An Act To Authorize Department of Transportation Bond Issues To Match Available Federal Funds for Improvements to Highways and Bridges; Airports; Public Transit; State-owned Ferry Vessels and Ferry and Port Facilities; Port and Harbor Structures; Development of Rail Corridors and Improvements to Railroad Structures; and Statewide Trail and Pedestrian Improvements
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0998
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_G_S414 (Senate)

SENATE 
AMENDMENT "&" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to S.P. 
338, 
L.D. 
998, 
Bill, 
"An 
Act 
To 
Authorize 
Department 
of 
Transportation Bond Issues To Match Available Federal Funds for 
Improvements to Highways and Bridges; Airports; Public Transit; 
State-owned Ferry Vessels and Ferry and Port Facilities; Port and 
Harbor Structures; Development of Rail Corridors and Improvements 
to 
Railroad 
Structures; 
and 
Statewide 
Trail 
and 
Pedestrian 
Improvements" 
Amend the amendment in Part F in section 1 in the 4th line 
(page 16, line 19 in amendment) by striking out the following: 
"$8,900,000" 
and 
inserting 
in 
its 
place 
the 
following: 
'$9,900,000' 
Further amend the amendment in Part F in section 6 under the 
caption "DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL RESOURCES" by 
inserting at the end the following: 
'Provides funds for the Maine Farms 
$1,000,000 
for the Future Program to be matched 
by $4,000,000 in federal and private 
funds. ' 
Further amend the amendment in Part F in section 10 in the 
question in the first line (page 18, line 18 in amendment) by 
striking out the following: "an $8,900,000" and inserting in its 
place the following: 'a $9,900,000' 
Further amend the amendment in Part F in section 10 in the 
question in the 4th line (page 18, line 21 in amendment) 
by 
inserting after 
the 
following: 
"development," 
the 
following: 
'funding for the Maine Farms for the Future Program,' 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
~ .. fO. 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
" G-" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to S. P • 338, 
L.D. 998 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides $1, 000, 000 for the Maine Farms for 
the Future Program to be matched by $4,000,000 in federal and 
private funds. 
SPONSORED BY: ~~ 
(Senator J. 
ING) 
COUNTY: 
Androscoggin 
FISCAL ~OTE REQURED 
(See attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 07/28/05 ;t;?ac::.. 
LD998 
LR 2238(08) . 
An Act To Authorize Department of Transportation Bond Issues To Match Available Federal Funds 
for Improvements to Highways and Bridges; Airports; Public Transit; State-owned Ferry Vessels and 
Ferry and Port Facilities; Port and Harbor Structures; Development of Rail Corridors and 
Improvements to Railroad Structures; and Statewide Trail and Pedestrian Improvements 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment "& to Committee Amendment "A" 
Bond Issues 
General Fund - Non-taxable 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Sponsor: Sen. Nutting 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Term(years) 
Principal 
$1,000,000 
Rate (%) 
5.3% 
Interest 
$291,500 
Total Cost 
$1,291,500 
This amendment increases the total General Fund bond authorizations by $1,000,000 by authorizing additional bond 
funds for the Department of Agriculture for the Maine Farms for the Future program. 
LR2238(8) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1