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An Act To Increase the Distance from a School within Which an Agency Liquor Store May Not Be Located
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0846
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H305 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT ,,~ " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 645, 
L.D. 846, Bill, "An Act To Increase the Distance from a School within Which an Agency 
Liquor Store May Not Be Located" 
Amend the amendment by striking out the substitute title and replacing it with the 
following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Liquor 
Licensing and Compliance To Study the Retail Placement and Marketing of 
Spirits, Beer and Wine with Regard to Minors' 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 19 in amendment) by 
inserting after the following: "spirits" the following: " beer and wine' 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in the 4th line (page 1, line 21 in amendment) by 
inserting after the following: "spirits" the following: " beer and wine 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in the 5th line (page 1, line 22 in amendment) by 
inserting after the following: "spirits" the following: ',beer and wine 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in the 6th line (page 1, line 23 in amendment) by 
inserting after the following: "spirits" the following: ',beer and wine 
SUMMARY 
TOWN: Rumford 
HOUSE AMENDMENT
An Act To Increase the Distance from a School within Which an Agency Liquor Store May Not Be Located
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0846
Committee Amendment CA_A_H289 (House)

COMMITTEE AM;ENDMENT "A " 
to H.P. 645, L.D. 846, Bill, "An Act To 
Increase the Distance from a School within Which an Agency Liquor Store May Not Be 
Located" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Liquor 
Licensing and Compliance To Study the Retail Placement and Marketing of 
Spirits with Regard to Minors' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Bureau of liquor licensing and compliance to study the retail 
placement and advertising of spirits. 
Resolved: 
That the bureau of liquor 
licensing and compliance within the Department of Public Safety shall conduct a visual 
survey of the placement of spirits within agency liquor stores and the posting of signs or 
advertisements by agency liquor store licensees to encourage the sale of spirits. The 
survey should take into consideration the placement of spirits relative to products that are 
marketed to consumers under 21 years of age and advertisements posted inside or outside 
of an agency liquor store that is located within 750 feet of a school. The bureau of liquor 
licensing and compliance shall meet with the interested stakeholders, including, but not 
limited to, local law enforcement, agency liquor store licensees, substance abuse and 
treatment professionals, a representative of the education community and other interested 
parties, to review and analyze the data collected by the survey and the alcohol laws and 
policies of the State and determine whether the laws and policies satisfy the intended 
public policy goals of preventing youth access to alcohol and of adequate licensing and 
enforcement; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Reporting date established. Resolved: That the bureau of liquor 
licensing and compliance within the Department of Public Safety shall report the findings 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A " 
to H.P. 645, L.D. 846 
under section I, including proposals for legislation, to the Joint Standing Committee on 
Legal and Veterans Affairs by January 30,2008.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve directing the bureau of liquor 
licensing and compliance within the Department of Public Safety to conduct a study with 
regard to the retail placement and advertising of spirits with regard to minors. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05114/07 frac 
LD846 
LR 1113(02) 
An Act To Increase the Distance from a School within Which an Agency Liquor Store May Not Be 
Located 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" A" 
Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
LRI 1 13(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Support the Commercial Groundfish Industry
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0847
Committee: Marine Resources
Sponsors: RECTOR, DAMON, GILES, MAZUREK, PERCY, PINGREE, DOW, TURNER

Legislative Document 
No. 847 
H.P.646 
House of Representatives, February 23,2007 
An Act To Support the Commercial Groundfish Industry 
(EMERGENCY) 
Reference to the Committee on Marine Resources suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative RECTOR of Thomaston. 
Cosponsored by Senator DAMON of Hancock and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: GILES of Belfast, MacDONALD of Boothbay, MAZUREK of Rockland, 
McKANE of Newcastle, PERCY of Phippsburg, PINGREE of North Haven, Senators: DOW 
of Lincoln, TURNER of Cumberland. 
Prulteu Oil recydeJ paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
CONCEPT DRAFT 
SUMMARY 
This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. 
The purpose of this bill is to allow Maine commercial fishermen who are dragging 
for shrimp to be able to land and sell herring as a bycatch up to a specified limitation. 
This concept is an emergency. 
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An Act To Increase the Distance from a School within Which an Agency Liquor Store May Not Be Located
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0846
Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs
Sponsors: MacDONALD, DOW, GROSE, MIRAMANT, PIEH, WALCOTT

Legislative Document 
No. 846 
H.P.645 
House of Representatives, February 23, 2007 
An Act To Increase the Distance from a School within Which an 
Agency Liquor Store May Not Be Located 
Reference to the Committee on Legal and Veterans Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative MacDONALD of Boothbay. 
Cosponsored by Senator DOW of Lincoln and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: GROSE of Woolwich, McKANE of Newcastle, MIRAMANT of Camden, 
PIEH of Bremen, WALCOTT of Lewiston. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 2S-A MRSA §3S1, sub-§l, as amended by PL 1997, c. 373, §38, IS 
further amended to read: 
1. 
Agency liquor store may not be located within 750 feet of school or church. 
The alcohol bureau may Rot establish a state liquor store or the Except as provided in 
subsection 3, beginning October 1, 2007, the bureau may not license or renew the 
existing license of an agency liquor store within JOO 750 feet of any public or private 
school, or 300 feet of any church, chapel or parish house. Prior to October 1, 2007, the 
bureau shall notify by certified mail any existing agency liquor store within 750 feet of a 
public or private school of the requirements prescribed in subsection 3. 
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A. 
The bureau, after holdiRg a public heariRg Rear the proposed locatioR, rna)' 
locate aR ageRcy liquor store ¥lithiR 300 feet of a church, chapel, parish house or 
postsecoRdary school. 
Sec. 2. 2S-A MRSA §3S1, sub-§3 is enacted to read: 
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3. Exception. The bureau may locate an agency liquor store within 750 feet of a 
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public or private school after holding a public hearing near the proposed location. Spirits 
sold by an agency liquor store located within 750 feet of a public or private school must 
be kept in a locked display case to be accessed only by an employee of the agency liquor 
store who is 17 years of age or older. 
SUMMARY 
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This bill extends from 300 to 750 feet the distance from a school within which an 
agency liquor store may not be located. The bill provides an exception stating that an 
agency liquor store may be located within 750 feet of a school after a public hearing if 
spirits are kept in a locked display case.
An Act To Encourage Greater Public Input into the State Environmental Licensing Process
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0848
Committee: Natural Resources
Sponsors: ANNIS, BARTLETT, DUCHESNE, KOFFMAN, MILLS, SMITH
Amends: 38 MRSA §345-A

Legislative Document 
No. 848 
H.P.647 
House of Representatives, February 23, 2007 
An Act To Encourage Greater Public Input into the State 
Environmental Licensing Process 
Submitted by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to Joint Rule 204. 
Reference to the Committee on Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative ANNIS of Dover-Foxcroft. 
Cosponsored by Senator BARTLETT of Cumberland and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: DUCHESNE of Hudson, KOFFMAN of Bar Harbor, Senators: MILLS of 
Somerset, SMITH of Piscataquis. 
Printed on recYL: led paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §345-A, sub-§5 is enacted to read: 
5. 
Public meetings. At the board's or commissioner's discretion, the board or 
commissioner may schedule and hold public meetings in the geographic area of a 
proposed project for the purpose of collecting comments that become part of the record in 
a pending action. Any such meeting must be held during the period when written public 
comments may be submitted to the department. This subsection and the conduct of a 
public meeting do not change any other obligation the department has to hold public 
hearings that are mandatory by statute or required after a timely request is filed. 
SUMMARY 
This bill provides the authority to the Department of Environmental Protection to 
hold a public forum at which comments will be accepted and included as part of the 
official record in a pending proceeding. The purpose of this bill is to fill a gap between 
the receipt of written comments and the holding of an adjudicatory proceeding by 
allowing an additional means by which the public can provide comments. 
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An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0849
Committee Amendment CA_A_H551 (House)
Amends: 36 MRSA §6201

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "fJ" to H.P. 648. L.D. 849. Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Laws Governing Eligibility for the Maine Residents Property Tax Program" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §6201, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1995, c. 368, Pt. CCC, §7 
and affected by § 11, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
5. Homestead. "Homestead" means the dwelling occupied by the claimant and the 
claimant's dependents as a home that is: 
A. Owned or rented by the claimant. For purposes of this paragraph, "owned" 
includes a vendee in possession under a land contract and of one or more joint tenants 
or tenants in common; 
B. Held in a revocable living trust for the benefit of the claimant; or 
C. Held in a qualified personal residence trust or personal residence trust during the 
term of the trust established by the settlor for the settlor's primary residence. For 
purposes of this paragraph, "qualified personal residence trust" and "personal 
residence trust" have the same meanings as in 26 Code of Federal Regulations, 
Section 25.2702-5. 
For the purposes of this chapter a homestead may consist of a part of a multidwelling or 
multipurpose building and a part of the land, up to 10 acres, upon which it is built.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies the definition of "homestead" as amended by the bill to 
accomplish more effectively the intent of the bill. It also adds a fiscal note. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/05107 Mac::.. 
LD849 
LR 87(02) 
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Eligibility for the Maine Residents Property Tax Program 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" A " 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Committee: Taxation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
$29,453 
($29,453) 
($1,616) 
2008-09 
$30,337 
($30,337) 
($1,664) 
Projections 
2009-10 
$31,248 
($31,248) 
($1,714) 
Projections 
2010-11 
$32,185 
($32, 1~)) 
($1,765) 
The General Fund revenue loss associated with expanding the circuitbreaker program to include certain personal 
residence trusts is estimated to be $29,453 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $30,337 in fiscal year 2008-09. 
LR0087(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Eligibility for the Maine Residents Property Tax Program
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0849
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: PERCY
Amends: Title 26, Section 25, 36 MRSA §6201

Legislative Document 
No. 849 
H.P.648 
House of Representatives, February 23, 2007 
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Eligibility for the Maine 
Residents Property Tax Program 
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative PERCY of Phippsburg. 
Printed on recycled paper 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §6201, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1995, c. 368, Pt. CCC, §7 
and affected by § 11, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
5. Homestead. "Homestead" means the dwelling occupied by the claimant and the 
claimant's dependents as a home that is: 
A. 
Owned or rented by the claimant. 
For purposes of this paragraph, "owned" 
includes a vendee in possession under a land contract and of one or more joint tenants 
or tenants in common; 
B. Held in a revocable living trust for the benefit of the claimant; or 
C. 
A qualified personal residence trust or personal residence trust holding the 
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settler's primary residence during the term of the qualified personal residence trust or 
personal residence trust. 
For purposes of this paragraph, "qualified personal 
residence trust" and "personal residence trust" have the same meaning as defined in 
the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26, Section 25-2702. 
"Homestead" includes a part of a multidwelling or multipurpose building and a part of the 
land, up to 10 acres, upon which it is built. 
Sec. 2. Application. This Act applies to claims for benefits under the Maine 
Residents Property Tax Program filed for application periods that begin on or after 
August I, 2007. 
SUMMARY 
This bill amends the Maine Residents Property Tax Program, also known as the 
Circuitbreaker Program, by including homesteads occupied by claimants that are 
qualified personal residence trusts or personal residence trusts. 
A qualified personal 
residence trust, or "QPERT," is a trust the governing instrument of which prohibits the 
trust from holding, for the original duration of the term interest, any asset other than one 
residence to be used or held for use as a personal residence of the term holder and 
qualified proceeds. A residence is held for use as a personal residence of the term holder 
as long as the residence is not occupied by any other person, other than the spouse or a 
dependent of the term holder, and is available at an times for use by the term holder as a 
personal residence. 
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An Act To Extend Term Limits for the House of Representatives
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0854
Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs
Sponsors: MILLS
Amends: 21-A MRSA §553

Legislative Document 
No. 854 
S.P.264 
February 23, 2007 
An Act To Extend Term Limits for the House of Representatives 
Reference to the Committee on Legal and Veterans Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator MILLS of Somerset. 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §553, sub-§2, as enacted by IE 1993, c. 1, § 1 and affected 
by §2, is amended to read: 
2. State Representative. A person may .not serve more than 4 2 consecutive terms 
as a member of the state House of Representatives. 
Sec. 2. 
Application. 
This Act applies only for a member of the House of 
Representatives who is elected to a first term in or after 2008. 
SUMMARY 
This bill extends the number of consecutive terms a member of the House of 
Representatives may serve from 4 to 5. This bill applies only to a member of the House 
of Representatives who is elected to a first term in or after 2008. 
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An Act To Require the Maine State Housing Authority To Perform a Comprehensive Resource and Needs Assessment for Housing for Special Needs Populations That Are Not Homeless
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0855
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: STRIMLING, SMITH, COURTNEY, DOW, MARRACHE, RA YE, BEAUDETTE, RECTOR
Amends: 30-A MRSA §4753-A

Legislative Document 
No. 855 
S.P.265 
February 23, 2007 
An Act To Require the Maine State Housing Authority To Perform 
a Comprehensive Resource and Needs Assessment for Housing for 
Special Needs Populations That Are Not Homeless 
Reference to the Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development suggested 
and ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator STRIMLING of Cumberland. 
Cosponsored by Representative SMITH of Monmouth and 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Senators: COURTNEY of York, DOW of Lincoln, MARRACHE of Kennebec, RA YE of 
Washington, Representatives: BEAUDETTE of Biddeford, RECTOR of Thomaston. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §4753-A is enacted to read: 
§4753-A. Special needs populations; needs assessment 
The Maine State Housing Authority, in conjunction with the Department of Health 
and Human Services and the Department of Economic and Community Development, 
shall conduct a comprehensive resource and needs assessment by region for housing for 
special needs populations that are not homeless. 
In order to evaluate the needs of 
different populations and the best policies to address those needs, the Maine State 
Housing Authority shall convene regional advisory groups and seek input from local 
stakeholders and advocates and develop local information gathering processes that are 
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coordinated with local homelessness evaluations. 
The Maine State Housing Authority shall report its findings to the Governor and 
Legislature biennially and shall make the report available to the public. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires the Maine State Housing Authority to periodically perform a 
comprehensive resource and needs assessment for housing for special needs populations 
that are not homeless. 
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An Act To Restrict the Smoking Exemption for Tobacco Specialty Stores .
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0859
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: TURNER
Amends: 22 MRSA §1541, 22 MRSA §1542

Legislative Document 
No. 859 
S.P.269 
February 23, 2007 
An Act To Restrict the Smoking Exemption for Tobacco Specialty 
Stores 
. 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator TURNER of Cumberland. 
Printed on recycled paper 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1541, sub-§8 is enacted to read: 
8. 
Waterpipe or hookah. 
"Waterpipe" or "hookah" means a device used for 
smoking tobacco that consists of a tube connected to a container where the smoke is 
cooled by passing through water. 
Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §1542, sub-§2, ~, as amended by PL 2005, c. 223, §2, is 
further amended to read: 
L. 
Smoking is not prohibited in a tobacco specialty store. The on-premises service, 
preparation or consumption of food or drink, if the tobacco specialty store is not 
licensed for such service or consumption prior to January 1, 2007, is prohibited in 
such a store. Smoking a waterpipe or hookah is prohibited in a tobacco specialty 
store that is newly licensed or that requires a new license after January 1, 2007. 
SUMMARY 
This bill limits the exemption granted to tobacco specialty stores from the public 
place smoking prohibition. The bill provides that the on-premises service, preparation or 
consumption of food or drink, if the tobacco specialty store is not licensed for such 
service or consumption prior to January 1, 2007, is prohibited in such a store. It also 
provides that smoking a waterpipe or hookah is prohibited in a tobacco specialty store 
that is newly licensed or that requires a new license after January 1,2007.
Resolve, To Create A Medical Malpractice Study Group
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0857
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: MARRACHE, McKANE, SNOWE-MELLO, TURNER, CAMPBELL

Legislative Document 
No. 857 
S.P.267 
February 23, 2007 
Resolve, To Create A Medical Malpractice Study Group 
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator MARRACHE of Kennebec. 
Cosponsored by Representative McKANE of Newcastle and 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Senators: SNOWE-MELLO of Androscoggin, TURNER of Cumberland, Representative: 
CAMPBELL of Newfield. 
Printed on recycled paper 
CONCEPT DRAFT 
SUMMARY 
This resolve is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. 
This resolve proposes to fonn a medical malpractice study group to detennine ways 
to limit liability for physicians. 
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An Act To Require a Commercial Applicator's License To Use Pesticides in Food-handling Establishments
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0861
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sponsors: SA VIELLO
Amends: 22 MRSA §1471-C

Legislative Document 
No. 861 
H.P.650 
House of Representatives, February 23, 2007 
An Act To Require a Commercial Applicator's License To Use 
Pesticides in Food-handling Establishments 
Submitted by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources pursuant to Joint 
Rule 204. 
Reference to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and 
ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative SA VIELLO of Wilton. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1471-C, sub-§5-A, as amended by PL 1987, c. 243, §2, is 
further amended to read: 
5-A. Custom application. "Custom application" means aay an application of aay ~ 
pesticide under contract or for which compensation is received eF-aHy , an application of a 
pesticide to a property open to use by the public or an application of a pesticide in a food-
handling establishment. 
Sec. 2. 22 MRS A §1471-C, sub-§9-A is enacted to read: 
9-A. 
Food-handling establishment. 
"Food-handling establishment" means a 
commercial, governmental or institutional facility, other than a private residence, where 
food is routinely stored, processed, prepared or served for human consumption, either on 
or off premises, including restaurants, cafeterias, delicatessens, warehouses, catering 
establishments, summer camps, campgrounds and food processing plants. 
"Food-
handling establishment" does not include nonprofit organizations or persons engaged in 
fund-raising or booster activities. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires a person applying pesticides anywhere III a food-handling 
establishment to have a commercial applicator license.
An Act To Improve Health Care for Maine Children through the Expansion of School-based Health Care Centers
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0862
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Sponsors: HARLOW, MITCHELL, BRAUTIGAM, CANAVAN, CLARK, CUMMINGS, FAIRCLOTH, FLOOD, HASKELL, LUNDEEN, MARLEY, PATRICK, PERRY, PIOTTI, WEDDELL, DAMON, MARRACHE, RA YE, SNOWE-MELLO

Legislative Document 
No. 862 
H.P.651 
House of Representatives, February 23,2007 
An Act To Improve Health Care for Maine Children through the 
Expansion of School-based Health Care Centers 
Reference to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Representative HARLOW of Portland. 
Cosponsored by Senator MITCHELL of Kennebec and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: BRAUTIGAM of Falmouth, CANAVAN of Waterville, CLARK of 
Millinocket, Speaker CUMMINGS of Portland, FAIRCLOTH of Bangor, FLOOD of 
Winthrop, HASKELL of Portland, LUNDEEN of Mars Hill, MARLEY of Portland, 
McDONOUGH of Scarborough, PATRICK of Rumford, PERRY of Calais, PIOTTI of Unity, 
WEDDELL of Frankfort, Senators: DAMON of Hancock, MARRACHE of Kennebec, RA YE 
of Washington, SNOWE-MELLO of Androscoggin. 
Prmted on re(:yded pa~r 
Be it cnacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Bureau of Health 0143 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funds to support 20 school-based health centers in fiscal 
year 2007-08 and 25 school-based health centers in fiscal year 2008-09 as well as 
additional funding for planning grants, data evaluation and technical assistance contracts. 
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GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2007-08 
$443,687 
$443,687 
2008-09 
$713,597 
$713,597 
This bill makes ongoing General Fund appropriations of $443,687 in fiscal year 
2007-08 and $713,597 beginning in fiscal year 2008-09 to support 20 school-based health 
centers in fiscal year 2007-08 and 25 school-based health centers in fiscal year 2008-09 
as well as additional funding for planning grants, data evaluation and technical assistance 
contracts. 
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An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0866
Committee Amendment CA_A_H344 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "# " 
to H.P. 655, L.D. 866, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Wrongful Death Laws" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection (b) in the 13th line (page 1, line 16 in L.D.) 
by striking out the following: "i§00,000" and inserting the following: '$500,000' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection (b) by striking out all of the last 2 
underlined sentences (page 1, lines 24 to 29 in L.D.) 
SUMMARY 
This amendment sets the cap on noneconomic damages for wrongful death at 
$500,000, a reduction of $1 00,000 from the cap contained in the bill. 
This amendment deletes the proposed language relating to indexing the cap on 
wrongful death damages and informing the jury of the damage cap. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Resolve, Directing the Maine State Retirement System To Recalculate the Retirement Benefits of D'Liia Terracin
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0869
Committee: Labor
Sponsors: TUTTLE, BOLAND, CAMPBELL, COURTNEY

Legislative Document 
No. 869 
H.P.658 
House of Representati ves, February 23, 2007 
Resolve, Directing the Maine State Retirement System To 
Recalculate the Retirement Benefits of D'Liia Terracin 
Reference to the Committee on Labor suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative TUTTLE of Sanford. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representatives: BOLAND of Sanford, CAMPBELL of Newfield, Senator: 
COURTNEY of York. 
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Sec. 1. Maine State Retirement System to recalculate benefits of and 
remove penalties for D'Lila Terracin. Resolved: That, notwithstanding the ruling 
of the Board of Trustees of the Maine State Retirement System pursuant to the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 17451, the Maine State Retirement System shall 
retroactively recalculate the retirement benefits of D'Lila Terracin to allow her to receive 
years of disability payments between 58 and 60 years of age and to calculate her Maine 
State Retirement System retirement benefits at 60 years of age to remove any early 
retirement penalties, including penalties incurred for purchasing 7 years of service 
credits, minus any benefits she has already received. 
SUMMARY 
This bill directs the Maine State Retirement System to retroactively recalculate the 
retirement benefits of D'Lila Terracin to allow her to receive 2 years of disability 
payments between 58 and 60 years of age and to calculate her Maine State Retirement 
System retirement benefits at 60 years of age to enable her to avoid early retirement 
penalties.
An Act To Enhance Education Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Children
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0870
Committee Amendment CA_A_H137 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "4,, to H.P. 659, L.D. 870, Bill, "An Act To 
Enhance Education Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Children" 
Amend the bill by incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment incorporates a fiscal note. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/23/07 
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LD870 
LR 2215(02) 
An Act To Enhance Education Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Children 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,A" 
Committee: Labor 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
$206,500 
$206,500 
2008-09 
$212,695 
$212,695 
Projections 
2009-10 
$219,076 
$219,076 
Projections 
2010-11 
$225,649 
$225,649 
This bill includes General Fund appropriations totaling $206,500 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $212,695 in fiscal year 
2008-09 for the Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired within the Department of Labor. Of these amounts, 
$57,500 and $59,225 are provided in fiscal years 2007-08 and 2008-09, respectively, to increase salaries for teachers 
of the blind and visually impaired; $130,000 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $133,900 in fiscal year 2008-09 are provided 
to fund 2 additional teacher positions for blind and visually impaired children; and $19,000 and $19,570 are provided 
in fiscal years 2007-08 and 2008-09, respectively, for the purchase and updating of assistive technology and for 
providing the necessary training for the teachers of blind and visually impaired children. 
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An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0871
Committee Amendment CA_A_H138 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 660, L.D. 871, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Laws Relating to the Treatment of Maine State Retirement System 
Contributions for Terminated Members" 
Amend the bill by incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment incorporates a fiscal note. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/23/07 
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LD871 
LR 1040(02) 
An Act To Amend the Laws Relating to the Treatment of Maine State Retirement System 
Contributions for Terminated Members 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,A" 
Committee: Labor 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Increase to Retirement Allowance Fund - Maine State Retirement System 
Allowing the Maine State Retirement System to transfer contributions of a member who has been inactive for at least 
years and whose member contributions, not including accumulated interest, are less than $100 to the Retirement 
Allowance Fund is expected to increase the Fund by approximately $732,000 in fiscal year 2007-08. According the 
the Maine State Retirement System, there are approximately 28,000 inactive members with average contributions of 
$26 per member. 
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An Act To Enhance Education Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Children
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0870
Committee: Labor
Sponsors: FAIRCLOTH, DOW, GROSE, BARTLETT, PERRY

Legislative Document 
No. 870 
H.P.659 
House of Representatives, February 23,2007 
An Act To Enhance Education Services for Blind and Visually 
Impaired Children 
Reference to the Committee on Labor suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative FAIRCLOTH of Bangor. 
Cosponsored by Senator DOW of Lincoln and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representative: GROSE of Woolwich, Senators: BARTLETT of Cumberland, PERRY of 
Penobscot. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF 
Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired - Education Services for Blind and 
Visually Impaired Children 
Initiative: Provides funds to increase salaries for teachers of blind and visually impaired 
children to reflect the national market for recruitment and retention of such teachers. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2007-08 
$57,500 
$57,500 
2008-09 
$59,225 
$59,225 
Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired - Education Services for Blind and 
Visually Impaired Children 
Initiative: 
Provides funds for 2 additional teachers of blind and visually impaired 
children to address the increasing number of students and the established standards for 
pupil-teacher ratios. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2007-08 
$130,000 
$130,000 
2008-09 
$133,900 
$133,900 
Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired - Education Services for Blind and 
Visually Impaired Children 
Initiative: Provides funds to purchase and update assistive technology for teachers of 
blind and visually impaired children as well as to train those teachers to use the assistive 
technology, which is provided to their students pursuant to the students' individual 
education plans. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2007-08 
$19,000 
$19,000 
2008-09 
$19,570 
$19,570 
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2007-08 
2008-09 
GENERAL FUND 
$206,500 
$212,695 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
$206,500 
$212,695 
SUMMARY 
The purpose of this bill is to decrease the number of blind and visually impaired 
students per teacher to more appropriate levels by attracting more teachers. The bill 
provides funding for an increase in salaries for teachers of blind and visually impaired 
children. The bill also provides funding for 2 additional teachers of blind and visually 
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impaired children positions in Maine. Finally, the bill provides funding for purchasing 
and updating assistive technology for teachers of blind and visually impaired children and 
provides the necessary funding for training them in the use of this technology.
An Act To Exempt Military Pensions and Survivors' Benefit Payments from State Income Tax
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0872
Committee Amendment CA_A_H555 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 661, L.D. 872, Bill, "An Act To 
Exempt Military Pensions and Survivors' Benefit Payments from State Income Tax" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 (page 1, lines 35 to 40 and page 2, 
lineS 1 to 4 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRA TIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002 
Initiative: Provides a one-time General Fund appropriation of $11,000 in fiscal year 
2007-08 for the computer programming costs associated with the military pension 
exemption. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2007-08 
$11,000 
$11,000 
2008-09 
$0 
$0 
SUMMARY 
This amendment amends the appropriations and allocations section for administrative 
costs. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/05107 
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LD872 
LR 214(02) 
An Act To Exempt Military Pensions and Survivors' Benefit Payments from State Income Tax 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "If" 
Committee: Taxation 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
$12,286,964 
$11,000 
($12,275,964) 
($673,365) 
2008-09 
$9,380,518 
$0 
($9,380,518) 
($514,543) 
Projections 
2009-10 
Projections 
2010-11 
$9,957,045 
$10,561,025 
$0 
$0 
($9,957,045) 
($10,561,025) 
($546,167) 
($579,297) 
Exempting from the state income tax certain military retirement benefits will reduce General Fund revenue by an 
estimated $12,275,964 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $9,380,518 in fiscal year 2008-09. This bill also includes a one-time 
General Fund appropriation of $11 ,000 in fiscal year 2007-08 for Maine Revenue Services' related computer 
programming costs. 
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An Act To Require Economic Analysis and Public Comment for Road Construction Projects
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0873
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: FISCHER
Amends: 23 MRSA §6

Legislative Document 
No. 873 
H.P.662 
House of Representatives, February 23,2007 
An Act To Require Economic Analysis and Public Comment for 
Road Construction Projects 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative FISCHER of Presque Isle. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 23 MRSA §6S1, first " as amended by PL 1971, c. 593, §22, is further 
amended to read: 
The department may alter, widen or change the grade of any state or state aid 
highway whenever in its judgment the public exigency may require, and may layout, 
establish and open a new highway as a state highway, and upon appropriate petition from 
municipal officers may layout, establish and open a new highway as a state aid highway. 
The department shall complete an economic analysis of a proposed corridor for a state or 
state aid highway and shall submit this economic analysis for public comment prior to 
any final determination of the location of the corridor. It may discontinue a highway, or a 
portion thereof, as a state or state aid highway and the same shall must be thereafter 
maintained by the town or county originally liable therefor except as otherwise provided. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to complete an economic analysis 
of a proposed corridor for a state or state aid highway and to submit this economic 
analysis for public comment prior to any final determination of the location of the 
corridor. 
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An Act To Exempt Military Pensions and Survivors' Benefit Payments from State Income Tax
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0872
Committee Amendment CA_B_H556 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT :]" to H.P. 661, L.D. 872, Bill, "An Act To 
Exempt Military Pensions and Survivors' Benefit Payments from State Income Tax" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in paragraph M by striking out all of the first four lines 
(page 1, lines 4 to 7 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'M. 
For each individual who is a primary recipient of pension benefits under an 
employee retirement plan, up to $15,000 of military retirement benefits under a 
military retirement plan for military personnel retiring during any tax year beginning 
on or after January 1, 2007 to the extent included in federal adjusted gross income 
plus an amount that is the lesser of:' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in paragraph M in subparagraph (2) in the last line (page 
1, line 14 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "personnel" the following: 'retiring 
during any tax year beginning on after January 1, 2007' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 (page 1, lines 35 to 40 and page 2, lines 
to 4 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002 
Initiative: Provides a one-time General Fund appropriation of $11,000 in fiscal year 
2007-08 for the computer programming costs associated with the military pension 
exemption. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
2007-08 
$11,000 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2008-09 
$0 
COMMITrEE AMENDMEN0" t. H.P. 6(;', L.D. 872 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
$11,000 
$0 
This amendment extends benefits for military retirees only to those retiring in tax 
years beginning on or after January 1,2007 and limits the exemption to $15,000. This 
amendment also adjusts the appropriation for administrative costs. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/06/07 Mac 
LD872 
LR 214(03) 
An Act To Exempt Military Pensions and Survivors' Benefit Payments from State Income Tax 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment :13" 
Committee: Taxation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
2008-09 
Projections 
2009-10 
Projections 
2010-11 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$298,187 
$11,000 
($287,187) 
($15,753) 
$382,916 
$0 
($382,916) 
($21,004) 
$543,465 
$0 
($543,465) 
($29,755) 
$702,013 
$0 
($702,013) 
($38,507) 
Exempting from the state income tax certain military retirement benefits will reduce General Fund revenue by an 
estimated $287,187 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $382,916 in fiscal year 2008-09. This bill also includes a one-time 
General Fund appropriation of $11,000 in fiscal year 2007-08 for Maine Revenue Services' related computer 
, 
programming costs. 
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An Act Regarding the Homestead Exemption as It Applies to Certain Housing Cooperatives
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0877
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: TARDY
Amends: 36 MRSA §685

Legislative Document 
No. 877 
H.P.667 
House of Representatives, February 27, 2007 
An Act Regarding the Homestead Exemption as It Applies to 
Certain Housing Cooperatives 
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative TARDY of Newport. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §685, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. F, §4 and 
affected by §5, is further amended to read: 
2. Entitlement to reimbursement by the State; calculation. A municipality that 
has approved homestead exemptions under this subchapter may recover from the State 
50% of the taxes lost by reason of the exemptions upon proof in a form satisfactory to the 
bureau. The bureau shall reimburse the Unorganized Territory Education and Services 
Fund for 50% of taxes lost by reason of the exemption. In the case of an exemption for a 
housing cooperative corporation pursuant to section 683, if the property was part of a 
municipal tax increment financing district prior to the granting of the homestead 
exemption by the municipality and the municipality was obligated under a credit 
enhancement agreement relating to that district to make payments of the tax increment to 
a 3rd party, the municipality shall treat its recovery from the State under this section as 
part of the tax increment for purposes of the credit enhancement agreement and pay that 
recovery to the person or entity entitled to such tax increment financing payments in the 
same percentage as the payments of the tax increment in that district by the municipality. 
SUMMARY 
The homestead property tax exemption was amended in the Second Regular Session 
of the 122nd Legislature to extend the homestead exemption to a cooperative housing 
corporation. Certain cooperative housing corporations are in tax increment financing 
districts. 
That law had an inadvertent adverse effect on certain cooperative housing 
corporations in existing tax increment financing districts. This bill treats the State's 50% 
reimbursement of the taxes lost by reason of the exemptions as property tax for purposes 
of those tax increment financing districts.
Resolve, To Study Maine's Agricultural Creative Economy Sector II
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0876
Committee Amendment CA_A_H68 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " 
to H.P. 666, L.D. 876, "Resolve, To Study 
Maine's Agricultural Creative Economy Sector" 
II 
Amend the resolve in section I by striking out all of the first paragraph (page I, lines 
to 6 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 
Departments to study the value-added agricultural creative 
economy sector of the State's economy. Resolved: 
That the Department of 
Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, in collaboration with the Department of Labor, 
Department of Economic and Community Development and Department of Conservation, 
shall undertake a study of the value-added agricultural creative economy sector of the 
State's economy. The study, which may be referred to as "the ACES study," must 
include consideration of:' 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 2. 
Report. 
Resolved: 
That, no later than December 5, 2007, the 
Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources shall report the findings of the 
ACES study to the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 
and the Joint Standing Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development; 
and be it further 
Sec. 3. Legislation. Resolved: 
That, no later than December 5, 2007, the 
Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources shall submit legislation to the 
developed during the ACES study process.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes technical changes to the resolve and specifies that the 
Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources submit its report to the Joint 
Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and the Joint Standing 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. ~ 
.. to H.P. 666, L.D. 876 
Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development and implementing 
legislation to the Second Regular Session of the 123rd Legislature. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04/01/07 Mac 
LD876 
LR 706(02) 
Resolve, To Study Maine's Agricultural Creative Economy Sector 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Am~ndment " A" 
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Additional costs to the Department of Labor and the Department of Economic and Community Development can be 
absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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An Act To Increase the Amount of Money a Resident in a Nursing Home May Spend on Personal Expenses
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0880
Committee Amendment CA_A_S39 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 273, L.D. 880, Bill, "An Act To 
Increase the Amount of Money a Resident in a Nursing Home May Spend on Personal 
Expenses" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
Nursing Facilities 0148 
Initiative: Appropriates and allocates funds for an increase in the minimum personal 
needs allowance for nursing home residents to $50 per month. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
All Other 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
2007-08 
$152,367 
$152,367 
2007-08 
$262,803 
$262,803 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2008-09 
$203,101 
$203,101 
2008-09 
$350,459 
$350,459 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A " to S.P. 273, L.D. 880 
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SUMMARY 
This amendment adds a section to the bill, providing a General Fund appropriation 
for the state share of MaineCare costs and an allocation for matching federal funds. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/03/07 Mac:.. 
LD880 
LR 741(02) 
An Act To Increase the Amount of Money a Resident in a Nursing Home May Spend on Personal 
Expenses 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A " 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
$152,367 
$152,367 
$262,803 
2008-09 
$203,101 
$203,101 
$350,459 
Projections 
2009-10 
$203,101 
$203,101 
$350,459 
Projections 
2010-11 
$203,101 
$203,101 
$350,459 
Provides a General Fund appropriation of $152,367 in 2007-08 and $203,101 in 2008-09 for the State's share of the 
cost of increasing the minimum personal needs allowance for MaineCare nursing home residents to $50 per month. 
The current nursing home personal needs allowance is $40 per month. It is assumed that 4,613 nursing home residents 
would retain an additional $10 per month, resulting in the MaineCare program picking up a total cost of $553,560 per 
year that is split between the state and federal governments based on the federal medical assistance percentage 
(FMAP). The first year effective date is assumed to be October 1,2007. 
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