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An Act Concerning Pavement Sealing Products
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1235
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
Sponsors: DAUGHTRY, CHIPMAN, DUCHESNE, HARLOW, O'NEIL, TUCKER, GRATWICK
Amends: 38 MRSA §419-E

Legislative Document
No. 1235
H.P. 858
House of Representatives, March 30, 2017
An Act Concerning Pavement Sealing Products
Reference to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered 
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative DAUGHTRY of Brunswick.
Cosponsored by Senator CHIPMAN of Cumberland and
Representatives: DUCHESNE of Hudson, HARLOW of Portland, O'NEIL of Saco, TUCKER 
of Brunswick, Senator: GRATWICK of Penobscot.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  38 MRSA §419-E is enacted to read: 
§419-E.  Coal tar sealant products 
1.  Definitions.  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the 
following terms have the following meanings. 
A.  "Coal tar" means a viscous substance obtained by the destructive distillation of 
coal and containing levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in excess of 10,000 
milligrams per kilogram.  "Coal tar" includes, but is not limited to, refined coal tar, 
high temperature coal tar and coal tar pitch. 
B.  "Coal tar sealant product" means a surface-applied sealant product that contains 
coal tar or coal tar pitch volatiles. 
C.  "Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons" means a group of compounds that are 
by-products of incomplete combustion that includes several carcinogens and, when in 
high quantities, are characterized as toxic hazardous waste. 
2.  Sale of coal tar sealant products prohibited.  Beginning October 1, 2019, a 
person may not sell at wholesale or retail a coal tar sealant product that is labeled as 
containing coal tar. 
3.  Application of coal tar sealant products prohibited.  Beginning October 1, 
2020, a person may not apply a coal tar sealant product on a driveway or parking area. 
4.  Exemptions.  A person may request an exemption from the prohibitions in 
subsections 2 and 3 by submitting a written request to the commissioner.  The request 
must include the reason an exemption is needed.  The commissioner may exempt a 
person from the prohibitions in subsections 2 and 3 if the commissioner determines that  
the person is researching the effects of a coal tar sealant product on the environment or 
the person is developing an alternative technology and the use of a coal tar sealant 
product is required for research or development. 
5.  Penalties.  A person who violates the provisions of this section is subject to 
penalties under section 349. 
SUMMARY 
This bill prohibits the sale of coal tar sealant products beginning October 1, 2019 and 
prohibits the application of coal tar sealant products on driveways or parking areas 
beginning October 1, 2020.  The Commissioner of Environmental Protection may grant 
an exemption from the prohibitions for research or development purposes.
An Act To Increase Efficiency in Enforcement of the Maine Human Rights Act
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1239
Committee Amendment CA_A_H434 (House)
Committee: Judiciary

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "Pt-" to H.P. 862, L.D. 1239, Bill, "An Act To 
Increase Efficiency in Enforcement of the Maine Human Rights Act" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Technology. The Maine Human Rights Commission shall purchase a 
computer system that, at a minimum, meets the specifications required by existing federal 
contracts and facilitates electronic data management by the commission, including 
making case status information available electronically to parties and their attorneys. 
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, MAINE 
Human Rights Commission - Regulation 0150 
Initiative: Provides one-time funds for the initial step in evaluating information 
technology needs. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Human Rights Commission - Regulation 0150 
2017-18 
$10,000 
$10,000 
2018-19 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Provides funds for 2 Paralegal positions, one Consumer Outreach position and 
related costs. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
A. of S. 
COMMITIEE AMENDMENT "A' to H.P. 862, L.D. 1239 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, MAINE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
2017-18 
2018-19 
3.000 
3.000 
$173,268 
$242,363 
$14,620 
$7,120 
$187,888 
$249,483 
2017-18 
2018-19 
$197,888 
$249,483 
$197,888 
$249,483 
This amendment is the majority repmi of the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary. 
It strikes the bill but retains the provisions providing funding for the 2 Paralegal positions 
7 
and one Consumer Outreach position and the requirement that the Maine Human Rights 
Commission purchase a computer system. It adds a $10,000 appropriation for the initial 
step in evaluating the commission's computer system needs. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/25/17 feac.. 
LD 1239 
LR934(02) 
An Act To Increase Efficiency in Enforcement of the Maine Human Rights Act 0 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 
11/\1 [H ..- t}-3 Lr 
Committee: Judiciary 
n 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2017-18 
FY 2018-19 
$197,888 
$249,483 
$197,888 
$249,483 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
$256,754 
$256,754 
Projections 
FY 2020-21 
$264,243 
$264,243 
This bill includes General Fund appropriations totaling $197,888 in fiscal year 21017-18 and $249,483 in fiscal year 
2018-19 for the Human Rights Commission to establish 3 positions and provide one-time funding to begin to evaluate 
inf01n1atio11 technology needs. 
LR0934(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act Regarding the Maine Length of Service A ward Program Board of Trustees
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1243
Committee Amendment CA_A_H428 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "ff" to H.P. 866, L.D. 1243, Bill, "An Act 
Regarding the Maine Length of Service A ward Program Board of Trustees" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in paragraph C in subparagraph (4) in the 5th line (page 1, 
line 16 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
11chair of the Maine Fire Protection Services 
Commission" and inserting the following: 'Board of Trustees of the Maine Public 
Employees Retirement System' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in the 6th line (page 1, line 23 in L.D.) by striking out the 
following: 
11chair of the Maine Fire Protection Services Commission" and inserting the 
following: 'Board of Trustees of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the bill by designating the Board of Trustees of the Maine 
Public Employees Retirement System as the alternate appointing authority when the 
Governor does not make appointments to the Maine Length of Service Award Program 
Board of Trustees. 
Page I -128LR1347(02)-1 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Support Small Manufacturers in the State
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1244
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: HERBIG, VOLK, FECTEAU, GROHMAN, MASTRACCIO, SANBORN, VACHON, LIBBY, WOODSOME

Legislative Document
No. 1244
H.P. 867
House of Representatives, March 30, 2017
An Act To Support Small Manufacturers in the State
Reference to the Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative HERBIG of Belfast.
Cosponsored by Senator VOLK of Cumberland and
Representatives: FECTEAU of Biddeford, GROHMAN of Biddeford, MASTRACCIO of 
Sanford, SANBORN of Portland, VACHON of Scarborough, Senators: LIBBY of 
Androscoggin, WOODSOME of York.
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 enact measures to support small manufacturers in the State.
An Act To Repeal the Income Tax on Pick-up Contributions Paid to the Maine Public Employees Retirement System and To Clarify the Taxation of Pick-up Contributions Distributed in the Form of a Rollover
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1247
Committee Amendment CA_A_H194 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 870, L.D. 1247, Bill, "An Act To 
Repeal the Income Tax on Pick-up Contributions Paid to the Maine Public Employees 
Retirement System and To Clarify the Taxation of Pick-up Contributions Distributed in 
the Form of a Rollover" 
Amend the bill in section 2 in paragraph E in the 4th line (page 1, line 9 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: 
112017
and inserting the following: 
l 8
Amend the bill in section 3 in the 2nd line (page l, line 17 in L.D.) by striking out the 
following: 
112017
and inserting the following: 
l 81 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides that the changes proposed in the bill apply to tax years 
beginning on or after January 1, 2018 rather than on or after January 1, 2017. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUlRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/06/17 -#ac 
LD 1247 
LR 728(02) 
An Act To Repeal the Income Tax on Pick-up Contributions Paid to the Maine Public Employees 
Retirement System and To Clarify the Taxation of Pick-up Contributions Distributed in the Form of a 
Rollover 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A' CH- Jqt+ 
Committee: Taxation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2017-18 
FY 2018-19 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
Projections 
FY 2020-21 
$3,329,000 
$11,372,000 
$11,528,000 
$11,922,000 
($3,329,000) 
($11,372,000) 
($11,528,000) 
($11,922,000) 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
($133,000) 
($365,000) 
($745,000) 
($770,000) 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This bill repeals the individual income tax addition modification for state contributions to the retirement system on 
behalf of the taxpayer and makes changes to the subtraction modification for pick-up contributions distributed to the 
taxpayer in the form of a rollover. It would result in a loss of General Fund revenue of $3 ,329,000 in fiscal year 2017-
and $11,3 72,000 in fiscal year 2018-19 and a loss of Local Government Fund revenue of $68,000 in fiscal year 
2017-18 and $232,000 in fiscal year 2018-19. It would also reduce revenue to the Fund to Advance Public 
Kindergarten to Grade 12 Education by $65,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 and by $133,000 in fiscal year 2018-19. 
LR0728(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act Regarding the Maine Length of Service Award Program Board of Trustees
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1243
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: HERBIG, CYRWAY, FECTEAU, LONGSTAFF, MASTRACCIO, NADEAU, THERIAULT, CARSON, MAKER
Amends: 5 MRSA §3372

Legislative Document
No. 1243
H.P. 866
House of Representatives, March 30, 2017
An Act Regarding the Maine Length of Service Award Program 
Board of Trustees
Reference to the Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative HERBIG of Belfast.
Cosponsored by Senator CYRWAY of Kennebec and
Representatives: FECTEAU of Biddeford, LONGSTAFF of Waterville, MASTRACCIO of 
Sanford, NADEAU of Winslow, THERIAULT of China, Senators: CARSON of Cumberland, 
MAKER of Washington.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  5 MRSA §3372, sub-§3, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 352, §1, is 
amended to read: 
C.  The terms of the trustees are determined as follows. 
(1)  Each trustee serves a term of 3 years. 
(2)  A trustee continues to serve after the expiration of that trustee's term until a 
successor is appointed and qualified, but the trustee's continuation as a trustee 
does not change the expiration date of the trustee's term. 
(3)  The term of a trustee appointed to succeed a trustee whose term has expired 
begins on the day after the expiration date of the 3-year term of the previous 
trustee, regardless of the effective date of the new appointment. 
(4)  An appointment to any vacancy caused by death, resignation or ineligibility 
is for the unexpired portion of the term.  An appointment made by the Governor 
to a vacancy must be made within 60 days after the vacancy occurs.  If the 
Governor does not make the appointment to fill the vacancy within 60 days, the 
chair of the Maine Fire Protection Services Commission shall make the 
appointment. 
Sec. 2.  Appointments to Maine Length of Service Award Program Board 
of Trustees.  Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 3372, 
subsection 3, paragraph A, if the appointments to the Maine Length of Service Award 
Program Board of Trustees under Title 5, section 3372, subsection 3, paragraph A, 
subparagraphs (1) to (3) have not been made within 30 days of the effective date of this 
Act, the chair of the Maine Fire Protection Services Commission shall make the 
appointments in the same manner. 
SUMMARY 
This bill amends the laws governing the Maine Length of Service Award Program 
Board of Trustees to require the chair of the Maine Fire Protection Services Commission 
to appoint initial members to the board of trustees if those appointments have not been 
made within 30 days of the effective date of this legislation.  The bill also requires the 
chair of the Maine Fire Protection Services Commission to make an appointment to fill a 
vacancy on the board of trustees if the appointment is not made within 60 days of the 
vacancy.
An Act To Provide Landowners a Property Tax Exemption for Certain Trails
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1246
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: STANLEY, JACKSON, ALLEY, COLLINGS, SHERMAN
Amends: 36 MRSA §656

Legislative Document
No. 1246
H.P. 869
House of Representatives, March 30, 2017
An Act To Provide Landowners a Property Tax Exemption for 
Certain Trails
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative STANLEY of Medway.
Cosponsored by Senator JACKSON of Aroostook and
Representatives: ALLEY of Beals, COLLINGS of Portland, SHERMAN of Hodgdon.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §656, sub-§1, ¶K is enacted to read: 
K.  Recreational trails open to public use.  In order to qualify for the exemption under 
this paragraph, a recreational trail must be recognized by the State or a statewide 
nonprofit organization as a trail that is organized or used for recreational purposes 
such as hiking, snowmobiling or all-terrain vehicle use, that is open to public use and 
that meets the following requirements. 
(1)  The trail must have a minimum width of: 
(a)  At least 20 feet in width, if the trail is a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle 
trail; or 
(b) At least 10 feet in width, if the trail is a hiking trail. 
(2) The recreational trail must extend across and may not terminate on the 
property for which the exemption is requested. 
A trail that is funded by the Snowmobile Trail Fund of the Department of 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Parks and Lands or the ATV 
Recreational Management Fund, established in Title 12, section 1893, subsection 2, 
or that is part of an interconnected snowmobile trail system maintained by a statewide 
snowmobile association is presumed to have met the requirements of this paragraph. 
The exemption provided pursuant to this paragraph is limited to that portion of the 
parcel that is actually used for the recreational purpose.  
SUMMARY 
This bill provides an exemption from property tax for a recreational trail crossing a 
parcel of land as long as the trail is a recognized trail that is open to public recreational 
uses, such as snowmobiling, hiking or all-terrain vehicle use, and meets certain width and 
length requirements, depending on the use.  The exemption is limited to that portion of 
the parcel of land that is actually used for the recreational purpose.
An Act To Repeal the Income Tax on Pick-up Contributions Paid to the Maine Public Employees Retirement System and To Clarify the Taxation of Pick-up Contributions Distributed in the Form of a Rollover
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1247
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: POULIOT
Amends: 36 MRSA §5122

Legislative Document
No. 1247
H.P. 870
House of Representatives, March 30, 2017
An Act To Repeal the Income Tax on Pick-up Contributions Paid to 
the Maine Public Employees Retirement System and To Clarify the 
Taxation of Pick-up Contributions Distributed in the Form of a 
Rollover
Submitted by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services pursuant to Joint 
Rule 204.
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative POULIOT of Augusta.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §5122, sub-§1, ¶G, as amended by PL 2011, c. 240, §30, is 
repealed. 
Sec. 2.  36 MRSA §5122, sub-§2, ¶E, as amended by PL 1999, c. 414, §40 and 
affected by §57 and amended by PL 2007, c. 58, §3, is further amended to read: 
E.  Pick-up contributions paid to the taxpayer by the Maine Public Employees 
Retirement System or distributed as the result of a rollover, whether or not included 
in federal adjusted gross income, that have been previously taxed under this Part. For 
tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, in the case of a distribution as a 
result of a rollover, the modification allowed under this paragraph may be subtracted 
fully or in part during the tax year of the rollover. Any amount not subtracted in the 
tax year of the rollover may be subtracted within the 2 tax years immediately 
following the year of the rollover, except that the total amount subtracted over the 
3-year period may not exceed the pick-up contributions that have been previously 
taxed under this Part; 
Sec. 3.  Application.  This Act applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 
2017. 
SUMMARY 
This bill repeals the individual income tax addition modification for state 
contributions to the Maine Public Employees Retirement System on behalf of the 
taxpayer and allows the subtraction modification for pick-up contributions distributed to 
the taxpayer in the form of a rollover to be subtracted from taxable income within a 3-
year period beginning with the year of the rollover.  The changes apply to tax years 
beginning on or after January 1, 2017.
An Act To Include the Vehicles of Emergency Medical Services Persons in the Firefighter Registration Plate Program
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1249
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: HEAD, MAKER, CRAIG, HERRICK, MADIGAN, PERKINS, PERRY, PICKETT, SKOLFIELD, TIMBERLAKE
Amends: 29-A MRSA §519

Legislative Document
No. 1249
H.P. 872
House of Representatives, March 30, 2017
An Act To Include the Vehicles of Emergency Medical Services 
Persons in the Firefighter Registration Plate Program
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative HEAD of Bethel.
Cosponsored by Senator MAKER of Washington and
Representatives: CRAIG of Brewer, HERRICK of Paris, MADIGAN of Rumford, PERKINS 
of Oakland, PERRY of Calais, PICKETT of Dixfield, SKOLFIELD of Weld, TIMBERLAKE 
of Turner.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  29-A MRSA §519, sub-§8 is enacted to read: 
8.  Special firefighter registration plate for emergency medical services persons.  
The Secretary of State shall make available under this section a special firefighter 
registration plate to an emergency medical services person.  The registration plate must 
have the same design as the special firefighter registration plate except that a standard 
emergency medical services emblem is used instead of the firefighter emblem.  A 
member of an emergency medical service licensed by the Department of Public Safety, 
Maine Emergency Medical Services may request a special firefighter registration plate 
for emergency medical services persons under this subsection. 
Sec. 2.  Contingent effective date.  This Act does not take effect unless the 
Secretary of State receives donations from public or private sources to cover the costs, as 
determined by the Secretary of State, of special firefighter registration plates for 
emergency medical services persons for those eligible as a result of this Act.  Donations 
under this section must be deposited into the Specialty License Plate Fund established in 
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, section 469.  The Secretary of State shall notify 
the Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Revisor of 
Statutes when the Secretary of State has received the donations required under this 
section. 
SUMMARY 
This bill provides for issuance of special firefighter registration plates for emergency 
medical services persons.  The bill also provides that the issuance of special firefighter 
registration plates for emergency medical services persons for those eligible is contingent 
upon the Secretary of State's receiving donations from public or private sources to cover 
the cost of the registration plates.
An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1254
Committee Amendment CA_A_H262 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,[+,, to H.P. 877, L.D. 1254, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Law Regarding Super Cribbage Tournaments" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 4-A in the first paragraph in the 2nd line 
(page 1, line 14 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "3" and inserting the following: 'J. 
.Ll.' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 4-A in paragraph B in the first line (page 1, 
line 27 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
1150
and inserting the following: '-&-0 30' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment reduces the number of players required to conduct a super cribbage 
tournament from 50 to 30 and increases the number of tournaments permitted per year 
from 3 to 15. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/19/17 f&'ac::.. 
LD 1254 
LR2212(02) 
An Act To Amend the Law Regarding Super Cribbage Tournaments 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment .Pr l~ -d (;{;1) 
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2017-18 
FY 2018-19 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
$900 
$900 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
$900 
Projections 
FY 2020-21 
$900 
This bill increases the number of super cribbage tournaments per year from 3 to 15 and decreases the number of 
players required for super cribbage tournaments from 50 to 30. The license fee for a super cribbage tournament is $75, 
the additional 12 licenses will increase Other Special Revenue Funds revenue for the Department of Public Safety by 
$900 annually beginning in fiscal year 2017-18. 
LR2212(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Minimize Hardship by Prohibiting the State from Reducing the Wages of a State Employee To Recoup Payments the State Made in Error
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1257
Committee Amendment CA_A_S222 (Senate)

FIRST REGUL~R SESSION 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to S.P. 420, L.D. 1257, Bill, "An Act To 
Minimize Hardship by Prohibiting the State from Reducing the Wages of a State 
Employee To Recoup Payments the State Made in Error" 
Amend the bill by incorporating the attached fiscal note. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the committee. 
The amendment 
incorporates a fiscal note. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/05/17 feae 
LD 1257 
LR 1457(02) 
An Act To Minimize Hardship by Prohibiting the State from Reducing the Wages of a State Employee 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
To Recoup Payments the State Made in Error 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'pt 
Committee: State and Local Government 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium cost increase - All Funds 
Eliminating the State's ability to recoup payments to an employee made in error by deducting or withholding amounts 
from subsequent wages may mean recovery in some cases is never accomplished, increasing costs to state departments 
and agencies. It is not possible to estimate the additional costs by fund, agency or fiscal year going forward. 
LR1457(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Modernize the Voluntary Response Action Program Funding Process
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1258
Committee Amendment CA_A_S76 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 421, L.D. 1258, Bill, "An Act To 
Modernize the Voluntary Response Action Program Funding Process" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 15 by striking out all of the 3rd paragraph 
(page I, lines 15 to 17 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'The fee for department assistance in submitting a voluntary response action plan under 
section 343-E is equal to 1% of the assessed value of the property at the time the request 
is submitted, except that the fee may not exceed $15, 000. 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. Effective date. This Act takes effect January I, 2018.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment amends the bill by basing the fee charged for assistance from the 
Department of Environmental Protection in submitting a voluntary response action plan 
on 1% of the assessed property value. The amendment also caps the fee at $15,000 and 
adds a delayed effective date of January 1, 2018. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/03/17 feac\ 
LD 1258 
LR 737(02) 
An Act To Modernize the Voluntary Response Action Program Funding Process 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "d_' ( S -1 v;) 
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor savings - Other Special Revenue Funds 
This bill simplifies the fee charged for assistance from the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in 
submitting a voluntary response action plan by basing the fee on 1 % of the assessed value of the property up to a 
maximum of $15,000, starting Janua1y 1, 2018. This upfront fee rather than a cost recovered fee will result in amino 
cost savings to the Uncontrolled Sites Fund within the DEP. 
LR0737(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Minimize Hardship by Prohibiting the State from Reducing the Wages of a State Employee To Recoup Payments the State Made in Error
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1257
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: THIBODEAU
Amends: 26 MRSA §635, 26 MRSA §635-A

Legislative Document
No. 1257
S.P. 420
In Senate, March 30, 2017
An Act To Minimize Hardship by Prohibiting the State from 
Reducing the Wages of a State Employee To Recoup Payments the 
State Made in Error
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by President THIBODEAU of Waldo.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  26 MRSA §635, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 804, is amended to 
read: 
4.  Application.  This section is applied as follows. 
A.  An employer has the burden of proof, except that, if the overcompensation 
amounts to less than 15% of the correct net amount of the employee's compensation, 
the employer must prove by clear and convincing evidence that the employee 
knowingly accepted the overcompensation. 
B.  If an employee knowingly accepts the overcompensation, this section does not 
apply. 
C.  This section, except for the forfeiture provisions in subsection 3, does not limit or 
affect an employer's general civil remedies against an employee. 
This section does not apply to the State in its capacity as an employer. 
Sec. 2.  26 MRSA §635-A is enacted to read: 
§635-A.  Recovery of overcompensation by the State prohibited 
If the State, in its capacity as an employer, overcompensates an employee as a result 
of the State's error, the State may not recover the overpayment of wages by deducting or 
withholding amounts from that employee's subsequent wages. 
SUMMARY 
This bill provides that, if the State, in its capacity as an employer, overcompensates 
an employee as a result of the State's error, the State may not recover the overpayment of 
wages by deducting or withholding amounts from that employee's subsequent wages.
An Act Regarding Pay Equality
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1259
Committee Amendment CA_A_S173 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to S.P. 422, L.D. 1259, Bill, "An Act 
Regarding Pay Equality" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in paragraph A in subparagraph (2) in division (a) in the 
9th line (page 1, line 31 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "information," the 
following: 'without prompting by the employer or employment agency,' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority rep01i of the committee, qualifies the 
exception in the bill to apply only to those instances when a prospective employee 
voluntarily discloses wage history without any prompting by the employer or 
employment agency. 
FISCAL ~OTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/25/17 feac 
LD 1259 
LR 104(02) 
An Act Regarding Pay Equality 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A' [S- \ / "3) 
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Maine Human Rights C01m11ission are expected to be minor and can be absorbed utilizing 
existing budgeted resources. 
LR0104(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act Regarding Pay Equality .
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1259
Senate Amendment SA_A_S283 (Senate)
Amends: 5 MRSA §4611

SENATE AMENDMENT"~" to S.P. 422, L.D. 1259, Bill, "An Act Regarding 
Pay Equality" 
. 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §4611, as amended by PL 2011, c. 613, §18 and affected by §29, 
is further amended to read: 
§4611. Complaint 
Any aggrieved person, or any employee of the commission, may file a complaint 
under oath with the commission stating the facts concerning the alleged discrimination, 
except that a complaint must be filed with the commission not more than 300 days after 
the alleged act of unlawful discrimination. In addition, any person may file a complaint 
pursuant to section 4632. A person who files a complaint pursuant to this section or 
section 4632 shall pay a filing fee of $250.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires a person who files a complaint with the Maine Human 
Rights Commission to pay a filing 
e of $250. 
SPONSOREDBY:~~-,,'--~L..-l.-=---=--1~-1H-~..c..,e_,,_~--
(Senator VOLK) 
COUNTY: Cumberland 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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SENA TE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 06/16/17 feac: 
LD 1259 
LR 104(04) 
An Act Regarding Pay Equality 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment "/\' to Original Bill 
Sponsor: Sen. Volk of Cumberland 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential conflict with worksharing agreements 
This amendment establishes a filing fee for complaints filed with the Maine Human Rights Commission. The 
commission has indicated that such a fee is specifically prohibited in the commission's worksharing agreements with 
the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Equal Opportunity Commission. The 
commission also indicates that the estimated $150,000 that could be generated annually from the new fees would be 
dwarfed by the 45% of the commission's annual revenue that would be immediately terminated because of the 
violation of aggreements. 
LR0104(04) - Fiscal Note - Page I of 1
Resolve, To Establish the Commission To Create a Plan for the Establishment of a Probate Court System with Full-time Judges
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1260
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S287 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 423, 
L.D. 1260, "Resolve, To Establish the Commission To Create a Plan for the 
Establishment of a Probate Court System with Full-time Judges" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of the emergency preamble (page 1, lines 
to 33 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
'Preamble. Whereas, the existing probate court system established pursuant to the 
Constitution of Maine, Article VI, Section 6 was conditionally repealed by a vote of the 
people of Maine in 1967; and 
Whereas, a different probate court system has not been created since the repeal and 
the Legislature has not considered a plan to establish a probate court system; and 
Whereas, this legislation is necessary to honor the intent of a long-standing vote of 
Maine people and ensure that Maine people currently have the same access to justice in 
all Maine courts; now, therefore, be it' 
Amend the amendment on page 3 by striking out the last 2 indented paragraphs (page 
3, lines 13 to 15 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
'Amend the resolve in section 8 in the last line (page 2, line 36 in L.D.) by striking 
out the following: "Legislature. 
and inserting the following: 'Legislature; and be it 
further' 
Amend the resolve by adding after section 8 the following: 
'Sec. 9. Outside funding. Resolved: That the commission may seek private and 
public funding contributions to partially or fully fund the costs of the commission. All 
funding is subject to approval by the Legislative Council in accordance with its policies. 
If sufficient funding to fund the commission has not been received within 30 days after 
the effective date of this resolve, no meetings are authorized and no expenses of any kind 
may be incurred or reimbursed. 
1 
SUMMARY 
This amendment amends Committee Amendment 
11A
by striking the emergency 
preamble and emergency clause, adding a preamble and authorizing the Commission To 
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SENA TE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT ''f\" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 423, L.D. 1260 
Create a Plan To Enhance the Efficiency and Effectiveness of the Probate Court System 
to seek private and public funding. ~a~J~, 
SPONSOREDBY:~~~~~~'----3'__..~~~-~~~~~ 
(Senator KATZ) 
" 
COUNTY: Kennebec 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SENA TE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/17 /17 feac 
LD 1260 
LR 1813(04) 
Resolve, To Establish the Commission To Create a Plan To Enhance the Efficiency and Effectiveness 
of the Probate Court System 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment'~' to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Katz of Kennebec 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Outside funding required 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This amendment authorizes the commission to seek outside funding. If sufficient funding is not received within 30 
days of the effective date of this resolve, no meetings are authorized and no expenses of any kind may be incurred or 
reimbursed. 
LR1813(04) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Modernize the Voluntary Response Action Program Funding Process
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1258
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
Sponsors: HAMPER
Amends: 38 MRSA §342

Legislative Document
No. 1258
S.P. 421
In Senate, March 30, 2017
An Act To Modernize the Voluntary Response Action Program 
Funding Process
Submitted by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to Joint Rule 204.
Reference to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered 
printed.
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator HAMPER of Oxford.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  38 MRSA §342, sub-§15, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 355, §3, is amended 
to read: 
15.  Technical services.  The commissioner shall establish a technical services unit 
within the department to assist any person involved in a real estate transaction in 
determining whether real property that is the subject of the transaction has been the site of 
a discharge, release or threatened release of a hazardous substance, hazardous waste, 
hazardous matter, special waste, pollutant or contaminant, including petroleum products 
or by-products. 
The commissioner may also assist in or supervise the development and implementation of 
reasonable and necessary response actions.  Assistance may include review of agency 
records and files, review and approval of a requester's investigation plans, site 
assessments and reports, voluntary response action plans and implementation of those 
plans. 
The fee for department assistance in submitting a voluntary response action plan under 
section 343-E is equal to 2% of the assessed value of the property at the time the request 
is submitted. 
The person requesting For all other requests for assistance under this subsection, a person 
shall pay the department an initial nonrefundable fee of up to $500 to be determined by 
the Commissioner commissioner.  The person shall also pay the department for its actual 
direct and indirect costs of providing assistance, which must be determined by the 
commissioner but which must not on an hourly basis exceed $50 per hour per person.  
Money received by the department for assistance under this subsection must be deposited 
in the Uncontrolled Sites Fund established in section 1364, subsection 6. 
SUMMARY 
This bill simplifies the fee charged for assistance from the Department of 
Environmental Protection in submitting a voluntary response action plan by basing the 
fee on 2% of the assessed value of the property.
An Act To Protect Minors from Sex Trafficking
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1261
Committee Amendment CA_A_S92 (Senate)
Amends: 17-A MRSA §259-B

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 424, L.D. 1261, Bill, "An Act To 
Protect Minors from Sex Trafficking" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Protect Children from Sex Trafficking' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §259-B is enacted to read: 
§259-B. Solicitation of a child to engage in prostitution 
1. A person is guilty of soliciting a child to engage in prostitution if the actor 
knowingly solicits directly or indirectly by any means a person the actor knows or 
believes is under 18 years of age to engage in prostitution, as defined in section 851. 
2. Violation of this section is a Class D crime.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill and creates a new Class D crime of soliciting a 
child to engage in prostitution if the actor knowingly solicits directly or indirectly by any 
means a person the actor knows or believes is under 18 years of age to engage in 
prostitution. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
.. · 
•'"' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/07 /17 feac-.. 
LD 1261 
LR 1769(02) 
An Act To Protect Minors from Sex Trafficking 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A' ( S - °t Lj 
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 D crimes. 
The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts. 
LRl 769(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
Resolve, To Increase the Affordability of Safe Drinking Water for Maine Families
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1263
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S327 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 426, 
L.D. 1263, "Resolve, To Increase the Affordability of Safe Drinking Water for Maine 
Families" 
Amend the amendment by inserting before section 3 the following: 
'Sec. 3. Transfer. Resolved: That the State Controller shall transfer $500,000 by 
June 3 0, 2018 from the Medical Use of Marijuana Fund, Other Special Revenue Funds 
account in the Department of Health and Human Services to the unappropriated surplus 
of the General Fund; and be it further' 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires the State Controller to transfer $500,000 from the Medical 
Use of Marijuana Fund to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached~ 
SPONSOREDBY:--1---J-L--l'.---=---l'.--f:C.=------¥~.-c~~-
(Senator HAMPE 
COUNTY: 0 £ d 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 07/13/17 fe.ac 
LD 1263 
LR 1448(04) 
Resolve, To Increase the Affordability of Safe Drinking Water for Maine Families 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment ;lr" to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Hamper of Oxford 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2017-18 
FY 2018-19 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
Projections 
FY 2020-21 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Transfers 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
($500,000) 
$500,000 
($500,000) 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This amendment requires the State Controller to transfer $500,000 by June 30, 2018 from the Medical Use of 
Marijuana Fund, Other Special Revenue Funds account, in the Department of Health and Human Services to the 
unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to offset the one-time General Fund appropriation of $500,000 in this bill. 
As amended, this bill still includes a one-time General Fund appropriation of $500,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 to the 
Maine State Housing Authority (MSHA) to provide grants and loans to eligible households for treatment of 
contaminated private drinking water wells. 
LR1448(04) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Adjust the Timing for Recounts in Certain Municipal and Local School Elections
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1269
Committee Amendment CA_A_H243 (House)
Amends: 30-A MRSA §2531-B, 30-A MRSA §2532

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "ft,, to H.P. 881, L.D. 1269, Bill, "An Act To 
Adjust the Timing for Recounts in Certain Municipal and Local School Elections" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Adjust the Procedure for Recounts in Certain Municipal Elections' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inse1ting the following: 
'Sec. 1.. 30-A MRSA §2531-B, first ~' as enacted by PL 2011, c. 255, §7, is 
amended to read: 
A recount for an election for municipal office must be pe1fonned by a municipal 
clerk or the clerk's designee pursuant to the provisions of Title 21-A, section 737-A and 
the rules adopted pursuant to Title 21-A, section 737-A, except that a written request for a 
recount must be filed with the municipal clerk within 7 business days after the election 
and the provisions of Title 21-A, section 737-A, subsections 1, 5 and 12 and the duties of 
the State Police do not apply to this section. Except for the municipal clerk or the 
municipal clerk's designee, an election official as defined in Title 21-A, section 1, 
subsection 14 or an official of a municipal police department performing an official duty 
in a recount, an employee or elected official of the municipality or a candidate in an 
election may not participate in a recount of that election under this section. 
Sec. 2. 
30-A MRSA §2532, as amended by PL 2011, c. 255, §8, is further 
amended to read: 
§2532. Referendum recount procedure 
In the case of a referendum, a recount must be granted upon written application of 
10% or 100, whichever is less, of the persons vrhose names were oheoked on the voting 
list at any tov,rn referendum or ballot question under section 2105 or 2528, or any city 
referendum registered voters in the municipality. The time limits, rules and all other 
matters applying to candidates under section 2531-B apply equally to applicants for the 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT"ff" to H.P. 881, L.D. 1269 
recount. 
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the method of conducting a 
referendum recount is governed by Title 21-A, section 737-A.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes the bill and: 
1. Requires a written request for a recount for an election for municipal office to go 
to the municipal clerk, not the Secretary of State as in the bill, and requires the request for 
a recount to be filed within 7 business days; and 
2. Adds a provision to provide that a referendum recount in a municipality must be 
granted upon written application of 10% or 100, whichever is less, of registered voters in 
a municipality. 
Current law requires the application to be made by 10% or 100, 
whichever is less, of persons whose names were checked off at the referendum election. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Allow Municipalities To Include Itemized Fees on Property Tax Bills
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1270
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: MOONEN
Amends: 36 MRSA §507

Legislative Document
No. 1270
H.P. 882
House of Representatives, March 30, 2017
An Act To Allow Municipalities To Include Itemized Fees on 
Property Tax Bills
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative MOONEN of Portland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §507, first ¶, as repealed and replaced by PL 2007, c. 432, §1 
and affected by §2, is amended to read: 
 A  Except as provided in subsection 5, a municipality that issues a property tax bill 
to a taxpayer must issue the following information. 
Sec. 2.  36 MRSA §507, sub-§5 is enacted to read: 
5.  Other information.  A municipality that issues a property tax bill to a taxpayer 
may include in the bill other fees or assessments owed by the taxpayer to the 
municipality.  Information included in a tax bill under this subsection must be itemized 
and distinct from the information required in a tax bill under this section. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows a municipality that issues a property tax bill to a taxpayer to include 
in the tax bill other fees or assessments owed by the taxpayer to the municipality if the 
other fees and assessments are itemized and distinct from the information on the tax bill 
that is required by law.
Resolve, To Redispense Donated Prescription Drugs
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1273
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: HYMANSON, CHACE, DENNO, MADIGAN, MALABY, PERRY

Legislative Document
No. 1273
H.P. 886
House of Representatives, April 4, 2017
Resolve, To Redispense Donated Prescription Drugs
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative HYMANSON of York.
Cosponsored by Representatives: CHACE of Durham, DENNO of Cumberland, MADIGAN of 
Waterville, MALABY of Hancock, PERRY of Calais.
Sec. 1.  Donation and redispensing of unused prescription drugs.  
Resolved:  That the Maine Board of Pharmacy, established in the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 32, chapter 117, shall adopt rules to allow a nongovernmental organization 
in the State to coordinate both the donation of unused prescription drugs by nursing 
homes, hospitals, wholesalers and other institutional pharmacies and the subsequent 
redispensing of these prescription drugs at no cost to low-income residents of the State, 
subject to the following provisions. 
1.  Prescriptions for donated drugs under this section must be filled by pharmacists 
licensed in the State for patients in the State who are prequalified by the coordinating 
organization. 
2.  Donated prescription drugs must be evaluated for suitability for redispensing and 
then stored, redispensed or destroyed in accordance with existing laws and Maine Board 
of Pharmacy rules. 
3.  An extended hospital pharmacy, as described in Maine Board of Pharmacy rule 
Chapter 35, may accept, store, redispense or destroy donated prescription drugs 
prescribed for patients in the State. 
Rules adopted pursuant to this resolve are routine technical rules as defined in the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve requires the Maine Board of Pharmacy to adopt rules to allow a 
nongovernmental organization in the State to coordinate both the donation of unused 
prescription drugs by nursing homes, hospitals, wholesalers and other institutional 
pharmacies and the subsequent redispensing of these prescription drugs at no cost to 
low-income residents of the State.