An Act To Protect Persons Who Cultivate, Process, Buy and Sell Hemp
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1611
Committee Amendment CA_A_S357 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "~" to S.P. 567, L.D. 1611, Bill, "An Act To 
Protect Persons Who Cultivate, Process, Buy and Sell Hemp" 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §2232 in subsection 8 in the first line (page 3, line 14 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: "2018" and inserting the following: '2019' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the following: 
'Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF 
Division of Quality Assurance and Regulation 0393 
Initiative: Provides an appropriation for one part-time Certified Seed Specialist position 
and All Other costs for development and administration of an industrial hemp certified 
seed program. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND 
FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
2017-18 
0.000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2017-18 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2018-19 
0.500 
$32,990 
$3,500 
$36,490 
2018-19 
$36,490 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 567, L.D. 1611 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
$0 
$36,490 
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE 
Educational and General Activities - UMS 0031 
Initiative: Provides funds to the University of Maine for research, outreach, product 
development and testing services associated with an industrial hemp pilot program. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM, BOARD OF 
TRUSTEES OF THE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
2017-18 
$0 
$0 
2017-18 
$0 
$0 
2017-18 
$0 
$0 
2018-19 
$50,000 
$50,000 
2018-19 
$50,000 
--
$50,000 
2018-19 
$86,490 
$86,490 
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, adds an 
appropriations and allocations section and changes the beginning date of the Department 
of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's annual report to the joint standing committee 
of the Legislature having jurisdiction over agricultural matters to January 15, 2019. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/01/18 :Wac.. 
LD 1611 
LR 16(02) 
An Act To Protect Persons Who Cultivate, Process, Buy and Sell Hemp 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '~ ( S- 3 5 :) 
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2017-18 
FY 2018-19 
$0 
$86,490 
$0 
$86,490 
$0 
$12,500 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
$88,140 
$88,140 
$12,500 
Projections 
FY 2020-21 
$89,871 
$89,871 
$12,500 
Establishes new civil violations; the collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue by minor 
amounts. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This bill will establish an industrial hemp pilot program to allow educational institutions and others to cultivate, 
process and distribute industrial hemp for research purposes under a license issued by the Department of Agriculture, 
Conservation and Forestry (ACF). The bill also directs the department to create an industrial hemp seed certification 
program in conjunction with the new pilot program licensure requirements. 
The bill includes a General Fund appropriation of $36,490 in fiscal year 2018-19 to the Division of Quality Assurance 
and Regulation program within ACF for one part-time Certified Seed Specialist position and All Other costs to 
administer the seed certification program. Because the pilot program is limited to research activities involving 
industrial hemp production, it is estimated that there will be a limited number of program participants generating 
Other Special Revenue Funds revenue of $12,500 starting in fiscal year 2018-19. 
This bill includes a General Fund appropriation of$50,000 in fiscal year 2018-19 to the Educational and General 
Activities - UMS program within the University of Maine System for the costs associated with the University of 
Maine providing research, outreach, product development and testing services to participants of an industrial hemp 
pilot program. The System estimates an annual cost of $50,000 for each year of the 5-year pilot program. 
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