An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Improve Multimodal Facilities, Highways and Bridges
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1815
Committee Amendment CA_A_S531 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 682, L.D. 1815, Bill, "An Act To 
Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Improve Multimodal Facilities, Highways and 
Bridges" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Improve Multimodal 
Facilities, Highways and Bridges and Municipal Culverts' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in the 3rd line (page 1, line 8 in L.D.) by striking out the 
following: "$100,000,000" and inserting the following: '$106,000,000' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 5 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 5. Disbursement of bond proceeds from General Fund bond issue. 
The proceeds of the sale of the bonds authorized under this Act must be expended as 
designated in the following schedule under the direction and supervision of the agencies 
and entities set forth in this section. 
TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT 
OF 
Provides funds to construct or reconstruct Priority 1, Priority 2 and Priority 3 
corridors under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 23, section 73, subsection 7 and 
associated improvements, for the department's municipal partnership initiative and to 
replace and rehabilitate bridges. 
Total 
$80,000,000 
Provides funds for facilities and equipment related to ports, harbors, marine 
transportation, aviation, freight and passenger railroads, transit and bicycle and 
pedestrian trails that preserve public safety or otherwise have demonstrated high 
economic value, including property acquisition. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" Fr to S.P. 682, L.D. 1815 
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Total 
$20,000,000 
MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY 
Provides funds for improvements to, and remediation of, the Maine Maritime 
Academy's waterfront pier in Castine. 
Total 
$1,000,000 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
Provides funds for a competitive grant program that matches local funding for the 
upgrade of municipal culverts at stream crossings in order to improve fish and 
wildlife habitats and increase community safety. Eligible project sponsors include 
local governments, municipal conservation commissions, soil and water conservation 
districts and private nonprofit organizations. A proposal for funding from an eligible 
project sponsor must include a map and summary of the proposed project, describing 
how it meets the following criteria: 
1. 
Contribution to competitive grant program goals. 
The extent to which the 
proposed project allows communities to more effectively prepare for storm and flood 
events and advances the goals of restoring habitat for fish, including sea-run fish and 
native brook trout, and wildlife, including: 
A. The priority status of the culvert to be upgraded or replaced for native brook trout 
and sea-run fish restoration, based on available stream survey data, statewide 
prioritization for aquatic connectivity and presence in priority watersheds of salmon, 
alewives and other diadromous fishes; 
B. 
Confirmation that the culvert proposed for upgrade or replacement is on a 
municipal road, not a state road or private road; 
C. The extent to which the proposed project meets the Department of Environmental 
Protection's design standard of at least 1.2 times the stream's bankfull width, with a 
natural stream bottom or embedded structure, and meets or exceeds the Department 
of Transportation's 100-year flood standard; 
D. The degree of urgency of the proposed project, including whether a culvert is at 
0 
high risk of failure due to age, location within a watershed or reach with high flood 
risk or severe flood history; and 
E. The expected contribution to reducing the frequency or severity of flooding to 
upstream and downstream communities and improving storm water management 
within the proposed project area; and 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 682, L.D. 1815 
2. 
Cost-effectiveness. 
The extent to which the proposed project represents an 
efficient and cost-effective investment, including the proportion of total project funding 
that will be provided from other sources and the potential avoided costs associated with 
the proposed project. Funds may not be used to cover all of the costs associated with a 
proposed project. 
Total 
$5,000,000 
Amend the bill in section 9 by striking out all of the question and inserting the 
following: 
111Do you favor a $106,000,000 bond issue, including $101,000,000 for 
construction, reconstruction and rehabilitation of highways and bridges 
and for facilities and equipment related to ports, piers, harbors, marine 
transportation, freight and passenger railroads, aviation, transit and 
bicycle and pedestrian trails, to be used to match an estimated 
$137,000,000 in federal and other funds, and $5,000,000 for the upgrade 
of municipal culverts at stream crossings?
SUMMARY 
This amendment authorizes the issuance of $1,000,000 in General Fund bonds for 
improvements to, and remediation of, the Maine Maritime Academy1s waterfront pier in 
Castine and $5,000,000 in General Fund bonds for a competitive grant program that 
matches local funding for the upgrade of municipal culverts at stream crossings. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIREP 
(See attlCbed) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/20/18 fea~ 
LD 1815 
LR 2881(02) 
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Improve Multimodal Facilities, Highways and 
Bridges 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A' ( S - ::, 10 
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs 
Bond Issues 
General Fund - Non-Taxable 
Referendum Costs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Term (years) · Principal 
$106,000,000 
Month/Year 
Nov-18 
Rate(%) 
Interest 
4.25% 
$24,777,500 
Election Type 
Question 
General 
Bond Issue 
Total Cost 
$130,777,500 
Length 
Standard 
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. 
LR288 l (02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of 1