An Act To Establish the Maine Wild Mushroom Harvesting Certification Program
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1407
Committee Amendment CA_B_S306 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" B" to S.P. 436, L.D. 1407, Bill, "An Act To 
Establish the Maine Wild Mushroom Harvesting Certification Program" 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §2175 in subsection 5 in paragraph A in subparagraph 
(3) in the 2nd line (page 2, line 13 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "designee" 
the following: " appointed by the Governor' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §2175 in subsection 5 in paragraph A in subparagraph 
(6) in the 2nd line (page 2, line 19 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "designee" 
the following: " appointed by the Governor' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §2175 in subsection 5 in paragraph A by striking out 
all of subparagraph (9) (page 2, lines 24 and 25 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'(9) One representative of the wild mushroom foragers community, appointed by 
the Governor; 
(10) One representative of the wild mushroom brokers community, appointed by 
the Governor;' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §2175 in subsection 5 in paragraph A by renumbering 
the subparagraphs to read consecutively. 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §2175 in subsection 7 in the first line (page 3, line 37 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: "$200" and inserting the following: '$20, may be 
imposed no more than once every 5 years' 
Amend the bill by adding after section 2 the following: 
'Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
Wild Mushroom Harvesting Fund N121 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" B" to S.P. 436, L.D. 1407 
Initiative: Provides a base allocation in the event that fee revenue and other revenues are 
received from public andprivate sources. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2011-12 
$500 
$500 
2012-13 
$500 
$500 
This amendment amends the bill by requiring the Governor to appoint one 
representative of wild mushroom foragers and one representative of wild mushroom 
brokers to the Maine Wild Mushroom Harvesting Advisory Committee. The bill requires 
the Governor to appoint 2 representatives of the wild mushroom foragers and brokers 
community. The amendment also clarifies that certain members of the committee are 
appointed by the Governor. The amendment reduces the fee to a maximum of $20 and 
allows it to be imposed no more than once every 5 years. The amendment also adds an 
appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/13/11 ..wac 
LD 1407 
LR 1615(05) 
An Act To Establish the Maine Wild Mushroom Harvesting Certification Program 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "1::>" s- 30~ 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2011-12 
FY 2012-13 
Projections 
FY 2013-14 
Projections 
FY 2014-15 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$500 
$500 
$500 
$500 
Provides a base allocation of $500 each year for the Wild Mushroom Harvesting Fund program in the Department of 
Health and Human Services in the event that fee revenue and other revenues are received from public and private 
sources. The Department is authorized to use the funds collected and deposited in this account for the reasonable 
costs incurred by the Maine Wild Mushroom Harvesting Advisory Committee and for the certification of wild 
mushroom harvesters. The amount of revenue that is likely to be received and deposited in this account cannot be 
determined at this time. Additional costs to the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources and the 
University of Maine System associated with serving on the advisory committee can be absorbed with existing staff and 
within existing budgeted resources. 
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