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An Act Concerning Solid Waste Facility Citizen Advisory Committees
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0693
Committee Amendment CA_C_H773 (House)
Amends: 38 MRSA §13

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "t" to H.P. 522, L.D. 693, Bill, "An Act 
Concerning Solid Waste Facility Citizen Advisory Committees" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §13lO-N, sub-§12 is enacted to read: 
12. Citizen advisory committee notification. The department may not issue a 
license, permit, order or approval or an amendment to a license, permit, order or approval 
to a state-owned solid waste disposal facility that has applied for such a license, permit, 
order or approval or amendment unless the commissioner finds, based on information that 
must be submitted by the owner or operator of the facility, that a citizen advisory 
committee related to that facility and established pursuant to law or resolve has been 
informed of the application and given the opportunity to carry out its advisory 
responsibilities established in section 2171 or the resolve that authorized the 
establishment of the committee. The owner or operator of the facility shall submit the 
information required under this subsection with each application.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the committee. The amendment prohibits 
the Department of Environmental Protection from issuing a license, permit, order or 
approval or an amendment to a license, permit, order or approval to a state-owned solid 
waste disposal facility unless the owner or operator of the facility submits information to 
the departmentciemonstrating that the applicable citizen advisory committee has been 
informed of the 'application and has been given the opportunity to carry out its advisory 
role. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Encourage Transparency in Disclosing the Ingredients in Vaccinations for Children to Parents and Guardians
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0694
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: BOLAND, PLOWMAN, DION, ESPLING, GUERIN, HARLOW, MORRISON, O'CONNOR, PATRICK
Amends: 22 MRSA §1067

Legislative Document 
No. 694 
H.P. 523 
House of Representatives, February 23, 2011 
An Act To Encourage Transparency in Disclosing the Ingredients in 
Vaccinations for Children to Parents and Guardians 
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 18, 2011.  Referred to the Committee on 
Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative BOLAND of Sanford. 
Cosponsored by Senator PLOWMAN of Penobscot and 
Representatives: DION of Portland, ESPLING of New Gloucester, GUERIN of Glenburn, 
HARLOW of Portland, MORRISON of South Portland, O'CONNOR of Berwick, Senator: 
PATRICK of Oxford. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §1067 is enacted to read: 
§1067.  Immunization; disclosure of information 
A health care provider or clinic staff person shall, prior to immunizing a person under 
years of age, disclose the ingredients of the immunizing agent or agents to the parent 
or guardian of the child.  The health care provider or clinic staff person shall notify the 
parent or guardian that the parent or guardian has the option of refusing the immunization 
of the child based on religious or philosophical beliefs. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires a health care provider or clinic staff person to, prior to immunizing 
a person under 18 years of age, disclose the ingredients of the immunizing agent or agents 
to the parent or guardian of the child.  It also requires the health care provider or clinic 
staff person to notify the parent or guardian of the option of refusing immunization of the 
child based on religious or philosophical beliefs.
An Act To Reduce Taxes and Promote Employment
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0695
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: FLEMINGS, ALFOND, BERRY, GOODE, HARLOW, HINCK, ROCHELO, STUCKEY
Amends: 36 MRSA §5219-S

Legislative Document 
No. 695 
H.P. 524 
House of Representatives, February 23, 2011 
An Act To Reduce Taxes and Promote Employment 
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 18, 2011.  Referred to the Committee on 
Taxation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative FLEMINGS of Bar Harbor. 
Cosponsored by Senator ALFOND of Cumberland and 
Representatives: BERRY of Bowdoinham, CORNELL du HOUX of Brunswick, GOODE of 
Bangor, HARLOW of Portland, HINCK of Portland, McCABE of Skowhegan, ROCHELO of 
Biddeford, STUCKEY of Portland. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §5219-S, as amended by PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. BBBB, §16, is 
further amended to read: 
§5219-S.  Earned income credit 
1.  Resident taxpayer.  A resident individual is allowed a refundable credit against 
the tax otherwise due under this Part in the amount of 5% 10% of the federal earned 
income credit for the same taxable year, except that for tax years beginning in 2009 and 
2010, the applicable percentage is 4%. 
2.  Nonresident taxpayer.  A nonresident individual is allowed a refundable credit 
against the tax otherwise due under this Part in the amount of 5% 10% of the federal 
earned income credit for the same taxable year, except that for tax years beginning in 
2009 and 2010, the applicable percentage is 4%, multiplied by the ratio of the individual's 
Maine adjusted gross income, as defined in section 5102, subsection 1-C, paragraph B, to 
the individual's entire federal adjusted gross income, as modified by section 5122. 
3.  Part-year resident taxpayer.  An individual who files a return as a part-year 
resident in accordance with section 5224-A is allowed a refundable credit against the tax 
otherwise due under this Part in the amount of 5% 10% of the federal earned income 
credit for the same taxable year, except that for tax years beginning in 2009 and 2010, the 
applicable percentage is 4%, multiplied by a ratio, the numerator of which is the 
individual's Maine adjusted gross income as defined in section 5102, subsection 1-C, 
paragraph A for that portion of the taxable year during which the individual was a 
resident plus the individual's Maine adjusted gross income as defined in section 5102, 
subsection 1-C, paragraph B for that portion of the taxable year during which the 
individual was a nonresident and the denominator of which is the individual's entire 
federal adjusted gross income, as modified by section 5122. 
4.  Limitation.  The credit allowed by this section may not reduce the Maine income 
tax to less than zero. 
Sec. 2.  Application.  This Act applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 
2011. 
SUMMARY 
This bill increases the state earned income tax credit from 5% to 10% of the federal 
credit and makes it refundable.
An Act To Conserve Energy in Certain Commercial Buildings
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0699
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology
Sponsors: KNAPP, BERRY, BOLDUC, DUCHESNE, EBERLE, WALSH INNES
Amends: 10 MRSA §9722

Legislative Document 
No. 699 
H.P. 528 
House of Representatives, February 23, 2011 
An Act To Conserve Energy in Certain Commercial Buildings 
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 18, 2011.  Referred to the Committee on 
Energy, Utilities and Technology pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative KNAPP of Gorham. 
Cosponsored by Representatives: BERRY of Bowdoinham, BOLDUC of Auburn, 
DUCHESNE of Hudson, EBERLE of South Portland, WALSH INNES of Yarmouth. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  10 MRSA §9722, sub-§6, ¶J, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 699, §6, is 
amended to read: 
J.  In the adoption and amendment of the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code, 
ensure that nontraditional or experimental construction, including but not limited to 
straw bale and earth berm construction, is permissible under the code; and 
Sec. 2.  10 MRSA §9722, sub-§6, ¶K, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 699, §6, is 
amended to read: 
K.  In the adoption and amendment of the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code, 
ensure that building materials from local sawmills, including but not limited to 
nongraded lumber, are permissible under the code.; 
Sec. 3.  10 MRSA §9722, sub-§6, ¶L is enacted to read: 
L.  In the adoption and amendment of the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code, 
ensure that hotels, motels and inns with greater than 50 rooms and that are newly 
constructed or substantially renovated after the adoption and amendment of the code 
are required to install an electronic sensor in each room that recognizes a room key 
and allows an electric circuit to power the lights in that room only when the room key 
is present; and 
Sec. 4.  10 MRSA §9722, sub-§6, ¶M is enacted to read: 
M.  In the adoption and amendment of the Maine Uniform Building and Energy 
Code, ensure that escalators in commercial buildings that are newly constructed or 
substantially renovated after the adoption and amendment of the code are 
motion-activated. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires the Technical Building Codes and Standards Board, when adopting 
or amending the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code, to ensure that: 
1. Hotels, motels and inns with more than 50 rooms have a system that turns off the 
power to lights in vacant rooms; and 
2. Escalators in commercial buildings are motion-activated.
An Act To Provide Funding for the Maine Gateway Bridges
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0697
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: BEAVERS, BELIVEAU, HILL, BOLAND, BURNS, CASAVANT, MOULTON, O'CONNOR, VALENTINO, COURTNEY, SULLIVAN

Legislative Document 
No. 697 
H.P. 526 
House of Representatives, February 23, 2011 
An Act To Provide Funding for the Maine Gateway Bridges 
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 18, 2011.  Referred to the Committee on 
Transportation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative BEAVERS of South Berwick. 
Cosponsored by Representative BELIVEAU of Kittery, Senator HILL of York and 
Representatives: BOLAND of Sanford, BURNS of Alfred, CASAVANT of Biddeford, 
MOULTON of York, O'CONNOR of Berwick, VALENTINO of Saco, Senators: COURTNEY 
of York, SULLIVAN of York. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Highway and Bridge Capital 0406 
Initiative:  Allocates ongoing funding for the replacement, repair and maintenance of the 
bridges between Kittery, Maine and Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Memorial Bridge, 
U.S. Route 1; Sarah Mildred Long Bridge, U.S. Route 1 Alternate; and Piscataqua River 
Bridge, Interstate 95. This funding may not be used for any other purpose. 
Sec. 2.  Continued funding.  Beginning with the 2014-2015 biennium, and each 
subsequent biennium, $5,500,000 must be included per year within the baseline Highway 
Fund allocations for ongoing funding for the replacement, repair and maintenance of the 
bridges between Kittery, Maine and Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Memorial Bridge, 
U.S. Route 1; Sarah Mildred Long Bridge, U.S. Route 1 Alternate; and Piscataqua River 
Bridge, Interstate 95. 
Sec. 3.  Legislative intent.  It is the intent of the Legislature that, beginning with 
the 2014-2015 biennium and each subsequent biennium, the funding recommendations of 
the Bi-State Bridge Funding Task Force, established by Executive Order 4 FY 11/12, 
dated October 5, 2010, must be implemented to ensure the continued replacement, repair 
and maintenance of the 3 bridges described in sections 1 and 2. 
SUMMARY 
This bill includes an ongoing allocation of $5,500,000 to the Department of 
Transportation, Highway and Bridge Capital program in fiscal years 2011-12 and 
2012-13 to provide funding for the replacement, repair and maintenance of the 3 bridges 
between Kittery, Maine and Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Memorial Bridge, U.S. Route 
1; Sarah Mildred Long Bridge, U.S.  Route 1 Alternate; and Piscataqua River Bridge, 
Interstate 95. This funding may not be used for any other purpose. Beginning with the 
2014-2015 biennium, and each subsequent biennium, this amount must be included 
within the baseline Highway Fund allocations. The bill also requires that the State comply 
with the funding recommendations of the Bi-State Bridge Funding Task Force. 
HIGHWAY FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Capital Expenditures 
$5,500,000
$5,500,000
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL 
$5,500,000
$5,500,000
An Act To Amend Certain Laws Governing County Sheriffs
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0701
Committee Amendment CA_A_H110 (House)
Amends: 30-A MRSA §373

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" ft" to H.P. 531, L.D. 701, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend Certain Laws Governing County Sheriffs" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the enacting clause and before section 1 the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §373, sub-§l, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 and 
Pt. C, §106 and amended by PL 1989, c. 6; c. 9, §2; and c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, is 
further amended to read: 
1. Salaries; full compensation. County sheriffs shall receive annual salaries as set 
forth in section 2 subsection 3. The salaries are in full compensation for: 
A. Services in attendance upon the Supreme Judicial Court and upon the Superior 
Court; 
B. Services as jailer, master or keeper of the jail in each county; 
C. Receiving and committing prisoners in the jail; 
D. The service of all criminal and civil processes; and 
E. The performance of all duties relating to the enforcement of all criminal laws.' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 3 by striking out all of paragraph C (page 1, 
lines 13 and 14 in L.D.) 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 (page 1, lines 15 to 19 in L.D.) 
Amend the bill in section 3 in §374 in the first paragraph in the last 2 lines (page 1, 
lines 25 and 26 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "and are incidental and irregular" 
and inserting the following: " with irregular hours' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A " 
to H.P. 531, L.D. 701 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes the following changes to the bill. 
1. It corrects a cross-reference in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30-A, section 
373, subsection 1 that refers to county sheriffs receiving an annual salary as set out in 
Title 30-A, section 2. Public Law 2003, chapter 696 repealed the reference to the salaries 
of county officers in Title30-A, section 2. 
2. It removes the requirement for county sheriffs to be paid on intervals no less than 
once a month. 
3. It removes the language that sets up a procedure for a county sheriff to appeal to 
the Superior Court if the sheriff is dissatisfied with the salary. 
4. 
It strikes the words "incidental and irregular" from the section relating to a 
nonstandard work schedule and clarifies that the county sheriff works irregular hours. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Resolve, Directing the Finance Authority of Maine To Create a Microfinance Loan Program Entitled "Believe in ME" for Entrepreneurs under 30 Years of Age
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0700
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: DION, DRISCOLL, HARLOW, HERBIG, RUSSELL, TUTTLE

Legislative Document 
No. 700 
H.P. 529 
House of Representatives, February 23, 2011 
Resolve, Directing the Finance Authority of Maine To Create a 
Microfinance Loan Program Entitled "Believe in ME" for 
Entrepreneurs under 30 Years of Age 
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 18, 2011.  Referred to the Committee on 
Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and 
ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative DION of Portland. 
Cosponsored by Representatives: DRISCOLL of Westbrook, HARLOW of Portland, HERBIG 
of Belfast, RUSSELL of Portland, TUTTLE of Sanford. 
Sec. 1.  Microfinance loan program for entrepreneurs under 30.  
Resolved:  That the Finance Authority of Maine shall create a microfinance loan 
program, referred to in this resolve as "the program" and entitled "Believe in ME," for 
entrepreneurs under 30 years of age using a start-up appropriation from the General Fund 
of $1,000,000.  The loan recipients must provide a viable business plan and exhibit a 
reasonable ability to pay back the loan.  The Finance Authority of Maine shall determine 
the terms of the loan, including interest rates, security for the loan and the time frame for 
repayment of the loan; and be it further 
Sec. 2.  Report to Legislature.  Resolved:  That the Finance Authority of Maine 
shall report the specifics of the program to the Joint Standing Committee on Labor, 
Commerce, Research and Economic Development by December 1, 2011; and be it further 
Sec. 3.  Authority to report out legislation.  Resolved:  That the Joint 
Standing Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development may 
report out a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 125th Legislature to implement the 
program. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve directs the Finance Authority of Maine to create a microfinance loan 
program entitled "Believe in ME" for entrepreneurs under 30 years of age using 
$1,000,000 appropriated from the General Fund as its start-up money.  The Finance 
Authority of Maine is required to report the specifics of the loan program to the Joint 
Standing Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development by 
December 1, 2011.  The committee may report out a bill to the Second Regular Session of 
the 125th Legislature to implement the program.
An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0703
Committee Amendment CA_A_H539 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " 
to H.P. 533, L.D. 703, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Laws Governing Licensure Compliance Methods for Camping Areas, 
Recreational Camps, Youth Camps and Eating Establishments" 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §2497 in the 2nd paragraph in the 2nd line (page 1, line 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: "in each year" and inserting the following: 
'every 2 years' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires the inspection of a licensed establishment at least once 
every 2 years instead of at least once a year as proposed in the bill. 
FISCAL :\OTE l<EQlli<1 , 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/03111 
ft'ac:.. 
LD703 
LR 1588(02) 
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Licensure Compliance Methods for Camping Areas, 
Recreational Camps, Youth Camps and Eating Establishments 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,,~ 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Minor savings - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Additional revenue and program savings to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention in the Department (' 
Health and Human Services are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LRIS88(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0702
Committee Amendment CA_A_H283 (House)
Amends: 5 MRSA §19203-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 532, L.D. 702, 
Prevent HIV Transmission from a Pregnant Mother to a Child" 
Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §19203-A, sub-§6 is enacted to read: 
6. 
Protection of newborn infants. 
Subject to the consent and procedure 
requirements of subsection 1, a health care provider who is providing care for a pregnant 
woman shall include an HIV test in a standard set of medical tests perfonned on the 
woman. A health care provider who is providing care for a newborn infant shall test the 
infant for HIV and ensure that the results are available within 12 hours of birth of the 
infant if the health care provider does not know the HIV status of the mother or the health 
care provider believes that HIV testing is medically necessary unless a parent objects to 
the test on the grounds that it conflicts with the sincere religious or conscientious beliefs 
and practices of the parent. If a woman declines to be tested for HIV pursuant to this 
subsection and subsection 1, the health care provider shall document the woman's 
decision in the woman's medical record.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the requirement in the bill for a health care provider to 
provide an HIV test when testing a woman for pregnancy. It adds an exemption for a 
parent to object to an HIV test on a newborn infant on religious grounds. It changes the 
requirement in the bill for a newborn infant to be tested within 48 hours after birth to the 
requirement that the test results on a newborn be made available within 12 hours after 
birth. 
FISCAL ~'OTE HE<JLlRED 
(See attached) 
Page I - 125LR1l91(02)-1 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04127 III 
~ac 
LD 702 
LR 1191(02) 
An Act To Prevent HIV Transmission from a Pregnant Mother to a Child 
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 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services are expected to be minor and can b€ absorbed 
within existing budgeted resources. 
LRI191(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Amend Certain Laws Governing County Sheriffs
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0701
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: DION
Amends: 30-A MRSA §373, 30-A MRSA §374

Legislative Document 
No. 701 
H.P. 531 
House of Representatives, February 23, 2011 
An Act To Amend Certain Laws Governing County Sheriffs 
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 18, 2011.  Referred to the Committee on 
State and Local Government pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative DION of Portland. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  30-A MRSA §373, sub-§3 is enacted to read: 
3.  Salary; procedures.  The board of county commissioners of each county, through 
the county budget process, shall set the base salary for the county sheriff. 
A.  The salary for the county sheriff must be set prior to the election of a new county 
sheriff by the board of county commissioners by final budget approval prior to the 
first date that applicants may file with the Secretary of State for the office of county 
sheriff. 
B.  The salary of the county sheriff may not be reduced during the sheriff's term other 
than upon complaint of malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect, gross negligence or failure 
to maintain certification with the Maine Criminal Justice Academy by the board of 
county commissioners to the Office of the Governor. 
C.  The county sheriff may be paid at such intervals as determined by the board of 
county commissioners but may not be paid less than once a month. 
Sec. 2.  30-A MRSA §373, sub-§4 is enacted to read: 
4.  Salary; appeal.  If dissatisfied with the salary set by the board of county 
commissioners, the county sheriff may appeal to the Superior Court on the grounds that 
the determination of the board of county commissioners in setting the salary was arbitrary 
or capricious. 
Sec. 3.  30-A MRSA §374, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 and Pt. C, 
§106 and amended by PL 1989, c. 6; c. 9, §2; and c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, is further 
amended to read: 
§374.  County sheriff to be full time 
The office of county sheriff is a full-time office in each county.  The duties of the 
county sheriff include law enforcement, jail administration and court services and are 
incidental and irregular, requiring a nonstandard work schedule. 
SUMMARY 
This bill describes the procedures that a board of county commissioners must use to 
determine the salary of the county sheriff.  The bill establishes a procedure by which the 
county sheriff, if dissatisfied with the salary set by the board of county commissioners, 
may appeal that decision.  The bill also describes the duties of the county sheriff.
An Act To Repeal the Motorcycle Inspection Law
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0704
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: HARVELL, GIFFORD, LIBBY, O'CONNOR, PARKER, SIROCKI
Amends: 29-A MRSA §1752, 29-A MRSA §1758

Legislative Document 
No. 704 
H.P. 535 
House of Representatives, February 23, 2011 
An Act To Repeal the Motorcycle Inspection Law 
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 18, 2011.  Referred to the Committee on 
Transportation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative HARVELL of Farmington. 
Cosponsored by Representatives: GIFFORD of Lincoln, LIBBY of Waterboro, O'CONNOR of 
Berwick, PARKER of Veazie, SIROCKI of Scarborough. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  29-A MRSA §1752, sub-§10, as amended by PL 2003, c. 397, §7, is 
further amended to read: 
10.  Experimental motor vehicle.  A vehicle registered as an experimental motor 
vehicle pursuant to section 470.  An experimental motor vehicle must meet minimum 
equipment standards pursuant to section 470, subsection 2; and 
Sec. 2.  29-A MRSA §1752, sub-§11, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 397, §8, is 
amended to read: 
11.  Low-speed vehicle.  A low-speed vehicle registered pursuant to section 501, 
subsection 11.  A low-speed vehicle must be equipped in accordance with section 1925.; 
and 
Sec. 3.  29-A MRSA §1752, sub-§12 is enacted to read: 
12.  Motorcycle.  A motorcycle. 
Sec. 4.  29-A MRSA §1758, as amended by PL 2009, c. 624, §§1 and 2 and 
affected by §4, is repealed. 
SUMMARY 
This bill exempts a motorcycle registered in the State from the requirement that a 
motor vehicle have an annual inspection.
An Act To Prevent HIV Transmission from a Pregnant Mother to a Child
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0702
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: STRANG BURGESS, CRAVEN, BERRY, KRUGER, SANBORN, SIROCKI, STUCKEY, BRANNIGAN, PLOWMAN, SAVIELLO
Amends: 5 MRSA §19203-A

Legislative Document 
No. 702 
H.P. 532 
House of Representatives, February 23, 2011 
An Act To Prevent HIV Transmission from a Pregnant Mother to a 
Child 
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 18, 2011.  Referred to the Committee on 
Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative STRANG BURGESS of Cumberland. 
Cosponsored by Senator CRAVEN of Androscoggin and 
Representatives: BERRY of Bowdoinham, KRUGER of Thomaston, SANBORN of Gorham, 
SIROCKI of Scarborough, STUCKEY of Portland, Senators: BRANNIGAN of Cumberland, 
PLOWMAN of Penobscot, SAVIELLO of Franklin. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  5 MRSA §19203-A, sub-§6 is enacted to read: 
6.  Protection of newborn infants.  Subject to the consent and procedure 
requirements of subsection 1, a health care provider who is testing a woman for 
pregnancy or who is providing care for a pregnant woman shall include an HIV test in a 
standard set of medical tests.  A health care provider who is providing care for a newborn 
infant shall test the infant for HIV within 48 hours after birth if the health care provider 
does not know the HIV status of the mother or if the health care provider believes that 
HIV testing is medically necessary.  If a woman declines to be tested for HIV pursuant to 
this subsection and subsection 1, the health care provider shall document the woman's 
decision in the woman's medical record. 
SUMMARY 
This bill provides for mandatory testing for HIV status as part of a standard set of 
medical tests for a pregnant woman or a woman being tested for pregnancy.  The bill 
allows a woman to refuse an HIV test and requires documentation in the woman's 
medical record if she refuses an HIV test.  The bill requires HIV testing of certain 
newborn infants.
An Act Concerning Anests for Violating Protection from Abuse Orders II
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0708
Committee Amendment CA_A_H228 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 539, L.D. 708, Bill, "An Act 
Concerning Anests for Violating Protection from Abuse Orders" 
II 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 2 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 5 in L.D.) by 
inserting after the following: "paragrapl!~~" the following: 'F-l or section _4007, 
subsection 1,' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds the order of terminating a life insurance policy or rider to the 
list of relief authorized under the laws governing protection from abuse a violation of 
which is treated as contempt of court. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Reduce the Income Tax for Low-income Families
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0705
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: CHIPMAN, BERRY, GOODE, HARLOW, HARMON, KNIGHT, VALENTINO
Amends: 36 MRSA §5219-N

Legislative Document 
No. 705 
H.P. 536 
House of Representatives, February 23, 2011 
An Act To Reduce the Income Tax for Low-income Families 
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 18, 2011.  Referred to the Committee on 
Taxation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative CHIPMAN of Portland. 
Cosponsored by Representatives: BERRY of Bowdoinham, GOODE of Bangor, HARLOW of 
Portland, HARMON of Palermo, KNIGHT of Livermore Falls, VALENTINO of Saco. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §5219-N, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2003, c. 390, §48, is 
repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
1.  Generally.  Except as provided in subsection 2, the following individuals are 
allowed a credit equal to the tax otherwise imposed on those individuals by this Part: 
A.  An individual whose Maine taxable income determined as if the individual were a 
resident individual for the entire year is $2,000 or less; and 
B.  A resident individual whose federal adjusted gross income is $15,000 or less. 
In no case may this credit reduce the Maine income tax to less than zero. 
Sec. 2.  Application.  This Act applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 
2011. 
SUMMARY 
This bill provides a credit for an individual who is a resident of Maine and whose 
federal adjusted gross income is $15,000 or less for the entire year, reducing the 
individual's income tax liability to zero.
An Act To Increase the State Earned Income Credit
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0707
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: STUCKEY, PATRICK, BERRY, BRYANT, FLEMINGS, ALFOND, CRAVEN, JACKSON
Amends: 36 MRSA §5219-S

Legislative Document 
No. 707 
H.P. 538 
House of Representatives, February 23, 2011 
An Act To Increase the State Earned Income Credit 
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 18, 2011.  Referred to the Committee on 
Taxation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative STUCKEY of Portland. 
Cosponsored by Senator PATRICK of Oxford and 
Representatives: BERRY of Bowdoinham, BRYANT of Windham, FLEMINGS of Bar 
Harbor, Senators: ALFOND of Cumberland, CRAVEN of Androscoggin, JACKSON of 
Aroostook. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §5219-S, as amended by PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. BBBB, §16, is 
further amended to read: 
§5219-S.  Earned income credit 
1.  Resident taxpayer.  A resident individual is allowed a credit against the tax 
otherwise due under this Part in the amount of 5% 25% of the federal earned income 
credit for the same taxable year, except that for tax years beginning in 2009 and 2010, the 
applicable percentage is 4%. 
2.  Nonresident taxpayer.  A nonresident individual is allowed a credit against the 
tax otherwise due under this Part in the amount of 5% 25% of the federal earned income 
credit for the same taxable year, except that for tax years beginning in 2009 and 2010, the 
applicable percentage is 4%, multiplied by the ratio of the individual's Maine adjusted 
gross income, as defined in section 5102, subsection 1-C, paragraph B, to the individual's 
entire federal adjusted gross income, as modified by section 5122. 
3.  Part-year resident taxpayer.  An individual who files a return as a part-year 
resident in accordance with section 5224-A is allowed a credit against the tax otherwise 
due under this Part in the amount of 5% 25% of the federal earned income credit for the 
same taxable year, except that for tax years beginning in 2009 and 2010, the applicable 
percentage is 4%, multiplied by a ratio, the numerator of which is the individual's Maine 
adjusted gross income as defined in section 5102, subsection 1-C, paragraph A for that 
portion of the taxable year during which the individual was a resident plus the 
individual's Maine adjusted gross income as defined in section 5102, subsection 1-C, 
paragraph B for that portion of the taxable year during which the individual was a 
nonresident and the denominator of which is the individual's entire federal adjusted gross 
income, as modified by section 5122. 
4.  Refund.  The credit allowed by this section may not reduce the Maine income tax 
to less than zero is fully refundable. 
Sec. 2.  Application.  This Act applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 
2011. 
SUMMARY 
This bill, beginning in 2011, increases the state earned income credit from 5% to 25% 
of the federal earned income credit and provides that the state earned income credit is 
fully refundable.
An Act Concerning Arrests for Violating Protection from Abuse Orders
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0708
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: LAJOIE
Amends: 19-A MRSA §4011

Legislative Document 
No. 708 
H.P. 539 
House of Representatives, February 23, 2011 
An Act Concerning Arrests for Violating Protection from Abuse 
Orders 
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 18, 2011.  Referred to the Committee on 
Criminal Justice and Public Safety pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative LAJOIE of Lewiston. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  19-A MRSA §4011, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2005, c. 510, §13, is 
further amended to read: 
2.  Exception.  When the only provision that is violated concerns relief authorized 
under section 4007, subsection 1, paragraph F or paragraphs H to N, the violation must be 
treated as contempt and punished in accordance with law. 
SUMMARY 
This bill adds to the list of relief authorized under the laws governing protection from 
abuse for which a violation is treated as contempt of court the order of a division of 
personal property and household goods and furnishings.
An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0710
Committee Amendment CA_A_H64 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT '''A'' to H.P. 541, L.D. 710, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Laws Governing the Duties of the Director of the Governor's Office of Energy 
Independence and Security" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in paragraph C in the 5th line (page 1, line 8 in L.D.) by 
inserting after the following: "the" the following: 'total' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in paragraph C in the 7th line (page 1, line lOin L. D.) by 
inserting after the following: "the" the following: 'total' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in paragraph J in the 2nd line (page 1, line 18 in L.D.) by 
inserting after the following: "the" the following: 'total' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies that the Director of the Governor's Office of Energy 
Independence and Security shall identify ways and take actions to lower the total cost of 
energy to consumers in this State. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMEND ENT 
Approved: 03/25/11 
fra~ 
LD 710 
LR 1957(02) 
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Duties ofthe Director ofthe Governor's Office of Energy 
Independence and Security 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,~" 
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology 
J1'iscaI Note Required : Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Federal Expenditures Fund 
Requiring the Govemor's Office of Energy Independence and Security (OElS) to identify opportunities to lower the 
cost of energy to consumers and to make recommendations and take actions in furtherance of that goal may result in 
certain costs which OEIS can absorb within its existing budgeted resources. 
LR 1957(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Duties of the Director of the Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0710
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology
Sponsors: BEAVERS, SAVIELLO, CRAY, DION, DUNPHY, EVES, FITTS, LIBBY, LUCHINI, RECTOR
Amends: 2 MRSA §9

Legislative Document 
No. 710 
H.P. 541 
House of Representatives, February 23, 2011 
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Duties of the Director of 
the Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security 
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 18, 2011.  Referred to the Committee on 
Energy, Utilities and Technology pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative BEAVERS of South Berwick. 
Cosponsored by Senator SAVIELLO of Franklin and 
Representatives: CRAY of Palmyra, DION of Portland, DUNPHY of Embden, EVES of North 
Berwick, FITTS of Pittsfield, LIBBY of Waterboro, LUCHINI of Ellsworth, Senator: 
RECTOR of Knox. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  2 MRSA §9, sub-§3, ¶C, as amended by PL 2009, c. 655, Pt. C, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
C.   In consultation with the Efficiency Maine Trust Board, established in Title 5, 
section 12004-G, subsection 10-C, prepare and submit a comprehensive state energy 
plan to the Governor and the Legislature by January 15, 2009 and submit an updated 
plan every 2 years thereafter. Within the comprehensive state energy plan, the 
director shall identify opportunities to lower the cost of energy to consumers in this 
State and transmission capacity and infrastructure needs and recommend appropriate 
actions to lower the cost of energy to consumers in this State and facilitate the 
development and integration of new renewable energy generation within the State 
and support the State's renewable resource portfolio requirements specified in Title 
35-A, section 3210 and wind energy development goals specified in Title 35-A, 
section 3404; 
Sec. 2.  2 MRSA §9, sub-§3, ¶J, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 656, Pt. C, §1, is 
amended to read: 
J.  Take action as necessary to carry out the goals and objectives of the state energy 
plan prepared pursuant to paragraph C including lowering the cost of energy to 
consumers in this State. 
SUMMARY 
This bill amends the laws prescribing the duties of the Director of the Governor's 
Office of Energy Independence and Security to require the director to identify 
opportunities to lower the cost of energy to Maine consumers, recommend appropriate 
actions to lower the cost of energy to Maine consumers and take action as necessary to 
carry out the goals and objectives of the comprehensive state energy plan including 
lowering the cost of energy to Maine consumers.
An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0713
Committee Amendment CA_A_H433 (House)
Amends: 36 MRSA §1752

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 544, L.D. 713, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Definition of "Retail Sale" for Purposes of the Sales and Use Tax Law" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Amend the Definition of "Automobile" for Purposes of the saleis and Use 
Tax Law' 
I 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and r '  efore the 
summary and inserting the following: 
I 
'Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §1752, sub-§l-B, as amended by PL 2007, c. 627, §37, is 
further amended to read: 
I 
I-B. 
Automobile. "Automobile" means a self-propelled 4-wheel motpr vehicle 
designed primarily to carry passengers and not designed to run on tracks. "Allltomobile" 
includes a pickup truck or van with a registered gross vehicle weight of 6AOO 10,000 
pounds or less.' 
i 
i 
SUMMARY 
I 
This amendment replaces the bill. 
This amendment changes the definition of 
"automobile" for the purposes of the Sales and Use Tax Law. "Automobile," as defined 
in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, section 1752, includes all cars and other 
passenger vehicles. It also includes pickup trucks and vans weighing 6,000 pounds or 
less. The amendment increases the maximum weight to 10,000 pounds. Amending the 
definition of "automobile" affects the sales tax exemption for automobiles usep in driver 
education, automobiles sold to amputee veterans who are granted free registration and 
automobiles purchased outside the State by a nonresident and subsequendy used in 
Maine. The definition change affects the purchase of an automobile and autom6bile parts 
and accessories by a person engaged in renting automobiles on a short-term basis, the 
purchase of an automobile by a person engaged in renting automobiles for ore year or 
more and the purchase of automobile repair parts used in the repair of an 4utomobile 
pursuant to an extended service contract, which was the intent of the bill. It ~lso affects 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 544, L.D. 713 
provisions related to the sales tax on rental vehieles and affects the sales and use tax 
exemption for purchase and use of a loaner vehicle by a new vehicle dealer. It affects the 
reimbursement of excise tax paid on certain automobiles rented for a period of less than 
one year. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Adjust the Rules Governing Subpermittees on Moose Hunting Permits
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0709
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: DAVIS, THIBODEAU, BLACK, CLARK, CRAFTS, FREDETTE, JOHNSON, TIMBERLAKE, WILLETTE
Amends: 12 MRSA §11154, 12 MRSA §11601

Legislative Document 
No. 709 
H.P. 540 
House of Representatives, February 23, 2011 
An Act To Adjust the Rules Governing Subpermittees on Moose 
Hunting Permits 
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 18, 2011.  Referred to the Committee on 
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative DAVIS of Sangerville. 
Cosponsored by Senator THIBODEAU of Waldo and 
Representatives: BLACK of Wilton, CLARK of Millinocket, CLARK of Easton, CRAFTS of 
Lisbon, FREDETTE of Newport, JOHNSON of Eddington, TIMBERLAKE of Turner, 
WILLETTE of Mapleton. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §11154, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and 
affected by c. 614, §9, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
7.  Subpermittees.  An applicant for a moose permit may indicate on the application 
filed pursuant to subsection 6 the name of 2 subpermittee-designates.  If the applicant is 
issued a moose permit under subsection 9, the 2 subpermittee-designates become 
subpermittees and the permittee may authorize the subpermittees to participate in the 
moose hunt with the permittee.  The permittee may not hunt with more than one 
subpermittee on any one day.  The permittee may choose not to authorize the 
subpermittees to participate in the hunt. 
Sec. 2.  12 MRSA §11601, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and 
affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
3.  Two subpermittees.  A permittee may not hunt moose with more than one 2 
authorized subpermittee subpermittees.  A permittee may not hunt with more than one 
subpermittee on any one day. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows a permittee to designate up to 2 subpermittees to join the permittee on 
different days during the permitted moose hunting season.
An Act To Regulate Noise from Wind Turbines in Residential Developments
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0711
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology
Sponsors: HARMON, BRYANT, CHIPMAN, DUNPHY, KESCHL
Amends: 38 MRSA §484

Legislative Document 
No. 711 
H.P. 542 
House of Representatives, February 23, 2011 
An Act To Regulate Noise from Wind Turbines in Residential 
Developments 
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 18, 2011.  Referred to the Committee on 
Energy, Utilities and Technology pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative HARMON of Palermo.  (BY REQUEST) 
Cosponsored by Representatives: BRYANT of Windham, CHIPMAN of Portland, DUNPHY 
of Embden, KESCHL of Belgrade. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  38 MRSA §484, sub-§3, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 383, §21 and 
affected by §42, is amended to read: 
A.    In making a determination under this subsection, the department may consider 
the effect of noise from a commercial or industrial development.  Noise from a 
residential development approved under this article may not be regulated under this 
subsection, and noise except that noise from wind turbines from a residential 
development may be regulated under this subsection.  Noise generated between the 
hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. or during daylight hours, whichever is longer, by 
construction of a development approved under this article may not be regulated under 
this subsection. 
Sec. 2.  Retroactivity.  This Act applies retroactively to January 1, 2006. 
SUMMARY 
Current law prohibits the regulation of noise from residential developments under the 
site location of development laws.  This bill allows such regulation for noise from wind 
turbines and makes it retroactive to 2006.