An Act To Improve Cell Phone Service in Underserved Areas by Installing Wireless Base Stations at State-owned Facilities
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1603
Committee Amendment CA_A_S155 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "{\: " to S.P. 509, L.D. 1603, Bill, "An Act To 
Improve Cell Phone Service in Underserved Areas by Installing Wireless Base Stations at 
State-owned Facilities" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, To Coordinate a Plan To Expand Cellular Telephone Service' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Plan to expand cellular telephone service. Resolved: 
That the 
Department of Economic and Community Development, in coordination with the 
ConnectME Authority established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 
12004-G, subsection 33-F, the Department of Administrative and Financial Services and 
the University of Maine System, Networkmaine, shall develop a plan to leverage state 
assets to expand cellular telephone service to underserved areas of the State. The plan 
may be developed in connection with any plans to expand broadband service prepared by 
the ConnectME Authority pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, chapter 93. 
Sec. 2. 
Report; authority for legislation. Resolved: 
That, no later than 
February 1, 2020, the Department of Economic and Community Development shall 
submit a report on the plan developed under section 1 to the Joint Standing Committee on 
Energy, Utilities and Technology. The committee may report out a bill to the Second 
Regular Session of the 129th Legislature related to the report.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve. The amendment requires the 
Department of Economic and Community Development, in coordination with the 
ConnectME Authority, the Department of Administrative and Financial Services and the 
University of Maine System, Networkmaine, to develop a plan to leverage state assets to 
expand cellular telephone service to underserved areas of the State. It requires the 
Department of Economic and Community Development to submit a report on the plan to 
the Joint Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology and authorizes the 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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committee to report out a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 129th Legislature 
related to the report. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/17/19 ft/ac. 
LD 1603 
LR 1138(02) 
An Act To Improve Cell Phone Service in Underserved Areas by Installing Wireless Base Stations at 
State-owned Facilities 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'ft'tS' ~ss·J 
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Any additional costs to the Department of Economic and Community Development to coordinate with the 
Co1mectME Authority, the Department of Administrative and Financial Services and Network Maine on the 
development of a plan to leverage state assets to expand cellular telephone service to underserved areas of the State 
are anticipated to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LRl 138(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1