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_C_S29 (Senate)

SENA TE AMENDMENT "~,, 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 0 in section I in the 3rd line (page 8, line 26 in 
amendment) by striking out the following: "$55,000,000" and inserting the following: 
'$65,000,000' 
Amend the amendment in Part 0 in section 6 in the 8th line (page 9, line 18 in 
amendment) by striking out the following: "$50,000,000" and inserting the following: 
'$60,000,000' 
Amend the amendment in Part 0 in section 10 by striking out all of the question 
(page 10, lines 23 to 28 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
"'Do you favor a bond issue to stimulate economic development and job 
creation that would provide $5,000,000 in loans and grant funds and 
would 
provide 
$60,000,000 
in 
research, 
development 
and 
commercialization funds for targeted technology sectors, awarded after a 
competitive process administered by the Maine Technology Institute, and 
will leverage at least $60,000,000 in other funds?'" 
Amend the amendment in Part G in section 1 in the 3rd line (page 17, line 9 in 
amendment) by striking out the following: "$29,725,000" and inserting the following 
'$19,725,000' 
Amend the amendment in Part G by striking out all of section 6 and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. G-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 INLAND 
FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT"~ to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 640, L.D. 1796 
Dam repair 
Provides funds for major rehabilitation of 
$300,000 
dams. 
Hatchery rehabilitation 
Provides funds for upgrades to fish 
$2,000,000 
hatcheries to meet water quality 
req uirements. 
DEPARTMENT OF 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 
Small community grants 
Provides funds to fund the small 
$1,000,000 
community grant program, which 
provides grants to rural communities to 
address specific water pollution problems. 
Uncontrolled hazardous waste 
Provides funds to investigate and clean up 
$2,000,000 
uncontrolled hazardous substance 
contamination at sites posing 
unacceptable threats to public health and 
water quality. 
Municipal landfills 
Provides funds to identify and address 
$800,000 
pollution problems at closed landfills 
under a statutory mandate to monitor and 
inspect closed municipal facilities. Bonds 
will repay municipalities that conducted 
remedial actions such as waterline 
extensions or landfill gas collection to 
protect nearby residential property. 
Industrial landfills 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE AMENDMENT" t" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 640, L.D. 1796 
Provides funds to address public health 
and environmental threats by preventing 
pollution from abandoned landfills left 
behind by corporations that went 
bankrupt. 
Air quality monitoring 
Provides funds to replace aging or 
obsolete equipment used to monitor air 
quality for public health concerns. The 
State can no longer rely on federal 
funding to support this effort. 
DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION 
Ferry and Port Improvements 
Airports 
Transit and Bus Improvements 
Pedestrian and Bicycle Trails 
Passenger and Freight Rail Improvements 
Provides funds for reconstruction of a 
bulkhead and wharf at the former United 
States Coast Guard facility in Portland. 
$300,000 
$300,000 
$500,000 
$200,000 
$1,000,000 
$950,000 
$9,675,000 
$700,000 
Amend the amendment in Part G in section 10 by striking out all of the question 
(page 20, lines 11 to 13 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
"'Do you favor a $19,725,000 bond issue for natural resource, 
agricultural 
and 
transportation 
infrastructure 
that 
will 
leverage 
$11,680,000 in other funds?'" 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT "0' to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 640, L.D.1796 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds $10,000,000 to the research and development bond issue on 
the November 2007 ballot and removes $10,000,000 for highway and bridge 
improvements from the June 2008 bond issue. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
SPONSORED BY: I,,-,,~::-,'-:/ !-==,:.F. ---L.l...<:::l:~---f:-~~LL..~I..::!:::~_ 
(Senator BROMLEyi 
COUNTY: Cumberland 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/04/07 Mac:.. 
LD 1796 
LR 2594(09) 
An Act To Authorize Bond Issues for Ratification by the Voters for the June and November 2007 
Elections 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment ,,~, to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Bromley of Cumberland 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No net fiscal impact 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This amendment decreases the General Fund bond for Highway and Bridge Improvements by $10,000,000 and adds 
the same amount for research and development. 
LR2594(09) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1