An Act To Correct Errors and Inconsistencies in the Laws of Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1894
Committee Amendment CA_A_H782 (House)
Amends: 32 MRSA §2180, 36 MRSA §191, 5 MRSA §1764-A, 5 MRSA §10004, 20-A MRSA §15908-A, 20-A MRSA §16101, 20-A MRSA §16102, 22 MRSA §2660-U, 28-A MRSA §121, 30-A MRSA §2528, 34-B MRSA §3805

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/1 "to H.P. 1327, L.D. 1894, Bill, "An Act To 
Correct Errors and Inconsistencies in the Laws of Maine" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the enacting clause and before section 1 the 
following: 
'PART A' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 7 to 9 and 24. 
Amend the bill in section 35 in the first line (page 15, line 5 in L.D.) by striking out 
the following: "Sec. 35" and inserting the following: 'Sec. 36' 
Amend the bill in section 36 in the first line (page 15, line 9 in L.D.) by striking out 
the following: "Sec. 36" and inserting the following: 'Sec. 35' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 43, 48 to 54, 65, 73, 75, 76 and 78 to 82. 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 90 the following: 
'PARTB 
Sec. B-1. 32 MRSA §2180, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 258, Pt. A, §1, is 
amended to read: 
1. Effective date. This compact becomes effective and binding on the earlier ef the 
date of legislative enactment of this compact into law by no fewer than 26 states or 
December 31, 2018, whichever is earlier. All party states to this compact that were 
parties to the prior compact are deemed to have withdrawn from the prior compact within 
months after the effective date of this compact. 
Sec. B-2. 36 MRSA §191, sub-§2, 1BBB, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 490, §4, is 
amended to read: 
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BBB. 
The disclosure to an authorized representative of the Department of 
Professional and Financial Regulation, Bureau of Insurance of infonnation necessary 
to determine whether a long-term disability income protection plan or short-term 
disability income protection plan as described in section 5219 NN 5219-00, 
subsection 1 qualifies for the disability income protection plans in the workplace 
credit provided by section 5219 NN. 5219-00; 
PARTC 
Sec. C-1. 5 MRSA §1764-A, sub-§2, ,JB, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 497, §1 and 
affected by §5, is amended to read: 
B. Include an energy-use target that exceeds by at least 20% the energy efficiency 
standards in effect for commercial and institutional buildings pursuant to Title Hl, 
seetioe. 1415 D the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code under Title 10, chapter 
1103;and 
Sec. C-2. 5 MRSA §10004, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 694, §38, is 
amended to read: 
5. Rules of sportsmanship. In the course of any professional sporting event directly 
regulated by an agency, the agency determines that a licensee has: 
A. Engaged in physical contact whleh that is prohibited by the rules of the sport with 
another contestant or official immediately before, during or immediately after the 
regulated sporting event; 
B. Engaged in a use or administration of drugs whleh that is prohibited by the rules 
of the sport; 
C. Failed to disclose to proper authorities or officials a known medical or mental 
condition of a contestant whieh that was required to be disclosed or whiGb that could 
affect the public health and safety; or 
D. 
Failed to fulfill contracts or obligations to make payments to contestants and 
officials for their participation in professional athletic events; provided that the 
revooatioo, SHSfleBsieB or refusal to reBe:w shall n.et ooBtmae fer mere than 30 days; 
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The revocation, suspension or refusal to renew a license for a violation described in this 
subsection may not continue for more than 30 days; or 
Sec. C-3. 20-A MRSA §15908-A, sub-§2, ,JB, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 497, 
§2 and affected by §5, is amended to read: 
B. 
Include an energy-use target that exceeds by at least 20% the energy efficiency 
standards in effect for commercial and institutional buildings pursuant to Title 10, 
seotiea 1415 D the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code under Title 10, chapter 
1103;and 
Sec. C-4. 20-A MRSA §16101, sub-§2, ,JB, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 
and 8, is amended to read: 
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B. School administrative districts or regional school units; and 
Sec. C-5. 20-A MRSA §16102, sub-§1, ,ill, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 
and 8, is amended to read: 
B. In a school administrative district or a regional school unit by a school board; and 
Sec. C-6. 20-A MRSA §16102, sub-§2, ,ill, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 
and 8, is amended to read: 
B. As provided for laying out county ways in Title 23, sections 2052 and 2054, for 
school administrative districts, regional school units and community school districts, 
except that notice need not be given to the Department of Transportation. 
Sec. C-7. 22 MRSA §2660-U, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 230, §3, is amended to 
read: 
§2660-U. Fees 
The Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory established in section 565 shall 
collect a fee not to exceed $10 from a person or entity ordering a water test for a water 
sample from a residential private drinking water well. 
The fees collected must be 
credited to the Private Well Safe Drinking Water Fund established in section 2660-W and 
used for the purpose of increasing testing of residential private drinking water wells. +he 
department shall establish by rule a pereeatage of the fee to he cli:reeted tovi'ard 
admmistrath'e eosts for eolleetiag data from private laboratories. If more than one test of 
a water sample from the same residential private drinking water well is conducted, the 
department may waive payment of a fee established under this section for a one-year 
period. A fee collected under this section is in addition to any fee charged by the 
department pursuant to section 2602-A, subsection 2. 
Sec. C-8. 28-A MRSA §121, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1993, c. 608, §2, is 
further amended to read: 
1. Petition. A petition for a local option election must be signed by a number of 
voters equal to at least 15% of the number of votes cast in that municipality in the last 
gubernatorial election. 
All petition signatures must have been signed since the last 
general election. 
The petition must be addressed to and received by the municipal 
officers at least ~ 60 days before holding any primary, special statewide, general or 
municipal election or town meeting. 
Sec. C-9. 30-A MRSA §2528, sub-§4, ,in, as amended by PL 1993, c. 608, §6, 
is further amended to read: 
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D. A nomination paper or a certificate of political caucus nomination that complies 
with this section is valid unless a written objection to it is made to the municipal 
officers by the 4Ji'd 58th day prior to election day. 
(1) If an objection is made, the clerk shall immediately notify the candidate 
affected by it. 
(2) The municipal officers shall determine objections arising in the case of 
nominations. Their decision is final. 
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Sec. C-10. 30-A MRSA §2528, sub-§6-A, ,r,rA and B, as enacted by PL 1993, 
c. 608, §8, are amended to read: 
A. A candidate may withdraw from an elective race by notifying the municipal clerk 
in writing of the candidate's intent to withdraw and the reason for withdrawal at least 
~ 60 days before the election. This notice must be signed by the candidate and must 
be notarized. 
B. Within the #-aey 60-day period before an election, the municipal clerk may 
allow a candidate to withdraw from an elective race. A candidate who requests to 
withdraw within the #-aey 60-day period before an election shall notify the 
municipal clerk in writing of the candidate's intent to withdraw and the reason for 
withdrawal. This notice must be signed by the candidate and must be notarized. 
Sec. C-11. 34-B MRSA §3805, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 459, §7, is 
amended to read: 
3. Penalty. Causing unwarranted hopitalization hospitalization or causing a denial 
ofrights is a Class C crime. 
Sec. C-12. PL 2017, c. 88, §39 is repealed. 
Sec. C-13. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ETHICS AND ELECTION PRACTICES, COMMISSION ON GOVERNMENTAL 
Governmental Ethics and Election Practices - Commission on 0414 
Initiative: Provides a one-time allocation to correct an error in Public Law 2017, chapter 
284, Part ZZZZZZ, section 19 to align allocations with available resources. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2017-18 
$0 
$0 
2018-19 
$3,976,470 
$3,976,470 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment deletes sections 7 to 9, 24, 43, 48 to 54, 75, 76, 81 and 82 from the 
bill because the sections conflict with newly enacted legislation or legislation that is 
currently pending. This amendment deletes sections 65 and 73 from the bill and includes 
them in amended form in Part B. This amendment deletes sections 78 to 80 from the bill, 
which proposed to delete cross-references to the repealed gasoline tax indexing law. This 
amendment renumbers 2 sections of the bill to place them in the correct statutory order. 
Part B of the amendment amends the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 32, section 2180, 
subsection 1 to clarify that the effective date of the Nurse Licensure Compact in this State 
is the date of legislative enactment of this compact into law by no fewer than 26 states or 
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December 31, 2018, whichever is earlier. Part B also corrects an additional cross-
reference to the tax credit for disability income protection plans in the workplace. 
Part C makes the following corrections, which may be considered substantive. 
1. Sections 1 and 3 correct cross-references to the Maine Uniform Building and 
Energy Code. 
2. Section 2 corrects a formatting error in the Maine Administrative Procedure Act 
and makes grammatical changes. 
3. Sections 4, 5 and 6 amend the laws governing the condemnation of property for 
the construction or expansion of school buildings or playgrounds to provide authority to 
regional school units. 
4. Section 7 removes language that the Joint Standing Committee on Health and 
Human Services intended to remove in the majority committee amendment to L.D. 454 of 
the First Regular Session of the 128th Legislature, which was enacted by the Legislature. 
5. Sections 8, 9 and 10 amend the deadlines for local option petitions, filing written 
objections to nomination papers or caucus nomination certificates and candidate 
withdrawals, respectively, to be consistent with a change made in the First Regular 
Session of the 128th LegislatUl'e. 
6. Section 11 corrects a clerical error in the involuntary hospitalization statutes. 
7. Section 12 removes the application section of Public Law 2017, chapter 88, which 
refers to benefits paid to disability retirement benefit recipients, because the sections of 
the public law referenced do not refer to benefits paid. 
8. 
Section 13 provides a new allocation section for the Commission on 
Governmental Ethics and Election Practices because of an error in Public Law 2017, 
chapter 284, Part ZZZZZZ, section 19 that resulted in a negative allocation for fiscal year 
2018-19. 
Section 13 provides an allocation of $3,976,470 to result in the correct 
allocation for fiscal year 2018-19. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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Revised: 04/18/18 feac. 
_LD 1894 
LR2868(02) 
An Act To Correct Errors and Inconsistencies in the Laws of Maine 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment .Jt{ll- 7'6.)) 
Committee: Judiciary 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2017-18 
FY 2018-19 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
Projections 
FY 2020-21 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$0 
$3,976,470 
$0 
$0 
Includes a one-time $3,976,470 Other Special Revenue Funds allocation in fiscal year 2018-19 for the Maine Clean 
Election Fund (MCEF) within the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices, to correct an error in 
PL 2017 Chapter 284 Part ZZZZZZ Section 19 that resulted in a negative Other Special Revenue Funds allocation in 
fiscal year 2018-19. This will allow the commission to expend existing resources in fiscal year 2018-19. Any other 
fiscal impacts to departments and agencies in the bill are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing 
budgeted resources. 
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