An Act To Increase the Safety of Amusement Rides
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1057
Committee Amendment CA_A_H234 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 726, L.D. 1057, Bill, "An Act To 
Increase the Safety of Amusement Rides" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following; 
'Resolve, To Review and Report Recommendations on the Safety of Motorized Farm 
Rides Provided for a Fee to the Public' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and befor~ the summary and 
inserting the following; 
'Sec. 1. 
Review. 
Resolved: 
That the State Fire Marshal, or the State Fire 
Marshal's designee, and the Chief of the Maine State Police, or the chief's designee, shall 
work together as cochairs to convene a broadly representative group of stakeholders to 
review methods of ensuring the safety of the public on motorized hayrides, pumpkin rides 
and other fann rides that are offered for a fee to the public on farms and rural land. The 
stakeholder group shall review requirements applicable to motorized vehicles that pull 
rides, trailers and wagons on which the public sits or stands. The stakeholder group shall 
review the requirements in effect in the State of Rhode Island, the status of proposed 
standards for hayrides developed by the American Society for Testing and Materials and 
the laws of this State that apply to motor vehicles; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the 
Maine State Police shall prepare a report and submit it to the Joint Standing Committee 
on Criminal Justice and Public Safety and the Joint Standing Committee on 
Transpoliation by February 1, 2016. The repOli must contain a description of the work 
undertaken by the stakeholder group and any findings and recommendations agreed upon 
by the stakeholders. Following review of the repoli the Joint Standing Committee on 
Criminal Justice and Public Safety and the Joint Standing Committee on Transpoliation 
may each separately submit legislation to the Second Regular Session of the 127th 
Legislature.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "t)" to H,P, 726, L.D, 1057 
SUMMARY 
Tliis amendment replaces the bill with a resolve, The resolve directs the State Fire 
Marshal and the Chief of the Maine State Police to work together as cochairs to convene 
a broadly representative group of stakeholders to review methods of ensuring the safety 
of the public on motorized hayrides, pumpkin rides and other falm rides that are offered 
for a fee to the public on farms and rural land, The resolve requires the Office of the 
State Fire Marshal and the Maine State Police to prepare a report and submit it to the 
Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety and the Joint Standing 
Committee on Transportation by February 1,2016, Following review of the report, the 
Joi"nt Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety and the Joint Standing 
II 
Committee on Transportation are authorized to separately submit legislation to the 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 05/12/15 
p.,;pac:.. 
LD 1057 
LR 223(02) 
An Act To Increase the Safety of Amusement Rides 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'Ar( -H -J3Zf) 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor cost increase - Highway Fund 
Additional costs to the Department of Public Safety associated with convening a stakeholder group and reporting the 
results can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR0223(02) - Fiscal Note" Page 1 of 1