An Act To Establish the Homeland Security Relief Fund Amend t~e amendment by inserting after the title the following: Amend the bill by striking out the. title and substituting the following: An Act To Establish the Disaster Relief Fund Further amend the amendment by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: Further amend the bill in section 1 by striking out all of that part designated "S745. and inserting in its place the following: §745. Disaster Relief Fund 1. Fund established. There is established the Disaster Relief Fund. referred to ; n this s·e~tion as "the fund," to be administered by the agency. fund: 2. Sources of fund. The. following must;.-1;>e paid' il'lto the A. All money appropriated for inclusion in the fund; B. All interest from investment of the fund: and C. Any other money deposited in the fund to implement the provisions of this subchapter. Page l-LR0872(4) SENATE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1125
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S397 (Senate)

SENATE 
AMENDMENT .. ,4, to • COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to S.P. 
387, L.D. 1125, Bill, "An Act To Establish the Homeland Security 
Relief Fund" 
Amend 
t~e 
amendment 
by 
inserting after 
the 
title 
the 
following: 
'Amend the bill by striking out the. title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act To Establish the Disaster Relief Fund" 
Further amend the amendment by striking out everything after 
the title and before the summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Further amend the bill in section 1 by striking out all of 
that part designated "S745." 
and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'§745. 
Disaster Relief Fund 
1. 
Fund established. 
There is established the Disaster 
Relief Fund. referred to ; n this 
s·e~tion as "the fund," to be 
administered by the agency. 
fund: 
2. 
Sources of fund. 
The. following must;.-1;>e paid' il'lto the 
A. 
All money appropriated for inclusion in the fund; 
B. 
All interest from investment of the fund: and 
C. 
Any other money deposited in the fund to implement the 
provisions of this subchapter. 
Page l-LR0872(4) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT ·A .. to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to S.P. 
L.D. 1125 
387, 
3. 
Use of fund. 
The fund must be the first resource used 
when section 742 or 744 i§ invoked.' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 2.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the name of the fund from "Homeland 
Security 
Relief 
Fund" 
to 
"Disaster 
Relief 
Fund" 
to 
more 
accurately reflect the purpose of the fund. 
This amendment also 
removes the provision requiring that funds be transferred from 
the General Fund to the Disaster Relief Fund at the close of each 
fiscal year and removes the appropriation. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY, ~~ 
(Senator ROTUNDO) 
~ 
COUNTY: 
Androscoggin 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/16/05 ~ae 
LD 1125 
LR0872(04) 
An Act To Establish the Homeland Security Relief Fund 
" 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment "', to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Rotundo 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
2006-07 
Projections 
2007-08 
Projections 
2008-09 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
($1,000,000) 
($1,000,000) 
($1,000,000) 
($1,000,000) 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This amendment deletes a General Fund appropriation of $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 to the Department of 
Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management for the establishment of the Homeland Security Relief Fund. The 
department has existing Other Special Revenue Fund:: llllocations to allow spending from the Disaster Relief Fund. 
The revenue that will be collected for the fund will depend on t.1te department's success in soliciting funds for this 
purpose; the amounts can not be determined at this time. In addition, t.he amendment deletes the provision that, 
contingent on availability, would have' transferred funds from the General Fund to the new fund at the end of each 
fiscal year until a total of $5,000,000 had been attained. 
LR0872(4) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0