An Act To Clarify the Funding for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Diagnostic and Research Laboratory
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0808
Committee Amendment CA_A_S217 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT"~ "to S.P. 141, L.D. 808, "An Act To Clarify the 
Funding for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Diagnostic and Research 
Laboratory" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Repeal the Pesticide Container Fee and the Tick Laboratory and Pest 
Management Fund' 
Amend the bill by inserting after the title and before the enacting clause the following: 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, in June 2020, Public Law 2019, chapter 548 went into effect imposing a fee 
of 15 ¢ per container on the retail sale in the State of pesticide products registered with the 
Board of Pesticides Control; and 
Whereas, implementation of the law has proven to be problematic and complex for 
retailers across the State; and 
Whereas, although the Legislature appreciates the intent to fund research related to 
tick and brown tail moth pest management, the pesticide container fee has put retailers at 
risk with Maine Revenue Services; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore,' 
O 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 7 MRSA c. 419, as amended, is repealed. 
Sec. 2. 36 MRSA c. 725, as amended, is repealed. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" /1 "to S.P. 141, L.D. 808 {~2../7) 
Sec. 3. PL 2019, c. 548, §3 is repealed. 
Sec. 4. 
Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Revenue Services, Bureau of 0002 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding to remove a line from the sales tax return. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL 
SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
2021-22 
$5,000 
$5,000 
2021-22 
$5,000 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL- ALL FUNDS 
$5,000 
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE 
Tick Laboratory and Pest Management Fund N330 
Initiative: Deallocates funds due to the repeal of the pesticide container fee. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2021-22 
($102,485) 
($102,485) 
UM Cooperative Extension - Pesticide Education Z059 
Initiative: Deallocates funds due to the repeal of the pesticide container fee. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM, BOARD OF 
TRUSTEES OF THE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2021-22 
($81,000) 
($81,000) 
2021-22 
($183,485) 
($183,485) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2022-23 
$0 
$0 
2022-23 
$0 
$0 
2022-23 
($102,485) 
($102,485) 
2022-23 
($81,000) 
($81,000) 
2022-23 
($183,485) 
($183,485) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" /J "to S.P. 141, L.D. 808 [ S·U.7) 
SECTION TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
2021-22 
$5,000 
($183,485) 
($178,485) 
2022-23 
$0 
($183,485) 
($183,485) 
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation 
takes effect 10 business days after it is approved.' 
Amend the bill by re lettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Patt letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority rep01t of the committee, strikes and replaces 
the bill, which is a concept draft. The amendment eliminates the Tick Laboratory and Pest 
Management Fund by repealing the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 7, chapter 419 and the 
corresponding pesticide container fee in Title 3 6, chapter 725. It also adds an emergency 
preamble and emergency clause to the bill. The amendment provides that the legislation 
takes effect 10 business days after it is approved. The amendment adds an appropriations 
and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/31/21 ;tpac 
LD808 
LR 776(02) 
An Act To Clarify the Funding for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Diagnostic and 
Research Laboratory 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment"}}' Ls-7.,n \ 
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 
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Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Projections 
FY 2021-22 
$5,000 
FY 2022-23 . 
FY 2023-24 
$5,000 
($183,485) 
($226,600) 
$0 
$0 
($183,485) 
($233,400) 
$0 
$0 
($183,485) 
($233,400) 
Projections 
FY 2024-25 
$0 
$0 
($183,485) 
($233,400) 
This bill includes ongoing Other Special Revenue Funds deallocations of $102,485 per year beginning in fiscal year 
2021-22 to the Tick Laboratory and Pest Management Fund program and $81,000 per year beginning in fiscal year 
2021-22 to the UM Cooperative Extension -Pesticide Education program, both within the University of Maine 
System, due to the programs no longer receiving revenue from the pesticide container fee in Title 36, chapter 725. 
The bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation of $5,000 to the Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services to remove a line from the sales tax return.