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Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Provide Local Alternatives to MaineCare's Mail-order Pharmacy
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0604
Committee Amendment CA_A_H556 (House)

COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT "t:f" to H.P. 437, L.D. 604, "Resolve, 
Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Provide 
Local Alternatives to MaineCare's Mail-order Pharmacy" 
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services 
To Study Initiatives for Local Pharmacies Participating in the 
MaineCare Program' 
Further amend the resolve by striking out everything after 
the title and before the summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. Study of initiatives for local pharmacies. Resolved: 
That 
the Department of Health and Human Services shall study access to 
drugs in state-sponsored programs and study initiatives for local 
pharmacies 
participating 
in 
the 
MaineCare 
program. 
The 
department 
shall 
involve 
interested 
parties, 
advocates 
and 
providers. 
The study of initiatives must include a 
study of 
telepharmacy in rural areas, copayments in the MaineCare program, 
MaineCare dispensing fees in local pharmacies, MaineCare shipping 
and handling requirements for specialty pharmacies and MaineCare 
policies for mail order and using local pharmacies with regard to 
maintenance medications, 
review and maximization of the rural 
pharmacy incentive program, first-time dispensing of medications, 
refill 
policies 
and 
90-day 
dispensing 
of 
medications. 
The 
Department of Health and Human Services shall report to the Joint 
Standing Committee on Health and Human Services by September 15, 
2005 on the telepharmacy initiative and by January 15, 2006 on 
all initiatives.' 
Page l-LR1293(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A" to H.P. 437, L.D. 604 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the resolve and changes the title. 
It requires the Department of Health and Human Services to study 
access to drugs in state-sponsored programs and initiatives for 
local pharmacies participating in the MaineCare 
program. 
It 
requires a report to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and 
Human 
Services 
by 
September 
15, 
2005 
on 
the 
telepharmacy 
initiative and by January 15, 2006 on all initiatives. 
FISCAL :\OTE HE<JrJRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 05119/05 frac:.. 
LD604 
LR 1293(02) 
Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Provide Local Alternatives to 
MaineCare's Mail-order Pharmacy 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A" 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Any additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Governor's Office of Health Policy and 
Finance in implementing this bill can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted resources. 
LR1293(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Provide Local Alternatives to MaineCare's Mail-order Pharmacy
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0604
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: PERRY, SULLIVAN, MARRACH, SMITH, VAUGHAN

Legislative Document 
No. 604 
H.P.437 
House of Representatives, February 3, 2005 
Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services 
To Provide Local Alternatives to MaineCare's Mail-order 
Pharmacy 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative PERRY of Calais. 
Cosponsored by Senator SULLIVAN of York and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: MARRACH..E of Waterville, SMITH of Van Buren, VAUGHAN of Durham. 
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Sec. 1. Local alternatives to mail-order pharmacy for MaineCare 
beneficiaries. Resolved: 
That the Department of Health and Human 
Services shall provide to all MaineCare beneficiaries a local 
alternative to out-of-state mail-order pharmacies for access to 
medications; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Savings; legislative intent. Resolved: 
That it is the 
intent of the Legislature that any savings in the form of reduced 
hospi talizations realized as 
a result of implementing a local 
pharmacy access option must be divided equally among providers, 
pharmacies and the MaineCare program. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve directs the Department of Health and Human 
Services to provide local alternatives to MaineCare's mail-order 
pharmacy. 
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Resolve, To Require the Department of Transportation To Rebuild the Frank J. Wood Bridge between Brunswick and Topsham
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0606
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: RICHARDSON, EDMONDS, CROSBY, GERZOFSKY, GROSE, HUTTON, MARLEY, SAMPSON, WATSON, MAYO

Legislative Document 
No. 606 
H.P.439 
House of Representatives, February 3,2005 
Resolve, To Require the Department of Transportation To Rebuild 
the Frank J. Wood Bridge between Brunswick and Topsham 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Speaker RICHARDSON of Brunswick. 
Cosponsored by President EDMONDS of Cumberland and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: CROSBY of Topsham, GERZOFSKY of Brunswick, GROSE of Woolwich, 
HUTTON of Bowdoinham, MARLEY of Portland, SAMPSON of Auburn, WATSON of Bath, 
Senator: MAYO of Sagadahoc. 
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Sec. 1. Rebuild Frank J. Wood Bridge between Brunswick and 
Topsham. Resolved: 
That the Department of Transportation shall 
rebuild the Frank J. Wood Bridge between Brunswick and Topsham by 
January 1, 2007. 
By January 1, 2006, the department shall submit 
a 
written 
report 
to 
the 
Joint 
Standing 
Committee 
on 
Transportation detailing plans for the bridge's reconstruction. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve requires the Department of Transportation to 
rebuild the Frank J. Wood Bridge between Brunswick and Topsham. 
Page l-LR2037(1)
An Act To Revise the Site Location of Development Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0605
Committee: Natural Resources
Sponsors: KOFFMAN
Amends: 38 MRSA §488

Legislative Document 
No. 605 
H.P.438 
House of Representatives, February 3, 2005 
An Act To Revise the Site Location of Development Laws 
Reference to the Committee on Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative KOFFMAN of Bar Harbor. 
Printed on recycled paper 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. I. 38 MRSA §488, sub-§23 is enacted to read: 
23. 
Sy...Y&ture area withi~!mlpgrounds. 
Buildings, roads t 
paved areas or areas to be stripped or graded and not revegetated 
that are located within a campground that exceeds 30 acres in 
total 
acreage 
are 
not 
counted 
toward 
the 
3-acre 
threshold 
described in section 482, subsection 6, paragraph B for purposes 
of determining jurlldiction. 
Buildings, roads, paved areas or 
areas to be stripped or graded and not revegetated that are 
located within 
a 
campground that exceeds 
acres 
in total 
acreage may not exceed 10% of the total campground acreage. 
For 
purposes of this subsection, 
"campground" means 
a recreational 
camping park where fees are charged for the recreational use of 
the 
park 
that 
can 
accommodate 
or 
more 
temporary 
living 
quarters, 
including, 
but not limited to, 
tents, 
recreational 
vehicles, trailers, vans, pickup campers and motor homes. 
SUMMARY 
This bill exempts campgrounds that exceed 30 acres in total 
acreage 
from 
the 
3-acre 
maximum 
impervious 
surface 
area 
restriction in the site location of development laws. 
The bill 
allows campgrounds that exceed 30 acres in total acreage to have 
impervious 
surfaces 
that 
do 
not 
exceed 
10% 
of 
the 
total 
campground acreage. 
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An Act To Extend Passenger Rail Service to Midcoast Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0607
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: RICHARDSON, EDMONDS, CROSBY, GERZOFSKY, GROSE, HUTTON, MARLEY, SAMPSON, WATSON, MAYO
Amends: 23 MRSA §8005

Legislative Document 
No. 607 
H.P.440 
House of Representatives, February 3, 2005 
An Act To Extend Passenger Rail Service to Midcoast Maine 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Speaker RICHARDSON of Brunswick. 
Cosponsored by President EDMONDS of Cumberland and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: CROSBY of Topsham, GERZOFSKY of Brunswick, GROSE of Woolwich, 
HUTTON of Bowdoinham, MARLEY of Portland, SAMPSON of Auburn, WATSON of Bath, 
Senator: MAYO of Sagadahoc. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 23 MRSA §8005, sub-§3 is enacted to read: 
3. 
Extending 
pa~~e~qer rail service to rnidcoast Maine. 
Beginning in January 2006, the authority shall seek and use funds 
necessary to extend regularly scheduled passenger rail service 
from Portland to Rockland and points in between. 
SUMMARY 
This bill directs the Northern New England Passenger Rail 
Authority to extend regularly scheduled passenger rail service 
between Portland and Rockland and points in between beginning 
January 2006. 
Page l-LR2038 (1)
An Act To Reconcile General Assistance Prescription Drug Payments with Changes in Federal Prescription Drug Card Benefits and with MaineCare Prescription Drug Payments
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0609
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: GLYNN, MARRACHE, MARTIN
Amends: 22 MRSA §4305

Legislative Document 
No. 609 
H.P.442 
House of Representati ves, February 8, 2005 
An Act To Reconcile General Assistance Prescription Drug 
Payments with Changes in Federal Prescription Drug Card Benefits 
and with MaineCare Prescription Drug Payments 
Submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 204. 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative GLYNN of South Portland. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representative: MARRACHE of Waterville, Senator: MARTIN of Aroostook . 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §4305, sub-§3-C is enacted to read: 
3-C. 
Health plan coverage; 
application. 
Notwithstanding 
the definition of 
"basic necessities" in section 4301, 
each 
municipality shall ensure that applicants that are receiving 
Medicare, 
MaineCare or Dirigo Health benefits do not receive 
general assistance to purchase prescriptions that are denied by 
Medicare, MaineCare, Dirigo Health or other prescription coverage 
plans. 
SUMMARY 
In anticipation of federal changes in prescription drug card 
benefits, 
this bill 
changes 
the 
law 
concerning 
the 
general 
assistance program for municipalities to specify that general 
assistance may not be given for applicants receiving Medicare, 
MaineCare or Dirigo Health, or other prescription coverage, for 
coverage denied by those programs. 
Page l-LR0609(1) 
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An Act To Encourage More Dentists To Practice in the State
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0610
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: LERMAN, GAGNON, FISCHER, HUTTON, PINEAU, PERRY, PLOWMAN
Amends: 36 MRSA §5219-Y

Legislative Document 
No. 610 
H.P.443 
House of Representatives, February 8, 2005 
An Act To Encourage More Dentists To Practice in the State 
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative LERMAN of Augusta . 
Cosponsored by Senator GAGNON of Kennebec and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: FISCHER of Presque Isle, HUTTON of Bowdoinham, PINEAU of Jay, 
Senators: PERRY of Penobscot, PLOWMAN of Penobscot. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. I. 36 MRSA §5219-Y is enacted to read: 
§52l9-Y. 
Credit for providing dental medicine to certain areas 
A taxpayer who 
receives 
a 
loan through the Maine Dental 
Education Loan Program established in Title 20-A, section 12302 
is allowed a credit against the tax imposed under this Part equal 
to the amount of loan forgiveness that the taxpayer is granted 
pursuant to Title 20-A, section 12302, subsection 5. 
SUMMARY 
This bill exempts the amount of dental student education 
loans from state income tax to the extent the loan is forgiven 
when the dentist elects to serve as 
a practitioner of dental 
medicine in an underserved population area pursuant to the terms 
of the Maine Dental Education Loan Program. 
Page l-LRI626(1} 
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An Act To Strengthen Tenants' Rights When There Is a Failure To Correct a Dangerous Condition
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0611
Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs
Sponsors: CAIN, BLANCHETTE, PILON, TUTTLE, VALENTINO, MITCHELL
Amends: 14 MRSA §6026

Legislative Document 
No. 611 
H.P.444 
House of Representatives, February 8, 2005 
An Act To Strengthen Tenants' Rights When There Is a Failure To 
Correct a Dangerous Condition 
Reference to the Committee on Legal and Veterans Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative CAIN of Orono. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representatives: BLANCHETTE of Bangor, PILON of Saco, TUTTLE of 
Sanford, VALENTINO of Saco, Senator: MITCHELL of Kennebec. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 14 MRSA §6026, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1993, c. 236, 
§1, is further amended to read: 
2. 
Tenant action if landlord fails to act. 
If a landlord 
fails to maintain a rental unit in compliance with the standards 
of subsection 1 and the reasonable cost of compliance is less 
than $699 
$500 or an amount equal to 
1/2 the monthly rent, 
whichever is greater, the tenant shall notify the landlord in 
writing of the tenant's intention to correct the condition at the 
landlord's expense. 
If the landlord fails to comply within 14 
days after being notified by the tenant in writing by certified 
mail, 
return receipt requested, 
or as promptly as conditions 
require in case of emergency, the tenant may cause the work to be 
done 
with 
due 
professional 
care 
with 
the 
same 
quality 
of 
materials as are being repaired. 
Installation and servicing of 
electrical, 
oil 
burner 
or 
plumbing 
equipment 
must 
be 
by 
a 
professional licensed pursuant to Title 32. 
After sUbmitting to 
the landlord an itemized statement, the tenant may deduct from 
the tenant's rent the actual and reasonable cost or the fair and 
reasonable value of the work, not exceeding the amount specified 
in this subsection. 
This subsection does not apply to repairs of 
damage caused by the tenant or the tenant's invitee. 
SUMMARY 
Current law provides that if a 
landlord fails to fix 
a 
problem in a rental unit that endangers or materially impairs the 
health or safety of a tenant after being notified by the tenant, 
the tenant may fix the problem at the landlord's expense if the 
cost to fix the problem is less than $250 or an amount equal to 
1/2 the monthly rent, whichever is greater. 
This bill allows the 
tenant to fix the problem if it costs less than $500 or an amount 
equal to 1/2 the monthly rent, whichever is greater. 
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An Act To Provide Tax Incentives to Small Businesses That Employ At Least One Person
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0613
Committee Amendment CA_A_H109 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "4,, to H.P. 446, L.D. 613, Bill, "An 
Act To Provide Tax Incentives to Small Businesses That Employ At 
Least One Person" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
I Sec. 
2. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
The 
following 
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF 
Business Development 
0585 
Initiative: 
Provides 
funds 
for 
one 
Clerk III 
related All Other to assist with the additional 
record 
keeping 
necessary 
due 
to 
the 
change 
Employment Tax Increment Financing Act. 
GENERAL FUND 
2005-06 
POSITIONS -
LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
1.000 
Personal Services 
$23,087 
All Other 
$11,200 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$34,287 
position 
and 
tracking and 
in 
the 
Maine 
2006-07 
1.000 
$49,616 
$5,000 
$54,616' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. /I .. to H.P. 446, L.D. 613 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
adds 
an 
appropriations 
and 
allocations 
section to the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03111105 ;t;?ac 
LD613 
LR 0524(02) 
. An Act To Provide Tax Incentives to Small Businesses That Employ At Least One Person 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ~" 
Committee: Taxation 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
$34,287 
$34,287 
$0 
$0 
2006-07 
$69,784 
$54,616 
($15,168) 
($832) 
Projections 
2007-08 
$82,351 
$58,575 
($23,776) 
($1,304) 
Projections 
2008-09 
$95,874 
$62,746 
($33,128) 
($1,817) 
This bill is expected to reduce General Fund revenue by $15,168 in fiscal year 2006-07 as a result of the changes to 
the Maine Employment Tax Increment Financing Act. 
This bill includes General Fund appropriations of $34,287 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $54,616 in fiscal year 2006-07 to 
the Business Development program within the Department of Economic and Community Development fOT: one Clerk 
III position and related All Other to assist with the additional tracking and record keeping that would be required as a 
result of this legislation beginning in January 2006. 
LR0524(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Authorize the Transfer of Hunting Permits
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0612
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: BRYANT, DIAMOND, BISHOP, JACKSON, PLUMMER, RICHARDSON, TRAHAN, WHEELER, PERRY
Amends: 12 MRSA §11110

Legislative Document 
No. 612 
H.P.445 
House of Representatives, February 8, 2005 
An Act To Authorize the Transfer of Hunting Permits 
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Representative BRYANT of Windham . 
Cosponsored by Senator DIAMOND of Cumberland and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: BISHOP of Boothbay, JACKSON of Fort Kent, PLUMMER of Windham, 
RICHARDSON of Carmel, TRAHAN of Waldoboro, WHEELER of Kittery, Senators: 
BR Y ANT of Oxford, PERRY of Penobscot. 
Prinled on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §11110, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, 
§117 and affected by §422, is repealed and the following enacted 
in its place: 
§llllO. Transfer of hunting areas or zones; permits 
1. 
Hunting area or zone. 
A person who has been assigned a 
designated hunting area or zone by the department for purposes of 
hunting a game animal may exchange that designated zone or area 
with another person assigned a different hunting zone or area for 
the 
same 
game animal for purposes of hunting that same 
game 
animal. 
2. 
Permit. 
A person who holds a valid hunting permit for 
deer, moose or turkey may, prior to the start of a particular 
season, transfer the valid hunting permit with a person who also 
holds a valid hunting permit for deer, moose or turkey. 
3. 
Rules. 
The commissioner may adopt rules to implement 
this section. 
Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are 
routine technical rules 
as defined in Title 5, 
chapter 375, 
subchapter 2-A. 
SUMMARY 
r 
This bill allows a person who holds a valid hunting permit 
to transfer that permit with a person who also holds a valid 
hunting permit. 
The bill also requires that the transfer take 
place prior to the start of a particular season. 
Page l-LRl005(1)
An Act To Eliminate the Rebate Process for Refunding the State Gas Tax
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0614
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: COLLINS, PERRY, BIERMAN, CLARK, CLOUGH, HUTTON, SEAVEY
Amends: 36 MRSA §2910-B

Legislative Document 
No. 614 
H.P.447 
House of Representatives, February 8, 2005 
An Act To Eliminate the Rebate Process for Refunding the State 
Gas Tax 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative COLLINS of Wells. 
Cosponsored by Senator PERRY of Penobscot and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: BIERMAN of Sorrento, CLARK of Millinocket, CLOUGH of Scarborough, 
HUTTON of Bowdoinham, McKENNEY of Cumberland, SEAVEY of Kennebunkport. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §2910-B is enacted to read: 
§2910-B. 
Exemption for political subdivisions 
Notwithstanding section 29l0-A, 
a political subdivision of 
~tate that buys and uses any internal combustion engine fuel 
is exempt from th.e excis~x imposed pursuant to this chapter. 
The assessor shall adopt rules regarding the proof required of an 
operator 
of 
a 
political 
subdivision 
vehicle 
to 
obtain 
the 
~emption provided in this section. 
Rules adopted under this 
~ction are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 
375, subchapter 2-A. 
SUMMARY 
Current law allows a political subdivision of the State to 
apply to the State Tax Assessor for a reimbursement of the tax 
paid on fuel 
bought and used in the political subdivision's 
vehicles. 
This bill exempts from the state motor fuel tax fuel bought 
and used in a political subdivision's vehicles. 
Page l-LR0838(1)
An Act To Provide Tax Incentives to Small Businesses That Employ At Least One Person
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0613
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: HANLEY, COWGER, HARLOW, HOGAN, NUTTING, SCHATZ
Amends: 36 MRSA §6753

Legislative Document 
No. 613 
H.P.446 
House of Representatives, February 8, 2005 
An Act To Provide Tax Incentives to Small Businesses That Employ 
At Least One Person 
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative HANLEY of Gardiner. 
Cosponsored by Senator COWGER of Kennebec and 
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MllLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: HARLOW of Portland, HOGAN of Old Orchard Beach, McCORMICK of 
West Gardiner, NUTTING of Oakland, SCHATZ of Blue Hill. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. I. 36 MRSA §6753, sub-§II, as amended by PL 200L c. 157, 
§l, is further amended to read: 
11. 
Qua1ified business. 
"Qualified business" 
means 
any 
for-profit business in this State, other than a public utility as 
defined by Title 35-A, section 102, that adds 5 or more qualified 
employees above its base level of employment in this State within 
any 2-year period commencing on or after January L 
1996 or Qne 
or more qualified employees above its base level of employment in 
this State within any 2-year period 
commencing 
on or after 
January 1, 2006 and that meets one of the following criteria: 
A. 
The business is not engaged in retail operations; 
B. 
The business is engaged in retail operations but less 
than 
50% 
of its total annual 
revenues 
from Maine-based 
operations are derived from sales taxable in this State; or 
C. 
The business is engaged in retail operations and can 
demonstrate to the commissioner by a preponderance of the 
evidence that any increased sales will not include sales tax 
revenues derived from a transferring or shifting of retail 
sales from other businesses in this State. 
For purposes of this subsection, "retail operations" means sales 
of consumer goods for household use to consumers who personally 
visit the business location to purchase the goods. 
SUMMARY 
This 
bill 
amends 
the 
Maine 
Employment 
Tax 
Increment 
Financing Act to change beginning January 1, 2006 from 5 to one 
the number of qualified employees a business must add in order to 
qualify for reimbursement of state income withholding taxes. 
Page l-LR0524(1)
An Act To Provide Tax Incentives to Small Businesses That Employ At Least Qne Person
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0613
Senate Amendment SA_A_S107 (Senate)
Amends: 36 MRSA §6753

SENATE AMENDMENT ,A" to H.P. 446, L.D. 613, Bill, "An Act 
To Provide Tax Incentives to Small Businesses That Employ At 
Least Qne Person" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act to Provide Tax Incentives to Small Businesses' 
in section 
line 29 
Further amend the bill 
inserting at the end (page 1, 
paragraph to read: 
in subsection 11 by 
in L.D.) a new blocked 
"Qualified business" does not include a business that employs 
only one person unless that business is adding 
a 
gualified 
employee. ' 
Further amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the 
following: 
'Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §6753, sub-§12, as amended by PL 2003, c. 
391, §13, is further amended to read: 
12. 
Qualified employees. 
"Qualified employees" means new, 
full-time employees hired in this State by a qualified business 
and 
for 
whom 
a 
retirement 
program 
subject to 
the 
Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 United States Code, 
Sections 101 to 1461, as amended, and group health insurance are 
provided, 
and 
whose 
income derived 
from 
employment with the 
applicant, calculated on a calendar year basis is greater than 
the most recent average annual wage in the county in which the 
qualified employee is employed and whose state income withholding 
taxes are subject to reimbursement to the qualified business 
under this chapter. Qualified employees must be residents of this 
State. 
"Qualified employees" does not include individuals with ownership 
interest in the gualified business. ' 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 'A" to H.P. 446, L.D. 613 
SUMMARY 
The 
intent 
of 
this 
amendment 
is 
to 
prohibit 
an 
owner-operated business, when the only employee is the owner of 
the business, from obtaining a benefit under the Maine Employment 
Tax 
Increment 
Financing 
Act. 
. If 
such 
a 
business 
adds 
an 
employee, that employee may not have an ownership interest in the 
business and be considered a "qualified employee" for purposes of 
the business' obtaining a benefit. 
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SPONSORED BY: 
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(Senator STRIM~ 
COUNTY: 
Cumberland 
SENATE AMENDMENT
An Act Tax Incentives to Small Businesses That Employ At Least One Person
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0613
Senate Amendment SA_B_S191 (Senate)
Amends: 36 MRSA §6753

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L.D. 613 
DATE: 5· 11· 05 
(Filing No. S- 1'1 L 
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of the Senate. 
SENATE 
To Provide 
SENATE 
122ND . LEGISLATURE 
AMENDMENT.:E, to H.P. 446, L.D. 613, Bill, "An Act 
Tax Incentives to Small Businesses That Employ At 
Least One Person" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act To Provide Tax Incentives to Small Businesses' 
Further amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 11 by 
inserting at the end (page 1, line 29 in L.D.) a new blocked 
paragraph to read: 
, "Qualified business" does not include a business that employs 
only one person unless that business is adding 
a 
gualified 
employee. ' 
Further amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the 
following: 
'Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §6753, sub-§12, as amended by PL 2003, c. 
391, §13, is further amended to read: 
12. 
Qualified employees. 
"Qual i f ied employees" means new, 
full-time employees hired in this State by a qualified business 
and 
for 
whom 
a 
retirement 
program 
subject 
to 
the 
Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 United States Code, 
Sections 101 to 1461, as amended, and group health insurance are 
provided, 
and whose 
income derived from 
employment with the 
applicant, calculated on a calendar year basis is greater than 
the most recent average annual wage in the county in which the 
qualified employee is employed and whose state income withholding 
taxes are subject to reimbursement to the qualified business 
under this chapter. Qualified employees must be residents of this 
State. 
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SENATE f AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT ~, to H.P. 446, L.D. 613 
"Oualified 
employees" 
does 
not 
include 
individuals 
with 
an 
ownership interest of 50% or more in the qualified business.' 
SUMMARY 
The 
intent 
of 
this 
amendment 
is 
to 
prohibit 
an 
owner-operated business, when the only employee is the owner of 
the business, from obtaining a benefit under the Maine Employment 
Tax 
Increment 
Financing 
Act. 
If 
such 
a 
business 
adds 
an 
employee, that employee may not have an ownership interest of 50% 
or more in the business and be considered a "qualified employee" 
for purposes of the business' obtaining a benefit. 
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SPONSORED BY: 
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(Senator STRIMLING) 
COUNTY: 
Cumberland 
SENATE AMENDMENT
An Act Regarding New Motor Vehicle Emission Standards Rulemaking
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0615
Committee: Natural Resources
Sponsors: DAIGLE, MARTIN, ANNIS, SA VIELLO
Amends: 38 MRSA §585-D

Legislative Document 
No. 615 
H.P.448 
House of Representatives, February 8, 2005 
An Act Regarding New Motor Vehicle Emission Standards 
Rulemaking 
Reference to the Committee on Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative DAIGLE of Arundel. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Senator MARTIN of Aroostook and 
Representatives: ANNIS of Dover-Foxcroft, SA VIELLO of Wilton. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §585-D, as amended by PL 1999, c. 582, §l, is 
amended by adding after the 3rd paragraph a new paragraph to read: 
Any 
ru~g9pted by the .board containing tailpipe emission 
standards for vehicles is a major substantive rule pursuant to 
Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
SUMMARY 
This 
bill 
requires 
legislative 
review 
before 
rules 
provisionally 
adopted 
by 
the 
Department 
of 
Environmental 
Protection, Board of Environmental Protection containing tailpipe 
emission 
standards 
for 
vehicles 
are 
adopted 
or 
in 
fact 
implemented. 
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An Act To Alter Wrecker Registrations
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0616
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: PARADIS, MARTIN, CLARK, DUPLESSIE, JACKSON, JENNINGS, MAZUREK, SMITH, VAUGHAN, WHEELER
Amends: 29-A MRSA §1002

Legislative Document 
No. 616 
H.P.449 
House of Representatives, February 8, 2005 
An Act To Alter Wrecker Registrations 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative PARADIS of Frenchville. 
Cosponsored by Senator MARTIN of Aroostook and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: CLARK of Millinocket, DUPLESSIE of Westbrook, JACKSON of Fort Kent, 
JENNINGS of Leeds,MAZUREK of Rockland, SMITH of Van Buren, VAUGHAN of 
Durham, WHEELER of Kittery. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1002, sub-§6"G is enacted to read: 
G. 
The certificate of registration for a dealer wrecker 
plate must designate the number of damaged vehicles that the 
wrecker is built to safely carry. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires dealer wrecker registrations to designate 
the number of damaged vehicles that the wrecker is built to 
safely carry. 
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An Act To Limit Out-of-state Contributions to Organizations In a Referendum Campaign
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0617
Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs
Sponsors: CEBRA, BERUBE, CRESSEY, CROSTHW AITE, FLETCHER, HAMPER, LANSLEY, ROBINSON

Legislative Document 
No. 617 
H.P.450 
House of Representatives, February 8, 2005 
An Act To Limit Out-of-state Contributions to Organizations In a 
Referendum Campaign 
Reference to the Committee on Legal and Veterans Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative CEBRA of Naples. 
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Mll.,LICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representatives: BERUBE of Lisbon, CRESSEY of Cornish, 
CROSTHW AITE of Ellsworth, FLETCHER of Winslow, HAMPER of Oxford, LANSLEY of 
Sabattus, NUTfING of Oakland, ROBINSON of Raymond. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 2I-A MRSA §I064 is enacted to read: 
§l064. 
Out-of-state contribution 
A political action committee in a campaign on a referendum 
question may not receive more than 20% of the committee's funds 
expended in the campaign from contributors outside of the State. 
SUMMARY 
This bill prohibits 
a 
political 
referendum campaign from receiving more 
from sources outside of the State. 
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action 
committee 
than 
20'l-o of its 
in 
a 
funds 
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An Act To Promote Parental Responsibility When Minors Make Use of Public Libraries
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0618
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: HOTHAM, CARR, JOY, RICHARDSON, PLOWMAN
Amends: 27 MRSA §121

Legislative Document 
No. 618 
H.P.451 
House of Representatives, February 8, 2005 
An Act To Promote Parental Responsibility When Minors Make Use 
of Public Libraries 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative HOTHAM of Dixfield. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representatives: CARR of Lincoln, JOY of Crystal, McLEOD of Lee, 
RICHARDSON of Carmel, Senator: PLOWMAN of Penobscot. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 27 MRSA §121, as amended by PL 1997, c. 146, §l and 
affected by §2, is further amended to read: 
§121. Confidentiality of library records 
Records 
maintained by 
any public municipal 
library, 
the 
Maine State Library, the Law and Legislative Reference Library 
and libraries of the University of Maine System and the Maine 
Maritime 
Academy 
that 
contain 
information 
relating 
to 
the 
identity of a library patron relative to the patron's use of 
books or other materials at the library are confidential. 
Those 
records may only be released with the express written permission 
of the patron involved or as the result of a court order. 
In th~ 
case of the use of books or other materials by a minor, the 
library recQ£Qs 
mt!~t_J)e released upon the written reguest of the 
minor's parent or guardian. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires public municipal and state libraries to 
release confidential records concerning a minor's use of books or 
other materials in the library upon the written request of a 
parent or guardian of the minor. 
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An Act To Promote Parental Responsibility When Minors Make Use of Public Libraries Net Cost (Savings) General Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0618
Committee Amendment CA_A_H215 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "11,, to H.P. 451, L.D. 618, Bill, "An 
Act To Promote Parental Responsibility When Minors Make Use of 
Public Libraries" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
, Sec. 
2. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
The 
fo1lowing 
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE 
Educational and General Activities -
UMS 
0031 
Initiative: 
Provides 
funds 
for training and 
increased staff 
hours at the information and circulation desks at the University 
of 
Maine's 
libraries 
associated 
with 
providing 
existing 
information to parents or legal guardians of minors upon written 
request. 
GENERAL FORD 
A1l Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2005-06 
$14,000 
$14,000 
This 
amendment 
is 
the 
minod ty 
report. 
appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL :\OTE REQURED 
(See attached) 
2006-07 
$7,000 
$7,000' 
It 
adds 
an 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/10/05 hac:.. 
LD618 
LR 2065(02) 
An Act To Promote Parental Responsibility When Minors Make Use of Public Libraries 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,{:I" 
Committee: Education 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Projections 
2005-06 
2006-07 
2007-08 
$14,000 
$7,000 
$7,000 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
$14,000 
$7,000 
$7,000 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Projections 
2008-09 
$7,000 
$7,000 
This bill includes General Fund appropriations of$14,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $7,000 in fiscal year 2006-07 to 
the University of Maine System for the costs associated with training and increased staff hours at the information and 
circulation desks to ensure compliance with this legislation. 
Additional costs to the Maine State Library, the Law and Legislative Reference Library and the Maine Maritime 
Academy associated with providing existing information to parents or legal guardians of a minor upon written request 
can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted resources. 
LR2065(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Require Background Checks on All Camp Employees
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0619
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: MAYO, GERZOFSKY, KOFFMAN, PINGREE, PIOTTI

Legislative Document 
No. 619 
H.P.452 
House of Representatives, February 8, 2005 
An Act To Require Background Checks on All Camp Employees 
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Representati ve BARSTOW of Gorham. 
Cosponsored by Senator MAYO of Sagadahoc and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: GERZOFSKY of Brunswick, KOFFMAN of Bar Harbor, PINGREE of North 
Haven, PIOTTI of Unity. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA c. 1689 is enacted to read: 
CHAPTER 1689 
RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL CAMPS FOR 
CHILDREN 
§9001. 
BackgrQund checks 
An owner or operator of a camp established for recreational 
or educational activities for children shall obtain criminal 
history record information containing a record of conviction data 
from 
the 
Maine 
Criminal 
Justice 
Information 
System 
for 
an 
employee 
or 
person 
applying 
for 
employment 
at 
the 
camp. 
Information obtained pursuant to this section is confidential and 
may be used only to determine sui tabili ty for employment at the 
camp. 
The 
information 
may 
be 
provided 
to 
the 
employee 
or 
applicant 
for 
employment 
upon 
reguest 
by 
the 
employee 
or 
applicant for employment. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires owners and operators of camps established 
for 
recreational 
or 
educational 
activities 
for 
children 
to 
conduct 
background 
checks 
on 
employees 
and 
applicants 
for 
employment. 
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An Act To Clarify the Liquor Enforcement Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0620
Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs
Sponsors: BARSTOW, BARTLETT, BISHOP, CUMMINGS, FARRINGTON, FISCHER, MOULTON, PATRICK
Amends: 28-A MRSA §82-A

Legislative Document 
No. 620 
H.P.453 
House of Representatives, February 8, 2005 
An Act To Clarify the Liquor Enforcement Laws 
Reference to the Committee on Legal and Veterans Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative BARSTOW of Gorham. 
Cosponsored by Senator BARTLETT of Cumberland and 
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1?1.71!P£~ 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: BISHOP of Boothbay, CUMMINGS of Portland, FARRINGTON of Gorham, 
FISCHER of Presque Isle, MOULTON of York, PATRICK of Rumford. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §82-A is enacted to read: 
S82-A. 
Enforcement of licensing violations 
1. 
Authority. 
In 
addition 
to 
any 
authority 
a 
law 
enforcement officer has to enforce criminal and civil violations, 
a law enforcement officer may enforce this Title or the rules 
adopted pursuant to this Title against violations that may result 
in 
an 
administrative 
sanction 
against 
a 
licensee 
or 
the 
licensee's agents or employees. 
SUMMARY 
This bill authorizes law enforcement officers to enforce the 
liquor laws, which were previously enforced by liquor enforcement 
agents.
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0621
Committee Amendment CA_A_H496 (House)
Amends: 19-A MRSA §953

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L.D. 621 
DATE: 
(Filing No. 
JUDICIARY 
Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of 
the House. 
t22ND LEGISLATURE 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A .. to H.P. 454, L.n. 621, Bill, 
Act Regarding Divorce and Marital Property" 
"An 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting 
clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Sec.t. 19-A MRSA §953, sub-§6-A is enacted to read: 
6-A. 
Nonowner 
spouse 
interest in certain pAfments 
or 
.accounts. 
After the filing of a divorce complaint under sectio:Q 
901. 
a 
nonowner 
spouse 
has 
an 
inchoate equitable 
ownership 
~nterest, without the need tQ Qbtain an attachment, levY or cQurt 
Qrder, in the individual retirement accQunt Qr similar plan or 
CQntract Qn account Qf illness, disability, death, age or length 
Qf service Qf the Qwner sPQuse, tQ the extent the accQunt Qr plan 
1s either exempt or beYQnd the reach Qf an attaching or judgment 
lien creditor under state or federal law.' 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
replaces 
the bill, 
but carries out 
the 
original intent. 
It provides that once 
a 
divorce starts, 
a 
pension in just one spouse's name is automatically titled in both 
parties' names without having to obtain an attachment, levy or 
court order to that effect, to the extent that the account or 
plan is either exempt or beyond the reach of an attaching or 
judgment lien creditor under state or federal law. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0620
Committee Amendment CA_A_H179 (House)
Amends: 25 MRSA §2801-B

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 453, L.D. 
Act To Clarify the Liquor Enforcement Laws" 
620, Bill, "An 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting 
clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2801-B, sub-§I, lI'H, as amended by PL 2003, 
c. 688, Pt. A, §25, is further amended to read: 
H. 
The State Fire Marshal; e~ 
Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §2801-B, sub-§I, lI'J, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
400, §4, is amended to read: 
J. 
A court security officerTL-Q£ 
Sec.3. 25 MRS A §2801-B, sub-§I, lI'K is enacted to read: 
K. 
A contract officer appointed by the Commissioner of 
Public Safety pursuant to Title 28-A. section 82-A. 
Sec. 4. 28-A MRS A §82-A is enacted to read: 
§82-A. 
Enforcement of licensing 
1. 
Authority. 
In 
addition 
to 
any 
authority 
a 
law 
enforcement 
offic~r has to enforce the laws. 
a law enforcement 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
ift~' 
... 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,) .. to H.P. 453, L.D. 620 
officer may. subject to subsections 2 and 4. enforce this Title 
or the rules adopted pursuant to this Title against violations 
that may result in an administrative sanction against a licensee 
or the licensee's agents or employees. 
2. 
Co_issioner. 
The commisdoner may by agreement. with 
the copsent apd approval of the affected law enforcement agepcy. 
desigpate the law epforcemept agepcy' s officers to exercise the 
enforcement authority ideptified in subsection I. 
3. 
Contract 
officers. 
The 
commissioner 
may 
appoint 
contract officers for the purpose of enforcipg this Title and the 
rules adopted pursuant to this Title against specific violations 
that may result in an admipistrative sapctiop against a licensee. 
or the licep§ee's agepts or employees. 
4. 
Limitation. 
The commissioner may limit the authority 
granted by this 
~ection to specific §ections of this Title and 
rules adopted pursuant to those sections.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill and allows the Commissioner 
of 
Public 
Safety 
to 
reach 
agreements 
with 
law 
enforcement 
agencies to authorize them to enforce administrative sanctions 
against 
liquor 
licensees 
and 
the 
licensees' 
agents 
and 
employees. 
It also allows the commissioner to authorize contract 
officers to perform the same function. 
The contract officers are 
exempt from the basic law enforcement training requirements. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act Regarding Divorce and Marital Property
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0621
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: CUMMINGS, HOBBINS, BRYANT-DESCHENES, PELLETIER-SIMPSON, PINGREE, SMITH, TUTTLE
Amends: 19-A MRSA §953

Legislative Document 
No. 621 
H.P.454 
House of Representatives, February 8, 2005 
An Act Regarding Divorce and Marital Property 
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative CUMMINGS of Portland. 
Cosponsored by Senator HOBBINS of York and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: BRYANT-DESCHENES of Turner, PELLETIER-SIMPSON of Auburn, 
PINGREE of North Haven, SMITH of Monmouth, TUTTLE of Sanford. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 19-A MRSA §953, sub-§6-A is enacted to read: 
6-A. 
Nonowner 
spouse 
interest 
in certain 
payments 
or 
accounts. 
After the filing of a divorce complaint under section 
901, 
a 
nonowner 
spouse 
has 
an 
inchoate 
eguitable 
ownership 
interest in the individual retirement account or similar plan or 
contract on account of illness, disability, death, age or length 
of service of the spouse. 
SUMMARY 
This bill adds to the marital 
an inchoate equitable interest for 
property, 
such 
as 
an 
individual 
divorce complaint has been filed. 
property statutes for divorce 
a nonowner spouse in certain 
retirement 
account, 
once 
a 
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An Act To Provide Funding towards the Employment of a Demersal Finfish Ecologist by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0622
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Sponsors: KAELIN, PERCY, DAMON

Legislative Document 
No. 622 
H.P.455 
House of Representatives, February 8, 2005 
An Act To Provide Funding towards the Employment of a Demersal 
Finfish Ecologist by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute 
Reference to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Representative KAELIN of Winterport. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representative: PERCY of Phippsburg, Senator: DAMON of Hancock. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 
1. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
The 
following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Bureau of Resource Management 0027 
Initiative: 
Appropriates funds for annual grants to the Gulf of 
Maine Research Institute to be used to employ a demersal finfish 
ecologist with the goal of establishing a research partnership 
between 
the 
department 
and 
the 
institute. 
These 
funds 
are 
intended to cover the department's share of all salary, benefits 
and operational costs and will be used only if matched on a 
one-to-one basis by the institute. 
The Commissioner of Marine 
Resources is authorized to participate in the selection process 
used to fill this position and in the development of an annual 
research plan. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2005-06 
$100,000 
$100,000 
2006-07 
$100,000 
$100,000 
This bill appropriates funds for the Department of Marine 
Resources to use to pay for its share of the costs of a demersal 
finfish ecologist to be employed by the Gulf of Maine Research 
Institute.