Resolve, To Study the Feasibility of a State Firefighter Training Facility
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0655
Committee Amendment CA_A_H528 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 436, L.D. 655, "Resolve, To Study the 
Feasibility of a State Firefighter Training Facility" 
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, To Provide the Engineering Study and Planning Needed for a Statewide, 
Centrally Located Emergency Services Training Facility and Several Regional 
Training Facilities' 
Amend the resolve by striking out everything after the title and before the summary 
and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 
Maine Fire Protection Services Commission to contract for 
services. Resolved: That the Maine Fire Protection Services Commission, established 
in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 12004-J, subsection 12, after consultation 
with the State Fire Marshal, shall contract with an independent consultant to conduct an 
engineering study and complete the planning needed for a statewide, centrally located 
emergency services training facility and several regional emergency services training 
facilities. At a minimum, the engineering study and planning must identify: 
1. The best location for a statewide, centrally located emergency services training 
facility, to be designated as the Maine Emergency Services Institute; 
2. The best locations for several regional emergency services training facilities, to be 
designated as branches of the Maine Emergency Services Institute, based on demographic 
and environmental information and providing access within one hour's driving time for 
90% of the emergency services personnel in the State; 
3. Potential users of the emergency services training facilities, the types of training 
for which the users might have need at each facility and the types of training that each 
facility would offer; 
4. The manner in which each emergency services training facility would operate on a 
daily basis; 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
ROFS 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 436, L.D. 655 
5. The costs of construction and establishment of each emergency services training 
facility and sources of funding, including local, state and grant funding; 
6. The annual operating costs, including maintenance, of each emergency services 
training facility; and 
7. The sources of funding for the operating costs of each emergency services training 
facility, including local, state and grant funding and other sources of revenues. 
The Maine Fire Protection Services Commission shall submit a report based on the 
results of the engineering study and planning to the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal justice and public safety matters by January 
6, 2017; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. 
Resolved: 
That the following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES COMMISSION, MAINE 
Maine Fire Protection Services Commission 0936 
Initiative: Provides funds for a contract with an independent consultant to conduct an 
engineering study and complete the planning needed for a statewide, centrally located 
emergency services training facility, to be designated as the Maine Emergency Services 
Institute, and several regional emergency services training facilities, to be designated as 
branches of the Maine Emergency Services Institute. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
2016-17 
$200,000 
$200,000 
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. This amendment replaces 
the resolve and changes the title. This amendment directs the Maine Fire Protection 
Services Commission, after consultation with the State Fire Marshal, to contract with an 
independent consultant to conduct an engineering study and complete the planning 
needed for a statewide, centrally located emergency services training facility, to be 
designated as the Maine Emergency Services Institute, and several regional emergency 
services training facilities, to be designated as branches of the Maine Emergency Services 
Institute. This amendment includes a General Fund appropriation and requires the Maine 
Fire Protection Services Commission to submit a report based on the results of the 
engineering study and planning to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over criminal justice and public safety matters by January 6, 2017. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/16/16 
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LD655 
LR 1644(02) 
Resolve, To Study the Feasibility of a State Firefighter Training Facility 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 't,:.. ( H- s~g) 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2015-16 
FY 2016-17 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$0 
$0 
$200,000 
$0 
$0 
$200,000 
$0 
$0 
The bill includes a General Fund appropriation of $200,000 to the Maine Fire Protection Services Commission in 
fiscal year 2016-17 for an independent consultant to conduct an engineering study and complete the planning needed 
for a statewide centrally located emergency services training facility. 
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