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An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0701
Committee Amendment CA_A_S44 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 250, L.D. 701, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Laws Governing Probation and Remove References to the Intensive 
Supervision Program of the Department of Corrections" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 13 and 14. 
Amend the bill in section 16 in § 1208 by striking out all of subsections 2 to 4 (page 4, 
lines 34 to 40 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'2. 
Public restitution program; treatment program. Participation in a public 
f(~stitution program or treatment program administered through a Department of 
Corrections' prerelease center correctional facility; or 
3. Residing at facility. Residing at a Department of Corrections' prerelease center 
correctional facility for a period of time not to exceed 90 days.' 
Amend the bill by adding after section 39 the following: 
'Sec. 40. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF 
Adult Community Corrections 0124 
Initiative: Allocates funds for the costs of processing out-of-state travel applications and 
the costs of extraditing probationers. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2013-14 
$10,313 
$10,313 
2014-15 
$13,750 
$13,750 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A." to S.P. 250, L.D. 701 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. The amendment removes 
the provisions of the bill regarding the termination of probation. 
It also removes 
language that authorizes a probation officer who has evidence of a probation violation to 
offer the defendant the opportunity to voluntarily go to jail for a period of time not to 
exceed 72 hours in lieu of terminating that person's probation. 
The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04110113 
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LD701 
LR 544(02) 
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Probation and Remove References to the Intensive 
Supervision Program of the Department of Corrections 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '1\..' (<S-4L\) 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
FY 2014-15 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
$10,313 
$13,750 
$13,750 
$13,750 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
$10,313 
$13,750 
$13,750 
$13,750 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This bill provides Other Special Revenue Funds allocations of $10,313 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $13,750 in fiscal 
year 2014-15 for the Department of Corrections. These amounts represent the estimated increase in revenue from 
charging a fee to probationers for an out-of-state travel application and will be used to defray the costs of the 
applications and to extradite probationers. 
LR0544(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Strengthen the Law Prohibiting Black Market Wagering on Harness Horse Races
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0702
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Sponsors: TUTTLE
Amends: 8 MRSA §300-A

Legislative Document 
No. 702 
S.P. 251 
In Senate, February 26, 2013 
An Act To Strengthen the Law Prohibiting Black Market Wagering 
on Harness Horse Races 
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
DAREK M. GRANT 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator TUTTLE of York. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  8 MRSA §300-A, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2005, c. 683, Pt. C, §3, is 
repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
1.  Illegal wagering on horse races.  A person located in the State may not place a 
bet on a harness horse race with any person, firm or entity not licensed by the 
commission.  A person who accepts a wager placed in violation of this subsection is 
liable for the damages specified in this section. 
SUMMARY 
This bill amends the laws governing harness racing to stipulate that a person may not 
place a bet on a harness horse race with any person, firm or entity that is not licensed by 
the State Harness Racing Commission.
An Act To Make Post-conviction Possession of Animals a Criminal Offense
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0703
Committee Amendment CA_A_S283 (Senate)

LD703 
LR 1423(02) 
An Act To Make Post-conviction Possession of Animals a Criminal Offense 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 1\:' {;:s -2-'B ~ ) 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Establishes new Class D crimes. 
The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The average length of sentence for a Class D crime is 62 days at an average cost per day of $118.04. The average cost 
to the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services for a Class D crime is $460. 
Additional costs to the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry associated with implementing this 
legislation can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR1423(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Improve the Availability of Coupons in the State
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0704
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Sponsors: TUTTLE
Amends: 28-A MRSA §708

Legislative Document 
No. 704 
S.P. 253 
In Senate, February 26, 2013 
An Act To Improve the Availability of Coupons in the State 
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
DAREK M. GRANT 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator TUTTLE of York. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  28-A MRSA §708, sub-§7, as amended by PL 2009, c. 504, §1, is further 
amended to read: 
7.  Instant marketing promotions.  A manufacturer or supplier of spirits listed for 
sale by the commission may offer monetary rebates to consumers in the State in the form 
of instant redeemable coupons attached to the spirits product as approved by the 
commission in accordance with conditions or rules established by the commission.  
Agency store licensees may redeem the coupons only upon proof of purchase and in 
accordance with the terms listed on the coupon.  Instant redeemable coupons included 
with a spirits product must be inserted in the package by the manufacturer or attached to 
the package by the manufacturer, manufacturer's agent or manufacturer's sales 
representative.  Instant redeemable coupons provided by the manufacturer’s agent or 
manufacturer’s sales representative must be made available to all agency store licensees 
electing to offer the coupon in an amount equal to the agency store’s inventory of spirits 
products that are subject to the coupon promotion. Instant redeemable coupons attached 
to spirits sold to on-premise retail licensees by reselling agents are for the benefit of the 
on-premise retail licensee. An instant redeemable coupon attached to a spirits product 
sold by an agency store licensee to a consumer is for the benefit of the consumer who 
purchases the spirits product. Redemption of coupons by an agency store licensee is 
voluntary. 
Sec. 2.  Rules.  The State Liquor and Lottery Commission shall adopt rules to 
implement this Act.  Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as 
defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows an agency store licensee to redeem coupons on a voluntary basis.  
The bill removes language that requires that instant redeemable coupons be inserted in 
the package by the manufacturer or attached to the package by the manufacturer, 
manufacturer's agent or manufacturer's sales representative.  The bill also removes 
language that requires that instant redeemable coupons be made available to all agency 
store licensees electing to offer the coupon in an amount equal to the agency store's 
inventory of spirits products that are subject to the coupon promotion and removes 
language that instant redeemable coupons are for the benefit of the on-premise retail 
licensee.  The bill also requires the State Liquor and Lottery Commission to establish 
rules to implement the provisions of this bill.
An Act To Amend the Junior Hunting License Requirements
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0705
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: MAZUREK, BURNS, COLLINS, GERZOFSKY, HILL, LACHOWICZ, PATRICK, THIBODEAU, TUTTLE
Amends: 12 MRSA §11108-A, 12 MRSA §11109

Legislative Document 
No. 705 
S.P. 254 
In Senate, February 26, 2013 
An Act To Amend the Junior Hunting License Requirements 
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered 
printed. 
DAREK M. GRANT 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator MAZUREK of Knox. 
Cosponsored by Senators: BURNS of Washington, COLLINS of York, GERZOFSKY of 
Cumberland, HILL of York, LACHOWICZ of Kennebec, PATRICK of Oxford, THIBODEAU 
of Waldo, TUTTLE of York. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §11108-A, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §114 
and affected by §422, is amended to read: 
1.  Hunters at least 10 years of age in the calendar year of the hunting season 
and less than 16 years of age; supervisor.  A person who is the adult supervisor, parent 
or guardian of a holder of a valid junior hunting license under 16 years of age may not 
allow that junior hunter to hunt other than in the presence of: 
A.  That hunter's parent or guardian; or 
B.  A person at least 18 years of age approved by that hunter's parent or guardian who 
either holds a valid Maine hunting license or has successfully completed a hunter 
safety course acceptable under sections 10108 and 11105. 
For the purposes of this chapter, a junior hunting license may be issued to a person who 
attains 10 years of age in the calendar year of the hunting season. 
Sec. 2.  12 MRSA §11109, sub-§3, ¶¶A and F, as amended by PL 2009, c. 213, 
Pt. OO, §2, are further amended to read: 
A.  A resident junior hunting license, for a person 10 years of age or older, or who 
will attain 10 years of age in the calendar year of the hunting season, and under 16 
years of age, is $7.  Notwithstanding the permit fees established in subchapter 3, a 
resident junior hunting license includes all permits, stamps and other permissions 
needed to hunt at no additional cost. 
F.  A nonresident junior hunting license, for a person 10 years of age or older, or who 
will attain 10 years of age in the calendar year of the hunting season, and under 16 
years of age, is $34. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows a junior hunting license to be issued to a person who attains 10 years 
of age in the calendar year of the hunting season.
An Act To Require Students To Receive Instruction in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and the Use of an Automated External Defibrillator prior to Graduation
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0709
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: DUTREMBLE, BOYLE, LACHOWICZ, PATRICK, TUTTLE, CHENETTE
Amends: 20-A MRSA §6209

Legislative Document 
No. 709 
S.P. 258 
In Senate, February 26, 2013 
An Act To Require Students To Receive Instruction in 
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and the Use of an Automated 
External Defibrillator prior to Graduation 
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
DAREK M. GRANT 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator DUTREMBLE of York. 
Cosponsored by Senators: BOYLE of Cumberland, LACHOWICZ of Kennebec, PATRICK of 
Oxford, TUTTLE of York, Representative: CHENETTE of Saco. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §6209, sub-§2, ¶D, as amended by PL 2007, c. 259, §5, is 
further amended to read: 
D.  Health, physical education and wellness, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation 
and the use of an automated external defibrillator; 
Sec. 2.  Standards for instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and 
automated external defibrillator use.  The Commissioner of Education shall 
establish, by rule, standards for instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or "CPR," 
and automated external defibrillator, or "AED," use.  The commissioner shall base the 
standards for instruction in CPR and AED use on the programs established by the 
American Heart Association or the American Red Cross.  By the beginning of the 
2014-2015 school year, every school that is required to participate in the system of 
learning results set forth in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 6209 shall 
implement instruction in CPR and the use of an AED based on the rules adopted by the 
commissioner.  Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as 
defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
Sec. 3.  Effective date.  That section of this Act that amends the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 20-A, section 6209, subsection 2, paragraph D takes effect July 1, 2014. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires that, as a condition of graduation from high school, beginning with 
the 2014-2015 school year, each student receive instruction and achieve proficiency in 
cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator.
An Act To Provide Assistance to Maine's Dairy Farms
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0707
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sponsors: CUSHING, GIFFORD, MASON, THIBODEAU, THOMAS, WHITTEMORE, CRAY, DILL, HARVELL

Legislative Document 
No. 707 
S.P. 256 
In Senate, February 26, 2013 
An Act To Provide Assistance to Maine's Dairy Farms 
Reference to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and 
ordered printed. 
DAREK M. GRANT 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator CUSHING of Penobscot. 
Cosponsored by Representative GIFFORD of Lincoln and 
Senators: MASON of Androscoggin, THIBODEAU of Waldo, THOMAS of Somerset, 
WHITTEMORE of Somerset, Representatives: CRAY of Palmyra, DILL of Old Town, 
HARVELL of Farmington, McCABE of Skowhegan. 
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 limit hauling costs of milk by a milk transportation company for 
a dairy farmer to the mileage between the dairy farm and the nearest milk plant still 
operating in the State, regardless of the final disposition of the milk.
An Act To Reduce Emergency Rescue Costs
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0708
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: DUTREMBLE, LACHOWICZ, PATRICK, CHENETTE

Legislative Document 
No. 708 
S.P. 257 
In Senate, February 26, 2013 
An Act To Reduce Emergency Rescue Costs 
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed. 
DAREK M. GRANT 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator DUTREMBLE of York. 
Cosponsored by Senators: LACHOWICZ of Kennebec, PATRICK of Oxford, Representative: 
CHENETTE of Saco. 
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 direct the Director of Maine Emergency Medical Services 
within the Department of Public Safety to establish a pilot project designed to increase 
response efficiency for emergency medical services personnel and reduce costs for both 
patients and insurers.  The bill would direct the Medical Direction and Practices Board to 
establish a Maine Emergency Medical Services protocol that authorizes emergency 
medical services personnel to identify those patients that need follow-up medical care but 
do not have a condition serious enough to need an ambulance to the nearest hospital. 
Under the pilot project, emergency medical services personnel would offer to patients 
meeting this criterion a free voucher to cover the round trip to and from the medical 
provider of the patient's choice.  At the conclusion of the pilot project, the Director of 
Maine Emergency Medical Services would be required to report to the Legislature 
regarding the results of the pilot project and submit recommendations regarding 
continuation and expansion of the pilot project and the funding of the vouchers.
An Act To Facilitate Patient Education
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0711
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: LACHOWICZ, GATTINE, CUSHING, HAMPER, BECK, CHIPMAN
Amends: 22 MRSA §2142

Legislative Document 
No. 711 
S.P. 260 
In Senate, February 26, 2013 
An Act To Facilitate Patient Education 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
DAREK M. GRANT 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator LACHOWICZ of Kennebec. 
Cosponsored by Representative GATTINE of Westbrook and 
Senators: CUSHING of Penobscot, HAMPER of Oxford, Representatives: BECK of 
Waterville, CHIPMAN of Portland. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §2142, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1993, c. 331, §1, is further 
amended to read: 
3.  Home health care provider.  "Home health care provider" means any business 
entity or subdivision thereof, whether public or private, proprietary or not for profit, that 
is engaged in providing acute, restorative, rehabilitative, maintenance, preventive or 
health promotion services through professional nursing or another therapeutic service, 
such as physical therapy, home health aides, nurse assistants, medical social work, 
nutritionist services or personal care services, either directly or through contractual 
agreement, in a client's place of residence. This term does not apply to any sole 
practitioner providing private duty nursing services or other restorative, rehabilitative, 
maintenance, preventive or health promotion services in a client's place of residence or to 
municipal entities providing health promotion services in a client's place of residence.  
This term does not apply to a federally qualified health center or a rural health clinic as 
defined in 42 United States Code, Section 1395x, subsection (aa) (1993) that is delivering 
case management services or health education in a client's place of residence.  This term 
does not apply to a registered nurse educator.  For purposes of this subsection, "registered 
nurse educator" means a registered nurse licensed under Title 32, chapter 31 who 
provides postprescription training to a patient or caregiver in a patient's place of residence 
when the registered nurse educator does not provide health care services, does not deliver 
the prescription drug, does not touch the patient, does not administer the prescription drug 
to the patient and does not seek payment from the patient, caregiver or any health care 
payor.  Beginning October 1, 1991, "home health care provider" includes any business 
entity or subdivision thereof, whether public or private, proprietary or nonprofit, that is 
engaged in providing speech pathology services. 
SUMMARY 
This bill exempts a registered nurse educator who provides postprescription training 
to a patient or caregiver in a patient's place of residence from the laws governing the 
licensure of home health care providers.
An Act To Facilitate Patient Education
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0711
Committee Amendment CA_A_S200 (Senate)
Amends: 22 MRSA §2142, 22 MRSA §2147

MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE 
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SENATE 
U6TH LEGISLATURE 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A " to S.P. 260, L.D. 711, Bill, "An Act To 
Facilitate Patient Education" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §2142~ su b-§4 is enacted to read: 
4. 
Registered nurse educator. 
"Registered nurse educator" means a registered 
nurse licensed under Title 32, chapter 31 who provides postprescription training to a 
patient or caregiver in a patient's place of residence when the registered nurse educator 
does not provide health care services, does not deliver the prescription drug, does not 
touch the patient, does not administer the prescription drug to the patient and does not 
seek payment from the patient, caregiver or any health care payor. 
Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §2147, sub-§13, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 119, §4, is repealed. 
Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §2147, sub-§14 is enacted to read: 
14. Registered nurse educators. Registered nurse educators.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. The amendment repeals an outdated provision of 
law, enacts a definition of "registered nurse educator" and excludes registered nurse 
educators from the provisions of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, chapter 419, which 
concerns home health services and the licensure of home health care providers. 
COMM/jrTEE AMENDMENT
Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation To Place Signs on Interstate 295 Directing Motorists to the Town of Harpswell
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0712
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: GERZOFSKY, CLEVELAND, COLLINS, CRAVEN, HILL, KATZ, MAZUREK

Legislative Document 
No. 712 
S.P. 261 
In Senate, February 26, 2013 
Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation To Place Signs 
on Interstate 295 Directing Motorists to the Town of Harpswell 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
DAREK M. GRANT 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator GERZOFSKY of Cumberland. 
Cosponsored by Senators: CLEVELAND of Androscoggin, COLLINS of York, CRAVEN of 
Androscoggin, HILL of York, KATZ of Kennebec, MAZUREK of Knox. 
Sec. 1.  Signs placed for the Town of Harpswell.  Resolved:  That the 
Department of Transportation, notwithstanding national guidelines relating to directional 
signs for highways, shall place directional signs on the portions of Interstate 295 at the 
northbound and southbound Brunswick and Topsham exits of the highway to direct 
motorists to the Town of Harpswell, and to include on the signs the Harpswell 
communities of Orr's Island, Bailey Island and Cundy's Harbor. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve directs the Department of Transportation to place directional signs on 
the portions of Interstate 295 at the northbound and southbound Brunswick and Topsham 
exits of the highway to direct motorists to the Town of Harpswell, and to include on the 
signs the Harpswell communities of Orr's Island, Bailey Island and Cundy's Harbor.
An Act To Clarify the Laws Governing the Rule-making Authority of the Maine Forest Service
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0714
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sponsors: McCABE
Amends: 12 MRSA §8306

Legislative Document 
No. 714 
H.P. 486 
House of Representatives, February 26, 2013 
An Act To Clarify the Laws Governing the Rule-making Authority 
of the Maine Forest Service 
Reference to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and 
ordered printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative McCABE of Skowhegan. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §8306, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 547, §1 and 
amended by PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §6, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
B.  A process for the seizure, inspection, destruction or other mitigation of any forest 
or shade tree or any material that: 
(1)  Exists within the State and is host to a plant pathogen or insect that is the 
subject of a quarantine; 
(2)  Is in proximity to a tree or material that exists within the State and is host to a 
plant pathogen or insect that is the subject of a quarantine; or 
(3)  Is transported into the State in violation of a quarantine established by the 
director, the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry or the 
Secretary of Agriculture of the United States. 
SUMMARY 
This bill amends the rule-making authority of the Maine Forest Service when dealing 
with introduced forest insects or diseases.  Under current law, the agency has the 
authority to destroy or order the destruction of trees infested with a plant pathogen or 
insect that is the subject of a quarantine.  This bill provides that the agency may develop 
rules to destroy or order the destruction or other mitigation of nearby trees that are likely 
to become infested in order to control the spread of the outbreak.
An Act To Improve Access to Career and Technical Schools
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0715
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: JOHNSON
Amends: 20-A MRSA §5401

Legislative Document 
No. 715 
H.P. 487 
House of Representatives, February 26, 2013 
An Act To Improve Access to Career and Technical Schools 
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative JOHNSON of Greenville. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §5401, sub-§9, ¶C is enacted to read: 
C.  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this subsection or any expenditure 
reimbursement limitations placed on school administrative units under chapter 606-B, 
the State shall reimburse a sending school administrative unit that is eligible for an 
isolated small school adjustment in accordance with section 15683, subsection 1, 
paragraph F for the actual transportation costs expended by the school administrative 
unit for transporting students to and from a career and technical education center or a 
career and technical education region.  A sending school administrative unit that is 
eligible under this paragraph shall report to the commissioner the actual cost incurred 
in a fiscal year in accordance with this paragraph, and that amount must be added to 
the state share provided to the school administrative unit pursuant to chapter 606-B in 
the following fiscal year. 
SUMMARY 
This bill provides for the reimbursement by the State of the actual transportation costs 
for career and technical education students who reside in a school administrative unit that 
is determined to be an isolated small unit pursuant to the provisions of the Essential 
Programs and Services Funding Act.  Isolated small units must be reimbursed in the 
following fiscal year for the actual transportation costs for career and technical education 
students that are incurred in a fiscal year.
An Act To Protect Maine Food Consumers' Right To Know about Genetically Engineered Food and Seed Stock
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0718
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_B_H444 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT ,,/3 " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 490, 
L.D. 718, Bill, "An Act To Protect Maine Food Consumers' Right To Know about 
Genetically Engineered Food and Seed Stock" 
Amend the amendment 011 page 2 by inserting after subsection 5 the following: 
'Amend the bill in section 1 in §2591 by inserting after subsection 1 the following: 
'2. Food. "Food" means food intended for human consumption.' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §2591 by renumbering the subsections to read 
consecutively.' 
Amend the amendment in section 2 in subsection 1 on the 4th to 6th lines (page 3, 
lines 15 to 17 in amendment) by striking out the following: "any 4 of the following states: 
New Hampshire, Vennont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New 
Jersey and Pennsylvania" a:J.d inserting the following: 'at least 5 contiguous states 
including Maine' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment defines "food" to mean food intended for human consumption and 
changes the contingent effecti ve date to provide that the Act takes effect when legislation 
requiring mandatory labeling of genetically engineered food has been adopted by 5 
contiguous states including Maine. 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT
An Act To Protect Maine Food Consumers' Right To Know about Genetically Engineered Food and Seed Stock
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0718
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H440 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT ,,11 " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 490, 
L.D. 718, Bill, "An Act To Protect Maine Food Consumers' Right To Know about 
Genetically Engineered Food and Seed Stock" 
Amend the amendment on page 2 by inserting after subsection 5 the following: 
'Amend the bill in section 1 in §2591 by inserting after subsection 1 the following: 
'2. Food. "Food" means food intended for human consumption.' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §2591 by renumbering the subsections to read 
consecutively. ' 
Amend the amendment in :iection 2 in subsection 1 on the 4th to 6th lines (page 3, 
lines 15 to 17 in amendment) by striking out the following: "any 4 of the following states: 
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New 
Jersey and Pennsylvania" and inserting the following: 'at least 5 contiguous states 
including Maine' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment defines "food" to mean food intended for human consumption and 
changes the contingent effective date to provide that the Act takes effect when legislation 
requiring mandatory labeling of genetically engineered food has been adopted by 5 
contiguous states including Mt~ 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT
An Act To Provide Free Fishing Licenses to Certain Children in the Custody of the Department of Health and Human Services
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0717
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: McCABE, TUTTLE, KUSIAK, SAUCIER, SHORT
Amends: 12 MRSA §10853

Legislative Document 
No. 717 
H.P. 489 
House of Representatives, February 26, 2013 
An Act To Provide Free Fishing Licenses to Certain Children in the 
Custody of the Department of Health and Human Services 
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered 
printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative McCABE of Skowhegan. 
Cosponsored by Senator TUTTLE of York and 
Representatives: KUSIAK of Fairfield, SAUCIER of Presque Isle, SHORT of Pittsfield. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §10853, sub-§16 is enacted to read: 
16.  Resident 16 or 17 years of age in custody of the Department of Health and 
Human Services.  A complimentary license to fish may be issued to any resident 16 or 
years of age who is in the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services 
under Title 19-A, chapter 55 and Title 22, chapter 1071, upon application to the 
commissioner. This complimentary license remains valid for the duration of the 
Department of Health and Human Services' custody of the resident, if the license is not 
revoked or suspended. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows a complimentary fishing license to be issued to any resident 16 or 17 
years of age who is in the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services.
An Act To Protect Maine Food Consumers' Right To Know about Genetically Engineered Food and Seed Stock :\
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0718
Committee Amendment CA_A_H393 (House)

LD718 
LR52(02) 
An Act To Protect Maine Food Consumers' Right To Know about Genetically Engineered Food and 
Seed Stock 
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '~' [H -393) 
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Potential increase in the number of civil violations 
Potential increase in the collection of additional fines which may increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This legislation requires disclosure of genetic engineering at the point of retail sale of food. The legislation is 
contingent upon enactment of legislation requiring mandatory labeling of genetically engineered food in any four of 
the states listed in the bill. If that happens, the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry would incur 
annual General Fund costs of$128,578 for one Consumer Protection inspector position, one Office Associate II 
position and related administrative costs to enforce the provisions of the legislation. 
The Department of the Attorney General may require additional General Fund appropriations for litigation costs. The 
amount cannot be estimated at this time. 
LR0052(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Protect Maine Food Consumers' Right To Know about Genetically Engineered Food and Seed Stock
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0718
Committee Amendment CA_C-HA_B_H441 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "6,, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "C" to H.P. 490, 
L.D. 718, Bill, "An Act To Protect Maine Food Consumers' Right To Know about 
Genetically Engineered Food and Seed Stock" 
Amend the amendment on page 2 by striking out all of line 5 and inserting the 
following: 
'2. Food. "Food" means food intended for human consumption.' 
Amend the amendment on page 2 in §2592 in subsection 3 by striking out all of 
paragraph B (page 2, lines 29 to 32 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
'B. 
A food product derived from an animal is not considered misbranded if the 
animal was not genetically engineered but was fed genetically engineered feed; and' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the exemption in Committee Amendment "C" for food 
products derived from highly refined ingredients where the effect of the pUlification 
process is to remove DNA or novel protein and defines "food" to mean food intended for 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT
An Act To Protect Maine Food Consumers' Right To Know about Genetically Engineered Food and Seed Stock
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0718
Committee Amendment CA_C-HA_A_H425 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "I} " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "c" to H.P. 490, 
L.D. 718, Bill, "An Act To Protect Maine Food Consumers' Right To Know about 
Genetically Engineered Food and Seed Stock" 
Amend the amendment on page 2 by striking out all of lines 4 and 5. 
Amend the amendment on page 2 in §2592 in subsection 3 by striking out all of 
paragraph B (page 2, lines 29 to 32 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
'B. 
A food product derived from an animal is not considered misbranded if the 
animal was not genetically engineered but was fed genetically engineered feed: and' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the exemption in Committee Amendment "C" for food 
products derived from highly refined ingredients where the effect of the purification 
process is to remove DNA or novel protein. 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT
An Act To Provide Transparency in Public-private Partnerships for Transportation Projects
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0721
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: McCABE
Amends: 23 MRSA §4251

Legislative Document 
No. 721 
H.P. 493 
House of Representatives, February 26, 2013 
An Act To Provide Transparency in Public-private Partnerships for 
Transportation Projects 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative McCABE of Skowhegan. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  23 MRSA §4251, sub-§10, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 648, Pt. A, §1, is 
amended to read: 
10.  Public records.  All records, notes, summaries, working papers, plans, 
interoffice and intraoffice memoranda or other materials prepared, used or submitted in 
connection with any proposal to be considered under this subchapter are confidential and 
not subject to public review until the department determines that the proposal meets the 
standards of this public records for the purposes of Title 1, chapter 13, subchapter or until 
the proposal is finally rejected by the department 1. 
SUMMARY 
Under current law, materials used or submitted in connection with a proposal for a 
public-private partnership for a transportation project are confidential.  This bill provides 
that those materials are public records.
An Act To Eliminate Sales Tax Exemptions for Snowmobiles and All-terrain Vehicles Purchased by Nonresidents for Use in the State
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0720
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: MAREAN, HASKELL, AYOTTE, BENNETT, BLACK, FREDETTE, GOODE, KNIGHT, TIPPING-SPITZ, WINCHENBACH
Amends: 12 MRSA §13003, 36 MRSA §1760

Legislative Document 
No. 720 
H.P. 492 
House of Representatives, February 26, 2013 
An Act To Eliminate Sales Tax Exemptions for Snowmobiles and 
All-terrain Vehicles Purchased by Nonresidents for Use in the State 
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative MAREAN of Hollis. 
Cosponsored by Senator HASKELL of Cumberland and 
Representatives: AYOTTE of Caswell, BENNETT of Kennebunk, BLACK of Wilton, 
FREDETTE of Newport, GOODE of Bangor, KNIGHT of Livermore Falls, TIPPING-SPITZ 
of Orono, WINCHENBACH of Waldoboro. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §13003, sub-§2, ¶A, as affected by PL 2003, c. 614, §9 and 
amended by c. 695, Pt. B, §9 and affected by Pt. C, §1, is repealed. 
Sec. 2.  36 MRSA §1760, sub-§25-A, as amended by PL 2007, c. 438, §40, is 
further amended to read: 
25-A.  All-terrain vehicles.  Sales of all-terrain vehicles, as defined in Title 12, 
section 13001, purchased by an individual who is not a resident of this State if the 
individual is not required to register the all-terrain vehicle under Title 12, section 13155 
and does not use or store the all-terrain vehicle in this State. 
Sec. 3.  36 MRSA §1760, sub-§25-B, as amended by PL 2007, c. 438, §41, is 
further amended to read: 
25-B.  Snowmobiles.  Sales of snowmobiles, as defined in Title 12, section 13001, 
subsection 25, purchased by an individual who is not a resident of this State if the 
individual is not required to register the snowmobile under Title 12, section 13104 and 
does not use or store the snowmobile in this State. 
Sec. 4.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect October 1, 2013. 
SUMMARY 
This bill eliminates the sales tax exemptions for all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles 
purchased in the State for nonresidents who are required to register and who store or use 
in the State the snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle.
An Act To Eliminate Sales Tax Exemptions for Snowmobiles and All-terrain Vehicles Purchased by Nonresidents for Use in the State
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0720
Committee Amendment CA_A_H42 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §13003, 36 MRSA §1760

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 492, L.D. 720, Bill, "An Act To 
Eliminate Sales Tax Exemptions for Snowmobiles and All-terrain Vehicles Purchased by 
Nonresidents for Use in the State" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §13003, sub-§2, ~A, as affected by PL 2003, c. 614, §9 and 
amended by c. 695, Pt. B, §9 and affected by Pt. C, § 1, is further amended to read: 
A. 
The person registering the snowmobile or A TV is not a resident of this State.,. 
Nonresidents are exempt from sales or use taJ( on snowmobiles under Title 36, 
section 1760, subsection 25 B and on ATVs under Title 36, section 1760, subsection 
2-5-A; 
Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §1760, sub-§23-C, ~A, as amended by PL 2005, c. 618, §2, is 
further amended to read: 
A. Motor vehicles, except: 
(1) Automobiles rented for a period of less than one year; fffid 
(2) All terrain vehicles and snovlffiobi1es as defined in Title 12, section 13001; 
Sec. 3. 36 MRSA §1760, sub-§25-A, as amended by PL 2007, c. 438, §40, is 
repealed. 
Sec. 4. 36 MRSA §1760, sub-§25-B, as amended by PL 2007, c. 438, §41, is 
repealed. 
Sec. 5. Effective date. This Act takes effect October 1,2013.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 492, L.D. 720 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies that the sales tax exemption for the purchase of a 
snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle by a nonresident applies only when the vehicle is 
intended to be driven or transported outside the State immediately upon delivery. 
FISCAL :\OTE RE(JURED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/25/13 ;:b/ac.. 
LD720 
LR 1277(02) 
An Act To Eliminate Sales Tax Exemptions for Snowmobiles and All-terrain Vehicles Purchased by 
Nonresidents for Use in the State 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment:tt' l H .. 4-d-..) 
Committee: Taxation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
FY 2014-15 
($56,786) 
($78,375) 
Projections 
FY2015-16 
($81,320) 
Projections 
FY2016-17 
($84,455) 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
$56,786 
$2,989 
$78,375 
$4,125 
$81,320 
$4,280 
$84,455 
$4,445 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Narrowing the sales tax exemption on all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles purchased in the State by nonresidents to 
purchases that are immediately removed from the State will increase General Fund revenue and Municipal Revenue 
Sharing. 
T ,R 1277(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Provide Transparency in Public-private Partnerships for Transportation Projects
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0721
Committee Amendment CA_A_H212 (House)
Amends: 23 MRSA §4251

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 493, L.D. 721, Bill, "An Act To 
Provide Transparency in Public-private Partnerships for Transportation Projects" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 23 MRSA §4251~ sub-§4, ~L, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 648, Pt. A, § 1, 
is repealed. 
Sec. 2. 23 MRSA §4251, sub-§10, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 648, Pt. A, §l, is 
repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
10. 
Information in public record. 
Except as provided in subsection 10-A, 
information obtained by the department under this subchapter is a public record pursuant 
to Title 1, chapter 13, subchapter 1. 
Sec. 3. 23 MRSA §4251, sub-§10-A is enacted to read: 
10-A. Confidential information. Information submitted to the department relating 
to a public-private partnership proposal under this subchapter is confidential and not a 
public record under Title 1, chapter 13, subchapter 1 if the private entity submitting the 
infonnation designates the information as being only for the confidential use of the 
department and if: 
A. The information is a trade secret as defined in Title 10, section 1542, subsection 
4; or 
B. 
Disclosure of the infomlation would result in a business or competitive 
disadvantage, loss of business, invasion of privacy or other significant detriment to 
the private entity to whom the record belongs or pertains. 
If legal action is filed to gain access to the information designated as confidential under 
this subsection, the private entity must defend its designation and the department shall 
release the information in accordance with the order of the reviewing court. Failure to 
defend the designation under this subsection constitutes a waiver of confidentiality by the 
private entity and the department shall release the information.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT·A" to H.P. 493, L.D. 721 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which strikes and replaces the bill, repeals the requirement that the 
Department of Transportation determine whether a public-private partnership proposal 
and con-esponding transportation facility are in the best interest of the public. 
The 
amendment also provides that information obtained by the department relating to a 
public-private partnership transportation project proposal is a public record as defined in 
the Freedom of Access Act, except for information designated by the private entity as a 
trade secret or as information that, if disclosed, would result in a business or competitive 
disadvantage, loss of business, invasion of privacy or other significant detriment to the 
private entity to whom the information belongs or pertains. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Resolve, To Establish a Task Force To Review Section 8 Housing Construction Standards
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0722
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: PLANTE, GIDEON, MASTRACCIO, VOLK, PLUMMER

Legislative Document 
No. 722 
H.P. 495 
House of Representatives, February 28, 2013 
Resolve, To Establish a Task Force To Review Section 8 Housing 
Construction Standards 
Reference to the Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
suggested and ordered printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative PLANTE of Berwick. 
Cosponsored by Representatives: GIDEON of Freeport, MASTRACCIO of Sanford, VOLK of 
Scarborough, Senator: PLUMMER of Cumberland. 
Sec. 1.  Task force established to review Section 8 housing construction 
standards.  Resolved:  That, beginning October 1, 2013, the director of the Maine 
State Housing Authority shall convene and coordinate a task force to review the 
eligibility standards for construction of housing under the United States Housing Act of 
1937, Public Law 75-412, Section 8 in order to identify recommendations for improving 
the process, including the use of point systems, and the quality of the construction.  The 
Maine State Housing Authority shall invite the participation in the task force of residents 
from communities of various population sizes; and be it further 
Sec. 2.  Report. Resolved:  That, no later than February 1, 2014, the director of the 
Maine State Housing Authority shall provide a written report of the findings of the review 
under this resolve and any recommendations resulting from the review to the Joint 
Standing Committee on Health and Human Services.  The joint standing committee may 
report out a bill implementing the recommendations of the review to the Second Regular 
Session of the 126th Legislature. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve establishes that, beginning October 1, 2013, the director of the Maine 
State Housing Authority is required to convene and coordinate a task force to review the 
eligibility standards for Section 8 housing construction in order to identify 
recommendations for improving the process, including the use of point systems, and the 
quality of the construction.  The resolve requires the Maine State Housing Authority to 
invite the participation in the task force of residents from communities of various 
population sizes.  It requires the director of the Maine State Housing Authority to provide 
a written report of the findings of the review and any recommendations resulting from the 
review to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services.  The resolve 
authorizes the joint standing committee to report out a bill implementing the 
recommendations of the review to the Second Regular Session of the 126th Legislature.