An Act To Reduce Hunger and Promote Maine Agriculture
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 0786
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S331 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "H "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 230, 
L.D. 786, Bill, "An Act To Reduce Hunger and Promote Maine Agriculture" 
Amend the amendment by striking out everything after the title and inserting the 
following: 
'Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. Transfer of funds. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, 
the State Controller shall transfer to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund 
$1,000,000 no later than June 30, 2020 and $1,000,000 no later than June 30, 2021 from 
the Medical Use of Marijuana Fund, established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, 
section 2430. 
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF 
Statewide Hunger Relief Program N230 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funds to contract with a nonprofit organization that provides 
statewide hunger relief services to allow that organization to engage in statewide hunger 
relief services, including, but not limited to, the purchase of food from Maine food 
producers and processors, to provide grants to local hunger relief programs and to pay the 
operational and distribution expenses of the organization. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2019-20 
$1,000,000 
$1,000,000 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
2020-21 
$1,000,000 
$1,000,000 
SENATE AMENDMENT" /i "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 230, L.D. 786 ( 
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SUMMARY 
This amendment reduces the annual appropriation to $1,000,000 from $1,500,000 as 
proposed in Committee Amendment "A" and requires $1,000,000 to be transferred in 
fiscal year 2019-20 and fiscal year 2020-21 from the Medical Use of Marijuana Fund to 
the unappropriated surplus of the GeneralEund. 
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COUNTY: Cumberland 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
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Approved: 06/17/19 feac: 
LD786 
LR 727(04) 
An Act To Reduce Hunger and Promote Maine Agriculture 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment 'ft" to Committee Amendment "A" ( S 3'-S\j 
Sponsor: Sen. Breen of Cumberland 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
ppropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Transfers 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY2019-20 
($1,500,000) 
($500,000) 
$1,000,000 
($1,000,000) 
FY2020-21 
($1,500,000) 
($500,000) 
$1,000,000 
($1,000,000) 
Projections 
FY2021-22 
($1,500,000) 
($1,500,000) 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2022-23 
($1,500,000) 
($1,500,000) 
$0 
$0 
This amendment removes the annual appropriations of $1,500,000 and instead provides a one-time appropriation 
consisting of $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2020-21 to the Department of 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to contract with a nonprofit organization that provides statewide hunger relief 
services. 
This amendment also adds one-time transfers of $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2020-
to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund from the Medical Use of Marijuana Fund. 
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