Resolve, To Clarify Contingency Allowance under the Certificate of Need Law further amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts Legislature do not become effective adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and until and resolves of the days after Whereas, capital projects that are already under construction will be affected by this legislation; and Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency wi thin 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 Sec. 1. Maximum expenditure and contingency allowance. Resolved: That the Department of Health and Human Services shall revise or adopt rules as needed to provide for a contingency allowance for the project budget of 5°", to 8°", depending on the type of project, as defined in the rules, in issuing a certificate of need under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, Page l-LR2677(2) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1784
Committee Amendment CA_A_S548 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A" to s. P. 701, L.D. 1784, Bill, "An 
Act To Conform the Certificate of Need Law to Industry Standards" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'Resolve, To Clarify Contingency Allowance under the Certificate 
of Need Law' 
further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
title and before the 
summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Emergency preamble. 
Whereas, acts 
Legislature 
do 
not 
become 
effective 
adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; 
and 
until 
and 
resolves 
of 
the 
days 
after 
Whereas, 
capital 
projects 
that 
are 
already 
under 
construction will be affected by this legislation; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, 
these facts 
create an emergency wi thin 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 
Sec. 
1. 
Maximum 
expenditure 
and 
contingency 
allowance. 
Resolved: 
That the Department of Health and Human Services shall 
revise or adopt rules as needed to provide for 
a 
contingency 
allowance for the project budget of 5°", to 8°", depending on the 
type 
of 
project, 
as 
defined 
in 
the 
rules, 
in 
issuing 
a 
certificate of need under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, 
Page l-LR2677(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
.... ., 
. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. A 
.. to S.P. 701, L.D. 1784 
chapter 103-A. 
A single contingency allowance must be provided 
for in all projects and the allowance may not be subject to an 
additional 
cap 
other 
than 
the 
applicable 
percentage. 
The 
department shall repeal the current cap of $1,000,000; and be it 
further 
Sec. 2. 
Rules. 
Resolved: 
That 
rules 
adopted pursuant 
to 
section 1 are routine technical rules as defined in the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the 
preamble, this resolve takes effect when approved. I 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the bill to a resolve and changes the 
title. 
The amendment directs the Department of Health and Human 
Services to revise or adopt rules as needed to provide for a 
contingency allowance of 
5% 
to 
8% 
depending on the type of 
project, as defined in the rules, in issuing a certificate of 
need. 
The 
contingency 
allowance 
may 
not 
be 
subject 
to 
an 
additional 
cap other than the applicable percentage 
and 
the 
department shall repeal the current cap of $1,000,000. 
It also 
defines these rules as routine technical rules. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/27/06 ;t;?ac:.. 
LD 1784 
LR2677(02) 
An Act To Conform the Certificate of Need Law to Industry Standards 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Any additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services resulting from this resolve can be absorbed by 
the department utilizing existing budgeted resources. 
LR2677(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1