An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 2169
Committee Amendment CA_A_S449 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 830, L.D. 2169, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Laws Pertaining To Storm Water Management and To Authorize a General 
Fund Bond Issue for Drinking Water Management" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Drinking Water 
Management' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of Part A. 
Amend the bill in Part B in section 1 in the 3rd line (page 1, line 15 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "$1,700,000" and inserting the following: '$3,400,000' 
Amend the bill in Part B by striking out all of section 6 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. B-6. Allocations from General Fund bond issue. The proceeds of the 
sale of the bonds authorized under this Part must be expended as designated in the 
following schedule. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 
HUMAN SERVICES 
Provides funds for a drinking water 
revolving loan fund in the department to 
be matched by $8,500,000 in other funds. 
$1,700,000 
DEPARTMENT OF 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 830, L.n. 2169 
Provides funds for a clean water 
treatment facility state revolving loan 
fund to be matched by $8,500,000 in 
other funds. 
$1,700,000 
Amend the bill in Part B by striking out all of section 10 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. B-I0. Referendum for ratification; submission at election; form of 
question; effective date. This Part must be submitted to the legal voters of the State at 
a statewide election held in the month of November following the passage of this Act. 
The municipal officers of this State shall notify the inhabitants of their respective cities, 
towns and plantations to meet, in the manner prescribed by law for holding a statewide 
election, to vote on the acceptance or rejection of this Part by voting on the following 
question: 
"Do you favor a $3,400,000 bond issue to support drinking water 
programs, to support the construction of clean water treatment facilities 
and to leverage $17,000,000 in other funds?" 
The legal voters of each city, town and plantation shall vote by ballot on this question 
and designate their choice by a cross or check mark placed within a corresponding square 
below the word "Yes" or "No." The ballots must be received, sorted, counted and 
declared in open ward, town and plantation meetings and returns made to the Secretary of 
State in the same manner as votes for members of the Legislature. The Governor shall 
review the returns. 
If a majority of the legal votes are cast in favor of this Part, the 
Governor shall proclaim the result without delay and this Part becomes effective 30 days 
after the date of the proclamation. 
The Secretary of State shall prepare and furnish to each city, town and plantation all 
ballots, returns and copies of this Part necessary to carry out the purposes of this 
referendum. ' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes Part A of the bill, which proposed to amend the laws 
pertaining to storm water management. The amendment also increases the bond issue for 
the drinking water revolving loan fund to $1,700,000 and it increases the bond issue for 
the clean water treatment facility revolving loan fund to $1,700,000. It also increases the 
match amount relating to each fund from $4,250,000 to $8,500,000. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/05/08 
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LD 2169 
LR 2982(02) 
An Act To Amend the Laws Pertaining To Storm Water Management and To Authorize a General 
Fund Bond Issue for Drinking Water Management 
Bond Issues 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A " 
Committee: Natural Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Term (years) 
Principal 
Rate (%) 
Interest 
General Fund - Taxable 
$3,400,000 
5.5% 
$1,028,500 
Referendum Costs 
MonthlYear 
Election Type 
Question 
Length 
Nov-08 
General 
Bond Issue 
Standard 
Total Cost 
$4,428,500 
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 bond issue questions increases the ballot length, an additional 
appropriation of $8,000 or more may be required. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This bill authorizes a bond issue in the amount of $3,400,000 to support drinking water programs and the construction 
of wastewater treatment facilities. 
LR2982(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of I