An Act To Correct Errors and Inconsistencies in the Laws of Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1475
Committee Amendment CA_A_H579 (House)
Amends: 4 MRSA §163, 22 MRSA §4733, 30-A MRSA §4995, 5 MRSA §12004-I, 20-A MRSA §1486, 30-A MRSA §499

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "Ii" to H.P. 1028, L.D. 1475, Bill, "An Act To 
Correct Errors and Inconsistencies in the Laws of Maine" 
Amend the bill in Part A by striking out all of section 6 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. A-6. 5 MRS A §18252-A, sub-§l, as amended by PL 2007, c. 490, §2 and c. 
491, § 192, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
1. Membership. An employee of a participating local district that does not have 
Social Security coverage and that has a plan provided by the employer under section 
18252-B may elect to be a member under the Participating Local District Retirement 
Program or to be covered under the plan provided by the employer in accordance with the 
following. 
A. A person hired by a participating local district, or rehired following a break in 
service, after the date on which the employer provides a plan under section 18252-B 
must elect at the time of hiring or rehiring whether to be a member under the 
Participating Local District Retirement Program or to be covered under a plan 
provided by the employer under section 18252-B. 
(1) If the person elects to be a member under the Participating Local District 
Retirement Program, the election is effective as of the date of hire or rehire. 
(a) A person who elects to be a member of the Participating Local District 
Retirement Program may later elect to be covered under a plan provided by 
the employer under section 18252-B. The person who so elects may, at that 
person's discretion, withdraw accumulated contributions in accordance with 
section 18306-A. 
Cb) 
A person who elects under division Ca) to be covered under a plan 
provided by the employer under section 18252-B may later elect to again 
become a member under the Participating Local District Retirement Program, 
unless to so elect would have the effect of requiring the employer, without 
the employer's agreement, to make an employer contribution to both that 
program and the plan provided by the employer under section 18252-B. 
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Cc) A person who elects under division Cb) to again become a member of the 
Participating Local District Retirement Program may, in accordance with 
section 18305-A, purchase service credit for the period during which the 
person elected not to be a member of that program. The person may, in 
accordance with section 18304, repay contributions withdrawn under division 
Ca) and may, as permitted under other relevant retirement system law, rule 
and policy, repay other refunded contributions. 
Cd) A person who, having elected to again become a member under the 
Participating Local District Retirement Program under division Cc), later 
elects again not to be a member may not thereafter become a member under 
that program while employed by the same participating local district. 
(2) A person who elects to be covered under a plan provided by the employer 
under section 18252-B may later elect to become a member under the 
Participating Local District Retirement Program. 
(a) Membership service credit for a person joining the Participating Local 
District Retirement Program under this subparagraph begins as of the 
effective date of first contributions or pick-up contributions to that program 
following that person's election under this subparagraph. 
(b) A person who joins the Participating Local District Retirement Program 
under this subparagraph may, in accordance with section 18305-A, purchase 
service credit for the period during which the person elected not to be a 
member of that program. 
(c) 
A person who, having elected to become a member under the 
Participating Local District Retirement Program under this subparagraph, 
later elects again not to be a member may, at the employee's discretion, 
withdraw accumulated 
contributions 
in 
accordance with 
applicable 
requirements of law and rule and retirement system procedures and may not 
thereafter become a member under that program while employed by the same 
participating local district. 
B. 
An employee of the participating local district who is a member under the 
Participating Local District Retirement Program on the date on which the employer 
provides a plan under section 18252-B may elect to remain a member under that 
program or to become covered under a plan provided by the employer under section 
18252-B. 
(1) If that person elects notto remain a member, the election is effective as of the 
first day of the month in which no contributions or pick-up contributions are 
made to the Participating Local District Retirement Program by that person. A 
person who elects not to remain a member may, at that person's discretion, 
withdraw accumulated contributions in accordance with section 18306-A. 
(2) A person who elects not to remain a member under the Participating Local 
District Retirement Program may later elect to again become a member. 
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(a) Membership service credit for a person who elects to again become a 
member under the Participating Local District Retirement Program under this 
subparagraph begins as of the effective date of the first contributions or pick-
up contributions to that program following that person's election under this 
subparagraph. 
(b) 
A person who rejoins the Participating Local District Retirement 
Program under this subparagraph may, in accordance with section 18305-A, 
purchase service credit for the period during which that person elected not to 
be a member of that program. The person may, in accordance with section 
18304, repay contributions refunded under subparagraph (1), unless to so 
elect would have the effect of requiring the employer, without the employer's 
agreement, to make an employer contribution to both the Participating Local 
District Retirement Program and the plan provided by the employer under 
section 18252-B. 
(c) A person who, having elected to again become a member under the 
Participating Local District Retirement Program under this subparagraph, 
later elects again not to be a member may, at that person's discretion, 
withdraw accumulated contributions in accordance with section 18306-A and 
may not thereafter become a member under that program while employed by 
the same participating local district. 
D. If the participating local district does not have a plan provided under section 
18252-B, the employees do not have the elections provided under paragraphs A and 
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Amend the bill in Part A by striking out all of section 7. 
Amend the bill in Part A in section 13 in subsection 7 in the blocked paragraph in the 
next to the last line (page 8, line 20 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"1396(a)(30)(A)" and inserting the following: '1396a(a)(30)(A)' 
Ament the bill in Part A by striking out all of section 15. 
Amend the bill in Part A in section 18 in paragraph B in subparagraph (2) in the 3rd 
line (page 9, line 37 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"architecture registration 
board" and inserting the following: 'architectural registration boards' 
Amend the bill in Part A by striking out all of sections 21 and 23. 
Amend the bill in Part A by striking out all of sections 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 
36,37 and 38. 
Amend the bill by striking out all of Part B and inserting the following: 
'PARTB 
Sec. B-1. 4 MRS A §162 is amended to read: 
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§162. Place for holding court; suitable quarters 
In each division, the place for holding court sflaI.I. must be located in a state, county or 
municipal building designated by the Chief Judge, who, with the advice and approval of 
the Bureau of Public Improvements, is empowered to negotiate on behalf of the State, the 
leases, contracts and other arrangements fle the Chief Judge considers necessary, within 
the limits of the budget and the funds available under section 163, subsection 3, to 
provide suitable quarters, adequately furnished and equipped for the District Court in 
each division. 
The facilities of the Superior Court in each county when that court is not in session 
sflaI.I. must be available for use by the District Court of that division in which such 
facilities are located. Arrangements for such use sflaI.I. must be made by the Chief Judge. 
If the Chief Judge is unable to negotiate the leases, contracts and other arrangements 
as provided in the preceding paragraph, fle the Chief Judge may, with the advice and 
approval of the Bureau of Public Improvements, negotiate on behalf of the State, the 
leases, contracts and other arrangements fle the Chief Judge considers necessary, within 
the limits of the budget and funds available under section 163, subsection 3, to provide 
suitable quarters, adequately furnished and equipped for the District Court in privately 
owned buildings. 
Sec. B-2. 4 MRSA §163, sub-§3 is repealed. 
Sec. B-3. 5 MRS A §12004-I, sub-§32, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 786, §5, is 
amended to read: 
32. 
Housing 
Passamaquoddy 
Indian Housing 
Authority - Indian 
Township 
Not Authorized 
MRSA §4733 
30-A MRSA §4995 
Sec. B-4. 5 MRSA §12004-I, stllb-§33, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 786, §5, is 
amended to read: 
33. 
Housing 
Passamaquoddy 
Not Authorized 
Indian Housing 
Authority - Pleasant 
Point 
MRSA §4733 
30-A MRSA §4995 
Sec. B-5. 5 MRS A §12004-I, sub-§34, as amended by PL 1989, c. 503, Pt. A, 
§31, is further amended to read: 
34. 
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Housing 
Penobscot Tribal 
Not Authorized 
Reservation Housing 
Authority 
MRSA §4733 
30-A MRSA §4995 
Sec. B-6. 18-A MRSA §S-411, sub-§(c), c;r(2), as enacted by PL 1997, c. 453, 
§2, is amended to read: 
(2). Financial institutions authorized to do business in tfle this Statei:lfldeF as defined 
in Title 9-B, section 131, subsection ~ 
17-A, or their employees; and 
Sec. B-7. 20-A MRSA §1486, sub-§3, 4j!F, as amended by PL 2007, c. 668, §20 
and by c. 695, Pt. G, § 1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
F. The article to be voted on must be in the following form: 
(1) "Do you favor approving the (name of regional school unit) budget for the 
upcoming school year that was adopted at the latest (name of regional school 
unit) budget meeting? 
Yes No" 
Sec. B-8. 20-A MRSA §1486, sub-§3, '[G, as repealed by PL 2007, c. 668, §20 
and amended by c. 695, Pt. G, §2, is repealed. 
Sec. B-9. 30-A MRSA §499S, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 738, Pt. C, §7, IS 
amended to read: 
§4995. Create respective tribal housing authorities 
The Passamaquoddy Tribe, and the Penobscot Nation, as provided in Title 5, section 
12004-1, and the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians are authorized by Title 5, section 
12004, subsection 10 to create respective tribal housing authorities. The respective tribe, 
nation or band shall prescribe the manner of selection of the members, their terms and 
grounds for removal. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or clearly indicated 
otherwise, the Maine Housing Authorities Act applies to the tribal housing authorities 
referred to in this chapter as "authority" or "authorities." The power of tribal housing 
authorities may be exercised only within the Indian territory of the respective tribe or 
nation or the trust land of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians. Tribal housing 
authorities are in substitution for any tribal housing authority previously existing under 
the laws of the State and assume all the rights and obligations of those predecessor 
housing authorities. The presently constituted tribal housing authority of the respective 
tribe or nation continues in existence and may exercise all the authority previously vested 
by law until the respective tribe or nation creates the tribal housing authority authorized 
by this section. 
Sec. B-I0. 
PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. A, §13, under the caption 
"CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF," in the 11th occurrence relating to 
"Correctional Center 0162," the Initiative is amended to read: 
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Initiative: Deappropriates funds from the elimination of one Office Associate Assistant II 
position. 
Sec. B-11. 
PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. A, §24, under the caption 
"ENV1lRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF," in the 12th 
occurrence relating to "Administration - Environmental Protection 0251," 
the Initiative is amended to read: 
Initiative: 
Eliminates one Office Assistant Associate II Supervisor position and one 
Office Associate II position and reduces funding for associated All Other costs. 
PART C 
Sec. C-l. 29-A MRS A §2558, sub-§2, ,-B, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 54, §6 and 
affected by §7, is amended to read: 
B. A person who violates subsection 1 and at the time has one OUI conviction, one 
conviction for violating this section or one conviction for violating former section 
2557 or section 2557-A within the previous 10 years commits a Class C crime for 
which a minimum fine of $1,000 and a minimum term of imprisonment of one year 
must be imposed, neither of which may be suspended by the court. 
Sec. C-2. PL 2009, c. 54, §7 is amended to read: 
Sec. 7. Retroactivity. +lHs Sections 1 to 4 of this Act applies .rumlY retroactively 
to September 1,2008. 
Sec. C-3. Retroactivity. That section of this Part that amends Public Law 2009, 
chapter 54, section 7 applies retroactively to April 22, 2009. 
PART D 
Sec. D-1. PL 2007, c. 661, Pt. C, §6, sub-§2 is amended to read: 
2. Portions oftownships and plantations. The following portions of townships and 
plantations: that portion of Adamstown Twp., 17801, north of Route 16; Bald Mountain 
Twp., T4 RJ, 25806, excluding areas of Boundary Bald Mountain above 2,700 feet in 
elevation; a 146.6 acre parcel in the northeast comer of the Chain of Ponds, 07803, along 
the border 'Nith Canada; Chain of Ponds, 07803, an approximately 1,578.4-acre parcel, 
bounded by the eastern town line at latitude 45.3 73, longitude -70.625484, proceeding 
westerly to latitude 45.370087, longitude -70.63231 then to latitude 45.368156, longitude 
-70.645478 where it intersects the 2,400-foot contour, proceeding along the 2,400-foot 
contour westerly and then northerly to the intersection of the 2,400-foot contour to the 
northern town line, following the town line eastward and then southward until reaching 
the beginning point, latitude 45.373, longitude -70.625484; the portion of Coplin PIt., 
07040, north of Route 16; the portion of Dallas PIt., 07050, north of Route 16; the portion 
of Ebeemee Twp., 21853, east of Route 11; the portion of Kossuth Twp., 29808, north of 
Route 6; the portion of Lang Twp., 07813, north of Route 16; the portion of Lincoln PIt., 
17160, north of Route 16; the portion of Long A Twp., 19809, east of Route 11; the 
portion of Long Pond Twp., 25833, south of Long Pond and Moose River; the 487.5-acre 
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area above the 2,040-foot elevation around Green Top in Lynchtown Twp., 17810; the 
portion of Rockwood Strip Tl Rl NBKP, 25844, south of Moose River, Little Brassua 
Lake and Brassua Lake; the portion of Rockwood Strip T2 Rl NBKP, 25845, south of 
Little Brassua Lake and Brassua Lake; the portion of Salem Twp., 07820, south of Route 
142; the portion of Sandwich Academy Grant Twp., 25849, south of Moose River, Little 
Brassua Lake and Brassua Lake; that portion of Skinner Twp., 07822, composed of the 
193.3 acre area that follows the ridge to Kibby Mountain, bounded on the east and "vest 
by the 2,820 foot contour, on the south by the tO\vn line and on the north by the line from 
the 2,820 foot contour through the 3,220 foot contour from Kibby Mountain; Skinner 
Twp., 07822, an approximately 193.4-acre parcel that follows the ridge to Kibby 
Mountain, bounded on the east and west by the 2,820-foot contour, on the south by the 
town line where it intersects the 2,820-foot contour and on the north by a line drawn from 
latitude 45.4121, longitude -70.54402 to latitude 45.41587, longitude -70.5349 
intersecting the 2,820-foot contour; the portion of Soldiertown Twp., T2 R7 WELS, 
19811, east of the East Branch Penobscot River; the portion of Tl R8 WELS, 19816, 
south of Millinocket Lake; the portion of Tl R9 WELS, 21833, southeast of Ambajejus 
Lake; T24 MD BPP, 29822, excluding a one-mile buffer around Mopang Stream; the 
5l.9 acre area in T25 MD BPP, 29823, encompassing Black Brook and Black Brook 
Pond, 
and the area northeast of Holmes Falls Road; T25 MD BPP, 29823, an 
approximately 558.5-acre parcel in the Bear Brook and Black Pond area, bounded by a 
point along the southern town line, latitude 44.805142, longitude -67.741067, and 
proceeding in a counterclockwise direction through the following points, latitude 
44.808871, longitude -67.744217, latitude 44.812645, longitude -67.750877, latitude 
44.816887, longitude -67.76346, latitude 44.817639, longitude -67.768806, latitude 
44.817596, longitude -67.770188, latitude 44.817259, longitude -67.771089, latitude 
44.816282, longitude -67.771687, latitude 44.815068, longitude -67.771704, latitude 
44.810286, longitude -67.767988, latitude 44.802482, longitude -67.759738 intersecting 
the town line, proceeding easterly along the southern town line to beginning point latitude 
44.805142, longitude -67.741067; the portion ofT3 R7 WELS, 19821, east of the Seboeis 
River and East Branch Penobscot River; the portions of T4 Indian Purchase Twp., 19807, 
area northeast of North Twin Lake and south of Route 11; the portion of T4 R 7 WELS, 
19824, east of the Seboeis River; the portion ofT4 R9 NWP, 21845, east of Route 11; the 
portion of T5 R 7 WELS, 19827, east of the Seboeis River; and the portion of T6 R 7 
WELS, 19830, east of the Seboeis River; and 
Sec. D-2. PL 2007, c. 661, Pt. C, §6, sub-§4 is amended to read: 
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4. Transition; establishment of expedited permitting area and permitted use. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, prior to the Maine Land Use Regulation 
Commission's adoption of the rules required by this section, the portion of expedited 
permitting area located in the State's unorganized and deorganized areas consists of the 
lands and state waters specified in this section and an expedited wind energy 
development, as defined in Title 35-A, section 3451, subsection 4, is a use requiring a 
permit, but not a special exception, subject to permitting by the Maine Land Use 
Regulation Commission or Department of Environmental Protection in accordance with 
this Act and other applicable law, in all districts and subdistricts located within the 
expedited permitting area. 
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Sec. D-3. Related rulemaking. No later than June 1,2010, the Maine Land Use 
Regulation Commission shall amend its rules adopted in accordance with Public Law 
2007, chapter 661, Part C, section 6 to make them consistent with corrections to the 
descriptions of the expedited permitting area for wind energy development made under 
sections 1 and 2 of this Part. 
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Sec. E-l. PL 2009, c. 372, Pt. F, §S, sub-§2 is amended to read: 
2. Prohibition. 
A state authority may not enter into a significant occupancy 
agreement allowing the, installation of energy facilities in state transportation corridors 
until a law approving a plan governing such agreements is enacted. A state authority may 
not issue a permit for an energy facility greater than 75 miles in length on land other than 
the submerged lands of this State or outside the territorial waters of this State as defined 
in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 6001, subsection 48-B unti I this section is 
repealed, except that: 
A. An application from such an energy facility may be processed by a state authority 
up to, but not including, final decision on the application; 
B. Any such applications processed by the Department of Environmental Protection 
or the Public Utilities Commission that may require adjudicatory proceedings or 
permit application review may not proceed beyond creation of the evidentiary record; 
and 
C. Any action, proceeding or decision by a state authority pertaining to such an 
application is governed by any law enacted pursuant to section 4, subsection 6. 
A state authority may not sell or lease public lands as that term is used in Title 35-A, 
section 3132, subsection 13 for the installation of an energy facility greater than 75 miles 
in length until a law approving a plan governing the sale or lease of state lands for such 
installations is enacted or until the energy facility receives a certificate of public 
convenience and necessity pursuant to Title 35-A, section 3132. Notwithstanding any 
other statutory provision or exemption, any person proposing to construct a transmission 
line greater than 75 miles in length and operating at greater than 69 kilovolts must obtain 
a certificate of public convenience and necessity as required by Title 35-A, section 3132. 
Sec. E-2. PL 2009, c. 372, Pt. K, §S is enacted to read: 
Sec. K-S. Effective date. Those sections of this Part that amend the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, section 3210, subsections 5, 6 and 6-A take effect July 1, 
2010.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment amends Part A, section 6 to correctly incorporate the language of 
Public Law 2007, chapter 490. 
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This amendment amends Part A, section 13 to include the correct citation to federal 
law codified in the United States Code. 
This amendment amends Part A, section 18 to clarify a reference to a council 
consisting of landscape architectural registration boards. 
This amendment deletes from the bill Part A, sections 7, 15 and 23 to retain the use of 
the term "fax." 
This amendment deletes Part A, sections 21 and sections 28 to 38 because the 
provisions of law included in those sections are included in other legislation. 
The amendment replaces Part B of the bill because the provisions of law included in 
Part B are included in other pieces of legislation. This amendment adds a new Part B that 
does the following. 
It repeals the statutory language establishing the District Court Building Fund. Public 
Law 1993, chapter 410 transferred the balance of the account and attempted to repeal the 
account. 
It corrects cross-references to the law authorizing the establishment of housing 
authorities by the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Penobscot Nation. 
It revises the exemption from the bonding requirement for conservators in the Probate 
Code to correctly cross-reference financial institutions authorized to do business in this 
State. 
Public Law 2007, chapter 668 amended the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, 
section 1486, subsection 3, paragraph F to delete the limitation that a school budget may 
not exceed the maximum target for the referendum question in paragraph F to apply. It 
repealed Title 20-A, section 1486, subsection 3, paragraph G, which provided a 
referendum question if the school budget does exceed the maximum target. Public Law 
2007, chapter 695 amended Title 20-A, section 1486, subsection 3, paragraphs F and G to 
make the referendum questions' language generic with regard to school units as opposed 
to "regional school units." 
The amendment repeals and replaces Title 20-A, section 1486, subsection 3, 
paragraph F as amended by both public laws and incorporates language changes from 
both. Public Law 2007, chapter 695 clarified language that is no longer necessary given 
the changes to Title 20-A, section 1486, subsection 3, paragraph F and Title 20-A, section 
1486, subsection 3, paragraph G is repealed consistent with Public Law 2007, chapter 
668. 
It corrects a cross-reference to the establishment of tribal housing authorities in Title 
5. It also corrects the placement of the cross-reference to accurately refer to the tribal 
housing authorities currently included in the Title 5 listing. 
Part C of the amendment does the following. 
It corrects drafting errors in L.D. 180, enacted as Public Law 2009, chapter 54. One 
error inadvertently repealed that portion of Title 29-A, section 2558, subsection 2, 
paragraph B that enhances the penalty for aggravated operating after habitual offender 
revocation if the driver had been once previously convicted of the same offense. Without 
this amendment, a 2nd offender may be prosecuted only for a Class D crime. 
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It limits the retroactivity provision of Public Law 2009, chapter 54 to the sections of 
Title 29-A that affect suspension of a motor vehicle license. Portions of the law that 
affect sentencing are not made retroactive. It makes the correction to the retroactivity 
section of Public Law 2009, chapter 54 retroactive to the effective date of chapter 54, 
April 22, 2009. 
Part D of the amendment does the following. 
It corrects discrepancies between the GIS shape file for the proposed expedited wind 
energy development area recommended by the Governor's Wind Energy Development 
Task Force and the written description of the areas corresponding to the shape file 
included in legislation adopting this task force recommendation. The corrections to the 
description of the areas in Chain of Ponds and T25 MD BPP were identified prior to 
enactment of the legislation but were never incorporated into the final language of the 
bill. The corrections to the description for Skinner Township were discovered during the 
recent process of reviewing the legislation. 
It deletes a reference to the time period after the enactment of Public Law 2007, 
chapter 661 and the effective date of rulemaking by the Maine Land Use Regulation 
Commission. During this time period, the language of Public Law 2007, chapter 661 
delineated the expedited permitting area, The Maine Land Use Regulation Commission 
has authority to increase the area through rulemaking, but may not decrease the area 
established by Public Law 2007, chapter 661. 
The Maine Land Use Regulation 
Commission adopted rules that copy the language in Public Law 2007, chapter 661, so 
the inaccuracies are now in the rules. The amendment in Part D, section 1 increases the 
area of the expedited permitting area in the law; once Part D, section 2 goes into effect, 
the area defined by the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission rules will be smaller 
than that defined by law. Part D, section 2 deletes the transition period language to make 
clear that the law, as contained in Part D, section 2, takes precedence over the Maine 
Land Use Regulation Commission's rules. 
It directs the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission to change its rules to be 
consistent with these changes. 
Part E of the amendment adds a word that was inadvertently omitted from Public 
Law 2009, chapter 372. Part E also clarifies that those provisions providing for joint 
administration of the Renewable Resource Fund program by the Efficiency Maine Trust 
and the Public Utilities Commission take effect July 1,2010, when the Efficiency Maine 
Trust takes over other programs pursuant to Public Law 2009, chapter 372. 
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