An Act To Prevent Domestic Abuse by Reinstating the Death Penalty for Persons Who Murder Family or Household Members
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1501
Committee Amendment CA_A_S301 (Senate)
Committee: Judiciary

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A'to S.P. 519, L.D. 1501, Bill, "An 
Act To Prevent Domestic Abuse by Reinstating the Death Penalty 
for Persons Who Murder Family or Household Members" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 11 the following: 
I Sec. 
12. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
ATl'ORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
Administration - Attorney General 
0310 
The 
following 
Initiative: 
position. 
Provides funds for an Assistant Attorney General 
GENERAL FUND 
2005-06 
2006-07 
POSITIONS -
LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
1.000 
1. 000 
Personal Services 
$77,376 
$80,858 
All Other 
$5,760 
$3,460 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$83,136 
$84,318 
ATl'ORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
DEPAR"l"MENT TOTALS 
2005-06 
2006-07 
GENERAL FUND 
$83,136 
$84,318 
DEPAR"l"MENT TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
$83,136 
$84,318 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. A, to S.P. 519, L.D. 1501 
CORRECTIONS, DEP~ 
OF 
Maine State Prison 
0144 
Initiative: 
Provides funds required to design and construct a 
new maximum security death row unit at the Maine State Prison. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
CORRECTIONS, DEP~ 
OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
SECTION '.L'O'.lALS 
GENERAL FUND 
SECTION '.L'O'.lAL - ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
2005-06 
$0 
$0 
2005-06 
$0 
$0 
2005-06 
$83,136 
$83,136 
2006-01 
$2,400,000 
$2,400,000 
2006-01 
$2,400,000 
$2,400,000 
2006-01 
$2,484,318 
$2,484,318' 
This amendment is the minority report of the Joint Standing 
Committee on Judiciary. 
This amendment adds an appropriations 
and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/12/05 ~ae 
LD 1501 
LR 0506(02) 
An Act To Prevent Domestic Abuse by Reinstating the Death Penalty for Persons Who Murder Family 
or Household Members 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A 
Committee: Judiciary 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
2006-07 
$83,136 
$2,484,318 
$83,136 
$2,484,318 
Projections 
2007-08 
$913,284 
$913,284 
Projections 
2008-09 
$940,682 
$940,682 
This bill includes a General Fund appropriation to the Department of the Attorney General of$83,136 in fiscal year 
2005-06 and $84,318 in fiscal year 2006-07 to provide funds for an Assistant Attorney General position. This 
legislation will also require the Department of Corrections to operate a new maximum security death row unit at the 
Maine State Prison. The General Fund costs required to design and construct a new maximum security death row unit 
is estimated to be approximately $2,400,000. The annual operating expense to manage this facility is estimated to be 
$830,000 in the first year and $720,000 in subsequent years. This bill will also result in the Judicial Department 
incurring significant costs for court appointed counsel, expert witnesses and costs related to complex trial activity. 
The amount and timing of these required General Fund appropriations can not be determined at this time. 
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