An Act To Protect Maine Lakes
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1744
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S534 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 
1250, L.D. 1744, Bill, "An Act To Protect Maine Lakes" 
Amend the amendment in section 2 in §410-M by striking out all of subsection 
(page 2, lines 25 to 35 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
'I. Education and technical assistance. Provides education and technical assistance 
relating to lake functions 
and values. watershed planning and management, 
implementation of best management practices, effects of cumulative impacts and 
applicable laws and rules;' 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 3 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 3. 38 MRS A §418-B is enacted to read: 
§418-B. Prohibition on application of fertilizers near great ponds 
1. Prohibition. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person may not apply 
a fertilizer within 25 feet of the normal high-water line of a great pond. As used in this 
section, "fertilizer" has the same meaning as in section 419, subsection 1, paragraph A-3. 
2. Exception. Subsection 1 does not apply to a fertilizer application for the purpose 
of agriculture. Nothing in this subsection relieves a person applying a fertilizer for the 
purpose of agriculture from the obligation to comply with all applicable requirements for 
a nutrient management plan in accordance with Title 7, chapter 747. As used in this 
section, "agriculture" has the same meaning as in section 436-A, subsection I-B.' 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 5. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment amends Committee Amendment "A" in the following manner: 
1. It amends the provision regarding the education and technical assistance that must 
be provided by the Department of Environmental Protection in implementing the Lakes 
Assessment and Protection Program; 
2. 
It amends the prohibition on application of a fertilizer near great ponds by 
changing the distance from the high-water line within which the prohibition applies and 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE AMENDMENT" A "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1250, L.D. 1744 
by removing the exception for persons applying fertilizer to stop, slow or remediate 
shoreline erosion or damage; and 
3. It removes the appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
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Approved: 04/15/14 AYac:. 
LD 1744 
LR 2438(08) 
An Act To Protect Maine Lakes 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment ''A'' to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Hill of York 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
($70,000) 
($70,000) 
$0 
FY 2014-15 
($46,419) 
($46,419) 
($675) 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
($39,646) 
($39,646) 
($675) 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
($40,387) 
($40,387) 
($675) 
The amendment removes the $70,000 General Fund appropriation in fiscal year 2013-14. The amendment removes the 
requirement that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) make educational materials on certain lake 
information available on their website, thereby eliminating the need for the new half-time Environmental Specialist III 
position. This amendment also removes the DEP's authority to adopt rules relating to certain fertilizer bans. Overall, 
this amendment removes all General Fund appropriations from this bill. 
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