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An Act Regarding General Assistance under Special Circumstances
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0768
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: GLYNN
Amends: 22 MRSA §4307

Legislative Document 
No. 768 
H.P.545 
House of Representatives, February 15,2005 
An Act Regarding General Assistance under Special Circumstances 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative GLYNN of South P011land. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. I. 22 MRSA §4307, sub-§4-A is enacted to read: 
4-A. 
Other special 
circ.wns~~(u? 
When 
an ~icant or 
recipient is assisted in relocating to another municipality and 
the applicant's or recipient's housing is provided or paid fo~ 
a social service agency, 
the municipality of responsibility 
1S 
the municipality of immediat!'! prior residence for a time period 
that is determined according to this subsection: 
A. 
If the housing that is provided would gualify 
under 
subsection 
4, 
Earagraph 
A, 
the 
time 
responsibility is 30 days; and 
as housing 
period 
of 
B. 
If the housing that is provided would gualify as housing 
under 
subsection 
4, 
paragraph 
B, 
the 
time 
period 
of 
responsibility is 
months or until the person moves to 
permanent housing, whichever occurs first, 
SUMMARY 
This bill provides that a municipality remains responsible 
for 30 days to 6 months for the basic living needs of a person 
who qualifies for general assistance for whom a social service 
agency has provided housing if that housing is provided in a new 
municipality. 
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An Act To Prohibit the Placement of Expiration Dates on Gift Cards
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0772
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: MARLEY
Amends: 33 MRSA §1953

No. 772 
Legislative Document 
H.P.549 
House of Representatives, February 15,2005 
An Act To Prohibit the Placement of Expiration Dates on Gift Cards 
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative MARLEY of Portland. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 33 MRSA §1953, sub-§I, ~G, as amended by PL 2003, c. 
339, §2, is further amended to read: 
G. 
A gift obligation, 3 years after December 31st of the 
year in which the gift obligation occurred. 
A period of 
limitation may not be imposed on the owner's right to redeem 
the gift obligation. 
The gift obligation may not contain a 
statement declaring that there is a period of limitation or 
an expiration date on the gift obligation or other words to 
that effect. 
The amount unclaimed is the face value of the 
gift obligation, except that the amount unclaimed is 
60~ of 
the gift obligation's face value if the issuer of the gift 
obligation does 
not 
impose 
a 
dormancy 
charge. 
Fees 
or 
charges may not be imposed on gift obligations unless they 
are noted on the gift obligation and are in accordance with 
section 1956. 
The amount of these charges or fees may not 
be unconscionable; 
SUMMARY 
Under 
current 
law, 
a 
gift obligation, 
such 
as 
a 
gift 
certificate or gift card, is presumed abandoned if not claimed by 
the end of the 
3rd calendar year after the date of issue; 
however, the issuer is prohibited from placing a limitation on 
the owner's right to redeem the gift obligation. 
In order to make a consumer aware of this provision, this 
bill prohibits an issuer from placing an expiration date on a 
gift obligation. 
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An Act To Provide Disclosure Related to Workers' Compensation Insurance
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0770
Committee: Insurance and Financial Services
Sponsors: LERMAN

Legislative Document 
No. 770 
H.P.547 
House of Representatives, February 15,2005 
An Act To Provide Disclosure Related to Workers' Compensation 
Insurance 
Reference to the Committee on Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Representative LERMAN of Augusta. 
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MllLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. I. 24·A MRS A §2385-B, as amended by PL 2001, c. 176, §L 
is further amended to read: 
§2385-B. Disclosure of premium information 
All policies issued to employers for workers' 
compensatioll 
insurance must 
disclose clearly to 
the 
employer 
as 
separate 
figures the base rate aBd L 
the employer's experience modification 
factorL-thf;L.ba_Sis 
.(Q_~.tlgp.ulecl._ rating of the employer and other 
incentive adjustments to the~r~_~ium. 
Upon request from an employer, when a policy is issued to an 
employer 
for 
workers' 
compensation 
insurance, 
it 
must 
be 
accompanied by a statement disclosing the percentages of premium 
expended during the previous year by the insurer for claims paid, 
loss control and other administrative costs, 
medical provider 
expenses, 
insurer 
and 
employee 
attorney's 
fees 
and 
private 
investigation 
costs 
and 
the 
status 
and 
justification 
for 
subrogation decisions made by the insurer during the previous 
year. 
SUMMARY 
This 
bill 
requires 
that 
workers' 
compensation 
insurers 
disclose to employers the basis for scheduled rating and other 
incentive adjustments to their premiums. It also requires that, 
upon request when a policy is issued, companies provide employers 
with 
information 
regarding 
the 
status 
and 
justification 
of 
subrogation decisions during the previous year. 
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Resolve, To Examine Smoking Prevention and Cessation Programs for Maine's Youth
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0769
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: BARSTOW, BLANCHARD, BURNS, PINGREE, THOMPSON

Legislative Document 
No. 769 
H.P.546 
House of Representatives. February 15,2005 
Resolve, To Examine Smoking Prevention and Cessation Programs 
for Maine's Youth 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative BARSTOW of Gorham. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representatives: BLANCHARD of Old Town, BURNS of Berwick, 
PINGREE of North Haven, THOMPSON of China. 
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Sec. 1. Review and assessment. Resolved: 
That the Department 
of 
Health 
and 
Human 
Services 
shall 
review 
and 
assess 
the 
effectiveness of programs in the State that seek to prevent young 
people from using tobacco products and that provide assistance to 
young people to help them quit using tobacco products. 
This 
review and assessment must be conducted within existing budgetary 
resources; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: 
That the Department of Health and 
Human Services shall submit its report by December 1, 2005 to the 
Joint Standing Committee 
on Health and 
Human 
Services. 
The 
report must include findings based upon the department's review 
and assessment of programs 
required under section 
and 
may 
incl ude 
proposed 
rules 
and 
legislation 
to 
change 
existing 
programs or establish new programs. 
The committee may submit a 
bill to the Second Regular Session of the 122nd Legislature based 
upon the department's report. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve requires the Department of Health and Human 
Services to review and assess the effectiveness of programs in 
the State that seek to prevent young people from using or to help 
young people stop using tobacco products. 
The resolve requires a 
report of this review to the Joint Standing Committee on Health 
and Human Services, which may submit a bill to the Second Regular 
Session of the 122nd Legislature. 
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An Act To Protect Consumers' Use of Gift Cards
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0771
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: THOMPSON, COWGER, BARSTOW, CANAVAN, DAIGLE, HUTTON, NORTON, SAMPSON, WALCOTT
Amends: 33 MRSA §1953

Legislative Document 
No. 771 
H.P.548 
House of Representatives, February 15,2005 
An Act To Protect Consumers' Use of Gift Cards 
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative THOMPSON of China. 
Cosponsored by Senator COWGER of Kennebec and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: BARSTOW of Gorham, CANAVAN of Waterville, DAIGLE of Arundel, 
HUTTON of Bowdoinham, MARRACH..E: of Waterville, NORTON of Bangor, SAMPSON of 
Auburn, WALCOTT of Lewiston. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 33 MRSA §1953. sub-§l, lIG, as amended by PL 2003, c. 
339, §2, is further amended to read: 
G. 
A gift obligation, 
years after December 31st of the 
year in which the gift obligation occurred. 
A period of 
limitation may not be imposed on the owner's right to redeem 
the gift obligation. 
The amount unclaimed is the face value 
of the gift obligation, except that the amount unclaimed is 
60% of the gift obligation's face value if the issuer of the 
gift 
obligation 
does 
not 
impose 
a 
dormancy 
charge. 
~~twiJ;J) 
__ E; __ t~IlQ.ing_~ectiQJ:L 1956, 
fees or char.ges may not be 
imposed on a gift obligation prior to the date that the gift 
obligation 
is 
presum~d 
abandoned 
pursuant 
to 
this 
paragraph. 
~ees 
Following 
the 
date 
of 
presumption 
of 
abandonment, 
fees or charges may not be 
imposed on gift 
obligations unless Elley those fees or charges are noted on 
the gift obligation 
and 
are 
in accordance 
with section 
1956. 
The 
amount 
of 
these charges or fees 
may 
not be 
unconscionable; 
SUMMARY 
Under 
current 
law, 
a 
gift obligation, 
such 
as 
a 
gift 
certificate or gift card, is presumed abandoned if not claimed by 
the 
end of 
the 
3rd calendar year after the date of 
issue; 
however, the issuer is prohibited from placing a limitation on 
:10 
the gift obligation. 
An 
isstler is allowed to charge dormancy 
charges or fees if the gift obligation is not redeemed before the 
:12 
gift obligation is presumed abandoned. 
There is no limit on 
these dormancy charges or fees. 
An issuer is also allowed to 
deduct dormancy charges or fees after the obligation is presumed 
abandoned; these charges or fees may not be unconscionable. 
This bill prohibits an issuer from charging dormancy charges 
or other fees prior to the date that the gift obligation is 
presumed 
abandoned; 
after that, 
any dormancy charges or fees 
imposed may not be unconscionable. 
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An Act To Provide a Stable Source of Funding for the Safe Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0775
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Sponsors: TRAHAN, COWGER, BOWEN, BOWLES, KOFFMAN, MILLETT, PINGREE, ROSEN, WOODCOCK

Legislative Document 
No. 775 
H.P.552 
House of Representatives, February 15,2005 
An Act To Provide a Stable Source of Funding for the Safe Drinking 
Water Revolving Loan Fund 
Reference to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Representative TRAHAN of Waldoboro. 
Cosponsored by Senator COWGER of Kennebec and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: BOWEN of Rockport, BOWLES of Sanford, KOFFMAN of Bar Harbor, 
MILLETT of Waterford, PINGREE of North Haven, Senators: ROSEN of Hancock, SA V AGE 
of Knox, WOODCOCK of Franklin. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 
1. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPAR'l"MENT OF 
Safe Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund 
The 
following 
Initiative: 
Provides grants and loans for public drinking water 
system improvements matched by $18,000,000 in federal funds. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2005....:06 
$1,800,000 
$1,800,000 
2006-01 
$1,800,000 
$1,800,000 
This 
bill 
authorizes 
General 
Fund 
appropriations 
of 
$1,800,000 for fiscal years 2005-06 and 2006-07. 
These funds 
provide the state match over a 2-year period for $18,000,000 in 
federal funds dedicated to the safe drinking water revolving loan 
fund for the purpose of funding infrastructure improvements by 
public water systems as necessary to comply with the federal Safe 
Drinking Water Act of 1996. 
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Resolve, To Require the Department of Transportation To Put a Bicycle Lane on Route 5 in Waterboro
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0774
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: JACOBSEN, COURTNEY, BOWLES, CAMPBELL, CRESSEY, DAIGLE, FAIRCLOTH, GLYNN, MAREAN, WHEELER

Legislative Document 
No. 774 
H.P.551 
House of Representatives, February 15,2005 
Resolve, To Require the Department of Transportation To Put a 
Bicycle Lane on Route 5 in Waterboro 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative JACOBSEN of Waterboro. 
Cosponsored by Senator COURTNEY of York and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: BOWLES of Sanford, CAMPBELL of Newfield, CRESSEY of Cornish, 
DAIGLE of Arundel, FAIRCLOTH of Bangor, GLYNN of South Portland, MAREAN of 
Hollis, WHEELER of Kittery. 
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Sec. 1. Department of Transportation to install bicycle lane on Route 
in Waterboro. Resolved: 
That the Department of Transportation 
shall install a bicycle lane on Route 5 in Watp.rboro extending 
from Route 202 in East Waterboro to the Chadbourne Ridge Road in 
North Waterboro. 
This resolve requires 
install a bicycle lane on 
Route 202 in East Waterboro 
Waterboro. 
SUMMARY 
the Department of Transportation to 
Route 5 in Waterboro extending from 
to the Chadbourne Ridge Road in North 
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An Act To Provide a Stable Source of Funding for the Safe Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0775
Committee Amendment CA_A_H228 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ",t1" to H.P. 552, L.D. 775, Biil, "An 
Act To Provide a Stable Source of Funding for the Safe Drinking 
Water Revolving Loan Fund" 
Amend the 
line (page 1, 
"$18,000,000" 
'$10,000,000' 
bill in section 1 in the Initiative in the 2nd 
line 12 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
and 
inserting 
in 
its 
place 
the 
following: 
FUl;'ther amend the bill in section 1 (lby striking out all of 
the last 3 lines (page 1, lines 15 to 17 in L.D.) and inserting 
in their place the following: 
'All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
This 
amendment 
appropriations from 
2005-06 and 2006-07. 
$1, 000, 000 
$1, 000, 000 
SUMMARY 
reduces 
$1,800,000 
the 
increase 
to $1,000,000 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
Page l-LR2102(2) 
in 
for 
$1,000,000 
$1,000,000' 
General 
fiscal 
Fund 
years 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/19/05 ~ae 
LD775 
LR 2102(02) 
An Act To Provide a Stable Source of Funding for the Safe Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '11" 
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
2006-07 
$1,000,000 
$1,000,000 
$1,000,000 
$1,000,000 
Projections 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
2008-09 
$0 
Assumes a one-time two~year appropriation to match federal funds for public drinking water system improvements. 
LR2102(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Allow Municipalities To Collect Debts through the Placement of Liens on Property
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0773
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: JACOBSEN, COURTNEY, BOWLES, CHURCHILL, CRESSEY, CROSTHW AITE, MAREAN, WHEELER
Amends: 30-A MRSA §5605

Legislative Document 
No. 773 
H.P.550 
House of Representatives, February 15, 2005 
An Act To Allow Municipalities To Collect Debts through the 
Placement of Liens on Property 
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative JACOBSEN of Waterboro. 
Cosponsored by Senator COURTNEY of York and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: BOWLES of Sanford, CHURCHILL of Washburn, CRESSEY of Cornish, 
CROSTHW AITE of Ellsworth, MAREAN of Hollis, McFADDEN of Dennysville, McLEOD 
of Lee, WHEELER of Kittery. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. I. 30-A MRSA §5605 is enacted to read: 
§5605. 
Lien authority 
Notwithstanding 
any 
other 
provision of 
this Title, 
the 
treasurer may place a lien on a 
p~operty within the municipality 
for a debt lawfully owed to the municipality by the owner of that 
property. This lien~ak~~cedence over all other claims on the 
real estate, excepting claims for taxes or a lien placed pursuant 
to section 5405, subsection 2, paragraph D. 
SUMMARY 
This bill gives the treasurer of a municipality the power to 
place a lien on a property within the municipality for a debt 
lawfully owed to the municipality by the owner of that property.
An Act Requiring the Disclosure of Odometer Changes
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0776
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: SMITH, BROMLEY
Amends: 10 MRSA §1475

Legislative Document 
No. 776 
H.P.553 
House of Representatives, February 15,2005 
An Act Requiring the Disclosure of Odometer Changes 
Submitted by the Department of the Attorney General pursuant to Joint Rule 204. 
Reference to the Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development suggested 
and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative SMITH of Monmouth. 
Cosponsored by Senator BROMLEY of Cumberland. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §1475, sub-§2-A, 1[G, as amended by PL 1995, c. 
269, §2, is further amended to read: 
G. 
If the vehicle is repossessed, a statement identifying 
this fact; aaE! 
Sec. 2. 10 MRSA §1475, sub-§2-A, 1[H, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 
269, §3, is amended to read: 
H. 
The dealer' s duty to disclose conspicuously in writing 
the dealer' s policy in relation to the return of deposits 
received from any person. 
A dealer shall require that a 
person 
making 
a 
deposit 
sign 
the 
form 
on 
which 
the 
disclosure appearST ~ 
Sec.3. 10 MRSA §1475, sub-§2-A, 1[1 is enacted to read: 
I. 
A statement identifying the replacement of an odometer 
other 
than 
with 
an 
odometer 
with 
the 
same 
mileage. 
Replacement 
of 
an 
odometer 
to 
change 
the 
measuring 
of 
distance from kilometers to miles must be disclosed. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires 
a 
dealer to 
include on 
a 
disclosure 
statement the fact that the odometer has been replaced even if 
the 
odometer 
was 
replaced 
only 
to 
change 
the 
measuring 
of 
distance from kilometers to miles. 
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An Act Allowing Certain Clean Election Campaign Reports To Be Filed by Telephone
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0779
Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs
Sponsors: TUTTLE

Legislative Document 
No. 779 
H.P.556 
House of Representatives, February 15,2005 
An Act Allowing Certain Clean Election Campaign Reports To Be 
Filed by Telephone 
Reference to the Committee on Legal and Veterans Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative TUTTLE of Sanford. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 21·A MRSA §1017. sub·§3.B, ~A. as enacted by PL 200L 
c. 470, §6, is amended to read: 
A. 
In addition to other 
reports 
required 
by 
law, 
any 
candidate for 
Governor, 
State Senate or State 
House 
of 
Representatives 
who 
is 
not 
certified as 
a 
Maine 
Clean 
Election Act candidate under chapter 14 and who receives, 
spends or obligates more than 1% in excess of the primary or 
general election distribution 
amounts 
for 
a 
Maine 
Clean 
Election Act candidate in the same race shall file by any 
means acceptable to the commission, including by telephone, 
within 48 hours of that event, a report with the commission 
detailing 
the 
candidate's 
total 
campaign 
contributions, 
obligations and expenditures to date. 
Sec. 2. 21·A MRSA §1017, sub·§3·B, ~C, as amended by PL 2003, 
c. 628, Pt. B, §3, is further amended to read: 
C. 
A candidate who is required to file 
a 
report under 
paragraph A must file with the commission an updated report 
that reports single expenditures in the following amounts 
that are made after the 14th day before an election and more 
than 24 hours before 5:00 p.m. on the date of that election: 
(1) 
For a candidate for Governor, a single expenditure 
of $1,000; 
(2) 
For a candidate for the state Senate, 
a single 
expenditure of $750; and 
(3) 
For 
a 
candidate 
for 
the 
state 
House 
of 
Representatives, a single expenditure of $500. 
A report filed 
within 24 hours 
telephone. 
pursuant 
of the 
to this paragraph must 
expenditure and may be 
SUMMARY 
be filed 
filed by 
Current law requires a nonparticipating Maine Clean Election 
Act candidate who receives, spends or obligates more than lqb in 
excess of the primary or general election distribution amounts 
for a Maine Clean Election Act candidate to file a report with 
the 
Commission 
on Governmental Ethics 
and Election Practices 
within 48 hours of exceeding the distribution amount. 
If that 
nonparticipating Maine Clean Election Act candidate for Governor, 
state Senate or state House of Representatives makes 
a single 
expenditure of at least $1,000, $750 or $500 respectively, within 
days 
of 
the 
election, 
the 
nonparticipating 
candidate 
is 
required to report that expenditure to the commission wi thin 24 
hours of the expenditure. 
This bill allows the nonparticipating Maine Clean Election 
Act candidate who is required to file these 2 reports to do so by 
telephone.
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0780
Committee Amendment CA_A_H539 (House)
Amends: 38 MRSA §1207-A, 38 MRSA §1252

MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE 
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DATE: 5j~v>15 
L.D. 780 
(Filing No. H-539> 
JUDICIARY 
Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of 
the House. 
I22ND LEGISLATURE 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 557, L.D. 780, Bill, "An 
Act To Allow a Landlord To Discover Whether Sewer and Water Bills 
Have Been Paid" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting 
clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Sec. I. 30·A MRSA §3406·A is enacted to read: 
§3406-A. 
Landlord access to tenant bill p~nt information 
If a tenant is billed for municipal sewer service provided 
to property rented by the tenant and nonpayment for the service 
may result in a lien against the property, the municipality shall 
provide to the landlord or the landlord's agent. on request of 
the landlord or the landlord's agent, the current status of the 
tenant's sewer service account, 
including any amounts 
due or 
overdue. 
Sec. 2. 35·A MRSA §6111.B is enacted to read: 
§6111-B. 
Landlord access to tenant bill p~nt information 
If a tenant is billed for water utility service provided to 
property rented by the tenant and nonpayment for the service may 
result in a lien against the property, the utility shall provide 
to the landlord or the landlord's agent, 
on request of the 
landlord or the landlord's agent, 
the current status of the 
tenant's account, including any amounts due or overdue. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. A" to H.P. 557, L.D. 780 
Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §1207-A is enacted to read: 
§1207-A. 
Landlord access to tenant bill payment information 
If a tenant is billed for sewer service provided to property 
rented by the tenant and nonpayment for the service may result in 
a lien against the property, the sanitary district shall provide 
to the landlord or the landlord's agent, 
on reguest of the 
landlord or the landlord's agent, 
the current status of the 
tenant's account, including any amounts due or overdue. 
Sec. 4. 38 MRSA §1252, sub-§ll is enacted to read: 
11. 
Landlord access to tenant bill p~nt information. 
If 
a tenant is billed for sewer service provided to property rented 
by the tenant and nonpayment for the service may result in a lien 
against the property, the sewer district shall provide to the 
landlord or the landlord's agent, on reguest of the landlord or 
the landlord's agent, the current status of the tenant's account, 
including any amounts due or oyerdue.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies that a landlord or the landlord's 
agent may request account information before there is a lien 
against the property. 
This 
amendment also makes 
a 
technical 
change. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Allow a Landlord To Discover Whether Sewer and Water Bills Have Been Paid
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0780
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: GLYNN
Amends: 30-A MRSA §3406-A, 35-A MRSA §6111-A, 38 MRSA §1207-A, 38 MRSA §1252

Legislative Document 
No. 780 
H.P.557 
House of Representatives, February 15, 2005 
An Act To Allow a Landlord To Discover Whether Sewer and 
Water Bills Have Been Paid 
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative GLYNN of South Portland. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. I. 30-A MRSA §3406-A is enacted to read: 
§3406-A. 
Landlord access to tenant bill payment information 
If a tenant is billed for municipal sewer service provided 
to property rented by the tenant and the property is subject to a 
municipal 
lien 
to 
secure 
payment 
for 
that 
service, 
the 
municipality shall provide to the landlord, on reg:uest of the 
landlord, 
the 
current 
status 
of 
the 
tenant's 
sewer 
service 
account, including any amounts due or overdue. 
Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §6111-A is enacted to read: 
§6111-A. 
Landlord access to tenant bill payment information 
If a tenant is billed for water utility service to property 
rented by the tenant and the property is subject to a water 
utility lien to 
secure payment 
for 
that water 
service, 
the 
utility 
shall 
provide 
to 
the 
landlord, 
on 
reg:uest 
of 
the 
landlord, the current status of the tenant's account. including 
any amounts due or overdue. 
Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §1207-A is enacted to read: 
§1207-A. 
Landlord access to tenant bill payment informatio~ 
If a tenant is billed for sewer service to property rented 
by the tenant and the property is subject to a sanitary district 
lien to secure payment for that service, the sanitary district 
shall provide to the landlord, on reguest of the landlord, the 
current status of the tenant's account, including any amounts due 
or overdue. 
Sec. 4. 38 MRSA §1252, sub-§ll is enacted to read: 
11. 
Landlord access to tenant bill payment information. 
If 
a tenant is billed for sewer service to property rented by the 
tenant and the proruu..tY is subject to a sewer district lien to 
secure payment for that service, the sewer district shall provide 
to the landlord, on reguest of the landlord, the current status 
of the tenant's account, including any amounts due or overdue. 
SUMMARY 
This bill provides that if a tenant is billed for water or 
sewer service to the property rented by the tenant and the 
property is subject to a lien to secure payment for that service, 
the landlord is entitled to information on the current status of 
the 
tenant's 
water 
or 
sewer 
service 
account, 
including 
any 
amounts due or overdue.
An Act Pertaining to Internet Services
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0789
Committee: Utilities and Energy
Sponsors: SULLIV AN, BLISS, BARTLETT, COWGER, EDMONDS, MITCHELL, WESTON, DUPLESSIE, FITTS, FLETCHER
Amends: 35-A MRSA §7101

Legislative Document 
No. 789 
S.P.256 
In Senate, February 15, 2005 
An Act Pertaining to Internet Services 
(EMERGENCY) 
Reference to the Committee on Utilities and Energy suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator SULLIV AN of York. 
Cosponsored by Representative BLISS of South Portland and 
JOY 1. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Senators: BARTLETT of Cumberland, COWGER of Kennebec, President EDMONDS of 
Cumberland, MITCHELL of Kennebec, WESTON of Waldo, Representatives: DUPLESSIE of 
Westbrook, FITTS of Pittsfield, FLETCHER of Winslow. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted 
as emergencies; and 
Whereas, high-speed Internet services will provide access to 
global energy and marketing and this will be a benefit to the 
economy of the State; 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. 35-A MRSA §7101. sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 
631, §2 and affected by §5, is amended to read: 
4. 
Information access. 
The Legislature further declares 
and finds that 
eempH~eF-aa6ea--iR'eFma~ieR high-speed Internet 
services and related information networks are important economic 
and educational resources that should be available to all Maine 
citizens at affordable rates. 
It is the policy of the State that 
affordable 
access 
to 
~Rese high-speed Internet services 
and 
related information seFviees networks that require a computer and 
rely on the use of the telecommunications network should be made 
available in all communities of the State without regard to 
geographic location. 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the 
preamble, this Act takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
The 
bill 
clarifies 
Maine 
enacted in 1995, to ensure that 
will pursue 
the expansion of 
service throughout the State. 
telecommunications 
policy, 
as 
the Public Utilities Commission 
affordable, 
high-speed Internet 
Page l-LR17 96 (1)
An Act To Reestablish a Maximum Water Level for Phillips Lake
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0790
Committee: Natural Resources
Sponsors: PERRY, BLANCHETTE

Legislative Document 
No. 790 
S.P.257 
In Senate, February 15,2005 
An Act To Reestablish a Maximum Water Level for Phillips Lake 
Reference to the Committee on Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator PERRY of Penobscot. 
Cosponsored by Representative BLANCHETTE of Bangor. 
Printed on recycled paper 
JOY 1. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 
1. 
Lucerne-in-Maine Village Corporation authorized 
to 
construct dam. 
The Lucerne-in-Maine Village Corporation in the 
Town 
of 
Dedham, 
Hancock 
County is 
authorized 
to 
construct, 
operate and maintain a dam at the outlet at the north end of 
Phillips 
Lake 
in 
the 
Town 
of 
Dedham. 
The 
dam 
must 
be 
constructed, operated and maintained to hold the water level of 
Phillips Lake at no higher than 227 feet above sea level as 
indicated by the bench mark of 236 feet on top of the rail of the 
Maine Central Railroad crossing at the outlet of the lake as 
established by the National Geodetic Survey. 
SUMMARY 
This 
bill 
authorizes 
the 
Lucerne-in-Maine 
Village 
Corporation to maintain a dam on Phillips Lake so that the water 
level of the lake does not go higher than 227 feet above sea 
level.
An Act Concerning the Taxation of Buildings in Which Nonprofit Organizations Are Housed
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0791
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S663 (Senate)

SENATE 
AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to S.P. 
258, L.D. 791, Bill, "An Act Concerning the Taxation of Buildings 
in Which Nonprofit Organizations Are Housed" 
Amend the amendment by inserting after the substitute title 
the following: 
'Further amend the bill by inserting after the title the 
following: 
'Mandate preamble. 
This measure requires one or more local 
units of government to expand or modify activities so as to 
necessitate additional expenditures from local revenues but does 
not provide funding 
for at least 90% of those expenditures. 
Pursuant to the Constitution of Maine, Article IX, Section 21, 
2/3 of all of the members elected to each House have determined 
it necessary to enact this measure.' , 
Further amend the amendment by striking out all of section 2. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds a mandate preamble and strikes out an 
appropriations and allocations section. 
sP~~:~:~~rB!~~~ 
COUNTY: 
Androscoggin 
SENATE 
FISCAL \OTE REQUlRED 
(See attached) 
AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04127/06 ,;;::Jdac 
LD791 
LR 1944(04) 
An Act Concerning the Taxation of Buildings in Which Nonprofit Organizations Are Housed 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment "A" to Committee Amendment" A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Rotundo 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
.Fiscal Note 
Projections 
Projections 
2005·06 
2006·07 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
$0 
($318,750) 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
$0 
($318,750) 
Exempted State Mandate 
State Mandate 
New or Expanded Activity 
Administrative costs associated with a property tax exemption for certain veterans' 
organizations. Pursuant to the Mandate Preamble, the two-thirds vote of all 
members eleeted to eaeh House exempts the State from the Constitutional 
requirement to fund 90% of the additionalloeal eosts. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
2007·08 
2008·09 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Unit Affected 
Costs 
Municipality 
Insignificant 
This amendment adds a mandate preamble and eliminates the General Fund appropriation of $318,750 in fiscal year 
2006-07 whieh is no longer necessary because of a later effective date. As amended, the bill still has a cost of 
$334,688 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $351,422 in fiscal year 2008-09. 
LR1944(4) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Establish the Maximum Beiqht of a Dam on Phillips Lake Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: , Sec. 1. Lucerne-in-Maine Village Corporation authorized to construct, operate and maintain dam. The Lucerne-in-Maine Village Corporation in the Town of Dedham, Hancock County is authorized to construct, operate and maintain a dam at the outlet at the north end of Phillips Lake in the Town of Dedham. The dam, including any flashboards, must be constructed, operated and maintained at no higher than feet above sea level as established by the National Geodetic Survey and at a width that is no less than the current width of the dam. SUMMARY This amendment restricts the height of the dam on Phillips Lake to 227 feet above sea level and the width of the dam to no less than the current width. Page l-LRl114(2) COMMI1TEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0790
Committee Amendment CA_A_S117 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 257, L.D. 790, Bill, 
Act To Reestablish a Maximum Water Level for Phillips Lake" 
"An 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act To Establish the Maximum Beiqht of a Dam on Phillips Lake' 
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place 
the following: 
, Sec. 1. 
Lucerne-in-Maine Village Corporation authorized to 
construct, operate and maintain dam. 
The Lucerne-in-Maine Village 
Corporation in the Town of Dedham, Hancock County is authorized 
to construct, operate and maintain a dam at the outlet at the 
north end of Phillips Lake in the Town of Dedham. 
The dam, 
including any flashboards, 
must be constructed, 
operated and 
maintained at 
no 
higher 
than 
feet 
above 
sea level 
as 
established by the National Geodetic Survey and at a width that 
is no less than the current width of the dam.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment restricts the height of the dam on Phillips 
Lake to 227 feet above sea level and the width of the dam to no 
less than the current width. 
Page l-LRl114(2) 
COMMI1TEE AMENDMENT
An Act Concerning the Taxation of Buildings in Which Nonprofit Organizations Are Housed
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0791
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: MARTIN, PINEAU, STRIMLING, CLARK
Amends: 36 MRSA §652

Legislative Document 
No. 791 
S.P.258 
In Senate, February 15,2005 
An Act Concerning the Taxation of Buildings in Which Nonprofit 
Organizations Are Housed 
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator MARTIN of Aroostook. 
Cosponsored by Representative PINEAU of Jay and 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Senator: STRIMLING of Cumberland, Representative: CLARK of Millinocket. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §652, sub-§I, ,A, as amended by PL 2001, c. 
596, Pt. B, §23 and affected by §25 and amended by PL 2003, c. 
689, Pt. B, §§6 and 7, is amended to read: 
A. 
The real estate and personal property owned and occupied 
or used selel}" for their own purposes by benevolent and 
charitable institutions incorporated by this State. 
Such an 
institution may not be deprived of the right of exemption by 
reason of the source from which its funds are derived or by 
reason of limitation in the classes of persons for whose 
benefit such 
funds 
are applied. 
If the benevolent 
and 
charitable institution is not 
the 
sole occupant of 
the 
property, the exemption granted under this paragraph applies 
only to that portion of the property owned and occupied or 
used by the benevolent and charitable institution. 
For 
the 
purposes 
of 
this 
paragraph, 
"benevolent 
and 
charitable institutions" ia9l\iae includes, but alOe II not 
limited to, nonprofit nursing homes and nonprofit boarding 
homes 
and 
boarding 
care 
facilities 
licensed 
by 
the 
Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to Title 
22, 
chapter 
1664 
or its 
successor, 
nonprofit 
community 
mental 
health 
service 
facilities 
licensed 
by 
the 
Commissioner of Health and Human Services pursuant to Title 
34-B, 
chapter 
and 
nonprofit 
child 
care 
centers 
incorporated by this State as 
benevolent 
and charitable 
institutions. 
For 
the 
purposes 
of 
this 
paragraph, 
"nonprofit" 
means 
a 
facility exempt 
from 
taxation under 
Section 50l(c)(3) of the Code; 
SUMMARY 
Current 
law provides 
an exemption 
from 
property tax 
to 
property 
that 
is 
owned 
and 
used 
or 
occupied 
solely 
by 
a 
benevolent 
and 
charitable 
institution. 
If 
the 
property 
is 
occupied by more than one entity, one of which is a benevolent 
and charitable institution, there is no exemption. 
This bill provides an exemption in the case of 2 or more 
occupants of a property to that portion of the property owned and 
occupied 
or 
used 
solely 
by 
the 
benevolent 
and 
charitable 
institution. 
Page l-LR1944(1)
An Act To Reauthorize Funding for the Lobster Promotion Council
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0793
Committee Amendment CA_A_S86 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. A .. to S.P. 260, L.D. 793, Bill, 
Act To Reauthorize Funding for the Lobster Promotion Council" 
Amend the bill by incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment incorporates a fiscal note. 
"An 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/11105 hac. 
Revenue 
LD793 
LR 1989(02) 
An Act To Reauthorize Funding for the Lobster Promotion Council 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment~ 
Committee: Marine Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
2006-07 
Projections 
2007-08 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
$479,757 
$479,757 
$479,757 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Projections 
2008-09 
$479,757 
Beginning in fiscal year 2005-06, the reauthorization of fees collected for the Lobster Promotion Council will 
represent additional annual Other Special Revenue Funds revenue of $479,757. 
LR1989(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Allow Limited Partnerships between Brewers and Wholesalers
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0792
Committee Amendment CA_A_S252 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A" to S.P. 259, L.D. 792, Bill, "An 
Act To Allow Limited Partnerships between Brewers and Wholesalers" 
Amend the bill in section 2 in that part designated "§1363." 
in subsection 3 in the first paragraph in the last line (page 2, 
line 14 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "partner" the 
fOllowing: 
• if the certificate of approval holder had been a 
supplier of products to the. wholesale business that is being 
acquired by the wholesale licensee prior to entering into the 
limited partnership' 
Further amend the bill in section 2 in that part designated 
"§1363." in subsection 3 in paragraph A in the last line (page 2, 
line 23 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "business" the 
following: 'or in its routine management' 
Further amend the bill by inserting after section 2 and 
before the summary the following: 
· Sec. 
3. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 
The 
Bureau of Administrative Services and Corporations 
0692 
following 
Initiative: 
Appropriates funds on a one-time basis for certain 
computer 
reprogramming costs pertaining to the 
regulation of 
limited partnerships. 
Page l-LR08l9(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
(~; 
~ 
~~ 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT All to S.P. 259, L.D. 792 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2005-06 
$3,863 
$3,863 
2006-07 
$0 
$0' 
This 
amendment 
is 
the 
minority 
report 
and 
requires 
a 
certificate 
of 
approval 
holder 
to 
have 
a 
prior 
business 
relationship with the wholesale business being acquired by the 
wholesale licensee before entering into a partnership with that 
wholesaler. 
It also specifically prohibits the certificate of 
approval holder from participating in the daily operations of the 
partnership. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 05/19105 ~ac 
LD792 
LR 0819(02) 
An Act To Allow Limited Partnerships between Brewers and Wholesalers 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,A 
Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
\ppropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Minority Report 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
$3,863 
$3,863 
2006-07 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
2008-09 
$0 
$0 
The requirement that certain limited partnerships would be self terminating after 10 years will require a one-time 
additional General Fund appropriation of $3,863 in fiscal year 2005-06 to the Department of the Secretary of State for 
the costs of reprogramming computer systems to allow proper tracking. 
LR0819(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Reauthorize Funding for the Lobster Promotion Council
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0793
Committee: Marine Resources
Sponsors: DAMON, PERCY, RA YE, SULLIVAN, ADAMS, KOFFMAN, PINGREE
Amends: 12 MRSA §6455

Legislative Document 
No. 793 
S.P.260 
In Senate, February 15, 2005 
An Act To Reauthorize Funding for the Lobster Promotion Council 
Reference to the Committee on Marine Resources suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator DAMON of Hancock. 
Cosponsored by Representative PERCY of Phippsburg and 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Senators: RA YE of Washington, SULLIVAN of York, Representatives: ADAMS of Portland, 
KOFFMAN of Bar Harbor, PINGREE of North Haven. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6455, sub-§5. as amended by PL 2001, c. 226, 
§1, is further amended to read: 
5. 
Fund 
established; 
license 
surcharge 
assessed. 
The 
Lobster Promotion Fund, referred to in this subchapter as the 
"fund," 
is 
established 
to 
carry 
out 
the 
purposes 
of 
this 
subchapter. 
The department shall pay to the fund all money 
appropriated or received by the department for the purposes of 
this subchapter, 
except that the department may retain funds 
necessary to reimburse the department for the actual cost of 
collecting 
the 
license 
surcharges 
established 
in 
this 
subsection. 
The fund is capitalized from the following annual 
surcharges 
assessed on the following licenses 
issued by 
the 
department for calendar years 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 to 2020: 
A. 
Class I crab and lobster licenses for persons 18 to 69 
years of age, $31.25; 
B. 
Class II crab and lobster licenses, $62.50; 
C. 
Class III crab and lobster licenses, $93.75; 
D. 
and 
Wholesale seafood licenses with lobster permits, $250; 
E. 
Lobster transportation licenses, $250. 
A person holding more than 
subsection 
is 
assessed 
a 
surchargeable license held. 
one of the 
surcharge 
licenses 
only 
on 
listed 
the 
in this 
highest 
The Treasurer of State shall hold all surcharges assessed by this 
subsection in the fund and invest all money in the fund until 
disbursed to the council upon request of the council. 
Interest 
from investments accrues to the fund. 
All 
money 
in 
the 
fund 
is 
subject 
to 
allocation 
by 
the 
Legislature. 
Unexpended balances in the fund at the end of the 
fiscal year may not lapse but must be carried forward to be used 
for the same purposes. 
In addition to 
payment of 
the 
regular 
license 
fee 
and 
the 
surcharge, 
a 
person 
purchasing 
a 
license 
subject 
to 
the 
surcharges established in this subsection may 
make 
voluntary 
contributions to the fund at the time the license is purchased. 
Voluntary 
contributions 
received 
by 
the 
department 
from 
a 
licensee pursuant to this subsection must be deposited in the 
fund by the department and must be used by the council for the 
purposes of this subchapter. 
SUMMARY 
This bill continues to capitalize the Lobster Promotion Fund 
through surcharges on lobster and crab licenses through the year 
2020.
An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Study Public Health That Concern Schools, Children and Nutrition
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0796
Committee Amendment CA_A_S268 (Senate)

LD796 
LR 0681(03) 
An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Study Public Health That Concern 
Schools, Children and Nutrition 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "ti 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Minority Report 
Fiscal Note 
Current Cost - State Mandate 
State Mandate 
New or Expanded Activity 
Requiring food service programs to post caloric information for pre-
packaged ala carte menu items is a mandate. The cost can not be 
determined at this time. To the extent that school administrative 
units already fulfill this requirement, the additional cost ofthis 
measure may be mitigated. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Unit Mfected 
School 
Costs 
Insignificant 
Additional costs to the Department of Education associated with rulemaking and with implementing the required 
programs can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
Any additional costs to the Department of Agriculture can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted resources. 
LR0681(3) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1