An Act To Fairly Distribute the Debt Burden between the State and County Correctional Functions
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1320
Committee Amendment CA_A_H356 (House)
Amends: 30-A MRSA §701, 34-A MRSA §1803

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 944, L.D. 1320, Bill, "An Act To 
Fairly Distribute the Debt Burden between the State and County Correctional Functions" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Fairly Distribute Interest on County Jail Debt Service between the State 
and the Counties' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §701, sub-§2-C is enacted to read: 
2-C. State debt service interest assessment. Notwithstanding subsections 2-A and 
2-B, the State must be assessed a percentage of the debt service interest for any county 
that has county jail debt pursuant to Title 34-A, section 1803, subsection 12. 
Sec. 2. 34-A MRSA §1803, sub-§12 is enacted to read: 
12. Debt service interest determination. By January 1, 2014 and each January 1st 
thereafter, the board shall determine for each county that has county jail debt the 
percentage of the average daily inmate population that came from outside of that county 
in the previous fiscal year. A percentage of the interest portion of county jail debt equal 
to the percentage of the average daily inmate population from outside of that county may 
be included in the correctional services expenditures in each county budget under Title 
30-A, section 710, to be assessed upon the State pursuant to Title 30-A, section 701, 
subsection 2-C, as long as the percentage is 10% or more. 
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
CORRECTIONS, STATE BOARD OF 
State Board of Corrections Investment Fund Z087 
Initiative: Provides funds to pay the state portion of debt service costs at certain county 
correctional facilities. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT·A" to H.P. 944, L.D. 1320 
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GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2013-14 
$241,590 
$241,590 
2014-15 
$483,179 
$483,179 
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, replaces the bill. It 
requires the State Board of Corrections to determine the percentage of the average daily 
inmate population that came from outside of each county for the previous fiscal year. As 
long as the percentage of the population from outside the county is 10% or more, the 
county may include a percentage of the interest associated with corrections debt that is 
equal to the percentage of inmates from outside that county in its budget submitted to the 
State Board of Corrections. 
The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/29/13 :tvac:.. 
LD 1320 
LR 1079(02) 
An Act To Fairly Distribute the Debt Burden between the State and County Correctional Functions 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '11 [-H -3510 ') 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
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 
$241,590 
$483,179 
$241,590 
$483,179 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
$483,179 
$483,179 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
$483,179 
$483,179 
This bill includes a General Fund appropriation of $241,590 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $483,179 in fiscal year 2014-
for the State Board of Corrections to pay the State portion of debt service costs at certain county correctional 
facilities. 
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