Resolve, To Implement Select Recommendations of the Joint Select Committee on Future Maine Prosperity
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1413
Committee Amendment CA_A_H379 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 989, L.D. 1413, "Resolve, To 
Implement Select Recommendations of the Joint Select Committee on Future Maine 
Prosperity" 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of sections 1 to 7 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Maine Regulatory Fairness Board to identify regulatory burdens 
and find efficiencies. Resolved: 
That the Maine Regulatory Fairness Board, 
established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 57, in consultation with private 
and public stakeholders, including but not limited to the Department of Professional and 
Financial Regulation, the Department of Economic and Community Development and the 
Department of Health and I-Iuman Services, shall review and identify ways to advance the 
State's business climate as identified by the 2009 Measures of G)'owth In Focus report 
from the Maine Economic Growth Council, the final repOl1 of the Joint Select Committee 
on Future Maine Prosperity, the repOl1 entitled "Charting Maine's Future, An Action Plan 
for Promoting Sustainable Prosperity and Quality Places" by the Brookings Institution 
and any other reports identified by the board; to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and 
consistency of the State's regulatory systems; and to improve the relationships between 
regulators and the regulated community. The Maine Regulatory Fairness Board shall use 
the process for accepting public input through public meetings across the State currently 
required pursuant to Title 5, section 57 to assist in the identification of regulatory 
burdens; and be it fllliher 
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: 
That, no later than February 15, 20 I 0, the Maine 
Regulatory Fairness Board shall provide a briefing regarding the work performed to date 
pursuant to section I to the Joint Standing Committee on Business, Research and 
Economic Development and that same committee is authorized to introduce a bill related 
to the subject matter of section I to the Second Regular Session of the I 24th Legislature. 
No later than January 15, 20 II, the board shall also provide a written repOl1 that includes 
its findings and recommendations pursuant to section I, including any suggested 
legislation, to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
business, research and economic development matters.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITIEE AMENDMENT" A " 
to H.P. 989, L.D. 1413 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the resolve and requires the Maine Regulatory Fairness 
Board, in consultation with private and public stakeholders, including but not limited to 
the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, the Department of Economic 
and Community Development and the DepaJ1ment of Health and Human Services, to 
review and identifY ways to advance the State's business climate as identified by the 2009 
Measures of Growth In Focus report froni the Maine Economic Growth Council, the final 
report of the Joint Select Committee on Future Maine Prosperity, the report entitled 
"Charting Maine's Future, An Action Plan for Promoting Sustainable Prosperity and 
Quality Places" by the Brookings Institution and any other reports identified by the board; 
to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and consistency of the State's regulatory systems; 
and to improve the relationships between regulators and the regulated community. It 
requires the board to use the process for accepting public input through public meetings 
across the State, which is currently required in statute, to assist in the identification of 
regulatory burdens. 
It also requires the board to provide a briefing regarding its review no later than 
February 15,2010 and authorizes the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over business, research and economic development matters to introduce a bill 
related to this issue in the Second Regular Session of the 124th Legislature. 
This 
amendment also requires that, no later than January 15, 2011, the board must provide a 
written report with its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of 
the Legislature having jurisdiction over business, research and economic development 
matters. 
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124tb MAINE LEGISLATURE 
LD 1413 
LR 1514(02) 
Resolve, To Implement Select Recommendations of the Joint Select Committee on Future Maine 
Prosperity 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment i1" 
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
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Additional costs to the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Department of Professional and 
Financial Regulation, the Department of Health and I-Iuman Services and the State Plmming Office associated with 
consulting with the Maine Regulatory Faimess Board can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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