An Act To Establish the Maine Length of Service Award Program
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1154
Committee Amendment CA_B_H644 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" g " to H.P. 819, L.D. 1154, Bill, "An Act To 
Establish the Maine Length of Service Award Program" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §3372 in subsection 3 in paragraph A in the first line 
(page 2, line 7 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "Title 5," 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §3372 in subsection 10 in the 2nd blocked paragraph in 
the 2nd line (page 4, line 10 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "14" and inserting the 
following: '12' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §3372 in subsection 10 by striking out all of the last 
paragraph (page 4, lines 18 to 22 in L.D.) 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § 3372 by inserting after subsection 10 the following: 
'11. Dedicated state funding; 2-year repeal. Beginning October 1, 2014 and evelY 
October 1 st thereafter, the State Controller shall transfer to the program trust fund an 
amount, as certified by the State Tax Assessor, that is equivalent to 112 of the revenue 
received from the sales tax imposed on the sale of consumer fireworks pursuant to Title 
36, section 1811 in the prior fiscal year starting on the effective date of this subsection. 
This subsection is repealed September 30, 2016.' 
Amend the bill in section I in §3372 in subsection 11 in paragraph A in the 5th line 
(page 4, line 29 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "U" and inserting the following: 
'U' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §3372 in subsection 11 in paragraph A in subparagraph 
(2) in the last line (page 4, line 35 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "u" and 
inserting the following: 'H' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §3372 in subsection 11 in paragraph B in the 7th line 
(page 4, line 42 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "U" and inserting the following: 
'u' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "g "to H.P. 819, L.D. 1154 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §3372 in subsection 11 in paragraph B in subparagraph 
(2) in the last line (page 5, line 8 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "ll" and inserting 
the following: '14' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §3372 in subsection 11 in paragraph C in the 10th line 
(page 5, line 18 in L.D.) by striking out the following: ".12" and inserting the following: 
Ill' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §3372 in subsection 11 in paragraph C in subparagraph 
(2) in the last line (page 5, line 30 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "u" and 
inserting the following: 'H' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §3372 in subsection 11 in paragraph D in the 6th line 
(page 5, line 36 in L.D.) by striking out the following: ".12" and inserting the following: 
Ill' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §3372 in subsection 11 in paragraph D in subparagraph 
(2) in the last line (page 6, line 2 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "ll" and inserting 
the following: '14' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §3372 in subsection 15 in paragraph A in the first line 
(page 6, line 39 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "14" and inserting the following: 
'12' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §3372 by renumbering the subsections to read 
consecutively. 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3 (page 8, lines 26 to 41 and page 9, lines 
to 7 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Maine Length of Service Award Program N163 
Initiative: Allocates funds for the Maine Length of Service Award Program. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2013-14 
$0 
$0 
2014-15 
$229,460 
$229,460 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the Joint Standing Committee on 
Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development, eliminates the 10% sales tax 
on consumer fireworks proposed in the bill. The program established in the bill will 
receive dedicated funding from the State equivalent to 50% of the revenue received from 
the general sales tax currently imposed on the sale of consumer fireworks as set out in the 
bill, but the amendment limits this funding to 2 years. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "IS" to H.P. 819, L.D. 1154 
This amendment adds an appropriations and allocations section to the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/27114 frac::.. 
LD 1154 
LR 919(04) 
An Act To Establish the Maine Length of Service Award Program 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment .g'( 1/-1. 1/0 
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Developm~~t 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
FY 2014-15 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$217,987 
$229,460 
($217,987) 
$217,987 
$227,361 
$239,327 
($227,361) 
$227,361 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Dedicating 50% of the 5.5% sales tax revenue collected from consumer fireworks sales to the Maine Length of 
Service Award Program requires a General Fund transfer of$217,987 in FY 2014-15 and $227,361 in FY 2015-16 and 
a transfer from Municipal Revenue Sharing of $11,473 in FY 2014-15 and $11,966 in FY 2015-16. The transfers will 
provide $229,460 in fiscal year 2014-15 and $239,327 in fiscal year 2015-16 to the Maine Length of Service Award 
Program and the bill includes an Other Special Revenue Funds allocation of $229,460 in fiscal year 2014-15. 
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