An Act To Appropriate and Allocate Funds To Strengthen the State's Efforts To Investigate, Prosecute and Punish Persons Committing Drug Crimes
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1811
Committee Amendment CA_A_S498 (Senate)
Amends: 4 MRSA §157

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to S.P. 725, L.D. 1811, Bill, "An Act To 
Appropriate and Allocate Funds To Strengthen the State's Efforts To Investigate, 
Prosecute and Punish Persons Committing Drug Crimes" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 4 MRSA §157, sub-§l, ~A, as amended by PL 2005, c. 519, Pt. III, §2, is 
further amended to read: 
A. 
The Governor, subject to review by the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over judiciary matters and to confinuation by the 
Legislature, shall appoint to the District Court ~ 38 judges. At least one judge must 
be appointed from each district who is a resident of a county in which the district lies, 
except that in District 3 there must be 2 judges appointed who are residents of a 
county in which the district lies; in District 6 there must be 2 judges appointed who 
are residents of a county in which the district lies; and in District 9 there must be 2 
judges appointed who are residents of a county in which the district lies. Two judges 
must be appointed to the District Court and assigned in a manner that ensures 
geographic distribution and the ability of the court to address drug-related criminal 
matters expeditiously. Each District Court Judge has a term of office of 7 years. 
To be eligible for appointment as a District Judge, a person must be a member of the 
bar of the State. The tenn "District Judge" includes the Chief Judge and Deputy 
Chief Judge. 
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
Administration - Attorney General 0310 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funding for 2 Assistant Attorney General positions that will 
be dedicated to prosecuting drug crimes. 
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GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF 
THE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
2013-14 
0.000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2013-14 
$0 
$0 
2014-15 
2.000 
$163,590 
$9,882 
$173,472 
2014-15 
$173,472 
$173,472 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS) 
Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 0679 
Initiative: Provides funds for substance abuse treatment programs. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS) 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT 
Court.s - Supreme, Superior and District 0063 
2013-14 
$0 
$0 
2013-14 
$0 
$0 
2014-15 
$750,000 
$750,000 
2014-15 
$750,000 
$750,000 
Initiative: Provides funding for 2 District Court Judge positions, 2 Deputy Marshal 
positions and 2 Assistant Clerk positions and related costs to address drug-related 
criminal matters. 
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GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENTTOTAL-ALLFUNDS 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
Drug Enforcement Agency 0388 
Initiative: Provides funds to support drug enforcement activities. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
2013-14 
2014-15 
0.000 
6.000 
$0 
$583,566 
$0 
$55,500 
$0 
$639,066 
2013-14 
2014-15 
$0 
$639,066 
$0 
$639,066 
2013-14 
2014-15 
$0 
$920,812 
$0 
$920,812 
2013-14 
2014-15 
$0 
$920,812 
$0 
$920,812 
2013-14 
2014-15 
$0 
$2,483,350 
$0 
$2,483,350 
This amendment is the majority report. 
It creates 2 new District Court Judge 
positions within the Judicial Department instead of 4 as proposed in the bill. These 
judges are appointed to the District Court in a manner that ensures geographic 
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distribution and the ability of the court to address drug-related criminal matters 
expeditiously. 
This amendment provides ongoing funding for 2 Assistant Attorney General 
positions in the Department of the Attorney General dedicated to prosecuting drug crimes 
instead of 4 as proposed in the bill. 
This amendment reduces the ongoing General Fund appropriation to the Department 
of Public Safety to support drug enforcement activities from $1,692,123 to $920,812. 
Finally, this amendment also provides an ongoing General Fund appropriation of 
$750,000 to the Department of Health and Human Services for substance abuse treatment 
programs. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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Approved: 04/02114 fr/ac 
LD 1811 
LR2762(02) 
An Act To Appropriate and Allocate Funds To Strengthen the State's Efforts To Investigate, 
Prosecute and Punish Persons Committing Drug Crimes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'Y\"(S- cfC'Ii) 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
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Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
FY 2014-15 
$0 
$2,483,350 
$0 
$2,483,350 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
$2,470,515 
$2,470,515 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
$2,493,602 
$2,493,602 
This bill includes General Fund appropriations totaling $2,483,350 in fiscal year 2014-15 for the Judicial Department, 
the Department of Public Safety, the Department of the Attorney General and the Department of Health and Human 
Services. $618,816 is appropriated for 2 Judge positions and related staff. $920,812 is appropriated to the 
Department of Public Safety in fiscal year 2014-15 for drug enforcement activities. $173,472 is appropriated to the 
Department of the Attorney General for drug crime prosecuting costs. $750,000 is appropriated for substance abuse 
treatment. Additional funds will also be required by the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services beginning in 
fiscal year 2014-15. Another significant cost of this bill is the cost of incarceration. It is possible the number of 
sentences imposed will require additional staffing. The exact amount required by fiscal year cannot be estimated at 
this time. 
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