An Act To Protect Firefighters by Establishing a Prohibition on the Sale and Distribution of New Upholstered Furniture Containing Certain Flame-retardant Chemicals
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0182
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_B_S338 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" 6" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 138, 
L.D. 182, Bill, "An Act To Protect Firefighters by Establishing a Prohibition on the Sale 
and Distribution of New Upholstered Furniture Containing Certain Flame-retardant 
Chemicals" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 2 (page 2, lines 5 to 17 in 
amendment) and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 2. Transfer funds. The State Controller shall transfer $101,717 by June 30, 
2018 and $65,909 by June 30, 2019 from the Medical Use of Marijuana Fund, Other 
Special Revenue Funds account in the Department of Health and Human Services to the 
unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. 
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Administration - Environmental Protection 0251 
Initiative: Provides appropriations in fiscal year 2017-18 for one full-time Environmental 
Specialist III position to monitor furniture sales and develop and oversee laboratory 
testing for compliance with a prohibition on flame-retardant chemicals in new 
upholstered residential furniture and appropriations for technology and office costs 
related to the position. The position is reduced to part-time in fiscal year 2018-19. 
GENERAL FUND 
2017-18 
2018-19 
POSITIONS - FTE COUNT 
1.000 
0.500 
Personal Services 
$76,217 
$40,009 
All Other 
$25,500 
$25,900 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$101,717 
$65,909 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Patt letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE AMENDMENT i3 "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 138, L.D. 182 
SUMMARY 
This amendment increases the funding provided to the Department of Environmental 
Protection in fiscal year 20 I 7-18 to provide funding for a full-time Environmental 
Specialist III position. 
This amendment also provides for the transfer of funds from the Medical Use of 
Marijuana Fund, Other Special Revenue Funds account in the Department of Health and 
Human Services to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSOREDBY: __ ~~-Jk~~------
(Senator SA VIELLO) 
COUNTY: Franklin 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 07/19/17 feac 
LD 182 
LR 412(07) 
An Act To Protect Firefighters by Establishing a Prohibition on the Sale and Distribution of New 
Upholstered Furniture Containing Certain Flame-retardant Chemicals 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment~' to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Sav1ello of Franklin 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Transfers 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2017-18 
($54,481) 
$47,236 
$101,717 
($101, 717) 
FY 2018-19 
($65,909) 
$0 
$65,909 
($65,909) 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2020-21 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This amendment reimburses the General Fund appropriations in the bill in the first two years of the biennium by 
transfers of $101,717 by June 30, 2018 and $65,909 by June 30, 2019 from the Medical Use of Marijuana Fund, Other 
Special Revenue Funds account, in the Department of Health and Human Services to the unappropriated surplus of the 
General Fund. The amendment also increases the General Fund appropriation in fiscal year 2017-18 to the 
Department of Environmental Protection by $47,236 to $101,717 to increase the Environmental Specialist III position 
from a part-time to a full-time position, to develop and initiate the prohibition program and to coordinate the purchase 
and laboratory testing of furniture products. In fiscal year 2018-19 the position is reduced to a part-time 
Environmental Specialist III position to coordinate the continued laboratory testing of furniture products. 
As amended, the bill will still incur ongoing General Fund costs beginning in fiscal year 2019-20 that will not be 
reimbursed by any transfers. 
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