Resolve, To Increase the Affordability of Safe Drinking Water for Maine Families
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1263
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: MAKER, HERBIG, CYRWAY, DILL, KATZ, LANGLEY, GERRISH, MARTIN, THERIAULT, TUELL

Legislative Document
No. 1263
S.P. 426
In Senate, March 30, 2017
Resolve, To Increase the Affordability of Safe Drinking Water for 
Maine Families
Reference to the Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
suggested and ordered printed.
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator MAKER of Washington.
Cosponsored by Representative HERBIG of Belfast and
Senators: CYRWAY of Kennebec, DILL of Penobscot, KATZ of Kennebec, LANGLEY of 
Hancock, Representatives: GERRISH of Lebanon, MARTIN of Sinclair, THERIAULT of 
China, TUELL of East Machias.
Sec. 1.  Funds for well water treatment. Resolved:  That the Maine State 
Housing Authority shall distribute funds under section 3 to increase the affordability of 
water treatment filtration systems for households with contaminated private drinking 
water wells. 
For the purposes of this resolve, "contaminated" means that the level of 
microorganisms, disinfectants, disinfection by-products, inorganic chemicals, organic 
chemicals or radionuclides exceeds maximum contaminant levels for public water 
systems established by the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations, 40 Code of 
Federal Regulations, Part 141. For the purposes of this resolve, "private drinking water 
well" has the same meaning as in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, section 1392, 
subsection 8; and be it further 
Sec. 2.  Report. Resolved:  That, no later than January 1, 2019, the Maine State 
Housing Authority shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature 
having jurisdiction over housing and economic development matters describing how 
many contaminated wells were treated using funds provided pursuant to this resolve to 
organizations and agencies and the Maine State Housing Authority's home repair 
program; and be it further 
Sec. 3.  Appropriations and allocations.  Resolved:  That the following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
HOUSING AUTHORITY, MAINE STATE 
Housing Authority - State 0442 
Initiative:  Provides one-time funds to be distributed to organizations or agencies for 
targeted outreach and marketing to connect households with contaminated well water 
with appropriate professional services for assessing and installing and financial assistance 
in purchasing well water treatment systems. Funds may be used to assist individuals who 
demonstrate need but do not meet the eligibility criteria within the Maine State Housing 
Authority's home repair program in testing their private well water or in purchasing well 
water treatment systems. 
Maine Home Repair Program Z191 
Initiative:  Provides one-time funds to provide grants or loans to assist eligible low-
income homeowners with contaminated well water in the purchasing of well water 
treatment systems. 
GENERAL FUND 
2017-18
2018-19
All Other 
$300,000
$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$300,000
$0
SUMMARY 
This resolve provides one-time appropriations totaling $500,000 from the General 
Fund for treatment of contaminated private drinking water wells. The resolve directs the 
Maine State Housing Authority to distribute $300,000 to organizations and agencies to 
identify at-risk individuals in homes with contaminated wells and to connect those 
individuals to appropriate resources and $200,000 to the authority's home repair program 
to assist eligible low-income homeowners with the purchase of well water treatment 
systems. 
GENERAL FUND 
2017-18
2018-19
All Other 
$200,000
$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$200,000
$0
HOUSING AUTHORITY, MAINE STATE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2017-18
2018-19
GENERAL FUND 
$500,000
$0
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$500,000
$0