An Act To Protect Maine's Forest Rangers
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0008
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S519 (Senate)
Amends: 12 MRSA §8901

SENATE AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 9, 
L.D. 8, Bill, "An Act To Protect Maine's Forest Rangers" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §8901, sub-§1, ,fA, as amended by PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. SS, 
§1, is further amended to read: 
A. The forest protection unit of the Bureau of Forestry shall employ no fewer than 45 
and no more than 50 forest rangers classified as Forest Ranger II to serve as wildfire 
control specialists and forestry law enforcement officers, and no fewer than 16 forest 
rangers classified as follows: 3 Regional Rangers, 8 District Rangers, one Forest Fire 
Prevention Specialist, one Ranger Pilot Supervisor and 3 Ranger Pilots. Each forest 
ranger and the state supervisor of the forest protection unit of the Bureau of Forestry 
within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry must, at a 
minimum, be a graduate of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy's law enforcement 
preservice program or equivalent meet the training requirements of Title 25, section 
2804-L.' 
Amend the amendment in section 4 in the first paragraph in the first line (page 2, line 
in amendment) by striking out the following: 
112018
and inserting the following: 
'2019' 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 5 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 5. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF 
Division of Forest Protection Z232 
Initiative: Provides appropriations for the purchase of firearms, ammunition, holsters and 
lockboxes, and for training and overtime staffing costs associated with a firearms training 
program for forest rangers. 
SENA TE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT" A 
"to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 9, L.D. 8 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2017-18 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2018-19 
$25,065 
$71,872 
$96,937 
Forest Health and Monitoring Z233 
Initiative: Provides appropriations for the purchase of firearms, ammunition, holsters and 
lockboxes, and for training and overtime staffing costs associated with a firearms training 
program for forest rangers. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND 
FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
2017-18 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2017-18 
$0 
$0 
2018-19 
$10,238 
$29,356 
$39,594 
2018-19 
$136,531 
$136,531 
This amendment changes the beginning date for completion of the training 
requirements to July 1, 2019 from July 1, 2018. This amendment also removes the 
amounts appropriated in fiscal year 2017-18 and appropriates those amounts in fiscal year 
2018-19. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSOREDBY: 4 
(Senator~ 
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COUNTY: Oxford 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/20/18 feac 
LD8 
LR 372(04) 
An Act To Provide Training for Forest Rangers To Carry Firearms 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment ''fir 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 
'µpropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
($136,531) 
($136,531) 
$130,580 
$0 
$130,580 
$0 
This amendment delays certain training requirements by one year and moves appropriations back one year, 
eliminating the appropriation in fiscal year 2017-18 and increasing the appropriation in fiscal year 2018-19 by 
$130,580 to $136,531. 
LR0372(04) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1 
$0 
$0