An Act To Establish the Municipal Gigabit Broadband Network Access Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1185
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S257 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" A "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 818, 
L.D. 1185, Bill, "An Act To Establish the Municipal Gigabit Broadband Network Access 
Fund" 
Amend the amendment in Part A in section 1 in §9211-A by striking out all of 
subsection 2 (page I, lines 31 to 33 and page 2, lines 1 to 3 in amendment) and inserting 
the following: 
'2. Fund established. The Municipal Gigabit Broadband Network Access Fund is 
established as a nonlapsing, revolving fund administered by the authority for the purposes 
of supporting the activities and projects of the authority under this section. All money in 
the fund must be continuously applied by the authority to carry out this section. The 
authority may receive and deposit in the fund funds from the following sources: 
A. Federal funds and awards that may be used for the purposes of this section; 
B. The proceeds of bonds issued for the purposes of this section; and 
C. 
Any other funds from public or private sources received in support of the 
purposes for which the fund is established.' 
Amend the amendment in Part A in section 1 in §9211-A in subsection 3 in the 3rd 
line (page 2, line 6 in amendment) by striking out the following: "The" and inserting the 
following: 'To the extent funds are available, the' 
Amend the amendment in Part A in section 1 in §9211-A by striking out all of 
subsection 4 (page 2, lines 27 to 38 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
'4. Implementation grants; maximum awards. To the extent funds are available, 
the authority shall award implementation grants to achieve the purpose of the fund as 
described in subsection 3 as follows. 
A. An implementation grant to an applicant may not exceed $200,000 for each 
eligible project selected for funding. 
B. 
An implementation grant may be awarded only to an applicant that has 
demonstrated to the satisfaction of the authority that it has participated in a planning 
grant process as described in subsections 5, 6 and 7. 
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Municipalities selected for funding must be required to provide a 25% cash 
match.' 
Amend the amendment in Part A in section 1 in §9211-A in subsection 5 in the 2nd 
and 3rd lines (page 2, lines 40 and 41 in amendment) by striking out the following: "the 
authority may award up to 25" and inserting the following: 'to the extent funds are 
available, the authority shall award' 
Amend the amendment in Part A in section 1 in §9211-A in subsection 5 in paragraph 
A in the first line (page 3, line 7 in amendment) by striking out the following: "An 
economic development plan" and inserting the following: 'A plan' 
Amend the amendment in Part A in section 1 in §9211-A in subsection 8 in the first 
line (page 3, line 39 in amendment) by striking out the following: "shall" and inserting 
the following: 'may' 
Amend the amendment in Part A by striking out all of sections 2 and 3 (page 4, lines 
to 37 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
'Sec. A-2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
CONNECTME AUTHORITY 
Municipal Gigabit Broadband Network Access Fund N185 
Initiative: Provides abase allocation of $500 to establish the Municipal Gigabit 
Broadband Network Access Fund. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2015-16 
$500 
$500 
2016-17 
$500 
$500 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of Part B. 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SU~ARY 
This amendment: 
1. Removes General Fund allocations that provide funds to support the Municipal 
Gigabit Broadband Network Access Fund; 
2. Provides that the ConnectME Authority may receive and deposit in the Municipal 
Gigabit Broadband Network Access Fund federal funds, the proceeds from bonds and 
funds from any other public or private source; 
3. 
Removes the minimum number of implementation and planning grants the 
ConnectME Authority is required to award; 
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4. Removes the requirement that the ConnectME Authority establish a timeline and 
standards for grants under the Municipal Gigabit Broadband Network Access Fund and 
perform an evaluation of the Municipal Gigabit Broadband Network Access Fund; and 
5. Makes other changes to reflect the removal of the General Fund allocation to fund 
the Municipal Gigabit Broadband Network Access Fund. 
This amendment adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Senator WOODSOME) 
COUNTY: York 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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Approved: 06/12/15 .wac 
LD 1185 
LR 1510(05) 
An Act To Establish the Municipal Gigabit Broadband Network Access Fund 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment "N' to Committee Amendment "A" (:S-:2Si) 
Sponsor: Sen. Woodsome of York 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2015-16 
FY2016-17 
Proj ections 
FY 2017-18 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
($6,014,693) 
($6,014,693) 
$500 
($19,869) 
($19,869) 
$500 
($20,573) 
($20,573) 
$500 
$0 
$0 
$500 
This amendment removes all General Fund appropriations in the committee amendment. It adds Other Special 
Revenue Funds allocations of $500 in fiscal years 2015-16 and 2016-17 to establish the Municipal Gigabit Broadband 
Network Access Fund. This fund may receive funding through available federal funds, bond proceeds and other 
available monies from public or private sources. The ConnectME Authority is directed to provide certain grants to the 
extent that funds are available.