An Act To Increase Government Efficiency
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1241
Senate Amendment SA_A_S479 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 446, L.D. 1241, Bill, "An Act To Increase 
Government Efficiency" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 3 by striking out all of paragraph A (page 1, 
lines 13 to 16 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'A. Each member can hear all other members, speak to all other members and. to the 
extent reasonably practicable. see all other members by videoconferencing or other 
similar means of communication during the public proceeding. and members of the 
public attending the public proceeding at the location identified in the notice required 
by Title 1. section 406 are able to hear and. to the extent reasonably practicable, see 
all members participating from other locations by videoconferencing or other similar 
means of communication;' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 4 by striking out all of paragraph A (page 2, 
lines 12 to 15 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'A. Each member can hear all other members. speak to all other members and, to the 
extent reasonably practicable, see all other members by videoconferencing or other 
similar means of communication during the public proceeding, and members of the 
public attending the public proceeding at the location identified in the notice required 
by Title 1. section 406 are able to hear and, to the extent reasonably practicable, see 
all members participating from other locations by videoconferencing or other similar 
means of communication;' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in paragraph B by striking out all of subparagraph ( 1) 
(page 3, lines 24 to 28 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'(1) Each commissioner can hear all other commissioners. speak to all other 
commissioners and, to the extent reasonably practicable. see all other 
commissioners by videoconferencing or other similar means of communication 
during the public proceeding, and members of the public attending the public 
proceeding at the location identified in the notice required by Title 1. section 406 
are able to hear and, to the extent reasonably practicable. see all commissioners 
participating from other locations by videoconferencing or other similar means of 
communication;' 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE AMENDMENT ",A" to S.P. 446, L.D. 1241 
Amend the bill in section 4 in subsection 4 by striking out all of paragraph A (page 4, 
lines 19 to 22 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'A. 
Each commissioner can hear all other commissioners. speak to all other 
commissioners and, to the extent reasonably practicable. see all other commissioners 
by videoconferencing or other similar means of communication during the public 
proceeding, and members of the public attending the public proceeding at the location 
identified in the notice required by Title 1. section 406 are able to hear and. to the 
extent reasonably practicable. see all commissioners participating from other 
locations by videoconferencing or other similar means of communication;' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides that when the Maine Governmental Facilities Authority, 
the Maine Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, the Maine State Housing 
Authority and the Maine Municipal Bond Bank conduct public proceedings with one or 
more members of the board or commission participating via remote access technology, 
each member, to the extent reasonably practicable, must be able to see all other members 
by videoconferencing or other similar means of communication and members of the 
public attending the public proceeding at the location identified in the required notice are 
able, to the extent reasonably practicable, to see all members participating from other 
locations by videoconferencing or ~milar means of communication. 
SPONSORED BY: 
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(Senator KATZ) 
COUNTY: Kennebec 
SENATE AMENDMENT