An Act To Protect Maine Lakes
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1744
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H797 (House)
Amends: 38 MRSA §418-B

HOUSE AMENDMENT "iI "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: 
'1. 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 MRSA §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 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 5. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ENVIRONMENT AL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Land and Water Quality 0248 
Initiative: Provides a one-time appropriation in fiscal year 2013-14 of $40,000 for the 
purpose of supporting the Maine Lakes Society in its implementation of the LakeSmart 
program, $20,000 for the purpose of managing and analyzing the data gathered by the 
Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program and $10,000 for the purpose of supporting 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
~ ~ HOUSE AMENDMENT ,if.. to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "An to H.P. 1250, L.D. 1744 
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the Maine Joint Environmental Training Coordinating Committee in its development and 
implementation of water pollution control, water quality protection and other 
environmental training programs. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2013-14 
$70,000 
$70,000 
2014-15 
$0 
$0 
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 
by removing the exception for persons applying fertilizer to stop, slow or remediate 
shoreline erosion or damage; and 
3. It replaces the appropriations and allocations section to remove appropriations and 
allocations related to requirements that are removed in this amendment. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(SeeraChed) 
SPONSORED BY, f11l,;:lJ ~ 
(Representative MCCABE) 
TOWN: Skowhegan 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/02114 ;!vac 
LD 1744 
LR 2438(05) 
An Act To Protect Maine Lakes 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment ~, to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Rep. McC~be of Skowhegan 
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 
$0 
$0 
$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 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. The General Fund appropriation in fiscal year 2014-15 to the DEP for this 
position is removed. This amendment also removes the DEP's authority to adopt rules relating to certain fertilizer 
bans. The General Fund appropriation in fiscal year 2014-15 to the DEP for rulemaking is removed. 
Overall, as amended, these changes leave only a one-time General Fund appropriation of $70,000 in fiscal year 2013-
to support the Maine Lakes Society, to manage and analyze certain data and for development and implementation 
of water pollution control, water quality protection and other environmental training programs. 
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