An Act To Provide for Equitable Sharing by Service Providers of the Costs of the Public Utilities Commission and the Office of the Public Advocate
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1578
Committee Amendment CA_A_H697 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,,11 " to H.P. 1116, L.D. 1578, Bill, "An Act To 
Provide for Equitable Sharing by Service Providers of the Costs of the Public Utilities 
Commission and the Office of the Public Advocate" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, To Direct the Public Utilities Commission and the Public Advocate To 
Account for Certain Resource Expenditures' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and 
inseliing the following: 
'Sec. 1. Accounting by Public Utilities Commission and Public Advocate 
of allocation of certain resources. Resolved: That the Public Utilities Commission 
and the Public Advocate shall, beginning no later than July I, 20 I 0, separately account 
for and track resources devoted to matters related to providers of communications 
services that are not subject to assessments pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 
35-A, section 116. 
The Public Utilities Commission and the Public Advocate shall 
establish reasonable and practical categories of such providers and shall account for 
resources devoted to each identified category. To the extent practical, the Public Utilities 
Commission and the Public Advocate shall identify in the accounting each individual 
provider to which resources were devoted, the type of proceeding or action to which the 
resources were devoted and the role of the provider in that proceeding or action. For 
purposes of this resolve, "providers of communications services" includes, but is not 
limited to, a wireline voice, satellite, data, fixed wireless data or video retail service 
provider; a facilities-based provider of wireless voice or data retail service; or any other 
provider of communications services; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That the Public Utilities Commission and the Public 
Advocate shall report their accounting under section I to the joint standing committee of 
the Legislature having jurisdiction over utilities and energy matters by January 15, 2012 
together with any recommendations regarding the practicality of subjecting any providers' 
of communications services to assessments pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 
35-A, section 116.' 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. A" to H.P. 1116, L.D. 1578 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve that directs the PublIc Utilities 
Commission and the Public Advocate, beginning no later than July 1, 2010, to separately 
account for and track resources devoted to matters related to. providers of 
communications services that are not subject to assessments pursuant to the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, section 116. 
The Public Utilities Commission and the 
Public Advocate are required to report the accounting to the joint standing committee of 
the Legislature having jurisdiction over utilities and energy matters by January 15, 2012 
together with any recommendations regarding the practicality of sUbjecting any 
communications service providers to assessments pursuant to Title 35-A, section 116. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Approved: 03/05/1 0 Mac:.. 
LD 1578 
LR 2412(02) 
An Act To Provide for Equitable Sharing by Service Providers of the Costs of the Public Utilities 
Commission and the Office of the Public Advocate 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,A" 
Committee: Utilities and Energy 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
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Any additional costs incurred by the Public Utilities Commission and the Office of Public Advocate for separate 
accounting of resources devoted to matters related to providers of communications services which are not subject to 
assessments under 35 M.R.S.A. § 116, including repOliing to the Joint Standing Committee regarding the separate 
accounting; can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR2412(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I