An Act To Promote Food Self-sufficiency for the People of the State _~
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1291
Committee Amendment CA_A_H447 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 877, L.D. 1291, Bill, "An AGt To 
Promote Food Self-sufficiency for the People of the State" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §219 by striking out all of subsection 4 (page 1, lines 
to 42 in L.D.) 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §219 by striking out all of subsection 5 (page 2, lines 1 
and 2 in L.D.) and inserting the t:0llowing: 
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'5. Existing resources. The department shall use existing programs and resources in 
S!!IY.ingoutthe purposes of this section. j 
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Amend the bill in section 1 in §219 by renumbering the subsections to read 
consecutively. 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF 
Division of Agricultural Resource Development 0833 
Initiative: Provides funds for radio advertisements, website costs and posters and 
brochures. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2015-16 
$25,000 
$25,000 
2016-17 
$0 
$0 
Food Assistance Program 0816 
Initiative: Provides funds to establish a part-time Planning and Research Assistant 
position. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
ROPS 
COMMITTEE AMENOMENT "A" to H.P. 877, L.D. 1291 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Office of the Commissioner 0401 
2015-16 
0.500 
$15,782 
$15,782 
2016-17 
0.500 
$21,150 
$21,150 
Initiative: Provides funds for technology costs associated with establishing the Planning 
and Research Assistant position. 
GENEMLFUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND 
FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF 
))EPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
2015-16 
$1,358 
$1,358 
2015-16 
$251 
$251 
2015-16 
$42,140 
$251 
$42,391 
2016-17 
$1,810 
$1,810 
2016-17 
$335 
$335 
2016-17 
$22,960 
$335 
$23,295 
This amendment strikes language from the bill that allows a municipality to regulate 
by ordinance the direct producer-to-customer exchange of all food grown, harvested, 
prepared, processed or produced in the municipality. It also clarifies the intent of the bill 
by requiring the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to use existing 
programs and resources in carrying. out the provisions of the bill. 
It also adds an 
appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRE)) 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Revised: 06/15/15 
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LD 1291 
LR 1769(02) 
An Act To Promote Food Self-sufficiency for the People of the State 
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Fiscal Note for :aill as Amended by Committee Amendment '#' Cf/ '" 'I'll; 
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2015-16 
FY 2016-17 
$42,140 
$22,960 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
$23,806 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
$24,686 
Appropdationsl Allocations 
General Fund 
$42,140 
$251· 
$22,960 
$335 
$23,806 
$335 
$24,686 
$335 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The bill requires the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (ACF) to maintain an agricultural jobs 
network linking farms and facilities processing agricultural products grown in the State with available workers. This 
bill requires ACF to conduct an educational marketing campaign to promote food self-sufficiency and engage in the 
use of social media, radio advertising, posters, brochures and publicly accessible department websites. The bill 
includes a one-time General Fund appropriation of $25,000 in fiscal year 2015-16 to conduct a statewide radio 
campaign, create posters and brochures and provide funds for website costs and General Fund appropriations of 
$17,140 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $22,960 in fiscal year 2016-17 for one part-time Planning and Research Assistant 
pos ition to assist the project, as well as communicate and educate constituents. 
Any additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services, the University of Maine COQperative 
Extension, the Maine Community College System, the Department of Labor, the Department of Education and the 
Department of Economic and Community Development to implement the requirements of this bill are expected to be 
minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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