An Act To Protect the Public Health from Mosquito-borne Diseases
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0292
Committee Amendment CA_A_H54 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 201, L.D. 292, Bill, "An Act To 
Protect the Public Health from Mosquito-borne Diseases" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry To 
Develop a Plan for the Protection of the Public Health from Mosquito-borne 
Diseases' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to develop 
a plan for the protection of the public health from mosquito-borne diseases. 
Resolved: That the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry is directed to 
develop, within existing resources, a plan for the protection of the public health from 
mosquito-borne diseases, in cooperation with appropriate personnel from the Department 
of Health and Human Services and with other state agencies as may be necessary. In 
developing this plan, the department shall consider, at a minimum, the ecological and 
economic impacts of proposed methods of controlling mosquitoes and preventing their 
breeding. These proposed methods must include integrated pest management techniques 
and other science-based technology that minimizes the risks of pesticide use to humans 
and the environment. The department shall include in the plan the criteria for declaring a 
mosquito-borne disease public health threat, the elements of a response to such a threat 
and a description of the lines of authority and responsibilities during a public health 
threat; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and 
Forestry shall report on its plan for protecting the public health from mosquito-borne 
diseases to the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry by 
December 15, 2013. The Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and 
Forestry may report out a bill on the plan for the protection of the public health from 
mosquito-borne diseases to the Second Regular Session of the 126th Legislature.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 201, L.D. 292 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the unanimous report of the Joint Standing Committee on 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. It replaces the bill with a resolve that directs the 
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to develop a plan for the 
protection of the public health from mosquito-borne diseases, in cooperation with 
appropriate personnel from the Department of Health and Human Services. The resolve 
also requires that the department report on its plan to the Joint Standing Committee on 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry by December 15, 2013 and authorizes the 
committee to report out a bill on the plan to the Second Regular Session of the 126th 
Legislature. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04/01113 
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LD292 
LR 381(02) 
An Act To Protect the Public Health from Mosquito-borne Diseases 
(H-S4j 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '~' 
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Additional costs to the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and to the Department of Health and 
Human Services associated with developing the plan and reporting the results can be absorbed within existing 
budgeted resources.