An Act To Combat Drug Addiction through Enforcement, Prevention, Treatment and Recovery
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1537
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S346 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 599, 
L.D. 1537, Bill, "An Act To Combat Drug Addiction through Enforcement, Prevention, 
Treatment and Recovery" 
Amend the amendment on page 2 by striking out all of lines 9 to 27 and inserting the 
following: 
'Amend the bill by striking out all of Part Band inserting the following: 
'PARTB 
Sec. B-1. 
Law enforcement and county jail initiatives regarding 
treatment, recovery and support services. The Commissioner of Public Safety, 
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 
Commissioner of Public Safety 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 Commissioner of Public Safety 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. 
Sec. B-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 
may not be transferred to any other appropriation or subdivision of an appropriation made 
by the Legislature. 
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SENATE AMENDMENT" A- "to COMMITTEEAMENDMENT"A"to S.P. 599, L.D. 1537 
Sec. B-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 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. B-4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
Administration - Public Safety 0088 
Initiative: Provides funds for grants to local law enforcement entities and county jails for 
the establishment of projects designed to facilitate pathways to treatment, recovery and 
support services through law enforcement initiatives. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2015-16 
$50,000 
$50,000 
2016-17 
$50,000 
$50,000 
Amend the amendment on page 5 by striking out all of lines 26 to 32 and inserting 
the following: 
'Amend the bill in Part Fin section 1 in the last 4 lines (page 6, lines 1 to 4 in L.D.) 
by striking out the following: "funds received pursuant to the court order in State of 
Maine v. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Financial Services, LLC, 
Kennebec County Superior Court Docket No. BCD-CV-14-49" and inserting the 
following: 'Medical Use of Marijuana Fund, established in the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 22, section 2430' ' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment: 
1. Requires the Department of Public Safety, rather than the Attorney General, to 
administer grants to local law enforcement agencies and county jails; and 
2. Removes from the bill and committee amendment language requiring the transfer 
to the General Fund of funds received from the court order in State of Maine v. McGraw-
Hill Companies, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Financial Services, LLC and instead requires 
the transfer of funds from the Medical Use of Marijuana Fund. 
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(Senator 
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COUNTY: Oxford 
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An Act To Combat Drug Addiction through Enforcement, Prevention, Treatment and Recovery 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Transfers 
General Fund 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment "A" to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Hamper of Oxford 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Projections FY Projections F 
FY 2015-16 
FY 2016-17 
2017-18 
2018-
$0 
$0 
$0 
$ 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$ 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
$0 
($725,000) 
$0 
($1,775,000) 
$0 
$0 
$ 
$, 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This amendment bas no net effect on the General Fund cost of the bill. It replaces the transfer of funds to the unappropriated 
surplus of the General Fund from the Department of the Attorney General settlement funds with a transfer from the Department o 
Health and Human Services Medical Use of Marijuana Fund. It also changes Part B of the majority committee amendment to 
appropriate the funds to the Department of Public Safety rather than the Department of the Attorney General. 
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