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An Act To Allow Employees of the Small Enterprise Growth Board To Participate in the State's Group Health Plan
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1682
Committee Amendment CA_A_S393 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 582, L.D. 1682, Bill, "An Act To 
Allow Employees of the Small Enterprise Growth Board To Participate in the State's 
Group Health Plan" 
Amend the bill by adding after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. Application. Employees of the Small Enterprise Growth Board eligible 
for the group health plan pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 285, 
subsection 1, paragraph F -10 are eligible to participate in the health plan effective July 1, 
2012.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides that employees of the Small Enterprise Growth Board are 
eligible to participate in the State's group health plan effective July 1,2012. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02117/12 ft7'ac 
LD 1682 
LR 2529(02) 
An Act To Allow Employees of the Small Enterprise Growth Board To Participate in the State's 
Group Health Plan 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" A" S - 393 
Committee: Insurance and Financial Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No net fiscal impact 
Assumes adding this group will not affect State Employee Health Benefit Plan claims experience favorably or 
adversely and additional costs would be offset by additional premiums paid. Any additional administrative costs 
would be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR2529(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Provide Funding To Operate the Dolby Landfill in the Town of East Millinocket
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1683
Committee Amendment CA_A_H750 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1235, L.D. 1683, Bill, "An Act To 
Provide Funding To Operate the Dolby Landfill in the Town of East Millinocket" 
Amend the bill by incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment incorporates a fiscal note. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/24112 .frac.. 
LD 1683 
LR 2373(02) 
An Act To Provide Funding To Operate the Dolby Landfill in the Town of East Millinocket 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ':A" C H -'750 ) 
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Projections 
Projections 
FY 2011-12 
FY 2012-13 
FY2013-14 
FY2014-15 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
$0 
$250,000 
$250,000 
$250,000 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
$0 
$250,000 
$250,000 
$250,000 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This bill provides an ongoing General Fund appropriation of $250,000 beginning in fiscal year 2012-13 for the Dolby 
Landfill in the Town of East Millinocket. 
LR2373(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Provide Funding To Operate the Dolby Landfill in the Town of East Millinocket
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1683
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Sponsors: CLARK, THOMAS, CUSHING, DAVIS, MARTIN, SHERMAN

Legislative Document 
No. 1683 
H.P. 1235 
House of Representatives, December 23, 2011 
An Act To Provide Funding To Operate the Dolby Landfill in the 
Town of East Millinocket 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 21, 2011.  Referred to the Committee on 
Appropriations and Financial Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant 
to Joint Rule 401. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative CLARK of Millinocket. 
Cosponsored by Senator THOMAS of Somerset and 
Representatives: CUSHING of Hampden, DAVIS of Sangerville, MARTIN of Eagle Lake, 
Senator: SHERMAN of Aroostook. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Maine Solid Waste Fund 0659 
Initiative: Provides funding for the operation of the Dolby Landfill in the Town of East 
Millinocket. 
SUMMARY 
This bill makes General Fund appropriations of $250,000 for the operation of the 
Dolby Landfill in the Town of East Millinocket. 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$250,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$250,000
An Act To Allow Employees of the Small Enterprise Growth Board To Participate in the State's Group Health Plan
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1682
Committee: Insurance and Financial Services
Sponsors: RECTOR, NUTTING, COURTNEY, GOODALL, CUSHING, PRESCOTT
Amends: 5 MRSA §285

Legislative Document 
No. 1682 
S.P. 582 
In Senate, December 21, 2011 
An Act To Allow Employees of the Small Enterprise Growth Board 
To Participate in the State's Group Health Plan 
(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 Insurance and Financial Services 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 RECTOR of Knox. 
Cosponsored by Speaker NUTTING of Oakland and 
Senators: COURTNEY of York, GOODALL of Sagadahoc, Representatives: CUSHING of 
Hampden, PRESCOTT of Topsham. 
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, during recent years, health insurance premiums have skyrocketed; and 
Whereas, the cost of insurance is now at an unsustainable level for the Small 
Enterprise Growth Board; and 
Whereas, allowing the Small Enterprise Growth Board to participate in the State's 
group health plan would make purchasing insurance more affordable for its employees; 
and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  5 MRSA §285, sub-§1, ¶F-10 is enacted to read: 
F-10.  Any employee of the Small Enterprise Growth Board; 
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows the employees of the Small Enterprise Growth Board to participate in 
the State's group health plan.
An Act To Conform Maine Law to Federal Law Regarding Payment of Overtime to Truck Drivers and Driver's Helpers
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1685
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H744 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "If" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1237, 
L.D. 1685, Bill, "An Act To Conform Maine Law to Federal Law Regarding Payment of 
Overtime to Truck Drivers and Driver's Helpers" 
Amend the amendment in section 4 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 16 in amendment) by 
inserting after the following: 
"Labor" the following: ',within the division's existing 
resources,' 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 5. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment directs the director of the wage and hour division within the 
Department of Labor to undertake the review and report within the division's existing 
resources and eliminates the a ropriations 
allocations secti 
. 
SPONSOREDBY: __ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
(Representative O'CONNOR) 
TOWN: Berwick 
FISCAL .\OTE REQL1RED 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/02/12 
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LD 1685 
LR 2659(04) 
An Act To Conform Maine Law to Federal Law Regarding Payment of Overtime to Truck Drivers 
and Driver's Helpers 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment "n" to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Rep. O'Connor of Berwick 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2011-12 
FY 2012-13 
$0 
($10,040) 
$0 
($10,040) 
Projections 
FY 2013-14 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2014-15 
$0 
This amendment eliminates the one-time General Fund appropriation to the Regulation and Enforcement program 
within the Department of Labor by requiring the Wage and Hour Division to perform the required review within 
existing budgeted resources. The Division has identified savings from the cancellation of a Memorandum of 
Understanding with the Department of Health and Human Resources that will be used to fund the one-time overtime 
costs associated with the reporting requirement.
An Act To Clarify the Liability of 3rd-party Building Inspectors
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1687
Committee Amendment CA_A_H811 (House)
Committee: JUdiciary

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to H.P. 1239, L.D. 1687, Bill, "An Act To 
Clarify the Liability of 3rd-party Building Inspectors" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
emergency clause and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §§2373-A and 2373-B are enacted to read: 
§2373-A. Limitation on damages 
In any claim or cause of action arising from the actions of a 3rd-party inspector, the 
award of damages, including costs, against the 3rd-party inspector may not exceed 
$400,000 for any claims arising out of a single occurrence. 
§2373-B. Limitation of actions 
Every claim against a 3rd-party inspector is forever barred from the courts of this 
State unless an action therein is begun within 2 years after issuance of the report by the 
3rd-party inspector, except that if the claimant is a minor when the cause of action 
accrues, the action may be brought within 2 years of the minor's attaining 18 years of 
age.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the Joint Standing Committee on JUdiciary. 
This amendment replaces the bill and provides limitations on damages and actions 
against 3rd-party building inspectors who perform services on behalf of either builders or 
municipalities leading to the issuance of a municipal certificate of occupancy. 
This 
amendment establishes limitations similar to those that apply to municipal building 
inspectors under the Maine Tort Claims Act. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Conform Maine Law to Federal Law Regarding Payment of Overtime to Truck Drivers and Driver's Helpers
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1685
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: O'CONNOR, RECTOR, DAVIS, HAYES, PARRY, SIROCKI, VOLK, WINSOR, SNOWE-MELLO, THOMAS
Amends: 26 MRSA §664

Legislative Document 
No. 1685 
H.P. 1237 
House of Representatives, December 23, 2011 
An Act To Conform Maine Law to Federal Law Regarding Payment 
of Overtime to Truck Drivers and Driver's Helpers 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 21, 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 401. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative O'CONNOR of Berwick. 
Cosponsored by Senator RECTOR of Knox and 
Representatives: DAVIS of Sangerville, HAYES of Buckfield, PARRY of Arundel, SIROCKI 
of Scarborough, VOLK of Scarborough, WINSOR of Norway, Senators: SNOWE-MELLO of 
Androscoggin, THOMAS of Somerset. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  26 MRSA §664, sub-§3, ¶F, as amended by PL 2001, c. 628, §2 and 
affected by §5, is further amended to read: 
F.  The canning, processing, preserving, freezing, drying, marketing, storing, packing 
for shipment or distribution of: 
(1) Agricultural produce; 
(2) Meat and fish products; and 
(3) Perishable foods. 
Individuals employed, directly or indirectly, for or at an egg processing facility that 
has over 300,000 laying birds must be paid overtime in accordance with this 
subsection; and 
Sec. 2.  26 MRSA §664, sub-§3, ¶¶H, I and J, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 628, 
§3 and affected by §5, are repealed. 
Sec. 3.  26 MRSA §664, sub-§3, ¶K is enacted to read: 
K.  A driver or driver's helper who is subject to the provisions of 49 United States 
Code, Section 31502 as amended or to regulations adopted pursuant to that section, 
who is governed by the applicable provisions of federal law with respect to payment 
of overtime. 
Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to limit the rights of parties to negotiate 
rates of pay for drivers and driver's helpers who are represented for purposes of 
collective bargaining by a labor organization certified by the National Labor 
Relations Board or who are employed by an entity that is party to a contract with the 
Federal Government or an agency of the Federal Government that dictates the 
minimum hourly rate of pay to be paid a driver or driver's helper. 
SUMMARY 
This bill conforms Maine law to federal law as it pertains to payment of overtime to 
truck drivers and driver's helpers.
An Act To Amend the Process for Issuing State Water Quality Certificates to Hydropower Projects That Withdraw Water from Great Ponds
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1686
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
Sponsors: SARTY, BRYANT, CEBRA, DAVIS, SHAW, HASTINGS
Amends: 38 MRSA §464

Legislative Document 
No. 1686 
H.P. 1238 
House of Representatives, December 23, 2011 
An Act To Amend the Process for Issuing State Water Quality 
Certificates to Hydropower Projects That Withdraw Water from 
Great Ponds 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 21, 2011.  Referred to the Committee on 
Environment and Natural Resources pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant 
to Joint Rule 401. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative SARTY of Denmark. 
Cosponsored by Representatives: BRYANT of Windham, CEBRA of Naples, DAVIS of 
Sangerville, SHAW of Standish, Senator: HASTINGS of Oxford. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  38 MRSA §464, sub-§14 is enacted to read: 
14.  Agency agreement; hydropower impoundments managed as great ponds.  
The department may not approve a water quality certification pursuant to the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act, 33 United States Code, Section 1341 for an existing or a 
proposed hydropower project, as defined in section 632, that withdraws water from a 
hydropower impoundment managed as a great pond unless:   
A.  The department has consulted with the Department of Inland Fisheries and 
Wildlife and the Department of Conservation; and 
B.  The department, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the 
Department of Conservation agree that there is a reasonable assurance that the 
hydropower project will not violate water quality standards of this article applicable 
to the impoundment related to fishing, recreation and habitat for fish and other 
aquatic life. 
SUMMARY 
This bill prohibits the Department of Environmental Protection from issuing a water 
quality certificate in connection with a hydropower project that withdraws water from a 
hydropower impoundment managed as a great pond unless the Department of Inland 
Fisheries and Wildlife and the Department of Conservation agree that the project will not 
violate water quality standards applicable to the impoundment related to fishing, 
recreation and habitat for fish and other aquatic life.
Resolve, To Exempt Maple Sugarhouses from the 1,000-foot Setback Requirement of the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1689
Committee Amendment CA_A_H716 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT",q" to H.P. 1241, L.D. 1689, "Resolve, To Exempt 
Maple Sugarhouses from the 1,000-foot Setback Requirement of the Maine Land Use 
Regulation Commission" 
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, To Revise Requirements of the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission 
Pertaining to Maple Sugarhouses' 
Amend the resolve by striking out everything after the title and before the summary 
and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Rulemaking; setbacks and recording deed restrictions. Resolved: 
That the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission shall amend its rules pertaining to 
maple sugar processing subdivisions to: 
1. Eliminate the minimum 1 ,DOD-foot setback from public roads, shorelines of great 
ponds and maj or flowing waters and any other type of residential or commercial 
development; 
2. Allow any 2 leased lots in a maple sugar processing subdivision to abut each other 
while requiring the abutting lots and any nonabutting lots to be separated from all other 
leased lots in that subdivision by a minimum of 1,000 feet in order to allow for mUltiple 
pairings of abutting leased lots in a maple sugar processing subdivision when the 
topography is favorable for such location; and 
3. 
Require the deed restrictions for leased lots in a maple sugar processing 
subdivision to be recorded with the registry of deeds at the time the subdivision is 
created.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the resolve and directs the Maine Land Use Regulation 
Commission to eliminate the 1 ,ODD-foot setbacks required for leased lots in subdivisions 
, created to establish maple sugar processing operations, making the setbacks from roads, 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1241, L.D. 1689 
great ponds, flowing waters and other development equal to the setbacks for map Ie sugar 
processing operations that are not in a maple sugar processing subdivision. It directs the 
commission to revise its rules to allow pairings of abutting lots in a maple sugar 
processing subdivision while requiring a 1,000-foot separation between paired lots and 
single lots. 
It also requires the deed restrictions on leased lots in a maple sugar 
processing subdivision to be recorded at the registry of deeds when the subdivision is 
created. 
FISCAL NOTE REQLlREl. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/21/12 Mac:. 
LD 1689 
LR 2615(02) 
Resolve, To Exempt Maple Sugarhouses from the 1,000-foot Setback Requirement of the Maine Land 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Use Regulation Commission 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment It}" 
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
(H·l/~ 
Additional costs to the Department of Conservation associated with rulemaking can be absorbed within existing 
budgeted resources. 
LR2615(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Clarify the Status of Patients Held under Involuntary Commitment Applications
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1688
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: MOULTON
Amends: 34-B MRSA §3863

Legislative Document 
No. 1688 
H.P. 1240 
House of Representatives, December 23, 2011 
An Act To Clarify the Status of Patients Held under Involuntary 
Commitment Applications 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 21, 2011.  Referred to the Committee on 
Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative MOULTON of York. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  34-B MRSA §3863, sub-§2, ¶¶C and D, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 651, 
§14, are amended to read: 
C.  That adequate community resources are unavailable for care and treatment of the 
person's mental illness; and 
D.  The grounds for the practitioner's opinion, which may be based on personal 
observation or on history and information from other sources considered reliable by 
the examiner.; and 
Sec. 2.  34-B MRSA §3863, sub-§2, ¶E is enacted to read: 
E.  That the written application and this certificate are not a judicial determination of 
commitment. 
Sec. 3.  34-B MRSA §3863, sub-§3, ¶A, as amended by PL 2007, c. 319, §9, is 
further amended to read: 
A.  If the judge or justice finds the application and accompanying certificate to be 
regular and in accordance with the law, the judge or justice shall endorse them and 
promptly send them to the admitting psychiatric hospital.  For purposes of carrying 
out the provisions of this section, an endorsement transmitted by facsimile machine 
has the same legal effect and validity as the original endorsement signed by the judge 
or justice.  A finding that the application and accompanying certificate are regular 
and in accordance with the law, with the subsequent endorsement by a judge or 
justice, may not be considered a judicial determination of commitment pursuant to 
section 3864. 
SUMMARY 
This bill clarifies that an application for involuntary commitment, also known as a 
"blue paper," or the subsequent review and endorsement of that application by a judge or 
justice, is not a judicial determination of commitment.  Under current law, a judicial 
determination of commitment requires an examination of the person who is the subject of 
the involuntary commitment and a judicial hearing.
Resolve, To Exempt Maple Sugarhouses from the 1,000-foot Setback Requirement of the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1689
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sponsors: BLACK, CLARK, CRAY, DAVIS, JOHNSON, O'BRIEN, TIMBERLAKE, WILLETTE

Legislative Document 
No. 1689 
H.P. 1241 
House of Representatives, December 23, 2011 
Resolve, To Exempt Maple Sugarhouses from the 1,000-foot Setback 
Requirement of the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 21, 2011.  Referred to the Committee on 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed 
pursuant to Joint Rule 401. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative BLACK of Wilton. 
Cosponsored by Representatives: CLARK of Millinocket, CRAY of Palmyra, DAVIS of 
Sangerville, JOHNSON of Greenville, McCABE of Skowhegan, O'BRIEN of Lincolnville, 
TIMBERLAKE of Turner, WILLETTE of Mapleton. 
Sec. 1.  Rulemaking; setback exemption.  Resolved:  That the Maine Land 
Use Regulation Commission shall amend its rules to exempt maple sugarhouses from the 
1,000-foot setback requirement by repealing that part of the rule that establishes the 
1,000-foot setback for maple sugar processing subdivisions. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve directs the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission to amend its rules 
to exempt maple sugarhouses from the 1,000-foot setback requirement.
An Act To Protect the Privacy of Social Workers
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1690
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: HAYES
Amends: 32 MRSA §7057

Legislative Document 
No. 1690 
H.P. 1242 
House of Representatives, December 23, 2011 
An Act To Protect the Privacy of Social Workers 
(EMERGENCY) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 21, 2011.  Referred to the Committee on 
Judiciary pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative HAYES of Buckfield. 
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, social workers are required to take an examination to be licensed by the 
State; and 
Whereas, a passing grade on that exam is required by law in order to obtain a 
license; and 
Whereas, the interest of the public is whether the social worker is licensed, not the 
actual score obtained by the licensed social worker; and 
Whereas, current law does not provide confidentiality regarding the score achieved 
by a person completing the exam, which is a breach of privacy; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  32 MRSA §7057, as amended by PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. V, §11, is further 
amended to read: 
§7057.  Examinations 
Written examinations shall must be held at such times and places as the board shall 
determine determines and shall must be based on fundamental social work subjects as 
determined by the board. 
The passing grade on any examination must be established by the board based upon 
National Testing Scores set by the testing company.  
The grade achieved by a person sitting for the examination is confidential and not 
open to public inspection and does not constitute a public record as defined in Title 1, 
section 402, subsection 3. 
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This bill specifies that the score of a person taking the examination for licensure as a 
social worker, a clinical social worker or a master social worker is confidential and not 
subject to public disclosure under the freedom of access laws.
An Act Related to Specialty Tiers in Prescription Medication Pricing
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1691
Committee: Insurance and Financial Services
Sponsors: FITTS
Amends: 24-A MRSA §4317-A

Legislative Document 
No. 1691 
H.P. 1243 
House of Representatives, December 23, 2011 
An Act Related to Specialty Tiers in Prescription Medication 
Pricing 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 21, 2011.  Referred to the Committee on 
Insurance and Financial Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative FITTS of Pittsfield. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  24-A MRSA §4317-A is enacted to read: 
§4317-A.  Specialty tier pricing 
A carrier that provides coverage for prescription drugs as part of a health plan for 
which cost sharing, deductibles or coinsurance obligations are determined by category of 
prescription drugs may not impose cost sharing, deductibles or coinsurance obligations 
for any prescription drug that exceed the dollar amount of cost sharing, deductibles or 
coinsurance obligations for nonpreferred brand drugs or their equivalent for brand drugs 
if there is no nonpreferred brand drug category. 
SUMMARY 
This bill provides that a health plan covering prescription drugs may not require cost 
sharing, deductibles or coinsurance obligations for prescription drugs that exceed the 
dollar amount for nonpreferred brand drugs or for brand drugs if there is no nonpreferred 
brand drug category.
An Act To Provide Additional In-store Space for Maine's Businesses by Removing License and Permit Posting Requirements
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1695
Committee Amendment CA_A_H726 (House)

MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE 
The following document is provided by the 
LAW AND LEGISLATIVE DIGITAL LIBRARY 
at the Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library 
http://legislature.maine.gov/lawlib 
Reproduced from scanned originals with text recognition applied 
(searchable text may contain some errors and/or omissions) 
L.D. 1695 
(Filing No. H-7;)~ 
LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House. 
12STH LEGISLATURE 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 1247, L.D. 1695, Bill, "An Act To 
Provide Additional In-store Space for Maine's Businesses by Removing License and 
Permit Posting Requirements" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § 15 52-A in subsection 1 in the 2nd and 3rd lines (page 
1, lines 6 and 7 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "or the owner's primary place of 
business" 
Amend the bill in section 2 in the first paragraph in the 4th and 5th lines (page 1, 
lines 20 and 21 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"or at the person's, firm's, 
corporation's or copartnership's primary place of business" 
Amend the bill in section 3 in §604 in the first paragraph in the 2nd and 3rd lines 
(page 1, lines 27 and 28 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "or at the licensees' 
primary places of business" 
Amend the bill in section 4 in §3703 in the first paragraph in the 4th and 5th lines 
(page 1, lines 34 and 35 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "or at the licensee's or 
permittee's primary place of business" 
Amend the bill in section 5 in subsection 2 in the blocked paragraph in the 3rd line 
(page 2, line 17 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "or at the retailer's primary place 
of business" 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes provisions in the bill that allow licenses and permits to be 
made available at the licensee's or permittee's primary place of business, but retains the 
requirement that the license or permit be made available on the premises for inspection. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Create Excise Tax Equity and Consistency for Buses
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1699
Committee Amendment CA_A_H724 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "ft' to H.P. 1251, L.D. 1699, Bill, "An Act To 
Create Excise Tax Equity and Consistency for Buses" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 3 the following: 
'Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 
Municipal Excise Tax Reimbursement Fund 0871 
Initiative: Allocates funds as a result of adding buses manufactured in model year 2006 
and after to the list of items municipalities can be reimbursed for through the Municipal 
Excise Tax Reimbursement Fund. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2011-12 
$0 
$0 
The amendment adds an appropriations and allocations section to the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2012-13 
$30,000 
$30,000 
Net Cost (Savings) 
Highway Fund 
Approved: 02/13112 fr..zc 
LD 1699 
LR2575(02) 
An Act To Create Excise Tax Equity and Consistency for Buses 
Fisc.INote for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'n .. cH -7/10 
Committee: Taxation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2011-12 
FY2012-13 
$0 
$30,000 
Projections 
FY 2013-14 
$30,000 
Projections 
FY 2014-15 
$30,000 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
$0 
$30,000 
$30,000 
$30,000 
Revenue 
Highway Fund 
$0 
($30,000) 
($30,000) 
($30,000) 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This legislation provides that the excise tax on a bus manufactured in 2006 and after is based upon the purchase price 
rather than the list price and that municipalities may be reimbursed through the Municipal Excise Tax Reimbursement 
Fund for these buses. The bill includes an Other Special Revenue Funds allocation of $30,000 beginning in fiscal 
year 2012-13 to the Department of Secretary of State for additional payments to municipalities. Under current statute, 
the amount remaining in the Fund at the end of the year is transferred to the Highway Fund. Since payments 
deposited into the Municipal Excise Tax Reimbursement Fund through the International Registration Plan will not 
change under this legislation, but the reimbursement to municipalities will increase, the amount transferred to the 
Highway Fund will decrease by $30,000 beginning in fiscal year 2012-13. 
LR2575(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Resolve, To Create the Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1705
Senate Amendment SA_A_S571 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" A " to H.P. 1257, L.D. 1705, "Resolve, To Create the 
Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children" 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 3 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 3. Compensation. Resolved: That, notwithstanding Joint Rule 353, public 
members of the task force are not entitled to reimbursement for their expenses; and be it 
further' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment revises the language regarding compensation. 
Under this 
amendment, legislative members of the task force receive per diem and expenses in 
accordance with the Joint Rules. 
SPONSORED BY: 'f.,QP\lI &{.(Drb d. c;..;.. \~ 
SENATE AMENDMENT
An Act To Protect Maine's Biomass and Forest Products Industries
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1706
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S539 (Senate)

LD 1706 
LR 2632(03) 
An Act To Protect Maine's Biomass and Forest Products Industries 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment "A" to Committee Amendment "A" 5 ... 539 
Sponsor: Sen. Thibodeau of Waldo 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The amendment removes the requirement that a biomass generator facility that has not been operating as a result of 
economic hardship must cease to operate for at least 90 days before becoming eligible to be counted towards a 
competitive electricity provider's new renewable capacity resource requirement. Any additional costs to the Public 
Utilities Commission can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR2632(03) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Mandate the Use of Standardized Risk Assessment in the Management of Domestic Violence Crimes
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1711
Senate Amendment SA_A_S600 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" A "to H.P. 1263, L.D. 1711, Bill, "An Act To Mandate 
the Use of Standardized Risk Assessment in the Management of Domestic Violence 
Crimes" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the title and before the enacting clause the 
following: 
'Mandate preamble. This measure requires one or more local units of government 
to expand or modify activities so as to necessitate additional expenditures from local 
revenues but does not provide funding for at least 90% of those expenditures. Pursuant to 
the Constitution of Maine, Article IX, Section 21, 2/3 of all of the members elected to 
each House have detennined it necessary to enact this measure.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment add~ 
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(Senator ROSEN, R.) 
COUNTY: Hancock 
flSCAL N"OTE REQU1RFD 
(See Attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/14/12 
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LD 1711 
LR2644(04) 
An Act To Mandate the Use of Standardized Risk Assessment in the Management of Domestic 
Violence Crimes 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment" A" S - ~ 
Sponsor: Sen. Rosen of Hancock 
State Mandates 
Required Activity 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
State Mandate - Exempted 
Requires law enforcement agencies to develop policies and procedures for the use 
of, and submission of the results of, a validated, evidence-based domestic violence 
risk assessment. 
Unit Affected 
Municipality 
County 
Local Cost 
Insignificant 
statewide 
Pursuant to the Mandate Preamble, the two-thirds vote of all members elected to each House exempts the state from 
the constitutional requirement to fund 90% of the additional costs. 
LR2644(04) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Restore Supplemental Health Insurance Coverage for Disabled Children of State Retirees
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1713
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Sponsors: SARTY, COLLINS, CEBRA, CLARK, COTTA, CUSHING, HARMON, WILLETTE, COURTNEY, RECTOR
Amends: 5 MRSA §285

Legislative Document 
No. 1713 
H.P. 1265 
House of Representatives, December 23, 2011 
An Act To Restore Supplemental Health Insurance Coverage for 
Disabled Children of State Retirees 
(EMERGENCY) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 21, 2011.  Referred to the Committee on 
Appropriations and Financial Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant 
to Joint Rule 401. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative SARTY of Denmark. 
Cosponsored by Senator COLLINS of York and 
Representatives: CEBRA of Naples, CLARK of Millinocket, COTTA of China, CUSHING of 
Hampden, HARMON of Palermo, WILLETTE of Mapleton, Senators: COURTNEY of York, 
RECTOR of Knox. 
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, changes in payment for health insurance coverage of disabled dependents 
of retirees resulted in unanticipated burdens on retirees with disabled dependents; and 
Whereas, it is necessary to remedy this situation sooner than 90 days after the 
adjournment of the Second Regular Session of the 125th Legislature; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  5 MRSA §285, sub-§7, ¶M is enacted to read: 
M.  The State shall pay 100% of the retiree's share of the premium for the standard 
plan identified and offered by the commission and available to the retiree for 
coverage of a dependent if the dependent is disabled and 19 years of age or older. 
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
Prior to 2011, the State covered the cost of health insurance coverage for retirees' 
disabled dependents 19 years of age and older.  This bill restores that practice.
An Act Regarding the School Fund in the Town of Burlington
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1712
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: TURNER, ROSEN, BLACK, FREDETTE, MAKER, NELSON, WILLETTE, ALFOND, LANGLEY, MASON

Legislative Document 
No. 1712 
H.P. 1264 
House of Representatives, December 23, 2011 
An Act Regarding the School Fund in the Town of Burlington 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 21, 2011.  Referred to the Committee on 
State and Local Government pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative TURNER of Burlington. 
Cosponsored by Senator ROSEN of Hancock and 
Representatives: BLACK of Wilton, FREDETTE of Newport, MAKER of Calais, NELSON of 
Falmouth, WILLETTE of Mapleton, Senators: ALFOND of Cumberland, LANGLEY of 
Hancock, MASON of Androscoggin. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  School fund allowed to lapse to general fund.  Notwithstanding the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 13, chapter 93, subchapter 5, the Town of Burlington is 
authorized to allow the funds that are in the town's school and ministerial fund to lapse to 
the town's general fund. 
SUMMARY 
This bill authorizes the Town of Burlington to allow the funds remaining in the 
town's school and ministerial fund to lapse to the town's general fund.
An Act To Improve Maine's Capacity To Produce Low-cost Renewable Energy through Hydroelectric Power
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1718
Committee Amendment CA_A_H777 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "It" to H.P. 1271, L.D. 1718, Bill, "An Act To 
Improve Maine's Capacity To Produce Low-cost Renewable Energy through 
Hydroelectric Power" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, To Review Hydropower Licensing and Relicensing and Dam Removal' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summaty and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Review; findings. Resolved: That the Governor's Office of Energy 
Independence and Security, the Maine Emergency Management Agency and the 
Department of Environmental Protection, referred to in this resolve as "the agencies," 
shall review and update reports prepared by the Executive Department, State Planning 
Office relating to hydropower licensing and relicensing activities and dam removal 
policies in the State. By January 5, 2013, the agencies shall submit their findings and 
updated reports to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
environment and natural resources matters.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which replaces the bill with a resolve, is the minority report of the 
committee. The amendment directs the Governor's Office of Energy Independence and 
Security, the Maine Emergency Management Agency and the Department of 
Environmental Protection to review and update reports of the Executive Department, 
State Planning Office relating to hydropower licensing and relicensing activities and dam 
removal policies in the State. The agencies are directed to submit their findings and 
updated reports to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
environment and natural resources matters by January 5,2013. 
FISCAL ~OTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/07112 
~ac. 
LD 1718 
LR 2375(02) 
An Act To Improve Maine's Capacity To Produce Low-cost Renewable Energy through Hydroelectric 
Power 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment -/1" (H -77 ]) 
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Department of Defense, Veterans, Emergency Management and Environmental Protection 
associated with reviewing and updating prior reports relating to hydropower licensing and relicensing activities and 
dam removal policies and reporting the findings can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR2375(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Improve Maine's Capacity To Produce Low-cost Renewable Energy through Hydroelectric Power
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1718
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology
Sponsors: JOHNSON
Amends: 38 MRSA §480-D

Legislative Document 
No. 1718 
H.P. 1271 
House of Representatives, December 28, 2011 
An Act To Improve Maine's Capacity To Produce Low-cost 
Renewable Energy through Hydroelectric Power 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 23, 2011.  Referred to the Committee on 
Energy, Utilities and Technology pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative JOHNSON of Greenville. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  38 MRSA §480-D, first ¶, as amended by PL 2009, c. 615, Pt. E, §7, is 
further amended to read: 
The department shall grant a permit upon proper application and upon such terms as 
it considers necessary to fulfill the purposes of this article.  The department shall grant a 
permit when it finds that the applicant has demonstrated that the proposed activity meets 
the standards set forth in subsections 1 to 11 this section, except that when an activity 
requires a permit only because it is located in, on or over a community public water 
system primary protection area the department shall issue a permit when it finds that the 
applicant has demonstrated that the proposed activity meets the standards set forth in 
subsections 2 and 5. 
Sec. 2.  38 MRSA §480-D, sub-§12 is enacted to read: 
12.  Dams with hydroelectric power generating potential.  The activity will not 
result in a reduction in the potential of a dam to produce hydroelectric power at a cost that 
is economically competitive with other renewable sources of electricity unless the 
department determines that the activity is necessary for public safety or to avoid a 
significant threat to the environment. 
SUMMARY 
This bill provides that the Department of Environmental Protection may not grant a 
permit for an activity that will result in a reduction in the potential of a dam to produce 
hydroelectric power at a cost that is economically competitive with other renewable 
sources of electricity unless the department determines that the activity is necessary for 
public safety or to avoid a significant threat to the environment.
An Act To Update the Powers and Duties of the Bureau of Maine Veterans' Services
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1719
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Sponsors: FARNHAM
Amends: 37-B MRSA §503, 37-B MRSA §504

Legislative Document 
No. 1719 
S.P. 584 
In Senate, December 29, 2011 
An Act To Update the Powers and Duties of the Bureau of Maine 
Veterans' Services 
Submitted by the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management pursuant 
to Joint Rule 204. 
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 23, 2011.  Referred to the Committee 
on Veterans and Legal Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed. 
JOSEPH G. CARLETON, JR. 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator FARNHAM of Penobscot. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  37-B MRSA §503, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2001, c. 662, §61, is 
further amended to read: 
3.  Agent.  The director shall act, upon request, as the agent of any Maine resident 
who has a legitimate claim against the United States for any benefit accruing as a result of 
any federal or state military service and, in cooperation with all public and private 
agencies, shall prosecute the claim without charge.  The director may enter into an 
agreement with a health care provider to exchange information about a patient of the 
health care provider that allows the director to provide assistance in obtaining any 
relevant benefits accruing to that patient as a result of federal or state military service. 
Sec. 2.  37-B MRSA §504, sub-§4, ¶G is enacted to read: 
G.  The interment of an eligible veteran or eligible dependent is permanent and final 
except that the director may allow disinterment as long as there is no cost to the State. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows the Director of the Bureau of Maine Veterans' Services within the 
Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management to enter into an agreement 
with a health care provider to exchange information about a patient of the health care 
provider and provide assistance in obtaining benefits accruing to that patient as a result of 
federal or state military service.  This bill also specifies that interment of a veteran or a 
dependent of a veteran in the Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery System is permanent 
but gives the director the discretion to allow disinterment as long as there is no cost to the 
State.