An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Weatherize and Upgrade the Energy Efficiency of Maine Homes and Businesses and To Provide for a Trained Workforce for Maine's Energy Future
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0919
Committee Amendment CA_A_H960 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 679, L.D. 919, Bill, "An Act To 
Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Weatherize and Upgrade the Energy Efficiency 
of Maine Homes and Businesses and To Provide for a Trained Workforce for Maine's 
Energy Future" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Weatherize and Upgrade the 
Energy Efficiency of Maine Homes and Businesses' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in the 3rd line (page 1, line 8 in L.D.) by striking out the 
following: "$55,000,000" and inserting the following: '$1,000,000' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 5 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 5. Disbursement of bond proceeds from General Fund bond issue. 
The proceeds of the sale of the bonds authorized under this Act must be expended as 
designated in the following schedule under the direction and supervision of the agencies 
and entities set forth in this section. 
Efficiency Maine Trust 
Provides funds to create a revolving weatherization fund to be made available as 
below-market loans through local financial institutions, agencies, community 
development corporations and counties or municipalities for homeowners, owners of 
rental properties and small business owners for required energy audits and 
weatherization or other major energy efficiency improvements. 
Total 
$1,000,000 
Amend the bill in section 9 by striking out all of the question (page 3, lines 27 to 30 
in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 679, L.D. 919 
!!'Do you favor a $1,000,000 bond issue to provide below-market loans to 
homeowners, rental property owners and small business owners for 
energy audits and weatherization or other major energy efficiency 
projects?'" 
SUMMARY 
This is the minority report of the committee. This amendment removes all the 
bonding proposed in the bill except the bonding that provides $1,000,000, reduced from 
the $10,000,000 proposed in the bill, for below-market loans to homeowners and rental 
property and small business owners for energy audits and weatherization or other major 
energy efficiency projects. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05110/12 .m-ac.. 
LD919 
LR 1964(02) 
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Weatherize and Upgrade the Energy Efficiency 
of Maine Homes and Businesses and To Provide for a Trained Workforce for Maine's Energy Future 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ';4" (~ ... 9(OO "\ 
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs 
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Bond Issues 
General Fund - Taxable 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Term (years) 
Principal 
$1,000,000 
Rate (%) 
5.0% 
Interest 
$275,000 
Total Cost 
$1,275,000 
The Secretary of State's budget includes sufficient funds to accommodate one ballot of average length for the general 
election in November. If the number or size of the referendum questions requires production and delivery of a second 
ballot, an additional appropriation of $1 07,250 may be required. 
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