An Act To Create the Children's Wireless Protection Act
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1706
Committee Amendment CA_A_H741 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 1207, L.D. 1706, Bill, "An Act To 
Create the Children's Wireless Protection Act" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Enhance Education Efforts Regarding Cellular Telephones' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summaIY and inseliing the following: 
'Sec. 1. 
Informational campaign. 
The Depaliment of Health and Human 
Services shall encourage an international association for the wireless telecommunications 
industry and cellular telephone manufacturers to conduct an informational campaign in 
the State to inform cellular telephone customers about the current scientific information, 
including, but not limited to, information from the Federal Communications Commission 
and the United States Environmental Protection Agency, available regarding the potential 
health effects related to radio frequency emissions by cellular telephones during use. The 
informational campaign must reflect the current unceliainties regarding the health effects 
of cellular telephone usage by adults and children and provide guidelines about how to 
greatly reduce the exposure to radio frequency emissions while using a cellular telephone. 
Sec. 2. Report. The DepaIiment of Health and Human Services shall report by 
January 15th of each year through 2016 to the joint standing committee of the Legislature 
having jurisdiction over health and human services matters on the progress made by the 
international association for the wireless telecommunications industlY and cellular 
telephone manufacturers regarding the informational campaign described in section 1. 
The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and 
human services matters may submit a bill to the First Regular Session of the 125th, 126th 
and 127th Legislatures regarding matters covered by the repOli.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report and replaces the bill. It directs the Depaliment 
of Health and Human Services to encourage the wireless telecommunications industlY 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT"A" to H.P. 1207, L.D. 1706 
and cellular telephone manufacturers to conduct an informational campaign in the State to 
inform cellular telephone customers about the current scientific information available 
regarding the potential health effects related to radio frequency emissions by cellular 
telephones during use and how to reduce exposure to radio frequency emissions while 
using a cellular telephone. The department shall repOJ1 annually to the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters 
through 2016, and the committee is authorized to summit a bill to the First Regular 
Session of the 125th, 126th and 127th Legislatures. 
FISCAL :-;OTE HEQURED 
(See attached) 
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Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 03/16/10 .%Pac.. 
LD 1706 
LR 2212(02) 
An Act To Create the Children's Wireless Protection Act 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,~" 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
The additional costs to the DepaIiment of Health and Human Services associated with the informational campaign and 
repOli can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted resources. 
LR2212(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1