An Act To Change the Name of Township 17, Range 4, WELS, in the Unorganized Territory to Sinclair
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0024
Committee Amendment CA_A_H5 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" 4 "to H.P. 25, L.D. 24, Bill, "An Act To Change 
the Name of Township 17, Range 4, WELS, in the Unorganized Territory to Sinclair" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the mandate preamble and before the enacting 
clause the following: 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; anq 
Whereas, this legislation proposes a referendum to ratify changing the name of the 
unorganized territory referred to currently as Township 17, Range 4, WELS, and located 
in Aroostook County to Sinclair, and requires the referendum to be held no later than 6 
months after adjournment of the First Regular Session of the 128th Legislature; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore,' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3 and inserting the following: 
'Sec, 3. Emergency clause; effective date. In view of the emergency cited in 
the preamble, this legislation takes effect when approved only for the purpose of 
submitting it to the legal voters residing in the unorganized territory of Township 17, 
Range 4, WELS, in Aroostook County no later than 6 months after adjournment of the 
takes effect immediately upon its acceptance by a majority of the legal voters voting at 
the election held pursuant to section 2.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds an emergency preamble and emergency clause to the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See Attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/28/17 feae':.. 
LD24 
LR 399(02) 
An Act To Change the Name of Township 17, Range 4, WELS, in the Unorganized Territory to 
Sinclair 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,ij+ {f/--5) 
Committee: State and Local Government 
State Mandates 
Required Activity 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
State Mandate - Exempted 
Requires the Aroostook County Board of Commissioners to hold a referendum on 
renaming Township 17, Range 4, WELS to Sinclair. 
Unit Affected 
Local Cost 
County 
Insignificant 
limited scope 
The required local activities in this bill may represent a state mandate pursuant to the Constitution of Maine. If the bill 
does require a local unit of government to expand or modify its activities so as to necessitate additional expenditures 
from local revenue, the state mandate provisions of the Constitution of Maine require either: (1) General Fund 
appropriations be provided to fund at least 90% of any additional necessitated local costs of the mandate; or (2) a 
Mandate Preamble be added to the bill and two-thirds of the members of each House vote to exempt the mandate from 
the funding requirement. If the bill does represent a state mandate and neither one of these actions occurs, the local 
units of government will not be required to implement the mandated activities. 
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