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An Act To Make Technical Changes to Aquaculture Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0337
Committee Amendment CA_A_H106 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to H.P. 270, L.D. 337, Bill, "An Act To Make 
Technical Changes to Aquaculture Laws" 
Amend the biIl in section 5 in subsection 18 in the first paragraph in the 5th line 
(page 2, line 19 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "2" and inserting the following: 
'25' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the number of persons required to request a public hearing 
for a scientific research lease renewal from 5 to 25. 
The bill as amended does the following. 
1. It repeals the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 6072, subsection 8-A, 
regarding preference for limited-purpose lease areas, and integrates the preference for 
limited-purpose leaseholders into the list of preferences in Title 12, section 6072, 
subsection 8. It also makes clear that the standard lease application can be for the same 
area or a portion of the same area covered by the experimental lease. 
2. 
It combines provisions for renewing standard aquaculture leases in a single 
subsection. It provides that submitting a renewal application to the Department of Marine 
Resources is sufficient to extend the existing lease until a decision is reached on the 
renewal. 
It eliminates the confusion in the existing language about whether the 
application has to be reviewed by the department and found to be complete in order to 
trigger the lease extension. 
3. It removes the requirement that the Commissioner of Marine Resources hold a 
public hearing before deciding whether to renew a limited-purpose lease for scientific 
research and instead provides for a hearing at the commissioner's option or at the request 
of 25 or more people. 
4. It makes it Clear that simply submitting an application for a standard lease under 
Title 12, section 6072 for an area or a portion of an area already covered by a 
limited-purpose lease before the limited-purpose lease expires is sufficient to extend the 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 270, L.D. 337 
limited-purpose lease pending a decision on the new application. 
It provides that 
submitting a renewal application to the Department of Marine Resources is sufficient to 
extend the existing lease until a decision is reached on the renewal. 
5. It extends from 60 days to 6 months the time within which the. holder of an 
emergency lease under Title 12, section 6072-B can apply for a standard lease and thus 
allows the emergency lease to continue in effect while the standard lease application is 
processed. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Provide an Income Tax Credit for Logging Companies That Hire Maine Residents
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0338
Committee Amendment CA_A_S41 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 100, L.D. 338, Bill, "An Act To 
Provide an Income Tax Credit for Logging Companies That Hire Maine Residents" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §5219-FF by striking out all of subsection 2 (page 1, 
lines 7 to 9 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'2. Amount of credit. The credit allowed under this section is equal to $250 for each 
full-time equivalent employee who is a resident individual and who is employed by the 
taxpayer during the taxable year primarily in the activity of harvesting timber in this 
State. For purposes of this subsection, a full-time equivalent employee is calculated by 
dividing the total number of hours an employee works during a tax year by 2,080 hours.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. Application. This Act applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 
2012. 
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002 
Initiative: Appropriates funds for programming changes to tax forms to implement an 
income tax credit of $250 per employee for employers primarily engaged in timber 
harvesting in the State who employ Maine residents full time. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2011-12 
$0 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2012-13 
$22,000 
$22,000 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 100, L.D. 338 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report. It changes the bill by reducing the income 
tax credit to an employer in the logging industry that employs residents of the State who 
are engaged primarily in the harvesting of timber in this State to $250 for each employee 
who is employed full-time. It also adds an application date and an appropriations and 
allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/07111 
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LD 338 
LR 1438(02) 
An Act To Provide an Income Tax Credit for Logging Companies That Hire Maine Residents 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A ,,(:s -41 ") 
Committee: Taxation 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
A.ppropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2011-12 
$188,287 
$0 
($188,287) 
($9,910) 
FY 2012-13 
$495,543 
$22,000 
($473,543) 
($24,923) 
Projections 
FY 2013-14 
$480,454 
$0 
($480,454) 
($25,287) 
Projections 
FY 2014-15 
$486,793 
$0 
($486,793) 
($25,621) 
Providing an income tax credit of$250 per employee for employers engaged primarily in harvesting timber in the state 
who employ Maine residents full-time will reduce revenues to the General Fund and to revenue sharing. The bill 
includes a one-time General Fund appropriation of$22,000 to Maine Revenue Services in fiscal year 2012-13 to add a 
credit line to tax forms 1040ME, Schedule A and 1120ME. 
LRI438(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act Regarding Timber Harvesting on State Land
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0340
Senate Amendment SA_A_S51 (Senate)
Amends: 12 MRSA §1804

SENATE AMENDMENT "A ;, to S.P. 102, L.D. 340, Bill, "An Act Regarding 
Timber Harvesting on State Land" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3 (page 1, lines 14 to 18 in L.D.) and 
inserting the following; 
'Sec.3. 12 MRSA §1804, sub-§7 is enacted to read: 
7. 
Restriction on use of foreign labor. 
Ensure that, in any contract for the 
harvesting of timber, the entity with whom the department contracts does not participate 
in a federal program that customarily provides temporary foreign labor to fulfill that 
contract.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes that part of the bill that prohibits the Department of 
Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands from permitting timber on land to be harvested 
using persons employed under the federal H2 bonded labor program. 
Instead, this 
amendment prohibits the Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands from 
contracting with an entity for harvesting timber if the entity participates in a federal 
program that customarily provides temporary foreign labor to fulfill that contract. 
SPONSOREDBY~ 
(Senator JACK~ 
COUNTY: Aroostook 
SENATE AMENDMENT
An Act To Provide an Income Tax Credit for Logging Companies That Hire Maine Residents
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0338
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: JACKSON, MARTIN, ALFOND, BARTLETT, BRANNIGAN, DIAMOND, PATRICK, AYOTTE, BRYANT, FLEMINGS
Amends: 36 MRSA §5219-F

Legislative Document 
No. 338 
S.P. 100 
In Senate, February 8, 2011 
An Act To Provide an Income Tax Credit for Logging Companies 
That Hire Maine Residents 
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. 
JOSEPH G. CARLETON, JR. 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator JACKSON of Aroostook. 
Cosponsored by Representative MARTIN of Eagle Lake and 
Senators: ALFOND of Cumberland, BARTLETT of Cumberland, BRANNIGAN of 
Cumberland, DIAMOND of Cumberland, PATRICK of Oxford, Representatives: AYOTTE of 
Caswell, BRYANT of Windham, FLEMINGS of Bar Harbor. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §5219-FF is enacted to read: 
§5219-FF.  Credit for employers in the logging industry that employ residents of the 
State 
1.  Credit allowed.  A credit is allowed to an employer in the logging industry that 
employs residents of the State to harvest timber in this State. 
2.  Amount of credit.  The credit allowed under this section is $2,500 for each 
full-time equivalent employee who is a resident of the State and who is employed during 
the taxable year primarily in the activity of harvesting timber in this State. 
3.  Limitation.  The credit allowed under this section may not reduce the tax 
otherwise due under this Part to less than  zero. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows an income tax credit to an employer in the logging industry that 
employs residents of the State who are engaged primarily in the harvesting of timber in 
this State.  The credit is equal to $2,500 for each full-time equivalent employee.
An Act To Facilitate a Change of Location for Liquor Retailers
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0343
Committee Amendment CA_A_S68 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 105, L.D. 343, Bill, "An Act To 
Facilitate a Change of Location for Liquor Retailers" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Facilitate a Change of Location for Agency Liquor Stores' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 2S-A MRSA §453-D is enacted to read: 
§453-D. Change of location 
The bureau shall permit the relocation of an agency liquor store within the same 
municipality as prescribed by this section. 
1. Relocation application requirements. The bureau shall permit a change of 
location of an agency liquor store licensee if: 
A. 
The licensee submits a $2,000 relocation fee and an application in a form 
prescribed by the bureau; 
B. The application includes proof of receipt of municipal approval of the relocation; 
C. The licensee has held the license and operated as an agency liquor store for no 
less than one year at the currently licensed location, unless the relocation is directly 
related to retroactive zoning or unintentional destruction of the property that prevents 
rebuilding at the current location; and 
D. The proposed location of the agency liquor store meets all applicable criteria for 
licensure for an agency liquor store. 
2. Hearing on relocation application. Within 45 days of receipt of a relocation 
application under this section, the bureau, in accordance with the provisions of the Maine 
Administrative Procedure Act, shall conduct a hearing to take testimony, consider 
comment and deliberate on the proposed relocation. In addition to giving any notice 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" Ir to S.P. 105, L.D. 343 
required by the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, the bureau shall give notice of 
public hearing in writing to any agency liquor stores located in the same municipality as 
the applicant's proposed relocation site by regular mail at least 15 days prior to the 
hearing.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. It establishes a procedure for the relocation of an 
agency liquor store within the same municipality. 
FISCAL ~on: RUlllRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04126111 
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LD343 
LR 315(02) 
An Act To Facilitate a Change of Location for Liquor Retailers 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,1\" 
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
Additional costs to the Department of Public Safety associated with administering the relocation procedure can be 
absorbed with existing staff and within existing budgeted resources. General Fund revenues may increase by minor 
amounts not requiring any change to the budget. 
LR0315(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Facilitate a Change of Location for Liquor Retailers
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0343
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: COLLINS, MOULTON, COURTNEY, THOMAS, BEAVERS, BENNETT, BURNS, CHASE, NASS, PARRY
Amends: 28-A MRSA §453

Legislative Document 
No. 343 
S.P. 104 
In Senate, February 8, 2011 
An Act To Facilitate a Change of Location for Liquor Retailers 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
JOSEPH G. CARLETON, JR. 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator COLLINS of York. 
Cosponsored by Representative MOULTON of York and 
Senators: COURTNEY of York, THOMAS of Somerset, Representatives: BEAVERS of South 
Berwick, BENNETT of Kennebunk, BURNS of Alfred, CHASE of Wells, NASS of Acton, 
PARRY of Arundel. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  28-A MRSA §453, sub-§6 is enacted to read: 
6.  Change of location.  A licensee may change the location of an agency liquor store 
licensed under this chapter to a location within the same municipality as the store’s 
approved location upon reasonable notice to the municipality and bureau as determined 
by the bureau and subject to the provisions of section 453-A, subsection 5. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows an agency liquor store licensee to change the location of the licensed 
store to a location within the same municipality upon notice to the municipality and the 
Department of Public Safety's bureau of liquor enforcement and subject to the provisions 
in state law concerning the location of agency liquor stores.
An Act To Exempt Artificial Wetlands and Artificial Significant Vernal Pool Habitats from State Regulation
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0341
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
Sponsors: THOMAS, CEBRA, COLLINS, LANGLEY, MASON, SAVIELLO, COTTA
Amends: 38 MRSA §480-B

Legislative Document 
No. 341 
S.P. 103 
In Senate, February 8, 2011 
An Act To Exempt Artificial Wetlands and Artificial Significant 
Vernal Pool Habitats from State Regulation 
Reference to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered 
printed. 
JOSEPH G. CARLETON, JR. 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator THOMAS of Somerset. 
Cosponsored by Representative CEBRA of Naples and 
Senators: COLLINS of York, LANGLEY of Hancock, MASON of Androscoggin, SAVIELLO 
of Franklin, Representative: COTTA of China. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  38 MRSA §480-B, sub-§1-C is enacted to read: 
1-C.  Artificial significant vernal pool habitat.  "Artificial significant vernal pool 
habitat" means a significant vernal pool habitat that is created as a result of human 
activity. 
Sec. 2.  38 MRSA §480-B, sub-§1-D is enacted to read: 
1-D.  Artificial wetlands.  "Artificial wetlands" means wetlands that are created 
solely as a result of human activity. 
Sec. 3.  38 MRSA §480-B, sub-§4, ¶B, as amended by PL 1995, c. 460, §1 and 
affected by §12, is further amended to read: 
B.    Inundated or saturated by surface or groundwater at a frequency and for a 
duration sufficient to support, and which that under normal circumstances do support, 
a prevalence of wetland vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soils; and 
Sec. 4.  38 MRSA §480-B, sub-§4, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 809, §2, is 
amended to read: 
C.    Not considered part of a great pond, coastal wetland, river, stream or brook.; and 
Sec. 5.  38 MRSA §480-B, sub-§4, ¶D is enacted to read: 
D.  Not artificial wetlands. 
Sec. 6.  38 MRSA §480-B, sub-§10, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 116, §2, is 
amended to read: 
B.  Except for solely forest management activities, for which "significant wildlife 
habitat" is as defined and mapped in accordance with section 480-I by the 
Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the following areas that are defined by 
the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and are in conformance with criteria 
adopted by the Department of Environmental Protection or are within any other 
protected natural resource: 
(1)  Significant vernal pool habitat, except for artificial significant vernal pool 
habitat; 
(2)  High and moderate value waterfowl and wading bird habitat, including 
nesting and feeding areas; and 
(3)  Shorebird nesting, feeding and staging areas. 
SUMMARY 
This bill exempts artificial wetlands and artificial significant vernal pool habitats 
from state regulation under the Natural Resources Protection Act.
An Act Regarding Timber Harvesting on State Land
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0340
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sponsors: JACKSON, MARTIN, ALFOND, BARTLETT, BRANNIGAN, DIAMOND, PATRICK, AYOTTE, TUTTLE
Amends: 12 MRSA §1804

Legislative Document 
No. 340 
S.P. 102 
In Senate, February 8, 2011 
An Act Regarding Timber Harvesting on State Land 
Reference to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and 
ordered printed. 
JOSEPH G. CARLETON, JR. 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator JACKSON of Aroostook. 
Cosponsored by Representative MARTIN of Eagle Lake and 
Senators: ALFOND of Cumberland, BARTLETT of Cumberland, BRANNIGAN of 
Cumberland, DIAMOND of Cumberland, PATRICK of Oxford, Representatives: AYOTTE of 
Caswell, TUTTLE of Sanford. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §1804, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2001, c. 604, §4, is further 
amended to read: 
5.  Bureau budget.  Prepare and submit to the commissioner the budget for the 
bureau; and 
Sec. 2.  12 MRSA §1804, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 604, §5, is amended 
to read: 
6.  Restrictions on public access.  Post notice of any restrictions to public access at 
points commonly used to access the land or at a facility or structure where such rules and 
notices are regularly posted.  The director may restrict public access to any portion of the 
land or waters within the bureau's jurisdiction when the restrictions reasonably relate to 
protecting public health, safety or welfare or the economic interests or natural resources 
of the State.; and 
Sec. 3.  12 MRSA §1804, sub-§7 is enacted to read: 
7.  Restriction on timber harvesting.  Provide that timber harvesting on land 
managed by the bureau under this chapter may not be conducted by persons who are 
employed under the federal H2 bonded labor program under 20 Code of Federal 
Regulations, Section 655.200 et seq. 
SUMMARY 
This bill prohibits the Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands from 
permitting timber on land under its jurisdiction to be harvested using persons employed 
under the federal H2 bonded labor program.
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing County Jail Budgeting for York County
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0342
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: COLLINS, MOULTON, COURTNEY, THOMAS, BEAVERS, BENNETT, BURNS, CHASE, NASS, PARRY
Amends: 30-A MRSA §911, 30-A MRSA §939

Legislative Document 
No. 342 
S.P. 104 
In Senate, February 8, 2011 
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing County Jail Budgeting for 
York County 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
JOSEPH G. CARLETON, JR. 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator COLLINS of York. 
Cosponsored by Representative MOULTON of York and 
Senators: COURTNEY of York, THOMAS of Somerset, Representatives: BEAVERS of South 
Berwick, BENNETT of Kennebunk, BURNS of Alfred, CHASE of Wells, NASS of Acton, 
PARRY of Arundel. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  30-A MRSA §911 is enacted to read: 
§911.  Certain expenditures relating to the county jail in York County 
Notwithstanding section 924, subsection 3, the county commissioners of York 
County may use revenue generated from boarding prisoners in the county jail in York 
County for any county expense.  The county commissioners shall use money from the 
budget of the county jail in York County to pay the cost of payroll expenses for 
administrative services that are properly allocated to the county jail in York County. 
Sec. 2.  30-A MRSA §939 is enacted to read: 
§939.  Debt service for county jail in York County 
The county commissioners of York County shall pay the cost of debt service for the 
county jail in York County from the budget of the county jail in York County. 
SUMMARY 
This bill provides that the county commissioners of York County may use revenue 
generated from boarding prisoners in the county jail in York County for any county 
expense.  It requires the county commissioners to use money from the budget of the 
county jail in York County to pay the cost of payroll expenses for administrative services 
that are properly allocated to the county jail in York County.  It requires the county 
commissioners of York County to pay the cost of debt service for the county jail in York 
County from the budget of the county jail in York County.
An Act To Modernize the Functions of County Government
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0345
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: KRUGER, DILL, GRAHAM, BARTLETT

Legislative Document 
No. 345 
H.P. 271 
House of Representatives, February 8, 2011 
An Act To Modernize the Functions of County Government 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative KRUGER of Thomaston. 
Cosponsored by Representatives: DILL of Cape Elizabeth, GRAHAM of North Yarmouth, 
Senator: BARTLETT of Cumberland. 
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 realign the functions of state, county and municipal government 
to create a system of government that meets the needs of Maine citizens efficiently and 
effectively, reduces the overall cost of government and avoids duplication in services 
while protecting the health, safety and welfare of Maine residents.
An Act To Reimburse Pharmacies under the MaineCare Program Based on Wholesale Acquisition Costs
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0346
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H568 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT" fl.. to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 272. 
L.D. 346, Bill, "An Act To Reimburse Pharmacies under the MaineCare Program Based 
on Wholesale Acquisition Costs" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of sections 1 and 2. 
Amend the amendment in section 3 in the 3rd line (page 2, line 1 in amendment) by 
inserting after the following: "prescription drug" the following: ',including member 
copayments,' 
Amend the amendn).ent by striking out all of sections 4 and 5. 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes provisions in Committee Amendment "A" authorizing 
pharmacies to charge copayments for prescription drugs under the MaineCare program in 
compliance with federal law and requires the inclusion of member copayments in the 
review by the Department of Health and Human Services of the cost of dispensing 
prescription drugs under the MaineCare program. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY: _g+-~_~ 
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(Representative STUCKEY) 
TOWN: Portland 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/07111 
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LD346 
LR 978(04) 
An Act To Reimburse Pharmacies under the MaineCare Program Based on Wholesale Acquisition 
Costs 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment ,~" to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Rep. Stuckey of Portland 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2011-12 
($27,500) 
($27,500) 
($27,500) 
FY 2012-13 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2013-14 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2014-15 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Amendment would remove the need for an appropriation and an allocation in 2011-12 and would remove the potential 
for savings, leaving minor costs that can be absorbed by the Department of Health and Human Services within existing 
budgeted resources. 
LR0978(04) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Authorize Cumberland County To Offer Certain Educational Services
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0344
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: DIAMOND, COTTA, ALFOND, GERZOFSKY, DION, WALSH INNES, NELSON, PLUMMER, STRANG BURGESS

Legislative Document 
No. 344 
S.P. 106 
In Senate, February 8, 2011 
An Act To Authorize Cumberland County To Offer Certain 
Educational Services 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
JOSEPH G. CARLETON, JR. 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator DIAMOND of Cumberland. 
Cosponsored by Representative COTTA of China and 
Senators: ALFOND of Cumberland, GERZOFSKY of Cumberland, Representatives: DION of 
Portland, WALSH INNES of Yarmouth, NELSON of Falmouth, PLUMMER of Windham, 
STRANG BURGESS of Cumberland. 
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 authorize Cumberland County, which recently adopted a 
comprehensive home rule charter by referendum, to provide regional educational 
services, including back-office services for school districts within the county, and 
specialized educational services such as regional vocational education, special education, 
a regional science and technology high school or other regional educational initiatives.
An Act To Reimburse Pharmacies under the MaineCare Program Based on Wholesale Acquisition Costs
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0346
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S345 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 272, 
L.D. 346, Bill, "An Act To Reimburse Pharmacies under the MaineCare Program Based 
on Wholesale Acquisition Costs" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 4. 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes the appropriations and allocations section. 
SPONSORED BY: P-t"U ~ 
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(Senator ROSEN, R.) 
COUNTY: Hancock 
FISCAL SOTE .I<.£'(.)L1RED 
(See attached) 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
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Approved: 06/24/11 
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LD346 
LR 978(07) 
An Act To Reimburse Pharmacies under the MaineCare Program Based on Wholesale Acquisition 
Costs 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment" Pi' to Committee Amendment "A" S .. 3*5 
Sponsor: Sen. Rosen of Hancock 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2011-12 
FY 2012-13 
Projections 
FY 2013-14 
Projections 
FY 2014-15 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
($27,500) 
($27,500) 
($27,500) 
$0 
$0 
$0 
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$0 
$0 
$0 
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The amendment removes the appropriation-allocation section and assumes the Department of Hea ,th and Human 
Services can absorb the one-time cost of implementing the MaineCare mandatory drug co-payment system changes 
within the Maine Integrated Health Management Solution (MIHMS) system change management process. Also 
assumes the potential for a decrease in MaineCare prescription drug utilization and spending as a result of 
implementation of a mandatory prescription drug co-payment system remains. 
LR0978(07) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1 
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Resolve, Directing the Commissioner of Education To Convene a Task Force To Develop a Proposal for a More Equitable Distribution of Kindergarten to Grade 12 State Education Funding
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0347
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: MALABY, LANGLEY, DUNPHY, GILLWAY, JOHNSON, LONG, MAKER, MOULTON, RIOUX, TILTON

Legislative Document 
No. 347 
H.P. 273 
House of Representatives, February 8, 2011 
Resolve, Directing the Commissioner of Education To Convene a 
Task Force To Develop a Proposal for a More Equitable 
Distribution of Kindergarten to Grade 12 State Education Funding 
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative MALABY of Hancock. 
Cosponsored by Senator LANGLEY of Hancock and 
Representatives: DUNPHY of Embden, GILLWAY of Searsport, JOHNSON of Greenville, 
LONG of Sherman, MAKER of Calais, MOULTON of York, RIOUX of Winterport, TILTON 
of Harrington. 
Sec. 1.  Commissioner of Education to convene task force to study 
kindergarten to grade 12 school funding.  Resolved:  That the Commissioner of 
Education shall convene a task force to develop a proposal for a more equitable 
distribution of kindergarten to grade 12 state education funding.  The commissioner shall 
invite the participation of representatives of interested parties, including school 
superintendents, business, coastal communities and inland communities; and be it further 
Sec. 2.  Report.  Resolved:  That, no later than December 1, 2011, the 
Commissioner of Education shall submit the proposal developed by the task force along 
with any recommended legislation to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and 
Cultural Affairs.  The Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs may 
submit a bill based on the proposal to the Second Regular Session of the 125th 
Legislature. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve directs the Commissioner of Education to convene a task force to 
develop a proposal for a more equitable distribution of kindergarten to grade 12 state 
education funding.
An Act To Require the Inclusion of a Financial Statement on School Administrative Unit Bond Obligations When Voting on a School Construction Project
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0349
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S346 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" A "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 275, 
L.D. 349, Bill, "An Act To Require the Inclusion of a Financial Statement on School 
Administrative Unit Bond Obligations When Voting on a School Construction Project" 
Amend the amendment by inserting after the title the following: 
'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 gov:emment 
to expand or modify activities so as to necessitate additional expenditures fr1m local 
revenues but does not provide funding for at least 90% of those expenditures. Putsuant to 
the Constitution of Maine, Article IX, Section 21, 2/3 of all of the members e~ected to 
each House have determined it necessary to enact this measure.' , 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds a mandate preamble. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY, 
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(Senator ROSEN, R.) 
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COUNTY: Hancock 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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Approved: 06/23111 
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LD349 
LR 205(04) 
An Act To Require the Inclusion of a Financial Statement on School Administratiive Unit Bond 
Obligations When Voting on a School Construction Project 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment" A" to Committee Amendment" A" 
S..- 3*\:» 
Sponsor: Sen. Rosen of Hancock 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
State Mandate - Exempted 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This amendment adds a Mandate Preamble. Pursuant to the Mandate Preamble, the two-thirds vote lof all members 
elected to each House exempts the state from the constitutional requirement to fund 90% of the ad~itional local costs. 
LR0205(04) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Reimburse Pharmacies under the MaineCare Program Based on Wholesale Acquisition Costs
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0346
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: STRANG BURGESS, DIAMOND, CURTIS, EVES, NUTTING, COURTNEY, HOBBINS, LANGLEY, RAYE
Amends: 22 MRSA §3174-Q

Legislative Document 
No. 346 
H.P. 272 
House of Representatives, February 8, 2011 
An Act To Reimburse Pharmacies under the MaineCare Program 
Based on Wholesale Acquisition Costs 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative STRANG BURGESS of Cumberland. 
Cosponsored by Senator DIAMOND of Cumberland and 
Representatives: CURTIS of Madison, EVES of North Berwick, Speaker NUTTING of 
Oakland, Senators: COURTNEY of York, HOBBINS of York, LANGLEY of Hancock, 
McCORMICK of Kennebec, President RAYE of Washington. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §3174-QQ is enacted to read: 
§3174-QQ.  MaineCare pharmacy reimbursement 
1.  Definition.  For the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise 
indicates, "wholesale acquisition cost" means the cost of a covered brand name or generic 
prescription drug based on the size of the package from which the drug is dispensed as 
reported by the prescription drug pricing service used by the department. 
2.  Reimbursement rate.  The department shall reimburse pharmacies for dispensing 
brand name and generic prescription drugs covered by the MaineCare program based on a 
formula that uses the wholesale acquisition cost and that includes a dispensing fee.  The 
formula and pharmacy reimbursement must be calculated using the wholesale acquisition 
cost plus 6.7% and a dispensing fee of $3.35 per prescription. 
3.  Application.  The formula and pharmacy reimbursement required under 
subsection 2 applies to reimbursements to pharmacies to cover brand name and generic 
prescription drugs dispensed under the MaineCare program beginning September 26, 
2011. 
4.  Rulemaking.  The department shall adopt rules to implement this section no later 
than October 1, 2011.  Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical 
rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to reimburse 
pharmacies for dispensing covered brand name and generic drugs under the MaineCare 
program based on a formula that includes calculated wholesale acquisition cost plus 6.7% 
and a dispensing fee of $3.35 per prescription and allows the department to adopt routine 
technical rules.  The formula applies to drugs dispensed under the MaineCare program on 
or after September 26, 2011.
An Act To Require the Inclusion of a Financial Statement on School Administrative Unit Bond Obligations When Voting on a School Construction Project
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0349
Committee Amendment CA_A_H124 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to H.P. 275, L.D. 349, Bill, "An Act To 
Require the Inclusion of a Financial Statement on School Administrative Unit Bond 
Obligations When Voting on a School Construction Project" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 4 by striking out all of paragraph F (page 1, 
lines 12to 15inL.D.). 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 4 by relettering the paragraphs to read 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the provision from the bill that requires that a treasurer's 
statement of the amount of indebtedness incurred, including indebtedness associated with 
bonds, lease agreements or lease-purchase agreements, must be provided when the 
indebtedness incurred exceeds $20,000. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/24/11 hac-
LD349 
LR 205(02) 
An Act To Require the Inclusion of a Financial Statement on School Administrative Unit Bond 
Obligations When Voting on a School Construction Project 
State Mandates 
Required Activity 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
State Mandate - Unfunded 
Unit Affected 
Local Cost 
Requires a treasurer's statement that outlines information on the total amount of 
School 
Moderate 
bonds outstanding, authorized and unissued, contemplated to be issued and the 
statewide 
estimated cost of repaying the debt be included in an article that is submitted to the 
voters for a school construction project. 
The required local activities in this bill may represent a State mandate pursuant to the Constitution of Maine. Unless 
General Fund appropriations are provided to fund at least 90% of the additional costs or a Mandate Preamble is 
amended to the bill and two-thirds of the members of each House vote to exempt this mandate from the funding 
requirement, municipalities may not be required to implement these changes. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This legislation will not affect the total cost ofK-12 public education or the state's share of that cost. This bill may 
increase costs to those local school administrative units that are submitting articles to the voters for school 
construction projects to provide the required treasurer's statement. The amount can not be determined at this time. 
LR0205(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Continue Limited Entry in the Scallop Fishery
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0348
Committee: Marine Resources
Sponsors: KRUGER, CHAPMAN, KUMIEGA, OLSEN, WEAVER
Amends: 12 MRSA §6706

Legislative Document 
No. 348 
H.P. 274 
House of Representatives, February 8, 2011 
An Act To Continue Limited Entry in the Scallop Fishery 
(EMERGENCY) 
Submitted by the Department of Marine Resources pursuant to Joint Rule 204. 
Reference to the Committee on Marine Resources suggested and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative KRUGER of Thomaston. 
Cosponsored by Representatives: CHAPMAN of Brooksville, KUMIEGA of Deer Isle, 
OLSEN of Phippsburg, WEAVER of York. 
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, this legislation needs to take effect as soon as possible in order to clarify 
who is eligible to obtain a license to take scallops; 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.  12 MRSA §6706, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 607, Pt. A, §4, is 
amended to read: 
2.  License eligibility in subsequent years.  Except as provided in subsection 3, the 
commissioner may not issue a hand fishing scallop license or a scallop dragging license 
to any person in any year subsequent to 2009 unless that person possessed that license in 
the previous calendar year or is eligible to obtain a license in accordance with the limited 
entry system established under subsection 3. 
Sec. 2.  12 MRSA §6706, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 607, Pt. A, §4, is 
repealed. 
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This bill removes the provision of law that repeals the laws providing for limited 
entry into the scallop fishery and clarifies that a person who is eligible to obtain a license 
through the limited entry system may be issued a license by the Commissioner of Marine 
Resources.
An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0352
Committee Amendment CA_A_H74 (House)
Amends: 16 MRSA §614

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "f1" to H.P. 278, L.D. 352, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Laws Governing Criminal History Record Information" 
Amend the bill in the emergency preamble by striking out all of the 2nd paragraph 
(page 1, lines 3 to 5 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'Whereas, this legislation needs to take effect before the expiration of the 90-day 
period in order to facilitate the work of the agency responsible for licensing health and 
social services agencies and facilities in the investigation of suspected abuse, neglect or 
exploitation in licensed, certified and registered facilities and programs that care for 
children and adults; and' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 (page 1, lines 11 to 14 in L.D.) and 
inserting the following: ' 
'Sec. 1. 16 MRSA §614, sub-§3, 'B-1 is enacted to read: 
B-l. The division of licensing and regulatory services within the Department of 
Health and Human Services for use in the investigation of suspected abuse, neglect or 
exploitation in licensed, certified and registered facilities and programs that provide 
care to children and adults;' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment narrows the scope of the bill to allow the division of licensing and 
regulatory services within the Department of Health and Human Services to have access 
to intelligence and investigative infonnation for use only in the investigation of suspected 
abuse, neglect or exploitation in licensed, celiified and registered facilities and programs 
that provide care to children and adults. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Resolve, Directing the Maine Public Employees Retirement System To Consider Warden Bayley Grant's Game Warden Service as Having Begun in 1983, without an Interruption in Service
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0350
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Sponsors: TILTON, RAYE, DAVIS

Legislative Document 
No. 350 
H.P. 276 
House of Representatives, February 8, 2011 
Resolve, Directing the Maine Public Employees Retirement System 
To Consider Warden Bayley Grant's Game Warden Service as 
Having Begun in 1983, without an Interruption in Service 
Reference to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative TILTON of Harrington. 
Cosponsored by President RAYE of Washington and 
Representatives: DAVIS of Sangerville, McFADDEN of Dennysville. 
Sec. 1.  Maine Public Employees Retirement System to determine no 
break in service for Warden Bayley Grant.  Resolved:  That, notwithstanding the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 17751 and section 17851, subsection 5-A, the 
Maine Public Employees Retirement System shall calculate creditable service time for 
Warden Bayley Grant beginning in 1983.  For the purposes of this calculation, time 
Warden Grant spent attending the Maine Criminal Justice Academy as a game warden 
trainee and waiting for assignment during a hiring freeze does not constitute a break in 
service and does not change the employment status he entered into in 1983. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve directs the Maine Public Employees Retirement System to calculate 
Warden Bayley Grant’s employment service from the time he was first hired, without any 
break in service.
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Criminal History Record Information
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0352
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: HASKELL, KATZ, CLARKE, DION, NELSON, VALENTINO
Amends: 16 MRSA §614

Legislative Document 
No. 352 
H.P. 278 
House of Representatives, February 8, 2011 
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Criminal History Record 
Information 
(EMERGENCY) 
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative HASKELL of Portland. 
Cosponsored by Senator KATZ of Kennebec and 
Representatives: CLARKE of Bath, DION of Portland, NELSON of Falmouth, VALENTINO 
of Saco. 
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, this legislation needs to take effect before the expiration of the 90-day 
period in order to facilitate the enforcement of licensing laws and rules by the state 
agency responsible for licensing health and social services agencies and facilities; 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.  16 MRSA §614, sub-§3, ¶B-1 is enacted to read: 
B-1.  The division of licensing and regulatory services within the Department of 
Health and Human Services when such intelligence and investigative information 
may relate to enforcement of licensing laws and rules; 
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect July 1, 2011. 
SUMMARY 
This bill adds the Department of Health and Human Services, division of licensing 
and regulatory services to the list of exceptions regarding limitations on the dissemination 
of intelligence and investigative information prepared by, prepared at the direction of or 
kept in the custody of state entities, including local, county and state law enforcement 
agencies. 
The bill allows the Department of Health and Human Services, division of licensing 
and regulatory services to access reports and records, including police reports, which may 
relate to enforcement of licensing laws and rules.  This bill takes effect July 1, 2011.
An Act Concerning Motorcycle Safety
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0351
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: BEAUDOIN, CRAVEN, BEAVERS, BICKFORD, BRIGGS, BURNS, CASAVANT, HOGAN, MAKER, RICHARDSON
Amends: 29-A MRSA §2083

Legislative Document 
No. 351 
H.P. 277 
House of Representatives, February 8, 2011 
An Act Concerning Motorcycle Safety 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative BEAUDOIN of Biddeford. 
Cosponsored by Senator CRAVEN of Androscoggin and 
Representatives: BEAVERS of South Berwick, BICKFORD of Auburn, BRIGGS of Mexico, 
BURNS of Whiting, CASAVANT of Biddeford, HOGAN of Old Orchard Beach, MAKER of 
Calais, RICHARDSON of Warren. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  29-A MRSA §2083, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 2005, c. 577, §33, is 
further amended to read: 
C.  An operator of a motorcycle, operating under a learner's permit or within one year 
years of successfully completing a driving test; and 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires an operator of a motorcycle who has held a license endorsed for the 
operation of a motorcycle for less than 10 years to wear protective headgear.
Resolve, To Improve the Intersection of Route 1 and Manktown Road in Waldoboro
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0354
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: DOW, TRAHAN, RICHARDSON, SANDERSON, RECTOR

Legislative Document 
No. 354 
H.P. 280 
House of Representatives, February 8, 2011 
Resolve, To Improve the Intersection of Route 1 and Manktown 
Road in Waldoboro 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative DOW of Waldoboro. 
Cosponsored by Senator TRAHAN of Lincoln and 
Representatives: RICHARDSON of Warren, SANDERSON of Chelsea, Senator: RECTOR of 
Knox. 
Sec. 1.  Department of Transportation to improve the intersection of 
Route 1 and Manktown Road in Waldoboro.  Resolved:  That the Department of 
Transportation shall improve the intersection of Route 1 and Manktown Road in 
Waldoboro.  The improvements must include visibility improvements, lane widening and 
construction of a southbound turning lane on Route 1.  The department shall also install 
flashing school zone signs on Manktown Road on either side of the school zone occupied 
by Medomak Middle School. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve directs the Department of Transportation to improve the intersection of 
Route 1 and Manktown Road in Waldoboro, including visibility improvements, lane 
widening and construction of a southbound turning lane.  The department is also required 
to install flashing school zone signs on Manktown Road on either side of the school zone 
occupied by Medomak Middle School.