An Act To Clarify the Laws Governing Certain Benefits Provided to Veterans and Military Service Members
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1610
Committee Amendment CA_A_H583 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §1819, 12 MRSA §1819-A, 37-B MRSA §158

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1098, L.D. 1610, Bill, "An Act To 
Clarify the Laws Governing Certain Benefits Provided to Veterans and Military Service 
Members" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 4 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §1819, last,, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 678, §13, is amended 
to read: 
Any disabled veteran displaying on the veteran's motor vehicle special designating 
plates or placards issued in accordance with Title 29-A, section 523, subsections 1 and 2 
is not required to pay a fee for admission to any state-owned park, camping area or beach. 
If a disabled veteran is traveling in a vehicle without special designated plates or placards 
issued in accordance with Title 29-A, section 523, subsections 1 and 2, the disabled 
veteran is not required to pay a fee for admission to any state-owned park, camping area 
or beach upon presentation of a letter or document issued by the Secretary of State 
verifying that the disabled veteran has been issued special designated plates or placards. 
Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §1819-A, as amended by PL 2009, c. 440, §1, is further 
amended to read: 
§1819-A. Day use passes for certain veterans 
Notwithstanding section 1819, the commissioner shall enter into a memorandum of 
agreement with the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management for 
the issuance of a free day use pass to state parks and historic sites to each veteran 
determined by the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management to meet 
the criteria established in Title 37-B, section 8. The pass entitles the holder, the holder's 
spouse and the holder's children who are 21 years of age and younger to admission free of 
charge to all state parks and historic sites. A driver's license or nondriver identification 
card issued in accordance with Title 29-A, chapter 11 with a military service designation 
pursuant to Title 29-A, section 1412 to denote the holder's status as a veteran, or a motor 
vehicle registration indicating the veteran has been issued a special veteran registration 
plate in accordance with Title 29-A, section 523, entitles the veteran, the veteran's spouse 
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and the veteran's children who are 21 years of age and younger to admission free of 
charge to all state parks and historic sites.' 
Amend the bill in section 5 in § 1819-B in the first paragraph in the 7th line (page 4, 
line 14 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "sites." the following: 'An active military 
service member may also present a driver's license or nondriver identification card issued 
in accordance with Title 29-A, section 1412. which entitles the member to admission free 
of charge to all state parks and historic sites.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 8 and 9. 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 11 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 11. 37-B MRSA §158, sub-§2 is enacted to read: 
2. Report required. Beginning October 1, 2016, the Adjutant General shall compile 
a quarterly report of all funds expended from the fund. 
The report must contain 
information regarding the military unit of the sponsor, rank of the military member, the 
amount of funds provided and the general reason for the award of funds, as well as any 
other information requested by the Adjutant General which the Adjutant General deems 
relevant. 
Beginning April 1, 2017 and in each odd-numbered year thereafter, the 
Adjutant General shall submit to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over veterans affairs a summary report on the fund, including the number of 
grants awarded from the fund, the range of grants and the average amount of the grants. 
Sec. 12. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
MUNICIPAL BOND BANK, MAINE 
TransCap Trust Fund Z064 
Initiative: Reduces funding to reflect a reduction in revenue transferred to the TransCap 
Trust Fund. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
2016-17 
($52,240) 
($52,240) 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides that free day use passes to state parks and historic sites 
granted to veterans and active military service members are extended to their spouses and 
children 21 years of age and younger. 
It also provides for alternative methods to 
demonstrate eligibility for free admission for veterans, disabled veterans and active 
military service members. The amendment makes a technical change to the provision 
requiring reporting on expenditures made from the Maine Military Family Relief Fund 
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and provides that the report is only required every odd-numbered year. The amendment 
also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
The summary of the bill mistakenly refers to the Maine State Housing Authority as 
the administrator of the veterans rental preference. The rental preference provision in the 
bill applies to housing operated by municipal housing authorities. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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LR 2674(02) 
An Act To Clarify the Laws Governing Certain Benefits Provided to Veterans and Military Service 
Members 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ;tl' Ct\- ~ 
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Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
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Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2015-16 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
FY 2016-17 
$154,776 
$78,360 
($52,240) 
($154,776) 
($78,360) 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
$163,275 
$78,360 
($52,240) 
($163,275) 
($78,360) 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
$163,275 
$78,360 
($52,24ti,-· 
($163,275) 
($78,360) 
The bill entitles a spouse, and children under 21 years of age, of certain veterans to free admission to all state parks 
and historic sites, resulting in a reduction in General Fund revenue of $154,776 in fiscal year 2016-17. 
This legislation removes the $25 annual service fee on veterans vanity license plates and would result in a reduction in 
Highway Fund revenue of $78,360 beginning in fiscal year 2016-17. 
The bill includes an Other Special Revenue Funds deallocation of $52,240 in fiscal year 2016-17 to the Municipal 
Bond Bank to reflect the loss of $10 of the annual service fee transferred to the Trans Cap Trust Fund. 
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