An Act To Increase Funding for the Maine Lakes Society "LakeSmart" Program and the Lake Stewards of Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 0959
Committee Amendment CA_A_H102 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "Ir" to H.P. 714, L.D. 959, Bill, "An Act To 
Increase Funding for the Maine Lakes Society "LakeSmart" Program and the Lake 
Stewards of Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Water Quality 0248 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funds to increase funding for grants to the Lake Stewards of 
Maine for the volunteer lake monitoring program. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2019-20 
$100,000 
$100,000 
2020-21 
$100,000 
$100,000 
Water Quality 0248 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funds to increase funding for grants to the Maine Lakes 
Society for the 
11LakeSmart
education program. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2019-20 
$100,000 
$100,000 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2020-21 
$100,000 
$100,000 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT~" to H.P. 714, L.D. 959 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2019-20 
2020-21 
$200,000 
$200,000 
$200,000 
$200,000 
NEW 
ENGLAND 
INTERSTATE 
WATER 
POLLUTION 
CONTROL 
COMMISSION 
Maine Joint Environmental Training Coordinating Committee 0980 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funds to increase funding for pollution control training 
· 
programs. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
NEW ENGLAND INTERSTATE WATER 
POLLUTION CONTROL COMMISSION 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
2019-20 
$50,000 
$50,000 
2019-20 
$50,000 
$50,000 
2019-20 
$250,000 
$250,000 
2020-21 
$50,000 
$50,000 
2020-21 
$50,000 
--$50,000 
2020-21 
$250,000 
$250,000 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment increases the annual funding increase proposed in the bill for New 
England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission from $25,000 to $50,000. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/28/19 ~ae... 
LD959 
LR 1465(02) 
An Act To Increase Funding for the Maine Lakes Society "LakeSmart" Program and the Lake 
Stewards of Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment .j}-(f/--/tJd).) 
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY2019-20 
FY2020-21 
$250,000 
$250,000 
$250,000 
$250,000 
Projections 
FY2021-22 
$250,000 
$250,000 
Projections 
FY2022-23 
$250,000 
$250,000 
This bill includes annual appropriations to the Department of Environmental Protection of $200,000 starting in fiscal 
year 2019-20 to increase funding for grants to the Lake Stewards of Maine and the Maine Lakes Society. It also 
includes annual appropriations to the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission of $50,000 
starting in fiscal year 2019-20 to increase funding for pollution control training programs. 
LR1465(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1