Resolve, To Study the Cost of the Provision of Certain Governmental Services in the Unorganized Territories
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1636
Committee Amendment CA_A_H587 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ·A" to H.P. 1154, L.D. 1636, "Resolve, 
To 
Study the Cost of the Provision of Certain Governmental 
Services in the Unorganized Territories" 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 2 and 
inserting in its place the following: 
. Sec. 
2. 
Commission 
membership. 
Resolved: 
That 
the 
commission consists of ~7 members appointed as follows: 
1. 
The following members appointed by the President of the 
Senate: 
A. 
Two members of the Senate, at least one of whom is a 
member 
of 
either 
the 
Joint 
Standing 
Committee 
on 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry or the Joint Standing 
Committee on Natural Resources and at least one of whom is a 
member of the political party with the 2nd highest number of 
members of the Senate; 
B. 
A representative of county government from a county that 
includes areas within the jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use 
Regulation Commission; and 
C. 
Two owners of land in the unorganized territories, one 
of whom owns less than 500 acres and one of whom owns more 
than 100,000 acres. 
2. The following members appointed by the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives: 
A. 
Four members of the House of Representatives, at least 
one 
of 
whom 
is a 
member 
of either the Joint Standing 
Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry or the 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A" to H.P. 1154, L.D. 1636 
Joint Standing Committee on Natural Resources and at least 2 
of whom are members of the political party with the 2nd 
highest number of members of the House of Representatives; 
B. 
A representative of county government from a county that 
includes areas within the jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use 
Regulation Commission; and 
C. 
Two owners of land in the unorganized territories, one 
of whom owns between 500 acres and 5,000 acres and one of 
whom owns between 5,000 acres and 100,000 acres. 
3. 
The State Tax Assessor or a designee; 
4. 
The Commissioner of Conservation or a designee; 
s. 
The 
Director 
of 
the 
Maine 
Land 
Use 
Regulation 
Commission or a designee; 
6. 
The Director of the Maine Forest Service wi thin the 
Department of Conservation or a designee; and 
7. 
The fiscal administrator of the unorganized territory or 
a designee; and be it further' 
Further amend the resolve in section 4 in the last line 
(page 2, 
line 37 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: 
"commission" the following: " 
which must be no later than August 
1, 2005· 
SUMMARY 
This amendment increases the membership of the Commission to 
Study the Cost of Providing Certain Services in the Unorganized 
Territories by adding 2 members of the House of Representatives, 
a 
county representative and 2 
landowners and adds additional 
qualifications for certain members. 
The amendment also specifies 
August 1, 2005 as the deadline for the first meeting of the 
commission. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/19/05 ~ac:. 
LD 1636 
LR2028(02) 
Resolve, To Study the Cost of the Provision of Certain Governmental Services in the Unorganized 
Territories 
Legislative Study 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment :tl" 
Committee: Taxation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current Costs - Legislative Study 
The projected costs of this study are $4,520 in fiscal year 2005-06. The Legislature's current budget includes $30,000 
in fiscal year 2005-06 for legislative studies. Whether the amount is sufficient to fund all studies will depend on the 
number of studies authorized by the Legislative Council and the Legislature. 
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