An Act To Enhance the Protection of Maine Families from Terrorism and Natural Disasters
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2044
Committee Amendment CA_A_S575 (Senate)
Amends: 5 MRSA §1742, 37-B MRSA §708, 37-B MRSA §745

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to s. P. 789, L.D. 2044, Bill, "An 
Act To Enhance the Protection of Maine Families from Terrorism 
and Natural Disasters" 
Amend 
the bill by 
striking 
out all 
of 
section 
and 
inserting in its place the following: 
. Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §1742~ sub-§24, as amended by PL 1997, c. 499, 
§l, is further amended to read: 
24. 
Application of 
minimum 
air ventilation 
standards. 
Beginning September 1, 
1988, 
to apply ASHRAE 
Standard 62-1989 
entitled, 
Ventilation for 
Acceptable 
Indoor 
Air 
Quality, 
as 
prepared by the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and 
Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc. or more stringent standards to 
buildings 
occupied 
by 
state 
employees 
during 
normal 
working 
hours. 
These standards must be applied to buildings that are 
constructed 
or 
substantially 
renovated 
by 
the 
State 
after 
September L 
1988 and to buildings for which the State enters 
into new leases or renews leases 
following the date in this 
sUbsection. 
For the purpose of this subsection, 
"substantial 
renovation" means any renovation for which the cost exceeds 50'l-o 
of the buildings' value. 
A. 
The 
bureau, 
in 
cooperation with 
a 
labor-management 
committee established to look at this issue, shall develop a 
plan 
by 
which priorities 
are 
established 
for 
improving 
indoor air quality and ventilation standards in buildings 
occupied by state employees. 
This plan shall must include 
data gathering and 
analysis 
of air quality in 
a 
sample 
number 
of buildings 
by which 
reasonable 
projections 
and 
estimates concerning air quality can be established. 
The 
bureau shall 
report its findings 
to 
the 
joint standing 
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committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state 
and local government no later than January 16, 1989. 
This 
report, at a minimum, sha±± ~ 
contain the following: 
(1) 
A description of the extent of the problem, if 
any, with respect to air quality and ventilation in 
buildings occupied by state employees; 
(2) 
Priorities of locations for which the improvement 
of air quality is necessary. 
These locations sha±± 
must be areas occupied by state employees during normal 
working hours; 
(3) 
A timetable by which these priorities could be 
addressed; 
(4) 
A description of what may be necessary to address 
these priorities, including feasible alternatives; 
(5) 
The costs of addressing these priorities; and 
(6) 
If possible, locations leased by the State whieR 
~ 
may not meet the air quality standards defined in 
this subsection. 
Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to require the 
bureau to conduct an in depth analysis for each building or 
to present technical data for each building occupied by 
state employees. 
B. 
The indoor air quality and ventilation standards applied 
by the bureau SRa±± remain in effect until the Board of 
Occupational 
Safety 
and 
Health 
adopts 
air 
quality 
and 
ventilation standards; aBa 
Sec. 5. 5 MRSA §1742, sub-§25, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 502, 
Pt. A, §18 and amended by PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6, is further 
amended to read: 
25. 
Sites 
for 
child 
care 
programs. 
To 
review, 
in 
cooperation with the Office of Child Care Coordination in the 
Department of Health and Human Services, feasible sites for child 
care programs offered primarily as a service to state employees 
pursuant to Title 22, section 8307, subsection 2TL 
Sec. 6. 5 MRS A §1742, sub-§26, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 519, 
Pt. W, §l, is amended to read: 
26. 
Rental income. 
To credit income from the rental of 
facilities in Limestone to the Department of Administrative and 
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Financial Services, 
Bureau of General Services, 
Other Special 
Revenue Funds account. 
These funds must be used for repairs, 
capital improvements and other costs of managing the facilities 
operated by the Maine Military Authority in Limestone. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department also 
may recommend that: 
A. 
Part of the rental income collected by the Department of 
Administrative 
and Financial Services, 
Bureau of General 
Services pursuant to this subsection be transferred to the 
General Fund as undedicated revenue; 
B. 
Part of the rental income collected by the Department of 
Administrative 
and Financial Services, 
Bureau of General 
Services pursuant to this subsection be transferred to the 
Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, 
Maine National 
Guard Education Assistance Pilot Program, 
Other Special Revenue Funds account for tuition assistance; 
and 
C. 
Part of the rental income collected by the Department of 
Administrative 
and Financial Services, 
Bureau of General 
Services pursuant to this subsection be transferred to the 
Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, 
Maine National 
Guard Education Assistance Pilot Program, 
Other Special Revenue Funds account for the reimbursement of 
the purchase of supplemental life insurance as provided for 
in the provisions of Title 37-B, section 390-BT; and 
Sec. 7. 5 MRSA §1742, sub-§27 is enacted to read: 
27. 
Disaster 
assistance. 
Notwithstanding 
any 
other 
provision of law, to recommend, effective July 1, 2007, that 45% 
of 
the 
rental 
income 
collected 
by 
the 
Department 
of 
Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services 
under subsection 26, 
up to $3,000,000, 
be transferred to the 
Department 
of 
Defense, 
Veterans 
and 
Emergency 
Management, 
Disaster Assistance Relief, Other Special Revenue Funds account 
for disaster assistance.' 
Further amend the bill in section 6 by striking out all of 
subsection 5 (page 3, lines 5 to 9 in L.D.) and inserting in its 
place the following: 
'5. 
Backup energy generators. 
In the case of a 
school 
construction project in which the school is expected to be used 
as a community shelter, the state board may approve only those 
projects designed to accommodate backup energy generators. ' 
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Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 8 and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. 8. 37·B MRSA §704, as amended by PL 2003, c. 510, Pt. 
A, §33, is further amended to read: 
§704. Director; duties 
The 
Maine 
Emergency 
Management 
Agency, 
as 
previously 
established and in this chapter called the "agency," sRal-l--ae is 
under the supervision of the Director of the Maine Emergency 
Management Agency, 
who in this chapter sRaJ.,l--ae is called the 
"director." 
The 
director 
must 
be 
qualified 
by 
education, 
training 
or 
experience 
in 
managing 
emergencies 
or 
in 
the 
emergency management profession and is appointed by the Governor, 
subject 
to 
review 
by 
the 
joint 
standing 
committee 
of 
the 
Legislature haying jurisdiction over criminal justice and public 
safety matters and confirmation by the Legislature. 
The director 
serves at the pleasure of the Governor. 
The director may employ technical, clerical, stenographic, 
administrative 
and 
operative 
assistants 
and 
other 
personnel, 
subject to the Civil Service Law, 
and make expenditures, with 
approval of the commissioner, that are necessary to carry out the 
purposes of this chapter. 
The director, subject to the direction and control of the 
commissioner, 
is 
responsible 
administratively 
to 
the 
commissioner, retains direct access to the Governor in the case 
of an emergency and is responsible for notifying the Governor and 
the 
commissioner 
of 
all 
emergencies. 
The 
director 
is 
the 
executive head of the agency and is responsible for carrying out 
the 
program 
for 
emergency 
management. 
The 
director 
shall 
represent 
the 
Goyernor 
on 
all 
matters 
pertaining 
to 
the 
comprehensive emergency management program and the disaster and 
. emergency response of the State; shall coordinate the activities 
of all organizations for emergency management within the State; 
shall 
maintain 
liaison 
with 
and 
cooperate 
with 
emergency 
management and public safety agencies and organizations of other 
states, the Federal Government and foreign countries, and their 
political subdivisions; prior to the annual meeting required in 
section 782, subsection 4, shall provide to each of the local 
emergency 
management 
organizations 
of 
the 
State 
an 
annual 
assessment of each organization's degree of emergency management 
capability and any other information pertinent to ensuring the 
public's 
welfare 
and 
safety within 
the 
local 
organization's 
jurisdiction; 
and 
has 
additional 
authority, 
duties 
and 
responsibilities as may be prescribed by the commissioner or the 
Governor. 
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The director, 
in consultation with the Office of Chief 
Medical 
Examiner, 
shall 
prepare 
a 
plan 
for 
the 
recovery, 
identification and disposition of human remains in a disaster. 
The Office of Chief Medical Examiner is responsible for execution 
of the plan, with full cooperation and assistance from all other 
members of the emergency management forces. 
This plan must be reviewed and updated as necessary. 
The 
director shall see that the plan and the reviews receive suitable 
dissemination on a timely basis. 
The director shall conduct periodic assessments at least 
once every 2 years, beginning January 15, 2007, of the use of 
public safety radio frequencies in emergency situations to ensure 
that first responders obtain sufficient training to understand 
and comply with adopted protocols and procedures. 
The director shall develop and conduct an annual program of 
comprehensive public education, using all appropriate means of 
communication to educate and inform members of the public and 
public officials about emergency preparedness, response, recovery 
and 
mitigation. 
The 
program 
must 
incorporate 
the 
use 
of 
appropriate accessible formats to educate and inform individuals 
with 
disabilities, 
individuals 
who 
are 
elderly 
and 
non-English-speaking residents of Maine. -
Further amend the bill in section 9 by striking out all of 
the amending clause (page 5, line 16 in L. D.) and inserting in 
its place the following: 
-Sec. 9. 37-B MRSA §708 is enacted to read:-
Further amend the bill in section 9 by striking out all of 
§708 (page 5, lines 18 to 23 in L.D.) 
Further amend the bill in section 9 in §709 
line (page 5, line 25 in L.D.) by striking out 
"S709." and inserting in its place the following: 
in the first 
the following: 
-§708. -
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 10 and 
inserting in its place the following: 
-Sec. 10. 37-B MRSA §745, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 439, §1, 
is amended to read: 
§745. Disaster Relief Fund 
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1. 
Fund established. 
There 
Relief Fund, referred to in this 
administered by the agency. 
is established 
section as "the 
the Disaster 
fund," to be 
fund: 
2. 
Sources of fund. 
The following must be paid into the 
A. 
All money appropriated for inclusion in the fund; 
B. 
All interest from investment of the fund; and 
C. 
Any other money deposited in the fund te--imp-l-ement--the 
FFev~sieBs--~--~~~--saBehaFteF from 
the 
Department 
of 
Defense, 
Veterans 
and 
Emergency 
Management, 
Disaster 
Assistance Relief, Other Special Reyenue Funds account. 
3. 
Use of fund. 
The fund must be the first resource used 
when section 742 or 744 is invoked. 
The fund may also be used 
for the 
purpose of matching federal funds in the event of a 
federally declared disaster. 
4. 
Fund balance. 
The 
fund's 
balance 
may 
not 
exceed 
$3,000,000. 
Any 
amount. 
including interest, 
that accrues 
in 
excess of $3,000,000 must be transferred by the State Controller 
to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund, established in Ti Ue 5, 
section 1532. 
5. 
Annual report. 
The director shall submit 
a written 
report by January 
15, 
2007 
and 
annually thereafter 
to 
the 
Governor 
and 
the 
Legislature 
on 
the 
fund's 
balance 
and 
expenditures. 
Sec. 11. Resolve 2005, c. 126, §10 is amended to read: 
Sec. 10. Funding; 2 additional meetings of task force authorized. 
Resolved: 
That 
the 
Maine 
Emergency 
Management 
Agency 
shall 
transfer 
$5,320 at the beginning of fiscal year 
2005-06 
and 
$9T~6g $3,860 at the beginning of fiscal year 2006-07 to the 
Legislature to support the cost of the task force; and be it 
further' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of sections 13 to 
and inserting in their place the following: 
'Sec. 13. Emergency notification systems, evacuation plans and 
shelters. 
The Director of the Maine Emergency Management Agency 
wi thin 
the 
Department 
of 
Defense, 
Veterans 
and 
Emergency 
Management 
shall 
survey 
communities 
throughout 
the 
State 
to 
gather information on the following: 
the types of emergency 
notification systems that are in place throughout the State; 
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evacuation plans for nursing homes currently adopted throughout 
the State; evacuation plans for other long-term care facilities, 
including home-based 
and 
community-based 
programs; 
evacuation 
plans for individuals living independently in communities who, 
due to age or disability, require assistance to evacuate; and 
shelter capabilities 
throughout 
the State, 
with 
a 
focus 
on 
determining how shelters are designed to accommodate populations 
with special needs, particularly persons with disabilities. 
The 
director shall survey communities and evaluate the information 
collected 
in 
collaboration 
with 
the 
Maine 
Developmental 
Disabilities 
Council, 
the 
Department 
of 
Health 
and 
Human 
Services, 
the Statewide Independent Living Council 
and other 
interested parties. 
The director shall report by September 18, 
2006 to the Task Force to Study Maine's Homeland Security Needs 
on the results of this survey and shall provide recommendations 
for improvement in these areas. 
Sec. 14. Report on hospital surge capacity. 
The Director of the 
Maine 
Center 
for 
Disease 
Control 
and 
Prevention within 
the 
Department of Health and Human Services, in conjunction with 
health system stakeholders, shall update its recent survey of 
emergency health system capacity ,for public health emergencies in 
the State. 
The Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control 
and Prevention, in coordination with the Director of the Maine 
Emergency Management Agency wi thin the Department of Defense, 
Veterans and Emergency Management, 
and the Director of Maine 
Emergency 
Medical 
Services 
within 
the 
Department 
of 
Public 
Safety, in consultation with health system stakeholders including 
the 
Maine 
Primary 
Care 
Association, 
the 
Maine 
Hospital 
Association 
and 
other 
interested 
parties, 
shall 
develop 
recommendations 
to 
address 
Maine's 
acute 
medical 
and 
public 
health surge 
capacity 
and 
shall 
provide 
a 
report 
on 
these 
recommendations by September 18, 2006 to the Task Force to Study 
Maine's Homeland Security Needs.' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of sections 17 
and 18 and inserting in their place the following: 
'Sec. 17. 
Regional resource centers and other health system 
resources. 
The Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control 
and Prevention within the Department of Health and Human Services 
shall work with health care and emergency management stakeholders 
to 
distribute 
grant 
funds 
provided 
by 
the 
United 
States 
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and 
Services Administration to ensure that the 
regional 
resource 
centers are provided with sufficient funding resources to improve 
health system preparedness, within the limits of the federal 
funds, 
in accordance with the documented local needs of the 
federally 
specified 
funding 
beneficiaries: 
emergency 
medical 
services, poison control centers, health clinics and hospitals in 
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each 
region. 
The Director of 
the 
Maine 
Center 
for 
Disease 
Control and Prevention shall report to the Task Force to Study 
Maine's Homeland Security Needs on the results of the federal 
Health Resources and Services Administration grant and contract 
with 
the 
regional 
resource 
centers 
and 
other 
health 
system 
providers and on proposed recommendations by September 18, 2006 
and to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over health and human services matters and the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
criminal justice and public safety matters by January 15, 2007. 
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention shall also 
report 
annually, 
beginning 
January 
15, 
2007, 
to 
the 
joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
health 
and 
human 
services 
matters 
and 
the 
joint 
standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal 
justice and public safety matters on the progress of the grantees 
on meeting the stated contractual deliverables. 
Sec. 18. 
Disability indicator. 
The 
Director 
of 
the 
Maine 
Emergency Management Agency within the Department of Defense, 
Veterans and Emergency Management shall consult with the Public 
Utilities Commission to determine the feasibility of adding a 
disability indicator to the current E-9-1-1 system in Maine to 
allow individuals with disabilities and special health needs to 
choose to provide a 2-digit code identifying special assistance 
needs in an emergency. 
The director shall report by September 
18,2006 to the Task Force to Study Maine's Homeland Security 
Needs on the benefits and costs of this addition to the E-9-1-1 
system. 
Sec. 19. Application to identify use of school as community shelter. 
The Department of Education shall amend its written application 
for funding for school projects to include the question: "Do you 
plan to use your school as a public community shelter?" 
Sec. 20. 
Report 
regarding Emergency System for 
Advance 
Registration of Voluntary Health Professionals. 
The 
Department of 
Heal th and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and 
Prevention shall submit 
a 
report to the Task Force 
to Study 
Maine's Homeland Security Needs by September 18, 2006 detailing 
the number of health care workers, by profession, registered in 
the 
United States 
Department 
of 
Health 
and 
Human 
Services' 
Emergency System for 
Advance Registration of Voluntary Health 
Professionals. 
Sec. 
21. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
The 
following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
LEGISLATURE 
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Study Commissions - Funding 
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Initiative: 
Allocates funds for 
additional meetings of the 
Task Force to Study Maine's Homeland Security Needs. 
The Maine 
Emergency Management Agency shall transfer these funds to the 
Legislature at the beginning of fiscal year 2006-07 to support 
the additional costs of the task force. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
Personal Services 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2005-06 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2006-07 
$660 
$3,200 
$3,860' 
Further amend the 
nonconsecutive 
consecutively. 
Part 
bill by relettering 
letter 
or 
section 
or renumbering any 
number 
to 
read 
SUMMARY 
This amendment directs the Commissioner of Administrative 
and Financial Services to recommend that, effective July 1, 2007, 
45% 
of 
the 
rental 
income 
collected 
by 
the 
Department 
of 
Administrative 
and 
Financial 
Services, 
Bureau 
of 
General 
Services, up to $3,000,000, be transferred to the Department of 
Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, Disaster Assistance 
Relief, 
Other 
Special 
Revenue 
Funds 
account 
for 
disaster 
assistance. 
The fund must be the first resource used when an 
emergency is proclaimed under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 
37-B, section 742 or 744. 
The amendment directs the Department of Education to amend 
its written 
application for 
funding 
for 
school 
construction 
projects to include the question: 
"Do 
you plan to use your 
school 
as 
a 
public 
community 
shelter?" 
The 
amendment 
also 
specifies that in the case of a school construction project in 
which the school is expected to be used as a community shelter, 
the State Board of Education may approve only those projects 
designed to accommodate backup energy generators. 
The amendment modifies the required qualifications of the 
Director of the Maine 
Emergency Management Agency within the 
Department 
of 
Defense, 
Veterans 
and 
Emergency 
Management 
to 
require education, training or experience in managing emergencies 
or 
in 
the 
emergency 
management 
profession. 
The 
amendment 
specifies that the Director of the Maine Emergency Management 
Agency 
acts 
subject 
to 
the 
direction 
and 
control 
of 
the 
Commissioner of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management. 
The 
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amendment 
repeals an archaic reference in the duties of the 
Director of the Maine Emergency Management Agency that specifies 
that the director may not require any political subdivision to 
participate in any program of nuclear civil protection planning. 
Finally, 
in the duties of the Director of the Maine Emergency 
Management 
Agency, 
the 
amendment clarifies that the director 
shall develop and conduct an annual program of comprehensive 
public education, using all appropriate means of communication to 
educate and inform members of the public and public officials 
about emergency preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation. 
The program must incorporate the use of appropriate accessible 
formats 
to educate 
and inform individuals with disabilities, 
individuals who are elderly and non-English-speaking residents of 
Maine. 
The amendment expands the directive to the Director of the 
Maine 
Emergency 
Management 
Agency 
to 
evaluate 
emergency 
notification systems and evacuation plans and shelters to include 
evaluation of plans for other long-term care facilities besides 
nursing homes, including home-based and community-based programs, 
and evacuation plans for 
individuals 
living independently in 
communi ties who due to age or disability require assistance to 
evacuate. 
The amendment strikes language requiring the Director of the 
Maine 
Emergency 
Management 
Agency 
and 
the 
Commissioner 
of 
Education to develop and incorporate emergency plans into the 
public school curriculum, as the law authorizes this planning and 
it is currently taking place. 
The amendment specifies that the parties to be involved in 
updating information on Maine's emergency health system capacity 
include 
the Director of 
the 
Center 
for 
Disease 
Control 
and 
Prevention within the Department of Health and Human Services, in 
conjunction with health system stakeholders. 
The amendment also 
specifies that the Director of the Center for Disease Control and 
Prevention, 
in coordination with 
the 
Director 
of 
the 
Maine 
Emergency Management Agency and the Director of Maine Emergency 
Medical 
Services within 
the 
Department 
of 
Public 
Safety 
ln 
consultation with health system stakeholders, including the Maine 
Primary 
Care 
Association, 
shall 
develop 
recommendations 
to 
address Maine's acute medical and public health surge capacity. 
The amendment directs the Director of the Maine Center for 
Disease Control and Prevention to work to distribute grant funds 
provided by the United States Department of Health and Human 
Services, 
Health 
Resources 
and 
Services 
Administration 
with 
health care and emergency management stakeholders to ensure that 
the 
regional 
resource 
centers 
are 
provided 
with 
sufficient 
funding 
resources 
to 
improve 
health 
system 
preparedness, 
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recognizing the 
the documented 
federal funding constraint, 
local needs of the federally 
in accordance wi th 
specified funding 
beneficiaries: 
emergency 
medical 
services, 
poison 
control 
centers, health clinics and hospitals in each region. 
The Maine 
Center 
for 
Disease Control 
and 
Prevention shall also 
report 
annually, 
beginning January 
15, 
2007, 
to 
the 
joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and 
human services matters and the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal justice and public 
safety matters on the progress of the grantees on meeting the 
stated contractual deliverables. 
The 
amendment 
repeals 
the 
application 
section 
regarding 
school construction projects. 
The 
amendment 
adds 
several 
new 
sections 
to 
the 
bill, 
including 
directing 
the 
Director 
of 
the 
Maine 
Emergency 
Management Agency to consult with the Public Utilities Commission 
to determine the feasibility of adding a disability indicator to 
the current E-9-1-1 system in Maine to allow individuals with 
disabilities and special health needs to choose to provide a 
2-digit 
code 
identifying 
special 
assistance 
needs 
in 
an 
emergency; directing the Maine Center for Disease Control and 
Prevention to submit a report to the Task Force to Study Maine's 
Homeland Security 
Needs 
by 
September 
18, 
2006 
detailing the 
number of health care workers, by profession, registered in the 
federal Emergency System for Advance Registration of Voluntary 
Health Professionals; and authorizing 2 additional meetings of 
the Task Force to Study Maine's Homeland Security Needs. 
The amendment strikes language that gives the Joint Standing 
Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety jurisdiction over 
matters pertaining to the Maine Emergency Management Agency, as 
oversight of the 
agency can be inferred from 
the committee's 
review of the agency under the State Government Evaluation Act 
process and by confirmation of its director. 
This amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations 
section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUlREL 
(See Attached) 
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LD 2044 
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An Act To Enhance the Protection of Maine Families from Terrorism and Natural Disasters 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,~, 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Transfers 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Legislative Study 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current Costs - Legislative Study 
Potential Transfers to Budget Stabilization Fund 
2005-06 
2006-07 
$0 
$3,860 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
2008-09 
$0 
This legislation includes an Other Special Revenue Funds allocation to the Legislature of $3,860 in fiscal year 2006-07 
for two additional meetings of the Task Force to Study Maine's Homeland Security Needs. Also included is 
authorization for a one-time Other Special Revenue Funds transfer of $3,860 in fiscal year 2006-07 from the Maine 
Emergency Management Agency within the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management to the 
Legislature to cover the costs of this study. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This legislation transfer of 45% of the rental income collected by the Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services, Bureau of General Services to an Other Special Revenue Funds account within the Department of Defense, 
Veterans and Emergency Management for disaster assistance. Beginning in fiscal year 2007-08, this authorization will 
result in an annual transfer of $1 ,086,525 from the Bureau of General Services to the Disaster Assistance program 
within the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management. 
This bill requires that the balance of the Disaster Relief Fund may not exceed $3,000,000 and that any amount in excess 
of that threshold must be transferred to the Budget Stabilization Fund within the Department of Administrative and 
Financial Services. The extent to which this transfer is triggered will depend on the level of expenditures from the 
Disaster Relief Fund for emergencies of a significant magnitude which can not be predicted at this time. 
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The Maine Emergency Management Agency within the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management 
will be able to absorb the tasks of staffing the Homeland Security Advisory Council and other minor tasks described in 
the bill within existing budgeted resources. 
Any additional costs to the Department of Education and the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention in the 
Department of Health and Human Services in implementing this bill is expected to be minor and can be absorbed 
utilizing existing budgetary resources. 
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