An Act To Amend Provisions of the Submerged Lands Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0574
Committee Amendment CA_A_S96 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 183, L.D. 574, Bill, 
Act To Amend Provisions of the Submerged Lands Laws" 
"An 
Amend the bill in section 2 in paragraph D-l in the 7th line 
(page 1, line 20 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"and" 
and inserting in its place the following: 
t, an offshore tanker 
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Further amend the bill in section 2 in paragraph D-l in the 
8th to 11th lines (page 1, lines 21 to 24 in L.D.) by striking 
out the 
following: 
"not directly associated with an upland 
property or neighboring community. 
The bureau shall determine 
what projects qualify as large-scale projects" 
Further amend 
the bill in section 3 in paragraph E by 
striking out all of the last underlined sentence and inserting in 
its place the following: 
'The $1. ZOO limit does not apply to a 
large-scale 
project. 
The 
director 
shall 
establish 
through 
rulemaking criteria for determining a project's designation as a 
large-scale project 
and criteria for 
establishing rents 
for 
large-scale projects. 
Rules adopted pursuant to this paragraph 
are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, 
subchapter 2-A.' 
Further amend the bill by inserting after section 3 the 
following: 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A'to S.P. 183, L.D. 574 
I Sec. 4. Transition. 
Until major substantive rules authorized 
under 
the 
Maine 
Revised Statutes, 
Title 
12, 
section 
1862, 
subsection 2, paragraph E are finally adopted and in effect, the 
Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands wi thin the Department 
of Conservation shall determine if a 
project qualifies as a 
large-scale 
project 
as 
defined 
in Title 
12, 
section 
1862, 
subsection 
1, 
paragraph 
D-1 
and 
determine 
the 
rents 
for 
large-scale projects. I 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
amends 
the 
definition 
of 
"large-scale 
project" and requires the Director of the Bureau of Parks and 
Lands 
within the 
Department of Conservation 
to 
adopt 
rules 
establishing criteria for 
determining 
when 
a 
project is 
a 
"large-scale project" 
and criteria for establishing rent for 
those projects. 
It allows the director to make determinations 
until the rules are adopted and in effect. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04/13/05 frac:.. 
LD574 
LR0646(02) 
An Act To Amend Provisions of the Submerged Lands Laws 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 1\ 
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
The removal of the cap on allowable amounts of rent that can be collected by the Department of Conservation for the 
lease of certain submerged properties is likely to increase the amounts of Other Special Revenue Funds revenue 
collected by the department; the amounts will depend on the department's determination of which leased properties are 
affected by the removal of the cap and can not be determined at this time. 
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