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Resolve, Regarding Engineering for Route 161
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0411
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: MARTIN

Legislative Document 
No. 411 
H.P. 277 
House of Representatives, February 12, 2015 
Resolve, Regarding Engineering for Route 161 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative MARTIN of Eagle Lake. 
Cosponsored by Representative: MARTIN of Sinclair. 
Sec. 1.  Department of Transportation to commence engineering work for 
Route 161 construction from Fort Kent to Ouellette Road in Cross Lake 
Township.  Resolved:  That the Department of Transportation shall commence 
engineering work for Route 161 construction from the Town of Fort Kent to Ouellette 
Road in Cross Lake Township by October 1, 2015. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve requires the Department of Transportation to commence engineering 
work for Route 161 construction from the Town of Fort Kent to Ouellette Road in Cross 
Lake Township by October 1, 2015.
Resolve, To Direct the Department of Transportation To Require the Word "Danger" on All Road Signs That Warn of Moose
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0410
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: NADEAU, VALENTINO, BECK, DOORE, LONG, MARTIN, SAUCIER, STEARNS

Legislative Document 
No. 410 
H.P. 276 
House of Representatives, February 12, 2015 
Resolve, To Direct the Department of Transportation To Require 
the Word "Danger" on All Road Signs That Warn of Moose 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative NADEAU of Winslow. 
Cosponsored by Senator VALENTINO of York and 
Representatives: BECK of Waterville, DOORE of Augusta, LONG of Sherman, MARTIN of 
Sinclair, SAUCIER of Presque Isle, STEARNS of Guilford. 
Sec. 1.  Department of Transportation to require "danger" on certain 
signs.  Resolved:  That the Department of Transportation shall require the word 
"danger" to be included on all signs that caution motorists of moose crossings on the 
roadways. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve directs the Department of Transportation to require the word "danger" to 
be included on all signs that caution motorists of moose crossings on the roadways.
An Act To Promote the Safe Use and Sale of Firearms
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0415
Committee Amendment CA_A_H474 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 282, L.D. 415, Bill, "An Act To 
Promote the Safe Use and Sale of Firearms" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §394 in subsection 2 in paragraph A in the 2nd line 
(page 1, line 8 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "$500 must" and inserting the 
following: 'not more than $500 may' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 2 in the last line (page 1, line 29 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "may $1,000 must" and inserting the following: 'not more than 
$1,000 may' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. 
The bill proposes a 
mandatory $500 fme for a person who sells or transfers a firearm to a prohibited person. 
The amendment changes the mandatory fme to a discretionary fine of up to $500. The 
bill changes the fine in existing law in which it is a civil violation to give a false or 
fictitious name to a firearms dealer from a discretionary fine of $50 to a mandatory fine 
of up to $1,000; the amendment provides for a discretionary fme of up to $1,000. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/09/15 
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LD415 
LR 1657(02) 
An Act To Promote the Safe Use and Sale of Firearms 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '~' [H -4-70 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Establishes new Class D crimes, Class E crimes and civil violations. 
The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts. 
LR1657(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Remove Certain Exemptions to the Laws Concerning Tree Specialists
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0414
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sponsors: THERIAULT, ESPLING, HOBART, CUSHING
Amends: 7 MRSA §2174, 7 MRSA §2175

Legislative Document 
No. 414 
H.P. 281 
House of Representatives, February 12, 2015 
An Act To Remove Certain Exemptions to the Laws Concerning 
Tree Specialists 
Reference to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and 
ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative THERIAULT of China. 
Cosponsored by Representatives: ESPLING of New Gloucester, HOBART of Bowdoinham, 
Senator: CUSHING of Penobscot. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  7 MRSA §2174, sub-§§3 and 4, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 84, §3, are 
amended to read: 
3.  Certain employees.  State, county, municipal, quasi-municipal or public utility 
employees while engaged in their regular line of duty or those individuals contracted 
during emergencies that result in public hardships; or 
4.  Scientific specialists.  Scientific specialists such as plant pathologists, 
entomologists, botanists, foresters, horticulturists and others who are not arborists but 
who by academic training are professionally qualified to perform certain services 
performed by licensed arborists.  Services performed by those specialists for a fee are 
limited to consultation, advisory or expert diagnostic services.  Those specialists are 
prohibited from performing all other activities of practicing arborists without 
examination; or. 
Sec. 2.  7 MRSA §2174, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 84, §3, is repealed. 
Sec. 3.  7 MRSA §2175, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 299, §3, is further 
amended to read: 
1.  Penalties.  A person who violates this subchapter must be informed of the 
violation and issued a warning.  A person who has been issued a warning pursuant to this 
subsection who violates this subchapter again commits a civil violation for which a 
forfeiture of up to $500 $1,000 a day for each day the violation continues may be 
adjudged.  All penalties collected must be deposited in a nonlapsing account in the 
department and must be used for the expenses of administering this chapter. 
SUMMARY 
This bill eliminates the arborist licensing exemption for highway contractors, 
subcontractors and their employees who remove trees during the performance of 
contracts for the construction or maintenance of highways and general contractors who 
remove interfering shade or ornamental trees or interfering parts of shade or ornamental 
trees in the conduct of their regular business.  This bill also increases the penalty for 
violating a provision of the laws regarding arborists from up to $500 per day to up to 
$1,000 per day but provides for a warning for a first offense.
An Act To. Provide for Direct Appeals under the Maine Juvenile Code to the Supreme Judicial Court
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0416
Committee Amendment CA_A_H92 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 283, L.D. 416, Bill, "An Act To. 
Provide for Direct Appeals under the Maine Juvenile Code to the Supreme Judicial 
Court" 
Amend the bill in section 3 in §3402 in subsection 5 in the 2nd line (page 2, line 2 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: "7" and inserting the following: '121' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment lengthens the amount of time for an appeal from the juvenile court 
from 7 days to 2 t days from the date of the entry of an order of disposition or other 
appealed order. The Supreme Judicial Court retains its authority to expand the time limit 
pursuant to a rule of the court. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Resolve, To Study the Use of Social Impact Bonds as a Funding Mechanism for Public Education Programs in Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0418
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: POULIOT, LANGLEY, BROOKS, DOORE, EDGECOMB, FOWLE, WHITE

Legislative Document 
No. 418 
H.P. 285 
House of Representatives, February 12, 2015 
Resolve, To Study the Use of Social Impact Bonds as a Funding 
Mechanism for Public Education Programs in Maine 
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative POULIOT of Augusta. 
Cosponsored by Senator LANGLEY of Hancock and 
Representatives: BROOKS of Lewiston, DOORE of Augusta, EDGECOMB of Fort Fairfield, 
FOWLE of Vassalboro, WHITE of Washburn. 
Sec. 1.  Education Research Institute to study use of social impact bonds 
to fund extended learning programs and prekindergarten programs.  
Resolved:  That the Education Research Institute, as established in the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 20-A, section 10, shall study the use of social impact bonds to fund 
extended learning programs and prekindergarten programs.  For purposes of this resolve, 
"social impact bond" means a performance-based bond that operates over a fixed period 
of time and for which repayment to an investor is contingent upon a specific social 
outcome being achieved and "extended learning program" means a program that creates 
educational opportunities for students whose educational needs and abilities exceed those 
addressed by the general curriculum.  A social impact bond generally involves a 
government entity partnering with a service provider or outside investor that provides the 
financing for the project or service that is the object of the bond with the government 
entity not being required to pay back the bond unless success is demonstrated by a 
measurable outcome; and be it further 
Sec. 2.  Report.  Resolved:  That the Education Research Institute shall submit a 
report with respect to the study under section 1 and any recommended legislation to the 
Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs by December 2, 2015.  The 
Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs may report out a bill based 
upon the report to the Second Regular Session of the 127th Legislature. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve requires the University of Maine System's Education Research Institute 
to study the use of social impact bonds to fund extended learning programs and 
prekindergarten programs.  A social impact bond generally involves a government entity 
partnering with a service provider or outside investor that provides the financing for the 
project or service that is the object of the bond with the government entity not being 
required to pay back the bond unless success is demonstrated by a measurable outcome.
Resolve, To Study the Use of Social Impact Bonds as a Funding Mechanism for Public Education Programs in Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0418
Committee Amendment CA_A_H10 (House)
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 285, L.D. 418, "Resolve, To Study the 
Use of Social Impact Bonds as a Funding Mechanism for Public Education Programs in 
Maine" 
Amend the resolve by incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the majority report of the Joint Standing Committee on Education 
and Cultural Affairs. This amendment incorporates a fiscal note. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03110115 
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LD418 
LR 1416(02) 
Resolve, To Study the Use of Social Impact Bonds as a Funding Mechanism for Public Education 
Programs in Maine 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committ~e Amendm~nt 'li' L 
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Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Requiring the University of Maine System's Education Research Institute to study the use of social impact bonds to 
fund extended learning programs and prekindergarten programs and to submit a report to the Joint Standing 
Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs by December 2,2015 is estimated to cost $18,750 in fiscal year 2015-
16. 
The Governor's proposed budget for the 2016-2017 biennium includes funding within the Department of Education's 
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program of $250,0010 in both fiscal years 2015-16 and 2016-17 to support the 
work of the institute which was established by the Legislature in Public Law 1995, c. 395, Part J to collect and 
analyze education information and perform targeted education research for the Legislature. 
This preliminary fiscal impact statement assumes that funding for the Education Research Institute in the 2016-2017 
biennial budget will be sufficient to support the costs of this legislation and the study will be included in the 2015-
2016 workplan approved by the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs and, therefore, no 
General Fund appropriation is required. This estimate of fiscal impact may need to be revised based on the final 
legislative actions in the first regular session of the 127th Legislature. 
LR1416(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Promote Academic Opportunities for Maine Youth during Summer Months
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0419
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: PIERCE, DION, HOBBINS, POULIOT, STEARNS, LIBBY

Legislative Document 
No. 419 
H.P. 286 
House of Representatives, February 12, 2015 
An Act To Promote Academic Opportunities for Maine Youth 
during Summer Months 
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative PIERCE of Falmouth. 
Cosponsored by Representatives: DION of Portland, HOBBINS of Saco, POULIOT of 
Augusta, STEARNS of Guilford, Senator: LIBBY of Androscoggin. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
CONCEPT DRAFT 
SUMMARY 
This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. 
The bill proposes to amend the current law to promote the establishment and 
expansion of summer school programs for elementary and secondary school students.  
The bill proposes that: 
1. Elementary and secondary schools be provided with additional resources and 
incentives to establish or expand summer school programs that enhance the academic 
opportunities for Maine students; 
2. The Department of Education provide elementary and secondary schools with 
examples of effective models of summer school programs that improve student 
performance, including model programs that involve school networking and partnerships 
with community-based organizations such as the Maine Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs 
that provide summer activities to align and leverage existing resources, improve program 
quality and develop shared outcomes for student success; and 
3. The current provisions in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A related to funding 
summer school programs be amended to provide additional funds for the establishment 
and expansion of summer school programs for elementary and secondary school students.  
The amendments to the current law may include, but are not limited to: 
A. Providing an adjustment of the state share of the total allocation to qualifying 
school administrative units for the costs of establishing or expanding summer school 
programs for elementary and secondary school students; or 
B. Providing qualifying school administrative units with the allocation of state grants 
to be awarded on an annual basis by the Department of Education for the 
establishment and expansion of summer school programs for elementary and 
secondary school students.
An Act To Promote Academic Opportunities for Maine Youth during Summer Months
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0419
Committee Amendment CA_A_H450 (House)

LD419 
LR 1664(02) 
An Act To Promote Academic Opportunities for Maine Youth during Summer Months 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,~( H -1 S g 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Projections 
Proj ections 
FY 2015-16 
FY2016-17 
FY 2017-18 
FY 2018-19 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
$76,729 
$99,394 
$103,116 
$106,986 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
$76,729 
$99,394 
$103,116 
$106,986 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
$500 
$500 
$500 
$500 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This bill includes General Fund appropriations of $76,729 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $99,394 in fiscal year 2016-17 
to a newly established Summer Success Program within the Department of Education for one Education Specialist III 
position and related all other costs to implement and administer the Maine Summer Success Program. 
This bill also includes Other Special Revenue Funds base allocations of $500 per year beginning in fiscal year 2015-
in the event that funds are received from other sources such as grants, gifts or other monies from State, federal or 
local sources, from any person, firm, partnership or corporation and from social impact bonds. 
The Department of Education is required to provide funding to cover 90% of the costs of summer success programs in 
eligible school administrative units beginning in fiscal year 2016-17 through a grant application process. If sufficient 
funding is not available to support this requirement tlu'ough the alternative sources of funding listed in the bill, 
additional General Fund appropriations will be required. 
LR1664(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Improve Access to Treatments for Lyme Disease
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0422
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S188 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" A "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 289, 
L.D. 422, Bill, "An Act To Improve Access to Treatments for Lyme Disease" 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in §3282-B in subsection 2 in the 5th line (page 
2, line 7 in amendment) by inserting after the following: "treatment
U the following: 'and 
the patient's informed consent to the specific treatment' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires a physician to document in the patient's medical record the 
patient's informed consent to the s ecific treatment. 
SPONSOREDBY: __ ~-4~~~-L~~~==~ 
(Senator VOLK) 
COUNTY: Cumberland 
SENATE AMENDMENT
An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0420
Committee Amendment CA_A_H71 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" 4" to H.P. 287, L.D. 420, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Law Regarding Filing Fees for Proposed Transmission Line Projects" 
Amend the bill by incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment incorporates a fiscal note. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Revenue 
Approved: 04/02/15 
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LD420 
LR570(02) 
An Act To Amend the Law Regarding Filing Fees for Proposed Transmission Line Projects 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ~" (/I- 7/ ) 
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY2015-16 
FY2016-17 
Projections 
FY2017-18 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
$300,000 
$300,000 
$300,000 
$300,000 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The bill raises the fee for petitioning the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for approval of transmission lines 
capable Of operating at 69 kilovolts or more from 4/1 00 of 1 % of the estimated cost of the transmission line to 4/1 00 
of 1 % ofthe estimated cost of the transmission line or $100,000, whichever is higher. This bill also requires those 
petitioning the PUC for approval of a transmission project operating at less than 69 kilovolts and projected to cost 
more than $20,000,000 to pay a fee of2/100 of 1 % of the estimated cost of the transmission project. The PUC has 
indicated that they expect an average of 3 petitions for transmission lines per year, resulting in an increase of Other 
Special Revenue Funds revenue to the PUC of $300,000 in fiscal year 2015-16 and in every subsequent fiscal year. 
Under current law, the PUC may exempt an applicant from paying a filing fee if it does not place an unusual burden 
on the PUC's budget. This fiscal note assumes that the PUC will not exempt these fees. 
LR0570(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Amend the Law Regarding Filing Fees for Proposed Transmission Line Projects
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0420
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology
Sponsors: DION, WOODSOME
Amends: 35-A MRSA §3132

Legislative Document 
No. 420 
H.P. 287 
House of Representatives, February 12, 2015 
An Act To Amend the Law Regarding Filing Fees for Proposed 
Transmission Line Projects 
Submitted by the Public Utilities Commission pursuant to Joint Rule 204. 
Reference to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered 
printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative DION of Portland. 
Cosponsored by Senator WOODSOME of York. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  35-A MRSA §3132, sub-§9, as amended by PL 2007, c. 148, §8, is 
further amended to read: 
9.  Filing fee; waiver of fee.  When a petition is filed under this section or section 
3132-A, the person or persons involved shall pay to the commission an amount equal to 
2/100 of 1% of the estimated cost to erect, rebuild or relocate the transmission line 
provided except that, in the case of a petition filed under subsection 2, the fee is 4/100 of 
1% or $100,000, whichever is higher.  The person may, at the time of the filing of notice 
of its intent to file the petition, or, in the case of lines subject to subsection 2, at the time 
of the filing of the petition, request the commission to waive all or a portion of the filing 
fee.  The commission shall rule on the request for waiver within 30 days. 
Filing fees paid as required under this subsection must be segregated, apportioned and 
expended by the commission for the purposes of this section.  Any portion of the filing 
fee that is received from any person and is not expended by the commission to process 
the petition for a certificate of public convenience and necessity must be returned to the 
person. 
SUMMARY 
This bill changes the fee for petitioning the Public Utilities Commission for approval 
to erect a transmission line capable of being operated at 69 kilovolts or more from 4/100 
of 1% of the cost to erect the line to 4/100 of 1% or $100,000, whichever is higher.  It 
also requires a fee of 2/100 of 1% of the estimated cost of a transmission line and its 
associated infrastructure capable of operating at less than 69 kilovolts and projected to 
cost in excess of $20,000,000 to be paid by a person petitioning the commission to build 
such a line and infrastructure.
An Act To Improve Access to Treatments for Lyme Disease
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0422
Committee Amendment CA_B_H217 (House)

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,~" to H.P. 289, L.D. 422, Bill, "An Act To 
Improve Access to Treatments for Lyme Disease" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing Certain Health Care Practitioner Licensing Boards To Notify 
Licensees of Consequences of Using Nontraditional Treatment Methods' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the sunnnary and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 
Lyme disease; notification to licensees. 
Resolved: 
That, by 
December 31, 2015, the Board of Licensure in Medicine, Board of Osteopathic Licensure 
and the State Board of Nursing shall notify their respective licensees that using 
nontraditional treatments for diseases, including Lyme disease, will not result in 
disciplinary action based solely upon the use of nontraditional treatment as long as the 
medical decision-making, the monitoring of the patient's reaction to the specific treatment 
and the patient's informed consent to the specific treatment are documented in the 
patient's medical record.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the committee. It replaces the bill with a 
resolve that directs the Board of Licensure in Medicine, Board of Osteopathic Licensure 
and the State Board of Nursing to notify their respective licensees that using 
nontraditional treatments for diseases, including Lyme disease, will not result in 
disciplinary action based solely upon the use of nontraditional treatment as long as the 
medical decision-making, the monitoring of the patient's reaction to the specific treatment 
and the patient's informed consent to the specific treatment are documented in the 
patient's medical record. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05118/15 
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LD422 
LR 906(03) 
An Act To Improve Access to Treatments for Lyme Disease 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committe~ Amendment j3 C 
t+ -~ I (7) 
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and.Economic Development 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Board of Licensure in Medicine, Board of Osteopathic Licensure and the Board of Nursing, 
each affiliated with the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, to make the required notification to 
their respective licensees can be absorbed within each board's exisiting budgeted resources . 
LR0906(03) - Fiscal Note- Page 1 of 1 
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An Act To Improve Access to Treatments for Lyme Disease
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0422
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: SANDERSON, JOHNSON, AUSTIN, MAKER, O'CONNOR, PARRY, POULIOT, PRESCOTT, SIROCKI, BURNS
Amends: 32 MRSA §3282-B

Legislative Document 
No. 422 
H.P. 289 
House of Representatives, February 12, 2015 
An Act To Improve Access to Treatments for Lyme Disease 
Reference to the Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative SANDERSON of Chelsea. 
Cosponsored by Senator JOHNSON of Lincoln and 
Representatives: AUSTIN of Gray, MAKER of Calais, O'CONNOR of Berwick, PARRY of 
Arundel, POULIOT of Augusta, PRESCOTT of Waterboro, SIROCKI of Scarborough, 
Senator: BURNS of Washington. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  32 MRSA §3282-B is enacted to read: 
§3282-B.  Lyme disease treatment 
1.  Definitions.  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the 
following terms have the following meanings. 
A.  "Clinical diagnosis" means a diagnosis that is based on knowledge obtained 
through medical history and physical examination of a patient alone or in conjunction 
with testing that provides supportive data for the diagnosis. 
B.  "Long-term antibiotic therapy" means the prolonged administration of oral, 
intramuscular or intravenous antibiotics for a period greater than 28 days. 
C.  "Lyme disease" is a condition caused by an infection of the bacterium Borrelia 
burgdorferi transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks. 
2.  Lyme disease treatment.  The board may not suspend or revoke a license or 
discipline a licensee under this chapter because the licensee prescribed, administered or 
dispensed long-term antibiotic therapy pursuant to a treatment plan for a patient clinically 
diagnosed with acute, persistent or chronic Lyme disease if: 
A.  The clinical diagnosis and treatment plan were made considering the patient's 
individual circumstance and pursuant to a treatment guideline recommended by the 
United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention; or 
B.  The licensee used the licensee's best judgment with respect to the particular 
patient or special clinical situation in the prescription, administration and 
dispensation of the long-term antibiotic therapy. 
SUMMARY 
This bill prohibits the Board of Licensure in Medicine from disciplining a physician 
or revoking or suspending a physician's license for prescribing, administering or 
dispensing long-term antibiotic therapy to a patient with acute, persistent or chronic 
Lyme disease if the therapy was pursuant to a treatment plan recommended by the United 
States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention that considered the patient's individual circumstance or was in the best 
judgment of the physician with respect to the particular patient or special clinical 
situation.
An Act To Prohibit False Labeling of Marine Organisms
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0425
Committee: Marine Resources
Sponsors: CHAPMAN

Legislative Document 
No. 425 
H.P. 292 
House of Representatives, February 12, 2015 
An Act To Prohibit False Labeling of Marine Organisms 
Reference to the Committee on Marine Resources suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative CHAPMAN of Brooksville. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA c. 605, sub-c. 3-B is enacted to read: 
SUBCHAPTER 3-B 
GENETICALLY ENGINEERED PRODUCTS 
§6116.  Labeling of genetically engineered marine organisms 
1.  Labeling prohibition.  Beginning January 1, 2016, a marine organism that has 
been, in whole or in part, genetically engineered may not be offered for sale for human 
consumption if labeled with the same name as its nongenetically engineered counterpart 
unless the words "genetically engineered" appear immediately before the name in the 
same size, color and font type.  For purposes of this section, "genetically engineered" 
means modified by recombinant DNA techniques or containing such a modification as 
the result of inheritance. 
2.  Violation; penalty.  Failure to comply with this section is a civil violation for 
which a fine of not more than $1,500 may be adjudged. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires clear and conspicuous labeling of a marine organism offered for 
sale if the marine organism is produced using genetic engineering and is labeled with the 
same name as its nongenetically engineered counterpart.  Failure to provide the required 
labeling is a civil violation.
An Act To Allow the Use of Suppressors for Hunting Nuisance Wildlife
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0424
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: WOOD, DAVIS, CRAFTS, LONG, LYFORD, PICCHIOTTI, REED, SHORT, BURNS, THIBODEAU
Amends: 12 MRSA §11214

Legislative Document 
No. 424 
H.P. 291 
House of Representatives, February 12, 2015 
An Act To Allow the Use of Suppressors for Hunting Nuisance 
Wildlife 
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered 
printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative WOOD of Sabattus. 
Cosponsored by Senator DAVIS of Piscataquis and 
Representatives: CRAFTS of Lisbon, LONG of Sherman, LYFORD of Eddington, 
PICCHIOTTI of Fairfield, REED of Carmel, SHORT of Pittsfield, Senators: BURNS of 
Washington, President THIBODEAU of Waldo. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §11214, sub-§1, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 
and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
C.  Use for hunting or possess for hunting any firearm fitted or contrived with a 
device for deadening the sound of explosion.  This paragraph does not apply to: 
(1)  Military organizations authorized by law to bear arms or to the National 
Guard in the performance of its duty; or 
(2)  The use or possession of such a firearm for the purpose of killing a wild 
animal or wild turkey under the authority of section 12401 or 12402; 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows a person to use a firearm fitted or contrived with a device for 
deadening the sound of explosion to kill wild animals or wild turkeys that are damaging 
crops, orchards or property or harming domestic animals.
An Act To Require Child-resistant Packaging for Products Containing Liquid Nicotine
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0423
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: SANDERSON, JOHNSON, FARNSWORTH, GATTINE, JORGENSEN, O'CONNOR, PARRY, POULIOT, PRESCOTT, BURNS
Amends: 22 MRSA §1560-B

Legislative Document 
No. 423 
H.P. 290 
House of Representatives, February 12, 2015 
An Act To Require Child-resistant Packaging for Products 
Containing Liquid Nicotine 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative SANDERSON of Chelsea. 
Cosponsored by Senator JOHNSON of Lincoln and 
Representatives: FARNSWORTH of Portland, GATTINE of Westbrook, JORGENSEN of 
Portland, O'CONNOR of Berwick, PARRY of Arundel, POULIOT of Augusta, PRESCOTT of 
Waterboro, Senator: BURNS of Washington. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §1560-B is enacted to read: 
§1560-B.  Liquid nicotine 
1.  Definitions.  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the 
following terms have the following meanings. 
A.  "Child-resistant packaging" means packaging meeting the specifications in 16 
Code of Federal Regulations, Section 1700.15(b)(1) (2015) and tested by the method 
described in 16 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 1700.20 (2015). 
B.  "Nicotine liquid container" means a container used to hold a liquid or gel 
containing nicotine that is sold, marketed or intended for use as a tobacco substitute. 
2.  Prohibition.  Beginning January 1, 2016, a person may not sell, furnish, give 
away or offer to sell, furnish or give away the following products: 
A.  A liquid or gel product containing nicotine intended for use as a tobacco 
substitute unless the product is contained in child-resistant packaging; or 
B.  A nicotine liquid container unless the container is child-resistant packaging. 
3.  Penalties.  This subsection applies to violations of subsection 2. 
A.  A person who violates subsection 2 commits a civil violation for which a fine of 
$500 may be adjudged. 
B.  A person who violates subsection 2 after having previously violated subsection 2 
commits a civil violation for which a fine of $1,000 may be adjudged. 
C.  A person who violates subsection 2 after having previously violated subsection 2 
more than once commits a civil violation for which a fine of $5,000 may be adjudged. 
SUMMARY 
This bill prohibits selling, furnishing or giving away a container used to hold any 
liquid containing nicotine if the container is not child-resistant packaging and prohibits 
selling, furnishing or giving away a liquid or gel product that contains nicotine unless the 
product is contained in child-resistant packaging.
An Act To Amend the Powers and Duties of the State Board of Education
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0428
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: LANGLEY, KORNFIELD, MILLETT, DAUGHTRY, HUBBELL, MAKER, TIPPING-SPITZ
Amends: 20-A MRSA §405

Legislative Document 
No. 428 
S.P. 157 
In Senate, February 24, 2015 
An Act To Amend the Powers and Duties of the State Board of 
Education 
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator LANGLEY of Hancock. 
Cosponsored by Representative KORNFIELD of Bangor and 
Senator: MILLETT of Cumberland, Representatives: DAUGHTRY of Brunswick, HUBBELL 
of Bar Harbor, MAKER of Calais, TIPPING-SPITZ of Orono. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §405, sub-§3, ¶U, as amended by PL 2005, c. 611, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
U.  Review the organization of school administrative units statewide to identify 
current cooperative agreements between school administrative units.  Cooperative 
agreements may include, but are not limited to:  purchasing or contract agreements; 
administrative functions; shared staff and staff training; and technology initiatives.  
Based on the review, and in consultation with the department, the state board may 
recommend that school administrative units develop and carry out a plan for a 
cooperative agreement with one or more other school administrative units.  
"Cooperative agreement" may include agreements between school administrative 
units and career and technical education regions and career and technical education 
centers; and 
Sec. 2.  20-A MRSA §405, sub-§3, ¶V, as amended by PL 2005, c. 611, §2, is 
further amended to read: 
V.  Study school administrative unit configuration statewide.; and 
Sec. 3.  20-A MRSA §405, sub-§3, ¶W is enacted to read: 
W.  Enter into an interstate reciprocity agreement regarding postsecondary distance 
education, administer the agreement and approve or disapprove an application to 
participate in the agreement from a postsecondary institution that has its principal 
campus in the State. 
SUMMARY 
This bill specifically authorizes the State Board of Education to enter into an 
interstate reciprocity agreement regarding postsecondary distance education, to 
administer the agreement and to approve or disapprove an application to participate in the 
agreement from a postsecondary institution that has its principal campus in the State.
An Act To Address and Mitigate the Effects of Marine Debris
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0427
Committee: Marine Resources
Sponsors: DEVIN, GERZOFSKY, ALLEY, BLUME, HUBBELL, HYMANSON, KUMIEGA, WELSH

Legislative Document 
No. 427 
H.P. 294 
House of Representatives, February 12, 2015 
An Act To Address and Mitigate the Effects of Marine Debris 
Reference to the Committee on Marine Resources suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative DEVIN of Newcastle. 
Cosponsored by Senator GERZOFSKY of Cumberland and 
Representatives: ALLEY of Beals, BLUME of York, HUBBELL of Bar Harbor, 
HYMANSON of York, KUMIEGA of Deer Isle, McCREIGHT of Harpswell, WELSH of 
Rockport. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
CONCEPT DRAFT 
SUMMARY 
This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. 
This bill proposes to enact measures to address and mitigate plastic pollution in the 
marine environment, including but not limited to microdebris pollution.  For the purpose 
of this resolve, "microdebris" means particles of plastic approximately 5 to 10 microns in 
length that may be ingested by filter-feeding organisms in the marine environment.
An Act To Modify the Disbursement from the Maine Economic Improvement Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0429
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: BURNS, ALLEY, COLLINS, GERZOFSKY, DANA, LOCKMAN, MAKER, TUELL, TURNER
Amends: 10 MRSA §948

Legislative Document 
No. 429 
S.P. 158 
In Senate, February 24, 2015 
An Act To Modify the Disbursement from the Maine Economic 
Improvement Fund 
Reference to the Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
suggested and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator BURNS of Washington. 
Cosponsored by Representative ALLEY of Beals and 
Senators: COLLINS of York, GERZOFSKY of Cumberland, Representatives: DANA of the 
Passamaquoddy Tribe, LOCKMAN of Amherst, MAKER of Calais, TUELL of East Machias, 
TURNER of Burlington. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  10 MRSA §948, sub-§1, ¶H, as amended by PL 2013, c. 225, §2, is 
further amended to read: 
H.  Apportioning a minimum percentage of the annual disbursements from the fund 
to support research and development as follows: a minimum of 2% to the University 
of Maine at Machias to support applied marine research and development at that 
university's marine field station and a minimum of 1% to be apportioned among the 
University of Maine at Augusta, the University of Maine at Farmington, the 
University of Maine at Fort Kent, the University of Maine at Machias, the University 
of Maine at Presque Isle and the Maine Maritime Academy to support research and 
development as follows: beginning July 1, 2013 a minimum of 2.5% and beginning 
July 1, 2015 a minimum of 3%. 
SUMMARY 
This bill changes the apportionment of the percentage of the Maine Economic 
Improvement Fund that goes to the University of Maine at Augusta, the University of 
Maine at Farmington, the University of Maine at Fort Kent, the University of Maine at 
Machias, the University of Maine at Presque Isle and the Maine Maritime Academy to 
support applied research and development by removing the apportionment to all 
institutions of a minimum of 3% of the fund and instead requiring a minimum of 2% of 
the fund to be disbursed to the University of Maine at Machias to support applied marine 
research and development at that university's marine field station and a minimum of 1% 
to be apportioned among the remainder of the institutions.
An Act To Assist Municipalities To Obtain Payment of Overdue Sewer Bills
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0430
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology
Sponsors: BURNS, MAKER, COLLINS, DAVIS, KATZ, LANGLEY, ROSEN, WHITTEMORE, MONAGHAN, TUELL

Legislative Document 
No. 430 
S.P. 159 
In Senate, February 24, 2015 
An Act To Assist Municipalities To Obtain Payment of Overdue 
Sewer Bills 
Reference to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered 
printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator BURNS of Washington. 
Cosponsored by Representative MAKER of Calais and 
Senators: COLLINS of York, DAVIS of Piscataquis, KATZ of Kennebec, LANGLEY of 
Hancock, ROSEN of Hancock, WHITTEMORE of Somerset, Representatives: MONAGHAN 
of Cape Elizabeth, TUELL of East Machias. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
CONCEPT DRAFT 
SUMMARY 
This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. 
This bill proposes to assist municipalities in obtaining payment of overdue sewer bills 
by strengthening the enforcement tools that are available to municipalities to collect these 
debts.
An Act To Clarify the Liability of Funeral Practitioners
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0433
Committee Amendment CA_A_S187 (Senate)
Amends: 22 MRSA §2843-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 162, L.D. 433, Bill, "An Act To Clarify 
the Liability of Funeral Practitioners" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §2843-A, sub-§8, as amended by PL 2011, c. 387, §2, is 
further amended to read: 
8. Immunity. A party, including but not limited to a funeral director or practitioner 
of funeral service, who, in good faith, acts upon the instructions of the party having 
custody and control is not liable for having carried out those instructions, may not be held 
civilly or criminally liable and is not subject to disciplinary action for acting in 
accordance with those instructions.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment reallocates the bill's proposed immunity provision to the general 
existing imnllmity provision for the chapter of law governing deaths and burials to 
provide clarity that a funeral director or practitioner of funeral service is entitled to the 
immunity provided under that chapter. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: OS/27/15 
~ac: 
127th MAINE LEGISLA1-'URE 
LD 433 
LR 1204(02) 
An Act To Clarify the Liability of Funeral Practitioners 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "fI!,(S-1 '8" /) 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor savings - General Fund 
Minor revenue decrease - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Decreases the number of civil suits. 
May decrease General Fund filing fee revenue by minor amounts. 
LR1204(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Clarify the Liability of Funeral Practitioners
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0433
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: CUSHING, BLACK, BAKER, HAMPER, LANGLEY, MASON, DION, NUTTING
Amends: 22 MRSA §2843-A

Legislative Document 
No. 433 
S.P. 162 
In Senate, February 24, 2015 
An Act To Clarify the Liability of Funeral Practitioners 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator CUSHING of Penobscot. 
Cosponsored by Representative BLACK of Wilton and 
Senators: BAKER of Sagadahoc, HAMPER of Oxford, LANGLEY of Hancock, MASON of 
Androscoggin, Representatives: DION of Portland, NUTTING of Oakland. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §2843-A, sub-§10, ¶F is enacted to read: 
F.  A funeral director or practitioner of funeral service who, in good faith, acts upon 
the instructions of a party that misrepresents that party's custody and control may not 
be held civilly or criminally liable and is not subject to disciplinary action for acting 
in accordance with those instructions. 
SUMMARY 
This bill provides immunity from disciplinary action and civil and criminal liability 
for a funeral director or a practitioner of funeral service who, with respect to the remains 
of a deceased person, acts in good faith upon the instructions of an individual who 
misrepresents that individual's custody and control of that deceased person.
An Act To Require Providers of Short-term Lodging To Be Licensed by the State
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0436
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: PATRICK, PETERSON, MALABY, MORRISON
Amends: 22 MRSA §2491

Legislative Document 
No. 436 
S.P. 165 
In Senate, February 24, 2015 
An Act To Require Providers of Short-term Lodging To Be Licensed 
by the State 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator PATRICK of Oxford. 
Cosponsored by Representative PETERSON of Rumford and 
Representatives: MALABY of Hancock, MORRISON of South Portland. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §2491, sub-§7-F, as amended by PL 2013, c. 264, §4, is 
further amended to read: 
7-F.  Lodging place.  "Lodging place" means a building or structure, or any part of a 
building or structure, used, maintained, advertised or held out to the public as a place 
where sleeping accommodations are furnished to the public for business purposes.  
"Lodging place" includes, but is not limited to, hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts and 
inns where the owner or managing entity maintains the lodging facilities and the 
structures are located in the same general physical location. "Lodging place" includes a 
property under common management where 4 or more rooms, cottages or condominium 
units are rented to the public, or where any number of rooms are rented to the public for 
overnight occupancy.  "Lodging place" does not include vacation rentals, youth camps, 
dormitories of charitable, educational or philanthropic institutions, fraternity or sorority 
houses affiliated with educational institutions, permanent residences, rooming houses, 
tenancies at will or rental properties with tenant and landlord relationships. 
Sec. 2.  22 MRSA §2491, sub-§10-C is enacted to read: 
10-C.  Overnight occupancy.  "Overnight occupancy" means rental by the owner 
and occupation by the public of a lodging place for a period of less than 7 consecutive 
days for a fee. 
Sec. 3.  22 MRSA §2491, sub-§17, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 264, §5, is amended 
to read: 
17.  Vacation rental.  "Vacation rental" means a residential property that is rented 
for vacation, leisure or recreation purposes for a day, a week or a month, and typically 
under 30 days but not for more than an entire summer or winter season, to a person who 
has a place of permanent residence to which the person intends to return. 
SUMMARY 
This bill defines "overnight occupancy" in the laws governing lodging places and 
requires renters who provide overnight occupancy to the public to be licensed by the 
State.  It also provides that a property rented as a vacation rental must be rented for a 
minimum of 7 days.