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Resolve, To Name the Essex Street Overpass Bridge in Bangor the Brent Cross Bridge
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1589
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: FREY, CUSHING, KORNFIELD, GRATWICK

Legislative Document 
No. 1589 
H.P. 1080 
House of Representatives, February 16, 2016 
Resolve, To Name the Essex Street Overpass Bridge in Bangor the 
Brent Cross Bridge 
(AFTER DEADLINE) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205. 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative FREY of Bangor. 
Cosponsored by Senator CUSHING of Penobscot and 
Representative: KORNFIELD of Bangor, Senator: GRATWICK of Penobscot. 
Sec. 1.  Essex Street overpass bridge named.  Resolved:  That the Department 
of Transportation shall designate the Essex Street overpass bridge in the City of Bangor 
that crosses over Interstate 95 the Brent Cross Bridge. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve directs the Department of Transportation to designate the Essex Street 
overpass bridge in the City of Bangor that crosses over Interstate 95 the Brent Cross 
Bridge.
An Act To Exempt from the Sales and Use Tax Sales to Certain Veterans' Organizations Funding Direct Supportive Services to Veterans and Their Families
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1590
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: DEVIN, JOHNSON, ALLEY, BLUME, DAVITT, HANINGTON, POULIOT, POWERS, SAUCIER, TEPLER
Amends: 36 MRSA §1760

Legislative Document 
No. 1590 
H.P. 1081 
House of Representatives, February 16, 2016 
An Act To Exempt from the Sales and Use Tax Sales to Certain 
Veterans' Organizations Funding Direct Supportive Services to 
Veterans and Their Families 
(AFTER DEADLINE) 
(EMERGENCY) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205. 
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative DEVIN of Newcastle. 
Cosponsored by Senator JOHNSON of Lincoln and 
Representatives: ALLEY of Beals, BLUME of York, DAVITT of Hampden, HANINGTON of 
Lincoln, POULIOT of Augusta, POWERS of Naples, SAUCIER of Presque Isle, TEPLER of 
Topsham. 
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, this legislation provides an exemption from the sales tax to organizations 
that fund valuable support services to veterans and their families; and 
Whereas, providing these organizations an exemption from the sales tax will allow 
them to devote more financial resources to funding these services; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §1760, sub-§98, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 267, Pt. OOOO, §4 
and affected by §7, is amended to read: 
98.  Certain veterans' support organizations.  Sales to incorporated nonprofit 
organizations organized for the purpose of providing direct supportive services in the 
State to veterans and their families living with service-related post-traumatic stress 
disorder or traumatic brain injury or to incorporated nonprofit veterans' organizations that 
fund a full-time position at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs hospital at 
Togus to provide support to veterans and their families. 
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect May 1, 2016. 
SUMMARY 
Current law exempts from the sales and use tax sales made to incorporated nonprofit 
organizations organized for the purpose of providing direct supportive services to 
veterans and their families living with service-related post-traumatic stress disorder or 
traumatic brain injury.  This bill expands that exemption to include sales made to 
incorporated nonprofit veterans' organizations that fund a full-time position at the United 
States Department of Veterans Affairs hospital at Togus to provide support to veterans 
and their families.
An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1592
Committee Amendment CA_A_S380 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " A " to S.P. 641, L.D. 1592, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Maine Traveler Information Services Laws" 
Amend the bill in section 4 in § 1913-A in subsection 1 in paragraph L in the 2nd line 
(page 2, line 29 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "during the time period from May 
1st to November 15th" 
Amend the bill in section 4 in §1913-A in subsection 1 in paragraph Lin the 3rd line 
(page 2, line 30 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "200" and inserting the following: 
'30' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes the restriction that a temporary sign may be placed within the 
public right-of-way only during the time period from May 1st to November 15th. It 
provides that a temporary sign may not be placed within the public right-of-way within 
feet, instead of 200 feet as proposed in the bill, of another temporary sign bearing the 
same or substantially the same message. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Establish a Contingency Wildlife Management Plan
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1593
Committee Amendment CA_A_H573 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §10051

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ·A" to H.P. 1083, L.D. 1593, Bill, "An Act To 
Establish a Contingency Wildlife Management Plan" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Make Hunting, Fishing and Trapping the Basis of Managing Inland 
Fisheries and Wildlife Resources' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §10051, first ,r, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and 
affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is established to preserve, protect 
and enhance the inland fisheries and wildlife resources of the State; to encourage the wise 
use of these resources; to ensure coordinated planning for the future use and preservation 
of these resources; aaa to provide for effective management of these resources; and to use 
regulated hunting, fishing and trapping as the basis for the management of these resources 
whenever feasible.' 
SUMMARY 
Current law provides that the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is 
established to preserve, protect, enhance and effectively manage the inland fisheries and 
wildlife resources of the State. This amendment adds using regulated hunting, fishing and 
trapping as the basis for the management of these resources whenever feasible. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Direct the Commissioner of Education To Develop a Model Policy Regarding Substance Abuse Education in Maine Schools
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1594
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: McCABE, LANGLEY, KORNFIELD, MAKER, NADEAU, PIERCE, SAUCIER, TUELL, CYRWAY, MILLETT
Amends: 20-A MRSA §6605

Legislative Document 
No. 1594 
H.P. 1084 
House of Representatives, February 18, 2016 
An Act To Direct the Commissioner of Education To Develop a 
Model Policy Regarding Substance Abuse Education in Maine 
Schools 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative McCABE of Skowhegan. 
Cosponsored by Senator LANGLEY of Hancock and 
Representatives: KORNFIELD of Bangor, MAKER of Calais, NADEAU of Winslow, 
PIERCE of Falmouth, SAUCIER of Presque Isle, TUELL of East Machias, Senators: 
CYRWAY of Kennebec, MILLETT of Cumberland. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §6605, sub-§5 is enacted to read: 
5.  Model policy; substance abuse prevention.  No later than July 1, 2017, the 
commissioner, in consultation with organizations that have expertise in substance abuse 
prevention education, shall develop a model policy for substance abuse prevention 
education based on nationally recognized best practices that: 
A.  Uses an evidence-based curriculum to provide first-hand accounts of problems 
with substance abuse through the use of volunteers and other presenters; and 
B.  Is available to students in grades 6 to 12 in public schools and approved private 
schools. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires the Commissioner of Education, in consultation with organizations 
that have expertise in substance abuse prevention education, to develop a model policy 
for substance abuse prevention education that is available to students in grades 6 to 12.
An Act To Revise the Laws Regarding Dental Practices
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1596
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: SIROCKI

Legislative Document 
No. 1596 
H.P. 1086 
House of Representatives, February 18, 2016 
An Act To Revise the Laws Regarding Dental Practices 
(AFTER DEADLINE) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205. 
Reference to the Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative SIROCKI of Scarborough. 
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 recodify the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 32, chapter 16, which 
governs the practice of dentistry by dentists, expanded function dental assistants, 
independent practice dental hygienists, dental hygiene therapists, dental hygienists, dental 
auxiliaries, denturists and dental radiographers.  In addition to restructuring the so-called 
Dental Practice Act, this bill proposes to implement the recommendations of the Board of 
Dental Examiners, including restructuring of the board, increasing statutory authority for 
the subcommittees of the board, expanding scopes of practice of the various professionals 
licensed by the board and making changes to ownership requirements of dental practices.
An Act Regarding Consent to Land Transfers to the Federal Government
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1600
Committee Amendment CA_A_H571 (House)
Amends: 1 MRSA §15

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "Pr" to H.P. 1091, L.D. 1600, Bill, "An Act 
Regarding Consent to Land Transfers to the Federal Government" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 1 MRSA §15 is amended to read: 
§15. Consent of Legislature to acquisition of land by United States for public 
buildings; record of conveyances 
In accordance with the Constitution of the United States, Article 1, Section VIII, 
Clause I 7, and Acts of Congress in such cases provided, the consent of the Legislature is 
given to the acquisition by the United States, or under its authority, by purchase, 
condemnation or othetwise, of any land in this State required for the erection of 
lighthouses or for sites for customhouses, courthouses, post offices, arsenals or other 
public buildings, or for any other purposes of the government, except for the designation 
of property as a national monument pursuant to 54 United States Code, Section 320301 
(2015). Deeds and conveyances or title papers for the same shall must be recorded upon 
the land records of the county or registry district in which the land so conveyed may lie; 
and in like manner may be recorded a sufficient description by metes and bounds, courses 
and distances, of any tracts and legal divisions of any public lands belonging to the 
United States set apart by the general government for either of the purposes before 
mentioned, by an order, patent or other official paper so describing such land.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the committee. It removes the requirement 
for a reverter clause in a deed and conveyance or title papers in the event that land is 
given by the State to the Federal Government and the Federal Government attempts to 
designate such land a national monument. It adds language specifying that, in the case of 
designation of property as a national monument, the consent of the Legislature is not 
given to the Federal Government for the acquisition of land. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Resolve, To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Strengthen and Align the Services Provided to Maine's Veterans by Authorizing MaineCare Transportation Services To Transport Veterans to Medical Appointments Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1599
Committee: Health and Human Services

Legislative Document 
No. 1599 
H.P. 1090 
House of Representatives, February 23, 2016 
Resolve, To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To 
Strengthen and Align the Services Provided to Maine's Veterans by 
Authorizing MaineCare Transportation Services To Transport 
Veterans to Medical Appointments Administered by the United 
States Department of Veterans Affairs 
Reported by Representative LUCHINI of Ellsworth for the Joint Standing Committee on 
Veterans and Legal Affairs pursuant to Resolve 2015, chapter 48, section 7. 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed 
pursuant to Joint Rule 218. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Sec. 1.  Transportation services eligibility. Resolved: That the Department of 
Health and Human Services shall submit to the United States Department of Health and 
Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services an application for a waiver 
under the Medicaid program to cover persons who are MaineCare members or eligible to 
be MaineCare members and who are also eligible for health care benefits as enrollees 
with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Under the waiver, the department 
shall propose to make available to these persons coverage for transportation to health care 
appointments at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs hospital at Togus and 
affiliated community-based outpatient clinics. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve is submitted by the Joint Standing Committee on Veterans and Legal 
Affairs pursuant to Resolve 2015, chapter 48 to implement recommendations of the 
Commission To Strengthen and Align the Services Provided to Maine’s Veterans.  It 
directs the Department of Health and Human Services to submit to the United States 
Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 
an application for a MaineCare waiver to provide transportation services to veterans who 
are eligible for the MaineCare program but also receive health care benefits from the 
United States Department of Veterans Affairs at the hospital located at Togus or affiliated 
community-based outpatient clinics.
An Act Regarding Consent to Land Transfers to the Federal Government
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1600
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: STANLEY
Amends: 1 MRSA §15

Legislative Document 
No. 1600 
H.P. 1091 
House of Representatives, February 23, 2016 
An Act Regarding Consent to Land Transfers to the Federal 
Government 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative STANLEY of Medway.  (GOVERNOR'S BILL) 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  1 MRSA §15 is amended to read: 
§15.  Consent of Legislature to acquisition of land by United States for public 
buildings; record of conveyances 
In accordance with the Constitution of the United States, Article 1, Section VIII, 
Clause 17, and Acts of Congress in such cases provided, the consent of the Legislature is 
given to the acquisition by the United States, or under its authority, by purchase, 
condemnation or otherwise, of any land in this State required for the erection of 
lighthouses or for sites for customhouses, courthouses, post offices, arsenals or other 
public buildings, or for any other purposes of the government. Deeds and conveyances or 
title papers for the same shall must be recorded upon the land records of the county or 
registry district in which the land so conveyed may lie; and in like manner may be 
recorded a sufficient description by metes and bounds, courses and distances, of any 
tracts and legal divisions of any public lands belonging to the United States set apart by 
the general government for either of the purposes before mentioned, by an order, patent 
or other official paper so describing such land.  These deeds and conveyances or title 
papers must contain a covenant requiring that all right, title and interest in the property 
revert to the grantor if the United States attempts to designate this property a national 
monument pursuant to 54 United States Code, Section 320301 (2015). 
SUMMARY 
This bill amends the laws governing the consent that is given by the State to the 
Federal Government to acquire land to require that such an acquisition include a reverter 
clause to apply in the event the Federal Government attempts to designate such land a 
national monument.
An Act To Provide Funding to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1606
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H641 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 647, 
LD. 1606, Bill, "An Act To Provide Funding to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund" 
Amend the amendment in Part I in section 1 in the 2nd line (page 14, line 38 in 
amendment) by striking out the following: "$44,500,000" and inserting the following: 
'$44,000,000' 
Amend the amendment by inserting after Part I the following: 
'PART J 
Sec. J-1. Transfer to Maine Clean Election Fund. Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $500,000 from General Fund 
undedicated revenue to the Maine Clean Election Fund established in the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 21-A, section 1124 on or before August 1, 2016. 
Sec. J-2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ETHICS AND ELECTION PRACTICES, COMMISSION ON GOVERNMENTAL 
Governmental Ethics and Election Practices - Commission on 0414 
Initiative: Provides an allocation of $500,000 for funding related to the Maine Clean 
Election Act. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOT AL 
2015-16 
$500,000 
$500,000 
2016-17 
$0 
$0 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
Page I - 127LR2716(04)-l 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 647, L.D. 1606 
SUMMARY 
This amendment transfers $500,000 to the Maine Clean Election Fund from General 
Fund undedicated revenue and reduces the amount transferred to the Maine Budget 
Stabilization Fund by $500,000. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
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(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY: 
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(Representative CHIPMAN 9 
TOWN: Portland 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
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Revised: 04/05/16 
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LD 1606 
LR 2716(04) 
An Act To Provide Funding to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment "A' to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Rep. Chipman of Portland 
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 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Transfers 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$0 
$500,000 
$0 
$500,000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This amendment reduces the proposed fiscal year 2015-16 transfer from the unappropriated surplus of the General 
Fund to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund by $500,000 and instead transfers that $500,000 to the Maine Clean 
Election Fund in fiscal year 2015-16. The amendment also includes an Other Special Revenue Funds allocation of 
$500,000 in fiscal year 2015-16 to the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices to allow 
expenditure of the transferred money. 
LR2716(04) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0
An Act To Provide Funding to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1606
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S467 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "A " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 647, 
L.D. 1606, Bill, "An Act To Provide Funding to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund" 
Amend the amendment in Part C by inserting after section 2 the following: 
'Sec. C-3. Salary schedule for senior motor vehicle detectives changed. 
The Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Human Resources 
shall amend by August 1, 2016 its rules regarding compensation to ensure that the fixed 
salary schedule for positions classified as senior motor vehicle detectives within the 
Department of the Secretary of State is increased by 5%.' 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds senior motor vehicle detectives to Part C of Committee 
Amendment "A," which provides salary increases to certain law enforcement personnel. 
This position was inadvertently omitted from the amendment. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
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COUNTY: Oxford 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/05/16 
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LD 1606 
LR2716(06) 
An Act To Provide Funding to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment ';I:' to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Hamper of Oxford 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
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Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Future biennium cost increase - Highway Fund 
This amendment adds Senior Motor Vehicle Detective positions to the list of employees whose salary schedule will be 
increased by 5%. The 2015-16 and 2016-17 cost is estimated to be $2,561 and$ 13,315, respectively, and will be 
funded from the General Fund Salary Plan. These positions were inadvertently omitted from the majority committee 
amendment. 
LR2716(06) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I
An Act To Provide Funding to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1606
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_C_S470 (Senate)

LD 1606 
LR 2716(05) 
An Act To Provide Funding to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment 'L" to Committee Amendment "A" 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Transfers 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Sponsor: Sen. Brakey of Androscoggin 
( 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
..... 47c) 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2015-16 
FY 2016-17 
$0 
$0 
($200,000) 
($7, 777,326) 
$0 
$3,000,000 
$0 
· ($3,000,000) 
($200,000) 
($10,777,326) 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
($7,777,326) 
($7,777,326) 
($7,777,326) 
($7,777,326) 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This amendment deappropriates $2,351,366 in fiscal year 2016-17 as a result of eliminating benefits for legal non-
citizens in the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
(TANF) program and in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). It also deappropriates $5,425,960 in 
fiscal year 2016-17 as a result ofrestructuring the General Assistance program to reflect a change in the 
reimbursements made to municipalities. 
This amendment eliminates the $3,000,000 General Fund transfer to the Maine Clean Election Fund required to be 
made under current law in fiscal year 2016-17. 
This amendment deappropriates $200,000 in fiscal year 2015-16 that was appropriated on a one-time basis to the 
Maine Historic Preservation Commission in Public Law 2015, chapter 267 for the purchase of the Frances Perkins 
Homestead in Newcastle, Maine. 
This amendment increases the amount transferred from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Maine 
Budget Stabilization by $200,000 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $10,777,325 in fiscal year 2016-17. 
LR2716(05) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Provide Funding to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1606
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Sponsors: HAMPER, WINSOR

Legislative Document 
No. 1606 
S.P. 647 
In Senate, February 25, 2016 
An Act To Provide Funding to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund 
(EMERGENCY) 
Reference to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator HAMPER of Oxford.  (GOVERNOR'S BILL) 
Cosponsored by Representative WINSOR of Norway. 
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, Public Law 2015, chapter 267, Part L, section 6 increased the maximum 
percentage of total General Fund revenues that may be in the Maine Budget Stabilization 
Fund; and 
Whereas, this legislation requires the transfer of funds to the Maine Budget 
Stabilization Fund before the expiration of the current fiscal year; and 
Whereas, the 90-day period may not terminate until after the beginning of the next 
fiscal year; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  Transfer to Maine Budget Stabilization Fund for fiscal year 
2015-16.  The State Controller shall transfer $67,292,995 to the Maine Budget 
Stabilization Fund established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1532 from 
the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund no later than June 30, 2016. 
Sec. 2.  Transfer to Maine Budget Stabilization Fund for fiscal year 
2016-17.  The State Controller shall transfer $5,389,377 to the Maine Budget 
Stabilization Fund established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1532 from 
the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund no later than June 30, 2017. 
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires the transfer of $67,292,995 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $5,389,377 in 
fiscal year 2016-17 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Maine 
Budget Stabilization Fund.
An Act To Designate the Maine Lobster as the State Crustacean
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1609
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: LYFORD, DAVIS, CAMPBELL, CRAFTS, MAKER, MALABY, REED, STEARNS, VEROW, ROSEN
Amends: 1 MRSA §229

Legislative Document 
No. 1609 
H.P. 1097 
House of Representatives, February 25, 2016 
An Act To Designate the Maine Lobster as the State Crustacean 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative LYFORD of Eddington.  (GOVERNOR'S BILL) 
Cosponsored by Senator DAVIS of Piscataquis and 
Representatives: CAMPBELL of Orrington, CRAFTS of Lisbon, MAKER of Calais, 
MALABY of Hancock, REED of Carmel, STEARNS of Guilford, VEROW of Brewer, 
Senator: ROSEN of Hancock. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  1 MRSA §229 is enacted to read: 
§229.  State crustacean 
The Maine lobster (Homarus americanus) is the official state crustacean. 
SUMMARY 
This bill designates the Maine lobster as the official state crustacean.
An Act To Exempt from Sales Tax Meals Sold by Nonprofit Organizations
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1613
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S526 (Senate)
Amends: 36 MRSA §1760

SENATE AMENDMENT" A,, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 651, 
L.D. 1613, Bill, "An Act To Exempt from Sales Tax Meals Sold by Nonprofit 
Organizations" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section l (page 1, lines 15 to 26 in 
amendment) and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §1760, sub-§100 is enacted to read: 
100. 
Certain sales by civic, religious or fraternal organizations. 
Sales of 
prepared food by a civic, religious or fraternal organization, including an auxiliary of 
such an organization, at a public or member-only event, except when alcoholic beverages 
are available for sale at the event. This exemption is limited to the first 24 days during 
which such sales are made in a calendar year.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides a sales tax exemption for sales of prepared food by a civic, 
religious or fraternal organization, including an auxiliary of such an organization, at a 
public or member-only event, except when alcoholic beverages are available for sale at 
the event, for up to 24 days during a calendar year. 
SPONSORED BY: 
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(Senator KATZ) 
COUNTY: Kennebec 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
Page I -127LR2655(04)-1 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/13/16 
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LD 1613 
LR2655(04) 
An Act To Exclude from Sales Tax Certain Sales by Civic, Religious and Fraternal Organizations 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment ''A' to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Katz of Kennebec 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
G-'SZ..b) 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2015-16 
$0 
$0 
$0 
FY 2016-17 
($1,713,285) 
$1,713,285 
$34,965 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
($1,913,168) 
$1,913,168 
$126,457 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
($2,003,116) 
$2,003,116 
$138,490 
This amendment limits the sales tax exemption for certain sales to the first 24 days of such sales during a calendar 
year. The booked revenue loss is eliminated, leaving only a minor revenue loss. 
LR2655(04) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I
An Act To Exempt from Sales Tax Meals Sold by Nonprofit Organizations
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1613
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_B_S544 (Senate)
Amends: 36 MRSA §1760

SENATE AMENDMENT "!5 "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 651, 
L.D. 1613, Bill, "An Act To Exempt from Sales Tax Meals Sold by Nonprofit 
Organizations" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 1 (page 1, lines 15 to 26 in 
amendment) and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §1760, sub-§100 is enacted to read: 
100. 
Certain sales by civic, religious or fraternal organizations. 
Sales of 
prepared food by a civic, religious or fraternal organization, including an auxiliary of 
such an organization, at a public or member-only event, except when alcoholic beverages 
are available for sale at the event. This exemption is limited to the first 23 days during 
which such sales are made in a calendar year.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides a sales tax exemption for sales of prepared food by a civic, 
religious or fraternal organization, including an auxiliary of such an organization, at a 
public or member-only event, except when alcoholic beverages are available for sale at 
the event, for up to 23 days d · 
calendar year. 
SPONSORED BY: 
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(Senator KATZ) 
COUNTY: Kennebec 
Page I -127LR2655(06)-1 
SENATE AMENDMENT
An Act To Exempt from Sales Tax Meals Sold by Nonprofit Organizations
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1613
Committee Amendment CA_A_S430 (Senate)
Amends: 36 MRSA §1752

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 651, L.D. 1613, Bill, "An Act To 
Exempt from Sales Tax Meals Sold by Nonprofit Organizations" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Exclude from Sales Tax Certain Sales by Civic, Religious and Fraternal 
Organizations' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 1 to 3 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §1752, sub-§1-D, as amended by PL 2005, c. 218, §12, is 
further amended to read: 
1-D. Casual sale. "Casual sale" means an isolated transaction in which tangible 
personal property or a taxable service is sold other than in the ordinary course of repeated 
and successive transactions of like character by the person making the sale. "Casual sale" 
includes transactions at a bazaar, fair, rummage sale, meal, picnic or similar event by a 
civic, religious or fraternal organization that is aot a registereEl retailer. The sale by a 
registered retailer of tangible personal property that that retailer has used in the course of 
the retailer's business is not a casual sale if that property is of like character to that sold by 
the retailer in the ordinary course of repeated and successive transactions. "Casual sale" 
does not include any transaction in which a retailer sells tangible personal property or a 
taxable service on behalf of the owner of that property or the provider of that service.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment includes within the definition of "casual sale," which is a sale that is 
not subject to sales tax, a transaction in connection with a meal provided by a civic, 
religious or fraternal organization. 
The amendment also removes the provision that 
prohibits such an organization from being exempt if it is a registered retailer. 
FISCAL KOT£ REQeTRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/11/16 ;t,;,ac:.. 
LD 1613 
LR2655(02) 
An Act To Exempt from Sales Tax Meals Sold by Nonprofit Organizations 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amen.ded by Con_imittee Amendment 'Jlf '5-L/°30" 
Committee: Taxation 
{.:=: 
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Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2015-16 
FY 2016-17 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$1,713,285 
($1,713,285) 
($34,965) 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
$1,913,168 
($1,913,168) 
($126,457) 
Projections 
FY2018-19 
$2,003,116 
($2,003,116) 
($138,490) 
This bill adds certain sales to the definition of casual sales which are not subject to the sales tax and would result in a 
loss of General Fund revenue of $1, 713 ,285 in fiscal year 2016-17 and a loss of Local Government Fund revenue of 
$34,965 in fiscal year 2016-17. 
LR2655(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Resolve, To Provide Funding for the County Jail Operations Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1614
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S486 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 652, 
L.D. 1614, "Resolve, To Provide Funding for the County Jail Operations Fund" 
Amend the amendment by striking out everything after the title and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Distributions by Department of Corrections. Resolved: That the 
Department of Corrections shall distribute the funds appropriated in this resolve prior to 
June 30, 2016 on the basis of the financial needs of each county jail and the regional jail. 
The department shall determine the financial needs of the jails in cooperation with the 
Maine County Commissioners Association and the Maine Sheriffs' Association, taking 
into consideration the revenues and verified expenditures of each jail and the use of tax 
assessments by each county as allowed by the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30-A, 
section 701, subsection 2-C; and be it further 
Sec. 2. 
Appropriations and allocations. 
Resolved: 
That the following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF 
County Jail Operations Fund Z194 
Initiative: 
Provides one-time funding for the County Jail Operations Fund to meet 
funding needs for the operation of the State's county jails and regional jail. 
GENERAL FUND 
2015-16 
2016-17 
All Other 
$2,465,896 
$0 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$2,465,896 
$0 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE AMENDMENT"A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT"A" to S.P. 652, L.D. 1614 
SUMMARY 
This amendment eliminates the proposed General Fund appropriation in fiscal year 
2016-1 7 for the County Jail Operations Fund. 
SPONSOREDBY: , ~  
(Senator HAMP 
COUNTY: Oxford 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
-~ 
SENA TE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/07/16 feac. 
LD 1614 
LR2681(04) 
Resolve, To Provide Funding for the County Jail Operations Fund 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment ''A" to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Hamper of Oxford 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
( '5.-4'6 b) 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2015-16 
$0 
$0 
FY 2016-17 
($2,465,896) 
($2,465,896) 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
$0 
$0 
This amendment eliminates a one-time General Fund appropriation of $2,465,896 in 2016-17 for the County Jail 
Operations Fund to meet the funding needs of the State's county jails and regional jail. As amended, the bill continues 
to provide a one-time General Fund appropriation of $2,465,896 in fiscal year 2015-16. 
LR2681(04) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Exempt from Sales Tax Meals Sold by Nonprofit Organizations
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1613
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: SAVIELLO, WHITE, BREEN, DUCHESNE, HANLEY, MARTIN, TUCKER
Amends: 36 MRSA §1760

Legislative Document 
No. 1613 
S.P. 651 
In Senate, February 25, 2016 
An Act To Exempt from Sales Tax Meals Sold by Nonprofit 
Organizations 
(AFTER DEADLINE) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205. 
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator SAVIELLO of Franklin. 
Cosponsored by Representative WHITE of Washburn and 
Senator: BREEN of Cumberland, Representatives: DUCHESNE of Hudson, HANLEY of 
Pittston, MARTIN of Eagle Lake, TUCKER of Brunswick. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §1760, sub-§6, ¶F, as amended by PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. 
DDDD, §3 and affected by §§5 and 6, is further amended to read: 
F.  Served by youth camps licensed by the Department of Health and Human Services 
and defined in Title 22, section 2491, subsection 16; and 
Sec. 2.  36 MRSA §1760, sub-§6, ¶G, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. DDDD, 
§4 and affected by §§5 and 6, is amended to read: 
G.  Served by a retirement facility to its residents when participation in the meal 
program is a condition of occupancy or the cost of the meals is included in or paid 
with a comprehensive fee that includes the right to reside in a residential dwelling 
unit and meals or other services, whether that fee is charged annually, monthly, 
weekly or daily.; and 
Sec. 3.  36 MRSA §1760, sub-§6, ¶H is enacted to read: 
H.  Served by an incorporated nonprofit organization, including, but not limited to, a 
regularly organized church or house of religious worship, when the proceeds of the 
sale of the meals are used to fund the purpose of the organization. 
Sec. 4.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect August 1, 2016. 
SUMMARY 
This bill provides an exemption from the sales and use tax for meals served by an 
incorporated nonprofit organization, including a regularly organized church or house of 
religious worship, when the proceeds of the sale of the meals are used to fund the purpose 
of the organization.
Resolve, To Establish the Commission To Continue the Study of Difficult-to-place Patients
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1615
Committee Amendment CA_A_S398 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 653, L.D. 1615, "Resolve, To Establish 
the Commission To Continue the Study of Difficult-to-place Patients" 
Amend the resolve in section 5 in subsection 10 in the last line (page 3, line 31 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: "and" 
Amend the resolve in section 5 by inserting after subsection 10 the following: 
'11. Development of a methodology for collecting data regarding the refusal of long-
term care facilities to admit patients with complex medical conditions, as a means to 
identify barriers to placement; and' 
7 
Amend the resolve in section 5 by renumbering any nonconsecutive subsection 
numbers to read consecutively. 
Amend the resolve in section 8 in the first line (page 3, line 38 in L.D.) by striking 
out the following: "December 15" and inserting the following: 'November 2' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, adds to the bill a 
duty for the Commission To Continue the Study of Difficult-to-place Patients. It requires 
the commission to develop a methodology for collecting data regarding the refusal of 
long-term care facilities to admit patients with complex medical conditions, as a means to 
identify barriers to placement. It changes the date that the report is due from December 
15, 2016 to November 2, 2016. 
FISCAL NOTE REQl'l~-r:~ 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE·AMENDMENT 
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Approved: 03/14/16 feac 
LD 1615 
LR 2700(02) 
Resolve, To Establish the Commission To Continue the Study of Difficult-to-place Patients 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ''fi.'(s-3q~ \ 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
I J 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Legislative Cost/Study 
Legislative Cost/Study 
The general operating expenses of this study are projected to be $2,125 in fiscal year 2016-17. The Legislature's 
budget includes $10,000 in fiscal year 2016-17 for legislative studies. Whether this amount is sufficient to fund all 
studies will depend on the number of studies authorized by the Legislative Council and the Legislature. The 
additional costs of providing staffing assistance to the study during the interim can be absorbed utilizing existing 
budgeted staff resources. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services to serve on the Commission created in this bill 
are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
Additional costs to the Department of Labor and the State Board of Nursing to provide the required input can be 
absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR2700(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Resolve, To Provide Funding for the County Jail Operations Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1614
Committee Amendment CA_A_S400 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ".,4 "to S.P. 652, L.D. 1614, "Resolve, To Provide 
Funding for the County Jail Operations Fund" 
Amend the resolve by inserting before section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 1. Distributions by Department of Corrections. Resolved: That the 
Department of Corrections shall distribute the funds appropriated in this resolve prior to 
June 30, 2016 and prior to June 30, 2017 on the basis of the financial needs of each 
county jail and the regional jail. The department shall determine the financial needs of 
the jails in cooperation with the Maine County Commissioners Association and the Maine 
Sheriffs' Association, taking into consideration the revenues and verified expenditures of 
each jail and the use of tax assessments by each county as allowed by the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 30-A, section 701, subsection 2-C; and be it further' 
Amend the resolve in section 1 in the 5th line (page 1, line 13 in L.D.) by inserting 
after the following: "Provides" the following: 'one-time' 
Amend the resolve by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. The amendment specifies 
that the funding is provided on a one-time basis. 
The amendment requires the 
Department of Corrections to make the distributions pursuant to the resolve prior to June 
30, 2016 and prior to June 30, 2017 on the basis of the financial needs of each county jail 
and the regional jail. The amendment requires the department to determine the financial 
needs of the jails in cooperation with the Maine County Commissioners Association and 
the Maine Sheriffs' Association, taking into consideration the revenues and verified 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A· to S.P. 652, L.D. 1614 
expenditures of each jail and the use of tax assessments by each county as a source of 
funding for the jail as allowed by current law. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/10/16 feac 
LD 1614 
LR 2681(02) 
Resolve, To Provide Funding for the County Jail Operations Fund 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '~4' [S-l\06\ 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
) 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2015-16 
FY 2016-17 
$2,465,896 
$2,465,896 
$2,465,896 
$2,465,896 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
$0 
$0 
This bill provides a one-time General Fund appropriation of $2,465,896 in fiscal years 2015-16 and 2016-17 for the 
County Jail Operations Fund to meet funding needs of the State's county jails and regional jail. 
LR2681(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Resolve, To Provide Funding for the County Jail Operations Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1614
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Legislative Document 
No. 1614 
S.P. 652 
In Senate, February 25, 2016 
Resolve, To Provide Funding for the County Jail Operations Fund 
(EMERGENCY) 
Reported by Senator ROSEN of Hancock for the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal 
Justice and Public Safety pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 34-A, section 1402, 
subsection 13. 
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Secretary of the Senate 
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, funding is needed immediately for the operation of the State's county jails 
and one regional jail; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore, be it 
Sec. 1.  Appropriations and allocations.  Resolved:  That the following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF 
County Jail Operations Fund Z194 
Initiative:  Provides funding for the County Jail Operations Fund to meet funding needs 
for the operation of the State's county jails and regional jail. 
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve is submitted by a majority of the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal 
Justice and Public Safety for referral to committee and consideration by the committee 
pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 34-A, section 1402, subsection 13.  This 
resolve provides funding for the operation of the State's county jails and regional jail in 
the amount of $2,465,896 in fiscal years 2015-16 and 2016-17. 
GENERAL FUND 
2015-16
2016-17
All Other 
$2,465,896
$2,465,896
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$2,465,896
$2,465,896
Approved: 02/18/16
LD 1614
LR 2681(01)
FY 2015-16
FY 2016-17
Projections 
FY 2017-18
Projections 
FY 2018-19
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund
$2,465,896
$2,486,896
$2,486,896
$2,486,896
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund
$2,465,896
$2,486,896
$2,486,896
$2,486,896
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill provides a General Fund appropriation of $2,465,896 in fiscal years 2015-16 and 2016-17 for the County Jail 
Operations Fund to meet funding needs of Maine's county jails and regional jail.
Resolve, To Provide Funding for the County Jail Operations Fund
Fiscal Note for Original Bill
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
LR2681(01) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1