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An Act To Establish Juneteenth Independence Day
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0753
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: HARLOW, GERZOFSKY, BEAVERS, BELIVEAU, CHIPMAN, CLARKE, DILL, HARVELL, HERBIG, HINCK, KNIGHT, KUMIEGA, LUCHINI, RANKIN, ROCHELO, SANBORN, STUCKEY, JACKSON
Amends: 1 MRSA §150-F

Legislative Document 
No. 753 
H.P. 560 
House of Representatives, March 1, 2011 
An Act To Establish Juneteenth Independence Day 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative HARLOW of Portland. 
Cosponsored by Senator GERZOFSKY of Cumberland and 
Representatives: BEAVERS of South Berwick, BELIVEAU of Kittery, CHIPMAN of 
Portland, CLARKE of Bath, DILL of Old Town, HARVELL of Farmington, HERBIG of 
Belfast, HINCK of Portland, KNIGHT of Livermore Falls, KUMIEGA of Deer Isle, LUCHINI 
of Ellsworth, MacDONALD of Boothbay, RANKIN of Hiram, ROCHELO of Biddeford, 
SANBORN of Gorham, STUCKEY of Portland, Senator: JACKSON of Aroostook. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  1 MRSA §150-F is enacted to read: 
§150-F.  Juneteenth Independence Day 
The Governor shall annually issue a proclamation designating the 3rd Saturday in 
June as Juneteenth Independence Day to commemorate the day freedom was proclaimed 
to all slaves in the South by Union General Gordon Granger in 1865, 2 1/2 years after the 
Emancipation Proclamation was signed. 
SUMMARY 
This bill establishes the 3rd Saturday in June as Juneteenth Independence Day to 
commemorate the day freedom was proclaimed to all slaves in the South.
An Act To Add a Member to the Advisory Council on Health Systems Development
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0757
Committee Amendment CA_A_H140 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 564, L.D. 757, Bill, "An Act To Add a 
Member to the Advisory Council on Health Systems Development" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Increase the Membership of the Advisory Council on Health Systems 
Development' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection I-A in the first paragraph in the 3rd line 
(page 1, line 6 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "21" and inserting the following: 
'22' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection I-A in paragraph A in the first line (page 1, 
line 8 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "16" and inserting the following: '11' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection I-A in paragraph A in subparagraph (12) in 
the 2nd line (page 1, line 27 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "and" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection I-A in paragraph A in subparagraph (13) in 
the first line (page 1, line 28 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "science." and 
inserting the following: 'science; and' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection I-A in paragraph A by inserting after 
subparagraph (13) the following: 
'(14) One individual with expertise in health care delivery through federally 
qualified health centers.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds to the Advisory Council on Health Systems Development a 
member with expertise in health care delivery through federally qualified health centers. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIREIi 
(See attached). 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/24111 
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LD757 
LR 1907(02) 
An Act To Add a Member to the Advisory Council on Health Systems Development 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Any additional costs for the Department of Health and Human Services are expected to be minor and can be absorbed 
by the center within existing budgeted resources. 
LR 1907(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Increase Efficiency and Effectiveness in the Licensing of Certain Health and Human Services Providers
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0759
Committee Amendment CA_A_H171 (House)
Amends: 5 MRSA §20024, 22 MRSA §7801

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "fi" to H.P. 566, L.D. 759, Bill, "An Act To 
Increase Efficiency and Effectiveness in the Licensing of Certain Health and Human 
Services Providers" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §20024, as amended by PL 1991, c. 850, §5, is further amended 
by adding at the end a new paragraph to read: 
A treatment facility or program that receives and maintains accreditation from a 
national accrediting body approved by the department must be deemed in compliance 
with comparable state licensing rules upon its submission to the department of written 
evidence of compliance including, but not limited to, national accreditation approval, 
reports, findings and responses. 
The department may review compliance under this 
paragraph in response to a complaint against the facility or program. 
Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §7801, sub-§6 is enacted to read: 
6. National accreditation. A person, firm, corporation or association operating a 
program or facility described under subsection 1 that receives and maintains accreditation 
from a national accrediting body approved by the department must be deemed in 
compliance with comparable state licensing rules upon its submission to the department 
of written evidence of compliance including, but not limited to, national accreditation 
approval, reports, findings and responses. The department may review compliance under 
this subsection in response to a complaint against the program or facility. 
Sec. 3. 34-B MRS A §1203-A, sub-§8 is enacted to read: 
8. National accreditation. An agency or facility required to obtain a license under 
this section that receives and maintains accreditation from a national accrediting body 
approved by the department must be deemed in compliance with comparable state 
licensing rules upon its submission to the department of written evidence of compliance 
including, but not limited to, national accreditation approval, reports, findings and 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT"~ " to H.P. 566, L.D. 759 
responses. The department may review compliance under this subsection in response to a 
complaint against the agency or facility.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill, which required the Department of Health and 
Human Services to approve and license substance abuse treatment, child and adult 
welfare and behavioral health agencies, programs and facilities accredited by nationally 
recognized accrediting bodies. The amendment simplifies the process and requires the 
Department of Health and Human Services to deem in compliance with state licensing 
rules those entities that receive and maintain accreditation by national accrediting bodies 
approved by the department. The department may review compliance with applicable 
accreditation requirements in response to a complaint. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Provide Equitable Revenue-sharing Distribution
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0762
Committee Amendment CA_A_H113 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" f}" to H.P. 569, L.D. 762, Bill, "An Act To 
Provide Equitable Revenue-sharing Distribution" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the following: 
'Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
TREASURER OF STATE, OFFICE OF 
Administration - Treasury 0022 
Initiative: Appropriates funds for programming and administrative costs to implement a 
new method of distributing funds through the Disproportionate Tax Burden Fund. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2011-12 
$10,000 
$10,000 
2012-13 
$0 
$0 
This amendment is the minority report. It adds an appropriations and allocations 
section to the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 0411211} wac 
LD762 
LR 316(02) 
An Act To Provide Equitable Revenue-sharing Distribution 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,4" 
Committee: Taxation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY2011-12 
FY 2012-13 
Projections 
FY 2013-14 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$10,000 
$10,000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2014-15 
$0 
$0 
The bill does not change the total amount of Municipal Revenue Sharing distributed but does reduce the amount 
distributed through the Disproportionate Tax Burden Fund (Rev II) to 11 % beginning October 1,2011. It also limits 
this reduced Rev II distribution to municipalities designated as service center communities. Amounts not distributed 
through Rev II wil be distributed through the Rev I formula. The Office of the State Treasurer will require a General 
Fund appropriation in fiscal year 2011-12 to adapt computations and systems to the changeover. 
LR0316(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of 1
An Act To Address the Documented Educational and Rehabilitation Needs of Persons Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0765
Committee Amendment CA_A_H130 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "If" to H.P. 572, L.D. 765, Bill, "An Act To 
Address the Documented Educational and Rehabilitation Needs of Persons Who Are 
Blind or Visually Impaired" 
Amend the bill by incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment incorporates a fiscal note. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/22/11 
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LD765 
LR 754(02) 
An Act To Address the Documented Educational and Rehabilitation Needs of Persons Who Are Blind 
or Visually 1m paired 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" n, 
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2011-12 
$468,678 
$468,678 
FY 2012-13 
$511,987 
$511,987 
Projections 
FY 2013-14 
$532,621 
$532,621 
Projections 
FY 2014-15 
$554,432 
$554,432 
This bill includes General Fund appropriations totaling $468,678 in fiscal year 2011-12 and $511,987 in fiscal year 
2012-13 to the Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired within the Department of Labor to address certain 
educational and rehabilitation needs of blind and visually impaired students and adults. 
LR0754(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Make Allocations from Maine Turnpike Authority Funds for the Maine Turnpike Authority for the Calendar Year Ending December 31, 2012
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0766
Committee Amendment CA_A_H383 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " ~ " to H.P. 573, L.D. 766, Bill, "An Act To Make 
Allocations from Maine Turnpike Authority Funds for the Maine Turnpike Authority for 
the Calendar Year Ending December 31, 2012" 
Amend the billby incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment incorporates a fiscal note. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/26111 
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LD766 
LR 616(02) 
An Act To Make Allocations from Maine Turnpike Authority Funds for the Maine Turnpike 
-
Authority for the Calendar Year Ending December 31, 2012 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment I~" 
Committee: Transportation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Maine Turnpike Authority Allocations 
This bill makes allocations from Maine Turnpike Authority funds of $43,968,654 for the authority's operating 
expenses for the calendar year ending December 31, 2012. Maine Turnpike Authority revenue of $114,478,333 is 
budgeted to fund those allocations. Included in the budgeted revenue but not allocated is $2,463,250 to payoff bond!> 
authorized by the Legislature for specified Department of Transportation projects. These bonds were issued by the 
Maine Turnpike Authority pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 23, section 1968, subsection 2-A. This bill 
also includes budgeted revenue of $30,000,000 for the Reserve Maintenance Fund, $33,315,738 for the Debt Service 
Fund and $4,730,691 for capital improvements at new interchanges. The funds that are not allocated in the bill are not 
subject to the transfer limitations in section 2 of the bill. 
LR0616(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Address the Documented Educational and Rehabilitation Needs of Persons Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0765
Committee Amendment CA_B-SA_A_S595 (Senate)
Amends: 26 MRSA §1418-D

SENATE AMENDMENT" A " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "B" to H.P. 572, 
L.D. 765, Bill, "An Act To Address the Documented Educational and Rehabilitation 
Needs of Persons Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of sections 1 to 3 and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §1418-D, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §13, is 
amended to read: 
2. Department of Education input; school administrative units. The division 
shall ensure that the Department of Education has input into any contract to provide 
educational services and delivery of those services to blind or visually impaired children 
from birth to 20 years of age. Educational services for blind or visually impaired children 
from birth to 20 years of age are an entitlement mandated by federal law and, as such, 
children will receive priority for all services provided by the division. Nothing in this 
section relieves school administrative units from fulfilling their responsibilities under 
Title 20-A, Part 4, subpart 1.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the committee amendment and directs the Department of 
Labor, Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Department of Education to 
work together to develop contracts to provide educational services and clarifies that 
educational services for blind and visually impaired children from birth to 20 years of age 
are an entitlement mandated by federal law and, as such, children will receive priority for 
all services provided by the division. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSOREDBa~ 
(Senator ROSEN, R) 
COUNTY: Hancock 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05114/12 
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LD765 
LR 754(06) 
An Act To Address the Documented Educational and Rehabilitation Needs of Persons Who Are Blind 
or Visually Impaired 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment" A" to Committee Amendment "B" S -SCf 5 
Sponsor: Sen. Rosen of Hancock 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Transfers 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2011-12 
$0 
($13,963) 
($46,065) 
($13,963) 
FY2012-13 
($438,263) 
($438,263) 
($37,657) 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2013-14 
($440,932) 
($440,932) 
($38,977) 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2014-15 
($445,962) 
($445,962) 
($40,172) 
$0 
This amendment removes the General Fund appropriations and Federal Expenditures Fund allocations from the bill. 
As amended, any additional costs to the Department of Labor, the Division of the Blind and Visually Impaired and the 
Department of Education to work together to develop the required contracts can be absorbed within each agency's 
existing budgeted resources. 
LR0754(06) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0768
Committee Amendment CA_A_H103 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" 4" to H.P. 575, L.D. 768, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Laws Relating to Group Trusts Established by Group Self-insurers of 
Workers' Compensation Benefits" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in paragraph C by striking out all of subparagraph (2) 
(page 2, lines 14 to 29 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'(2) A group self-insurer may elect to fund at a higher confidence level through 
the use of cash, marketable securities or reinsurance. If a member of a group 
self-insurer tenninates membership in the group for any reason, that member 
shall fund the member's proportionate share of the liabilities and obligations of 
the trust to the 95% confidence level. If for any reason the departing member 
fails to fund the member's proportionate share of the trust's exposure to the 95% 
level of confidence, the remaining members of the group shall make the 
additional contribution no later than the anniversary date of the program as 
required to fund the departing member's exposure in accordance 'lAth this 
provision trust is responsible for that member's liabilities and obligations to the 
trust. If the superintendent finds that a material risk to the trust's ability to satisfy 
its liabilities and obligations in full exists due to the failure of one or more 
departing members to fund the departing members' proportionate share of those 
liabilities and obligations to the 95% confidence level or due to the failure of the 
group trust to enforce the funding requirement, the superintendent shall consider 
the unfunded share of the trust's exposure when approving a determination of a 
surplus or deficit in the trust.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies that while a trust is responsible for payment of a departing 
member's liabilities, the trust is not required to set aside additional trust assets for that 
exposure. The amendment requires that, if the Superintendent of Insurance finds there is a 
material risk to the trust's ability to satisfy its liabilities and obligations due to the failure 
of one or more departing members to fund their propoliionate share of exposure or to the 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT"~" to H.P. 575, L.D. 768 
failure of the group trust to enforce the funding requirement, the superintendent shall 
consider any unfunded amount when approving a determination of a group trust's surplus 
or deficit. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Review the Functions of the State Planning Office
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0769
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: MOULTON, RECTOR, BOLAND, CASAVANT, GRAHAM

Legislative Document 
No. 769 
H.P. 576 
House of Representatives, March 1, 2011 
An Act To Review the Functions of the State Planning Office 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative MOULTON of York. 
Cosponsored by Senator RECTOR of Knox and 
Representatives: BOLAND of Sanford, CASAVANT of Biddeford, GRAHAM of North 
Yarmouth. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
CONCEPT DRAFT 
SUMMARY 
This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. 
This bill proposes to restructure the Executive Department, State Planning Office.  
This bill will retain within the State Planning Office those functions that are best 
performed by that office, and will remove to other offices and entities those functions that 
will be best performed by organizations other than the State Planning Office.  As part of 
the restructuring, the roles of the regional planning commissions established pursuant to 
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30-A, chapter 119 will be more clearly defined, as will 
the role of the State Planning Office in the review of comprehensive plans developed 
pursuant to Title 30-A.
Resolve, To Establish a Study Group To Update Weight Regulations
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0770
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: KESCHL, THOMAS, CHASE, CHIPMAN, COTTA, FLOOD, HARVELL, ROTUNDO, WINSOR

Legislative Document 
No. 770 
H.P. 577 
House of Representatives, March 1, 2011 
Resolve, To Establish a Study Group To Update Weight Regulations 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative KESCHL of Belgrade. 
Cosponsored by Senator THOMAS of Somerset and 
Representatives: CHASE of Wells, CHIPMAN of Portland, COTTA of China, FLOOD of 
Winthrop, HARVELL of Farmington, ROTUNDO of Lewiston, WINSOR of Norway. 
Sec. 1.  Department of Transportation to create a study group on certain 
weight limits. Resolved:  That the Department of Transportation shall convene a study 
group to review issues concerning weight tolerance, specifically for a tri-axle unit and a 
tri-axle unit of a 4-axle single-unit vehicle, for certain vehicles on public ways.  The 
Department of Transportation shall invite the participation of representatives of the 
trucking and transportation industry and other interested stakeholders.  The study group 
shall examine the current weight limits established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 
29-A, section 2357 and the problems that have arisen in adhering to the limits, 
specifically focusing on the issue of load distribution problems and the enforcement of 
the limits.  The study group shall develop recommendations to adjust the limits to ensure 
the safety and structure of public ways in the State and to increase productivity and 
efficiency in motor transportation; and be it further 
Sec. 2.  Report.  Resolved:  That, no later than December 7, 2011, the Department 
of Transportation shall report the results of the study under section 1 along with any 
recommended legislation to the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation.  The Joint 
Standing Committee on Transportation may submit a bill related to the report to the 
SUMMARY 
This resolve directs the Department of Transportation to convene a study group to 
examine the current weight limits on public ways and the problems that have arisen 
concerning the issue of load distribution problems and the enforcement of the limits and 
develop recommendations to adjust the limits to ensure the safety and structure of public 
ways in the State and to increase productivity and efficiency in motor transportation.  The 
department is directed to invite the participation of the trucking and transportation 
industry and to report to the Second Regular Session of the 125th  Legislature with its 
findings.
An Act To Further Restrict the Availability of Methamphetamine and Amphetamine Pills
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0773
Committee Amendment CA_A_H252 (House)
Amends: 17-A MRSA §1105-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to H.P. 580, L.D. 773, Bill, "An Act To 
Further Restrict the Availability of Methamphetamine and Amphetamine Pills" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1105-A, sub-§l, ,G, as amended by PL 2001, c. 667, Pt. 
D, §24 and affected by §36, is further amended to read: 
G. 
At the time of the offense, the person trafficks in methamphetamine or 
amphetamine in a quantity of 300 or more pills, capsules, tablets or units or 100 
grams or more. Violation of this paragraph is a Class A crime;' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill and moves the intended prohibition to the existing 
provision of law regarding methamphetamine. The amendment, like the bill, makes 
trafficking in a quantity of 300 or more pills, capsules, tablets or units of 
methamphetamine or amphetamine an aggravated offense and a Class A crime. It also 
makes trafficking in 100 grams or more of amphetamine a Class A crime. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/09111 
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LD773 
LR 971(02) 
An Act To Further Restrict the Availability of Methamphetamine and Amphetamine Pills 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A" 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Future biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Correctional and Jndicial Impact Statements 
Increases the classification from a Class B crime to a Class A crime, increases correctional costs 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Increasing the present classification of a Class B offense to a Class A offense is expected to increase future 
correctional costs. The current maximum penalty for a conviction is 10 years. This bill will increase the maximum to 
years resulting in potential future costs. The current average annual cost of housing one prisioner for a Class A 
crime in a state correctional facility is $43,362. 
LR0971 (02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Establish the St. John Valley Regional Planning Commission
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0771
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: AYOTTE, JACKSON, CLARK, EDGECOMB, MARTIN, THERIAULT, WILLETTE, SHERMAN

Legislative Document 
No. 771 
H.P. 578 
House of Representatives, March 1, 2011 
An Act To Establish the St. John Valley Regional Planning 
Commission 
Reference to the Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
suggested and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative AYOTTE of Caswell. 
Cosponsored by Senator JACKSON of Aroostook and 
Representatives: CLARK of Easton, EDGECOMB of Caribou, MARTIN of Eagle Lake, 
THERIAULT of Madawaska, WILLETTE of Mapleton, WILLETTE of Presque Isle, Senator: 
SHERMAN of Aroostook. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
CONCEPT DRAFT 
SUMMARY 
This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. 
This bill proposes to establish the St. John Valley Regional Planning Commission.  
Under this bill, the following Aroostook County communities would be represented on 
the executive board of the commission: Allagash, Caswell Plantation, Cyr Plantation, 
Eagle Lake, Fort Kent, Frenchville, Grand Isle, Hamlin, Limestone, Madawaska, New 
Canada, New Sweden, Portage Lake, St. Agatha, St. Francis, St. John Plantation, 
Stockholm, Van Buren, Wallagrass Plantation and Winterville Plantation as well as the 
unorganized townships in Aroostook County Commissioner District Number 3.
An Act To Amend the Auditing Requirements for Accounts of All Water Utilities
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0772
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology
Sponsors: AYOTTE, JACKSON
Amends: 35-A MRSA §504

Legislative Document 
No. 772 
H.P. 579 
House of Representatives, March 1, 2011 
An Act To Amend the Auditing Requirements for Accounts of All 
Water Utilities 
Reference to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered 
printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative AYOTTE of Caswell. 
Cosponsored by Senator JACKSON of Aroostook. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  35-A MRSA §504, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1987, c. 631, §6, is further 
amended to read: 
3.  Extension.  The commission may, for good cause, extend the deadline set out in 
subsection 2 not exceeding one month and may excuse any public utility except a water 
utility from filing its returns when the gross revenue of the utility does not exceed 
$50,000.  The commission may, for good cause, extend the deadline set out in subsection 
not exceeding one month and may excuse any water utility from filing its returns when 
the gross revenue of the utility does not exceed $200,000. 
SUMMARY 
This bill amends the auditing requirements for accounts of all water utilities as they 
pertain to the gross revenue necessary before the Public Utilities Commission may either 
extend the deadline for or excuse any water utility from filing a return.  Current law sets 
the threshold at $50,000.  The bill increases that amount to $200,000.
An Act To Further Restrict the Availability of Methamphetamine and Amphetamine Pills
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0773
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: WILLETTE, MASON, CLARK, THERIAULT, JACKSON
Amends: 17-A MRSA §1105-A

Legislative Document 
No. 773 
H.P. 580 
House of Representatives, March 1, 2011 
An Act To Further Restrict the Availability of Methamphetamine 
and Amphetamine Pills 
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative WILLETTE of Mapleton. 
Cosponsored by Senator MASON of Androscoggin and 
Representatives: CLARK of Easton, THERIAULT of Madawaska, WILLETTE of Presque 
Isle, Senator: JACKSON of Aroostook. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  17-A MRSA §1105-A, sub-§1, ¶J, as repealed and replaced by PL 2003, 
c. 688, Pt. B, §3, is amended to read: 
J.    At the time of the offense, the person trafficks in a quantity of 300 or more pills, 
capsules, tablets or units containing 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, MDMA, 
methamphetamine, amphetamine or any other drug listed in section 1102, subsection 
1, paragraph O.  Violation of this paragraph is a Class A crime; 
SUMMARY 
This bill makes trafficking in a quantity of 300 or more pills, capsules, tablets or units 
containing methamphetamine or amphetamine an aggravated offense.
An Act To Allow Access to Pseudoephedrine by Prescription Only
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0774
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: WILLETTE, THERIAULT, JACKSON
Amends: 17-A MRSA §1101

Legislative Document 
No. 774 
H.P. 581 
House of Representatives, March 1, 2011 
An Act To Allow Access to Pseudoephedrine by Prescription Only 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative WILLETTE of Mapleton.  (BY REQUEST) 
Cosponsored by Representatives: THERIAULT of Madawaska, WILLETTE of Presque Isle, 
Senator: JACKSON of Aroostook. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  17-A MRSA §1101, sub-§4-A, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 430, §1 and 
affected by §10, is amended to read: 
4-A.   "Methamphetamine precursor drug" means any drug or product possessed by a 
person that contains pseudoephedrine or in the aggregate a quantity of more than 9 grams 
of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or phenylpropanolamine or their salts, isomers or salts of 
isomers, either alone or in combination with other ingredients, in dry or solid nonliquid 
form. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires a prescription to possess any amount of pseudoephedrine.
An Act To Amend the Process of Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program Grants
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0778
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H479 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT" fl, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 585, 
L.D. 778, Bill, "An Act To Amend the Process of Federal Aviation Administration 
Airport Improvement Program Grants" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 4. 
Amend the amendment in section 5 in subsection 2-A in the 2nd line (page I, line 21 
in amendment) by striking out the following: "The" and inserting the following: 
'Notwithstanding subsection 2. the' 
Amend the amendment in section 6 in subsection 3 in the 2nd paragraph in the 5th 
line (page 2, line 12 in amendment) by striking out the following: It, subjeot to subseotion 
of this seotion" and inserting the following: " subject to subseotion subsections 2 ef.t.h.is 
section and 2-A' 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment restores the language that provides that the Commissioner of 
Transportation must approve any project and project application for a request for federal 
aid under the federal Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982's airport 
improvement program before it is submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration by a 
municipality or other political subdivision of this State. 
The amendment clarifies that the Department of Transportation may distribute funds 
from the Primary Airport Capital Improvement Grant Program to primary airports 
without prior project approval by the Commissioner of Transportation. 
The amendment also requires municipalities and other political subdivisions when 
applying for and accepting federal aid to further any purpose related to the development 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT ,If" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 585, L.D. 778 
of aeronautics to follow the procedures set out in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 6, 
section 18, subsections 2 and 2-A./// 
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SPONSORED BY: 
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(Representative CEBRA) 
TOWN: Naples 
HOUSE AMENDMENT
An Act To Create a Fair Process for Energy Service Companies Contracting with Maine Schools
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0776
Committee Amendment CA_A_H386 (House)

LD776 
LR 1543(02) 
An Act To Create a Fair Process for Energy Service Companies Contracting with Maine Schools 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,ff 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Department of Education to work with the Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services, Bureau of General Services to provide the required guidance to school administrative units can be absorbed 
within existing budgeted resources. 
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An Act To Permit Persons To Perform Simple Electrical Repairs under Limited Licenses
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0784
Committee Amendment CA_A_H300 (House)
Amends: 32 MRSA §1102-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 591, L.D. 784, Bill, "An Act To Permit 
Persons To Perform Simple Electrical Repairs under Limited Licenses" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Exempt Persons Performing Simple Electrical Repairs from Licensing 
Requirements' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §1102-A, sub-§10, as amended by PL 2003, c. 551, § 1, is 
further amended to read: 
10. 
Pump installers. 
A person licensed under chapter 69-C, except that this 
exception applies only to disconnection and connection of electrical conductors required 
in the replacement of water pumps of the same or smaller size in residential properties 
and the installation of new water pumps and associated equipment of 3 horsepower or 
smaller; ef 
Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §1102-A, sub-§l1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 551, §2, is 
amended to read: 
11. 
Wastewater treatment plants. 
Wastewater treatment plants, as defined in 
section 4171, and regular employees of wastewater treatment plants making electrical 
installations in or about wastewater treatment plants7.;..QI 
Sec. 3. 32 MRSA §1102-A, sub-§12 is enacted to read: 
12. Incidental work. Regular employees of an owner or a lessee of real property 
doing incidental electrical work on that property or incidental electrical work by a person 
whose occupation involves miscellaneous jobs of manual labor. For purposes of this 
subsection, "incidental electrical work" means minor electrical work, limited to light 
fixtures and switches, that occurs by chance and that does not require electrical 
installation calculations.' 
Page I - 125LR0802(02)-1 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 591, L.D. 784 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill and is a minority report of the committee. This 
amendment exempts persons doing certain incidental electrical work from the electrician 
licensing requirements. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/04111 
frac::.. 
LD784 
LR 802(02) 
An Act To Permit Persons To Perform Simple Electrical Repairs under Limited Licenses 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,,/).. 
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor revenue decrease - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Exempting persons doing certain incidental electrical work from the electrician licensing requirements may result in a 
loss of application and licensing fee revenue to the Electricians' Examining Board within the Office of Licensing and 
Registration, Department of Professional and Financial Regulation. The amount is not expected to be significant. 
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An Act To Establish an Elder Victims Restitution Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0787
Committee Amendment CA_A_H343 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,,{i " to H.P. 594, L.D. 787, Bill, "An Act To 
Establish an Elder Victims Restitution Fund" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §2-105 in the last line (page 1, line 9 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "to be used to compensate elderly victims of financial crimes" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 2. lS-A MRSA §2-S06 is enacted to read: 
§2-806. Effect of criminal conviction on intestate succession, wills, joint assets, 
beneficiary designations and other property acquisition when restitution 
is owed to the decedent 
A person who has been convicted of a crime of which the decedent was a victim is 
not entitled to the following benefits to the extent that the benefits do not exceed the 
amount of restitution the person owes to the decedent as a result of the sentence for the 
cnme: 
(a). Any benefits under the decedent's will or under this Article; 
(b). Any property owned jointly with the decedent; 
(c). Any benefit as a beneficiary of a bond, life insurance policy or other contractual 
arrangement in which the principal obligee or the person upon whose life the policy is 
issued is the decedent; and 
(d). Any benefit from any acquisition of property in which the decedent had an 
interest.' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in § 1214-A in subsection 3 in the last 2 lines (page 2, 
lines 23 and 24 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "The fund may also receive private 
donations, federal funds and state funds designated by law." 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" 4" to H.P. 594, L.D. 787 
SUMMARY 
This amendment deletes language referencing the purposes of the new Elder Victims 
Restitution Fund created in the bill to avoid inconsistencies in terms and purposes. 
This amendment strikes out the section amending the provision of existing law that 
prohibits killers from benefiting from their crimes against their victims. Instead, this 
amendment adds a new section to the Probate Code that prohibits a person convicted of 
any crime of which the decedent was a victim from benefiting to the extent the convicted 
person owes restitution to the decedent. 
This amendment removes the provision of the bill that authorizes the Elder Victims 
Restitution Fund to accept private donations, federal funds and state funds designated by 
law. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
~iscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 05/23111 frac.. 
LD 787 
LR 1002(02) 
An Act To Establish. an Elder Victims Restitution Fund 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,A" 
Committee: Judiciary 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Minor revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
The additional costs to administer the Elder Victims Restitution Fund can be absorbed by the Department of 
Corrections utilizing existing budgeted resources. 
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Resolve, To Foster Energy Efficiency Improvements and Other Needed Renovations at Residential Care Facilities Funded by MaineCare
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0790
Committee Amendment CA_A_S127 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to SoP. 219, L.D. 790, "Resolve, To Foster 
Energy Efficiency Improvements and Other Needed Renovations at Residential Care 
Facilities Funded by MaineCare" 
Amend the resolve by incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment incorporates a fiscal note. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05117 III ;t!vac. 
LD790 
LR 919(02) 
Resolve, To Foster Energy Efficiency Improvements and Other Needed Renovations at Residential 
Care Facilities Funded by MaineCare 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" 5-127 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Requiring the Department of Health and Human Services to amend its reimbursement rules for residential care 
facilities to increase the threshold for prior approval of capital construction projects from $35,000 to $350,000 woule' 
result in an increase in such projects and as a result, an increase in General Fund reimbursement costs. The exact 
amount by fiscal year can not be estimated at this time. 
LR09 1 9(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Resolve, To Foster Energy Efficiency Improvements and Other Needed Renovations at Residential Care Facilities Funded by MaineCare
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0790
House Amendment HA_A_H371 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT" if, to S.P. 219, L.D. 790, "Resolve, To Foster Energy 
Efficiency Improvements and Other Needed Renovations at Residential Care Facilities 
Funded by MaineCare" 
Amend the resolve in section 1 in the 14th and 15th lines (page 1, lines 25 and 26 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: "The rule requiring modification is" and inserting the 
following: 'The rules must require that, for an energy efficiency improvement to be 
reimbursable, the energy efficiency improvement is recommended as a cost-effective 
energy efficiency improvement in an energy audit or is determined to be cost-effective by 
the Efficiency Maine Trust established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, section 
10103. The Department of Health and Human Services shall consult with the Efficiency 
Maine Trust in the amendment of the rules. The rules requiring modification are' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires that rules adopted by the Department of Health and Human 
Services must provide that, in order for a cost reimbursement for an energy efficiency 
improvement to be provided, the energy efficiency improvement must be identified as 
cost-effective in an ene 
it or be determined to b cost-effective by the Efficiency 
Maine Trust. 
SPONSORED BY ____ ~~~~~~~--------
(Representative)q::[.l~ 
TOWN: Pittsfield 
HOUSE AMENDMENT
An Act Regarding the Construction of New Court Facilities
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0791
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: FARNHAM, THOMAS, DAVIS, DION, FREDETTE, STEVENS, WINTLE
Amends: 4 MRSA §115

Legislative Document 
No. 791 
S.P. 225 
In Senate, March 1, 2011 
An Act Regarding the Construction of New Court Facilities 
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. 
JOSEPH G. CARLETON, JR. 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator FARNHAM of Penobscot. 
Cosponsored by Senator: THOMAS of Somerset, Representatives: DAVIS of Sangerville, 
DION of Portland, FREDETTE of Newport, STEVENS of Bangor, WINTLE of Garland. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  4 MRSA §115, as corrected by RR 2009, c. 1, §4, is amended by adding 
after the 3rd paragraph a new paragraph to read: 
When new court facilities are planned, the designs must adequately address the space 
needs of the district attorneys.  The Chief Justice or the Chief Justice's designee shall 
ensure that a statewide organization of district attorneys is consulted in the design of new 
court facilities.  Charges may not be imposed on the district attorneys for space in court 
facilities used by the district attorneys. 
Sec. 2.  4 MRSA §115, as corrected by RR 2009, c. 1, §4, is amended by adding at 
the end a new paragraph to read: 
When new court facilities are planned, the designs must adequately address the space 
needs of attorneys providing indigent legal services.  The Chief Justice or the Chief 
Justice's designee shall ensure that the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services is 
consulted in the design of new court facilities.  Charges may not be imposed on the 
attorneys providing indigent legal services or the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal 
Services for space in court facilities used by attorneys providing indigent legal services. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires that the designs for new court facilities must adequately address the 
space needs of the district attorneys and the attorneys providing indigent legal services.  
The Chief Justice or the Chief Justice's designee shall ensure that a statewide organization 
of district attorneys and the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services are consulted 
when designing the new facilities.
An Act To Expand Net Energy Billing
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0795
Committee Amendment CA_A_S216 (Senate)
Amends: 35-A MRSA §3209-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " A" to S.P. 239, L.D. 795, Bill, "An Act To 
Expand Net Energy Billing" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §3209-A is enacted to read: 
§3209-A. Net energy billing 
The commission may adopt or amend rules governing net energy billing. Rules 
adopted or amended under this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, 
chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. "Net energy billing" means a billing and metering practice 
under which a customer is billed on the basis of net energy over the billing period taking 
into account accumulated unused kilowatt-hour credits from the previous billing period. 
Sec. 2. Amendment of rules. The Public Utilities Commission shall amend its 
Rule Chapter 313 governing net energy billing to direct transmission and distribution 
utilities to develop term lengths for contracts for net energy billing and interconnection 
agreements for a length of time not to exceed 10 years that will not prevent owners or 
operators of eligible facilities with an installed capacity of at least 100 kilowatts but no 
greater than 660 kilowatts from securing reasonable financing, as determined by the 
commission, for the construction, renovation or upgrade of the eligible facility.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment modifies the definition of net energy billing to more closely reflect 
definitions already in rules of the Public Utilities Commission. It deletes definitions that 
are not needed for this section. It also adds unallocated language that directs the 
commission to amend its rule to require that the length of contracts for interconnection 
agreements is sltfficient for the purpose of securing financing. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 05124111 
frac:.. 
LD795 
LR 1836(02) 
An Act To Expand Net Energy Billing 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" 5"2., C. 
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Requiring the Public Utilities Commission to amend its rules governing net energy billing in the manner envisioned by 
this bill as amended wiJI result in minor increased costs which can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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