An Act To. Allaw the Tawn af Wells and the Tawn af Ogunquit To.
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1747
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H815 (House)

. SECOND REGULAR SESSION 
HOUSE AMENDMENT "iF to. COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to. S.P. 670, 
L.D. 1747, Bill, "An Act To. Allaw the Tawn af Wells and the Tawn af Ogunquit To. 
Amend the Terms afTheir Cast-sharing Agreement for Their.Cammunity Schaal District 
and To. Provide Each Tawn the Ability To. Withdraw from the Wells-Ogunquit 
Cammunity Schaal District" 
Amend the amendment by striking aut the substitute title and inserting the fallawing: 
'An Act Related to Cost Sharing for the Wells-Ogunquit Community School 
. District' 
Amend the amendment by striking aut all af sectian 1 and inserting the fallawing: 
'Sec. 1. Wells-Ogunquit Community School District; mediation of cost-
sharing agreement. If ane af the tawns invalved is wiIling to. bear the casts, including 
the reasanable casts af the appasing party, the Tawn qf Wells and the Tawn af Ogunquit' 
sh~1I enter into. mediatian af any disputes related to. the sharing af casts for the Wells-
Ogunquit Cammunity Schaal District by September 1, 2010. If the tawns enter into. 
mediatian they shall jaintly chaase a mediatar from amang alternative dispute resalutian 
providers qualified by the Supreme Judicial Caurt under the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 4, sectian 18-B, subsectian 2. 
Sec. 2. Binding arbitration. If mediatian under sectian 1 is nat successfully 
cancluded' by August 31, 2011, the tawns may jaintly agree to. an extensian ar,if ane af 
the tawns is willing to. bear the casts, including the reasanable casts af the appasing 
party, the tawns shall enter binding arbitrati,an under the Maine Unifarm Arbitratian Act 
to. settle the issues in dispute.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides that if ane af the tawns is willing to. bear the casts, the 
Tawn af Wells and the Tawn of Ogunquit shall enter into. mediatian af any disputes 
related to. the sharing af costs far the Wells-Ogunquit Cammunity Schaa.l District. If 
mediatian is nat successful after ane year, the tawns may jaintly agree to. an extensian ar, 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 670, L.D: 1747 
if one of the towns is willing to bear the costs, the towns shall enter binding arbitration 
under the Maine Unifonn Arbitration Act. 
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(Representative HILL) 
TOWN: York 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRI 
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Approved: 03/31 110 Mac:.. 
'LD 1747 
LR 2323(04) 
An Act To Allow the Town of~ells and the Town of Ogunquit To Amend the Terms of Their Cost-
sharing Agreement for Their Community School District and To Provide Each Town the Ability To 
Withdraw from the Wells-Ogun<l)f~t Community School District 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment ''/1''to Committee Am~ndment "A" 
. Sponsor: Rep~ Hill of York 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Removes State Mandate 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
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This amendment eliminates the requirement in the Committee Amendment that would have created a State mandate. 
As amended, this legislation, which requires the Town of Wells and the Town of Ogunquit to enter into mediation 
and/or binding arbitration only if one of the towns is willing to bearthe costs, including the reasonable costs ofthe 
opposing party, is not a State mandate. 
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