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An Act To Feed Rural Citizens of the State
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1052
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: HAMANN, HASKELL, DUNPHY, GATTINE, HICKMAN, MARTIN, STUCKEY, HILL, JOHNSON
Amends: 22 MRSA §3104

Legislative Document 
No. 1052 
H.P. 721 
House of Representatives, March 24, 2015 
An Act To Feed Rural Citizens of the State 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative HAMANN of South Portland. 
Cosponsored by Senator HASKELL of Cumberland and 
Representatives: DUNPHY of Old Town, GATTINE of Westbrook, HICKMAN of Winthrop, 
MARTIN of Eagle Lake, McCABE of Skowhegan, STUCKEY of Portland, Senators: HILL of 
York, JOHNSON of Lincoln. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §3104, sub-§15 is enacted to read: 
15.  Waiver of federal limits on assistance for individuals residing in high 
unemployment areas with insufficient jobs.  Beginning with federal fiscal year 2016 
and for each federal fiscal year thereafter, the department shall seek a waiver pursuant to 
United States Code Section 2015(o)(4) to allow individuals otherwise subject to the 3-
month limit on food supplement program benefits pursuant to 7 United States Code 
Section 2015(o)(2) to continue to receive food supplement program benefits if those 
individuals reside in counties, labor market areas or other areas that qualify for a waiver 
because of high unemployment or a lack of a sufficient number of jobs to provide 
employment for those individuals.  The department shall adopt routine technical rules 
pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A to implement this subsection. 
SUMMARY 
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to seek a waiver 
beginning with federal fiscal year 2016, which begins October 1, 2015, and for each 
federal fiscal year thereafter to allow individuals otherwise subject to a 3-month limit on 
federal food supplement program benefits to continue to receive benefits if those 
individuals reside in counties, labor market areas or other areas that qualify for a waiver 
because of high unemployment or a lack of a sufficient number of jobs to provide 
employment for those individuals.
An Act To Provide Funding for Head Start Services
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1054
Committee Amendment CA_A_H403 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 723, L.D. 1054, Bill, "An Act To 
Provide Funding for Head Start Services" 
Amend the bill by incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the commi ttee, incorporates a fiscal 
note. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/17/15 
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LD 1054 
LR 629(02) 
An Act To Provide Funding for Head Start Services 
Fiscal Note fol' Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,~{ H -~ 
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Committee: Health and Human Services 
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 
$2,000,000 
$2,000,000 
$2,000,000 
$2,000,000 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
$2,000,000 
$2,000,000 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
$2,000,000 
$2,000,000 
The bill includes General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services of $2,000,000 
beginning in fiscal year 2015-16 for Head Start services and to allow eligible parents to remain in or enter the 
workforce. 
LR0629(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Prohibit Fuel Temperature Compensation When Fuel is Dispensed to Outdoor Tanks
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1051
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: SAUCIER, DILL, BRYANT, HANINGTON, HOBBINS, KINNEY, MARTIN, SCHNECK
Amends: 10 MRSA §2353

Legislative Document 
No. 1051 
H.P. 720 
House of Representatives, March 24, 2015 
An Act To Prohibit Fuel Temperature Compensation When Fuel is 
Dispensed to Outdoor Tanks 
Reference to the Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative SAUCIER of Presque Isle. 
Cosponsored by Senator DILL of Penobscot and 
Representatives: BRYANT of Windham, HANINGTON of Lincoln, HOBBINS of Saco, 
KINNEY of Limington, MARTIN of Sinclair, SCHNECK of Bangor. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  10 MRSA §2353, as amended by PL 1989, c. 24, §3, is further amended to 
read: 
§2353.  Technical requirements for commercial devices 
The specifications, tolerances and other technical requirements for commercial 
weighing and measuring devices as adopted by the National Conference on Weights and 
Measures and published in National Bureau of Standards Handbook 44, "Specifications, 
Tolerances and Other Technical Requirements for Commercial Weighing and Measuring 
Devices," or published in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 
44, 1990, and supplements or revisions to those publications, shall apply to commercial 
weighing and measuring devices in the State, except insofar as modified or rejected by 
regulation and except that a person, when dispensing a refined petroleum product to a 
holding tank located outside, is prohibited from adjusting the indication and registration 
of the measured volume of the refined petroleum product being dispensed based on a set 
temperature. 
SUMMARY 
This bill prohibits a person dispensing refined petroleum products to a holding tank 
located outside from adjusting the volume of the product being dispensed based on a set 
temperature.
An Act To Provide Funding for Head Start Services
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1054
Committee Amendment CA_B_H404 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,,3., to H.P. 723, L.O. 1054, Bill, "An Act To 
Provide Funding for Head Start Services" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DRS) 
Head Start 0545 
Initiative: Provides funding for Head Start services to be used to maximize the State's 
share of federal block grant dollars under the federal Child Care and Development Fund 
Program. 
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE 
All Other 
FUND FOR A HEAL THY MAINE TOTAL 
2015-16 
$575,000 
$575,000 
2016-17 
$575,000 
$575,000 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is a minority report of the committee, provides funding to the 
Head Start program within the Department of Health and Human Services, but instead of 
the General Fund appropriations proposed in the bill, this amendment provides $575,000 
per fiscal year to the Head Start program from the Fund for a Healthy Maine. The 
increase in funding may be used by the department to draw down available federal child 
care and development funds. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: OS/24/15 
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LD 1054 
LR 629(03) 
An Act To Provide Funding for Head Start Services 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment :B 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Net Cost (Savings) 
Fund for a Healthy Maine 
Appropriations/AlJocations 
Fund for a Healthy Maine 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2015-16 
FY 2016-17 
$575,000 
$575,000 
$575,000 
$575,000 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
$575,000 
$575,000 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
$575,000 
$575,000 
The bill includes Fund for a Healthy Maine allocations to the Department of Health and Human Services of$575,000 
beginning in fiscal year 2015-16 for Head Start services and to allow eligible parents to remain in or enter the 
workforce. 
LR0629(03) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I
An Act To Improve Snowmobiling in Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1056
Committee Amendment CA_A_H179 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 725, L.D. 1056, Bill, "An Act To 
Improve Snowmobiling in Maine" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Exempt the Sale of Snowmobiles to Nonresidents from Sales Tax' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 36 MRS A §1760, sub-§25-C is enacted to read: 
2S-C. Snowmobiles. Sale of a snowmobile, as defined in Title 12, section l3001, 
subsection 25, to an individual who is not a resident of this State;' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill and changes the title. 
It exempts the sales of 
snowmobiles to nonresidents from sales tax. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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LD 1056 
LR 1612(02) 
An Act To Improve Snowmobiling in Maine 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'AI {I-I ~ / 7q) 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2015-16 
FY 2016-17 
$58,572 
$65,075 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
$68,495 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
$71,630 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
($58,572) 
($3,083) 
($65,075) 
($3,425) 
($68,495) 
($3,605) 
($71,63b) 
($3,770) 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The bill exempts sales of snowmobiles to nonresidents from the sales tax and would result in a reduction in General 
Fund revenue of$58,572 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $65,075 in fiscal year 2016-17. Local Government Fund revenue 
would be reduced by $3,083 and $3,425 in those fiscal years. 
LR1612(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Provide Funding for Head Start Services
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1054
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: McELWEE, LANGLEY, EVES, FREDETTE, FREY, HANINGTON, HERRICK, PICKETT, SHERMAN, STUCKEY

Legislative Document 
No. 1054 
H.P. 723 
House of Representatives, March 24, 2015 
An Act To Provide Funding for Head Start Services 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative McELWEE of Caribou. 
Cosponsored by Senator LANGLEY of Hancock and 
Representatives: Speaker EVES of North Berwick, FREDETTE of Newport, FREY of Bangor, 
HANINGTON of Lincoln, HERRICK of Paris, PICKETT of Dixfield, SHERMAN of 
Hodgdon, STUCKEY of Portland. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Head Start 0545 
Initiative:  Appropriates funds for delivery of Head Start services. 
SUMMARY 
This bill provides funding to the Head Start program within the Department of Health 
and Human Services to address the significant unmet need for Head Start services, 
allowing eligible parents to remain in or enter the workforce. 
GENERAL FUND 
2015-16
2016-17
All Other 
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
An Act To Allow a Municipality To Abate Taxes Assessed on Property That Is Destroyed
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1055
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: COOPER, BREEN
Amends: 36 MRSA §841

Legislative Document 
No. 1055 
H.P. 724 
House of Representatives, March 24, 2015 
An Act To Allow a Municipality To Abate Taxes Assessed on 
Property That Is Destroyed 
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative COOPER of Yarmouth. 
Cosponsored by Senator BREEN of Cumberland. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §841, sub-§2-A is enacted to read: 
2-A.  Destruction of property.  The assessors, either upon written application or on 
their own initiative, may make such reasonable abatement, but no more than 10% of the 
overlay, as they consider proper to reflect the diminishment of the value of a person's 
homestead due to its destruction after April 1st of the property tax year for which 
abatement is requested.  The total abatement granted by the assessors pursuant to this 
subsection in any one property tax year may not exceed 50% of the overlay for that 
municipality for that property tax year.  Except for abatement requests relating to 
destruction that occurs after March 31, 2013 and before April 1, 2015, a taxpayer seeking 
an abatement pursuant to this subsection must file a written application requesting 
abatement within 18 months from the date of the destruction of the property stating the 
grounds for abatement. 
As used in this subsection, the following terms have the following meanings. 
A.  "Destruction" means damage to real property from fire, explosion or natural 
disaster that reduces the just value of the improvements on the property by at least 
50%. 
B.  "Homestead" has the same meaning as in section 681, subsection 2. 
C.  "Overlay" means the amount the assessors or, in primary assessing areas, the 
municipal officers assess on estates above the sum necessary for them to assess, as 
limited pursuant to section 710. 
Sec. 2.  Application; retroactivity.  This Act applies retroactively to property tax 
years beginning on or after April 1, 2013. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows municipal assessors, or the State Tax Assessor for property in the 
unorganized territory, to abate the property taxes of residential real property that, due to 
destruction by fire, explosion or natural disaster, suffers at least a 50% decrease in just 
value to improvements on that residential real property.  The abatement is limited to 
property that qualifies as a homestead under the Maine resident homestead property tax 
exemption.  For an individual homestead, the amount of the abatement is limited to 10% 
of the overlay for the property tax year in which the abatement is sought.  If more than 
one homestead requests an abatement in a single property tax year, the aggregate amount 
of the abatements is limited to 50% of the overlay for the property tax year in which the 
multiple abatements are sought.
An Act To Improve Snowmobiling in Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1056
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: WOOD, DAVIS, FARRIN, HILLIARD, LONG, LYFORD, PARRY, STANLEY, THERIAULT, BURNS
Amends: 12 MRSA §13104

Legislative Document 
No. 1056 
H.P. 725 
House of Representatives, March 24, 2015 
An Act To Improve Snowmobiling in Maine 
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: FARRIN of Norridgewock, HILLIARD of Belgrade, LONG of Sherman, 
LYFORD of Eddington, PARRY of Arundel, STANLEY of Medway, THERIAULT of China, 
Senator: BURNS of Washington. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §13104, sub-§4-A is enacted to read: 
4-A.  Snowmobile trail fund sticker.  No later than October 1st of each year, the 
commissioner shall provide the agents authorized to register snowmobiles under section 
13105 with a sufficient quantity of snowmobile trail fund stickers for all snowmobiles 
registered in the State for that snowmobile season.  In addition to the registration fees 
provided in subsections 4 and 5, an annual snowmobile trail fund sticker fee of $15 is 
required for a snowmobile registered by a nonresident in accordance with this section.  A 
resident may purchase a snowmobile trail fund sticker to support trails.  All money from 
each sticker collected pursuant to this subsection is credited to the Snowmobile Trail 
Fund of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Parks and 
Lands.  A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine 
of not less than $100 nor more than $200 may be adjudged. 
SUMMARY 
This bill establishes an annual $15 snowmobile trail fund sticker that must be 
purchased for each snowmobile registered in the State by a nonresident and that is 
voluntary for residents, the proceeds of which are transferred to the Snowmobile Trail 
Fund of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Parks and 
Lands for snowmobile trail maintenance and grooming.
An Act To Strengthen Revenue Sharing
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1060
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: GOODE

Legislative Document 
No. 1060 
H.P. 729 
House of Representatives, March 24, 2015 
An Act To Strengthen Revenue Sharing 
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative GOODE of Bangor. 
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 make adjustments to the state-municipal revenue sharing law to 
ensure the stability and continuity of a revenue stream for municipalities.
An Act To Allow Certain Active Duty Military Personnel To Pay the Resident Application Fee for a Concealed Handgun Permit
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1068
Committee Amendment CA_A_H153 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 737, L.D. 1068, Bill, "An Act To 
Allow Certain Active Duty Military Personnel To Pay the Resident Application Fee for a 
Concealed Handgun Permit" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Require That Certain Active Duty Military Personnel Are Eligible for 
the Resident Application Fee for a Concealed Handgun Permit' 
Amend the bi1I in section 2 in subsection 18 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 10 in L.D.) 
by striking out the following: "pays income taxes to this State" and inserting the 
following: 'qualifies as a resident of the State under the Department of Administrative and 
Financial Services, Bureau of Revenue Services rules' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes from the bill the requirement that a member of the United 
States Armed Forces pay income taxes to this State in order to pay a resident's application 
fee for a permit to carry a concealed handgun and instead requires that the member 
qualify as a resident of the State under the Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services, Bureau of Revenue Services rules. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Protect the Maine Clean Election Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1067
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Sponsors: DAVITT
Amends: 21-A MRSA §1124, 21-A MRSA §1129

Legislative Document 
No. 1067 
H.P. 736 
House of Representatives, March 24, 2015 
An Act To Protect the Maine Clean Election Fund 
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative DAVITT of Hampden.  (BY REQUEST) 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  21-A MRSA §1124, sub-§2, ¶G, as enacted by IB 1995, c. 1, §17, is 
amended to read: 
G.  Voluntary donations made directly to the fund; and 
Sec. 2.  21-A MRSA §1124, sub-§2, ¶H, as amended by PL 2011, c. 389, §50, is 
further amended to read: 
H.  Fines collected under section 1020-A, subsection 4-A and section 1127.; and 
Sec. 3.  21-A MRSA §1124, sub-§2, ¶I is enacted to read: 
I.  Revenue received by the commission under section 1129. 
Sec. 4.  21-A MRSA §1129 is enacted to read: 
§1129.  Spending by political action committee or party committee in support of 
certified candidate 
A political action committee as described in section 1052, subsection 5 or a party 
committee that makes an expenditure in support of a certified candidate or against an 
opponent of a certified candidate shall pay to the commission an amount equal to 10% of 
that expenditure.  The commission shall deposit money received under this section in the 
fund. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires a political action committee or party committee that makes an 
expenditure in support of a certified candidate under the Maine Clean Election Act or 
against an opponent of a certified candidate to pay to the Commission on Governmental 
Ethics and Election Practices an amount equal to 10% of that expenditure for deposit in 
the Maine Clean Election Fund.
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Upgrade Municipal Culverts at Stream Crossings
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1069
Committee Amendment CA_A_H679 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 738, L.D. 1069, Bill, "An Act To 
Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Upgrade Municipal Culverts at Stream 
Crossings" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in the 3rd line (page 1, line 8 in L.D.) by striking out the 
following: "$10,000,000" and inserting the following: '$5,000,000' 
Amend the bill in section 5 in the last line (page 1, line 36 in L.D.) by striking out the 
following: "$10,000,000" and inserting the following: '$5,000,000' 
Amend the bill in section 9 in the question in the first line (page 2, line 20 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "$10,000,000" and inserting the following: '$5,000,000' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 9 the following: 
'Sec. 10. Contingent transfer for additional ballot. If the number or length 
of referendum questions to be submitted to the voters at the general election in November 
2016 requires the production and delivery of more than a single ballot by the Secretary of 
State, the State Controller by August 1, 2016 shall transfer from the unappropriated 
surplus of the General Fund to the Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of 
Administrative Services and Corporations program, General Fund account, $107,500 for 
each ballot in addition to the initial ballot required by the Secretary of State, unless the 
Secretary of State has already received a transfer of funds for that additional ballot.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment reduces the total bond issue amount to $5,000,000 from 
$10,000,000. The amendment also provides for a transfer to the Secretary of State if the 
number or length of the referendum questions to be submitted to the voters at the general 
election in November 2016 requires the Secretary of State to produce and distribute more 
than one ballot to accommodate those questions. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attaebed) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/14/16 
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127th MAINE LJ~GISLATURE 
LD 1069 
LR 1254(02) 
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Upgrade Municipal Culverts at Stream Crossings 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ·fr ( rf -b 7q \ 
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Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Bond Issues 
General Fund - Non-Taxable 
Referendum Costs 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Term (years) 
Principal 
$5,000,000 
Month/Year 
Nov-16 
Rate(%) 
4.0% 
Election Type 
General 
Interest 
$1,100,000 
Question 
Bond Issue 
Total Cost 
$6,100,000 
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Standaro 
The Secretary of State's budget includes sufficient funds to accommodate one ballot of average length for the general 
election in November. If the number or size of the referendum questions requires production and delivery of a second 
ballot, an additional appropriation of $107,250 may be required. 
LR1254(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I
An Act To Allow Certain Active Duty Military Personnel To Pay the Resident Application Fee for a Concealed Handgun Permit
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1068
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: CAMPBELL, ROSEN, BEAR, GILLWAY, NUTTING, SHERMAN, SHORT, TUELL, VEROW
Amends: 25 MRSA §2003

Legislative Document 
No. 1068 
H.P. 737 
House of Representatives, March 24, 2015 
An Act To Allow Certain Active Duty Military Personnel To Pay the 
Resident Application Fee for a Concealed Handgun Permit 
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative CAMPBELL of Orrington. 
Cosponsored by Senator ROSEN of Hancock and 
Representatives: BEAR of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, GILLWAY of Searsport, 
NUTTING of Oakland, SHERMAN of Hodgdon, SHORT of Pittsfield, TUELL of East 
Machias, VEROW of Brewer. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  25 MRSA §2003, sub-§15, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 524, §12, is 
amended to read: 
C.  If the Chief of the State Police is the issuing authority because the applicant is 
either a resident of an unorganized territory or, a nonresident, or an applicant under 
subsection 18, the application fee must be paid over to the Treasurer of State.  The 
fee must be applied to the expenses of administration incurred by the State Police. 
Sec. 2.  25 MRSA §2003, sub-§18 is enacted to read: 
18.  Certain persons on active duty in United States Armed Forces.  A person on 
active duty in the United States Armed Forces who pays income taxes to this State and is 
otherwise qualified to be issued a permit under this section is eligible for a permit under 
this section issued by the Chief of the State Police upon payment of the application fee 
for a resident specified in subsection 1, paragraph E, subparagraph (4), division (a). 
SUMMARY 
This bill provides that a person on active duty in the United States Armed Forces who 
pays income taxes to this State and is otherwise qualified to be issued a permit to carry a 
concealed handgun is eligible for a permit issued by the Chief of the State Police upon 
payment of the application fee for a resident.
An Act To Lower Energy Costs and Increase Access to Solar Energy for Agricultural Businesses
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1073
Committee Amendment CA_A_S253 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 376, L.D. 1073, Bill, "An Act To 
Lower Energy Costs and Increase Access to Solar Energy for Agricultural Businesses" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 3 the following: 
'Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
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allocations are made. 
EFFICIENCY MAINE TRUST 
Solar Energy Agricultural Rebate Fund N210 
Initiative: Provides allocations in fiscal years 2015-16 and 2016-17 for rebates for cost-
effective solar photovoltaic and solar thermal technologies. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2015-16 
$375,000 
$375,000 
The amendment adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2016-17 
$500,000 
$500,000 
Approved: 06/10/15 
P;7CZC 
127th JVfAINE LEGISLATURE 
LD 1073 
LR 1084(02) 
An Act To Lower Energy Costs and Increase Access to Solar Energy for Agricultural Businesses 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ''A'(YJ1S5) 
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Transfers 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2015-16 
FY 2016-17 
$375,000 
$500,000 
$375,000 
$500,000 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY2017-18 
$250,000 
$250,000 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
$0 
$0 
$0 
The bill establishes the Solar Energy Agricultural Rebate Fund within Efficiency Maine Trust (EMT) to provide 
rebates to agricultural businesses for cost-effective solar photovoltaic and solar thennal technologies. The fund is 
funded through assessments by the Public Utilities Commission on transmission and distribution utilities. The amount 
of all assessments must result in total program expenditures by each transmission and distribution utility of 0.005 
cents per kilo-watt hour. New Other Special Revenue Funds revenue of $375,000 in fiscal year 2015-16, $500,000 in 
fiscal year 2016-17 and $250,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 will be transferred to the EMT. The bill repeals these 
activities on December 31,2017. This bill includes Other Special Revenue Funds allocations of$375,000 and 
$500,000 in fiscal years 2015-16 and 2016-17, respectively, for providing rebates for cost effective solar photo voltaic 
and solar thermal technologies. Any additional costs to EMT to implement this legislation are expected to be minor. 
LRI084(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Lower Energy Costs and Increase Access to Solar Energy for Agricultural Businesses
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1073
Committee Amendment CA_B_S476 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " J}" to S.P. 376, L.D. 1073, Bill, "An Act To 
Lower Energy Costs and Increase Access to Solar Energy for Agricultural Businesses" 
Amend the bill in section 3 in the last indented paragraph (page 2, line 35 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "2017" and inserting the following: '2018' 
Amend the bill by adding after section 3 the following: 
'Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
EFFICIENCY MAINE TRUST 
Solar Energy Agricultural Rebate Fund N210 
Initiative: Provides allocations in fiscal year 2016-17 for rebates for cost-effective solar 
photovoltaic and solar thermal technologies. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
2016-17 
$474,000 
$474,000 
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, changes the date of 
repeal of the Solar Energy Agricultural Rebate Fund from December 31, 2017 to 
December 31, 2018. It also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
Page I -127LR1084(04)-1 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 04/05/16 feac 
LD 1073 
LR 1084(04) 
An Act To Lower Energy Costs and Increase Access to Solar Energy for Agricultural Businesses 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "(3 (.5-4 '7(; J 
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Transfers 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2015-16 
FY 2016-17 
$0 
$474,000 
$0 
$474,000 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
$500,000 
$500,000 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
$250,000 
$250,000 
$0 
The bill establishes the Solar Energy Agricultural Rebate Fund within Efficiency Maine Trust (EMT) to provide 
rebates to agricultural businesses for cost-effective solar photovoltaic and solar thermal technologies. The fund is 
funded through assessments by the Public Utilities Commission on transmission and distribution utilities. The amount 
of all assessments must result in total program expenditures by each transmission and distribution utility of 0.005 
cents per kilo-watt hour. The bill repeals these activities on December 31, 2018. New Other Special Revenue Funds 
revenue of$474,000 in fiscal year 2016-17, $500,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 and $250,000 in fiscal year 2018-19 will 
be transferred to the EMT. This bill includes an Other Special Revenue Funds allocation of$474,000 in fiscal year 
2016-17 for providing rebates for cost effective solar photovoltaic and solar thermal technologies. 
LR1084(04) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 ofl
An Act To Encourage Maine's Economic Competitiveness
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1072
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: VOLK, LOCKMAN, BREEN, CUSHING, GERZOFSKY, LIBBY

Legislative Document 
No. 1072 
S.P. 375 
In Senate, March 24, 2015 
An Act To Encourage Maine's Economic Competitiveness 
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator VOLK of Cumberland. 
Cosponsored by Representative LOCKMAN of Amherst and 
Senators: BREEN of Cumberland, CUSHING of Penobscot, GERZOFSKY of Cumberland, 
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. 
This bill proposes to amend the laws governing taxation to improve investment 
opportunities in the State.
An Act To Create a Cause of Action for Damage to Public Easements
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1074
Committee Amendment CA_A_S209 (Senate)
Amends: 17 MRSA §3853-D

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A " to S.P. 377, L.D. 1074, Bill, "An Act To 
Create a Cause of Action for Damage to Public Easements" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Make Damaging a Public Easement with a Motor Vehicle a Class E 
Crime' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 2. 17 MRSA §3853-D, sub-§2, -,rA-3 is enacted to read: 
A-3. 
"Emergency responder" means a person providing firefighting, rescue or 
emergency medical services. 
Sec.3. 17 MRSA §3853-D, sub-§2, -,rC is enacted to read: 
C. "Public easement" has the same meaning as in Title 23, section 3021, subsection 
2.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 3. 17 MRSA §3853-D, sub-§3, -,r-,rC and D, as amended by PL 1995, c. 
539, §1, are further amended to read: 
C. An agent or employee of a landowner who operates a motor vehicle on farmland 
or forest land owned by that landowner in the scope of that agent's or employee's 
agency or employment; 6f 
D. A law enforcement officer who, in an emergency and in the scope of that law 
enforcement officer's employment,· operates a motor vehicle on farmland or forest 
land owned by another. or on a public easement; or 
Sec. 4. 17 MRSA §3853-D, sub-§3, ~ 
is enacted to read: 
E. An emergency responder who, in an emergency and in performing the duties of 
the emergency responder, operates a motor vehicle on farmland or forest land owned 
by another or on a public easement.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 377, L.D. 1074 
Amend the bill 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 strikes 
from the bill the defInition of "public easement" and defInes that term instead by 
reference to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 23, section 3021, subsection 2 and provides 
a defmition of "emergency responder." The amendment provides an exception for an 
emergency responder that is similar to the exception in current law for a law enforcement 
officer. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/28/15 
;:Wac 
LD 1074 
LR 1206(02) 
An Act To Create a Cause of Action for Damage to Public Easements 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "~' (3, -.,20'1 ') 
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 E crimes. 
The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts. 
LRI206(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of I
An Act To Enact the Vaccine Consumer Protection Program
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1076
Committee Amendment CA_A_H305 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,/i" to H.P. 739, L.D. 1076, Bill, "An Act To 
Enact the Vaccine Consumer Protection Program" 
Amend the bill by strildng out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Increase 
Public Awareness about and Access to Federal Resources Related to Vaccine 
Injuries' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the SUtnnlalY and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Department of Health and Human Services directed to increase 
public awareness about and access to federal resources related to vaccine 
injuries. Resolved: That the Department of Health and Human Services shall create a 
link on the department's publicly accessible website to existing federal resources related 
to vaccine injuries, including but not limited to information about the: 
1. National Vaccine InjUlY Compensation Program of the United States Department 
of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration; and 
2. Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System cosponsored by the United States 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention al1d the United States Food and Drug 
Administration, agencies of the United States Department of Health and Human 
Services.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve directing the Department of Health 
and Human Services to create a link on the department's publicly accessible website to 
existing federal resourceS related to vaccine injuries, including but not limited to 
information about the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program of the United 
States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services 
Administration and the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System cosponsored by the 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
~ <;,. 
~.() 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'l1 "to H.P. 739, L.D. 1076 
United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States Food and 
Drug Administration, agencies of the United States Department of Health and Human 
Services. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 06/01/15 
..wac: 
127th Mp\IN]E LEGISLATURE 
LD 1076 
LR 1607(02) 
An Act To Enact the Vaccine Consumer Protection Program 
: \ 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'R' eH >j(f5) 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Any additional costs to t,he Department of Health and Human Services to create a link on the department's website to 
existing federal resources related to vaccine injuries are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing 
budgeted resources. 
LR1607(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Create a Cause of Action for Damage to Public Easements
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1074
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: DAVIS, HARLOW, BURNS, DILL, LIBBY, MIRAMANT, SAVIELLO, GOODE
Amends: 17 MRSA §3853-D

Legislative Document 
No. 1074 
S.P. 377 
In Senate, March 24, 2015 
An Act To Create a Cause of Action for Damage to Public 
Easements 
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator DAVIS of Piscataquis. 
Cosponsored by Representative HARLOW of Portland and 
Senators: BURNS of Washington, DILL of Penobscot, LIBBY of Androscoggin, MIRAMANT 
of Knox, SAVIELLO of Franklin, Representative: GOODE of Bangor. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  17 MRSA §3853-D, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 539, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
1.  Damage or destruction to farmland, forest land or public easement.  A person 
who, as a result of operating a motor vehicle on farmland or, forest land or a public 
easement in fact, damages or destroys crops, forest products, personal property or roads 
on that farmland or, forest land or public easement, commits a Class E crime. 
Sec. 2.  17 MRSA §3853-D, sub-§2, ¶C is enacted to read: 
C.  "Public easement" means an easement held for purposes of public access to land 
or water retained as the result of abandonment or discontinuance of a public way. 
Sec. 3.  17 MRSA §3853-D, sub-§3, ¶D, as amended by PL 1995, c. 539, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
D.  A law enforcement officer who, in an emergency and in the scope of that law 
enforcement officer's employment, operates a motor vehicle on farmland or forest 
land owned by another or on a public easement. 
SUMMARY 
This bill provides that a person who, as a result of operating a motor vehicle on a 
public easement in fact, damages or destroys crops, forest products, personal property or 
roads on that public easement commits a Class E crime.
An Act To Ensure Access to Public Health Nursing Care and Child and Maternal Health Nursing Care in Washington County
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1077
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: BURNS, TUELL, DAVIS, KATZ, SAVIELLO, WHITTEMORE, GILBERT, LONG, PICKETT, STANLEY

Legislative Document 
No. 1077 
S.P. 379 
In Senate, March 24, 2015 
An Act To Ensure Access to Public Health Nursing Care and Child 
and Maternal Health Nursing Care in Washington County 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator BURNS of Washington. 
Cosponsored by Representative TUELL of East Machias and 
Senators: DAVIS of Piscataquis, KATZ of Kennebec, SAVIELLO of Franklin, 
WHITTEMORE of Somerset, Representatives: GILBERT of Jay, LONG of Sherman, 
PICKETT of Dixfield, STANLEY of Medway. 
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 reallocate funds to support increasing public health nursing and 
child and maternal health nursing capacity in rural underserved areas in Washington 
County in order to address health disparities rather than continuing to offer the majority 
of services in more urban and populated counties.
An Act To Change the Individualized Education Program Notice Requirements
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1081
Committee Amendment CA_A_H209 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 742, L.D. 1081, Bill, "An Act To 
Change the Individualized Education Program Notice Requirements" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 7 in paragraph A in the 3rd line (page 1, line 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: 1114" and inserting the following: '1' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment reduces the time a parent or guardian of a child with a disability has 
to object to any proposals by a school administrative unit for the placement of the child 
from 14 days, as provided in the bill, to 7 days. 
FISCAL NOTE REQIDRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05118/15 
P/a~ 
127th lVIAlf\TE LEGISLATURE 
LD 1081 
LR 1348(02) 
An Act To Change the Individualized Education Program Notice Requirements 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Commif(ee Amendment 'A{H -QOo/) 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium cost increase - Federal Expenditures Fund 
Potential current biemlium cost increase - local school administrative units 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Making it easier for a parent to block a change proposed by a school administrative unit (SAU) to a child's special 
education services and requiring SAD's to initiate a more costly dispute resolution process may result in increased 
costs to the Department of Education, who provides the dispute resolution services, andlor local school administrative 
units dliC to a potential increase in the number of higher cost mediation andlor hearing requests and a decrease in the 
number of lower cost complaint investigations from what currently occurs. 
Under current law, a parent can only block a change in their child's special education services by requesting a 
complaint investigation, mediation or a hearing. According to the Department of Education, the complaint 
investigation is the least expensive of the 3 options. However, federal law only allows for parents to request a 
complaint investigation and is not an option for local SAD's. The Department of Education estimates that, had this 
provision been in place during fiscal year 2013-14, the additional cost would have been approximately $95,000. This 
estimate assumes an additional cost of conducting a hearing versus a complaint investigation to be approximately 
$5,000 per request and is based on 19 requests for complaint investigations during that year. The impact to the 
Department and local SAD's will depend on actual experience. 
LR1348(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Change the Individualized Education Program Notice Requirements
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1081
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: WARREN, CUSHING, DUNPHY, GERRISH, HYMANSON, PIERCE
Amends: 20-A MRSA §7202

Legislative Document 
No. 1081 
H.P. 742 
House of Representatives, March 25, 2015 
An Act To Change the Individualized Education Program Notice 
Requirements 
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative WARREN of Hallowell. 
Cosponsored by Senator CUSHING of Penobscot and 
Representatives: DUNPHY of Old Town, GERRISH of Lebanon, HYMANSON of York, 
PIERCE of Falmouth. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §7202, sub-§7, as amended by PL 2005, c. 662, Pt. A, §23, 
is further amended to read: 
7.  Notice of parent's right to be a member of the team.  Notify in writing the 
parent, surrogate parent or guardian of the child with a disability of that person's right to 
be a member of the team and place a copy of the notice in the student's permanent 
records;.  The notification under this subsection must inform the parent, surrogate parent 
or guardian that: 
A.  Except for the initial placement of a child in a special education program, the 
school administrative unit will proceed with the school administrative unit's proposal 
for providing special education services to the child unless, within 14 days of the date 
the school administrative unit sends the notice of the proposal to the parent, surrogate 
parent or guardian, the parent, surrogate parent or guardian notifies the school 
administrative unit of an objection to the proposal; and 
B.  Nothing in this subsection prevents a parent or a school administrative unit from 
utilizing alternative dispute resolution procedures to resolve a disagreement about a 
proposed change in educational placement.  In addition, a school administrative unit 
may seek a change in placement over the objection of the parent through due process 
proceedings; 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires that the notification to a parent of a child with a disability informing 
the parent of the parent's right to be a member of the child's individualized education 
program team must include notice that the parent has 14 days to object to any proposal by 
a school administrative unit for the placement of the child and that the parent or school 
administrative unit may request alternative dispute resolution.