An Act To Allow Counties a One-year Exemption For Jail Costs from the Limitation on County Assessments
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1666
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_B_H617 (House)

HOUSE 
AMENDMENT ",6" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H.P. 
1175, 
L.D. 
1666, Bill, 
"An Act To Allow Counties 
a 
One-year 
Exemption 
For 
Jail 
Costs 
from 
the 
Limitation 
on 
County 
Assessments" 
Amend the amendment by inserting after the title and before 
the first paragraph after the title the following: 
'Amend the bill by inserting after the title and before the 
enacting clause the following: 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts of the Legislature do not 
become effective until gO days after adjournment unless enacted 
as emergencies; and 
Whereas, this legislation needs to take effect before the 
expiration of the gO-day period in order to be in effect for 
fiscal year 2005-06; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts 
create an emergency wi thin 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,' , 
Further amend the amendment in the first paragraph after the 
title in the first line 
(page 
1, 
line 
in amendment) 
by 
striking out the following: 
"Amend" and inserting in its place 
the following: 
'Further amend' 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE 
AMENDMENT "b" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H.P. 
L.D. 1666 
1175, 
Further amend the amendment in paragraph D in the last line 
(page 1, line 32 in amendment) by inserting after the following: 
"6 and 7" the following: 
'but instead is limited to an increase 
over the prior fiscal year's expenditures for these items equal 
to the average annual percentage increase in expenditures for 
these items in that county in the previous 3 years' 
Further amend the amendment by inserting after paragraph D 
the following: 
'Further amend the bill by inserting at the end before the 
summary the following: 
'Sec. 3. County officials to use Department of Corrections services. 
County officials responsible for administering county jails shall 
use available services provided by the Department of Corrections 
to minimize the costs of operating county jails. 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the 
preamble, this Act takes effect when approved.' , 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides that, for fiscal year 2005-06 in 
Sagadahoc County and fiscal year 2006 in all other counties, that 
portion of the county assessment that is necessary to fund jail 
costs for medical treatment of inmates and boarding prisoners in 
jails outside the county is limited to an increase over the prior 
fiscal year's expenditures for these items equal to the average 
annual percentage increase in expenditures for these items in 
that county in the previous 3 years. 
The amendment requires 
county officials responsible for administering county jails to 
use available services provided by the Department of Corrections 
to minimize the costs of operating county jails and adds an 
emergency preamble and an emergency clause. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY, 0 (~ 
(Representative BARSTOW) 
TOWN: 
Gorham 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/01105 ;:I!;yae 
LD 1666 
LR2372(05) 
An Act to Allow Counties a One-year Exemption for Jail Costs from the Limitation on County 
Assessments 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment ':/;" to Committee Amendment ,,:t,, 
Sponsor: Rep. Barstow 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The additional costs associated with providing available services to county officials can be absorbed by the 
Department of Corrections utilizing existing budgeted resources. 
LR2372(5) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1