An Act To Allow the State To Maintain Interest-bearing Accounts of Privately Donated Funds for the Upkeep of Property Managed by the State
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0849
Committee Amendment CA_A_H178 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 598, L.D. 849, Bill, "An Act To Allow 
the State To Maintain Interest-bearing Accounts of Privately Donated Funds for the 
Upkeep of Property Managed by the State" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Require the State To Maintain an Interest-bearing Account of Privately 
Donated Funds for Saxl Park in the City of Bangor' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Private donations to benefit Saxl Park. Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law to the contrary and subject to conditions placed by a donor, the State 
Controller shall deposit any privately donated funds received by the State to expend on 
behalf of the Saxl Park Advisory Committee, as set out under Resolve 2007, chapter 201, 
section 10, for the purpose of maintaining, operating and improving Saxl Park in the City 
of Bangor, including the unexpended balance of any funds received pursuant to Resolve 
2007, chapter 201 as of the effective date of this Act, into an interest-bearing account. 
Any interest earned on the funds must be used for the same purpose. Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law to the contrary, the receipt and expenditure of privately raised 
funds to benefit Saxl Park, except expenditures for public improvement projects of 
$100,000 or more, are exempt from the requirements of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 
5, chapters 153 and 155. Nothing in this section may be construed to exempt any other 
expenditure from the requirements of Title 5, chapters 153 and 155. 
Sec. 2. Resolve 2007, c. 201, §10, sub-§2 is repealed.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. The amendment requires the State to deposit into 
an interest-bearing account privately donated funds received by the State to expend on 
behalf of the Sax! Park Advisory Committee for the purpose of maintaining, operating 
and improving Sax! Park in the City of Bangor. 
The requirement applies to the 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT"/) "to H.P. 598, L.D. 849 
unexpended balance of funds previously received by the State for this purpose and 
requires interest earned to be used for the same purpose. The amendment repeals Resolve 
2007, chapter 20 I, section 10, subsection 2, which pettains to private donations to benefit 
Sax!Parlc 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/11/17 :?Hae:.. 
LD849 
LR 2016(02) 
An Act To Allow the State To Maintain Interest-bearing Accounts of Privately Donated Funds for the 
Upkeep of Property Managed by the State 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment •fe• {I-/ , / ·7(s\ 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Committee: State and Local Government 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue decrease - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
This legislation requires that any funds received on behalf of the Saxl Park Advisory Committee be held in an interest-
bearing account and any interest on balances in the account be credited back to the same purpose. This would result 
in a minor decrease in General Fund revenue and an increase in dedicated revenue not requiring any change to the 
budget. Any additional costs to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services are expected to be minor 
and can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted resources. 
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