" 
2 6 , 
B i 11 , 
" An 
Certain Sexual 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
, Sec. 
2. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
JUDICIAL DEPAR'l"MENT 
The 
following 
Courts -
Supreme, Superior, District & Administrative 
0063 
Initiative: 
Provides 
funds 
for additional hours 
for 
judges, 
clerks and court-appointed attorneys to handle approximately 350 
additional cases resulting from this legislation. 
GENERAL FOND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Page l-LRI564(2) 
2005-06 
$126,980 
$44,900 
$171,880 
2006-07 
$135,240 
$44,900 
$180,140' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A" to H.P. 249, L.D. 326 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the Joint Standing 
Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. 
It adds an 
appropriations and allocations section to the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/05/05 ~ac;!. 
LD326 
LR 1564(02) 
An Act to Impose Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Certain Sexual Offenses 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A" 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
.ppropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
$171,880 
$171,880 
2006-07 
$180,140 
$180,140 
Projections 
2007-08 
$184,644 
$184,644 
Imposes mandatory minimum sentences for certain sexual offenses; increases correctional costs. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Projections 
2008-09 
$189,260 
$189,260 
Prohibiting the minimum term of imprisonment from being suspended or reduced through plea bargaining will require 
a General Fund appropriation to the Judicial Department of$171,880 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $180,140 in fiscal 
year 2006-07 for additional hours for judges, clerks and court appointed attorneys to handle approximately 350 
additional cases resulting from this bill. 
This legislation also increases correctional costs by adding significant time served for sentences of gross sexual 
assault and sexual abuse of a minor. Currently, the average length of sentence for gross sexual assault of a minor on a 
Class A offense is 7 years, 1 month. This bill would add 2 years, 11 months to the sentence. For those currently 
serving time for a Class B offense the average stay is 2 years, 6 months, thus increasing them by 7 years 6 months. 
Class C offenders for gross sexual assault serve an average of 2 years, requiring an additional 8 years. A sentence for 
sexual abuse of a minor is a Class C crime with an average stay of two years, 4 months, requiring an additional 7 years 
months to be served. 
LR1564(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Implement Energy Conservation Standards for Affordable Housing
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0327
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: EDER
Amends: 30-A MRSA §5002

Legislative Document 
No. 327 
H.P.250 
House of Representatives, January 20,2005 
An Act To Implement Energy Conservation Standards for 
Affordable Housing 
Reference to the Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development suggested' 
and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative EDER of Portland. 
Printed on recycled paper 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 30-A MRS A §4707 is enacted to read: 
§4707. 
Affordability 
Notwithstanding 
any 
other 
provision of 
this 
chapter 
or 
chapter 202, the primary consideration in the determination of 
affordable housing is the sum of mortgage and energy expenses. 
An affordable housing program funded in whole or in part by the 
State must give priority to a building that has the lowest sum of 
mortgage and energy expenses. 
An affordable housing construction 
program funded in whole or in part by the State must require the 
highest 
energy 
conservation 
building 
staridards 
for 
the 
construction of new housing. 
Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §5002, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1991, c. 
610, §4, is further amended to read: 
2. 
Affordable housing. 
"Affordable housing" means decent, 
safe 
and 
sanitary 
dwellings, 
apartments 
or 
other 
living 
accommodations that have the least expensive combined mortgage 
and energy costs for low-income and moderate-income households. 
The Maine State Housing Authority may define "affordable housing" 
by rule. 
Affordable housing includes, but is not limited to: 
A. 
Government-assisted housing; 
B. 
Housing for low-income and moderate-income families; 
C. 
Manufactured housing; 
D. 
Multifamily housing; and 
E. 
Group and foster care facilities. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires that the primary consideration in the 
determination of affordable housing be the sum of mortgage and 
energy costs. 
This bill requires affordable housing programs 
funded in whole or in part by the State to give priority to 
buildings with the lowest sum of mortgage and energy expenses. 
This 
bill 
requires 
affordable 
housing 
construction 
programs 
funded in whole or in part by the State to use the highest energy 
conservation construction standards for new housing. 
Page l-LRl714 (l)
An Act Concerning Recognition of Qualified Political Parties
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0329
Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs
Sponsors: EDER
Amends: 21-A MRSA §301

Legislative Document 
No. 329 
H.P.252 
House of Representatives, January 20, 2005 
An Act Concerning Recognition of Qualified Political Parties 
Reference to the Committee on Legal and Veterans Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative EDER of Portland. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. I. 21-A MRSA §301, sub-§I, 1fC, as amended by PL 1999, c. 
450, §1, is repealed and the, following enacted in its place: 
C. 
Either: 
(1) 
Its candidate for Governor or for President polled 
at least 5% of the total vote cast in the State for 
Governor or President in either of the 
preceding 
general elections; or 
(2) 
The party has maintained enrollment of members 
e~ual to or greater than 0.5% of all registered voters 
in the State according to the most current tabulation 
of registered voters performed by the Secretary of 
State. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows a recognized political party to maintain 
its qualified status by either receiving 5% of the ballots cast 
for Governor or President in either of the 2 preceding general 
elections or maintaining an enrollment of members equal to 0.5
0'0 
of all registered voters in the State. 
Page l-LR0231(1)
An Act Concerning Recognition of Qualified Political Parties
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0329
Committee Amendment CA_A_H161 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 252, L.D. 329, Bill, 
Act Concerning Recognition of Qualified Political Parties" 
"An 
Amend the bill in section 1 in paragraph C in subparagraph 
(2) in the 2nd line (page 1, line 14 in L.D.) by striking out the 
following: "~" and inserting in its place the following: 
'l~' 
Further 
amend the bill in section 1 
in paragraph C in 
subparagraph (2) in the 3rd line (page 1, line 15 in L. D.) by 
striking out the following: "the most current" and inserting in 
its place the following: 'at least one' 
Further 
amend the bill in section 1 
in paragraph C in 
subparagraph (2) in the last line (page 1, line 17 in L.D.) by 
inserting after the fOllowing: "~" the following: 'in either 
of the 2 preceding elections' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment raises the percentage of registered voters a 
political party would need to have enrolled in order to achieve 
qualified party status from 0.5~, as proposed in the bill, to 1% 
according to at least one tabulation of registered voters in 
either of the 2 preceding elections. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
'" 
Approved: 04/04/05 ~ac:.. 
LD329 
LR 0231(02) 
An Act Concerning Recognition of Qualified Political Parties 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,j}, 
Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Undetermined current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Changing the means by which a political party is recognized could result in significant additional General Fund costs 
for the Department of the Secretary of State to hold any required primary elections and to prepare necessary ballots 
and election-related paperwork. The amounts will depend on the additional number of political parties that may 
become recognized and can not be determined at this time. 
LR0231 (2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Enhance the Maine Earned Income Tax Credit
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0328
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: EDER, STRIMLING
Amends: 36 MRSA §5219-S

Legislative Document 
No. 328 
H.P.251 
House of Representatives, January 20,2005 
An Act To Enhance the Maine Earned Income Tax Credit 
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative EDER of Portland. 
Cosponsored by Senator STRIMLING of Cumberland. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §5219-S. as amended by PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. 
GG, §1, is further amended to read: 
§5219-S. Earned income credit 
A taxpayer is allowed a refundable credit against the taxes 
otherwise due under this Part equal to 9% ~ of the federal 
earned income credit for the same taxable year, except that for 
tax years beginning in 2003 r 
and 2004 aBs--2gG9, the applicable 
percentage is 4.92% iBs~eas-e~-9%. 
The credit may not reduce the 
state income tax to less than zero. 
Sec. 2. Application. 
This Act applies to tax years beginning 
on or after January 1, 2005. 
SUMMARY 
This bill expands the Maine earned income tax credit by 
increasing it from 5% to 30% of the federal credit and by making 
it refundable.
An Act To Exempt Unemployment Benefits from State Income Tax
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0332
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S287 (Senate)

SENATE 
AMENDMENT "A, to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H.P. 
255, L.D. 332, Bill, "An Act To Exempt Unemployment Benefits from 
State Income Tax" 
Amend the amendment in paragraph U in the last line (page 1, 
line 31 in amendment) by inserting after the following: "income." 
the following: 
'The exemption under this paragraph applies only 
if the adjusted gross income does not exceed: 
(I) 
For single individuals and married persons filing 
separate returns, $25,000; or 
(2) 
For 
individuals 
filing married 
joint returns, 
surviving spouses or heads of households, $50,000.' 
Further amend the amendment by striking out all of section 5 
and inserting in its place the following: 
, Sec. 
5. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
Maine Revenue Services 
0002 
The 
following 
Initiative: 
Provides 
funds 
for 
the 
administrative 
costs 
associated with the income tax deduction including funds for one 
part-time Tax Examiner position. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS -
LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
2005-06 
0.500 
$13,132 
$10,000 
2006-07 
0.500 
$28,256 
$0 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
6~' 
~. 
SENATE AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H.P. 
L.D. 332 
255, 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$23,132 
$28,256' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment continues the state income tax exemption for 
unemployment compensation as proposed in Committee Amendment "A," 
but only if the person's federal adjusted gross income is less 
than $25,000 for single individuals and married persons filing 
separately or $50,000 for individuals filing jointly or heads of 
households. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Senator COUR 
COUNTY: 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: OS/27/0S ;t;vac:.. 
LD332 
LR 1549(03) 
An Act To Exempt Unemployment Benefits from State Income Tax 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment ,~ to Committee Amendment '/4.' 
Sponsor: Sen. Courtney 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
($6,335,821) 
($23,955) 
$6,311,866 
$339,205 
2006-07 
($5,964,049) 
($21,751) 
$5,942,298 
$319,344 
Projections 
2007-08 
($6,573,418) 
($24,105) 
$6,549,3l3 
$359,245 
Projections 
2008-09 
($7,123,528) 
($24,261) 
$7,099,267 
$389,411 
This amendment reduces the cost of Committee Amendment "A" by $6,335,821 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $5,964,049 
in fiscal year 2006-07 as a result of limiting the income tax deduction for unemployment compensation. 
LRlS49(3) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Protect Utility Customers from Imprudently Incurred Costs
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0330
Committee: Utilities and Energy
Sponsors: BLISS, BARTLETT

Legislative Document 
No. 330 
H.P.253 
House of Representatives, January 20,2005 
An Act To Protect Utility Customers from Imprudently Incurred 
Costs 
Submitted by the Office of the Public Advocate pursuant to Joint Rule 204. 
Reference to the Committee on Utilities and Energy suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative BLISS of South Portland. 
Cosponsored by Senator: BARTLETT of Cumberland. 
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MllLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec.t. 35·A MRSA §303. as amended by PL 1987, c. 613, §2, is 
further amended to read: 
§303. Valuation of property for fixing rates 
In determining just and reasonable rates, tolls and charges, 
the commission shall fix a reasonable value upon all the property 
of a public utility and upon an electric plant to the extent paid 
for by the utility on the premises of any of its customers, which 
is used or required to be used in its service to the public 
within the State and a fair return on that property. 
In fixing a 
reasonable value, the commission shall give due consideration to 
evidence of the cost of the property when first devoted to public 
use 
and 
the 
prudent 
acquisition cost 
to 
the 
utility, 
less 
depreciation on each, and any other material and relevant factors 
or evidence, but the other factors saa** may not include current 
value. In making a valuation, the commission may consult reports, 
records or other information available to it in the office of any 
state office or board. 
In the event of rate determinations for a 
public utility's 
ownershi~nterest under 
a 
joint ownership 
agreement that are subject to the primary jurisdiction of the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the commission shall make 
the rate determinations in a manner tbat excludes from recovery 
in retail rates any cost found to be imprudent or excluded from 
wholesale rates by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 
SUMMARY 
This 
bill 
requires 
the 
Public 
Utilities 
Commission 
to 
exclude 
from 
rates 
any utility costs 
found 
by 
the 
Federal 
Regulatory Energy Commission to have been imprudently incurred. 
Thus, 
rather 
than 
relitigating 
the 
same 
issue, 
the 
Public 
Utilities Commission will 
now 
simply recognize 
and apply the 
findings of the Federal Regulatory Energy Commission regarding 
imprudently incurred costs. 
Page I-LR0289(1)
An Act To Exempt Unemployment Benefits from State Income Tax
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0332
Committee Amendment CA_A_H404 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 255, L.D. 332, Bill, 
Act To Exempt Unemployment Benefits from State Income Tax" 
"An 
Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency preamble 
(page 1, lines 1 to 19 in L.D.) 
Further amend the bill in section 3 by striking out all of 
paragraph U (page 2, line 28 in L.D.) and inserting in its place 
the following: 
'U. 
Unemployment 
compensation 
as 
defined by 
the 
Code, 
Section 85 to the extent included in federal adjusted gross 
income. ' 
Further amend the bill by inserting after section 4 the 
following: 
, Sec. 
5. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
Maine Revenue Services 
0002 
The 
following 
Initiative: 
Provides 
funds 
for 
the 
administrative 
costs 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
,. 
.. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,Pt" to H.P. 255, L.D. 332 
associated with the income tax deduction including funds for one 
part-time Tax Examiner position. 
GEHERAL FUND 
POSITIONS -
LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2005-06 
1.000 
$26,265 
$20,822 
$47,087 
2006-07 
1.000 
$42,385 
$7,622 
$50,007' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency 
clause (page 2, lines 33 and 34 in L.D.) 
SUMMARY 
This amendment corrects language to accomplish the intent of 
the bill 
and 
strikes 
the 
emergency 
preamble 
and 
emergency 
clause. 
It also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL :"IOTE REQuIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
• 
Approved: 05/16/05 ~ae 
LD332 
LR 1549(02) 
An Act To Exempt Unemployment Benefits from State Income Tax 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A" 
Committee: Taxation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
2006-07 
Projections 
2007-08 
Projections 
2008-09 
$10,385,104 
$9,636,182 
$10,389,007 
$11,092,340 
~propriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
$47,087 
$50,007 
$54,056 
$56,009 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
($10,338,017) 
($555,574) 
($9,586,175) 
($10,334,951) 
($11,036,331) 
($515,168) 
($566,896) 
($605,368) 
Exempting unemployment benefits from income tax is expected to result in a General Fund revenue loss of 
$10,338,017 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $9,586,175 in fiscal year 2006-07. This bill also includes General Fund 
appropriations of $47,087 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $50,007 in fiscal year 2006-07 for Maine Revenue Services to 
support the administrative costs associated with this deduction. 
LRI549(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Exempt Unemployment Benefits from State Income Tax
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0332
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_B_S342 (Senate)

SENATE 
AMENDMENT :]3" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H. P. 
255, L.D. 332, Bill, "An Act To Exempt Unemployment Benefits from 
State Income Tax" 
Amend the amendment in paragraph U in the last line (page 1, 
line 31 in amendment) by inserting after the following: "income." 
the following: 
'The exemption under this paragraph applies only 
if the adjusted gross income does not exceed: 
(1) 
For single individuals and married persons filing 
separate returns, $25,000: or 
(2) 
For 
individuals filing married 
joint returns, 
surviving spouses or heads of households, $50,000.' 
Further amend the amendment by striking out all of section 5 
and inserting in its place the following: 
, Sec. 
5. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
Maine Revenue Services 
0002 
The 
following 
Initiative: 
Provides 
funds 
for 
the 
administrative 
costs 
associated with the income tax deduction including funds for one 
part-time Tax Examiner position. 
GENERAL FORD 
POSITIONS -
LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
2005-06 
0.500 
$13,132 
$10,000 
2006-07 
0.500 
$28,256 
$0 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
.. ro· 
\\. 
SENATE 
AMENDMENT ,,8 to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H. P . 
L.D. 332 
255, 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$23,132 
$28,256' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment continues the state income tax exemption for 
unemployment compensation as proposed in Committee Amendment "A," 
but only if the person's federal adjusted gross income is less 
than $25,000 for single individuals and married persons filing 
separately or $50,000 for individuals filing jointly or heads of 
households. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
~e~ 
SPONSORED BY:.,r .. 
(Senator STRIMLING) 
COUNTY: 
Cumberland 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/07/05 ;/kt'ae 
LD332 
LR 1549(05) 
An Act To Exempt Unemployment Benefits from State Income Tax 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment lIe to Committee Amendment A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Strimling 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
\ppropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
< 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
($6,335,821) 
($23,955) 
$6,311,866 
$339,205 
2006-07 
($5,964,049) 
($21,751) 
$5,942,298 
$319,344 
Projections 
2007-08 
($6,573,418) 
($24,105) 
$6,549,313 
$359,245 
Projections 
2008-09 
($7,123,528) 
($24,261) 
$7,099,267 
$389,411 
This amendment reduces the cost of Committee Amendment "A" by $6,335,821 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $5,964,049 
in fiscal year 2006-07 as a result of limiting the income tax deduction for unemployment compensation. 
LR1549(5) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act Regarding the Sale of Firearms at Gun Shows
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0333
Committee Amendment CA_A_H383 (House)
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
.. A 
.. to H.P. 256, L.D. 
Act Regarding the Sale of Firearms at Gun Shows" 
3 3 , Bill, .. An 
Amend the bill in section I in that part designated "S2043." 
by striking out all of subsection 4 (page 2, lines 22 to 24 in 
L.D.) and inserting in its place the following: 
. 4. 
Penalty. 
The following penalties apply to violations 
of this section. 
A. 
A person who violates this section commits 
a 
civil 
violation for which a fine of not more than $1, 000 ma:r--
be 
adjudged. 
B. 
A person who violates this section after having been 
previously adjudicated as violating this section commits a 
civil violation for which a fine of not more than $2,500 may 
be adjudged. 
C. 
A person who violates this section after having been 
previously adjudicated as violating this section 2 or more 
times commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more 
than $5,000 may be adjudged.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the Joint Standing 
Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. 
The amendment 
replaces the penalty provision of the bill, which would have 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ·A .. to H.P. 256, L.D. 333 
allowed the court to adjudge a fine of not more than $10,000 for 
any violation, to allow the court to adjudge a fine of not more 
than $1,000 for the first violation, not more than $2,500 for a 
2nd violation and not more than $5,000 for a 3rd or subsequent 
violation. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
• 
Approved: 05/10105 ~ae 
LD333 
LROI02(02) 
An Act Regarding the Sale of Firearms at Gun Shows 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Establishes a new civil violation 
The collection of additional fmes may increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts 
LROI02(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act Allowing Certain Commercial Vehicles at Canadian Weight Limits To Travel from the Canadian Border at Houlton to New Limerick and from the Canadian Border at Calais to Baileyville
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0334
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S388 (Senate)

SENATE 
AMENDMENT 
.. A'to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"Att 
to H. P. 
257, L.D. 334, Bill, "An Act Allowing Certain Commercial Vehicles 
at Canadian Weight Limits To Travel from the Canadian Border at 
Houlton to New Limerick and from the Canadian Border at Calais to 
Baileyville" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of the 2nd paragraph 
from the end before the summary (page 2, lines 25 and 26) 
Further amend the amendment by striking out all of section 2 
(page 2, lines 28 to 42 in amendment) 
SUMMARY 
This amendment 
removes the appropriations and allocations 
section. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Senator DAMON) 
COUNTY: 
Hancock 
FISCAL :\OTE REQL"IRED 
(See attached) 
Page l-LR0283(7) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/16/05 ,;!!vae 
LD334 
LR0283(07) 
An Act Allowing Certain Commercial Vehicles at Canadian Weight Limits To Travel from the 
Canadian Border at Houlton to New Limerick and from the Canadian Border at Calais to Baileyville 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment 'tJt. to Committee Amendment "A" 
Net Cost (Savings) 
Highway Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Highway Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Sponsor: Sen. Damon 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
($6,000) 
($6,000) 
2006-07 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
2008-09 
$0 
$0 
This amendment deletes the Highway Fund allocation of $6,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 to the Bureau of Motor 
Vehicles within the Department of the Secretary of State . 
. LR0283(7) - Fisclll Note - Page 1 ofl
An Act Allowing Certain Commercial Vehicles at Canadian Weight Limits To Travel from the Canadian Border at Houlton to New Limerick and from the Canadian Border at Calais to Baileyville
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0334
Senate Amendment SA_A_S319 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT A, to H.P. 257, L.D. 334, Bill, "An Act 
Allowing Certain Commercial Vehicles at Canadian Weight Limits To 
Travel from the Canadian Border at Houlton to New Limerick and 
from the Canadian Border at Calais to Baileyville" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. Contingent effective date. 
This Act 
does 
not take 
effect until the pilot project created in section 1 of this Act 
has 
been 
approved 
by 
the 
United 
States 
Department 
of 
Transportation, Federal Highway Administration.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires the approval of the United States 
Department 
of 
Transportation, 
Federal 
Highway 
Administration 
prior to the pilot project's taking effect. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Senator MAR IN) 
COUNTY: 
roostook 
FISCAL \OTE REQURED 
(See attached) 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
• 
Approved: 06/01/05 ~ae 
.. 
LD334 
LR0283(04) 
An Act Allowing Certain Commercial Vehicles at Canadian Weight Limits To Travel from the 
Canadian Border at Houlton to New Limerick and from the Canadian Border at Calais to Baileyville 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment "A' 
Sponsor: Sen. Martin 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Possible delay in fiscal impact. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Establishing an effective date which is contingent upon the approval of the pilot project by the United States 
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration may delay the costs and revenues associated with this 
bill; any such delay will depend on the date of approval by the federal agency and can not be determined at this time. 
LR0283(4) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act Regarding the Late Payment of Rent
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0337
Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs
Sponsors: MILLS, MOODY, DAVIS
Amends: 14 MRSA §6028

Legislative Document 
No. 337 
H.P.260 
House of Representatives, January 20,2005 
An Act Regarding the Late Payment of Rent 
Reference to the Committee on Legal and Veterans Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative MILLS of Farmington. 
'7J1~ 
/J7.11!tl£~{ 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representative: MOODY of Manchester, Senator: DAVIS of Piscataquis. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 14 MRSA §6028, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 215, 
is amended to read: 
1. 
Late payment. 
A payment of rent is late if it is not 
made within 19 1 days from the time the payment is due. 
SUMMARY 
This bill decreases from 15 to 7 the number of days that 
must pass before a landlord may assess a penalty for the late 
payment of rent.
An Act To Clarify the Applicability of the Maine Consumer Credit Code to Affordable Housing Organizations
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0338
Committee: Insurance and Financial Services
Sponsors: MAYO, RICHARDSON, GERZOFSKY, GROSE, PERCY, WATSON
Amends: 9-A MRSA §1

Legislative Document 
No. 338 
S.P. 100 
In Senate, January 20,2005 
An Act To Clarify the Applicability of the Maine Consumer Credit 
Code to Affordable Housing Organizations 
Reference to the Committee on Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Senator MAYO of Sagadahoc. 
Cosponsored by Speaker RICHARDSON of Brunswick and 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Representatives: GERZOFSKY of Brunswick, GROSE of Woolwich, PERCY of Phippsburg, 
WATSON of Bath. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 9-A MRSA §1-202. sub-§7. as amended by PL 1987, c. 
129, §10, is further amended to read: 
1. 
A loan or consumer credit sale made exclusively for the 
purpose of deferring or financing educational expenses and on 
which the finance charge does not exceed that rate per year on 
the 
unpaid 
balances 
of 
the 
amount 
financed, 
as 
s:Rall--se 
established by federal law, 
or, 
for loans or consumer credit 
sales for 
which federal 
law does 
not establish 
a 
rate, 
the 
highest rate established for educational loans under any federal 
program and which is insured, 
guaranteed, 
subsidized or made 
directly by the Federal Government, a state, a nonprofit private 
loan guaranty or organization, 
by the educational institution 
itself or through an endowment or trust fund affiliated with such 
an institution; e~ 
Sec. 2. 9-A MRSA §1-202. sub-§8. ~C. as amended by PL 1987, c. 
396, §2, is further amended to read: 
C. 
With respect to 
a 
creditor other than 
a 
supervised 
financial 
organization, 
the 
exemption 
provided 
by 
this 
subsection 
s:RaJ.J.--a~~ly applies to 
a~t..i€.J.€-6--I1 Articles 2, 
III 1, IV 1 and V ~ onlyT~ 
Sec. 3. 9-A MRSA §1-202. sub-§!O 1S enacted to read: 
10. 
A no-interest credit sale 
by 
any affiliate of 
an 
international 
nonprofit 
housing 
organization that builds 
and 
renovates affordable housing that is sold for no profit to the 
organization. 
The exclusion in this subsection does not apply to 
Article 6, Part 1 or section 6-201, section 6-202, section 6-203, 
subsection 1 or section 6-204 or Article 8. 
SUMMARY 
This bill adds a provision to the Maine Consumer Credit Code 
concerning 
no-interest credit 
sales 
by 
any 
affiliate 
of 
an 
international 
nonprofit 
housing 
organization that builds 
and 
renovates affordable housing that is sold for no profit to the 
organization to clarify that, 
other than the truth-in-Iending 
provisions of Article 8 and certain administration provisions of 
Article 6, the Maine Consumer Credit Code does not apply to those 
sales. 
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An Act To Include Androscoggin County in the Law Governing the Use of County Surplus Funds
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0339
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: ROTUNDO, SAMPSON, SCHNEIDER, SNOWE-MELLO, BERUBE, MAKAS, PELLETIER-SIMPSON, SHIELDS

Legislative Document 
No. 339 
S.P. 101 
In Senate, January 20, 2005 
An Act To Include Androscoggin County in the Law Governing the 
Use of County Surplus Funds 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin. 
Cosponsored by Representative SAMPSON of Auburn and 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Senators: SCHNEIDER of Penobscot, SNOWE-MELLO of Androscoggin, Representatives: 
BERUBE of Lisbon, MAKAS of Lewiston, PELLETIER-SIMPSON of Auburn, SHIELDS of 
Auburn. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec.!. 30·A MRSA §725, sub·§9, as amended by PL 1999, c. 253, 
§8, is repealed. 
Sec. 2. 30·A MRSA §924, first 1[, as amended by PL 2001, c. 349, 
§6, is further amended to read: 
The 
county 
commissioners 
of 
each 
county 
shall 
use 
any 
unencumbered surplus funds at the end of a fiscal year in the 
following fiscal year only as provided in this sectionT--€-K€eFl£ 
£aa£--~~--Ana£9S€9~~in--~~~~~y--£~££~~£---&~a~~--~--iH 
aee9~aaHee-wi£a-see£i9H-+69T-s~Bsee£i9H-g. 
SUMMARY 
This bill removes the exception for Androscoggin County in 
the law on use of county surplus funds.
An Act To Clarify the Applicability of the Maine Consumer Credit Code to Affordable Housing Organizations Fiscal Detail and Notes
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0338
Committee Amendment CA_A_S65 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A" to S.P. 100, L.D. 
Act To Clarify the Applicability of the Maine 
Code to Affordable Housing Organizations" 
338, Bill, "An 
Consumer Credit 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3 (page 1, 
lines 27 to 34 in L.D.) and inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec.3. 9·A MRSA §1.202, sub·§10 is enacted to read: 
10. 
A no-interest loan or credit sale by 
a 
nonprofit 
organization that assists in building or renovating housing for 
those in need. 
The exclusion in this subsection does not apply 
to Article 6, Part 1: section 6-201: section 6202: section 6-203, 
subsection 1: section 6-204: or Article 8.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces section 3 of the bill to alter the 
language describing the transactions excluded from the provisions 
of the Maine Consumer Credit Code. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/25/05 ~ae 
LD338 
LR 0155(02) 
An Act To Clarify the Applicability of the Maine Consumer Credit Code to Affordable Housing 
Organizations 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A 
Committee: Insurance and Financial Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Any additional costs to the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation in implementing this bill can be 
absorbed by the department utilizing existing resources. 
LR0155(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Resolve, Directing the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife To Review Brook Trout Fishing Rules
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0340
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: BRYANT, WATSON, JACKSON, RICHARDSON

Legislative Document 
No. 340 
S.P. 102 
In Senate, January 20,2005 
Resolve, Directing the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
To Review Brook Trout Fishing Rules 
(EMERGENCY) 
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Senator BRYANT of Oxford. 
Cosponsored by Representative WATSON of Bath and 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Representatives: BRYANT of Windham, JACKSON of Fort Kent, RICHARDSON of Carmel. 
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Emergency 
Legislature 
do 
preamble. 
Whereas, acts 
not 
become 
effective 
and 
until 
adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
resolves 
of 
the 
days 
after 
Whereas, this resolve requires that the Department of Inland 
Fisheries and Wildlife propose rules by July 1, 2005; and 
Whereas, in the 
judgment of the Legislature, 
these facts 
create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of 
Maine 
and 
require 
the 
following 
legislation 
as 
immediately 
necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and 
safety; now, therefore, be it 
Sec. 1. Evaluate existing rules. Resolved: 
That the Department of 
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall evaluate the effectiveness of 
the 4 categories of brook trout fishing rules in achieving the 
goals of the trout management plan; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Rulemaking. Resolved: 
That, by July 1, 2005, based on 
its review under section 1, the Department of Inland Fisheries 
and 
Wildlife 
shall 
propose 
rules 
to 
implement 
any 
necessary 
changes to the 4 categories of brook trout fishing rules. 
Rules 
adopted pursuant to this resolve are major substantive rules as 
defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, 
chapter 375, 
subchapter 2-A. 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the 
preamble, this resolve takes effect when approved. 
This resolve directs 
Wildlife to evaluate the. 
brook trout fishing rules 
management plan. 
SUMMARY 
the Department of Inland Fisheries and 
effectiveness of the 4 categories of 
in achieving the goals of the trout 
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