An Act To Encourage Development in the Logging Industry by Requiring State and Local Government Agencies To Give Preference to Lumber and Solid Wood Products Harvested in the State
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1573
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_B_S308 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "J5" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 551, 
L.D. 1573, Bill, "An Act To Encourage Development in the Logging Industry by 
Requiring State and Local Government Agencies To Give Preference to Lumber and 
Solid Wood Products Harvested in the State" 
Amend the amendment in the 9th paragraph after the substitute title in the first 5 lines 
(page 1, lines 33 and 34 and page 2, lines 1 to 3 in amendment) by striking out the first 
sentence and inserting the following: 'Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 
contrary, and to the extent consistent with federal law, if the State provides a subsidy to a 
landowner who sells timber harvested from the landowner's land in this State, the 
landowner shall use an in-state contractor to harvest and transport that timber, as long as 
the price and quality of the work performed by that in-state contractor is equal to that of a 
contractor from outside the State. 
A landowner subject to the provisions of this 
subsection as the result of a subsidy provided under the Maine Tree Growth Tax Law 
may withdraw that landowner's land from taxation under the Maine Tree Growth Tax 
Law without penalty, notwithstanding Title 36, section 581, subsection 3.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the requirement that a person who receives a subsidy from 
the State and who purchases timber give preference to timber harvested by an in-state 
contractor. Instead this amendment requires a landowner who receives a subsidy from 
the State and who sells timber harvested from the landowner's land in this State to use an 
in-state contractor for the harvesting and transportation of that timber, as long as the price 
and quality of the work performed by that in-state contractor is equal to the price and 
quality of work performed by a contractor from outside the State. It also provides that a 
landowner subject to the requirement to use an in-state contractor to harvest and transport 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT ''!3 "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 551, L.D. 1573 
timber as the result of a subsidy provided under the Maine Tree Growth Tax Law may 
withdraw that landowner's land from taxation under the Maine Tree Growth Tax Law 
without penalty. 
SPONSORED BY~ 
(Senator JACKS 
COUNTY: Aroostook 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/22/17 feac. 
LD 1573 
LR 1127(10) 
An Act To Encourage Development in the Logging Industry by Requiring State and Local 
Government Agencies To Give Preference to Timber Harvested in the State 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment'~' to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Jackson of Aroostook 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential reduced penalty revenue to municipalities 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Allowing land to be withdrawn from taxation under the Maine Tree Growth Tax Law without penalty under certain 
circumstances would reduce revenue to municipalities. No estimate is made of the frequency such circumstances 
would arise. 
LRI 127(10) - Fiscal Note - Parre I of I