An Act To Bring Maine into Compliance with Federal Law Regarding Purchases of Firearms by Persons Found To Be a Danger to Themselves or Others
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1902
Committee Amendment CA_B-HA_A_H1007 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT ,,/t'to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "B" to H.P. 1336, 
L.D. 1902, Bill, "An Act To Bring Maine into Compliance with Federal Law Regarding 
Purchases of Firearms by Persons Found To Be a Danger to Themselves or Others" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 22 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 22. IlDplementation. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 25, 
section 1541, subsection 3, paragraph C and Title 34-B, section 3864, subsection 12, a 
court is not required to transmit to the Department of Public Safety, State Bureau of 
Identification an abstract of any order for involuntary commitment issued by the court 
and the commanding officer of the State Bureau of Identification is not required to report 
to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Instant Criminal Background Check 
System any court's finding described in Title 25, section 1541, subsection 3, paragraph C 
until the judicial branch and the Department of Public Safety receive sufficient funding 
for the implementation of Title 25, section 1541, subsection 3, paragraph C and Title 34-
B, section 3864, subsection 12. 
Sec. 23. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
JUDICIAL DEP ARTMENT 
Courts - Supreme, Superior, District and Administrative 0063 
Initiative: Allocates funds for one-time contractual services for computer programming. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
All Other 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2007-08 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
2008-09 
$155,000 
$155,000 
2008-09 
HOUSE AMENDMENT"~ to COMMITfEE AMENDMENT "B" to H.P. 1336, L.D. 190' 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
DEPARTMENTTOTAL-ALLFUNDS 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
State Police 0291 
$0 
$155,000 
$0 
$155,000 
Initiative: Allocates funds for development of a new computer system to transmit 
information to the Federal Government. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
All Other 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
DEPARTMENTTOTAL-ALLFUNDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
$48,000 
$48,000 
2008-09 
$48,000 
$48,000 
2008-09 
$203,000 
$203,000 
Sec. 24. Effective date. That section of this Act that enacts the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 15, section 393, subsection 4-A takes effect July 31,2009.' 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides an effective date of July 31, 2009 for the provisions that 
provide a mechanism for relief for persons who have been committed pursuant to the 
emergency so-called "blue-paper" process under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 34-B, 
section 3863. It also provides that notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 25, 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT "~' to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "B" to H.P. 1336, L.D. 1902 
section 1541, subsection 3, paragraph C and Title 34-B, section 3864, subsection 12, a 
court is not required to transmit to the Department of Public Safety, State Bureau of 
Identification an abstract of any order for involuntary commitment issued by the court 
and the commanding officer of the State Bureau of Identification is not required to report 
to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Instant Criminal Background Check 
System any court's finding described in Title 25, section 1541, subsection 3, paragraph C 
until the judicial branch and the Department of Public Safety receive sufficient funding 
for the implementation of Title 25, section 1541, subsection 3, paragraph C and Title 34-
B, section 3864, subsection 12. 
This amendment also adds an appropriations and 
allocations section. 
SPONSORED BY: --G!~:3£.o~~f.+~~IL.:l~~~-
TOWN: Brunswick 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
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Approved: 04/13/08 
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LD 1902 
LR2640(06) 
An Act To Bring Maine into Compliance with Federal Law Regarding Purchases of Firearms by 
Persons Found To Be a Danger to Themselves or Others 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment" ft· to Committee Amendment "B" 
Sponsor: Rep. Gerzofsky of Brunswick 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
2008-09 
Projections 
2009-10 
Projections 
2010-11 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
($225,335) 
($68,187) 
($225,335) 
($68,187) 
$203,000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This amendment changes the effective date of the application for relief process to July 31, 2009 and conditions the 
court's and Department of Public Safety's transmission of data to the federal government upon receipt of federal funds 
covering computer programming costs. These changes eliminate the General Fund appropriation of$40,125 and 
Highway Fund allocation of $68, 187 to the Department of Public Safety in fiscal year 2008-09, and add a one-time 
Federal Expenditures Fund allocation of $48,000 for computer development costs. It also reduces the General Fund 
appropriation to the Judicial Department by $185,210 in fiscal year 2008-09 and adds a federal allocation of$155,000 
in fiscal year 2008-09 for one-time computer programming services. 
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