Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0563
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_C_S284 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" C" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 155, 
L.D. 563, "RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To 
Use a Portion of the Sales and Use Tax for the Protection of Maine's Fish and Wildlife" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of the first indented paragraph after the title 
(page 1, lines 12 and 13 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
'Amend the resolution by striking out all of that part designated "Constitution, Art. 
IX, §24" (page 1, li~es 4 to 10 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'Constitution, Art. IX, §24 is enacted to read: 
Section 24. Revenues dedicated to fish and wildlife resources protection. 
In addition to the appropriation of funds required under section 22, a total of 1.20% of 
revenues raised by means of the sales and use tax laws must be allocated to the following 
departments: 90% of the revenue raised pursuant to this section must be allocated to the 
Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife or any successor agency responsible for 
fisheries and wildlife management, other than commercial marine fisheries management, 
to be used only for the protection of the State's fish and wildlife resources; and 10% of 
the revenue raised pursuant to this section must be allocated to the Department of Marine 
Resources or any successor agency responsible for diadromous fish management to be 
used only to protect, conserve, restore, manage and enhance diadromous fish populations 
and their habitat in all waters of the State. This section does not apply to additional sales 
or use tax revenue raised as the result of an increase in the rate of the sales or use tax 
imposed after July 1, 2011. This section applies to fiscal years beginning on and after 
July 1, 2013." 
Amend the amendment in the last indented paragraph in the last line (page 1, line 16 
in amendment) by striking out the following: "one-quarter" and inserting the following: 
'one-fifth' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the percent of the sales and use tax revenues allocated for 
the protection of fish and wildlife from 1.25% to 1.20%. It requires that 1 0% of sales and 
use tax revenues dedicated to fish and wildlife resources protection be allocated to the 
Department of Marine Resources to be used only to protect, conserve, restore, manage 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE AMENDMENT" C " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 155, L.D. 563 
and enhance diadromous fish populations and their habitat in all waters of the State. It 
requires that 90% of sales and use tax revenues dedicated to fish and wildlife resources 
protection be allocated to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. It provides 
that the constitutional amendment does not apply to additional sales or use tax revenue 
raised as the result of an increase in the rate of the sales or use tax imposed after July l, 
2011. It also provides that the constitutional amendment applies to fiscal years beginning 
on and afterJuly 1,2013.) n J) ~~ 
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SPONSOREDBY: __ ~~~_~~~~~~~ __ ~~~~,~~~~~ 
(Senator P ATRI<1> 
COUNTY: Oxford 
FISCAL XOTE R£QURED 
(See ~ttached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/08/11 ;b/ac 
LD563 
LR 14(07) 
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Use a Portion of the Sales 
and Use Tax for the Protection of Maine's Fish and Wildlife 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment "C:' to Committee Amendment "A" S - 2. ~tf 
Sponsor: Sen. Patrick of Oxford 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Delay of contingent impact 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any impact of the bill is contingent on approval by the voters at referendum. Dedicating 1.20% of all sales and use 
tax revenue to the protection of Maine's fish and wildlife resources an delaying the effective date until fiscal years 
beginning on or after July 1,2013 will move any fiscal impacts out of the 2012-2013 biennium. This will restore the 
General Fund revenue losses of$6,259,211 in fiscal year 2011-12 and $11,787,749 in fiscal year 2012-13, as well as 
the Other Special Revenue Funds revenue losses of$329,432 in fiscal year 2011-12 and $712,978 in fiscal year 2012-
that would have occurred as a result of the committee amendment. The dedicated revenue that would have accrued 
to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Department of Marine Resources in the 2012-2013 
biennium as a result of the committee amendment will now impact these agencies in fiscal years 2013-14 and 2014-15. 
Dedicated revenue will now accrue to those agencies in slightly reduced amounts owing to the reduction in this Senate 
amendment of the dedicated revenue percentage from 1.25% to 1.20%. 
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