An Act To Implement Certain Recommendations of the Washington County Economic Development Task Force
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1944
Committee Amendment CA_A_S597 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 743, L.D. 1944, Bill, "An Act To 
Implement 
Certain Recommendations of the Washington County Economic 
Development Task Force" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting in its 
place the following: 
'Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §S2S0-I, sub-§7-A is enacted to read: 
7-A. 
Experiential tourism. 
"Experiential tourism" means tourism that allows 
individuals to be active participants in outdoor recreational activities including but not 
limited to: hiking, camping, birding and other wildlife viewing, nature photography, 
visits to historical and cultural sights and museums, nature tourism, adventure tourism 
and ecotourism. 
Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §S2S0-J, sub-§l, ~D, as amended by PL 2005, c. 451, §1, 
is repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
D. 
Washington County and the Downeast region including 2 pilot projects to be 
established by the commissioner: 
(1) A pilot project for the property of the fonner Cutler naval computer and 
telecommunications station, which mav be excluded from the qualified business 
definitions established under section 5250-1, subsections 16 and 17 if a for-profit 
business is engaged in, or will engage in, tourism development including 
recreational tourism, experiential tourism, hotel development and resort facility 
development; and 
(2) A pilot project that allows seasonal employees in seasonal industries based 
on natural resources to be considered qualified Pine Tree Development Zone 
employees for the purposes of section 5250-I. subsection 18; and 
Sec. 3. Pilot projects in Washington County. The Commissioner of Economic 
and Community Development shall report by February 15, 2008 to the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over taxation matters and the joint 
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standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over business, research and 
economic development matters on the progress of the 2 pilot Pine Tree Development 
Zone projects in Washington County, established pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 30-A, section 5250-J, subsection 1, paragraph D, including any proposed changes to 
the pilot projects. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
over business, research and economic development matters may report out legislation on 
the Washington County pilot projects to the Second Regular Session of the 123rd 
Legislature. 
Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF 
Downeast Heritage Museum NEW 
Initiative: 
Provides funding for the operational support of the Downeast Heritage 
Museum in Calais through the 2010-2011 biennium. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Incubator Without Walls NEW 
2005-06 
$0 
$0 
2006-07 
$300,000 
$300,000 
Initiative: 
Provides ongoing funds for the Incubator Without Walls entrepreneurial 
workshops in Washington County. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
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2005-06 
$0 
$0 
2006-07 
$100,000 
$100,000 
Initiative: Provides $500,000 in one-time funds to the endowment of the Sunrise County 
Economic Council and an additional $100,000 in one-time funds for the operations of the 
council. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
2005-06 
$0 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2006-07 
$600,000 
$600,000 
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DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
2005-06 
2006-07 
$0 
$1,000,000 
$0 
$1,000,000 
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. It allows the Commissioner 
of Economic and Community Development to establish 2 pilot Pine Tree Development 
Zone projects in Washington County that would allow seasonal employees in seasonal 
industries based on natural resources in Washington County to be considered full-time 
employees for the purposes of the Pine Tree Development Zone laws and would waive 
the qualifying business requirements for the property of the former Cutler naval computer 
and telecommunications station, if a for-profit business is engaged in, or will engage in, 
tourism development including recreational tourism, experiential tourism, hotel 
development and resort facility development. 
It also provides a definition for 
"experiential tourism." This amendment also requires the Commissioner of Economic 
and Community Development to report by February 15, 2008 to the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over taxation matters and the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over business, research and 
economic development matters on the progress of the 2 pilot projects, including any 
proposed changes to the pilot projects. It authorizes the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over business, research and economic development 
matters to report out legislation on the Washington County pilot projects to the Second 
Regular Session of the 123rd Legislature. 
This amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/10106 .;'!;pac;. 
LD 1944 
LR2900(02) 
An Act to Implement Certain Recommendations of the Washington County Economic Development 
Task Force 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" 
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Majority Report 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Undetermined current biennium revenue decrease - General Fund 
2005-06 
2006-07 
$0 
$1,000,000 
Projections 
2007-08 
$400,000 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
$0 
$1,000,000 
$400,000 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Projections 
2008-09 
$400,000 
$400,000 
This bill includes General Fund appropnations totaling $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2006-07 to the Department of 
Economic and Community Development. Of this amount, $300,000 is provided annually through the 2010-2011 
biennium for the operational support of the Downeast Heritage Museum in Calais; $100,000 per year is appropriated 
for the Incubator without Walls entrepreneurial workshops in Washington County and $600,000 in one-time funds is 
provided for the Sunrise County Economic Council. 
This bill will result in a revenue loss beginning in fiscal year 2006-07 if the Commissioner of the Department of 
Economic and Community Development establishes the pilot projects authorized in this legislation. The amount will 
depend on the actual amount of Pine Tree Zone tax benefits received and can not be determined at this time. 
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