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An Act To Humanely Treat Animals Trapped in Buildings
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1114
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sponsors: DESCHAMBAULT, PICKETT, GRATWICK, COSTAIN, EVANGELOS, WARREN
Amends: 7 MRSA §3948

Legislative Document
No. 1114
S.P. 333
In Senate, March 7, 2019
An Act To Humanely Treat Animals Trapped in Buildings
Reference to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and 
ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator DESCHAMBAULT of York.
Cosponsored by Representative PICKETT of Dixfield and
Senator: GRATWICK of Penobscot, Representatives: COSTAIN of Plymouth, EVANGELOS 
of Friendship, WARREN of Hallowell.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  7 MRSA §3948, sub-§3-A is enacted to read:
3-A.  Animal trapped in building.  An animal control officer or law enforcement 
officer who responds to a report of an animal trapped in a building shall attempt to 
capture and release the animal unharmed unless doing so would pose a threat to public 
health or safety.
SUMMARY
This bill requires an animal control officer or law enforcement officer who responds 
to a report of an animal trapped in a building to attempt to capture and release the animal 
unharmed unless doing so would pose a threat to public health or safety.
An Act To Protect Consumers from Price Gouging by Utility Companies
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1120
Committee Amendment CA_A_S95 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/i " to S.P. 340, L.D. 1120, Bill, "An Act To 
Protect Consumers from Price Gouging by Utility Companies" 
Amend the bill by adding after section 7 the following: 
'Sec. 8. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION 
Public Utilities - Administrative Division 0184 
Initiative: Reduces the salaries of members of the Public Utilities Commission. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
Personal Services 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2019-20 
($272,726) 
($272,726) 
2020-21 
($379,207) 
($379,207) 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds an appropriations and allocations section to the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/25/19 feac. 
LD 1120 
LR 1716(02) 
An Act To Protect Consumers from Price Gouging by Utility Companies 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment'~" ( S·°ISJ 
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY2019-20 
FY 2020-21 
($272,726) 
($379,207) 
Projections 
FY 2021-22 
($389,749) 
Projections 
FY 2022-23 
($400,584) 
The bill requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to limit utility rate increases to less than 10% in any 12-
month period and prohibits the costs of an en-or on the utilities pmi from being billed to ratepayers. The bill also 
changes the term of service for appointed members of the PUC and the Public Advocate from a six-year term to 
service at the pleasure of the Governor and sets the compensation of the members of the PUC to the average annual 
wage within the State. The decrease in salaries for the Chair of the PUC and the other members will necessitate 
deallocations in Other Special Revenue Funds of$272,726 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $379,207 in fiscal year 2020-
21. 
LRI 716(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I
An Act To Expand Tax Increment Financing
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1122
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: POULIOT, TIPPING, CHIPMAN, FARRIN
Amends: 30-A MRSA §5225

Legislative Document
No. 1122
S.P. 342
In Senate, March 7, 2019
An Act To Expand Tax Increment Financing
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator POULIOT of Kennebec.
Cosponsored by Representative TIPPING of Orono and
Senators: CHIPMAN of Cumberland, FARRIN of Somerset, SANBORN, H. of Cumberland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  30-A MRSA §5225, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 2011, c. 101, §13, is 
further amended to read:
B.  Costs of improvements that are made outside the tax increment financing district 
but are directly related to or are made necessary by the establishment or operation of 
the district, including, but not limited to:
(1) That portion of the costs reasonably related to the construction, alteration or 
expansion of any facilities not located within the district that are required due to 
improvements or activities within the district, including, but not limited to, 
sewage treatment plants, water treatment plants or other environmental protection 
devices; storm or sanitary sewer lines; water lines; electrical lines; improvements 
to fire stations public safety facilities; and amenities on streets;
(2) Costs of public safety improvements made necessary by the establishment of 
the district; and
(3) Costs of funding to mitigate any adverse impact of the district upon the 
municipality or plantation and its constituents.  This funding may be used for 
public facilities and improvements if:
(a)  The public facilities or improvements are located in a downtown tax 
increment financing district; and
(b)  The entire tax increment from the downtown tax increment financing 
district is committed to the development program of the tax increment 
financing district;
SUMMARY
This bill expands the types of projects eligible for tax increment financing for 
municipalities and plantations by including public safety facilities instead of just fire 
stations, as in the current law.
An Act To Amend the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund Grant Process
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1124
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: BLACK, DAVIS, LANDRY, CYRWAY, POULIOT, TIMBERLAKE
Amends: 12 MRSA §10308

Legislative Document
No. 1124
S.P. 344
In Senate, March 7, 2019
An Act To Amend the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund Grant Process
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered 
printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BLACK of Franklin.
Cosponsored by Senator DAVIS of Piscataquis, Representative LANDRY of Farmington and
Senators: CYRWAY of Kennebec, POULIOT of Kennebec, TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §10308, sub-§5, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 
and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read:
B.  The board shall review and award annually funding requests for specific projects 
from natural resources agencies.  The board may award grants only to proposals that 
conform to the strategic plan adopted pursuant to paragraph A.  Grant proposals that 
establish a public-private partnership are encouraged.  Grant proposals must include a 
stated purpose, a time line, potential outcomes, a budget and an explanation of need.  
No more than 20% of all grant funds may be awarded to projects of natural resources 
agencies.  Members of the board who are members of natural resources agencies may 
not participate in decisions awarding funding to their natural resources agencies.
SUMMARY
This bill limits the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund Board to awarding no more than 
20% of all grant funds to projects of the State's natural resources agencies.  It also 
prohibits members of the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund Board who are members of 
natural resources agencies from participating in decisions awarding funding to their 
natural resources agencies.
An Act To Amend MaineCare Reimbursement Related to Bad Debt and Bed-hold Days
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1125
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: TIMBERLAKE, MORRIS, BLACK, CLAXTON, KEIM, MOORE, PERRY
Amends: 22 MRSA §1708

Legislative Document
No. 1125
S.P. 345
In Senate, March 7, 2019
An Act To Amend MaineCare Reimbursement Related to Bad Debt 
and Bed-hold Days
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin.
Cosponsored by Representative MORRIS of Turner and
Senators: BLACK of Franklin, CLAXTON of Androscoggin, KEIM of Oxford, MOORE of 
Washington, Representative: PERRY of Calais.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §1708, sub-§5 is enacted to read:
5.  Nursing home bad debt.  A nursing home, as defined under section 1812-A, 
including any portion of a hospital or institution operated as a nursing home, when the 
State is liable for payment for care, must be reimbursed at a rate established by the 
department pursuant to this subsection.  When a nursing home incurs bad debt due to 
nonpayment for patient care because the patient was determined ineligible for MaineCare 
and the nursing home has undertaken all reasonable collection efforts, the department 
must reimburse 50% of the MaineCare rate for up to 6 months of care as if that patient 
had been eligible for MaineCare.  The department shall adopt rules no later than January 
1, 2020 to implement this subsection.  Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are 
routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
Sec. 2.  Adult family care home reimbursement for bed-hold days.  No later 
than January 1, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services shall amend its rule 
Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 2, Adult Family Care 
Services to reimburse for up to 30 bed-hold days per calendar year, days a resident is 
absent from a facility due to hospitalization, visits with family or friends or other 
appropriate causes determined by the department.  The rate of reimbursement must be at 
least equal to the rate for bed-hold days provided to residential care facilities under the 
department's rule Chapter 115: Principles of Reimbursement for Residential Care 
Facilities.
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to reimburse up to 
50% of the MaineCare rate for patient care for a maximum of 6 months to nursing homes 
for bad debt incurred when a patient is provided care but is determined ineligible for 
MaineCare and the nursing home has made all reasonable efforts to collect on the debt.  
The bill also requires the Department of Health and Human Services to reimburse adult 
family care homes for up to 30 bed-hold days per calendar year in the same manner as 
residential care facilities are reimbursed.
Resolve, To Classify Employee Health Insurance as a Fixed Cost for MaineCare Reimbursement in Nursing Homes
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1126
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: TIMBERLAKE, MORRIS, BLACK, CLAXTON, KEIM, MOORE, PERRY

Legislative Document
No. 1126
S.P. 346
In Senate, March 7, 2019
Resolve, To Classify Employee Health Insurance as a Fixed Cost for 
MaineCare Reimbursement in Nursing Homes
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin.
Cosponsored by Representative MORRIS of Turner and
Senators: BLACK of Franklin, CLAXTON of Androscoggin, KEIM of Oxford, MOORE of 
Washington, Representative: PERRY of Calais.
Sec. 1.  Amendment of Principles of Reimbursement for Nursing 
Facilities.  Resolved:  That the Department of Health and Human Services shall amend 
its rule Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 67, Principles of 
Reimbursement for Nursing Facilities no later than January 1, 2020 as follows.
1.  The costs of health insurance for those personnel currently included in the direct 
care cost component in section 16.1.7(3) must be removed from the direct care cost 
component and included in the fixed costs component in section 18.
2.  The costs of health insurance for those personnel currently included in the routine 
cost component in section 17.4.1(o)(3) must be removed from the routine cost component 
and included in the fixed costs component in section 18.
SUMMARY
This resolve requires the Department of Health and Human Services to amend its rule 
Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 67, Principles of 
Reimbursement for Nursing Facilities no later than January 1, 2020 to move health 
insurance costs for personnel from direct care and routine cost components to fixed costs 
components.  This was a majority recommendation of the Commission To Study Long-
term Care Facilities, which reported in December 2013.
An Act To Promote Equity in the Elver Aquaculture Quota
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1130
Committee Amendment CA_A_H288 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §6575-M

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/}" to H.P. 819, L.D. 1130, Bill, "An Act To 
Promote Equity in the Elver Aquaculture Quota" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency preamble (page 1, lines 1 to 9 in 
L.D.). 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6575-M is enacted to read: 
§6575-M. Aquaculture quota; eligible harvesters 
The following provisions govern elver quota allocated specifically for use in 
aquaculture. 
1. Annual list of license holders. A person who receives an elver quota to be 
allocated specifically for use in aquaculture shall submit to the commissioner annually a 
list of the elver license holders who provided that person with their elver quota. 
2. Eligibility. An elver license holder chosen to provide a person with any portion 
of the elver quota allocated specifically for use in aquaculture is not eligible again for a 
period of 3 years to provide elvers to a person who receives an elver quota to be used 
specifically in aquaculture. 
3. Prior violations. A person who has an elver fishing violation under section 
6505-A or chapter 621, subchapter 2, article 5 in the previous 6 years is not eligible to 
provide elvers to a person who receives an elver quota to be allocated specifically for use 
in aquaculture.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency clause. 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 819, L.D. 1130 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. It specifies that a person receiving an elver quota 
to be allocated specifically for use in aquaculture shall provide to the Commissioner of 
Marine Resources a list of elver license holders who provided that person with their elver 
quota. Once an elver license holder is chosen, that license holder is not eligible to 
provide elvers to a person allocated an elver quota to be used in aquaculture for a period 
of 3 years. A person who has any elver fishing violations in the previous 6 years is not 
eligible to provide elvers to a person who receives an elver quota to be used in 
aquaculture. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 05/09/19 feac 
LD 1130 
LR 1759(02) 
An Act To Promote Equity in the Elver Aquaculture Quota 
) \ 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment'~ { JJ-Jg'l_) 
Committee: Marine Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Any additional costs to the Department of Marine Resources as a result of changes to the rnles governing elver quota 
allocated specifically for use in aquaculture are anticipated to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted 
resources. 
LRl 759(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Improve the Ability of Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities To Stay in Their Homes
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1131
Committee Amendment CA_A_H327 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/}" to H.P. 820, L.D. 1131, Bill, "An Act To 
Improve the Ability of Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities To Stay in Their 
Homes" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Maine State Housing Authority To Study and Report on the 
Need for Modifications To Make Homes Accessible for Senior Citizens and Persons 
with Disabilities' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Maine State Housing Authority to study and report on need for 
accessible housing. Resolved: That the Maine State Housing Authority shall work 
together with local housing authorities and interested groups to conduct a study of the 
need, with reference to geographical areas of the State, for home modifications to provide 
accessibility for low-income older or disabled residents of the State in order to permit 
those persons to remain in their homes and avoid institutionalization. The study must 
evaluate the effectiveness of the income tax credit for certain home modifications. The 
study must identify additional programs and funding and taxpayer assistance necessary to 
meet the home modification needs of older and disabled individuals. 
The housing 
authority shall report its findings to the Joint Standing Committee on Labor and Housing 
and the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation by January 5, 2020. The joint standing 
committees may each report out a bill based on the report to the Second Regular Session 
of the 129th Legislature.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the bill to a resolve and directs the Maine State Housing 
Authority to work with interested patties to study and make recommendations to the 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. fJ,, to H.P. 820, L.D. 1131 
geographical areas of the State, for home modifications to provide accessibility for low-
income older or disabled residents of the State in order to permit those persons to remain 
in their homes and avoid institutionalization. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/09/ I 9 ;Wac 
LD 1131 
LR 1993(02) 
An Act To Improve the Ability of Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities To Stay in Their 
Homes 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,/J, { J/ ... JJ.7) 
Committee: Taxation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other funds 
Additional costs to the Maine State Housing Authority to conduct the required study and submit the required report 
can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR1993(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Improve the Ability of Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities To Stay in Their Homes
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1131
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: MORALES, DESCHAMBAULT, MATLACK, PEOPLES, SHARPE
Amends: 36 MRSA §5219-P

Legislative Document
No. 1131
H.P. 820
House of Representatives, March 7, 2019
An Act To Improve the Ability of Senior Citizens and Persons with 
Disabilities To Stay in Their Homes
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative MORALES of South Portland.
Cosponsored by Senator DESCHAMBAULT of York and
Representatives: MATLACK of St. George, PEOPLES of Westbrook, SHARPE of Durham.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §5219-PP, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 211, Pt. D, §10, 
is amended to read:
1.  Credit allowed.  An individual with federal adjusted gross income not exceeding 
$55,000 the area median income who makes qualified expenditures for the purpose of 
making all or any portion of an existing homestead, as defined in section 5219-II, 
subsection 1, paragraph C, accessible to an individual with a disability or physical 
hardship who resides or will reside in the homestead is allowed a credit against the tax 
otherwise imposed under this Part in an amount equal to the applicable percentage of the 
qualified expenditures or $9,000, whichever is less.
Sec. 2.  36 MRSA §5219-PP, sub-§5, ¶F, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 211, Pt. D, 
§10, is amended to read:
F.  For taxpayers with a federal adjusted gross income over $45,000 but not over 
$55,000 the area median income, 50%.
Sec. 3.  36 MRSA §5219-PP, sub-§6 is enacted to read:
6.  Area median income.  For the purposes of this section, "area median income" 
means the amount determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban 
Development as the area median income by county or municipality where the homestead 
is located.
Sec. 4.  Maine State Housing Authority pilot project.  The Maine State 
Housing Authority shall amend the income eligibility level under its pilot project to assist 
income-eligible older adults or persons with disabilities to stay in their homes by 
providing financial assistance with certain home modifications.  The income eligibility 
level for the pilot project must be set at the area median income of the homeowner as 
determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for the 
county or municipality in which the home is located.
SUMMARY
This bill changes the maximum income eligibility level for the income tax credit for 
home modifications to improve accessibility and the Maine State Housing Authority pilot 
project to assist older adults and persons with disabilities with certain home 
modifications.  The new income eligibility level for each program is changed to the area 
median income as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban 
Development for the county or municipality in which the home is located.
An Act To Provide Additional Food Supplement Assistance for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1132
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: FAY
Amends: 22 MRSA §3104

Legislative Document
No. 1132
H.P. 821
House of Representatives, March 7, 2019
An Act To Provide Additional Food Supplement Assistance for the 
Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative FAY of Raymond.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §3104, sub-§17 is enacted to read:
17.  Elderly or disabled recipient minimum benefit.  If a household includes an 
elderly or disabled member and receives a federally funded benefit in an amount less than 
$30 per month under the statewide food supplement program administered pursuant to 
this section, the State shall provide a supplement to increase the total benefit to $30 per 
month.  For the purposes of this subsection, "elderly or disabled member" has the same 
meaning as in the federal Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, 7 United States Code, Section 
2012(j).
SUMMARY
This bill requires the State to ensure that a household that includes a member who is 
elderly or disabled and that receives a federally funded benefit under the statewide food 
supplement program receives a minimum benefit of $30 per month by providing a 
supplemental benefit if necessary.
An Act To Require That Hospital Liens Be Satisfied on a Just and Equitable Basis
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1133
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: WARREN, CARDONE, EVANGELOS, HARNETT
Amends: 10 MRSA §3412-A

Legislative Document
No. 1133
H.P. 822
House of Representatives, March 7, 2019
An Act To Require That Hospital Liens Be Satisfied on a Just and 
Equitable Basis
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative WARREN of Hallowell.
Cosponsored by Representatives: CARDONE of Bangor, EVANGELOS of Friendship, 
HARNETT of Gardiner.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  10 MRSA §3412-A is enacted to read:
§3412-A.  Limits on priority of hospital liens
1.  Lien reduction; just and equitable basis.  A hospital lien must be reduced by the 
patient's proportionate share of the patient's litigation or other recovery costs, including, 
but not limited to, reasonable attorney's fees.  A hospital lien must be satisfied not on the 
basis of a priority lien but on a just and equitable basis, which means that any factors that 
diminish the potential value of the patient's claim against which the lien is asserted must 
likewise reduce the share in the claim by the hospital for reimbursement for services 
provided.  Such factors include, but are not limited to:
A.  Questions of liability and comparative negligence or other legal defenses;
B.  Exigencies of trial that reduce a settlement or award in order to resolve the claim; 
and
C.  Limits on the amount of applicable insurance coverage that reduce the claim to an 
amount recoverable by the insured.
2.  Dispute resolution.  In the event of a dispute as to the application of this section 
or the amount available for payment to those claiming payment for services or 
reimbursement, that dispute must be determined, if the action is pending, before the court 
in which it is pending; or if no action is pending, by filing an action in any court for 
determination of the dispute.
SUMMARY
This bill requires that a hospital's statutory lien be reduced by the patient's 
proportionate share of a patient's litigation or other recovery costs, including, but not 
limited to, reasonable attorney's fees.  It also provides that a hospital lien must be 
satisfied on a just and equitable basis considering factors that diminish the patient's claim 
such as questions of liability or comparative negligence or other legal defenses, 
exigencies of trial and limits of insurance coverage.
An Act To Set Aside Funds from Federal Block Grants for Certain Communities”
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1134
Committee Amendment CA_A_H837 (House)
Amends: 22 MRSA §51

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “      ” to H.P. 823, L.D. 1134, Bill, “An Act To Set 
Aside Funds from Federal Block Grants for Certain Communities”
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
'An Act To Set Aside Funds from Federal Block Grants for Federally Recognized 
Indian Nations, Tribes and Bands in the State' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following:
'Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §51 is enacted to read:
§51.  Block grant set aside; federally recognized Indian nations, tribes and bands in 
the State
Notwithstanding section 5327 or any other provision of law to the contrary, for each 
block grant received by the department from the Federal Government, the department 
shall annually set aside an amount equal to at least 12% of the total amount of the block 
grant to be awarded to federally recognized Indian nations, tribes and bands in the State.  
The administration of such grants is by the tribal district.  The department shall adopt 
rules to implement this section.  Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine 
technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.  For purposes of this 
section, "tribal district" has the same meaning as in section 411, subsection 12.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, removes the 
set-aside amount to vulnerable communities and changes the required set aside from 10% 
Date: 
(Filing No. H-          )
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “      ” to H.P. 823, L.D. 1134
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
to at least 12% of the total amount of the block grant to be awarded to federally 
recognized Indian nations, tribes and bands in the State.  It also provides that the 
administration of such grants is by the tribal district.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
Approved: 03/14/20
LD 1134
LR 1964(02)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Requiring 12% of Federal Block Grant funds be set aside for Indian nations, tribes and bands limits the amount of 
funding available for the purposes for which they are currently being used. If the remaining 88% of Federal Block 
Grant funds are not sufficient to accomplish those purposes, or the purposes and programs are not modified to 
acccount for a reduction in expenditures, General Fund appropriations may be needed to supplement the federal 
resources.
Fiscal Note
Potential current biennium cost increase - General Fund
An Act To Set Aside Funds from Federal Block Grants for Certain Communities
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Health and Human Services
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
LR1964(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Set Aside Funds from Federal Block Grants for Certain Communities
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1134
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: MARTIN, COLLINGS, NEWELL, TALBOT ROSS
Amends: 22 MRSA §51

Legislative Document
No. 1134
H.P. 823
House of Representatives, March 7, 2019
An Act To Set Aside Funds from Federal Block Grants for Certain 
Communities
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative MARTIN of Greene.
Cosponsored by Representatives: COLLINGS of Portland, NEWELL of the Passamaquoddy 
Tribe, TALBOT ROSS of Portland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §51 is enacted to read:
§51.  Block grant set aside; vulnerable communities and Indian tribes
Notwithstanding section 5327 or any other provision of law to the contrary, for each 
block grant received by the department from the Federal Government, the department 
shall annually set aside an amount equal to 20% of the total amount of the block grant to 
be awarded to the most vulnerable communities in the State, as determined by the 
department by rule, and an amount equal to 10% of the total amount of the block grant to 
be awarded to federally recognized Indian nations, tribes and bands in the State.  The 
department shall adopt rules to implement this section.  Rules adopted pursuant to this 
section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to annually set aside 
20% of each federal block grant it receives for the most vulnerable communities in the 
State and 10% of each federal block grant it receives for federally recognized Indian 
nations, tribes and bands in the State.
Resolve, To Increase Funding for Assertive Community Treatment
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1135
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S170 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT"}\ "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 824, 
L.D. 1135, "Resolve, To Increase Funding for Assertive Community Treatment" 
Amend the amendment by inserting after the title the following: 
'Amend the resolve by striking out all of the emergency preamble (page 1, lines 1 to 
lOinL.D.)' 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 3 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 3. 
Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: 
That the following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147 
Initiative: Provides funding for a one-time increase to certain rates under rule Chapter 
101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapters II and III, Section 17 by 25%. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2019-20 
$1,429,168 
$1,429,168 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of the emergency clause.' 
SUMMARY 
2020-21 
$1,905,557 
$1,905,557 
This amendment removes the emergency preamble and emergency clause and 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT"(~" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 824, L.D. 1135 i -~,\ .. \ ·-:/ c ~ \ 
removes the fiscal year 2018-19 appropriation and reduces the fiscal year 2019-20 
appropriation due to the delayed implementation. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
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SPONSORED BY: 
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(Senator GRA TWICK) 
COUNTY: Penobscot 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/29/19 feac 
LD 1135 
LR 1597(04) 
Resolve, To Increase Funding for Assertive Community Treatment 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment ''t to Committee Amendment "A"(_ S ,-1 ti}) 
Sponsor: Sen. Gratwick of Penobscot 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2018-19 
FY 2019-20 
FY 2020-21 
Projections 
FY 2021-22 
Projections 
FY 2022-23 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
\.ppropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
($476,389) 
($476,389) 
($476,389) 
($476,389) 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This amendment removes the emergency preamble and clause from the bill and reduces the General Fund 
appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services by $476,389 in fiscal year 2018-19 and $476,389 in 
fiscal year 2019-20. 
LR1597(04) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Eliminate Restrictions on Capacity and the Number of Accounts for Net Energy Billing
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1139
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology
Sponsors: HIGGINS, BELLOWS, ACKLEY, DAUGHTRY, FECTEAU, HUBBELL, MEYER, PIERCE, RYKERSON
Amends: 35-A MRSA §3209-A

Legislative Document
No. 1139
H.P. 828
House of Representatives, March 7, 2019
An Act To Eliminate Restrictions on Capacity and the Number of 
Accounts for Net Energy Billing
Reference to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered 
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft.
Cosponsored by Senator BELLOWS of Kennebec and
Representatives: ACKLEY of Monmouth, DAUGHTRY of Brunswick, FECTEAU of 
Biddeford, HUBBELL of Bar Harbor, MEYER of Eliot, PIERCE of Falmouth, RYKERSON 
of Kittery.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  35-A MRSA §3209-A, as corrected by RR 2017, c. 1, §32, is amended to 
read:
§3209-A.  Net energy billing
The commission may adopt or amend rules governing net energy billing.  The 
commission may not limit the installed capacity of an eligible facility or the number of 
accounts or meters a customer or shared ownership customer may designate for net 
energy billing. Rules adopted or amended under this section are routine technical rules as 
defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.  "Net energy billing" means a billing and 
metering practice under which a customer is billed on the basis of net energy over the 
billing period taking into account accumulated unused kilowatt-hour credits from the 
previous billing period.
SUMMARY
This bill provides that the Public Utilities Commission may not limit the installed 
capacity of an eligible facility or the number of accounts or meters a customer or shared 
ownership customer may designate for net energy billing.  Current commission rules limit 
the capacity to 660 kilowatts and the number of meters or accounts to 10.
An Act To Improve the Investigation and Prosecution of Sexual Assault Cases
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1140
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: MADIGAN, HERBIG, AUSTIN, CUDDY, FAY, SYLVESTER, TALBOT ROSS, TEPLER, SANBORN

Legislative Document
No. 1140
H.P. 829
House of Representatives, March 7, 2019
An Act To Improve the Investigation and Prosecution of Sexual 
Assault Cases
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative MADIGAN of Waterville.
Cosponsored by Senator HERBIG of Waldo and
Representatives: AUSTIN of Skowhegan, CUDDY of Winterport, FAY of Raymond, 
SYLVESTER of Portland, TALBOT ROSS of Portland, TEPLER of Topsham, Senator: 
SANBORN, H. of Cumberland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  25 MRSA c. 411 is enacted to read:
CHAPTER 411
SUBMISSION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES FOR REVIEW FOR 
PROSECUTION
§3851.  Submission of sexual assault cases for review for prosecution
A law enforcement agency in possession of a complaint for an alleged sexual assault 
under Title 17-A, chapter 11 shall within 60 days of receiving the complaint inform the 
appropriate prosecutor of any evidence and submit the complaint for review and a 
decision by the prosecutor regarding further investigation and commencement of 
prosecution.  Failure of a law enforcement agency to inform the appropriate prosecutor of 
any evidence and submit a complaint to the appropriate prosecutor within 60 days as 
required by this section does not affect the validity of a later submission and prosecution.
SUMMARY
This bill requires a law enforcement agency, within 60 days of receiving a complaint 
for an alleged sexual assault, to inform the appropriate prosecutor of any evidence and 
submit the complaint to the appropriate prosecutor for review and a decision by the 
prosecutor regarding further investigation and commencement of prosecution.  Failure of 
a law enforcement agency to do so does not affect the validity of a later submission and 
prosecution.
An Act To Clarify the Background Check Process for Certain Child Care Workers
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1137
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: MADIGAN, MILLETT, FARNSWORTH, HYMANSON, SYLVESTER, TALBOT ROSS
Amends: 22 MRSA §8302-C, 22 MRSA §9053, 22 MRSA §9054

Legislative Document
No. 1137
H.P. 826
House of Representatives, March 7, 2019
An Act To Clarify the Background Check Process for Certain Child 
Care Workers
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative MADIGAN of Waterville.
Cosponsored by Senator MILLETT of Cumberland and
Representatives: FARNSWORTH of Portland, HYMANSON of York, McCREIGHT of 
Harpswell, SYLVESTER of Portland, TALBOT ROSS of Portland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §8302-C, sub-§1, ¶H is enacted to read:
H.  A background check that complies with the provisions of Title 20-A, section 6103 
is sufficient to meet the state and federal criminal background check requirements of 
this section.
Sec. 2.  22 MRSA §9053, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 299, §25, is repealed.
Sec. 3.  22 MRSA §9053, sub-§18, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 299, §25, is 
repealed.
Sec. 4.  22 MRSA §9053, sub-§29, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 299, §25, is 
amended to read:
29.  Provider.  "Provider" means a licensed, certified or registered entity that 
employs direct care workers to provide long-term care, child care and in-home and 
community-based services under this chapter Subtitle.
Sec. 5.  22 MRSA §9054, sub-§7, ¶¶A and D, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 299, 
§25, are repealed.
SUMMARY
This bill removes the requirement that the Department of Health and Human 
Services, Background Check Center be used to screen prospective employees of child 
care facilities and family child care providers.  Instead, this bill allows the criminal 
background check used for new and continuing school employees to fulfill the state and 
federal requirements for a mandatory criminal background check for a person who 
provides child care in a child care facility, a family child care provider and a person who 
provides day care in that person's home for one or 2 children whose care is paid for by 
state or federal funds.
Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation To Construct the Merrymeeting Trail from Topsham to Gardiner
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1141
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: WARREN, VITELLI, BERRY, HARNETT, HEPLER, TEPLER

Legislative Document
No. 1141
H.P. 830
House of Representatives, March 7, 2019
Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation To Construct 
the Merrymeeting Trail from Topsham to Gardiner
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative WARREN of Hallowell.
Cosponsored by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc and
Representatives: BERRY of Bowdoinham, HARNETT of Gardiner, HEPLER of Woolwich, 
TEPLER of Topsham.
Sec. 1.  Merrymeeting Trail construction.  Resolved:  That the Department of 
Transportation shall construct a recreational trail, to be known as the Merrymeeting Trail, 
along the existing railroad corridor owned by the department from the Town of Topsham 
through the Town of Bowdoinham and the Town of Richmond to the City of Gardiner.
SUMMARY
This resolve directs the Department of Transportation to construct a recreational trail, 
to be known as the Merrymeeting Trail, along the existing railroad corridor owned by the 
department from the Town of Topsham to the City of Gardiner.
An Act To Exclude Tractor Pulling from Certain Rules Governing Motor Vehicle Racing
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1143
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: WADSWORTH, HAMPER
Amends: 8 MRSA §562

Legislative Document
No. 1143
H.P. 832
House of Representatives, March 7, 2019
An Act To Exclude Tractor Pulling from Certain Rules Governing 
Motor Vehicle Racing
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative WADSWORTH of Hiram.
Cosponsored by Senator HAMPER of Oxford.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  8 MRSA §562, as amended by PL 1997, c. 728, §4, is further amended by 
adding at the end a new paragraph to read:
The Commissioner of Public Safety may not adopt or enforce a rule under this 
section requiring for tractor pulling events the erection, construction or maintenance of 
fences or safety barriers.  For purposes of this section, "tractor pulling event" means a 
competitive or demonstration event in which tractors are used to pull loaded sleds along a 
track.
SUMMARY
This bill excludes tractor pulling events from motor vehicle racing rules requiring the 
erection, construction or maintenance of fences or safety barriers.
An Act To Improve the Law Authorizing Municipalities To Allow Low-income Seniors To Defer Payment of Municipal Property Taxes
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1145
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: COOPER, SANBORN
Amends: 36 MRSA §6271

Legislative Document
No. 1145
H.P. 834
House of Representatives, March 7, 2019
An Act To Improve the Law Authorizing Municipalities To Allow 
Low-income Seniors To Defer Payment of Municipal Property 
Taxes
Reference to the Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative COOPER of Yarmouth.
Cosponsored by Senator SANBORN, H. of Cumberland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §6271, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 489, §5, is 
amended to read:
B.  The taxpayer is an owner of the eligible homestead, is at least 70 65 years of age 
on April 1st of the first year of eligibility and occupies the eligible homestead; and
Sec. 2.  36 MRSA §6271, sub-§§9 and 10 are enacted to read:
9.  Property tax years beginning on or after April 1, 2020.  For property tax years 
beginning on or after April 1, 2020, the State shall reimburse municipalities the amount 
of property taxes deferred under this section in the manner provided under chapter 908, 
and the State, the municipality where the property is located and the property owner have 
the same rights and responsibilities related to the property as under that chapter.
10.  Municipal deferral reimbursement account.  The municipal deferral 
reimbursement account is established as a nonlapsing account within the Department of 
Administrative and Financial Services.  Money credited to the account must be used to 
reimburse municipalities as provided in subsection 9.
Sec. 3.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Municipal Deferral Reimbursement Account N300
Initiative: Provides a one-time nonlapsing General Fund appropriation of $1,000,000 in 
fiscal year 2019-20 to the newly created Municipal Deferral Reimbursement Account 
program within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to reimburse 
municipalities for certain property taxes deferred.
SUMMARY
This bill lowers from 70 years of age to 65 years of age the age of eligibility for 
municipal property tax deferral programs for homesteads of low-income seniors and 
requires the State to reimburse municipalities for the taxes deferred.  The State acquires a 
lien on the property for the amount of taxes deferred plus interest.
GENERAL FUND
2019-20
2020-21
All Other
$1,000,000
$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL
$1,000,000
$0
An Act Regarding the Costs Incurred by Municipalities in the Administration of Aquaculture Leases
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1148
Committee Amendment CA_A_H123 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §6088

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. /},, to H.P. 837, L.D. 1148, Bill, "An Act 
Regarding the Costs Incurred by Municipalities in the Administration of Aquaculture 
Leases" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act Regarding the Costs Incurred by Municipalities in the Administration of 
Aquaculture Lease and License Applications' 
Amend the bill by strildng out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6088 is enactM to read: 
§6088. Municipal fees 
If a person submits an application to the commissioner fqr a 1~~---5'. or license under 
this subchapter and the municipality • provides the commissioner with info1mation 
necessary for the completion of that lease or license application, the municipality may not 
charge that person a fee of more than $50 for the administrative costs associated with 
providing that information to the commi~sioner on that person's behalf.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
· 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the titl/ and replaces the bill. The amendment specifies 
that a municipality may not charge a person applying for an aquaculture lease or license a 
fee of more than $50 for the municipality's administrative costs associated with the lease 
or license application. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act Regarding the Costs Incurred by Municipalities in the Administration of Aquaculture Leases
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1148
Committee: Marine Resources
Sponsors: McCREIGHT, VITELLI, BEEBE-CENTER, BLUME, DAUGHTRY, HEPLER, HUTCHINS, TUCKER, MIRAMANT
Amends: 12 MRSA §6088

Legislative Document
No. 1148
H.P. 837
House of Representatives, March 7, 2019
An Act Regarding the Costs Incurred by Municipalities in the 
Administration of Aquaculture Leases
Reference to the Committee on Marine Resources suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative McCREIGHT of Harpswell.
Cosponsored by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc and
Representatives: BEEBE-CENTER of Rockland, BLUME of York, DAUGHTRY of 
Brunswick, HEPLER of Woolwich, HUTCHINS of Penobscot, McDONALD of Stonington, 
TUCKER of Brunswick, Senator: MIRAMANT of Knox.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §6088 is enacted to read:
§6088.  Municipal fees
A municipality in whose jurisdiction a lease is granted under this subchapter may 
assess a reasonable fee to a person granted the lease to pay for the municipality's 
administrative costs associated with the lease.
SUMMARY
This bill allows a municipality to charge a reasonable fee to a person granted a 
Department of Marine Resources aquaculture lease on or under coastal waters to pay for 
the municipality's administrative costs associated with the lease.