An Act To Provide Free Admission to State Parks to All Maine Veterans
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1488
Committee Amendment CA_B_H573 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,/3)" to H.P. 1043, L.D. 1488, Bill, "An Act To 
Provide Free Admission to State Parks to All Maine Veterans" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency 
Management and the Department of Conservation To Jointly Develop a Plan To 
Give Maine Veterans Free Admission to State Parks' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 
Plan to provide Maine veterans free access to state parks. 
Resolved: That the DepaJiment of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management and 
the Department of Conservation, referred to in this resolve as "the departments," shall 
jointly review options available for providing Maine veterans free admission to state 
parks. 
The departments shall consider all feasible options and develop protocols to 
efficiently allow veterans free admission to state parks; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That the departments shall report to the Joint Standing 
Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry no later than January 15, 2010 
regarding the options considered and protocols developed under section 1 including 
findings, recommendations and draft legislation necessary to provide Maine veterans free 
admission into state parks. The Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation 
and Forestry may submit legislation to the Second Regular Session of the 124th 
Legislature regarding free admission to state parks for Maine veterans.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the committee, replaces the bill with a 
resolve and changes the title. 
It directs the Department of Defense, Veterans and 
Emergency Management and the Department of Conservation to jointly review options 
available for providing Maine veterans free admission into state parks. 
It requires the 
depaliments to report their findings, recommendations and any draft legislation to the 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT '6" to H.P. 1043, L.D. 1488 
Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry by January 15,2010 
and gives that committee authority to submit legislation to the Second Regular Session of 
the 124th Legislature regarding the subject matter of the report. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Approved: 06109/09 wac.. 
LD 1488 
LR 2014(03) 
An Act To Provide Free Admission to State Parks to All Maine Veterans 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,,8, 
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Additional costs to the Departments of Conservation and Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management associated 
with reviewing options to providing Maine veterans free admission to Maine state parks and reporting the results can 
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be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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