Resolve, Directing the Department of Marine Resources To Examine the Role of 3rd-party Laboratories in Conducting Testing for the Department
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1674
Committee: Marine Resources
Sponsors: SNOWE-MELLO, WEAVER, GERZOFSKY, SULLIVAN, BEAVERS, NUTTING, OLSEN, PRESCOTT, VOLK

Legislative Document 
No. 1674 
S.P. 573 
In Senate, December 21, 2011 
Resolve, Directing the Department of Marine Resources To 
Examine the Role of 3rd-party Laboratories in Conducting Testing 
for the Department 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 19, 2011.  Referred to the Committee 
on Marine Resources pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 
218. 
JOSEPH G. CARLETON, JR. 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator SNOWE-MELLO of Androscoggin. 
Cosponsored by Representative WEAVER of York and 
Senators: GERZOFSKY of Cumberland, SULLIVAN of York, Representatives: BEAVERS of 
South Berwick, McKANE of Newcastle, Speaker NUTTING of Oakland, OLSEN of 
Phippsburg, PRESCOTT of Topsham, VOLK of Scarborough. 
Sec. 1.  Role of 3rd-party laboratories conducting testing.  Resolved:  That 
the Department of Marine Resources shall examine the role of 3rd-party laboratories in 
conducting testing for the department.  The Commissioner of Marine Resources or the 
commissioner's designee shall analyze the findings to determine how the department may 
save money, create jobs, promote competition, use less testing and share data to save 
research time; and be it further 
Sec. 2.  Report.  Resolved:  That the Department of Marine Resources shall report 
its findings under section 1 to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over marine resources matters by January 15, 2013 together with any 
recommendations regarding the role of 3rd-party laboratories in conducting testing for the 
department.  The committee may submit a bill based on the findings and 
recommendations of the report submitted by the Department of Marine Resources to the 
SUMMARY 
This resolve directs the Department of Marine Resources to examine the role of 
3rd-party laboratories in conducting testing for the department.  The resolve also requires 
the department to report its findings to the joint standing committee of the Legislature 
having jurisdiction over marine resources matters by January 15, 2013 and allows the 
committee to submit a bill to the First Regular Session of the 126th Legislature. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Legislative Document 
No. 1675 
S.P. 574 
In Senate, December 21, 2011 
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of Unoccupied Mills 
(EMERGENCY) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 19, 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 218. 
JOSEPH G. CARLETON, JR. 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator HOBBINS of York. 
Cosponsored by Senator: SULLIVAN of York.