An Act To Repeal Inactive Boards and Commissions
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1144
Committee Amendment CA_A_H472 (House)
Amends: 5 MRSA §12006, 12 MRSA §6078-A, 20-A MRSA §7802, 20-A MRSA §7804, 22 MRSA §255-A, 23 MRSA §1910, 23 MRSA §1912-B

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Date: W/d.} J I 
ST A TE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT 
L.D. 1144 
(Filing No. H-L/7J) 
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125TH LEGIS LA TURE 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 850, L.D. 1144, Bill, "An Act To 
Repeal Inactive Boards and Commissions" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 1 and 2. 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 4 to 13. 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 15 and 16. 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 18, 20, 22,25, 27, 28, 30, 32, 33 and 36. 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 38 to 40 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 38. 5 MRSA §12006, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2009, c. 369, Pt. A, §ll, is 
further amended to read: 
2. 
Legislative repeal of inactive boards. 
The Secretary of State shall submit 
suggested legislation to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over state government matters on or before January 30th in the fH:st second 
regular session of each biennium to repeal those boards that have not reported on their 
activities to the Secretary of State under this section or section 12005-A during either for 
both of the prior 2 calendar years or have been inactive during the preceding 24 months. 
The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state government 
matters may submit legislation to the fust second regular session of each biennium to 
repeal those boards.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 42, 44 and 45. 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 46 the following: 
'Sec. 47. 12 MRSA §6078-A, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 247, § 19, is 
amended to read: 
3. Expenditures; purpose. The commissioner may make expenditures from the 
fund to develop effective and cost-efficient water quality licensing and monitoring 
criteria, analyze and evaluate monitoring data and process lease applications. 
The 
commissioner shall expend the fund amounts in proportion to the amounts of revenue 
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from finfish sources and shellfish sources. In developing a program of expenditures, the 
commissioner shall consult with the Aquacultl:lre Advisory Council established under 
Title 5, section 12004 I, subsection 57 C. The commissioner may contract for services 
privately or under memoranda of agreement with other state agencies.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 48 to 50. 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 51 and 52 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 51. 20-A MRSA c. 7, as amended, is repealed. 
Sec. 52. 20-A MRSA c. 117, sub-c. 5, as amended, is repealed. 
Sec. 53. 20-A MRSA §7802, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 899, §4, is 
repealed.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 54 to 57 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 54. 20-A MRSA §7804, as amended PL 2009, c. 147, §§6 and 7, is repealed. 
Sec. 55. 22 MRSA §255-A, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 318, §2, is repealed.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 58. 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 60 and 61 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 60. 23 MRSA § 1906, sub-§ 1, as repealed and replaced by PL 1981, c. 318, 
§ 1, is amended to read: 
1. Erection and maintenance. The commissioner, vlith the advice of the Travel 
Information Advisory Council, shall designate locations for and erect official business 
directional signs licensed under this chapter. The official business directional signs shall 
must be furnished and preserved by the applicant thereafter after the erection of the 
official business directional signs and shall must confonn to regulations rules issued by 
the commissioner vlith the advice of the Travel Information Advisory Council. Such 
regulations shall rules must be consistent with section 1910. 
Sec. 61. 23 MRS A §1909, as repealed and replaced by PL 1981, c. 318, §1, is 
amended to read: 
§1909. Eligibility for official business directional signs 
Lawful businesses and points of interest and cultural, historic, recreational, 
educational and religious facilities are eligible for official business directional signs, 
subject to this chapter and to rules promulgated adopted by the commissioner v/ith the 
advice of the Travel Information Advisory Council, and to any federal law, rule or 
regulation affecting the allocation of federal highway funds or other funds to or for the 
benefit of the State or any agency or subdivision thereof of the State or any agency. 
Sec. 62. 23 MRSA §1910, as amended by PL 1981, c. 576, §4, is further amended 
to read: . 
§1910. Types and arrangements of signs 
Subject to this chapter, the commissioner, ","ith the advice of the Tra't'el Information 
Advisory Council, shall regulate the size, shape, color, lighting, manner of display and 
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lettering of official business directional signs. A symbol may be specified for each type of 
eligible service of facility for inclusion upon official business directional signs. 
Sec. 63. 23 MRSA §1912-B, last ~, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 416, §I, is 
amended to read: 
The commissioner, with the advice of the Travel Information Advisory Council, shall 
adopt rules to implement this section. Those rules may not be adopted until March 15, 
1996. The commissioner shall report to the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation 
in January 1996 on the development of those rules. 
Sec. 64. 23 MRS A §1925, as amended by PL 1985, c. 785, Pt. B, § 104, is further 
amended to read: 
§1925. Administration of chapter 
The commissioner shall administer this chapter ',lAth the advice of the Travel 
Information Advisory Council. 
The commissioner may employ, subject to the Civil 
Service Law, clerical and other assistants required for the administration of this chapter. 
The commissioner may delegate to personnel of the Department of Transportation the 
authority to administer this chapter. The commissioner may promulgate adopt rules to 
administer the various provisions of this chapter that are consistent with the provisions 
thereof of this chapter. The commissioner may execute contracts and other agreements to 
carry out the purposes of this chapter.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 63 to 66. 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 68 and 69 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 68. 37-B MRS A c. 8-A, as amended, is repealed. 
Sec. 69. Transition. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 
12006, the Secretary of State shall submit suggested legislation to the Joint Standing 
Committee on State and Local Government on or before January 30,2012 to repeal those 
boards that have not reported on their activities for 20 II to the Secretary of State under 
Title 5, section 12005-A or 12006 but may not include those boards that report inactivity. 
The joint standing committee may submit legislation to the Second Regular Session of 
the 125th Legislature to repeal those boards.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the following boards and commissions from the bill, which 
repeals inactive boards and commissions: 
1. Acquired Brain Injury Advisory Council; 
2. Advisory Board for the Licensing of Taxidermists; 
3. Advisory Board of the Maine Learning Technology Fund; 
4. Advisory Committee on Fair Competition with Private Enterprise; 
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5. Advisory Committee on School Psychological Service Providers; 
6. Board of Trustees of the Maine School of Science and Mathematics; 
7. Driver Education and Evaluation Programs Appeals Board; 
8. Interagency Review Panel; 
9. Judicial Compensation Commission; 
10. Lobster Advisory Council; 
11. Maine Biomedical Research Board; 
12. Maine Drug Enforcement Agency Advisory Board; 
13. Maine Fuel Board; 
14. Maine Quality of Place Council; 
15. Maine Vaccine Board; 
16. Board of Directors of the Mixed Martial Arts Authority of Maine; 
17. New England Board of Higher Education; 
18. Prison Industries Advisory Council; 
19. Probate and Trust Law Advisory Commission; 
20. Seed Potato Board; and 
21. State Employee Health Commission. 
It also removes the Railroad Crossing Information Council from the bill because it 
has already been repealed in Public Law 20 I 1, chapter 79. The amendment also corrects 
cross-references for boards and commissions that are being repealed in the bill. The 
amendment changes the year that the Secretary of State is required to submit suggested 
legislation to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state 
government matters to on or before January 30th in the second regular session of the 
biennium instead of in the first regular session. Suggested legislation for the Second 
Regular Session of the 125th Legislature may only include boards that did not file an 
annual report of activities for 2011 and will not include boards that have reported 
inactivity for that one year. 
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