An Act To Include a Representative of the Aroostook Band of Micmacs in the House of Representatives
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0045
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: WILLETTE, JACKSON, BEAR, BERRY, MITCHELL, SAUCIER, SOCTOMAH, THERIAULT
Amends: 3 MRSA §1, 3 MRSA §2

Legislative Document 
No. 45 
H.P. 40 
House of Representatives, January 17, 2013 
An Act To Include a Representative of the Aroostook Band of 
Micmacs in the House of Representatives 
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative WILLETTE of Mapleton. 
Cosponsored by Senator JACKSON of Aroostook and 
Representatives: BEAR of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, BERRY of Bowdoinham, 
MITCHELL of the Penobscot Nation, SAUCIER of Presque Isle, SOCTOMAH of the 
Passamaquoddy Tribe, THERIAULT of Madawaska. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  3 MRSA §1, 2nd ¶, as amended by PL 2009, c. 636, Pt. A, §1, is further 
amended to read: 
The Tribal Clerk of the Penobscot Indian Nation shall, on or before the day preceding 
the meeting of the Legislature, furnish to the Clerk of the preceding House of 
Representatives a certification, under the seal of the Nation, of the name and residence of 
the Representative-elect of the Penobscot Indian Nation to the Legislature.  The Tribal 
Clerk of the Passamaquoddy Tribe of the reservation from which the Representative-elect 
of that tribe has been chosen shall, on or before the day preceding the meeting of the 
Legislature, furnish the Clerk of the preceding House of Representatives a certification of 
the name and residence of the Representative-elect of the Passamaquoddy Tribe to the 
Legislature.  Beginning with the 126th Legislature, the Tribal Clerk of the Houlton Band 
of Maliseet Indians shall, on or before the day preceding the meeting of the Legislature, 
furnish to the Clerk of the preceding House of Representatives a certification of the name 
and residence of the Representative-elect of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians to the 
Legislature.  Beginning with the 127th Legislature, the Tribal Clerk of the Aroostook 
Band of Micmacs shall, on or before the day preceding the meeting of the Legislature, 
furnish to the Clerk of the preceding House of Representatives a certification of the name 
and residence of the Representative-elect of the Aroostook Band of Micmacs to the 
Legislature. 
Sec. 2.  3 MRSA §2, 8th ¶, as amended by PL 2009, c. 636, Pt. A, §2, is further 
amended to read: 
The member of the Penobscot Indian Nation, the member of the Passamaquoddy 
Indian Tribe and, beginning with the Second Regular Session of the 125th Legislature, 
the member of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians and, beginning with the 127th 
Legislature, the member of the Aroostook Band of Micmacs elected to represent their 
tribes at the Legislature are entitled to receive a salary equal to the salary of members of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives, including a cost-of-living adjustment, for 
each regular session and allowance for meals, constituent service, housing and travel 
expenses to the same extent as members of the House of Representatives for attendance at 
each legislative session or authorized committee meeting. For the duration of any special 
session of the Legislature, they are entitled to receive the same per diem payment and 
allowances, including housing, meal and travel expenses, as any member of the Senate 
and House of Representatives. 
SUMMARY 
This bill makes the statutory changes necessary to include a representative of the 
Aroostook Band of Micmacs in the Maine House of Representatives beginning with the 
127th Legislature.  It requires the Tribal Clerk of the Aroostook Band of Micmacs to 
furnish the outgoing Clerk of the House of Representatives with a certification of the 
name and residence of the Representative-elect of the Aroostook Band of Micmacs to the 
Legislature.  It also authorizes the Representative of the Aroostook Band of Micmacs to 
be compensated in the same manner as other members of the House of Representatives.