An Act To Allow Veterans Free Admission to the Maine State Museum
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1656
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: HERBIG, THIBODEAU, BATTLE, FARRIN, GOLDEN, HANINGTON, KINNEY, LONGSTAFF, SCHNECK, SHEATS
Amends: 27 MRSA §83, 37-B MRSA §8-A

Legislative Document
No. 1656
H.P. 1141
House of Representatives, November 29, 2017
An Act To Allow Veterans Free Admission to the Maine State 
Museum
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203.
Received by the Clerk of the House on November 27, 2017.  Referred to the Committee on 
Education and Cultural Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative HERBIG of Belfast.
Cosponsored by President THIBODEAU of Waldo and
Representatives: BATTLE of South Portland, FARRIN of Norridgewock, GOLDEN of 
Lewiston, HANINGTON of Lincoln, KINNEY of Limington, LONGSTAFF of Waterville, 
SCHNECK of Bangor, SHEATS of Auburn.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  27 MRSA §83, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2013, c. 595, Pt. M, §1, is 
further amended to read:
5.  Establish fees.  To establish fees for admission to the Maine State Museum and 
miscellaneous services.  All revenues derived from these fees must be credited as 
undedicated revenue to the General Fund through June 30, 2014.  Beginning July 1, 2014, 
all revenues derived from these fees must be credited as dedicated revenue to the Maine 
State Museum - Operating Fund, Other Special Revenue Funds account to be used to 
support the operations of the Maine State Museum.  Notwithstanding this subsection, the 
commission shall enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Department of 
Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management for the issuance of a free admission pass 
to the Maine State Museum to each veteran who is determined by the Department of 
Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management to meet the criteria established in Title 
37-B, section 8-A; and
Sec. 2.  37-B MRSA §8-A is enacted to read:
§8-A.  Issuance of free admission pass to Maine State Museum to veterans
The Commissioner of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, in accordance 
with a memorandum of agreement entered into with the Maine State Museum 
Commission under Title 27, section 83, subsection 5 and this section, shall issue a free 
admission pass to the Maine State Museum to eligible veterans pursuant to subsection 1.
1.  Eligibility.  The department shall determine a person's eligibility for a pass under 
this section by establishing that the person is a veteran and:
A.  The person is a resident of this State; and
B.  The person received an honorable discharge or general discharge under honorable 
conditions.
2.  Responsibilities of commissioner.  The Commissioner of Defense, Veterans and 
Emergency Management shall identify a point of contact within the department to issue 
free admission passes in accordance with this section and the memorandum of agreement 
entered into with the Maine State Museum Commission pursuant to Title 27, section 83, 
subsection 5.  The Commissioner of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management 
shall periodically report to the Maine State Museum Commission a list of the names and 
addresses of all persons receiving passes to the Maine State Museum and the beginning 
dates for those passes.  A pass issued under this section does not expire and is valid for 
the lifetime of the holder.
SUMMARY
This bill provides for free admission to the Maine State Museum for veterans.