Resolve, To Establish the Committee To Study the Establishment of a Memorial for Emergency Medical Services Personnel and To Set Aside Space for That Memorial
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1498
Committee Amendment CA_A_S222 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A to S.P. 516, L.D. 1498, "Resolve, 
To Establish the Committee 
To 
Study the Establishment of 
a 
Memorial for Emergency Medical Services Personnel and To Set 
Aside Space for That Memorial" 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of the emergency 
preamble (page 1, lines 1 to 18 in L.D.) 
Further amend the resolve in section 4 in the 4th line (page 
2, line 4 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"Executive 
Director of the Legislative Council" and inserting in its place 
the following: 
'Secretariat of the Capitol Planning Commission' 
Further amend the resolve in section 5 by striking out all 
of subsection 1 (page 2, lines 16 and 17 in L.D.) and inserting 
in its place the following: 
'I. 
Where within the areas described in section 11 of this 
resolve, the memorial should be located;' 
Further amend the resolve by striking out all of section 6 
and inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. 6. Staff assistance. Resolved: 
That the Department of 
Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services 
shall provide necessary staffing services to the committee; and 
be it further 
Sec. 7. Meetings. Resolved: 
That the committee may hold up to 
meetings, one of which must be a public hearing; and be it 
further' 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. A· to S.P. 516, L.D. 1498 
Further amend the resolve by striking out all of sections 8 
to 12 and inserting in their place the following: 
· Sec. 8. Funding. Resolved: 
That the committee shall seek 
outside funds to fully fund all costs of the committee. 
If 
sufficient outside funding has not been received by November 15, 
2005 to fully fund all costs of the committee, no meetings are 
authorized and 
no 
expenses of 
any kind may 
be 
incurred or 
reimbursed. 
Contributions to support the work of the committee 
may not be accepted from any party having a pecuniary or other 
vested interest in the outcome of the matters being studied. 
The 
Department 
of 
Administrative 
and 
Financial 
Services 
shall 
establish an account to receive donations and other funds raised 
for the memorial. 
All funds accepted must be forwarded to the 
department along with an accounting record that includes the 
amount of funds, date the funds were received, 
from whom the 
funds were received and the purpose and any limitation on the use 
of the funds. 
The Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services, Bureau of General Services shall administer any funds 
received. 
The 
Department 
of 
Administrative 
and 
Financial 
Services must transfer sufficient funds to the Legislature at the 
beginning of the fiscal year for the payment of per diem and 
expenses of the Legislators; and be it further 
Sec. 9. Consultation; reports. Resolved: 
That, 
no later than 
January 2, 2006, the committee shall submit its initial report 
for review by the Capitol Planning Commission. 
A final report 
must be submitted to the Capitol Planning Commission by March 1, 
2006. 
Upon submission of its required reports, the committee 
terminates; and be it further 
Sec. 
10. 
Coordination 
with 
Capitol 
Planning 
Commission. 
Resolved: 
That, 
no later than January 15, 
2006, 
the Capitol 
Planning Commission shall submit its initial report to the Joint 
Standing Committee on State and Local 
Government 
identifying 
where, 
within 
the 
Capitol 
Planning District 
boundaries, 
it 
intends to establish a memorial park. 
The initial report must 
also include criteria for the types of memorials permitted, the 
method for submission and the approval of a memorial and the 
criteria for material, design and scale of proposed memorials. 
The final report to the Joint Standing Committee on State and 
Local 
Government is due 
on March 15, 
2006. 
If 
a 
suitable 
location for the emergency medical services memorial cannot be 
located within the memorial 
park, 
then the memorial 
may 
be 
located 
adjacent 
to 
the 
existing 
police 
and 
firefighters 
memorials; and be it further 
Sec. 11. Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: 
following appropriations and allocations are made. 
That the 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT· 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A to S.P. 516, L.D. 1498 
ADMIBISTRATIVE AND FIBABCIAL SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
Buildings and Grounds Operations 
0080 
Initiative: 
Provides funds for the expenses of members of the 
Committee to Study the Establishment of a Memorial for Emergency 
Medical Services Personnel. 
orDER SPECIAL REVENUE FORDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
ADMIBISTRATlVE AND FIBABCIAL SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT "l'OrALS 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FORDS 
DEPAR'1'MENT "l'OrAL -
ALL FUBDS 
LEGISLATURE 
Miscellaneous Studies 
0444 
2005-06 
$2,000 
$2,000 
2005-06 
$2 .. 000 
$2,000 
2006-07 
$0 
$0 
2006-07 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: 
Provides funds for the per diem and expenses of 2 
legislative members of the committee. 
orDER SPECIAL REVENUE FUBDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
LEGISLATURE 
DEPARTMENT "l'OrALS 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FORDS 
DEPARTMENT "l'OrAL -
ALL FORDS 
SECTIOB '1'OrALS 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FORDS 
SECTIOB "l'O'.rAL -
ALL FUBDS 
2005-06 
2006-07 
$1,260 
$0 
$1,260 
$0 
2005-06 
2006-07 
$1,260 
$0 
$1,260 
$0 
2005-06 
2006-07 
$3,260 
$0 
$3 .. 260 
$0' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT, 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
to S.P. 516, L.D. 1498 
Further 
amend 
the 
resolve 
by striking out all of the 
emergency clause (page 4, lines 1 and 2 in L.D.) 
Further amend the resolve by relettering or renumbering any 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
number 
to 
read 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
requires 
the 
Committee 
to 
Study 
the 
Establishment 
of 
a 
Memorial 
for 
Emergency 
Medical 
Services 
Personnel to coordinate with the Capitol Planning Commission 
rather 
than the Legislative Council. 
It also 
requires 
the 
Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of 
General Services to provide staff assistance rather than the 
Office of Policy and Legal Analysis. 
The amendment requires the 
committee, if outside funding is received, 
to hold up to 4 
meetings, one of which must be a public hearing. 
The committee 
must submit its initial report to the Capitol Planning Commission 
by January 2, 2006 and the final report by March 1, 2006. 
The 
Capitol Planning Commission must submit its initial report to the 
Committee on State and Local Government by January 15, 2006 and 
its final report by March 15, 2006. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT, 
Revised: 05/18/05 ~ae 
LD 1498 
LR0256(02) 
Resolve, To Establish the Committee To Study the Establishment of a Memorial for Emergency 
Medical Services Personnel and To Set Aside Space for That Memorial 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment fl 
Committee: State and Local Government 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current Costs - Legislative Study 
2005-06 
2006-07 
Projections 
2007-08 
Projections 
2008-09 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$3,260 
$3,260 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This legislation includes an Other Special Revenue allocation to the Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services of $2,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 to provide funds for the expenses of members of the Committee to Study the 
Establishment of a Memorial for Emergency Medical Services Personnel. This legislation also includes an Other 
Special Revenue Funds allocation to the Legislature of $1 ,260 in fiscal year 2005-06 to provide funds for the per diem 
and expenses of two legislative members of the committee. These allocations are required in the event outside 
funding is collected to support the activities of the committee. 
This legislation states that if sufficient outside funding is not received to fully fund all costs of the committee, no 
meetings are authorized and no expenses of any kind may be incurred or reimbursed. Also, the Department of 
Administrative and Financial Services must transfer sufficient funds to the Legislature at the beginning of the fiscal 
year for the payment of per diem and expenses of the legislators. 
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