An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1249
Committee Amendment CA_A_S68 (Senate)
Amends: 5 MRSA §12004-F, 23 MRSA §4420

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to S.P. 435, L.D. 1249, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Composition ofthe Maine Port Authority" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §12004-F, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 786, §5, IS 
amended to read: 
8. 
Maine Port Authority 
$25/Day 
$100lMeeting Plus 
Expenses 
MRSA §4420 
Sec. 3. 5 MRS A §17001, sub-§40, as amended by PL 2005, c. 279, §3, is further 
amended to read: 
40. State employee. "State employee" means any regular classified or unclassified 
officer or employee in a department, any employee of the Maine Community College 
System except those who make the election provided under Title 20-A, section 12722, 
any employee of the Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the 
Governor Baxter School for the Deaf except as provided in Title 20-A, section 7407, 
subsection 3-A, any employee of the Maine Military Authority, any employee of the 
Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, any employee of the Maine Port 
Authority and any employee transferred from the Division of Higher Education Services 
to the Finance Authority of Maine who elects to be treated as a state employee, but does 
not include: 
A. A judge, as defined in Title 4, section 1201 or 1301, who is now or later may be 
entitled to retirement benefits under Title 4, chapter 27 or 29; 
B. A member of the State Police who is now entitled to retirement benefits under 
Title 25, chapter 195; or 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ':,.4 "to S.P. 435, L.D. 1249 
C. A Legislator who is now or later may be entitled to retirement benefits under Title 
3, chapter 29.' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §4421 by striking out all of the first paragraph and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'The Maine Port Authority consists of a board of directors, referred to in this section 
as "the board." The board consists of 7 directors who must be broadly representative of 
the State and must have a background in international trade, marine transportation, 
finance or economic development. Five directors are appointed by the Governor, each to 
serve for 4 years. The Commissioner of Transportation serves as an ex officio member of 
the board and as chair of the board and president. 
The president of the Maine 
International Trade Center serves as an ex officio member of the board. The directors 
shall elect a vice-chair, treasurer and other officers as the board determines necessary. A 
vacancy must be filled for an unexpired term by the Governor.' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §4421 in subsection 1 in the 4th line (page 1, line 19 in 
L.D.) by inserting after the following: "Each director" the foIlowing: " other than those 
who serve ex officio,' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes the following changes to the bill. 
1. The bill provides for the appointment of 6 directors to the Maine Port Authority by 
the Governor. The amendment reduces this to 5 appointments so that the total number of 
directors, including the Commissioner of Transportation and the president of the Maine 
International Trade Center, is 7 members. 
2. 
The amendment changes a reference in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, 
section 12004-F, subsection 8 to the compensation of the directors of the Maine Port 
Authority to make it consistent with the change to compensation made by the bill. The 
amendment also clarifies that the Commissioner of Transportation and the president of 
the Maine International Trade Center are not entitled to this compensation. 
3. The bill provides that employees of the Maine Port Authority are subject to the 
state retirement system. The amendment adds these employees to the definition of "state 
employee" in the retirement system laws to clarify that they are included under the 
retirement system. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04/23/07 MaC!. 
LD 1249 
LR 612(02) 
An Act To Amend the Composition of the Maine Port Authority 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ''A " 
Committee: Transportation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium cost increase - Maine Port Authority 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Including employees of the Maine Port Authority in the state employee health insurance program will result in 
increased costs to the authority to cover the employer costs of participating in the program; the amounts will depend 
on the number of persons employed by the authority at anyone time and can not be determined at this time. In 
addition, increasing the number of members of the authority's board of directors will increase authority expenses by 
relatively minor amounts. 
Because this legislation requires the Maine Port Authority, as an independent agency, to make the employer 
contributions for their employees to the Maine State Retirement System, there is no fiscal impact to the System. 
Additional costs to the Maine International Trade Center associated with serving on the Maine Port Authority's board 
of directors can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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