Resolve, Providing for the Official Observance of the 200th Anniversary of the Formation of the State of Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1143
Committee Amendment CA_A_H453 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 806, L.D. 1143, "Resolve, Providing 
for the Official Observance of the 200th Anniversary of the Formation of the State of 
Maine" 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 2. Commission membership. Resolved: That the commission consists of 
members as follows: 
1. Two members of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate; 
2. Two members of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the 
House; 
3. One member of the public, appointed by the Governor; 
4. The Governor, or the Governor's designee; 
5. The President of the Senate, or the President's designee; 
6. The Speaker of the House, or the Speaker's designee; 
7. The Secretary of State, or the Secretary of State's designee; 
8. The State Historian, or the State Historian's designee; 
9. The Chancellor of the University of Maine System, or the chancellor's designee; 
10. The President of the Maine Community College System, or the president's 
designee; 
11. A representative of a statewide business advocacy organization, appointed by the 
President of the Senate; 
12. A representative of a statewide organization to promote tourism of the State, 
appointed by the President of the Senate; 
13. One member representing prekindergarten to adult education and one member 
representing private postsecondary education, appointed by the President of the Senate; 
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14. A representative of a statewide museum organization that promotes the State's 
historical and natural heritage, appointed by the Speaker of the House; 
15. A representative of a statewide humanities organization that uses humanities as a 
tool for positive change in the State's communities, appointed by the Speaker of the 
House; 
16. A representative of a statewide organization that promotes arts and culture in the 
State, appointed by the Speaker of the House; 
17. A representative of a statewide organization that promotes the heritage and 
history of the State, appointed by the Speaker of the House; 
18. A representative of a statewide organization that promotes and enhances the 
value of state libraries, appointed by the Speaker of the House; and 
19. 
A representative of a statewide organization that promotes historical 
preservation, appointed by the Speaker of the House; and be it further' 
Amend the resolve in section 3 in the 4th line (page 2, line 6 in L.D.) by striking out 
the following: "Other appointed" and inserting the following: 'Other' 
Amend the resolve in section 6 in the first line (page 2, line 23 in L.D.) by striking 
out the following: "Legislative Council" and inserting the following: 'Maine State 
Cultural Affairs Council' 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 7 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 7. Meetings. Resolved: That the commission may hold up to 5 meetings a 
year, one of which must be a public hearing. The chair may request authority and the 
Legislative Council may grant authority for additional meetings; and be it further' 
Amend the resolve in section 8 in the first and 2nd lines (page 2, lines 28 and 29 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: "December 15th of each year until December 31, 
2020" and inserting the following: 'December 6, 2017, November 7, 2018, December 4, 
2019 and November 4, 2020' 
Amend the resolve in section 8 in the last line (page 2, line 31 in L.D.) by striking out 
.the following: "state and local government matters" and inserting the following: 
'education and cultural affairs' 
Amend the resolve in section 9 in the 3rd and 4th lines (page 2, lines 34 and 35 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: "Funding received must be expended and accounted 
for in the same manner as funds appropriated to the commission by the Legislature." 
Amend the resolve in section 9 in the last line (page 2, line 37 in L.D.) by striking out 
the following: "website." and inserting the following: 'website; and be it further' 
Amend the resolve by inserting at the end before the summary the following: 
'Sec. 10. Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: 
That the following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
CULTURAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL, MAINE STATE 
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Initiative: Provides one-time funds for staff support and other expenses during the 4-year 
planning of the State of Maine bicentennial celebration. 
Funds appropriated for this 
purpose do not lapse but must be carried forward into the next fiscal year to be used only 
to support the expenses of planning the bicentennial celebration. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2017-18 
$75,000 
$75,000 
2018-19 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Provides an ongoing allocation for outside funds received for the State of 
Maine bicentennial celebration to be used by the Maine Bicentennial Commission. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHERSPECIALREVENUEFUNDSTOTAL 
CULTURAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL, MAINE 
STATE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2017-18 
$500 
$500 
2017-18 
$75,000 
$500 
$75,500 
2018-19 
$500 
$500 
2018-19 
$0 
. $500 
$500 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the membership of the Maine Bicentennial Commission. It 
provides that the Maine State Cultural Affairs Council, instead of the Legislative Council, 
will provide staff to the commission and allows the chair of the commission to request 
authority from the Legislative Council to have additional meetings. It changes the 
deadline for the progress report from December 15th of each year to the following: 
December 6, 2017, November 7, 2018, December 4, 2019 and November 4, 2020. The 
amendment provides that the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over education and cultural affairs will receive the progress reports instead of 
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the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state and local 
government matters. The amendment also includes an appropriation of $75,000 from the 
General Fund and an ongoing allocation of $500 from Other Special Revenue Funds. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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Approved: 05/26/17 .?Hae. 
LD 1143 
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Resolve, Providing for the Official Observance of the 200th Anniversary of the Formation of the State 
of Maine 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment,{)., 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
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Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Legislative Cost/Study 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Legislative Cost/Study 
FY 2017-18 
$75,000 
$75,000 
$500 
FY 2018-19 
$0 
$0 
$500 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
$0 
$0 
$500 
Projections 
FY 2020-21 
$0 
$0 
$500 
The general operating expenses of this study are projected to be $3, 090 in fiscal year 2017-18 and $3, 090 in fiscal 
year 2018-19. The Legislature's proposed budget includes $10,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 and $10,000 in fiscal year 
2018-19 for legislative studies. Whether the amounts are sufficient to fund all studies will depend on the number of 
studies authorized by the Legislative Council and the Legislature. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This bill includes a one-time non-lapsing General Fund appropriation to the State of Maine Bicentennial Celebration 
program within the Maine Cultural Affairs Council for staff support and other expenses during the 4-year planning of 
the State of Maine bicentennial celebration. It also provides an ongoing allocation for outside funds received for the 
Additional costs to the Department of Education, the University of Maine System, the Maine Maritime Academy, the 
Maine Community College System, the Supreme Judicial Court, the Department of Secretary of State and the Maine 
Humanities Council associated with serving on the c01mnission can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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