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An Act To Establish the Office of the Small Business Ombudsman
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1352
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: RECTOR, DOW, AUSTIN, BEAUDETTE, BOWEN, CLOUGH, CURLEY, EBERLE, LANSLEY, SMITH

Legislative Document 
No. 1352 
H.P.935 
House of Representatives, March 17,2005 
An Act To Establish the Office of the Small Business Ombudsman 
Reference to the Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development suggested 
and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative RECTOR of Thomaston. 
Cosponsored by Senator DOW of Lincoln and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: AUSTIN of Gray, BEAUDETTE of Biddeford, BOWEN of Rockport, 
CLOUGH of Scarborough, CURLEY of Scarborough, EBERLE of South Portland, LANSLEY 
of Sabattus, SMITH of Monmouth. 
Printed on recycled paper 
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 establish the Office of the Small 
Business Ombudsman in the Department of Economic and Community 
Development. 
The responsibilities of the ombudsman would be to: 
1. 
Assist businesses in obtaining permits and licenses and 
meeting other state requirements for the business; 
2. 
Analyze the permitting process and recommend changes to 
streamline that process; 
3. 
Review proposed legislation to determine the impact of 
that legislation on small business in the State; 
4. 
Report all 
recommendations 
regarding changes 
to 
the 
permitting process and determinations regarding the impact of 
proposed legislation to 
the 
joint standing committee 
of 
the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over the subject matter of the 
recommended changes or legislation; and 
5. 
Report annually to the joint 
Legislature 
having 
jurisdiction 
over 
economic development matters. 
standing committee of the 
business, 
research 
and 
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An Act Regarding the Office of Substance Abuse
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1350
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: PERRY, MARRACHE, MAZUREK, NUTTING

Legislative Document 
No. 1350 
H.P.933 
House of Representati ves, March 17, 2005 
An Act Regarding the Office of Substance Abuse 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative PERRY of Calais. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representatives: MARRACHE of Waterville, MAZUREK of Rockland, 
NUTTING of Oakland, Senator: NUTTING of Androscoggin. 
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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 create a 
task force to develop 
a 
proposal 
to 
establish 
an 
Office 
of 
Alcohol 
and 
Addiction 
Services, which would have responsibility for the entire spectrum 
of substance abuse services currently provided by the State. 
Under this proposal, 
the services that were provided by the 
Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Substance 
Abuse would be provided by a new Division of Drug Control Policy 
within the newly established Office of Alcohol 
and Addiction 
Services. 
The 
task 
force 
would 
submit 
its 
report 
and 
implementing legislation to the First Regular Session of the 
l23rd Legislature. 
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Resolve, Directing the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife To Prepare an Implementation Plan for Recommendations That Were Based on a Review of the Department
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1351
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: BRYANT

Legislative Document 
No. 1351 
H.P.934 
House of Representatives, March 17, 2005 
Resolve, Directing the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
To Prepare an Implementation Plan for Recommendations That 
Were Based on a Review of the Department 
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Representati ve WATSON of Bath. 
Cosponsored by Senator BRYANT of Oxford. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Sec. 1. Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife directed to 
prepare implementation plan for recommendations based on programmatic 
review of department. Resolved: 
That the Department of 
Inland 
Fisheries and Wildlife shall prepare a written response and an 
implementation plan for 
recommendations contained in a 
report 
prepared in June 2004 by the Management Assistance Team of the 
International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and based 
on a programmatic review of the department. 
This implementation 
plan 
must 
include 
a 
schedule 
and 
an 
assignment 
of 
responsibilities within the department. 
The 
department shall 
submit 
a 
report 
describing 
the 
department's 
progress 
in 
implementing this plan to the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature 
having 
jurisdiction 
over 
inland 
fisheries 
and 
wildlife matters no later than the first Wednesday in December 
2005 and every 2 years thereafter until the plan is implemented. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve requires the Department of Inland Fisheries and 
Wildlife to prepare a written response and an implementation plan 
for recommendations contained in a report prepared in June 2004 
by 
the 
Management 
Assistance 
Team 
of 
the 
International 
Association 
of 
Fish 
and 
Wildlife 
Agencies 
and 
based 
on 
a 
programmatic review of the department. 
This implementation plan 
must include a 
schedule and an assignment of responsibilities 
within the department. 
The department shall submit 
a 
report 
describing the department's progress in implementing this plan to 
the 
joint 
standing 
committee 
of 
the 
Legislature 
having 
jurisdiction over inland fisheries and wildlife matters no later 
than the first Wednesday in December 
2005 
and every 2 years 
thereafter until the plan is implemented.
An Act To Allow Certain School Employees To Collect Unemployment (AFTER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1353
Committee: Labor
Sponsors: JACKSON
Amends: 26 MRSA §1192

Legislative Document 
No. 1353 
H.P.936 
House of Representatives, March 17,2005 
An Act To Allow Certain School Employees To Collect 
Unemployment 
(AFTER DEADLINE) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205. 
Reference to the Committee on Labor suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative JACKSON of Fort Kent. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §1192, sub-§7, ~B, as amended by PL 1983, c. 
13, §7, is further amended to read: 
B. 
With respect to weeks of unemployment beginning after 
September 3, 1982, in any etaeF capacity for an educational 
institution other than one described in paragraph A or as a 
school bus driver or janitorial staff worker, benefits saa±± 
are not Be paid on the basis of those services to any 
individual for any week waiea that commences during a period 
between 
successive 
academic 
years 
or 
terms 
if 
the 
individual performs 
those 
services in the first of the 
academic 
years 
or 
terms 
and 
there 
is 
annual 
written 
reasonable assurance that the individual will perform the 
services in the 2nd of that academic year or terms; except 
that if benefits are denied to any individual under this 
paragraph and the individual was not offered an opportunity 
to perform the services for the educational institution for 
the 2nd of those academic years or terms, 
the individual 
saa1-1--ee .i§. entitled to a retroactive payment of benefits 
for each week for which the individual filed a timely claim 
for benefits and for which benefits were denied solely by 
reason of this paragraph; 
SUMMARY 
This bill makes a bus driver or janitorial staff worker in a 
public 
school 
eligible 
to 
collect 
unemployment 
benefits 
in 
between 2 academic years, even if the driver or staff worker has 
received written assurance that the driver or staff worker will 
be employed by the school in that same position the 2nd academic 
year.
An Act To Amend the Procedure for Auditing Municipalities (AFTER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1354
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: KAELIN, WESTON
Amends: 30-A MRSA §5822

Legislative Document 
No. 1354 
H.P.937 
House of Representatives, March 17,2005 
An Act To Amend the Procedure for Auditing Municipalities 
(AFTER DEADLINE) 
(EMERGENCY) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205. 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative KAELIN of Winterport. 
Cosponsored by Senator WESTON of Waldo. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted 
as emergencies; and 
Whereas, the Department of Audit currently has authority to 
conduct investigations into the accounting and auditing systems 
of a municipality; and 
Whereas, this authority requires the municipality to provide 
information 
to 
the 
State 
Auditor 
at 
the 
expense 
of 
the 
municipality; and 
Whereas, the expense is a hardship on many municipalities in 
these times of fiscal constraint; 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, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §5822, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. 
A, §2 and Pt. C, §106 and amended by PL 1989, c. 6; c. 9, §2; and 
c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, is further amended to read: 
§5822. Investigation of accounting and auditing system 
The 
State 
Auditor 
may 
inquire 
into 
the 
accounting 
and 
auditing system of any municipality only if requested by the 
governing body of that municipality or into the accounting and 
auditing system of any quasi-municipal corporation not under the 
jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission. 
The officers of 
that municipality or quasi-municipal corporation shall furnish 
information pertaining to the system in the form prescribed by 
the State Auditor. 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the 
preamble, this Act takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This bill 
allows 
the 
State 
accounting 
and 
auditing 
system 
requested to do so by the governing 
Auditor 
to 
investigate 
of 
a 
municipality 
only 
body of that municipality. 
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Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1355
Committee Amendment CA_A_H285 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ·A" to H.P. 938, L.D. 1355, 
Act To Prohibit Unfair Charges in Mobile Home Parks" 
Bill, "An 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 3 in the last 4 
lines (page 1, lines 14 to 17 in L.D.) by striking out all of the 
last underlined sentence. 
SUMMARY 
The amendment removes from the bill the prohibition against 
charging a tenant an exit fee for removing that tenant' s mobile 
home from the mobile home park. 
Page l-LR0559(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Amend the Maine Criminal Code Regarding Deferred Disposition and Administrative Release
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1356
House Amendment HA_A_H536 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "A, to H.P. 939, L.D. 1356, Bill, "An Act 
To Amend the Maine Criminal Code Regarding Deferred Disposition 
and Administrative Release" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 1 in the 9th line 
(page 1, line 14 in L.D.) 
by inserting after the following: 
"~" the following: 
'may include a reguirement that the person' 
Further amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 1 in the 
10th line 
(page 
1, 
line 
in L.D.) 
by 
striking out 
the 
following: 
"less than $10 and not" 
Further amend the bill in section 3 in subsection 1 in the 
8th line (page 
2, 
line 12 
in L.D.) 
by inserting after the 
following: 
"~" the following: 
'may include a reguirement that 
the person' 
Further amend the bill in section 1 
9th 
line 
(page 
2, 
line 
in 
L.D.) 
following: 
"less than $10 and not" 
SUMMARY 
in subsection 1 in the 
by 
striking 
out 
the 
This amendment makes it permissive, rather than mandatory, 
for the court to impose an administrative supervision fee of not 
more than $50 per month. 
SPONSORED BY' 
TOWN: 
Bangor 
Page l-LR1855(3) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1357
Committee Amendment CA_A_H334 (House)

COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT "A" 
to 
H.P. 
940, 
L.D. 
1357, 
"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine 
To 
Provide 
for 
the 
Popular 
Election 
of 
the 
Constitutional 
Officers and the State Auditor" 
Amend the resolution by incorporating the attached fiscal 
note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment incorporates a fiscal note. 
Page l-LR0096(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/14/05 ~ae 
LD 1357 
LR0096(02) 
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Provide for the Popular 
Election of the Constitutional Officers and the State Auditor 
Referendum Costs 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment'tt. 
Committee: State and Local Government 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
MonthlY ear 
Election Type 
Question 
Nov-05 
General 
Referendum 
Length 
Standard 
The Secretary of State's budget includes sufficient funds to accommodate one ballot of average length for the general 
election in November. If the number or size of the referendum questions increases the ballot length, an additional 
appropriation of $8,000 or more may be required. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
If approved by the voters, this measure would add the Offices of the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the 
Treasurer of State and the State Auditor to the primary and general election ballots. 
',LR0096(2) - Fiscal Note -Page 1 of 1
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1359
Committee Amendment CA_A_H422 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 942, L.D. 1359, Bill, "An 
Act To Amend the Maine Health Data Organization Statutes and To 
Extend the Operation of the Maine Health Data Processing Center" 
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 90 days after adjournment unless enacted 
as emergencies; and 
Whereas, the 
statute 
authorizing 
the 
Maine 
Health 
Data 
Processing Center will be repealed September 1, 2005 unless this 
bill takes effect prior to September 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,' 
Further amend the bill in section 1 in that part designated 
"S691." in the first paragraph in the first line (page 1, line 8 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"2.Q.lQ" and inserting in 
its place the following: 
'~' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of sections 6, 8 
and 10. 
Further amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
number 
to 
read 
consecutively. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,1\ .. to H.P. 942, L.D. 1359 
Further amend the bill by inserting at the end before the 
summary the following: 
'Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the 
preamble, this Act takes effect when approved.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes 
from the bill the provisions that 
changed rules of the Maine Health Data Organization from major 
substantive to routine technical. 
It also changes the repeal 
date of 
the Maine Health Data Processing Center statute to 
September 1, 2009 and adds an emergency preamble and emergency 
clause. 
COMMITTEE· AMENDMENT
An Act To Enhance Workplace Health through Substance Abuse Testing and Treatment A" to H.P. Safety and
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1361
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S386 (Senate)

SENATE 
AMENDMENT ,A" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
944, L.D. 1361, Bill, "An Act To Enhance Workplace 
Health through Substance Abuse Testing and Treatment" 
"A" to H.P. 
Safety and 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 3 (page 
2, lines 25 to 35 in amendment) and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Sec. 3. Membership; report. 
The Department of Labor shall 
include 
on 
its 
task 
force 
on 
substance 
abuse 
testing 
and 
treatment the following members: 
one representative of large 
businesses; 
one 
representative 
of 
small 
businesses; 
one 
representative of organized labor; one representative of a civil 
liberties 
advocacy 
organization; 
one 
representative 
of 
the 
Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Substance 
Abuse; and the legislative sponsor of Legislative Document 1361 
of the 122nd Legislature. 
The task force shall submit a report 
detailing its findings to the Joint Standing Committee on Labor 
by December 7, 2005.' 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment brings the bill into conformity with the 
Joint Rules and Standards for Legislative Studies adopted by the 
Legislative Council. 
SPONSORED BY: /~~ 
(Senator GAGNON) 
COUNTY: 
Kennebec 
SENATE AMENDMENT
An Act To Enhance Workplace Safety and Health through Susbtance Abuse Testing and Treatment Fiscal Detail and Notes
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1361
Committee Amendment CA_A_H428 (House)

LD 1361 
LR 1295(02) 
An Act To Enhance Workplace Safety and Health through Susbtance Abuse Testing and Treatment 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment :tl " 
Committee: Labor 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Additional costs to the Department of Labor to establish the task force on substance abuse testing and treatment can be 
absorbed within existing budgeted resources. The additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services 
can also be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR1295(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Make Supplemental Highway Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government and To Change Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2007
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1363
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S364 (Senate)
Amends: 36 MRSA §3321

SENATE 
AMENDMENT ,A" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H.P. 
946, 
L.D. 
1363, 
Bill, 
"An 
Act 
To 
Make 
Supplemental 
Highway 
Allocations for 
the Expenditures of State Government 
and 
To 
Change Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations 
of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2006 and 
June 30, 2007" 
Amend the amendment by inserting after Part N the following: 
'PART 0 
Sec. 0-1. 36 MRSA §3321, sub-§5 is enacted to read: 
5. 
Repeal. 
This section is repealed January 1, 2007.' 
Further amend the amendment by 
any 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
consecutively. 
relettering or renumbering 
section 
number 
to 
read 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
repeals 
the 
laws 
that 
provide 
for 
the 
adjustment for inflation of the excise tax on internal combustion 
engine fuel and distillates effective January 1, 2007. 
(Senator 
COUNTY: 
Yor 
FISCAL :\OTE nEQURED 
(See attached) 
Page l-LR2l52(5) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
• 
Approved: 06110/05 ~a~ 
LD 1363 
LR 2152(05) 
An Act To Make Supplemental Highway Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government and 
To Change Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the 
Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2007 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment ,A, to Committee Amendment" A " 
Sponsor: Sen. Courtney 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2006-07 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
2007-08 
$6,899 
$4,769,392 
($6,899) 
($4,769,392) 
($91,546) 
Projections 
2008-09 
$14,257 
$9,791,835 
($14,257) 
($9,791,835) 
($186,688) 
Repealing the indexing of motor fuels will reduce Highway Fund revenue by $4,769,392 in fiscal year 2007-08 and 
$9,791,835 in fiscal year 2008-09 and reduce General Fund revenue by $6,899 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $14,257 in 
fiscal year 2008-09. 
LR2152(5) - Fiscal Note -Page 1 of 1
An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2005-06
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1364
Committee: Taxation

Legislative Document 
No. 1364 
H.P.947 
House of Representatives, March 17, 2005 
An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized 
Territory Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2005-06 
(EMERGENCY) 
Reported by Representative WOODBURY of Yarmouth for the Department of Audit 
pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, section 1604. 
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed under Joint Rule 
218. 
Printed on recyded paper 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted 
as emergencies; and 
Whereas, prompt 
determination 
and 
certification 
of 
the 
municipal 
cost 
components 
in 
the 
Unorganized 
Territory 
Tax 
District are necessary to the establishment of a mill rate and 
the levy of the Unorganized Territory Educational and Services 
Tax; 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 enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. Municipal cost components for services rendered. 
In 
accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, 
chapter 
115, 
the Legislature determines that the net municipal 
cost 
component 
for 
services 
and 
reimbursements 
to 
be 
rendered in 
fiscal year 2005-0C is as follow,s: 
Audit - Fiscal Administration 
Education 
Forest Fire Protection 
Human Services - General Assistance 
Property Tax Assessment - Operations 
Maine Land Use Regulation Commission -
Operations 
TOTAL STATE AGENCIES 
County Reimbursements for Services: 
Aroostook 
Franklin 
Hancock 
Kennebec 
Oxford 
Penobscot 
Piscataquis 
Somerset 
Washington 
Page l-LR2264(1) 
$118,207 
11, 503,645 
160,000 
72,250 
672,688 
194,629 
$12,721,419 
$676,752 
600,716 
130,808 
5,977 
408,363 
722,554 
724,671 
840,286 
499,615 
TOTAL COUNTY SERVICES 
TOTAL REQUIREMENTS 
COMPUTATION OF ASSESSMENT 
Requirements 
Less Deductions: 
TOTAL 
TOTAL 
General -
State Revenue Sharing 
Homestead Reimbursement 
Miscellaneous Revenues 
Transfer from Undesignated 
Fund Balance 
Educational -
Lands Reserve Trust 
Tuition - Travel 
Miscellaneous 
Special - Teacher Retirement 
TOTAL DEDUCTIONS 
TAX ASSESSMENT 
$4,609,742 
$17,331,161 
$17,331,161 
$290,000 
100,000 
50,000 
2,300,000 
$2,740,000 
$100,000 
250,000 
5,000 
200,000 
$555,000 
($3,295,000) 
$14,036,161 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency ci ted in the 
preamble, this Act takes effect when approved .. 
SUMMARY 
This bill establishes municipal cost components for state 
and county services provided to the unorganized territory that 
would 
be 
paid 
for 
by 
a 
municipality. 
The 
municipal 
cost 
components 
constitute 
the 
property 
tax 
for 
the 
unorganized 
territory.
An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2005-06 Fiscal Detail and Notes
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1364
Committee Amendment CA_A_H172 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A" to H.P. 947, L.D. 1364, Bill, "An 
Act 
To 
Establish 
Municipal 
Cost 
Components 
for 
Unorganized 
Territory Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2005-06" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in the 7th line (page 1, line 27 
in 
L.n.) 
by 
striking 
out 
the 
fOllowing: 
"11,503,645" 
and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'11,916,245' 
Further amend the bill in section 1 in the 12th line (page 
1, line 36 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"194,629" and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'350,332' 
Further amend the bill in section 1 in the 14th line (page 
1, line 38 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"$12,721,419" 
and inserting in its place the following: 
'$13,289,722' 
Further amend the bill in section 1 in the 28th line (page 
2, line 4 in L.n.) by striking out the following: 
"$17,331,161" 
and inserting in its place the following: 
'$17,899,461' 
Further amend the bill in section 1 in the 30th line (page 
2, line 8 in L.n.) by striking out the following: 
"$17,331, 161" 
and inserting in its place the following: 
'$17,899,461' 
Further amend the bill in section 1 in the last line (page 
2, line 30 in L.n.) by striking out the following: 
"$14,036,161" 
and inserting in its place the following: 
'$14,604,461' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. A 
.. to H.P. 947, L.D. 1364 
SUMMARY 
This amendment make corrections to incorporate changes made 
in Public Law 2005, chapter 12. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/12/05 ~aC!. 
LD 1364 
LR2264(02) 
An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered 
in Fiscal Year 2005-06 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A, 
Committee: Taxation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No net fiscal impact - General Fund 
The amounts in the bill for the state costs included in the municipal cost components are based on budgeted 
expenditures for fiscal year 2005-06. These costs are incorporated into the tax assessment for the unorganized 
territory, which is collected as dedicated revenue to the Unorganized Territory Education and Services Fund. 
Transfers are then made to the other dedicated accounts for certain expenditures related to the Unorganized Territory 
and to the General Fund to reimburse for actual General Fund expenditures included in the municipal cost 
components. This bill will not affect budgeted General Fund revenue or appropriations. 
LR2264(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Give Preference to Companies That Provide Livable Wages and Health Insurance to Their Employees
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1366
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: LERMAN, SCHNEIDER, ADAMS, BARSTOW, BLANCHARD, HARLOW, SAMPSON, SCRA TZ, STRIMLING
Amends: 5 MRSA §1825-B

Legislative Document 
No. 1366 
H.P.952 
House of Representati ves, March 17, 2005 
An Act To Give Preference to Companies That Provide Livable 
Wages and Health Insurance to Their Employees 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative LERMAN of Augusta. 
Cosponsored by Senator SCHNEIDER of Penobscot and 
!r/~ 
frl.11!tU~ 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: ADAMS of Portland, BARSTOW of Gorham, BLANCHARD of Old Town, 
HARLOW of Portland, SAMPSON of Auburn, SCRA TZ of Blue Hill, Senator: STRIMLING 
of Cumberland. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §1825-B, sub-§9-A is enacted to read: 
9-A. 
Preference for companies providing livable wages and 
~ealth insurance. 
In determining the best-value bidder, 
the 
Director of the Bureau of General Services or any department or 
agency 
of 
the 
State 
shall, 
for 
the 
purpose 
of 
awarding 
a 
contract, give preference to companies that provide livable wages 
or health insurance, or both, for employees. 
The Director of the 
Bureau of General Services may adopt rules to implement this 
subsection. 
Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are major 
substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 
-A. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires that companies that provide livable wages 
and health insurance to their employees receive preference in 
bidding on state contracts.
An Act To Penalize Companies That Fail To Comply with State Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1367
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: LERMAN, SCHNEIDER, BARSTOW, BLANCHARD, SAMPSON, SCHATZ
Amends: 5 MRSA §1825-B

Legislative Document 
No. 1367 
H.P.953 
House of Representati ves, March 17, 2005 
An Act To Penalize Companies That Fail To Comply with State 
Laws 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative LERMAN of Augusta. 
Cosponsored by Senator SCHNEIDER of Penobscot and 
Il/~ 
1J?11ld£~ 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: BARSTOW of Gorham, BLANCHARD of Old Town, SAMPSON of 
Auburn, SCHATZ of Blue Hill. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §1825-B, sub-§12 is enacted to read: 
1.2. 
Persons 
prohibit~~om biddinc,;. 
Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this chapter, 
a 
person is prohibited from 
participating in competitive bidding under this chapter if: 
A. 
Wi thin the 3-year period immediately preceding a bid, 
the person was found to be in violation of any state law; or 
B. 
On the date of the bidding deadline, the person is in 
consent agreement negotiations with the State. 
SUMMARY 
This 
bill 
excludes 
from 
the 
state 
bidding, 
award 
and 
contract process persons who have been found to be in violation 
of state law or who are in consent agreement negotiations with 
the State.
An Act To Make Supplemental Highway Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government and To Change Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2007
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1363
Committee Amendment CA_A_H663 (House)

LD 1363 
LR2152(02) 
An Act To Make Supplemental Highway Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government and 
To Change Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the 
Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2007 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,A" 
Net Cost (Savings) 
Highway Fund 
Appropriations! Allocations 
Highway Fund 
State Mandate 
Committee: Transportation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
2006-07 
($598,482) 
($113,794) 
($598,482) 
($113,794) 
Current Cost - State Mandate 
New or Expanded Activity 
Unit Affected 
Costs 
Requiring the City of Portland to designate a light rail commuter 
corridor represents a state mandate; the costs of designating a 
corridor are expected to be relatively insignificant. 
Municipality 
Insignificant 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Part A 
($333,633) 
$165,203 
PartB 
$0 
$0 
PartE 
($70,034) 
($72,312) 
PartJ 
$0 
$0 
PartL 
($194,815) 
($206,685) 
PartM 
$0 
$0 
Highway Fund Total 
($598,482) 
($113,794) 
LR2152(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Resolve, Directing the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of the Budget To Review Unfunded Mandates
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1369
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H286 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT ,,/J, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 955, 
L.D. 1369, "Resolve, Directing the Department of Administrative 
and Financial Services, Bureau of the Budget To Review Unfunded 
Mandates" 
Amend the amendment by striking out the substitute title and 
replacing it with the following: 
'Resolve, 
Directing the 
Intergovernmental 
Advisory 
Group 
to 
Review Unfunded Mandates' 
Further amend the amendment in the emergency preamble in the 
2nd paragraph in the first and 2nd lines (page 1, lines 37 and 38 
in 
amendment) 
by 
striking 
out 
the 
following: 
"Executive 
Department, State Planning Office" and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Intergovernmental Advisory Group' 
Further amend the amendment in section 1 by striking out all 
of the first indented paragraph 
(page 
2, 
lines 
to 
in 
amendment) and inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. 1. Intergovernmental Advisory Group to conduct review. 
Resolved: 
That the Intergovernmental Advisory Group established 
in 
the 
Maine 
Revised 
Statutes, 
Title 
5, 
section 
12004-I, 
subsection 75-C shall conduct a review of unfunded state mandates 
that pertain to municipalities and shall identify those unfunded 
state mandates that were enacted prior to November 23, 1992, the 
effective date of the Constitution of Maine, Article IX, Secti0n 
21, which limits the imposition of unfunded state mandates. 
In 
conducting 
its 
review, 
the 
Intergovernmental 
Advisory 
Group 
shall: ' 
Further amend the amendment in section 1 in subsection 2 in 
the 3rd and 4th lines (page 2, lines 16 and 17 in amendment) by 
Page l-LR0453(3) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
... ~ . 
.. 
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"""'* 
~~ 
HOUSE AMENDMENT "n" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 955, L.D . 
1369 
striking 
out 
the 
inserting 
in 
its 
Advisory Group' 
following: 
place 
the 
"State 
Planning 
Office" 
and 
following: 
'Intergove.rnmental 
Further amend the amendment in section 2 in the 2nd line 
(page 2, line 45 in amendment) by striking out the following: 
"Executive Department, State Planning Office" and inserting in 
its place the following: 
'Intergovernmental Advisory Group' 
Further amend the amendment in section 3 in the 2nd line 
(page 3, line 5 in amendment) by striking out the following: 
"Executive Department, State Planning Office" and inserting in 
its place the following: 
'Intergovernmental Advisory Group' 
Further amend the amendment in section 3 in the 7th and 10th 
lines (page 3, lines 10 and 13 in amendment) by striking out the 
following: 
"State Planning Office" and inserting in their place 
the following: 
'Intergovernmental Advisory Group' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the agency responsible for the review 
of unfunded state mandates from the Executive Department, State 
Planning Office to the Intergovernmental Advisory Group. 
SPONSORED BY, ~ 
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(Representative 
ISCH 
J 
TOWN: 
Presque Isle 
HOUSE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1374
Committee Amendment CA_A_S103 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A" to S. P. 472, L. D. 
Act To Require a Surcharge on Probate Documents" 
1374, Bill, "An 
Amend 
the bill 
in 
section 
in 
that 
part 
designated 
"§1-607." in subsection (1) in the last line (page 1, line 10 in 
L.D.) 
by 
inserting 
after 
the 
following: 
"complaint" 
the 
following: 
" 
except for name changes.' 
Further amend the bill in section 1 in that part designated 
"§1-607." by inserting after subsection 3 the following: 
'(4) 
The 
judge of probate 
may 
waive 
the 
surcharge 
in 
subsection (I) if the 
judge believes that it will prove 
a 
hardship for the individual filing the petition. application or 
complaint. ' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment waives the surcharge for individuals filing 
petitions for name changes. 
It also gives the judge of probate 
the authority to waive the surcharge based on hardship. 
Page l-LRI358(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Require a Surcharge on Probate Documents
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1374
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: COWGER, BARSTOW, SCHATZ
Amends: 18-A MRSA §1

Legislative Document 
S.P.472 
No. 1374 
In Senate, March 17,2005 
An Act To Require a Surcharge on Probate Documents 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator COWGER of Kennebec. 
Cosponsored by Representative BARSTOW of Gorham and 
Representative: SCHATZ of Blue Hill. 
Primed on recycled paper 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 18-A MRSA §1-607 is enacted to read: 
§1-607. 
Surcharge for restoration. storage and preservation 
of records 
In addition to 
any other 
fees 
required by 
law, 
a 
register 
of 
probate 
shall 
collect 
a 
surcharge 
of 
$10 
per 
petition, application or complaint filed in the Probate Court. 
(2) 
The 
surcharge 
imposed 
in 
subsection 
(1) 
must 
be 
transferred to the county treasurer, who shall deposit it in a 
separate, nonlapsing account within 30 days of receipt. 
Money in 
the account is not available for use as general revenue of the 
county. 
Interest earned on the account must be credited to the 
account. 
(3) 
The money in the account established in subsection (2) 
must be used for the restoration, storage and preservation of the 
records filed in the office of the register of probate and in 
Probate Court. 
No 
withdrawals 
from this account may be made 
without the express written request or approval of the register 
of probate. 
SUMMARY 
This 
bill 
imposes 
a 
surcharge 
of 
$10 
per 
petition, 
application or complaint filed in the Probate Court. 
The money 
collected as a result of the surcharge must be deposited in a 
separate, 
nonlapsing 
account 
and 
used 
for 
the 
restoration, 
storage and preservation of the records filed in the office of 
the register of probate and in Probate Court. 
Page l-LR1358(l)
An Act To Improv-e Cooperative Energy Purchasing for Schools, Towns and Nonprofits
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1375
Committee: Utilities and Energy
Sponsors: STRIMLING, BARTLETT
Amends: 30-A MRSA §5954-A

Legislative Document 
No. 1375 
S.P.473 
In Senate, March 17,2005 
An Act To Improv-e Cooperative Energy Purchasing for Schools, 
Towns and Nonprofits 
Reference to the Committee on Utilities and Energy suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator STRIMLING of Cumberland. 
Cosponsored by Senator: BARTLETT of Cumberland. 
Printed on recycled paper 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §5954-A, sub-§I, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 
231, §2, is amended to read: 
1. 
Authority. 
In addition to its other enumerated powers, 
but subject to the limitations imposed under subsection 2, the 
bank, 
on 
behalf 
of 
or 
in 
partnership 
with 
one 
or 
more 
governmental units or nonprofit corporations organized under the 
Internal Revenue Code, 
Section 501, 
may aggregate governmental 
units and nonprofit corporations feI'--t.-he--f/l:I.i'!!'ese--o-f--eet.aiBiB\3 
e±ee~I'iei~Y-Be€e66a£y-~~~-~~~i~~~r~~~~-&~e-\3eveI'BmeB~a± 
I:I.Bi~s-~-~~~~-eeI'f/eI'a~ieBS to purchase in bulk electricity, 
petroleum products, fuel oil and natural gas. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows schools, towns and nonprofits to cooperate 
to purchase in 
bulk electricity, petroleum products, fuel oil 
and natural gas. 
Page l-LR159l{1}
An Act To Protect Use of Municipal Seals
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1380
Committee Amendment CA_A_S202 (Senate)

FmST SPECIAL SESSION 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A, to S.P. 479, L.D. 1380, Bill, "An 
Act To Protect Use of Municipal Seals" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in that part 
in the first paragraph in the 3rd line (page 
by 
inserting 
after 
the 
following: 
"the 
following: 'from the municipal clerk' 
SUMMARY 
designated "§2006." 
1, line 9 in L.D.) 
municipality" 
the 
This amendment specifies that the municipal clerk may give 
written permission for the use of the municipal seal. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
• 
Approved: 05/16/05 ~ae 
LD 1380 
LR 2143(02) 
An Act To Protect Use of Municipal Seals 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A, 
Committee: State and Local Government 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Majority Report 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Establishes a new Class E crime. 
This bill may increase the number of civil suits filed in the court system. 
The collection of additional fines may increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts. 
LR2143(2) ~ Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Protect Use of Municipal Seals
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1380
Committee Amendment CA_B_S203 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT B" to S.P. 479, L.D. 1380, Bill, "An 
Act To Protect Use of Municipal Seals" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting 
clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
. Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §§2006 and 2007 are enacted to read: 
§2006. 
Misuse of municipal seal 
A person may not use or display an imitation, likeness, 
imprint, 
representation, 
facsimile 
or 
copy 
of 
a 
seal 
of 
a 
municipality except by written permission of the municipality 
from the municipal clerk. A municipality may file an action in 
District Court applying for an order to enjoin a person from 
using or displaying the municipal seal in violation of this 
section. 
A violation of this section is a civil violation. 
§2007. 
Enforcement of municipal seal misuse 
1. 
Enforcement. 
All proceedings arising under section 2006 
must be brought in the name of the municipality. 
The municipal 
clerk may represent the municipality in District Court in the 
prosecution of alleged misuse of the municipal seal in violation 
of section 2006. 
2. 
Civil penalties. 
A person who violates section 2006 
commits a civil violation for which a civil penalty of not less 
Page l-LR2l43(3) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
7':-
... ;, .. ~. 
..... ~ .r 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .~. to S.P. 479, L.D. 1380 . 
than 
$100 
and 
not 
more 
than 
$500 
may 
be 
adjudged. 
The 
municipality may establish the level of the penalty levied within 
those limits. 
All penalties resulting from proceedings under 
this section must be paid to the municipality. 
In a proceeding under this section, the court shall award to the 
prevailing party reasonable attorney' s fees r 
expert witness fees 
and costs.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the committee. 
The 
amendment makes the offense of using a municipal seal without 
permission 
a 
civil violation rather 
than 
a 
Class 
E 
crime. 
Municipal 
clerks 
may 
represent 
the 
municipality 
in 
court. 
Minimum penal ties are set at $100 and maximum penal ties are set 
at $500. 
Municipalities are entitled to collect the penalty and 
the costs of prosecution. 
The amendment also specifies that the 
municipal clerk gives written permission for the use of the 
municipal seal. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/17/05 ~ae 
LD 1380 
LR2143(03) 
An Act To Protect Use of Municipal Seals 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendmen:B 
Committee: State and Local Government 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Minority Report 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Establishes a new civil violation. 
May increase the number of civil violations in the court system. 
The collection of filing fees may increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts. 
Dedicates fine revenue to municipalities. 
LR2143(3) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Protect Use of Municipal Seals (AFTER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1380
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: WESTON, RECTOR, DAVIS, SNOWE-MELLO, TURNER, BOWLES, TARDY
Amends: 30-A MRSA §2006

Legislative Document 
No. 1380 
S.P.479 
In Senate, March 22, 2005 
An Act To Protect Use of Municipal Seals 
(AFTER DEADLINE) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205. 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator WESTON of Waldo. 
Cosponsored by Representative RECTOR of Thomaston and 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Senators: DAVIS of Piscataquis, SNOWE-MELLO of Androscoggin, TURNER of 
Cumberland, Representatives: BOWLES of Sanford, TARDY of Newport. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §2006 is enacted to read: 
§2006. 
Misuse of municipal seal 
A person may not use or display an imitation. likeness. 
imprint. 
representation. 
facsimile 
or 
copy of 
a 
seal of 
a 
municipality except by written permission of the municipality. A 
municipality may file an action in Superior Court applying for an 
order to enjoin a person from using or displaying the municipal 
seal in violation Qf this section. 
A violation of this section 
is a Class E crime. 
SUMMARY. 
This bill prohibits a person from using a likeness or copy 
of a municipal seal without permission from the municipality. 
A 
municipality may seek injunctive relief to prevent a person from 
using or displaying the municipal seal. 
A violation of the 
provisions of this bill is a Class E crime. 
.. 
•
An Act Regarding the Licensing of Foresters
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1383
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: CAMPBELL, NASS, CARR, JENNINGS, JODREY, LUNDEEN, PINEAU, SHERMAN, BRYANT, RA YE
Amends: 32 MRSA §5515, 32 MRSA §5516

Legislative Document 
No. 1383 
H.P.960 
House of Representatives, March 22, 2005 
An Act Regarding the Licensing of Foresters 
Reference to the Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development suggested 
and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative CAMPBELL of Newfield. 
Cosponsored by Senator NASS of York and 
17/~ /h. 77ltJ£~ 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: CARR of Lincoln, JENNINGS of Leeds, JODREY of Bethel, LUNDEEN of 
Mars Hill, PINEAU of Jay, SHERMAN of Hodgdon, Senators: BRYANT of Oxford, RA YE of 
Washington. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §5515, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 261, 
§4, is amended to read: 
6. 
Examination. 
Each applicant for 
a 
forester 
license 
shall submit an application and examination fee and successfully 
pass an examination administered by the board designed to test an 
individual's knowledge to engage in the practice of forestry. 
Applicants shall meet all other qualifications for 
licensure 
prior to 
taking the examination. 
The 
board shall make 
the 
examination available to applicants at least once a month. 
Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §5516, sub-§2"n is enacted to read: 
D. 
The board shall issue a license to an applicant who is 
licensed in good standing in New Hampshire or Vermont. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires the Board of Licensure of Foresters to 
make 
the 
examination 
given 
to 
applicants 
for 
licensure 
as 
foresters available at least once a month. 
It also requires the 
board to issue a license to an applicant who is licensed in good 
standing in New Hampshire or Vermont. 
Page l-LR1595(1) 
•
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1385
Committee Amendment CA_A_H418 (House)
Amends: 32 MRSA §1098-D

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
.. 11 .. to H.P. 962, L.D. 1385, 
Act To Amend Dental Hygienist Licensing Requirements" 
Bill, "An 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §1098-D, sub-§2, 1JE, as enacted by PL 2003, 
c. 669, §10, is amended to read: 
E. 
Have engaged in active clinical practice for a minimum 
of § l years prior to application;' 
Further amend the bill by relettering 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
or renumber ing any 
number 
to 
read 
This 
amendment decreases 
from 
to 
years 
the 
active 
clinical practice experience that a dental hygienist must have in 
order to be considered for licensure by endorsement. 
Page l-LR189l(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT