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An Act To Establish the Livestock Damage Compensation Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1307
Committee Amendment CA_A_S169 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 450, L.D. 1307, Bill, "An Act To 
Establish the Livestock Damage Compensation Fund" 
Amend the bill in section 2 in the last line (page 1, line 19 in L.D.) by inserting after 
the following: "wildlife." the following: 'Rules adopted by the commissioner governing 
the use of the Livestock Damage Compensation Fund are major substantive rules as 
defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.' 
Amend the bill by striking OUit all of section 3 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF 
Livestock Damage Compensation Fund N159 
Initiative: Appropriates funds for the Livestock Damage Compensation Fund to 
compensate farmers for livestock damage. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2013-14 
$150,000 
$150,000 
COMMIT'TEE AMENDMENT 
2014-15 
$150,000 
$150,000 
~ .,. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A .. to S.P. 450, L.D. 1307 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report. 
It provides that rules adopted by the 
Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry governing the use of the 
Livestock Damage Compensation Fund established in the bill are major substantive rules. 
The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
.... 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Approved: 05127113 
frac::.. 
LD 1307 
LR 1558(02) 
An Act To Establish the Livestock Damage Compensation Fund 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '","' (S-\li\) 
Committee: Agrjiculture, Conservation and Forestry 
Fis(:al Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
FY 2014-15 
$150,000 
$150,000 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
$150,000 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
$150,000 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
$150,000 
$150,000 
$150,000 
$150,000 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This legislation establishes the Livestock Damage Compensation Fund within the Department of Agriculture, 
Conservation and Forestry with a General Fund appropriation of$150,000 beginning in fiscal year 2013-14. The 
funds are to be used to compensate farmers for livestock damage. 
LR1558(C2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Establish the Livestock Damage Compensation Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1307
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sponsors: JOHNSON, BOYLE, MAZUREK, JONES
Amends: 7 MRSA §3906-B

Legislative Document 
No. 1307 
S.P. 450 
In Senate, April 2, 2013 
An Act To Establish the Livestock Damage Compensation Fund 
Reference to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and 
ordered printed. 
DAREK M. GRANT 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator JOHNSON of Lincoln. 
Cosponsored by Senators: BOYLE of Cumberland, MAZUREK of Knox, Representative: 
JONES of Freedom. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  7 MRSA §3906-B, sub-§2-A is enacted to read: 
2-A.  Livestock Damage Compensation Fund.  There is established within the 
department the Livestock Damage Compensation Fund.  This account does not lapse, but 
continues from year to year.  The commissioner shall pay from the Livestock Damage 
Compensation Fund compensation to eligible farmers for loss of livestock to predation by 
coyotes and other wildlife. 
Sec. 2.  Eligibility for livestock damage compensation.  No later than 
December 1, 2013, the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry shall 
adopt rules governing the use of the Livestock Damage Compensation Fund under the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 7, section 3906-B, subsection 2-A.  The commissioner shall 
work with statewide associations representing farming interests to develop eligibility 
rules for farmers seeking compensation for livestock damage from the Livestock Damage 
Compensation Fund.  In developing the eligibility rules, the commissioner may consider 
the applicant farmer’s adherence to best practices for housing and fencing to prevent 
livestock loss to predation, the presence of humane predator controls in place at the time 
of the livestock loss subject to the compensation request and the relationship of the 
compensation rate to a potential disincentive to the adequate protection of livestock 
against predation by wildlife. 
Sec. 3.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF 
Livestock Damage Compensation Fund 
Initiative:  Appropriates funds for the Livestock Damage Compensation Fund to 
compensate farmers for livestock damage. 
SUMMARY 
This bill proposes to establish the Livestock Damage Compensation Fund as a 
nonlapsing fund within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.  The 
fund would compensate eligible farmers for damage done to livestock by coyotes and 
other wildlife.  The bill requires the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and 
Forestry to establish rules governing the Livestock Damage Compensation Fund no later 
than December 1, 2013. 
GENERAL FUND 
2013-14
2014-15
All Other 
$150,000
$200,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$150,000
$200,000
An Act To Strengthen the Maine Clean Election Act
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1309
Senate Amendment SA_A_S193 (Senate)

FlllST REGULAR SESSION 
SENATE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 452, L.D. 1309, Bill, "An Act To Strengthen 
the Maine Clean Election Act" 
Amend the bill in section 4 in subsection 3-A by inserting at the end a new blocked 
paragraph to read: 
'Notwithstanding subsection 6, additional qualifying contributions that will result in 
supplemental fund distributions under subsection 7-B may be collected until June 30th of 
the election year.' 
SUNrndARY 
This amendment provides that additional qualifying contributions that will result in 
supplemental fund distributions may be collected until June 30th of the election year. 
SPONSORED BY:~ t . ~, 
(Senator TUTTLE) 
COUNTY: York 
SENA TE AMENDMENT
An Act To Strengthen the Maine Clean Election Act
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1309
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S186 (Senate)

LD 1309 
LR 1748(03) 
An Act To Strengthen the Maine Clean Election Act 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment 'It to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Langley of Hancock 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
($4,500,000) 
($3,125,000) 
$4,500,000 
($4,574,000) 
FY 2014-15 
$0 
($1,225,000) 
$0 
($42,000) 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
$0 
$331,945 
$0 
$44,543 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
$0 
($323,875) 
$0 
($6,482) 
This floor amendment eliminates Maine Clean Election Fund distributions for gubernatorial candidates. The 
incremental impact compared to the committee amendment is an Other Special Revenue Funds deallocation of 
$3,125,000 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $1,225,000 in fiscal year 2014-15 to the Commission on Governmental Ethics 
and Election Practices for reduced payments. Other Special Revenue Funds revenue will decrease by $74,000 in 
fiscal year 2013-14 and $42,000 in fiscal year 2014-15 from reduced qualifying contributions. Additionally, the 
commission will not require the revenue transfer from the General Fund of $4,500,000 in fiscal year 2013-14. 
LR1748(03) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Create a Succession and Knowledge Transfer Plan for State Government
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1312
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: LANGLEY, KRUGER, FLOOD, GRATWICK, MILLETT, THOMAS, WHITTEMORE, WINSOR
Amends: 5 MRSA §7040

Legislative Document 
No. 1312 
S.P. 455 
In Senate, April 2, 2013 
An Act To Create a Succession and Knowledge Transfer Plan for 
State Government 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
DAREK M. GRANT 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator LANGLEY of Hancock. 
Cosponsored by Representative KRUGER of Thomaston and 
Senators: FLOOD of Kennebec, GRATWICK of Penobscot, MILLETT of Cumberland, 
THOMAS of Somerset, WHITTEMORE of Somerset, Representative: WINSOR of Norway. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  5 MRSA §7040 is enacted to read: 
§7040.  Succession and knowledge transfer plan 
The director shall establish a succession and knowledge transfer plan to develop a 
pool of internal candidates for future vacancies in state agencies in positions at the 
management and senior staff level.  The succession and knowledge transfer plan must 
include: 
1.  Needs analysis.  A needs analysis, which includes identification of the essential 
job functions of the positions targeted, the competencies required to successfully 
complete those functions, the projected number of positions that will need to be filled and 
the potential pool of qualified internal candidates for those positions; 
2.  Program development.  Program development, which requires a process for 
determining and selecting potential internal candidates to fill future vacancies, a method 
of communicating with a potential candidate's supervisor, provision of professional 
development and training opportunities and the use of an assessment to measure the 
development and professional growth of a potential candidate; and 
3.  Selection method.  A selection method, which includes a process for nominating 
internal candidates for positions or accepting applications, a clearly defined screening 
plan with specific selection criteria and a method to assess behavioral competencies of a 
nominee or applicant. 
SUMMARY 
This bill directs the Director of the Bureau of Human Resources within the 
Department of Administrative and Financial Services to establish a plan to develop a pool 
of qualified internal candidates to fill vacancies at the managerial and senior staff levels 
within state agencies.
An Act To Allow a Local Option Tax on Meals and Lodging
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1314
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: MOONEN

Legislative Document 
No. 1314 
H.P. 933 
House of Representatives, April 2, 2013 
An Act To Allow a Local Option Tax on Meals and Lodging 
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative MOONEN of Portland. 
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 allow a municipality to impose an additional tax, up to 2%, on 
the value of rental of living quarters in any hotel, rooming house or tourist or trailer camp 
in that municipality and on prepared food sold in that municipality.
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Unemployment Compensation To Ensure Conformity with the Federal Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1311
Committee Amendment CA_A_S183 (Senate)

LD 1311 
LR 456(02) 
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Unemployment Compensation To Ensure Conformity with the 
Federal Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'Ii'(S - f~~ \ 
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
') 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Avoids loss offederal funds - Federal Expenditures Fund 
Current biennium revenue decrease - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Current biennium revenue increase - Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This legislation will allow Maine's Employment Security Law to remain in conformity with the federal Trade 
Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of2011, Public Law 112-40. Being out of conformity with this Act could 
jeopardize employers' Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) tax credits and Maine's unemployment administrative 
grants. According to the Department of Labor, if Maine's Employment Security Law is ruled out of conformity, the 
federal unemployment taxes for all Maine employers would increase to 6% on all employment, increasing FUTA 
taxes from $30 million to $210 million annually. Additionally, funding of between $l3 million and $15 million from 
unemployemnt administraitive grants that the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation receives annually would be at 
risk. 
The requirement in this legislation that 15% of penalities assessed due to unemployment misrepresentation or fraud be 
placed into the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund will result in an increase in revenue to the Trust Fund. 
Currently, this revenue is deposited into the Special Administrative Expense Fund, Other Special Revenue Funds 
within the Department of Labor to be used for the purposes specified in Title 26, section 1164. The amount can not 
be determined at this time. However, information provided by the Department of Labor indicates that, had this 
provision been in place in calendar year 2012, the amount of revenue that would have been deposited into the 
Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund account instead of the Special Administrative Expense Fund would have 
been approximately $353,000. 
LR0456(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Clarify the Law Regarding Advertising Signs outside Premises Licensed To Sell Alcohol
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1318
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Sponsors: TUTTLE, LUCHINI, PATRICK
Amends: 28-A MRSA §710

Legislative Document 
No. 1318 
S.P. 457 
In Senate, April 2, 2013 
An Act To Clarify the Law Regarding Advertising Signs outside 
Premises Licensed To Sell Alcohol 
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. 
Cosponsored by Representative LUCHINI of Ellsworth and 
Senator: PATRICK of Oxford. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  28-A MRSA §710, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 373, §69, is 
further amended to read: 
1.  Advertising outside of licensed premises.  A person, except wholesale licensees 
and certificate of approval holders, may not advertise or permit to be advertised, by more 
than one 2 signs, one of which is the agency liquor store sign, on the outside of any 
licensed premises, or on any building, ground or premises under that person's control and 
contiguous or adjacent to the licensed premises:  
A.  The fact that the licensee has liquor or any brand of liquor for sale; 
B.  The price at which liquor is sold by the licensee; or 
C.  Any other advertisement that indicates any reference to liquor. 
SUMMARY 
This bill clarifies a provision limiting the number of advertising signs a person 
licensed to sell liquor may have outside of the licensed premises by allowing one sign in 
addition to the state agency liquor store sign.
An Act To Clarify the Law Regarding Advertising Signs outside Premises Licensed To Sell Alcohol
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1318
Committee Amendment CA_A_S129 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A" to S.P. 457, L.D. 1318, Bill, "An Act To 
Clarify the Law Regarding Advertising Signs outside Premises Licensed To Sell 
Alcohol" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 2S-A MRSA §710, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 373, §69, is 
further amended to read: 
1. Advertising outside of licensed premises. A person, except wholesale licensees 
and certificate of approval holders, may not advertise or pennit to be advertised, by more 
than OBe sigH 2 signs, on the outside of any licensed premises, or on any building, ground 
or premises under that person's control and contiguous or adjacent to the licensed 
premises: 
A. 
The fact that the license,~ has liquor or any brand of liquor for sale; 
B. 
The price at which liquor is sold by the licensee; or 
C. 
Any other advertisemem that indicates any reference to liquor. 
For agency liquor stores, one of the 2 signs permitted by this subsection is an agency 
liquor store sign as described by rule.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies thl~ bill with regard to how the limit on advertising signs 
applies to agency liquor stores. 
COMM/7-TEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Fairly Distribute the Debt Burden between the State and County Correctional Functions
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1320
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: MacDONALD, JOHNSON, DEVIN, MARKS
Amends: 30-A MRSA §701, 34-A MRSA §1803

Legislative Document 
No. 1320 
H.P. 944 
House of Representatives, April 3, 2013 
An Act To Fairly Distribute the Debt Burden between the State and 
County Correctional Functions 
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative MacDONALD of Boothbay. 
Cosponsored by Senator JOHNSON of Lincoln and 
Representatives: DEVIN of Newcastle, MARKS of Pittston. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  30-A MRSA §701, sub-§2-C is enacted to read: 
2-C.  County and state debt assessment for inmates at Two Bridges Regional 
Jail.  Notwithstanding subsection 2-B, counties with inmates at Two Bridges Regional 
Jail must be assessed a portion of the Lincoln County and Sagadahoc County debt 
pursuant to Title 34-A, section 1803, subsection 12, to be collected by those counties 
from the municipalities within those counties for the purpose of retiring county debt. The 
State must be assessed a portion of the Lincoln County and Sagadahoc County debt 
pursuant to Title 34-A, section 1803, subsection 12 for the purpose of retiring county 
debt. 
Sec. 2.  34-A MRSA §1803, sub-§12 is enacted to read: 
12.  Debt service formula for Two Bridges Regional Jail.  By January 1, 2015 and 
each January 1st thereafter, the board shall develop a formula to distribute the cost of debt 
service for Two Bridges Regional Jail to counties, including Lincoln County and 
Sagadahoc County, and the State in proportion to the number of inmates from each 
county and the State and calculate the State's and the counties' proportionate share of debt 
service cost pursuant to this formula for the following fiscal year. The cost of debt service 
for each county and for the State determined by this formula must be included in the 
budget of each county and the State. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires the State Board of Corrections to develop a formula to distribute the 
cost of debt service for Two Bridges Regional Jail to counties and to the State in 
proportion to the number of inmates each county and the State has in the jail. The formula 
must be updated 12 months prior to the beginning of each biennium and the cost of debt 
service must be included in the budgets of each county and the State.
An Act To Promote Healthy School Lighting
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1321
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: BOLAND, TUTTLE, BROOKS, HARLOW, STANLEY
Amends: 20-A MRSA §15919

Legislative Document 
No. 1321 
H.P. 945 
House of Representatives, April 3, 2013 
An Act To Promote Healthy School Lighting 
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative BOLAND of Sanford. 
Cosponsored by Senator TUTTLE of York and 
Representatives: BROOKS of Winterport, HARLOW of Portland, STANLEY of Medway. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §15919 is enacted to read: 
§15919.  School lighting 
For all new or replacement classroom lighting, a public school shall install and 
maintain lighting that meets color rendition standards adopted by rule by the department. 
Standards adopted by the department must ensure that the lighting has a color rendering 
index value of 90 or higher as determined in accordance with procedures and standards 
established by the International Commission on Illumination or as verified by the United 
States Department of Energy.  Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical 
rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires all public schools to install and maintain, for all new or replacement 
classroom lighting, lighting that meets color rendition standards adopted by rule by the 
Department of Education. Standards adopted by the department must ensure that the 
lighting has a color rendering index value of 90 or higher as determined in accordance 
with procedures and standards established by the International Commission on 
Illumination or as verified by the United States Department of Energy.
An Act Regarding Wind Power Siting in the Unorganized Territory
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1323
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
Sponsors: HAYES, CROCKETT, BRIGGS, DUNPHY, HARLOW, HARVELL, LIBBY, MALABY, NEWENDYKE
Amends: 35-A MRSA §3402, 38 MRSA §489-A

Legislative Document 
No. 1323 
H.P. 947 
House of Representatives, April 3, 2013 
An Act Regarding Wind Power Siting in the Unorganized Territory 
Reference to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered 
printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative HAYES of Buckfield. 
Cosponsored by Representative CROCKETT of Bethel and 
Representatives: BRIGGS of Mexico, DUNPHY of Embden, HARLOW of Portland, 
HARVELL of Farmington, LIBBY of Waterboro, MALABY of Hancock, McCABE of 
Skowhegan, NEWENDYKE of Litchfield. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  35-A MRSA §3402, sub-§2, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 661, Pt. A, 
§5, is repealed. 
Sec. 2.  38 MRSA §489-A-1, sub-§2, ¶¶C and D, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 
682, §33 and affected by §40, are amended to read: 
C.  The standards established in rules adopted under section 489-E to implement this 
section are met; and 
D.  The Maine Land Use Planning Commission has certified that the proposed 
development meets any land use standard established by the commission and 
applicable to the project that is not considered in the department's review under 
subsection 1.; and 
Sec. 3.  38 MRSA §489-A-1, sub-§2, ¶E is enacted to read: 
E.  With regard to a grid-scale wind energy development, the Maine Land Use 
Planning Commission has certified that the area where the proposed development 
will be located has been zoned for planned development. 
Sec. 4.  Rules.  By January 1, 2014, the Maine Land Use Planning Commission 
shall adopt a rule amending its land use districts and standards to provide that a grid-scale 
wind energy development proposed after January 1, 2014 is an allowable use only within 
a planned development subdistrict and adopting any necessary procedures for processing 
rezoning applications required under this section. 
SUMMARY 
This bill provides that before the Department of Environmental Protection may 
approve a proposal for a grid-scale wind energy development in the unorganized or 
deorganized area of the State, the Maine Land Use Planning Commission must certify 
that the area where the development will be located has been zoned for planned 
development and removes a legislative finding regarding wind energy development in the 
unorganized and deorganized areas of the State.
An Act Regarding Wind Power Siting in the Unorganized Territory
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1323
Committee Amendment CA_B_H601 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ·13" to H.P. 947, L.D. 1323, Bill, "An Act 
Regarding Wind Power Siting in the Unorganized Territory" 
Amend the bill in section 4 in the first line (page 1, line 16 in L.D.) by striking out 
the following: "2014" and inserting the following: '2015' 
Amend the bill in section 4 in the 3rd line (page 1, line 18 in L. D.) by striking out the 
following: "2014" and inserting the following: '20 IS' 
Amend the bill by adding after section 4 the following: 
'Sec. 5. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF 
Maine Land Use Planning Commission Z236 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for rulemaking in fiscal year 2014-15. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2013-14 
$0 
$0 
2014-15 
$2,500 
$2,500 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds an appropriations and allocations section. The amendment 
also changes the date by which the Maine Land Use Planning Commission needs to adopt 
rules from January 1,2014 to January 1,2015. 
FISCAL NOn: REQUIRED 
(See Attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 01128114 ;tvae 
LD 1323 
LR 1364(03) 
An Act Regarding Wind Power Siting in the Unorganized Territory 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment~' [-H- LoO~ 
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology 
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 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$0 
$0 
$2,500 
$0 
$0 
$2,500 
$0 
$0 
The bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation of$2,500 in FY 2014-15 to the Department of Agriculture, 
Conservation and Forestry for rulemaking including printing, advertising and room rental. 
LR1364(03) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Protect Local Communities When a Mining Project Is Terminated
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1324
Committee Amendment CA_A_H303 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 948, L.D. 1324, Bill, "An Act To 
Protect Local Communities When a Mining Project Is Terminated" 
Amend the bill by incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the committee and incorporates a fiscal 
note. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
• 
Approved: 05/26/13 ;tv'ac 
LD 1324 
LR 1288(02) 
An Act To Protect Local Communities When a Mining Project Is Terminated 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ''A' (~-~3 ) 
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Current biennium revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
FY 2013-14 
FY 2014-15 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
Transfers 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The bill repeals the Metallic Mining Fund under the jurisdiction of the Department of Environmental Protection 
(DEP) and repeals the transfer of $250,000 each ($500,000 total) from the Groundwater Oil Clean-up Fund and the 
Uncontrolled Sites Fund that would have been required by September 30, 2013. 
$0 
The bill increases certain mining fees and requires they be deposited into and disbursed from the Mining Oversight 
Fund, which will now be administered by the Mining Excise Tax Trust Fund Board of Trustees. The board will use 
the fee revenue to cover all costs of oversight responsibilities assigned to it by this bill. 
LR1288(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Provide Greater Options for Transportation of Public School Students for Cocurricular Activities
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1327
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: MASTRACCIO, LANGLEY, GILBERT, MORRISON, TIMBERLAKE
Amends: 29-A MRSA §2310

Legislative Document 
No. 1327 
H.P. 951 
House of Representatives, April 3, 2013 
An Act To Provide Greater Options for Transportation of Public 
School Students for Cocurricular Activities 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative MASTRACCIO of Sanford. 
Cosponsored by Senator LANGLEY of Hancock and 
Representatives: GILBERT of Jay, MORRISON of South Portland, TIMBERLAKE of Turner. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  29-A MRSA §2310, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected 
by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read: 
§2310.  Other permitted uses for buses 
A bus, integrally constructed, with a carrying capacity of 40 or more passengers, 
operated by a motor carrier holding an operator's permit issued by the Bureau of State 
Police or a motor vehicle with a carrying capacity of 10 to 15 passengers operated by a 
driver with an appropriate driver's license endorsement for a school bus designed to carry 
passengers or fewer including the driver may be used for school activities other than 
conveying children to and from home and school. 
SUMMARY 
This bill provides that a motor vehicle with a carrying capacity of 10 to 15 passengers 
operated by a driver with an appropriate driver's license endorsement for a school bus 
designed to carry 15 passengers or fewer including the driver may be used for school 
activities other than conveying children to and from home and school.
An Act To Amend the Law Pertaining to Defective or Unreasonably Dangerous Goods
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1331
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: GOODALL, KATZ
Amends: 14 MRSA §221

Legislative Document 
No. 1331 
S.P. 462 
In Senate, April 3, 2013 
An Act To Amend the Law Pertaining to Defective or Unreasonably 
Dangerous Goods 
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. 
DAREK M. GRANT 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator GOODALL of Sagadahoc. 
Cosponsored by Senator: KATZ of Kennebec. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  14 MRSA §221, as enacted by PL 1973, c. 466, §1, is amended to read: 
§221.  Defective or unreasonably dangerous goods 
One who sells any goods or products in a defective condition unreasonably dangerous 
to the user or consumer or to his the user's or consumer's property is subject to liability 
for physical harm thereby caused to a person whom the manufacturer, seller or supplier 
might reasonably have expected to use, consume or be affected by the goods, or to his the 
user's or consumer's property, if the seller is engaged in the business of selling such a 
product and it is expected to and does reach the user or consumer without significant 
change in the condition in which it is sold. This section applies although the seller has 
exercised all possible care in the preparation and sale of his the product and the user or 
consumer has not bought the product from or entered into any contractural contractual 
relation with the seller.  A civil action to enforce this section must be commenced within 
years after the date that both that injury and its cause are known or should have been 
known by the exercise of reasonable diligence. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires a user or consumer who has been injured by defective or 
unreasonably dangerous goods or products to bring a civil action within 6 years after the 
date that both that injury and its cause are known or should have been known by the 
exercise of reasonable diligence.
An Act To Increase the College Graduation Rate in Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1332
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: BOYLE, TIPPING-SPITZ, SAVIELLO, BEAVERS, TURNER

Legislative Document 
No. 1332 
S.P. 466 
In Senate, April 4, 2013 
An Act To Increase the College Graduation Rate in Maine 
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
DAREK M. GRANT 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator BOYLE of Cumberland. 
Cosponsored by Representative TIPPING-SPITZ of Orono and 
Senator: SAVIELLO of Franklin, Representatives: BEAVERS of South Berwick, TURNER of 
Burlington. 
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 create a college scholarship fund for postsecondary students 
who have left school after making considerable progress towards completion of their 
undergraduate degrees and who are unable to return without financial assistance. 
The fund would be established and administered by the State, with initial funding of 
equal amounts from the State, universities in this State and the private sector.
Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Amend the MaineCare Benefits Manual
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1333
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: CRAVEN, ROTUNDO, LACHOWICZ, CAREY, LAJOIE, LIBBY, WERTS

Legislative Document 
No. 1333 
S.P. 467 
In Senate, April 4, 2013 
Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services 
To Amend the MaineCare Benefits Manual 
(AFTER DEADLINE) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205. 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
DAREK M. GRANT 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator CRAVEN of Androscoggin. 
Cosponsored by Representative ROTUNDO of Lewiston and 
Senator: LACHOWICZ of Kennebec, Representatives: CAREY of Lewiston, LAJOIE of 
Lewiston, LIBBY of Lewiston, WERTS of Auburn. 
Sec. 1.  Psychiatric unit discharge rate.  Resolved:  That the Department of 
Health and Human Services shall amend its rule Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits 
Manual, Chapter III, Section 45.03 to pay a distinct psychiatric unit discharge rate equal 
to $9,128.31 per psychiatric discharge for patients under 18 years of age from hospitals in 
the Lewiston-Auburn area.  Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical 
rules pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve directs the Department of Health and Human Services to amend its rule 
Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 45.03 to pay a distinct 
psychiatric unit discharge rate equal to $9,128.31 per psychiatric discharge for patients 
under 18 years of age from hospitals in the Lewiston-Auburn area.
Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Amend the MaineCare Benefits Manual
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1333
Committee Amendment CA_A_S206 (Senate)

LD 1333 
LR 2069(02) 
Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Amend the MaineCare Benefits 
Manual 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A.'fS" 2./J(f) "') 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
/ 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
$871,031 
$871,031 
$1,407,746 
FY 2014-15 
$874,941 
$874,941 
$1,402,836 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
$874,941 
$874,941 
$1,402,836 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
$874,941 
$874,941 
$1,402,836 
This bill includes a General Fund appropriation of$871,031 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $874,941 in fiscal year 2014-
to increase MaineCare reimbursement for inpatient substance abuse services in distinct inpatient units and to 
increase the per psychiatric discharge rate for patients under 18 years of age from hospitals in the Lewiston-Auburn 
area. The corresponding Federal Expenditures allocations are $1,407,746 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $1,402,836 in 
fiscal year 2014-15. These amounts assume a July 1,2013 effective date. 
LR2069(C2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Strengthen the Consent Laws for Abortions Performed on Minors and Incapacitated Persons
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1339
Committee Amendment CA_A_H448 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A, to H.P. 956, L.D. 1339, Bill, "An Act To 
Strengthen the Consent Laws for Abortions Performed on Minors and Incapacitated 
Persons" 
Amend the bill by incOIporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the minority report of the Joint Standing Committee on 
Judiciary, incorporates a fis(:al note. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: OS/29/13 
~aG 
LD 1339 
LR 166(02) 
An Act To Strengthen the Consent Laws for Abortions Performed on Minors and Incapacitated 
Persons 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A' l H-44&j 
Committee: Judiciary 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Increases caseloads and appeals to the Law Court with no effect on fines or fees 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The Department of the Attorney General may require additional General Fund appropriations to support litigation 
costs. The amounts cannot be predicted at this time. Additional costs to the Department of Health and Human 
Services are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR0166(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Ensure Maine's Preparedness for Hazardous Oil Spills
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1340
Committee Amendment CA_A_H301 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 957, L.D. 1340, Bill, "An Act To 
Ensure Maine's Preparedness for Hazardous Oil Spills" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 4 by striking out all of paragraph F (page 1, 
lines 30 to 37 in L.D.) 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. It strikes the provision in 
the bill that authorizes the Commissioner of Environmental Protection to impose a 
surcharge of up to 50% of the assessment paid on the transportation and transfer of oil in 
the State. 
FISCAL ~OIE REQUnu;:Q. 
(S.e~ath1~efl). 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/27113 ;W'ae 
LD 1340 
LR 1612(02) 
An Act To Ensure Maine's Preparedness for Hazardous Oil Spills 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A {H -~I) 
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This bill expands the application of the 3 cents per barrel fee on refined oil that is transported by rail or highway to 
now include crude oil. According to the Department of Environmental Protection, all rail and highway transporters OC 
oil curently pay the 3 cents per barrel fee and therefore no additional revenue is anticipated to be realized from this 
change in fee assessment. 
LR1612(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act Directing the Department of Economic and Community Development To Establish a Program To Promote Economic Growth and Development
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1341
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: CASAVANT, DUTREMBLE, CHENETTE, DION, LAJOIE, PEOPLES
Amends: 5 MRSA §13072

Legislative Document 
No. 1341 
H.P. 958 
House of Representatives, April 4, 2013 
An Act Directing the Department of Economic and Community 
Development To Establish a Program To Promote Economic 
Growth and Development 
Reference to the Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
suggested and ordered printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative CASAVANT of Biddeford. 
Cosponsored by Senator DUTREMBLE of York and 
Representatives: CHENETTE of Saco, DION of Portland, LAJOIE of Lewiston, PEOPLES of 
Westbrook. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  5 MRSA §13072, sub-§11 is enacted to read: 
11.  Provide municipal assistance for job training and projects.  The director shall 
establish and monitor a program to promote economic growth and development by using 
grants to be matched one-to-one by funds from a municipality for economic development 
through on-the-job training for people receiving general assistance who are in need of 
training or retraining for jobs that are at risk in projects that retain employment in that 
municipality.  The funds must be used to: 
A.  Provide on-the-job training for workers of a local employer or business in 
partnership with the municipality; 
B.  Provide training for workers through the Maine Community College System in 
partnership with the municipality; and 
C.  Issue funds to local small businesses to employ workers for projects in need of 
completion. 
Sec. 2.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF 
Office of Community Development 
Initiative:  Provides funds to be used for grants to be matched one-to-one by funds from a 
municipality for economic development through on-the-job training for people receiving 
general assistance in need of training or retraining for necessary jobs in projects that 
retain employment in that municipality that are currently at risk due to lack of funding. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires the Department of Economic and Community Development to 
establish and monitor a program to provide funds to be used for on-the-job training for 
people receiving general assistance.  Funds will be used to provide training for workers of 
a local employer or business in partnership with the municipality and training for workers 
through the Maine Community College System in partnership with the municipality and 
to issue funds to local small businesses for projects in need of completion. 
GENERAL FUND 
2013-14
2014-15
All Other 
$5,000,000
$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$5,000,000
$0
An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1344
Committee Amendment CA_A_H446 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/1,, to H.P. 961, L.D. 
Modernize the State's Legal Notice Requirements" 
1344, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §601-A by striking out all of subsections 2 and 3 and 
inserting the following: 
'2. Statewide repository for legal notices. Beginning July 1, 2014, a statewide 
association representing newspapers shall establish and maintain, at its own expense, a 
publicly accessible electronic' repository for any legal notices appearing on publicly 
accessible newspaper web sites in accordance with subsection 1. A newspaper publishing 
legal notices in accordance with section 601 shall submit the legal notice to the 
repository. 
Beginning July 1, 2014, a m~wspaper that maintains a publicly accessible website and 
publishes legal notices in accordance with section 601 shall provide on the website a link 
to the statewide repository. 
The newspaper must prominently display information 
regarding a person's ability to receive e-mail notifications from the repository and the 
process for requesting such notifications on the page of the newspaper's publicly 
accessible website where legal notices appear. The statewide association representing 
newspapers that establishes and maintains the publicly accessible electronic repository is 
responsible for providing e-mail notification of legal notices upon request and at no 
charge. An e-mail notification with respect to a legal notice must be sent within one day 
of the legal notice's being published in print in the newspaper or on the publicly 
accessible website ofthe newspaper.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the committee and provides that the 
statewide association representing newspapers that under the bill is required to establish 
and maintain a publicly accessible electronic repository is responsible for providing e-
mail notification of legal noti(:es upon request and at no charge. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Encourage School Administrative Units To Increase Their Energy Savings
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1348
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: DORNEY, CHENETTE, DEVIN, DUNPHY, HUBBELL, MALABY, NOON
Amends: 35-A MRSA §10123

Legislative Document 
No. 1348 
H.P. 966 
House of Representatives, April 9, 2013 
An Act To Encourage School Administrative Units To Increase 
Their Energy Savings 
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative DORNEY of Norridgewock. 
Cosponsored by Representatives: CHENETTE of Saco, DEVIN of Newcastle, DUNPHY of 
Embden, HUBBELL of Bar Harbor, MALABY of Hancock, McGOWAN of York, NOON of 
Sanford. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  35-A MRSA §10123 is enacted to read: 
§10123.  School energy savings program 
To the extent funds are available, the trust shall develop a program to provide energy 
savings improvements to kindergarten to grade 12 schools, including charter schools. 
Under this program, the trust may: 
1.  Energy audits.  Provide incentives and technical support for an energy audit of a 
school facility; 
2.  Energy measures.  Provide financial assistance for energy measures identified in 
an energy audit as likely to achieve total savings within 10 years that are greater than the 
total costs of the measures; 
3.  School payments.  Accept payments equal to or less than the value on monthly 
energy bills of the energy savings as a result of the energy measures.  These payments 
may include costs to develop and oversee  the project, administer the program and service 
loans; and 
4.  Rulemaking.  Adopt rules to implement this section.  Rules adopted pursuant to 
this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 
2-A. 
Sec. 2.  Funding sources.  The Efficiency Maine Trust may seek funding for the 
program established under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, subsection 10123 
from multiple sources, including but not limited to using a revolving loan fund from a 
grant related to better buildings received through the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act of 2009 and partnering with the United States Department of 
Agriculture to use funds reserved for school districts with a population of less than 2,000 
people. 
SUMMARY 
This bill authorizes the Efficiency Maine Trust to develop an energy program 
targeted to kindergarten to grade 12 schools, including charter schools.
An Act To Encourage School Administrative Units To Increase Their Energy Savings
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1348
Committee Amendment CA_A_H353 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 966, L.D. 1348, Bill, "An Act To 
Encourage School Administrative Units To Increase Their Energy Savings" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § 10123 in the indented paragraph in the 2nd line (page 
1, line 5 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "charter schools" the following: 'and 
private schools' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § 1 0123 in subsection 2 in the last line (page 1, line 11 
in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "measures;" the following: 'and' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § 10123 in subsection 3 in the first line (page 1, line 12 
in L.D.) by inserting after the following: 
"payments" the following: 
'from schools, 
including, but not limited to, payments' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § 10123 in subsection 3 in the last line (page 1, line 15 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: "loans; and" and inserting the following: 'loans.' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § 10123 by striking out all of subsection 4 (page 1, lines 
to 18 in L.D.) 
Amend the bill in section 2 in the 2nd line from the end (page 1, line 24 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "2,000" and inserting the following: '20,000' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds private schools to the list of the types of schools that may take 
advantage of the school energy savings program at the Efficiency Maine Trust. 
It 
expands the types of payments that the Efficiency Maine Trust may receive from schools, 
removes the rule-making requirement and clarifies that funds that may be available from 
the United States Department of Agriculture are for school districts with a population of 
less than 20,000 people. 
. 
FISCAL :"iOTE RE(JURED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/31/13 
~ac. 
LD 1348 
LR 707(02) 
An Act To Encourage School Administrative Units To Increase Their Energy Savings 
~ 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ·fl (H ~ 353 / 
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Potential current biennium revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
To the extent funds are available through funding sources such as a grant received through the American Recovery 
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or partnering with the United States Department of Agriculture to use funds reserved 
for certain school districts, the Efficiency Maine Trust will be required to develop an energy efficiency program for 
kindergarten to grade 12 schools and will have adequate available resources for the expenses related to the activities 
required. 
LR0707(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1