Resolve, To Establish the Commission To Study the Reduction of Unfunded and Outdated Municipal Mandates
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1377
Committee Amendment CA_A_S212 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A "to S.P. 507, L.D. 1377, "Resolve, To Establish 
the Commission To Study the Reduction of Unfunded and Outdated Municipal 
Mandates" 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of sections 5 to 7 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 5. Duties. Resolved: That the commission shall meet at least 2 and no more 
than 4 times annually to review unfunded and outdated municipal mandates in order to 
provide recommendations and to report out a list of mandates for the Legislature to 
consider eliminating or revising; and be it further 
Sec. 6. Staff assistance. Resolved: That the Legislative Council shall provide 
necessary staffing services to the commission, except that Legislative Council staff 
support is riot authorized when the Legislature is in regular or special session; and be it 
further 
Sec. 7. Report. Resolved: That, no later than December 6, 2017, the commission 
shall submit a report that includes its findings and recommendations, including suggested 
legislation, for presentation to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over state and local government matters. The joint standing committee may 
report out a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 128th Legislature related to the 
report.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the committee and makes the following 
changes to the resolve. 
1. It states that the commission must meet between 2 and 4 times per year instead of 
at least twice as stated in the bill. 
2. 
It states that Legislative Council staff support is not authorized when the 
Legislature is in regular or special session. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITIEE AMENDMENT" /1 " to S.P. 507, L.D. 1377 
3. It requires the commission to submit its report no later than December 6, 2017 
instead of December 31, 2017 as in the resolve. 
4. It allows the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
state and local government matters to report out a bill related to the report to the Second 
Regu lar Session of the 128th Legislature. 
FISCAL ~OTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/05/15 
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LD 1377 
LR 1228(02) 
Resolve, To Establish the Commission To Study the Reduction of Unfunded and Outdated Municipal 
Mandates 
Legislative Cost/Study 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "Pr{S -:212 \ 
Committee: State and Local Government 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Legislative Cost/Study 
The general operating expenses of this study are projected to be $1,150 in each of fiscal years 2015-16 and 2016-17. 
The Legislature's proposed budget includes $10,000 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $10,000 in fiscal year 2016-17 for 
legislative studies. Whether the amounts are 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. 
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