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An Act To Allow Hunting on Sundays on Certain Land
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0942
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: FITTS, JACKSON, CRAY, FLETCHER, SAVIELLO, TARDY, PERRY
Amends: 12 MRSA §11205

Legislative Document 
No. 942 
H.P.645 
House of Representatives, March 10, 2009 
An Act To Allow Hunting on Sundays on Certain Land 
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered 
plinted. 
Presented by Representative FITTS of Pittsfield. 
Cosponsored by Senator JACKSON of Aroostook and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: CRAY of Palmyra, FLETCHER of Winslow, SAVIELLO of Wilton, TARDY 
of Newport, Senator: PERRY of Penobscot. 
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Be it enacted by the People ofthe State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §n152~A is enacted to read: 
§11152-A. Hunting on Sunday 
1. Permit system. A deer permit system adopted by the commissioner pursuant to 
this section may include a provision allowing hunting on Sunday on private property. A 
person may not hunt on Sunday on state or federal parks or lands. The commissioner 
shall adopt rules necessary for the administration, implementation, enforcement and 
interpretation of this section to allow hunting on Sunday during the open hunting season. 
The commissioner may adjust the rules for game management purposes. The fee for a 
Sunday hunting permit is $25. 
2. Written permission required. A person may not hunt on Sunday on a private 
landowner's property pursuant to subsection 1 unless the person has written permission of 
the landowner or the landowner's agent. The permission must be kept on the person 
while hunting. 
3. Fee distribution. Fees collected pursuant to subsection 1 must be transferred to 
the Support Landowners Program in section 10108, subsection 4, paragraph A. 
4. Penalty. The penalties described under this subsection apply to violations of this 
section. 
A. A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of 
not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged. 
B. 
A person who violates this section after having been adjudicated as having 
committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-year period 
commits a Class E crime. 
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §11205, sub-§l, ~A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 
and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
A. 
Hunt wild animals or wild birds on Sunday, except as provided in section 11152-
A; or 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows the Department of Inlanq Fisheries and Wildlife to authorize a private 
landowner to open that property on Sunday to hunters who have permits to hunt on 
Sunday. The hunter must have obtained written permission from the landowner, which 
must be kept on the person while hunting. The department shall adopt rules to implement 
a Sunday hunting permit system. The fee for a Sunday hunting permit is $25. 
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An Act To Reduce Lung Cancer Rates in Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0943
Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs
Sponsors: MARTIN, PERRY, EVES, GOODE, HUNT, SMITH, WRIGHT, RECTOR
Amends: 14 MRSA §6030-D

Legislative Document 
No. 943 
H.P.646 
House of Representatives, March 10, 2009 
An Act To Reduce Lung Cancer Rates in Maine 
Reference to the Committee on Legal and Veterans Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative MARTIN of Orono. 
Cosponsored by Senator PERRY of Penobscot and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: EVES of North Berwick, GOODE of Bangor, HUNT of Buxton, SMITH of 
Monmouth, WRIGHT of Berwick, Senator: RECTOR of Knox. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 14 MRSA §6030-D is enacted to read: 
§6030-D. Radon testing 
1. Testing. EvelY 5 years a landlord or other lessor of a residential building shall 
test the air of the residential building for radon. If a residential building required to be 
tested for radon under this subsection is not connected to a public water system, the 
landlord or lessor of the residential building must test the air and the water of the 
residential building for radon. 
2. Notification. If a test conducted under subsection 1 reveals a level of radon 
hazardous to human health, the landlord or lessor of the residential building shall give 
notice to every residence in the residential building of the presence of and risk associated 
with radon gas. Notice under this subsection must be given by posting a sign on the 
residential building'S exterior doors and sent by certified mail to every unit in the 
residential building. A sign placed on an exterior entry door of a residential building 
under this subsection must remain until the level of radon in the residential building is 
reduced to a level not hazardous to human health under subsection 3. 
3. Mitigation. A landlord or other lessor of a residential building that is subject to a 
test that reveals a level of radon hazardous to human health must immediately mitigate 
the level of radon in the residential building until it is reduced to a level not hazardous to 
human health. 
4. Penalty. A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a 
fine of up to $500 per violation may be assessed. This section is enforceable in either 
District Court or Superior Court. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires a landlord or lessor of a residential building to test the residential 
building for radon every 5 years. If an unhealthy level of radon is detected, the landlord 
or lessor must notifY the residents by posting a sign on the exterior entry doors of the 
residential building and sending certified letters to every unit and must mitigate the radon 
gas until it is reduced to a level not hazardous to. human health. A violation is subject toa 
fine of up to $500. 
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An Act To Protect the Rights of Siblings Separated by Adoption
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0945
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: BRYANT, CASAVANT, DILL, NASS, PRIEST, WHEELER, DAVIS, HASTINGS, JACKSON
Amends: 18-A MRSA §9

Legislative Document 
No. 945 
H.P.648 
House of Representatives, March 10,2009 
An Act To Protect the Rights of Siblings Separated by Adoption 
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative BRYANT of Windham. 
Cosponsored by Senator BRYANT of Oxford and 
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Clerk 
Representatives: CASAVANT of Biddeford, DILL of Cape Elizabeth, NASS of Acton, 
PRIEST of Bnmswick, WHEELER of Kittery, Senators: DAVIS of Cumberland, HASTINGS 
of Oxford, JACKSON of Aroostook. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
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Sec. 1. 18-A MRSA §9-10S, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. C, §7 and affected 
by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read: 
§9-105. Rights of adopted persons 
Except as otherwise provided by law, an adopted person has all the same rights, 
including inheritance rights, that a child born to the adoptive parents would have. An 
adoptee also retains the right to inherit from the adoptee's biological parents if the 
adoption decree so provides, as specified in section 2-109, subsection (1). An adoptee 
who has not attained 21 years of age and who has had sibling relationships disrupted by 
the adoption of that person from foster care continues to have the right of contact with 
birth siblings, when in the person's best interest and by order of the court. The adoption 
decree may stipulate the conditions of contact. 
SUMMARY 
This bill protects the right of an adoptee who is under 21 years of age and has had 
sibling relationships disrupted by the adoption of that person from foster care to maintain 
contact with that person's siblings. An adoption court has the authority to weigh the 
person's best interest against the person's right to maintain sibling contact and, if contact 
is approved, may incorporate in the adoption decree any appropriate conditions of contact 
between siblings. 
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An Act To Reduce the Number of Qualifying Contributions Required for Special Elections under the Maine Clean Election Act
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0949
Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs
Sponsors: BLANCHARD, SCHNEIDER, HOGAN, JONES, MARTIN, MAZUREK, THIBODEAU, VALENTINO
Amends: 21-A MRSA §1125

Legislative Document 
No. 949 
H.P.652 
House of Representatives, March 10, 2009 
An Act To Reduce the Number of Qualifying Contributions 
Required for Special Elections under the Maine Clean Election Act 
Reference to the Committee on Legal and Veterans Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative BLANCHARD of Old Town. 
Cosponsored by Senator SCHNEIDER of Penobscot and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: HOGAN of Old Orchard Beach, JONES of Mount Vernon, MARTIN of 
Orono, MAZUREK of Rockland, THIBODEAU of Winterport, VALENTINO of Saco. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §1125, sub-§3, GjIB, as enacted by IB 1995, c. 1, §17, is 
amended to read: 
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B. For a candidate for the State Senate in a regular election, at least 150 verified 
registered voters from the candidate's electoral division must support the candidacy 
by providing a qualifying contribution to that candidate, and 75 verified registered 
voters must provide a qualifying contribution if it is a special election; or . 
Sec. 2. 21-A MRSA §1125, sub-§3, ~C, as enacted by IB 1995, c. 1, §17, is 
amended to read: 
C. For a candidate for the State House of Representatives in a regular election, at 
least 50 verified registered voters from the candidate's electoral division must support 
the candidacy by providing a qualifying contribution to that candidate, and 25 
verified registered voters must provide a qualifying contribution if it is a special 
election. 
SUMMARY 
This bill reduces the amount of qualifying contributions required under the Maine 
Clean Election Act for special election candidates for the State Senate and the State 
House of Representatives to 75 contributions from registered voters for the Senate 
candidate and 25 contributions from registered voters for the House of Representatives 
candidate. 
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An Act To Prioritize Funding in the TransCap Trust Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0951
Committee Amendment CA_A_H123 (House)
Amends: 30-A MRSA §6006-G

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 654, L.D. 951, Bill, "An Act To 
Prioritize Funding in the TransCap Trust Fund" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act Relating to the TransCap Trust Fund' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
emergency clause and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §6006-G, sub-§2, ~, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 470, Pt. 
D, § 1, is amended to read: 
B. Sums transferred to the fund from time to time by the Treasurer of State pursuant 
to Title 29-A, section .J-3.9. 453, subsection 2; Title 29-A, section 501, subsection 1; 
Title 29-A, section 504, subsection 1; and Title 29-A, section 603, subsection 1; and 
Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §6006-G, sub-§4, ~A, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 470, Pt. D, 
§ 1, is amended to read: 
A. To make grants and loans to the Department of Transportation and municipalities 
under this section, except that such grants may be used only for capital projects that 
have an anticipated useful life of at least 10 years and such bonds may be used only 
for capital projects that have an anticipated useful life of at least 5 ""ears £Feater than 
as long as the bond term;' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies that any grants issued from the TransCap Trust Fund must 
be used for capital projects with a useful life of at least 10 years and that bonds may be 
used only for capital projects that h~l.Ve an anticipated useful life of at least as long as the 
bond term. 
The amendment also corrects cross-references regarding the transfer of certain fees to 
the TransCap Trust Fund. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Authorize Issuance of Permanent Disability Plates and Placards
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0952
Committee Amendment CA_A_H141 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ";J,, to H.P. 655, L.D. 952, Bill, "An Act To 
Authorize Issuance of Permanent Disability Plates and Placards" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act Relating to Disability Plates and Placards' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section I. 
Amend the bill in section 2 by striking out all of subsection 5 and inserting in its 
place the following: 
'5. Application; issuance. An application for a disability plate or placard must be 
accompanied by the certificate of a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or 
registered nurse attesting to that person's physical disability as defined in subsection 1. 
The Secretary of State shall issue to an eligible applicant disability plates and windshield 
placards upon request. Proof of a disability must be submitted every 4 years on a form 
prescribed by the Secretary of State, except, when an eligible applicant requests that the 
disability plate or placard expire upon the expiration date of that person's driver's license 
or nondriver identification card issued by this State, whichever is applicable. When the 
Secretary of State determines the disability to be permanent, the time may be extended. 
When the applicant's need for the disability placard terminates or the applicant dies, the 
plate or placard must be immediately returned to the Secretary of State.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment allows a person to request that the person's disability parking plate 
or placard expire at the same time as the person's driver's license or nondriver 
identification card. 
FISCAL NOTE REQV1RED 
(See attached) 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/17/09 Wac 
LD952 
LR 1006(02) 
An Act To Authorize Issuance of Permanent Disability Plates and Placards 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,,'/J,, 
Committee: Transportation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor savings - Highway Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This bill wil1 result in minor savings to the Secretary of State not requiring any change to the budget. 
LRI006(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1 
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An Act To Clarify the Role of the Public Advocate
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0954
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H518 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT" ff-" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 657, 
L.D. 954, Bill, "An Act To Clarify the Role of the Public Advocate" 
Amend the amendment in section 2 in subsection I-A in paragraph B in the fIrst line 
(page 1, line 28 in amendment) by striking out the following: "4-year" and inserting the 
following: '6-year' 
Amend the amendment in section 2 in subsection I-A in paragraph B in the last line 
(page 1, line 29 in amendment) by striking out the following: 
"and every 4 years 
thereafter" 
Amend the amendment in section 2 in subsection I-A in paragraph C in the fIrst line 
(page 1, line 30 in amendment) by striking out the following: "4-year" and inserting the 
following: '6-year' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the Public Advocate's term from a 4-year term to a 6-year 
term. 
SPONSORED BY: 
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(Representative ADAMS) 
TOWN: Portland 
HOUSE AMENDMENT
An Act To Amend the Charter of the Winterport Water District
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0953
Committee: Utilities and Energy
Sponsors: THIBODEAU, BLANCHARD, FITTS, FLETCHER, HANLEY, SHERMAN, WESTON

Legislative Document 
No. 953 
H.P.656 
House of Representatives, March 10,2009 
An Act To Amend the Charter of the Winterport Water District 
(EMERGENCY) 
Reference to the Committee on Utilities and Energy suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative THIBODEAU of Winterport. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representatives: BLANCHARD of Old Town, FITTS of Pittsfield, 
FLETCHER of Winslow, HANLEY of Gardiner, Senators: SHERMAN of Aroostook, 
WESTON of Waldo. 
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Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, Private and Special Law 2005, chapter 50, section 8 gave the Winterport 
Water District authority to disconnect water for nonpayment of sewer service until 90 
days after the adjournment of the Second Regular Session of the 123rd Legislature; and 
Whereas, Private and Special Law 2007, chapter 8 extended that authority until 90 
days after the First Regular Session of the 124th Legislature; and 
Whereas, the Public Utilities Commission has monitored the district's use of the 
authority granted under Private and Special Law 2005, chapter 50, section 8 and has 
recommended that authority granted under Private and Special Law 2005, chapter 50, 
section 8 continue; and 
Whereas, the authority to disconnect water for nonpayment of sewer service will 
cease 90 days after the adjournment of the First Regular Session of the 124th Legislature; 
and 
Whereas, if this legislation is not an emergency, the Winterport Water District's 
authority to disconnect water for nonpayment of sewer service will cease; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore, 
Be it enacted by the People ofthe State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. P&SL 1969, c. 941, section 18-E, 2nd ~, as amended by P&SL 2007, c. 
8, § 1, is repealed. 
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this Act takes 
effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This bill repeals language that would discontinue the Winterport Water District's 
authority to disconnect water of the users of the district's sewer system for nonpayment of 
sewer service. 
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An Act To Clarify the Role of the Public Advocate
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0954
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S260 (Senate)
Amends: 35-A MRSA §1701

SENATE AMENDMENT" A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 657, 
L.D. 954, Bill, "An Act To Clarify the Role of the Public Advocate" 
Amend the amendment by striking out everything after the first indented paragraph 
after the title and before the summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §1701, sub-§l, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6, is 
repealed. 
Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §1701, sub-§l-A is enacted to read: 
l-A. Appointment of the Public Advocate; term; removal. 
This subsection 
governs the appointment, term of service and removal of the Public Advocate. 
A. The Governor shall appoint the Public Advocate, subject to review by the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over public utilities matters 
and to confl1TI1ation by the Legislature. 
B. 
The Public Advocate shall serve for a 4-year term of office, beginning on 
February 1,2013 and every 4 years thereafter. 
C. The Public Advocate may continue to serve beyond the end of the 4-year term 
until a successor is appointed and qualified. 
D. Any vacancy occurring must be filled by appointment for the unexpired portion of 
the term. 
E. Any willful violation of this chapter by the Public Advocate constitutes sufficient 
cause for removal of the Public Advocate by the Governor, on the address of both 
branches of the Legislature or by impeachment pursuant to the Constitution of Maine, 
Article IX, Section 5. 
Sec. 3. Transition of Public Advocate. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 35-A, section 1701, subsection I-A, paragraph B, the term of the Public 
Advocate holding that office on the effective date of this Act ends on January 31,2013.' 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT "fr' to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 657, L.D. 954 
SUMMARY 
This amendment applies the provi'sions of Committee Amendment "A" regarding the 
appointment and removal of the Public Advocate to the current Public Advocate, except 
that this amendment specifies that the term of office of the current Public Advocate 
expires January 31, 2013. This amendment also removes the working group proposed in 
Committee Amendment "A." 
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(Senator HOBBINS) 
COUNTY: York 
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LR 1339(06) 
An Act To Clarify the RoBe of the Public Advocate 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment "k, to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Hobbins of York 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor savings - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Eliminating the working group proposed in Committee Amendment "A" will result in minor savings to the Public 
Utilities Commission and the Office of the Public Advocate associated with not convening a working group and not 
reviewing models of utility advocate offices. 
LR1339(06) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Clarity the Role of the Public Advocate
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0954
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_B_H568 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT ,/3" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 657, 
L.D. 954, Bill, "An Act To Clarity the Role of the Public Advocate" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 3. 
SUMMARY 
"A::his amendment removes the workiaOPOSed in Committee Amendment 
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(Representative HINC19 
TOWN: Portland 
FKSCAL :\OTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/09109 Mac 
LD 954 
LR 1339(11) 
An Act To Clarify the Role of the Public Advocate 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment n/!;, to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Rep. Hinck of Portland 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor savings - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This amendment removes the convening of a working gro"up and will result in minor savings to the General Fund. 
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An Act To Clarify the Role of the Public Advocate
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0954
Committee: Utilities and Energy
Sponsors: THIBODEAU, BLANCHARD, FITTS, FLETCHER, HANLEY, SHERMAN, WESTON
Amends: 35-A MRSA §1702

Legislative Document 
No. 954 
House of Representatives, March 10, 2009 
An Act To Clarify the Role of the Public Advocate 
Reference to the Committee on Utilities and Energy suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative THIBODEAU of Winterport. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representatives: BLANCHARD of Old Town, FITTS of Pittsfield, 
FLETCHER of Winslow, HANLEY of Gardiner, Senators: SHERMAN of Aroostook, 
WESTON of Waldo. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §1702,as amended by PL 2001, c. 27, § 1, is further amended 
by adding at the end a new paragraph to read: 
The Public Advocate must be unencumbered by direction from or approval of the 
executive branch in fulfilling the duties and responsibilities set forth in this section. 
-SUMMARY 
Under current law, the duties and responsibilities of the Public Advocate are to 
represent the public in matters within the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission. 
This bill provides that the Public Advocate must be unencumbered by direction from or 
approval of the executive branch in fulfilling those duties and responsibilities. 
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An Act To Encourage Renewable Energy Investment
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0958
Committee Amendment CA_A_H577 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 660, L.D. 958, Bill, "An Act To 
Encourage Renewable Energy Investment" 
Amend the bill by incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the committee. 
The amendment 
incorporates a fiscal note. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 06111/09 
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LD958 
LR 898(02) 
An Act To Encourage Renewable Energy Investment 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,A" 
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fuscal Note 
Potential future biennium cost increase - General Fund 
This bill expands the Pine Tree Zone benefits statewide for manufacturers of component parts for renewable energy 
and for the production of renewal energy onshore or offshore. This expansion may result in reductions of General 
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Fund revenue that can not be estimated at this time. Additional costs to the Department of Economic and Community 
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Development associated with rulemaking can be absorbed with existing budgeted resources. 
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An Act To Establish a New Method of Determining the State Budget
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0957
Committee Amendment CA_A_H827 (House)

LD957 
LR 1840(02) 
An Act To Establish a New Method of Determining the State Budget 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,4" 
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2009-10 
2010-11 
Projections 
2011-12 
Projections 
2012-13 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
$0 
$923,687 
$59,165 
$0 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$0 
$923,687 
$59,165 
$0 
This legislation shifts the start of the fiscal biennium for the state budget from the first regular session to the second 
regular session beginning in fiscal year 2013-14, with one single year budget for fiscal year 2013-14. It includes a 
General Fund appropriation of $923,687 in fiscal year 2010-11 for the Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services for one limited-period Senior Budget Analyst position and funding for information technology to suppOIi the 
cost of additional programming expenses to convert the budget management system to this different cycle. 
The significant shift of workload of the Legislature from first regular sessions to second regular sessions may result in 
additional costs to the Legislature during second regular sessions based on current statutory adjournment dates. 
LR 1840(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I
An Act To Encourage Renewable Energy Investment
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0958
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: PERRY, BERRY, CLEARY, FLEMINGS, PINGREE, VALENTINO, WRIGHT

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Legislative Document 
No. 958 
H.P.660 
House of Representatives, March 10, 2009 
An Act To Encourage Renewable Energy Investment 
Reference to the Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development suggested 
and ordered printed. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative CORNELL du HOUX ofBnmswick. 
Cosponsored by Senator PERRY of Penobscot and 
Representatives: BERRY of Bowdoinham, CLEARY of Houlton, FLEMINGS of Bar Harbor, 
Speaker PINGREE of North Haven, PlOTT! of Unity, SMITH of-Monmouth, VALENTINO of 
Saco, WRIGHT of Berwick. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §S2S0-0, sub-§l is enacted to read: 
1. Renewable energy producers .. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
subchapter, the commissioner may certify a business that does not otherwise qualify as a 
qualified Pine Tree Development Zone business or that does not locate in a Pine Tree 
Development Zone as qualified to receive Pine Tree Development Zone benefits if the 
. business: 
A. Is engaged in the production of renewable energy onshore or offshore, or in the 
manufacture of component parts necessary for the production of renewable energy 
onshore or offshore; and 
B. 
Demonstrates to the commissioner that the· establishment or expansion of 
operations of the business would not occur within the State absent the availability of 
the Pine Tree Development Zone benefits. 
The department shall adopt rules to implement this subsection, including, but not limited 
to, adopting rules to derme "production of renewable energy" and "manufacture of 
component parts." Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules 
as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
SUMMARY 
This bill authorizes the State to provide the benefits of Pine Tree Development Zones 
to businesses producing renewable energy onshore or offshore or manufacturing 
component parts necessary for the production of renewable energy onshore or offshore. 
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Resolve, Requiring Rulemaking by the Maine Quality Forum Regarding Clostridium Difficile and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ~:Re:ference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. -Presented by Representative SANBORN of Gorham.
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0960
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: SANBORN, BRANNIGAN, EVES, JONES, MARRACHE, MILLS

MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE 
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House of Representatives, March 10,2009 
Resolve, Requiring Rulemaking by the Maine Quality Forum 
Regarding Clostridium Difficile and Methicillin-resistant 
Staphylococcus Aureus 
~:Re:ference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
-Presented by Representative SANBORN of Gorham. 
Cosponsored by Senator BRANNIGAN of Cumberland and 
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Rfpresentatives: BERRY of Bowdoinham, EVES of North Berwick, JONES of Mount Vernon, 
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Sec. 1. Rules. Resolved: That the Maine Quality Forum shall adopt rules to 
establish procedures for reporting the rate of Clostridium difficile and methicillin-
resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in hospitals. 
Once the rules have been 
established, the Maine Quality Forum shall gather information on the rate of Clostridium 
difficile infection and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in hospitals 
and report its findings to the Maine Health Data Organization. Rules adopted pursuant to 
this section are routine technical rules as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, 
chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve directs the Maine Quality Forum to adopt routine technical rules to 
establish procedures for reporting the rate of Clostridium difficile infection and 
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA, infection in hospitals. The Maine 
Quality Forum shall report its [mdings to the Maine Health Data Organization. 
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An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0961
Committee Amendment CA_A_H418 (House)
Amends: 33 MRSA §1603

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A" to H.P. 663, L.D. 961, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Maine Condominium Act Regarding Liens" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Amend the Maine Condominium Act Regarding Escrow of Assessments' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 33 MRSA §1603,:,115-A is enacted to read: 
§1603-115-A. Optional escrow of assessments 
(a) The association may require that a person who purchases a unit after October I, 
2009 make payments into an escrow account established by the association until the 
balance in the escrow account for that unit is equal to 6 months of assessments as 
established under section 1603-115. 
Cb) All assessment payments made under this section and received after October 1, 
2009 must be held in an account of a bank or other financial institution under terms that 
place these assessment payments beyond the claim of creditors of the association. Upon 
request by a unit owner, the association shall disclose the name of the institution and the 
account number where these assessment payments are being held. An association may 
use a single escrow account to hold assessment payments made under this section from 
all of the unit owners. 
cd The association shall pay interest on the assessment payments under this section 
in an "amount equivalent to the rate required under Title 9-B, section 429. 
Cd) The association shall return the assessment payments made under this section, 
together with the interest earned under subsection Cc), to the unit owner when the owner 
sells the unit and has fully paid all assessments under section 1603-115. The association 
may use the balance in the account to offset any assessments remaining unpaid. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT·A " to H.P. 663, L.D. 961 
(e) The assessment payments made under this section may be used by the association 
to cover up to 6 months of the costs attributable to a unit for which assessment payments 
have not been made.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the majority report. 
This amendment authorizes a condominium association to require the payment into 
escrow of assessments to a total of 6 months' worth of assessments for each unit. Interest 
must be paid on the amounts escrowed. The association shall return the assessment 
payments made, together with interest earned, to the unit owner when the owner sells the 
unit and has fully paid all the assessments due. The association may use the balance in 
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An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0961
Committee Amendment CA_B_H419 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "8,, to H.P. 663, L.D. 961, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Maine Condominium Act Regarding Liens" 
Amend the bill in section I in subsection (19-A) in the-3rd, 4th and 5th lines (page I, 
lines 5 to 7 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "1603-116. the expenses of heat and 
utilities paid by the association in order to preserve the unit during the 6-month period" 
and inserting the following: '1603-116' 
Amend the bill in section I in subsection (19-A) in the 5th line (page I, line 7 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"fees" and inserting the following: 
'fees, not 
exceeding $1,500,' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection (i) in the 2nd line (page I, line 12 in L.D.) 
by inserting after the following: "mortgage" the following: 'created on or after October 
1,2009' 
Amend the bill in section ~ in subsection (i) in the 6th line (page I, line 16 in L.D.) 
by striking out the following: "and heat and utility components of the priority amounts" 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report. 
This amendment deletes heat and utilities from the priority amounts to which a 
condominium association is entitled and limits attorney's fees to $1,500. 
This amendment gives the condominium association's lien priority over a first 
mortgage only if the mortgage is created on or after October I, 2009. This amendment 
does not affect the priority of existing mortgages. 
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An Act To Amend the Maine Condominium Act Regarding Liens
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0961
Committee: JUdiciary
Sponsors: DILL, CEBRA, ALFOND

Legislative Doell ment 
No. 961 
H.P.663 
House of Representatives, March 10,2009 
An Act To Amend the Maine Condominium Act Regarding Liens 
Reference to the Committee on JUdiciary suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative DILL of Cape Elizabeth. 
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Cosponsored by Representatives: CEBRA of Naples, MacDONALD of Boothbay, Senator 
ALFOND of Cumberland. 
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Be it enacted by the People ofthe State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 33 MR.SA §1601-103, sub-§(19-A) is enacted to read: 
(19-A) "Priority amounts" means the amount of the association's regular assessments 
established under a periodic budget that would have become due during the 6-month 
period immediately prior to initiating a lawsuit to enforce a lien under section 1603-116, 
the expenses of heat and utilities paid by the association in order to preserve the unit 
during the 6-month period and the· association's costs and reasonable attorney's fees 
incurred in enforcing the lien. "Priority amounts" does not include amounts attributable to 
special assessments, late charges, fines, penalties and interest assessed by the association. 
Sec. 2. 33 MR.SA §1603-116, sub-§(i) is enacted to read: 
en Notwithstanding subsection (b), paragraph (2), a lien under this section securing 
priority amounts is prior to a first mortgage. The association's failure to send notice to 
the first mortgagee either that the owner of the unit is 60 days delinquent in the payment 
of common expenses or that the association intends to file an action to enforce the lien 
within 30 days does not affect the priority of the lien securing the 6 months of regular 
assessments and heat and utility components of the priority amounts, but failure to send at 
least one notice means that the association is not entitled to receive any costs or attorney's 
fees incurred in an action to enforce the lien. The full payment of the priority amounts 
discharges the lien under this section. 
SUMMARY 
This bill creates the definition in the Maine Condominium Act of "priority amounts," 
which includes heat, utility and regular condominium association assessments for a 6-
month period before filing a lawsuit to enforce a lien and the costs and attorney's fees to 
enforce the lien. This bill also gives a lien based upon priority amounts priority over a 
first mortgage and establishes that, if the association fails to send the first mortgagee 
notice of a lien action, the association cannot collect costs or attorney's fees. 
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An Act To Protect Family Caregivers
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0962
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S259 (Senate)
Amends: 5 MRSA §4572

SENATE AMENDMENT" A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 664, 
L.D. 962, Bill, "An Act To Protect Family Caregivers" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 6 (page 1, lines 17 and 18 in 
amendment) and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 6. 5 MRSA §4572, sub-§3 is enacted to read: 
3. Family caregiver status. 
A claim for unlawful discrimination based on family 
caregiver status may be maintained only for intentional employment discrimination 
caused by a covered entity's unwarranted stereotyping or intentional bias or prejudice 
relating to the complaining party's status as a family caregiver. 
Inclusion of family caregiver status in this subchapter does not create a right to 
accommodation for family caregivers or impose any duty on a covered entity to alter 
work schedules or other conditions of employment, to grant leave or to provide other 
benefits to a family caregiver because of family caregiver status if the covered entity does 
not also provide the same conditions, leaves or benefits for other employees and is not 
otherwise required to provide such concessions under other state or federal laws. 
A claim for unlawful employment discrimination based on family caregiver status may 
not be maintained based on disparate impact.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment deletes the section of Committee Amendment "A" that establishes a 
rule of construction in unallocated language. 
This amendment adds a new provision to the Maine Human Rights Act in the 
description of what constitutes unlawful discrimination to clarify that a claim for 
unlawful discrimination based on family caregiver status may be maintained only by 
proof that the complaining party has been harmed by a covered entity's bias, prejudice or 
unwarranted stereotyping relating to the claimant's status as a family caregiver. The new 
provision provides that the inclusion of family caregiver status as a prohibited category of 
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discrimination does not create a right to accommodation or impose any duty on 
employers to alter work schedules or other conditions of employment. 
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An Act To Protect Family Ca,regivers 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment 'Il" to Committee Amendment "A',' 
Sponsor: Sen. M}lIs of Somerset 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The additional costs to the Maine Human Rights Commission can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted resources. 
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An Act To Protect Family Caregivers
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0962
Committee Amendment CA_A_H295 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 664, L.D. 962, Bill, "An Act To 
Protect Family Caregivers" 
Amend the bill in section 3 by striking out all of subsection 5-C (page 1, lines 21 and 
in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'S-C. Family member. "Family member" means a person's child, parent, spouse, 
domestic partner, as defined in Title 26, section 843, subsection 7, or sibling, as defined 
in Title 26, section 843, subsection 8.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 5 the following: 
'Sec. 6. 
Construction. 
This' Act may not be construed to create a right to 
accommodation for family caregivers.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies the definition of "family member," which the bill added to 
the Maine Human Rights Act, to cross-reference the definitions of "domestic partner" and 
"sibling" in the laws concerning family medical leave. 
This amendment directs that the addition of family caregiver status as a category 
protected from employment discrimination may not be construed to require an employer 
to provide accommodation for family caregivers. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/24/09 
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LR 1444(02) 
An Act To Protect Family Caregivers 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" 
Committee: Judiciary 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Increases the number of civil suits. 
The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The additional costs to the Human Rights Commission to extend a protection against discrimination in employment to 
family caregivers can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted resources. 
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Resolve, Directing the University of Maine System To Self-transition Its Educational Broadband Service from Analog to Digital
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0963
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: DILL, HINCK, NELSON, SUTHERLAND, VAN WIE

MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE 
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Resolve, Directing the University of Maine System To Self-transition 
Its Educational Broadband Service from Analog to Digital 
(EMERGENCY) 
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Representative DILL of Cape Elizabeth. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representatives: HINCK of Portland, NELSON of Falmouth, SUTHERLAND 
of Chapman, VAN WIE of New Gloucester. 
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Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjourrnnent unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, the University of Maine System has operated and maintained an 
instructional television network using licensed Educational Broadband Service, or "EBS," 
channels since 1989; and 
Whereas, the Federal Communications Commission has mandated that EBS 
licensees transition to a new band plan, Which requires the use of digital transmissions; 
and 
Whereas, certain licensees, including the University of Maine System, must provide 
to the Federal Communications Commission by April 21, 2009 a notice in order to self-
transition; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore, be it 
Sec. 1. Self-transition; notice. Resolved: That, in accordance. with 47 Code of 
Federal Regulations, Section 27.1236 (2008), the University of Maine System shall notify 
the Secretary of the Federal Communications Commission on or before April 21, 2009 
that the system will self-transition by relocating to its default channel locations specified 
in federal regulations. 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve requires the University of Maine System to notify the Secretary of the 
Federal Communications Commission on or before April 21, 2009 that the University of 
Maine System will self-transition its Educational Broadband Service by relocating to its 
default channel locations specified in federal regulations. 
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