An Act To Authorize Department of Transportation Bond Issues To Match Available Federal Funds for Improvements to Highways and Bridges; Airports; Public Transit; State-owned Ferry Vessels and Ferry and Port Facilities; Port and Harbor Structures; Development of Rail Corridors and Improvements to Railroad Structures; and Statewide Trail and Pedestrian Improvements
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0998
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_O_S422 (Senate)

SENATE 
AMENDMENT 
" 0" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to S. P. 
338, 
L.D. 
998, 
Bill, 
"An 
Act 
To 
Authorize 
Department 
of 
Transportation Bond Issues To Match Available Federal Funds for 
Improvements to Highways and Bridges; Airports; Public Transit; 
State-owned Ferry Vessels and Ferry and Port Facilities; Port and 
Harbor Structures; Development of Rail Corridors and Improvements 
to 
Railroad 
Structures; 
and 
Statewide 
Trail 
and 
Pedestrian 
Improvements" 
Amend the amendment in Part F in section 1 in the 4th line 
(page 16, line 19 in amendment) by striking out the following: 
"$8,900,000" 
and 
inserting 
in 
its 
place 
the 
following: 
'$10,400,000' 
Further amend the amendment in Part F in section 6 under the 
caption "DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION" by inserting at 
the end the following: 
'Provides funds to the Department of 
Environmental Protection's uncontrolled 
hazardous substance program to abate, 
clean up and remediate threats to public 
health and the environment from uncontrolled 
hazardous substance sites to match $2,000,000 
in federal funds.' 
$1,500,000 
Further amend the amendment in Part F in section 10 by 
striking out all of the question and inserting in its place the 
following: 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE AMENDMENT "0,, to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 338, 
L.D. 998 
"Do 
you favor an $10,400,000 bond issue for purposes 
related to agriculture and the environment in anticipation 
of approximately $33,000,000 in federal funds to be used for 
sustainable water sources and irrigation system development, 
loans from a wastewater state revolving fund, grants from a 
small community grants program, the uncontrolled hazardous 
substance 
program 
remediation 
of 
uncontrolled 
hazardous 
substance sites, support of public water system improvements 
and repairs 
and improvements 
to 
a 
veterinary technician 
facility at the University of Maine?" , 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
increases 
the 
total 
General 
Fund 
bond 
allocations by $1,500,000 by authorizing additional bond funds 
for the remediation of uncontrolled hazardous substance sites 
through the Department of Environmental Protection's uncontrolled 
hazardous substance program. 
SPONSORED BY: t-.d!:.~~~~L!:.~;;; 
(Senator 
COUNTY: 
Penobscot 
FISCAL ~()Tr: HF:Ql'JRED 
(Sec :ltlached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 07/28/05 .-;:f;?ac:.. 
LD998 
LR 2238(19) 
An Act To Authorize Department of Transportation Bond Issues To Match Available Federal Funds 
for Improvements to Highways and Bridges; Airports; Public Transit; State-owned Ferry Vessels and 
Ferry and Port Facilities; Port and Harbor Structures; Development of Rail Corridors and 
Improvements to Railroad Structures; and Statewide Trail and Pedestrian Improvements 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment "0" to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Schneider 
"'lond Issues 
General Fund - Non-taxable 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Term(years) 
Principal 
$1,500,000 
Rate (%) 
4.1% 
Interest 
$338,250 
Total Cost 
$1,838,250 
This amendment increases the total General Fund bond authorizations by $1,500,000 by authorizing additional bond 
funds for the Department of Environmental Protection for the Uncontrolled Hazardous Sites program. 
LR2238(19) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1