An Act To Provide Relief from the Cost of Rescue Services to Certain Communities
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0557
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S396 (Senate)

SENATE 
AMENDMENT 
to·COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H.P. 
412, L.D. 557, Bill, "An Act To Provide Relief from the Cost of 
Rescue Services to Certain Communities" 
Amend the amendment by striking out everything 
title and before the summary and inserting in its 
following: 
after 
place 
the 
the 
'Amend 
the 
bill 
by 
striking 
out 
everything 
after 
the 
enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place 
the following: 
. Sec. 1. 30-A MRS A §461 is enacted to read: 
§461. 
State reimbursement for costs of rescue services supported 
by communities with popu1ations of 1ess than 200 
1. 
Reimbursement 
for 
costs. 
The 
State 
may 
reimburse 
communities with populations of less 
than 
that have 
no 
Interstate 95 exit within the town limits of that town for those 
communities' costs of providing fire r 
ambulance or other rescue 
services for accidents that occur on Interstate 95. 
2. 
ReimburSement 
for 
Rescue 
Services 
Fund. 
There 
is 
established 
within 
the 
Department 
of 
Public 
Safety 
the 
Reimbursement 
for 
Rescue 
Services 
Fund, 
referred to 
in this 
subsection 
as 
"the 
fund," 
as 
a 
dedicated 
fund 
to 
provide 
reimbursement 
for 
costs 
of 
rescue 
services 
as 
provided 
in 
subsection 1. 
The Commissioner of Public Safety may accept money 
into the fund from gifts, grants, bequests and donations and any 
appropriation or 
allocation that 
the 
commissioner 
determines 
necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.' . 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE 
AMENDMENT 
.. A.. to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H. P . 
L.D. 557 
SUMMARY 
412, 
This amendment allows for reimbursement to small communities 
for 
providing 
rescue 
services 
for 
accidents 
that 
occur 
on 
Interstate 95. 
The amendment also establishes the Reimbursement 
for Rescue Services Fund and allows the Commissioner of Public 
Safety to accept money from any source to fund the fund. 
SPONSORED BY, ii?r i?mtft 
(Senator ROTUNDO)/ 
COUNTY: 
Androscoggin 
SENATE 
FISCAL ~OTE REQrlRED 
(See attached) 
AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/16/05 ~ae 
LD557 
LR0318(04) 
An Act To Provide Relief from the Cost of Rescue Services to Certain Communities 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment ,Au to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Rotundo 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
($2,000) 
($2,000) 
2006-07 
($2,000) 
($2,000) 
Projections 
2007-08 
($2,000) 
($2,000) 
Projections 
2008-09 
($2,000) 
($2,000) 
Though the establishment of the Reimbursement of Rescue Services Fund, this amendment allows the Departrrient of 
Public Safety to collect dedicated revenues to reimburse certain communities for certain rescue services, thereby 
eliminating the General Fund costs of the bill. The department has existing Other Special Revenue Funds allocations 
which will allow spending from the newly created fund. The amount of expenditures will depend on the department's 
success in soliciting funds and can not be determined at this time. 
LR0318(4) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 ofl