An Act To Authorize Bond Issues for Ratification by the Voters for the June and November 2007 Elections
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1796
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_E_S31 (Senate)
Amends: 5 MRSA §13103, 5 MRSA §13104

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SENATE AMENDMENT" f:: "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 640, 
L.D. 1796, Bill, "An Act To Authorize Bond Issues for Ratification by the Voters for the 
June and November 2007 Elections" 
Amend the amendment in Part D in section 6 in that part designated 
"DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT" in that 
part relating to "Maine Technology Institute" in the blocked paragraph in the 5th line 
(page 9, line 22 in amendment) by inserting after the following: 
"allocated to" the 
following: 'biomedical research,' 
Amend the amendment by inserting after Part H the following: 
'PART I 
Sec. 1-1. Bond fund award process and criteria. Funds allocated by the 
Maine Technology Institute to biomedical research pursuant to Part D, section 6 of this 
Act must be awarded on the basis of the eligibility requirements and criteria contained in 
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, sections 13103 and 13104. Funds allocated to all 
targeted sectors, as provided in Part D, section 6 of this Act, must be awarded in 
accordance with criteria to be established by the Maine Technology Institute pursuant to 
rule-making proceedings. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are major substantive 
rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
PART J 
Sec. J-1. 5 MRSA §13103, sub-§l, ~, as repealed and replaced by PL 2001, c. 
196, §3, is amended to read: 
B. "Eligible institution" means a Maine-based private nonprofit biomedical research 
institution or academic medical center or medical school that, as ofJl:Il)' 1, 2001: 
(1) Performs competitive biomedical research in on-site, wetbench biomedical 
research laboratories in the State, as evidenced by publications in recognized peer 
review journals; and 
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(2) Receives or expends funds in the State from federal agencies or specified 
grant sources for the purpose of producing peer-reviewed biomedical research in 
on-site, wetbench biomedical research laboratories. 
For purposes of this paragraph, "wetbench" has the meaning generally ascribed to 
that tenn by the biomedical research community and refers to laboratories that use 
solutions or cell extracts and biological reagents. 
Sec. J-2. 5 MRSA §13103, sub-§l, ~, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 196, §4, is 
amended to read: 
F. "Specified grant sources" means a federal agency, a nonprofit foundation, private 
company or corporation, a voluntary membership organization such as the American 
Cancer Society, or an out-of-state educational university, that, as of July 1, 2GG 1, 
issues grants or contracts for the purpose of producing peer-reviewed biomedical 
research when the grantee retains complete editorial control over the content of the 
research perfonned. 
Sec. J-3. 5 MRSA §13103, sub-§l, ~G, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 196, §4, is 
amended to read: 
G. "Medical school" means a state-based private nonprofit medical school that,as--ef 
July 1, 2GG 1, is authorized to grant a doctorate degree in osteopathic or allopathic 
medicine and is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association or its successor 
or the Liaison Committee on Medical Education or its successor. 
Sec. J-4. 5 MRSA §13104, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 196, §9, is 
amended to read: 
2. Board membership. The board consists of-7 2 members appointed as follows: 
A. 
Four persons, appointed by the Governor and nominated by a statewide 
biomedical research coalition; 
B. 
Two members, appointed by the Governor, who are distinguished and 
credentialed in the type of biomedical research that is perfonned by eligible 
institutions defined in section 13103, subsection 1; aml 
C. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee7~ 
D. The Director of the Office ofInnovation; and 
E. 
One member of the Maine Technology Institute, appointed by the Maine 
Technology Institute.' 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds biomedical research as a field to which the funds allocated for 
research, development and commercialization must be used for by the Maine Technology 
Institute. The amendment also adds a section indicating how the Maine Technology 
Institute must use the funds that are designated for biomedical research. The amendment 
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also amends the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 13103 to broaden eligibility 
under the Maine Biomedical Research Program by striking a limiting date. 
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amendment also changes the membership of the Maine Biomedical Research Board by 
adding the Director of the Office of Innovation within the Department of Economic and 
Community Development to the board and adding a member of the Maine Technology 
Institute as a member OfUfu
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SPONSORED BY: 
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(Senator DAMON) 
COUNTY: Hancock 
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