An Act To Require Vegetable Gardens at State Prisons
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0685
Committee Amendment CA_A_H569 (House)
Amends: 34-A MRSA §1403

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "4,, to H.P. 513, L.D. 685, Bill, "An Act To 
Require Vegetable Gardens at State Prisons" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Support Farm Programs at Department of Corrections Facilities' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 34-A MRSA §1403, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 724, is amended 
to read: 
7. Establishment of farm programs and gravel mining programs to support 
farm programs at correctional facilities. The commissioner may establish a farm 
program at each correctional facility for the purposes of producing agricultural and farm 
products and teaching prisoners and juvenile clients cultivation and gardening techniques. 
The commissioner may also establish a gravel mining program at any correctional facility 
sited on land that contains sufficient gravel for the purpose of supporting the farm 
programs. 
A. Products from these farm programs shall under this subsection must be used by 
correctional facilities. If a surplus ex~sts, it may be: 
(1) Sold or distributed to other state, county or local governmental entities; 
(2) 
Exchanged with other state, county or local governmental entities for 
services or other goods; ef 
(3) Sold to or exchanged with private Maine businesses7;..QI 
(4) Sold to or exchanged with community agencies as defined in section 1206, 
subsection 1. 
B. 
The revenue generated by the sale of these farm products shall under this 
subsection must be deposited in a special account. This account shall does not lapse 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to H.P. 513, L.D. 685 
at the end of a fiscal year but may must be carried forward from year to year. If...the 
amount in the fund exceeds $100,000, the excess in the account shall be transferred to 
the General FUHd. 
C. +hese The funds in this the special account under paragraph B may be expended 
to implement and maintain farm programs in correctional facilities. These 
expenditures include, but are not limited to, the purchase of necessary materials and 
equipment, construction, administrative costs and employee salaries. 
D. The commissioner may establish, for the purpose of supporting farm programs at 
correctional facilities by generating additional revenue for the special account under 
paragraphB, a gravel mining program at any correctional facility sited on land that 
contains sufficient gravel. The commissioner shall determine the amount of gravel to 
be mined. Gravel not used by correctional facilities may be sold, distributed or 
exchanged in the same manner as farm products pursuant to paragraph A. In addition 
to the expenditures allowed by paragraph C, the revenue generated from a gravel 
mining program may be expended to implement and maintain gravel mining 
programs in correctional facilities. 
Sec. 2. 34-A MRSA §1403, sub-§9, ,A, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 821, §21, is 
amended to read: 
A. The program may make services and goods available for use by correctional 
facilities or for purchase by other state, county or local governmental entities, private 
businesses in the State, community agencies, as defined in section 1206, subsection 1, 
or the public.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the title and replaces the bill. The amendment allows the 
establishment of a gravel mining program at any Department of Corrections facility with 
sufficient gravel. The gravel mining program's primary purpose is to generate revenue to 
support correctional facility farm programs. Gravel not sold by correctional facilities to 
support farm programs may be sold, distributed or exchanged in the same manner as farm 
products may be. The amendment also gives the Commissioner of Corrections authority 
to use some of the revenue to support correctional facility gravel mining programs. 
The amendment also amends the industries program provision to permit additional 
ways to generate revenue from the sale of industries program services and products. 
Specifically, the amendment authorizes the industries program to make services and 
goods available for use by county or local governmental entities, private Maine 
businesses or community agencies. 
FISCAL ~OTE REQ tIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 06/06/11 
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LD685 
LR 1854(02) 
An Act To Require Vegetable Gardens at State Prisons 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "~" 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
The additional costs to the Department of Corrections can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted resources. 
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