An Act To Combat Drug Addiction through Enforcement, Prevention, Treatment and Recovery
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1537
Committee Amendment CA_A_S344 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " ft" to S.P. 599, L.D. 1537, Bill, "An Act To 
Combat Drug Addiction through Enforcement, Prevention, Treatment and Recovery" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of Part A and inserting the following: 
'PART A 
Sec. A-1. Report. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall appear periodically 
before the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
appropriations and financial affairs and the joint standing committee of the Legislature 
having jurisdiction over criminal justice matters to report on the implementation of this 
Part. 
Sec. A-2. Funds may not be transferred. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 5, section 1585 or any other provision of law, funding provided in this Part 
and any unencumbered funds transferred pursuant to financial order 03451F16 may not 
be transferred to any other appropriation or subdivision of an appropriation made by the 
Legislature. 
Sec. A-3. Funds may not lapse. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 5, section 1589 or any other provision of law, any unencumbered balance of 
appropriations contained in this Part and any unencumbered funds transferred pursuant to 
financial order 03451F16 remaining at the end of fiscal year 2015-16 may not lapse but 
must be carried forward to be used for the same purposes. 
Sec. A-4. 
Transfer; Gambling Control Board; General Fund. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $1,230,000 
in unexpended funds from the Gambling Control Board administrative expenses, Other 
Special Revenue Funds account in the Department of Public Safety to the General Fund 
unappropriated surplus on or before the close of fiscal year 2016-17. 
Sec. A-5. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
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PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
Drug Enforcement Agency 0388 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funding for 10 investigative agents. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
2016-17 
$1,230,000 
$1,230,000 
Amend the bill in Part B by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. B-1. 
Law enforcement and county jail initiatives regarding 
treatment, recovery and support services. 
The Department of the Attorney 
General, after receiving advice from the Maine Sheriffs' Association and the Maine 
Chiefs of Police Association, shall administer grants to local law enforcement agencies 
and county jails located in geographically diverse communities throughout the State to 
fund projects designed solely to facilitate pathways to community-based treatment, 
recovery and support services. Grant applications must include statements of purpose 
and measurable goals for the projects and use for the funds. Grant recipients shall report 
to the Department of the Attorney General annually on the anniversary date of the grant 
award regarding the status of the projects, a description of how the funds were spent, the 
results of the projects and use of the funds and any recommendations for modification of 
the projects, including any available information concerning their effectiveness in 
reducing drug use and recidivism. The Department of the Attorney General shall provide 
a report summarizing the results of the grant program and providing recommendations as 
to its continuation or modification and any need for additional funding by January 15, 
2017 and January 15, 2018 to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over criminal justice and public safety matters and the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over judiciary matters.' 
Amend the bill in Part C by striking out all of sections 1 and 2 and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. C-1. Detoxification center. The Department of Health and Human Services 
shall provide funding to a substance abuse treatment entity to develop and operate a 
detoxification center with at least 10 beds that provides a social detoxification program in 
an organized residential nonmedical setting delivered by appropriately trained staff that 
provide safe 24-hour monitoring, observation and support in a supervised environment 
for a client to achieve initial recovery from the effects of alcohol or another drug. 
1. The substance abuse treatment entity must: 
A. Be located in a northern or eastern area of the State with high rates of opioid use 
and accessible to related services and supports; 
B. Specialize in treating substance abuse and mental health disorders; and 
C. Have an established history of providing substance abuse treatment and running 
residential programs in the region. 
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2. At least 40% of the occupancy in the detoxification center established under this 
section must be made available to individuals who do not have MaineCare coverage or 
health insurance coverage for detoxification treatment. 
3. No later than June 30, 2016 the department shall begin distributing the funds 
appropriated in section 5. 
Sec. C-2. Report. The Commissioner of Health and Human Services shall appear 
periodically before the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
over health and human services matters to report on the implementation of this Part.' 
Amend the bill in Part C by striking out all of section 5 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. C-5. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS) 
Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 0679 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for the development of a detoxification center in a 
northern or eastern area of the State in accordance with this Part. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2015-16 
$200,000 
$200,000 
2016-17 
$0 
$0 
Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 0679 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funding for the operation of a detoxification center in a 
northern or eastern area of the State in accordance with this Part. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOT AL 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS) 
DEPARTMENT .TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
2015-16 
$200,000 
$200,000 
2016-17 
$700,000 
$700,000 
2016-17 
$700,000 
$700,000 
Amend the bill in Part D by striking out all of sections 1 and 2 and inserting the 
following: 
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'Sec. D-1. Peer support recovery centers; education and coordination of 
services. The Department of Health and Human Services shall provide funds in an 
expedited manner, beginning within 60 days after the effective date of this Part, in the 
amount of $700,000 to an organization with expertise and experience in substance abuse 
prevention, treatment and peer recovery services to, on a statewide basis: 
1. Establish in underserved areas of the State and expand peer support recovery 
centers designed to assist individuals with substance abuse issues to avoid relapse; 
2. Coordinate the efforts of law enforcement, treatment and recovery programs and 
link individuals in recovery to career resources; 
3. 
Facilitate the delivery of effective prevention and education programming in 
schools and communities; and 
4. Maintain a directory of substance abuse providers and prevention and recovery 
services that is publicly available. 
Sec. D-2. Report. The Commissioner of Health and Human Services shall appear 
periodically before the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
over health and human services matters to report on the implementation of this Part.' 
Amend the bill in Part D by striking out all of section 5 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. D-5. 
Request for proposals. 
Except as provided in section 1, the 
Department of Health and Human Services shall provide grant funds using the 
competitive request for proposal bidding process set forth in the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 5, chapter 155. The department shall issue a request for proposals no later than 
January 1, 2017 to award annual grant funds beginning no later than July 1, 2017. 
Sec. D-6. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEAL m AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS) 
Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 0679 
Initiative: Provides expedited funding for the 2015-16 and 2016-17 fiscal years and then 
annual ongoing funding for fiscal years beginning 2017-18 through a competitive request 
for proposal process to an organization with expertise and experience in substance abuse 
prevention, treatment and peer recovery services to provide services on a statewide basis 
that include the establishment and expansion of peer support recovery centers, the 
coordination and provision of substance abuse treatment and recovery programs, 
prevention and education in schools and communities and the maintenance of a publicly 
available directory of resources. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2015-16 
$200,000 
$200,000 
2016-17 
$500,000 
$500,000 
Amend the bill in Part E by striking out all of section 3 and inserting the following: 
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'Sec. E-3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS) 
Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 0679 
Initiative: Provides funding to increase substance abuse residential treatment for the 
uninsured. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2015-16 
$200,000 
$200,000 
2016-17 
$400,000 
$400,000 
Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 0679 
Initiative: 
Provides funding to increase substance abuse outpatient services for the 
uninsured, including individual, group and intensive outpatient treatment. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
HEAL TH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS) 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2015-16 
$75,000 
$75,000 
2015-16 
$275,000 
$275,000 
2016-17 
$125,000 
$125,000 
2016-17 
$525,000 
$525,000 
Amend the bill in Part F in section 1 in the last line (page 6, line 4 in L.D.) by 
inserting after the following: "No. BCD-CV-14-49" the following: ', which court order 
requires that the funds be used in the sole discretion of the Attorney General for purposes 
set forth in the order. The Attorney General has provided written confirmation to the 
President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives that the specified 
use of the funds to be transferred by this Part is consistent with the terms of the court 
order' 
Amend the bill by adding after Part F the following: 
'PARTG 
Sec. G-1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
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JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT 
Courts - Supreme, Superior and District 0063 
Initiative: Transfers funds from Personal Services to All Other to provide funding to 
support increased criminal dockets, including an increase in criminal jury trials. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2015-16 
($240,000) 
$240,000 
$0 
2016-17 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, makes the following 
changes to the bill. 
1. In Part A, it: 
A. Adds the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety to the 
entities to which periodic reports must be made by the Commissioner of Public 
Safety; 
B. 
Adds funding provided by financial order 03451F16 to the unencumbered 
balances that may not be transferred; 
C. 
Adds funding provided by financial order 03451F16 to the unencumbered 
balances that may not lapse and restricts the nonlapsing year to fiscal year 2015-16 
only; 
D. Eliminates the appropriation for 10 investigative agents in fiscal year 2015-16 and 
reduces the appropriation in fiscal year 2016-17 from $1,600,000 to $1,230,000; and 
E. 
Adds a section to transfer $1,230,000 from the Gambling Control Board 
administrative expenses, Other Special Revenue Funds account to the unappropriated 
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surplus of the General Fund on or before the close of fiscal year 2016-17. 
2. In Part B, it requires consultation with the Maine Sheriffs' Association and the 
Maine Chiefs of Police Association and requires enhanced reporting. 
3. In Part C, it: 
A. Changes the requirement for a new 10-bed detoxification center to a requirement 
for a new detoxification center with at least 10 beds; and 
B. Changes the requirement that the center be in Bangor to a requirement that the 
center be in a northern or eastern area of the State with high rates of opioid use and 
accessible to related services and supports. 
4. 
In Part C and Part D, it changes the reporting requirements so that the 
Commissioner of Health and Human Services reports periodically to the Joint Standing 
Committee on Health and Human Services rather than the Joint Standing Committee on 
Appropriations and Financial Affairs. 
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5. In Part D, it: 
A. Removes the reference to the Maine Association of Substance Abuse Programs 
and directs the Department of Health and Human Services to provide funding within 
days after the effective date of the Part to an organization with expertise and 
experience in substance abuse prevention, treatment and peer recovery services to 
provide substance abuse services statewide; 
B. Adds to the services to be provided a requirement that coordination services 
include links to career services and a requirement that the organization develop and 
maintain a directory of providers and resources that is publicly available; and 
C. Requires that although funding may be sole-sourced for fiscal years 2015-16 and 
2016-17, future awards must be awarded on a competitive basis. It requires the 
Department of Health and Human Services to issue a request for proposals by 
January 1, 2017 that is competitively bid through the regular process pursuant to the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 155 for ongoing funding awards beginning 
no later than July 1, 2017. 
6. 
In Part E, it adds individual, group and intensive outpatient treatment to the 
substance abuse outpatient services for the uninsured for which a funding increase is 
provided. 
7. In Part F, it adds language regarding the requirements of the court order from 
which the funds to be transferred originated and states that the Attorney General has 
provided confirmation that the use of funds is consistent with the terms of the court order. 
8. It adds Part G, which transfers funds from Personal Services to All Other in the 
Judicial Department, Courts - Supreme, Superior and District program, General Fund 
account in fiscal year 2015-16 to provide funding to support_ increased criminal dockets, 
including an increase in criminal jury trials. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
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LD 1537 
LR 2599(02) 
An Act To Combat Drug Addiction through Enforcement, Prevention, Treatment and Recovery 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '11-'' (S, ~~l.fl.\) 
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Transfers 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Projections FY Projections FY 
FY 2015-16 
FY 2016-17 
2017-18 
2018-19 
$0 
$725,000 
$725,000 
$0 
$0 
$3,005,000 
$3,005,000 
($1,230,000) 
$3,005,000 
$3,005,000 
$0 
$0 
$3,005,000 
$3,005,000 
$0 
$0 
Part A of this bill includes a General Fund appropriation of $1,230,000 in fiscal year 2016- I 7 to the Department of Public Safety to 
fund IO investigative agents. Part A includes a one-time transfer of $1,230,000 in fiscal year 2016-17 to the unappropriated surplus 
of the General Fund from the Gambling Control Board administrative expenses, Other Special Revenue Funds account. 
Part B of this bill includes a General Fund appropriation of $50,000 in fiscal years 2015-16 and 2016-17 for the Department of the 
Attorney General to provide funding for local law enforcement entities. 
Part C, D and E of this bill includes General Fund appropriations to The Department of Health and Human Services of $675,000 in 
fiscal year 2015-16 and $1,725,000 in fiscal year 2016-17. This funding will be used to provide multiple services, including funding 
for the development and operation of a detoxification center, ongoing funding for annual grants for the establishment and expansion 
of peer support recovery centers and the coordination and provision of substance abuse prevention and education in schools and 
communities, and ongoing funding to increase substance abuse residential treatment and outpatient services for the uninsured. 
Part F of this bill provides one-time transfers of $725,000 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $1,775,000 in fiscal year 2016-17 to the 
unappropriated surplus of the General Fund from Other Special Revenue Funds received pursuant to the court order inState of 
Maine v. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 3 and Standard & Poor's Financial Services, LL~ Kennebec County Superior Court Docket 
No. BCD-CV-14-49. 
Part G of this bill includes a General Fund line category transfer from Personal Services to All Other of $240,000 in fiscal year 20 J _ 
for the Judicial Department. 
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