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An Act To Authorize the Deorganization of the Town of Cooper
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2030
Senate Amendment SA_A_S505 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT ,~" to S.P. 781, L.D. 2030, Bill, "An Act To Authorize 
the Deorganization of the Town of Cooper" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. Deorganization plan. The deorganization of the Town of Cooper must 
be in accordance with the deorganization plan updated on February 1,2006.' 
Further amend the bill in section 3 in the first line (page 1, line 16 in L.D.) by striking 
out the following: "Union 107" and inserting in its place the following: 'Union No. 107' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 4 and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Sec. 4. Provision of education services. Notwithstanding any other law, this 
section entitles all kindergarten to grade 8 pupils in the Town of Cooper to attend school 
in Alexander and all secondary school pupils to attend Woodland High School in 
Baileyville. Pupils must be provided transportation at state expense to those schools.' 
Further amend the bill in section 5 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 24 in L.D.) by striking 
out the following: "2007," and inserting in its place the following: '2007' 
Further amend the bill in section 6 in the 4th line (page 1, line 29 in L.D.) by striking 
out the following: "statewide" and inserting in its place the following: 'general' 
Further amend the bill striking out all of section 7 and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Sec. 7. Effective date. Sections 1 to 6 of this Act take effect July 1, 2007 if 
deorganization is approved by the voters of the Town of Cooper pursuant to section 7 of 
this Act. ' 
Further amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds to the bill a new section that requires the deorganization of the 
Town of Cooper be in accordance with the deorganization plan updated on February 1, 
2006. It also clarifies that pupils in Cooper attend school in Alexander for kindergarten 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT ,A" to S.P. 781, L.D. 2030 
to grade 8 and Woodland High School in Baileyville for secondary 
amendment also makes several purely technical changes to the bill. 
SPONSORED BY: _--'MuL......lClE:.=:::!ll·:..JII._4......,~~'. ~~~~r=~&""'""""",~-
(Senator RA YE) 
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COUNTY: Washington 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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The
Resolve, To Implement Recommendations of the Study Commission Regarding Liveable Wages Concerning Plans To Increase Wages to Maine Workers
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2032
Committee: Labor

Legislative Document 
No. 2032 
H.P.1430 
House of Representati ves, February 27, 2006 
Resolve, To Implement Recommendations of the Study Commission 
Regarding Liveable Wages Concerning Plans To Increase Wages to 
Maine Workers 
Reported by Representative LERMAN of Augusta for the Study Commission Regarding 
Liveable Wages pursuant to Resolve 2005, chapter 128. 
Reference to the Committee on Labor suggested and ordered printed under Joint Rule 218. 
Printed on Tt'(;y..:led paper 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Sec. 1. 
Development of plans to increase wages. Resolved: 
That the 
Department of Labor, in consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services 
and the Department of Education, shall: 
1. Develop a 5-year plan to increase the wages of all state workers to a livable wage; 
2. Develop a 5-year plan to increase the wages of all health care workers to a livable 
wage. The 5-year plan must include: 
A. Regulation reforms that could save health care employers money and enable those 
employers to put those savings toward the payment of higher wages; 
B. Regulation reforms that could balance current requirements in the health care 
field so that money could be available to go toward higher wages; and 
C. The creation of wage parity among people who do similar jobs; and 
3. Develop a 10-year plan to increase the wages of all municipal, county, school 
system, university system and community college employees to a livable wage. 
Any reforms proposed pursuant to this section must be designed so they are not 
detrimental to the provision of health care and to ensure that savings go toward increased 
wages. 
The Department of Labor shall annually, beginning January 1, 2007, report on the 
status of the plans required pursuant to this resolve to the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over labor matters. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve is a recommendation of the Study Commission Regarding Liveable 
Wages. 
The resolve directs the Department of Labor, in consultation with the 
Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Education, to develop 
plans to increase wages to workers in this State. It also requires the Department of Labor 
to submit annual progress reports on the plans to the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over labor matters. 
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An Act To Authorize Certain County Jail Employees To Perform Ministerial Functions Related to Preparing Personal Recognizance or Unsecured Appearance Bond
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2031
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Legislative Document 
No. 2031 
H.P.1429 
House of Representatives, February 27, 2006 
An Act To Authorize Certain County Jail Employees To Perform 
Ministerial Functions Related to Preparing Personal Recognizance 
or Unsecured Appearance Bond 
(EMERGENCY) 
Reported by Representative BLANCHETTE of Bangor for the Criminal Law Advisory 
Commission pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 17-A, section l354, subsection 2. 
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed under Joint Rule 218. 
Printed on recycled paper 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts of the Legislature do not become effective 
until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, authorizing certain county jail employees to perform ministerial functions 
related to preparing personal recognizance or an unsecured appearance bond has been the 
practice of several jails and has been of benefit to both the jails and their inmates in 
facilitating release; and 
Whereas, the mechanism that has been relied on to accomplish these ministerial 
functions has been appointment of jail employees as bail commissioners, which is not 
permissible under the constitutional doctrine of separation of powers and by virtue of the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30-A, section 353; and 
Whereas, creating a permissible process for these ministerial functions will benefit 
both the county jails and the inmates; 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. 15 MRS A §1025-A is enacted to read: 
§1025-A. County jail employees 
If a court issues an order that a defendant in custody be released, pending trial, on 
personal recognizance or upon execution of an unsecured appearance bond, whether or 
not accompanied by one or more conditions under section 1026, subsection 3, an 
employee of the county jail having custody of the defendant, if authorized to do so by the 
sheriff, may, without fee, prepare the personal recognizance or bond and take the 
acknowledgement of the defendant. 
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this Act takes 
effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This bill authorizes a county jail employee to perform, without fee, the ministerial 
functions associated with releasing a county jail prisoner on personal recognizance or an 
unsecured appearance bond if a court has already ordered such a release, with or without 
additional conditions but without the financial conditions that would create a secured 
bond. This may be done if the sheriff has authorized the county jail employee to perform 
these functions.
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2033
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H895 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT ,If to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 782, 
L.D. 2033, "RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To 
Clarify Deadlines for Submitting Direct Initiatives to Municipal Officials for Signature 
Verification" 
Amend the amendment in Art. IV, Pt. Third, § 18 by striking out all of sub-§ 1 (page 1, 
lines 21 to 32 in amendment) and inserting in its place the following: 
'1. 
Petition procedure. 
The electors may propose to the Legislature for its 
consideration any bill, re.solve or resolution, including bills to amend or repeal emergency 
legislation but not an amendment of the State Constitution, by written petition addressed 
to the Legislature or to either branch thereof and filed in the office of the Secretary of 
State by the hour of 5:00 p.m., on or before the 50th day after the date of convening of the 
Legislature in first regular session or on or before the 25th day after the date of convening 
of the Legislature in second regular session, except that the written petition may not be 
filed in the office of the Secretary of State later than 18 months after the date the petition 
form was furnished or approved by the Secretary of State. If the 50th or 25th day, 
' .... 11iohever applies, is applicable deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, 
the period runs until the hour of 5:00 p.m., of the next day which is not a Saturday, 
Sunday, or legal holiday.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies that the establishment of an 18-month period in which a 
direct initiative petition may be circulated is in conjunction with when it is due to the 
Secretary of State's office. 
SPONSORED BY: ---7'~~'---T-h~-------
TOWN:R 
HOUSE AMENDMENT
An Act Relating to Mergers and Consolidations of Corporations without Capital Stock (AFTER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2034
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: CUMMINGS
Amends: 13 MRSA §961, 13-B MRSA §901

Legislative Document 
No. 2034 
H.P. 1431 
House of Representatives, February 28, 2006 
An Act Relating to Mergers and Consolidations of Corporations 
without Capital Stock 
(AFTER DEADLINE) 
(EMERGENCY) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205. 
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative CUMMINGS of Portland. 
Prin.w on r~cycletl paper 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
. Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts of the Legislai me ~h not become effective 
until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, this legislation needs to take effect before the expiration of the 90-day 
period to enable corporations to act pursuant to the provisions of this legislation as soon 
as possible; 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. 13 MRSA §961, as repealed and replaced by PL 2003, c. 523, §7, IS 
amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read: 
Any corporation organized under this chapter may merge or consolidate with or into a 
corporation formed under Title 13-B. The procedure, manner of adoption of the plan of 
merger or consolidation, form of articles of merger or consolidation and effect of such 
merger or consolidation for any such merger or consolidation are governed by the 
provisions of Title 13-B, chapter 9. 
Sec. 2. 
13-B MRSA §901, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 525, §13, IS 
amended to read: 
1. 
Domestic corporations may merge. Any 2 or more domestic corporations 
organized under this Act or under Title 13, chapter 81 may merge into one of such 
corporations pursuant to a plan of merger approved in the manner provided in this Act. 
Sec. 3. 13-B MRS A §902, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 525, § 13, is 
amended to read: 
1. 
Domestic corporations may consolidate. Any 2 or more domestic corporations 
organized under this Act or under Title 13, chapter 81 may consolidate into a new 
corporation pursuant to a plan of consolidation approved in the manner provided in this 
Act. 
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this Act takes 
effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies that a corporation without capital stock formed under the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 13 may merge or consolidate with or into a nonprofit 
corporation formed under Title 13-B.
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2033
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S544 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 782, 
L.D. 2033, "RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To 
Clarify Deadlines for Submitting Petitions for Direct Initiatives to Municipal Officials 
for Signature Verification" 
Amend the amendment in Art. IV, Pt. Third, §20 in the 14th line from the end (page 
3, line 6 in amendment) by striking out the following: 
"return them to notify" and 
inserting in its place the following: 'return them to' 
Further amend the amendment in Art. IV, Pt. Third, §20 in the 13th line from the end 
(page 3, line 7 in amendment) by striking out the following: "to retrieve the certified 
petition forms" 
SUMMARY 
This amendment amends Committee Amendment "A" by maintaining the provision 
in the constitution;lf 
Ma' e requiring the officials to return certified petitions to 
circulators. 
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SPONSORED BY: 
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(Senator PLOWMAN) 
I 
COUNTY: Penobscot 
SENATE AMENDMENT
An Act To Protect the Privacy of Cellular Telephone Customers
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2038
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H956 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT ·If, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1436, 
L.D. 2038, Bill, "An Act To Protect the Privacy of Cellular Telephone Customers" 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in § 1496-B by inserting after subsection 1 the 
following: 
• 2. 
Other customer proprietary information. 
"Other customer proprietary 
information" means any information loaded, installed or otherwise placed on a wireless 
telephone or transmitted from a wireless telephone by a wireless telephone customer.' 
Further amend the amendment in section 1 in § 1496-B by renumbering the 
subsections to read consecutively. 
Further amend the amendment in section 1 in § 1496-C in subsection 1 in the last line 
(page 2, line 14 in amendment) by inserting after the following: "State" the following: 'or 
any other customer proprietary information of any wireless telephone service customer or 
user in this State' 
Further amend the amendment in section 1 in § 1496-C in subsection 2 in the last line 
(page 2, line 20 in amendment) by inserting after the following: "State" the following: 'or 
any other customer proprietary information of any wireless telephone service customer or 
user in this State' 
Further amend the amendment in section 1 in § 1496-C in subsection 3 in the first 
paragraph in the last line (page 2, line 23 in amendment) by inserting after the following: 
"information" the following: 'or any other customer proprietary information' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds other customer proprietary information to the information that 
may not be sold or disclosed without permission. 
"Other customer proprietary 
information" is defined as any information loaded, installed or otherwise placed on a 
wireless telephone or transmitted fro 
wireless telephone by a wireless telephone 
customer. 
SPONSOREDBY: ____ 4L~~~~~~~-----
(Representative BLISS) 
TOWN: South Portland 
FISCAL ~OTE REQUIRED 
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(See atta~~~d). 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/05/06 ,;tpac:.. 
LD 2038 
LR 3092(04) 
An Act To Protect the Privacy of Cellular Telephone Customers 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment 'n, to Committee Amendment ,If-
Sponsor: Rep. Bliss 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
LR3092(4) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2006-07
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2039
Committee: Taxation

Legislative Document 
No. 2039 
H.P. 1437 
House of Representatives, March 1,2006 
An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized 
Territory Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2006-07 
(EMERGENCY) 
Reported by Representative WOODBURY of Yarmouth for the Department of Audit 
pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, section 1604. 
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed under Joint Rule 
218. 
Primc:u on n:qt.: led paper 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted 
as emergencies; and 
Whereas, prompt 
determination 
and 
certification 
of 
the 
municipal 
cost 
components 
in 
the 
Unorganized 
Territory 
Tax 
District are necessary to the establishment of a mill rate and 
the levy of the Unorganized Territory Educational and Services 
Tax; 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. 
Municipal cost components for services rendered. 
In 
accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, 
chapter 
115, 
the Legislature determines that the net municipal 
cost 
component 
for 
services 
and 
reimbursements 
to be 
rendered in 
fiscal year 2006-07 is as follows: 
Audit - Fiscal Administration 
Education 
Forest Fire Protection 
Human Services - General Assistance 
Property Tax Assessment - Operations 
Maine Land Use Regulation Commission -
Operations 
TOTAL STATE AGENCIES 
County Reimbursements for Services: 
Aroostook 
Franklin 
Hancock 
Kennebec 
Oxford 
Penobscot 
Piscataquis 
Somerset 
Washington 
$118,207 
12,174,098 
160,000 
72,250 
739,706 
352,962 
$l3,617,223 
$772,375 
625,146 
159,917 
6,585 
428,846 
773,520 
894,323 
815,936 
691, 723 
TOTAL COUNTY SERVICES 
TOTAL REQUIREMENTS 
COMPUTATION OF ASSESSMENT 
Requirements 
Less Deductions: 
TOTAL 
General -
State Revenue Sharing 
Homestead Reimbursement 
Miscellaneous Revenues 
Transfer from Undesignated 
Fund Balance 
Educational -
$5,168,371 
$18,785,594 
$18,785,594 
$290,000 
100,000 
50,000 
2,300,000 
$2,740,000 
Lands Reserve Trust 
$100,000 
Tuition - Travel 
250,000 
Miscellaneous 
5,000 
Special - Teacher Retirement 
200,000 
TOTAL 
$555,000 
TOTAL DEDUCTIONS 
($3,295,000) 
TAX ASSESSMENT 
$15,490,594 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the 
preamble, this Act takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This bill establishes municipal cost components for state 
and county services provided to the unorganized territory that 
would 
be 
paid 
for 
by 
a 
municipality. 
The 
municipal 
cost 
components 
constitute 
the 
property 
tax 
for 
the 
unorganized 
territory.
An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2006-07
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2039
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S630 (Senate)

LD 2039 
LR 3199(04) 
An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered 
in Fiscal Year 2006-07 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment ,4" to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Martin 
Fiscal Note Required: No 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
LR3199( 4) - Fiscal Note - Page I of 1
An Act To Enhance the Protection Families from Terrorism and Natural Disasters S.P. 789, of Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2044
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H985 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT ,,(I. to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to 
2044, 
Bill, 
"An Act To 
Enhance the Protection 
Families from Terrorism and Natural Disasters" 
S.P. 789, 
of Maine 
Amend the amendment in section 8 in §704 by striking out all 
of the first indented paragraph (page 4, 
lines 
to 
in 
amendment) and inserting in its place the following: 
'The 
Maine 
Emergency 
Management 
Agency, 
as 
previously 
established and in this chapte~ called the "agency," saall-ae is 
under the 
superv~s~on of the Director of the Maine Emergency 
Managemen t 
Agency, who in thi s chapte r 
saaJ.J.--ae 1& call ed the 
"director.'" 
Further amend the amendment in section 8 in §704 by striking 
out all of the 3rd indented paragraph (page 4, lines 27 to 49 in 
amendment) and inserting in its place the following: 
'The director, subject to the direction and control of the 
commissioner, 
is 
the 
executive 
head 
of 
the 
agency 
and 
is 
responsible 
for 
carrying 
out 
the 
program 
for 
emergency 
management. 
The director 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 
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HOUSE·'; AMENDMENT 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT ".ff" to COMMITTEE 
2044 
AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 789, L.D. 
manag:ement 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.' 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
strikes 
the 
language 
that 
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 
also 
strikes 
the 
language 
that 
requires that the Director of the Maine 
Emergency Agency be 
appointed by the Governor, serve at the pleasure of the Governor, 
be for responsible for notifying the Governor and Commissioner of 
Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management of all emergencies and 
represent 
the 
Governor 
on 
all 
matters 
pertaining 
to 
the 
comprehensive emergency management program and the disaster and 
emergency response of the State~ 
SPONSORED BY: ~ 
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(Representative TUTTLE) 
TOWN: 
Sanford 
HOUSE AMENDMENT
An Act To Enhance the Pr~ection of Maine Families from Terrorism and Natural Disasters
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2044
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_D_H1066 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "D, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 789, 
L.D. 
2044, Bill, 
"An Act To Enhance the 
Pr~ection of Maine 
Families from Terrorism and Natural Disasters" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 11. 
Further amend the amendment by striking out all of section 
and inserting in its place the following: 
, Sec. 
21. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
LEGISLATURE 
Study Commissions -
Funding 
0444 
The 
following 
Initiative: 
Allocates funds necessary to change one previously 
authorized meeting of the Task Force to Study Maine's Homeland 
Security 
Needs 
to 
an 
off-site 
public 
hearing. 
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 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2005-06 
$0 
$0 
2006-07 
$1, 000 
$1,000' 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT :P' to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 789, L.D. 
2044 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes a section from Committee Amendment 
"A" that altered a transfer of funding and instead increases the 
funding for the Task Force to Study Maine I s 
Homeland Security 
Needs 
in order to increase the 
number 
of authorized public 
hearings in fiscal year 2006-07 from one to 2. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY, ~~\ 
(Representative DUPLESSIE) 
TOWN: 
Westbrook 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/27/06 ;'b?'ac:.. 
LD2044 
LR 3140(11) 
An Act To Enhance the Protection of Maine Families from Terrorism and Natural Disasters 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment ;Y" to Committee Amendment '4' 
Sponsor: Rep. Duplessie 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
2006-07 
Projections 
2007-08 
Projections 
2008-09· 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Transfers 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Legislative Study 
$0 
$0 
($2,860) 
$0 
$0 
($2,860) 
$0 
$0 
This amendment decreases the cost of the study by not authorizing two additional meetings. It reduces the bill's Other 
Special Revenue Funds allocation to the Legislature to $1,000 in fiscal year 2006-07 for offsite public hearing costs of 
one already authorized meeting of the Task Force to Study Maine's Homeland Security Needs. The amendment also 
authorizes a one-time Other Special Revenue Funds transfer of $1,000 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 these additional costs. 
LR3140(1l) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Reform the State Budget Process
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2045
Committee Amendment CA_A_S570 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to s. P. 790, L. D. 
2045, Bill, "An 
Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Reform 
the State Budget Process" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §1664 in subsection 1 by 
striking out all of paragraph A (page 1, lines 13 to 17 in L.D.) 
and inserting in its place the fOllowing: 
. A. 
Consist of a budget message by the Governor-elect or 
the Goyernor that outlines the 4-year financial plan of 
State Government for the ensuing biennium and the following 
biennium; • 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies the content of the state budget 
document submitted by the Governor-elect or the Governor. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
Page l-LR3177(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/04/06 ,;;t;p'ac:.. 
LD2045 
LR 3177(02) 
An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Reform the State Budget Process 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" 
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
LR3177(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Enhance the Protection of Maine Families from Terrorism and Natural Disasters
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2044
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S625 (Senate)

SENATE 
AMENDMENT "A" to 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 amendment by striking out all of section 11. 
Further amend the amendment by striking out all of section 
and inserting in its place the following: 
, Sec. 
21. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
LEGISLATURE 
Study Commissions - Funding 
0444 
The 
following 
Initiative: 
Allocates funds necessary to change one previously 
authorized meeting of the Task Force to Study Maine's Homeland 
Security 
Needs 
to 
an 
off-site 
public 
hearing. 
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 REVEIruE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
Page l-LR3140 (8) 
2005-06 
$0 
$0 
2006-07 
$1,000 
$1,000' 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE 
AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
L.D. 2044 
SUMMARY 
"A" 
to S.P. 
789, 
This amendment strikes a section from Committee Amendment 
"A" that altered a transfer of funding and instead increases the 
funding for the Task Force to Study Maine's Homeland Security 
Needs 
in order 
to increase 
the 
number 
of authorized public 
hearings in fiscal year 2006-07 from one to 2. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Senator GAGNON) 
COUNTY: 
Kennebec 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/25/06 Mac;. 
LD 2044 
LR 3140(08) 
An Act To Enhance the Protection of Maine Families from Terrorism and Natural Disasters 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment "A .. to Committee Amendment 'A" 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Transfers 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Legislative Study 
Sponsor: Sen. Gagnon 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
$0 
$0 
2006-07 
($2,860) 
($2,860) 
Projections 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
2008-09 
$0 
$0 
This amendment decreases the cost of the study by not authorizing two additional meetings. It reduces the bill's Other 
Special Revenue Funds allocation to the Legislature to $1,000 in fiscal year 2006-07 for offsite public hearing costs of 
one already authorized meeting of the Task Force to Study Maine's Homeland Security Needs. The amendment also 
authorizes a one-time Other Special Revenue Funds transfer of $1,000 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 these additional costs. 
LR3140(8) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Attorney General's Working Group Regarding Sentencing Factors for Crimes against Persons Who Are Homeless
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2046
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Amends: 17-A MRSA §1151

Legislative Document 
No. 2046 
H.P.I442 
House of Representatives, March 6, 2006 
An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Attorney 
General's Working Group Regarding Sentencing Factors for 
Crimes against Persons Who Are Homeless 
Reported by Representative BLANCHEITE of Bangor for the Joint Standing Committee 
on Criminal Justice and Public Safety pursuant to Public Law 2005, chapter 393. 
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed under Joint Rule 218. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1151, sub-§8, ~, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 149, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
B. 
The selection by the defendant of the person against whom the crime was 
committed or of the property that was damaged or otherwise affected by the crime 
because of the race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, national origin, physical or mental 
disability eF~ sexual orientation or homelessness of that person or of the owner or 
occupant of that property. 
SUMMARY 
This bill implements the recommendations of the Attorney General's working group 
regarding the advisability of implementing aggravating sentencing factors for crimes 
against persons who are homeless, which was established pursuant to Public Law 2005, 
chapter 393. The bill proposes to amend the purpose section of the general sentencing 
provisions of the Criminal Code by adding homelessness to the list of actors like the age, 
religion and sexual orientation of a victim that a court considers in determining the 
gravity of an offense in sentencing.
An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Reform the State Budget Process
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2045
House Amendment HA_A_H1003 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "H" to S.P. 790, L.D. 2045, Bill, "An Act 
To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Reform the 
State Budget Process" 
Amend the bill in section 
paragraph F in the last line 
striking out the following: "and" 
in §1664 in 
(page 
2, 
line 
subsection 1 in 
in L.D.) 
by 
Further amend the bill in section 1 in 
in paragraph G in the last line (page 2, 
striking out the following: "Legislature." 
place the following: 'Legislature;' 
§1664 in subsection 1 
line 22 in L.D.) by 
and inserting in its 
Further amend the bill in section 1 in §1664 in subsection 1 
by inserting after paragraph G the following: 
'H. 
Include a long-range plan for State Government. 
The 
long-range 
plan 
should 
describe 
the 
vision 
of 
the 
Governor-elect or the Governor for State Government for the 
next decade and how the proposed biennial budget fits into 
and moves State Government toward this long range vision; and 
I. 
Describe any imbalance between projected revenues and 
projected expenditures in future budget periods, including a 
statement of how any projected surpluses might be used and 
how any projected deficits might be eliminated.' 
Page l-LR3177(4) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT "/1·" to S.P. 790, L.D. 2045 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires that the budget document include a 
long-range plan for State Government and describe any imbalance 
between projected revenues and projected expenditures. 
SPONSORED BY: W f V_~ 
(Representative WOODBURY) 
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TOWN: 
Yarmouth 
HOUSE AMENDMENT
An Act To Provide for the 2006 and 2007 Allocations of the State Ceiling on Private Activity Bonds
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2047
Committee Amendment CA_A_S510 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A, to S.P. 791, L.D. 2047, Bill, "An Act To Provide 
for the 2006 and 2007 Allocations of the State Ceiling on Private Activity Bonds" 
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 2 in the 7th line (page 1, line 41 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "2006" and inserting in its place the following: '2001' 
Further amend the bill in section 6 in the 2nd line (page 2, line 23 in L.D.) by striking 
out the following: "$91,000,000" and inserting in its place the following: '$91,610,000' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment corrects the year of an allocation to the Finance Authority of Maine 
and corrects the amount of the unallocated state ceiling for the year 2006. 
FISCAL .\OTE IU:(}lIRED 
~~ee attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/20106 ~ae 
LD 2047 
LR 3100(02) 
An Act to Provide for the 2006 and 2007 Allocations of the State Ceiling on Private Activity Bonds 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,A" 
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No fiscal impact 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The establishment of the allocations of the state ceiling on private activity bonds for calendar years 2006 and 2007 
will not affect the general or moral obligation of the State. 
LR3100(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Aquaculture Leases
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2049
Committee: Marine Resources
Sponsors: PERCY

Legislative Document 
No. 2049 
H.P.1443 
House of Representatives, March 7, 2006 
An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Aquaculture Leases 
Reference to the Committee on Marine Resources suggested and ordered printed. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative PERCY of Phippsburg. (GOVERNOR'S BILL) 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 12 MRS A §6072, sub-§13-A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 660, Pt. A, §14, 
is amended to read: 
13-A. 
Lease acreage increase; fallowing. The commissioner may authorize a 
person to exceed the 300-acre limit established in subsections 2, 12 and 12-A if that 
person submits an annual ~ fallowing plan to the oommissioner that identifies lease sites 
that have been actively operated during the lease period and will be fallowed for a 12 
month period and includes a reassessment schedule for the plan. The commissioner shall 
review the plan and reassessment schedule and may approve them, reject them or request 
changes. Revisions to the plan must be submitted in accordance with the reassessment 
schedule unless the commissioner authorizes an exception due to extraordinary 
circumstances. A person may not be a tenant of any kind in leases covering an aggregate 
of more than 300 nonfallowed acres at any time. A person may not be a tenant of any 
kind in leases covering an aggregate of more than 500 acres including fallowed leases at 
any time. For purposes of this subsection, "fallow" means a lease site without cultured 
fish, shellfish, soallops and gear e'Koept marked mooring blooks organisms. A lease site 
fallowed pursuant to an enforcement action may not be considered fallowed for the 
purpose of this subsection. 
SUMMARY 
This bill: 
1. 
Deletes the 12-month minimum fallow time so that fallows may be of any 
duration; 
2. Creates a requirement for a reassessment schedule for a fallowing plan instead of 
an automatic annual reassessment; and 
3. Amends the definition of "fallow" to allow gear at the lease site.
Resolve, To Name the New Bridge in Augusta Spanning the Kennebec River "Cushnoc Crossing
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2051
Committee: Transportation

Legislative Document 
No. 2051 
H.P.1445 
House of Representatives, March 7, 2006 
Resolve, To Name the New Bridge in Augusta Spanning the 
Kennebec River "Cushnoc Crossing" 
Reported by Representative MARLEY of Portland for the Joint Standing Committee on 
Transportation pursuant to Joint Order 2005, H.P. 1440. 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed under Joint 
Rule 218. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Sec. 1. 
Cushnoc Crossing. 
Resolved: 
That the new bridge in Augusta 
connecting Interstate 95 to Route 3 and crossing the Kennebec River north of the Father 
Curran Bridge be named "Cushnoc Crossing"; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Signs erected. Resolved: That the Department of Transportation shall 
erect signs in both directions of access to the bridge that indicate the name under section 
1. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve names the new bridge in Augusta that connects Interstate 95 to Route 3 
and crosses the Kennebec River north of the Father Curran Bridge and directs the 
Department of Transportation to erect signs that indicate the name of the new bridge. 
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Resolve, "Resolve, To Allow the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife To Convey a Part of a Parcel of Land in the Town of Fairfield
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2050
Committee Amendment CA_A_H922 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,,4,, to H.P. 1444, L.D. 2050, Resolve, "Resolve, To 
Allow the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife To Convey a Part of a Parcel of 
Land in the Town of Fairfield" 
Amend the resolve by inserting after the title and before section 1 the following: 
'Preamble. The Constitution of Maine, Article IX, Section 23 requires that real 
estate held by the State for conservation or recreation purposes may not be reduced or its 
uses substantial.ly altered except on the vote of 2/3 of all members elected to each House. 
Whereas, certain real estate authorized for conveyance by this resolve is under the 
designations described in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 598-A; and 
Whereas, the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife may sell or exchange 
lands with the approval of the Legislature in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 12, sections 10109 and 12708; now, therefore, be it' 
Further amend the resolve in section I in the 4th line (page 1, line 4 in L.D.) by 
inserting after the following: "convey for" the following: 'the appraised fair market value 
and for' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds a preamble to the resolve and provides that the land may be 
sold for the appraised fair market value. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See Attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/29/06 ~ac:. 
LD 2050 
LR3172(02) 
Resolve, To Allow the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife To Convey a Part of a Parcel of 
Land in the Town of Fairfield 
Revenue 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,A" 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
2006-07 
Projections 
2007-08 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
$0 
$49,700 
$0 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Projections 
2008-09 
$0 
The conveyance of a particular piece" o(property will result in a one-time Other Special Revenue Funds revenue 
increase of $49,700 collected by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in fiscal year 2006-07. 
LR3172(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2052
Committee Amendment CA_A_H877 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A" to H.P. 1446, L.D. 2052, "RESOLUTION, 
Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Create a Property Tax 
Exemption for Property Owners with Limited Personal Property Assessments" 
Amend the resolution in subsection 6 in the last line (page 1, line 7 in L.D.) by 
inserting after the following: 
"$20,000" the following: 
'adjusted annually by a 
commonly accepted measure of inflation adopted by thelLegislature' 
Further amend the resolution in the question in the last line (page 1, line 17 in L.D.) 
by inserting after the following: "property" the following: 'adjusted for inflation' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides for annual adjustments for inflation to the personal 
property exemption amount. 
FISCAL ~OTE REQURED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/23/06 ~ae 
LD 2052 
LR3126(02) 
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Create a Property Tax 
Exemption for Property Owners with Limited Personal Property Assessments 
Referendum Costs 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "4" 
Committee: Taxation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current costs - General Fund 
MonthlY ear 
Election Type 
Question 
Nov-06 
General 
Referendum 
Length 
Standard 
The Secretary of State's budget includes sufficient funds to accommodate one ballot of average length for the general 
election in November. If the number or size of the referendum questions increases the ballot length, an additional 
appropriation of $8,000 or more may be required. 
LR3126(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Resolve, To Allow the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife To Convey a Part of a Parcel of Land in the Town of Fairfield (AFTER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2050
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: FINCH, JACKSON, LUNDEEN

Legislative Document 
No. 2050 
H.P.1444 
House of Representatives, March 7, 2006 
Resolve, To Allow the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
To Convey a Part of a Parcel of Land in the Town of Fairfield 
(AFTER DEADLINE) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205. 
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Representative FINCH of Fairfield. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representatives: JACKSON of Allagash, LUNDEEN of Mars Hill. 
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Sec. 1. 
Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife authorized to 
convey certain real estate in Town of Fairfield, County of Somerset. 
Resolved: That the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife may by quitclaim 
deed without covenant convey for the purposes of housing development a certain lot or 
parcel of land situated in the Town of Fairfield, County of Somerset being approximately 
7.6 acres and that is described as Parcel C on a plan entitled "Boundary Survey for the 
Chinet Company Manufacturing and the State of Maine Department of Inland Fisheries 
and Wildlife, Town of Fairfield, Somerset County, State of Maine" dated October 30, 
2001 and more particularly described as Parcel II in a deed from Chinet Company 
Manufacturing to the Department· of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and recorded in the 
Somerset County Registry of Deeds in Book 2873, Page 218. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve authorizes the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to convey 
a parcel of land in the Town of Fairfield. 
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An Act To Simplify and Relieve Personal Property Taxes for Small Businesses (AFTER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2053
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: PINGREE, SMITH, WOODBURY
Amends: 36 MRSA §655

Legislative Document 
No. 2053 
H.P.1447 
House of Representati ves, March 7, 2006 
An Act To Simplify and Relieve Personal Property Taxes for Small 
Businesses 
(AFTER DEADLINE) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205. 
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative WEBSTER.of Freeport. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representatives: PINGREE of North !-laven, SMITH of Monmouth, 
WOODBURY of Yarmouth. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 36 .MRSA §655, sub-§l, V, as amended by PL 1997, c. 24, Pt. U, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
P. 
All items of individually owned personal property with a just value of less than 
$1 ,000, except: 
(1) Items used for industrial or commercial purposes; and 
(2) Vehicles and camp trailers as defined in section 1481 not subject to an excise 
tax; aHtl 
Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §655, sub-§l, 'S, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 555, §1, is 
amended to read: 
S. 
Mining property as provided in section 28540~ 
Sec. 3. 36 MRSA §655, sub-§l, ,T is enacted to read: 
T. Property that would be eligible for reimbursement under chapter 915 that belongs 
to a person not claiming an exemption under paragraph U, who owns no more than 
$100,000 of just value of such property; and 
Sec. 4. 36 MRSA §655, sub-§l, ~ 
is enacted to read: 
U. 
Personal property used for business purposes that belongs to a person not 
claiming an exemption under paragraph T, who owns no more than $20,000 of just 
value of such property. 
Sec. 5. 36 MRSA §655, sub-§2 is enacted to read: 
2. 
Reimbursement for certain exemptions. 
The State shall reimburse 
municipalities and the unorganized territory for 100% of property tax revenue losses 
under subsection 1, paragraphs T and U in the same manner and according to the same 
schedule as provided under section 661. 
SUMMARY 
This bill proposes property tax exemptions for certain personal property owned by 
small businesses. A person with up to $20,000 of business personal property is entitled to 
an exemption for that property. A person with up to $100,000 of personal property that 
would be eligible for the BETR program is entitled to a property tax exemption for that 
property. The bill requires the State to reimburse municipalities and the unorganized 
territory for 100% of the property tax revenue loss resulting from the exemptions.
An Act To Establish Harbor Master Training Requirements
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2054
House Amendment HA_A_H834 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT ,4, to H.P. 1448, L.D. 2054, Bill, "An Act To Establish 
Harbor Master Training Requirements" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § I-A by adding after subsection 3 the following: 
'4. Exemption. A person serving as a harbor master on August 31, 2006 is exempt 
from the requirements of this section.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment exempts harbor masters serving in that position on August 31, 2006 
from having to complete a basic harbor master training course. 
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SPONSORED BY: ------J~'--;' 
1----,'(-'--------
(Representative MC~) 
TOWN: Newcastle 
HOUSE AMENDMENT