Resolve, Directing the State Planning Office To Establish a Process for the Collection of Municipal and County Data Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the ti tIe and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: Sec. 1. State Planning Office to establish process for collection of municipal and county data. Resolved: That the Executive Department, State Planning Office shall establish a process to collect municipal and county revenue and spending data by cooperating with the Department of Audit, the Maine County Commissioners' Association, the Maine Municipal Association and others as determined appropriate in order to convert that data into the United States Census forms for the Annual Survey of Local Government Finances, Municipalities and Townships, and the Annual Survey of County Government Finances; and be it further Sec. 2. Report and recommendations. Resolved: That the Executive Department, State Planning Office shall report its findings under section 1 and recommendations, including suggested legislation if appropriate, to the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government no later than January 15, 2006; and be it further Page l-LR1159(2) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0900
Committee Amendment CA_A_S91 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 308, L.D. 900, Bill, "An 
Act To Require That Municipal and County Spending Be Tracked and 
Analyzed by the State Planning Office" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the State Planning Office To Establish a 
Process for the Collection of Municipal and County Data' 
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
ti tIe and before the summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. State Planning Office to establish process for collection of 
municipal 
and 
county 
data. 
Resolved: 
That 
the 
Executive 
Department, State Planning Office shall establish a process to 
collect 
municipal 
and 
county 
revenue 
and 
spending 
data 
by 
cooperating with 
the 
Department of 
Audit, 
the 
Maine 
County 
Commissioners' Association, the Maine Municipal Association and 
others as determined appropriate in order to convert that data 
into the United States Census forms for the Annual Survey of 
Local Government Finances, Municipalities and Townships, and the 
Annual Survey of County Government Finances; and be it further 
Sec. 2. 
Report and recommendations. 
Resolved: 
That 
the 
Executive 
Department, 
State Planning Office shall report its 
findings under section 1 and recommendations, including suggested 
legislation if appropriate, to the Joint Standing Committee on 
State and Local Government no later than January 15, 2006; and be 
it further 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 308, L.D. 900 
Sec. 3. Authority to report out legislation. Resolved: 
That the 
Joint 
Standing 
Committee 
on 
State 
and 
Local 
Government 
is 
authorized to report out legislation concerning the study under 
section I to the Second Regular Session of the 122nd Legislature .. 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
replaces 
the bill. 
The 
amendment is 
a 
resolve directing the Executive Department, State Planning Office 
to establish a 
process 
for 
collecting municipal 
and 
county 
revenue and spending data by cooperating with the Department of 
Audit, 
the Maine County Commissioners' 
Association, the Maine 
Municipal Association and others determined appropriate in order 
to convert that data into the United States Census forms for the 
Annual Survey of Local Government Finances, Municipalities and 
Townships, and the Annual Survey of County Government Finances. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMM/rrEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/06/05 ~ac 
LD900 
LRl1S9(02) 
An Act To Require That Municipal and County Spending Be Tracked and Analyzed by the State 
Planning Office 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A 
Committee: State and Local Government 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
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