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An Act To Authorize a Memorial to the Victims of COVID-19
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1123
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: CHIPMAN, BALDACCI, CLAXTON, JACKSON, ROSEN, FECTEAU, MATLACK, PLUECKER, TALBOT ROSS
Amends: 3 MRSA §902

Legislative Document
No. 1123
S.P. 386
In Senate, March 22, 2021
An Act To Authorize a Memorial to the Victims of COVID-19
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on March 18, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
State and Local Government pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator CHIPMAN of Cumberland.
Cosponsored by Senators: BALDACCI of Penobscot, CLAXTON of Androscoggin, President 
JACKSON of Aroostook, ROSEN of Hancock, Representatives: Speaker FECTEAU of 
Biddeford, MATLACK of St. George, PLUECKER of Warren, TALBOT ROSS of Portland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  3 MRSA §902, sub-§1-D is enacted to read:
1-D.  Memorial to victims of COVID-19 pandemic.  Notwithstanding section 902‑A, 
subsection 2, paragraph B, the commission may arrange for and oversee the development 
and installation in Capitol Park or the State House or its immediate grounds of a monument 
honoring the victims of the pandemic related to coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19.
SUMMARY
This bill allows the State House and Capitol Park Commission to arrange for and 
oversee the development and installation of a monument honoring the victims of the 
pandemic related to coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1126
Committee Amendment CA_A_H461 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1126
Committee Amendment CA_B_H462 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1128
Committee Amendment CA_A_H340 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1128
Committee Amendment CA_B_H341 (House)

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An Act Relating to the Valuation of Retail Sales Facilities
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1129
Committee Amendment CA_A_H788 (House)
Amends: 36 MRSA §701-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to H.P. 807, L.D. 1129, "An Act Relating to the 
Valuation of Retail Sales Facilities" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act Relating to the Valuation oflmproved Real Property' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inse1ting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §701-A, as amended by PL 2007, c. 389, § 1, is fmther amended 
by enacting after the 2nd paragraph a new paragraph to read: 
For the purpose of establishing the valuation of improved real property, the property 
must be valued based on its highest and best use as of April 1st of each year, taking all of 
the following 3 approaches to value into consideration: cost, income capitalization and 
sales comparison. In establishing the valuation of improved real property, assessors shall 
consider age, condition, use, type of construction, location, design, physical features and 
economic characteristics. 
Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §701-A, as amended by PL 2007, c. 389, §1, is fmther amended 
by enacting at the end a new paragraph to read: 
Property subject to restrictions, contractual or otherwise, that restrict the permitted use 
of a property may not be considered comparable to property not so restricted.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Pait letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
0 
This amendment changes the application of the bill from retail sales facilities to 
improved real prope1ty and clarifies the factors that must be considered in the valuation 
process. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act Relating to the Valuation of Retail Sales Facilities
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1129
Committee Amendment CA_A_HA_A_H934 (House)
Amends: 36 MRSA §701-A

HOUSE AMENDMENT "A " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 807, 
L.D. 1129, "An Act Relating to the Valuation of Retail Sales Facilities" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §701-A, as amended by PL 2007, c, 389, §1, is fmther amended 
by enacting at the end a new paragraph to read: 
In determining just value, consistent with the Constitution of Maine, Article IX. 
Section 8, a property subject to restrictions. contractual or othetwise, that restrict the 
permitted use of a property may not be considered comparable to property not so restricted.' 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Pait letter or 
section number to read consecutively, 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies the factors that must be considered in the valuation process 
of improved real prope1ty. 
SPONSORED BY:~~~ 
(Representative MATLACK, A.) 
TOWN: St. George 
Page l - 130LR0228(04) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1131
Committee Amendment CA_A_H143 (House)

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An Act Relating to the Valuation of Retail Sales Facilities
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1129
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: MATLACK, CHIPMAN, GROHOSKI
Amends: 36 MRSA §701-A

Legislative Document
No. 1129
H.P. 807
House of Representatives, March 22, 2021
An Act Relating to the Valuation of Retail Sales Facilities
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 18, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Taxation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative MATLACK of St. George.
Cosponsored by Senator CHIPMAN of Cumberland and
Representative: GROHOSKI of Ellsworth.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §701-A, as amended by PL 2007, c. 389, §1, is further amended 
by adding at the end a new paragraph to read:
In establishing the just value of a retail sales facility, as defined in section 6651, 
subsection 5, consideration must be given to the following 3 recognized approaches to 
determining just value: the cost less depreciation approach, the income approach and the 
comparable sales approach. With respect to comparable sales, the assessor must consider 
those properties that are reasonably similar to the property being valued with regard to age, 
condition, use, type of construction, location, design, physical features and economic 
characteristics.
SUMMARY
This bill provides that, in establishing the just value of retail sales facilities, 
consideration must be given to 3 recognized approaches to valuation of commercial 
property and that the assessor must consider the value of reasonably similar properties with 
regard to age, condition, use, type of construction, location, design, physical features and 
economic characteristics.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1133
Committee Amendment CA_A_H414 (House)

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An Act To Establish a Public Registry for Automated Telephone Calls and So-called Robocalls
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1130
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology
Sponsors: O'NEIL
Amends: 35-A MRSA §7110

Legislative Document
No. 1130
H.P. 808
House of Representatives, March 22, 2021
An Act To Establish a Public Registry for Automated Telephone 
Calls and So-called Robocalls
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 18, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Energy, Utilities and Technology pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative O'NEIL of Saco.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  35-A MRSA §7110 is enacted to read:
§7110.  Automated telephone call registry
1.  Required information.  Beginning January 1, 2022, a person, association, 
corporation or other entity that for a commercial purpose makes telephone calls to 
individuals in the State using an automated telephone calling device or an artificial or 
prerecorded voice shall provide to the commission, on a form developed and made 
available by the commission, the following information:
A.  The name, primary physical address and primary Internet-based address or 
addresses of the person, association, corporation or entity;
B.  If the person, association, corporation or other entity has been subcontracted to 
make such telephone calls to individuals in the State, the name, primary physical 
address and primary Internet-based address or addresses of its contractor;
C.  A statement describing the specific commercial purpose or purposes for which the 
person, association, corporation or entity intends to make telephone calls to individuals 
in the State; and
D.  Any other information required by the commission.
As used in this subsection, "automated telephone calling device" has the same meaning as 
in Title 10, section 1498, subsection 1, paragraph A.
2.  Registry.  Using the information provided pursuant to subsection 1, the commission 
shall establish and maintain a publicly accessible automated telephone call registry.
3.  Enforcement; rules.  The commission shall enforce this section and may adopt 
rules to implement this section.  Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine 
technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
4.  Violations.  Notwithstanding section 1508-A, a person, association, corporation or 
other entity that violates this section is subject to a civil penalty, payable to the State, of 
$100 for each day of that violation.  The penalty is recoverable in a civil action.
SUMMARY
Beginning January 1, 2022, this bill requires a person, association, corporation or other 
entity that for a commercial purpose makes telephone calls to individuals in the State using 
an automated telephone calling device or an artificial or prerecorded voice to provide to 
the Public Utilities Commission information regarding that person, association, corporation 
or entity and the purposes for which the calls are made.  The Public Utilities Commission 
is required to establish a registry using the information received.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1133
Committee Amendment CA_B_H415 (House)

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Committee Amendment CA_A_H703 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1135
Committee Amendment CA_A_H294 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1138
Committee Amendment CA_A_H342 (House)

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An Act To Ensure the Right to Self-defense Exists outside the Home by Removing the Requirement To Retreat
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1138
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: ANDREWS
Amends: 17-A MRSA §108

Legislative Document
No. 1138
H.P. 816
House of Representatives, March 22, 2021
An Act To Ensure the Right to Self-defense Exists outside the Home 
by Removing the Requirement To Retreat
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 18, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Criminal Justice and Public Safety pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative ANDREWS of Paris.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  17-A MRSA §108, sub-§2, ¶C, as amended by PL 2007, c. 173, §24, is 
further amended by amending subparagraph (3) to read:
(3)  The person knows that the person or a 3rd person can, with complete safety:, 
surrender property to a person asserting a colorable claim of right to the property.
(a)  Retreat from the encounter, except that the person or the 3rd person is not 
required to retreat if the person or the 3rd person is in the person's dwelling 
place and was not the initial aggressor;
(b)  Surrender property to a person asserting a colorable claim of right thereto; 
or
(c)  Comply with a demand that the person abstain from performing an act that 
the person is not obliged to perform.
Sec. 2.  17-A MRSA §108, sub-§4 is enacted to read:
4.  A person justified in using deadly force under subsection 2 is not required to retreat 
from the encounter if the person reasonably believes that using deadly force is necessary 
to prevent the death of or serious bodily injury to the person or a 3rd person or to prevent 
the commission of a kidnapping, a robbery or a violation of section 253, subsection 1, 
paragraph A.
SUMMARY
This bill removes the requirements that a person refrain from using deadly force and 
instead retreat if it is safe to do so and if the person can comply with a demand that the 
person abstain from performing an act that the person is not obliged to perform.  The bill 
also permits the use of deadly force to prevent death or serious bodily injury in self-defense 
or in defense of a 3rd person or to prevent the forcible commission of a kidnapping, a 
robbery or a gross sexual assault.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1139
Committee Amendment CA_A_H336 (House)

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Committee Amendment CA_A_H236 (House)

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Committee Amendment CA_A_H150 (House)

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An Act To Establish a Sales Tax Exemption for the Purchase of Firearm Safety Devices
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1140
Committee: Taxation
Sponsors: COREY
Amends: 36 MRSA §1760

Legislative Document
No. 1140
H.P. 818
House of Representatives, March 22, 2021
An Act To Establish a Sales Tax Exemption for the Purchase of 
Firearm Safety Devices
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 18, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Taxation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative COREY of Windham.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §1760, sub-§107 is enacted to read:
107.  Firearm safety devices.  Beginning January 1, 2022, sales of firearm safety 
devices.  For purposes of this subsection, "firearm safety device" means, if specifically 
designed for securing firearms:
A.  A safe or lockbox; or
B.  A trigger or barrel lock.
SUMMARY
This bill establishes a sales tax exemption for a safe, lockbox, trigger lock or barrel 
lock that is specifically designed for securing firearms.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1142
Committee Amendment CA_A_H228 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1143
Committee Amendment CA_A_H648 (House)

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An Act To Prohibit the Unequal Restriction of Essential Businesses during a State of Civil Emergency
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1142
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: FECTEAU, TIMBERLAKE, COSTAIN, DRINKWATER, JAVNER, POIRIER, WADSWORTH, KEIM, POULIOT
Amends: 37-B MRSA §742

Legislative Document
No. 1142
H.P. 820
House of Representatives, March 22, 2021
An Act To Prohibit the Unequal Restriction of Essential Businesses 
during a State of Civil Emergency
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 18, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
State and Local Government pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative FECTEAU of Augusta.
Cosponsored by Senator TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin and
Representatives: COSTAIN of Plymouth, DRINKWATER of Milford, JAVNER of Chester, 
POIRIER of Skowhegan, WADSWORTH of Hiram, Senators: KEIM of Oxford, POULIOT of 
Kennebec.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  37-B MRSA §742, sub-§1, ¶E is enacted to read:
E.  Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection to the contrary, the Governor may 
not restrict the operation of any essential business, which is any private business that 
employs a person in this State, without restricting all essential businesses in the same 
manner.
SUMMARY
This bill prohibits the Governor from restricting the operation of a private business 
during a state of emergency unless the Governor restricts all private businesses in the same 
manner.
An Act To Protect Tenants from Unnecessary Evictions
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1143
Committee: Judiciary
Sponsors: HARNETT, MIRAMANT, EVANGELOS, KESSLER, MILLETT
Amends: 14 MRSA §6002

Legislative Document
No. 1143
H.P. 821
House of Representatives, March 22, 2021
An Act To Protect Tenants from Unnecessary Evictions
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 18, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Judiciary pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative HARNETT of Gardiner.
Cosponsored by Senator MIRAMANT of Knox and
Representatives: EVANGELOS of Friendship, KESSLER of South Portland, MILLETT of 
Cape Elizabeth.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  14 MRSA §6002, first ¶, as amended by PL 2015, c. 293, §6, is further 
amended to read:
Tenancies at will must be terminated by either party by a minimum of 30 days' notice, 
except as provided in subsections 2 and 4 as set forth in subsections 1 and 2, in writing for 
that purpose given to the other party, but if the landlord or the landlord's agent has made at 
least 3 good faith efforts to serve the tenant, that service may be accomplished by both 
mailing the notice by first class mail to the tenant's last known address and by leaving the 
notice at the tenant's last and usual place of abode.  In cases when the tenant has paid rent 
through the date when a 30-day notice would expire, the notice must expire on or after the 
date through which the rent has been paid.  Either party may waive in writing the 30 days' 
notice at the time the notice is given, and at no other time prior to the giving of the notice.  
A termination based on a 30-day notice is not affected by the receipt of money, whether 
previously owed or for current use and occupation, until the date a writ of possession is 
issued against the tenant during the period of actual occupancy after receipt of the notice.  
When the tenancy is terminated, the tenant is liable to the process of forcible entry and 
detainer without further notice and without proof of any relation of landlord and tenant 
unless the tenant has paid, after service of the notice, rent that accrued after the termination 
of the tenancy.  These provisions apply to tenancies of buildings erected on land of another 
party.  Termination of the tenancy is deemed to occur at the expiration of the time fixed in 
the notice. A 30-day notice under this paragraph and a 7-day notice under subsection 2 may 
be combined in one notice to the tenant.
SUMMARY
This bill provides that a landlord may not terminate a tenancy at will without cause.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1144
Committee Amendment CA_A_H720 (House)

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Committee Amendment CA_B_H721 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1147
Committee Amendment CA_A_H278 (House)

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Resolve, To Increase Broadband Access in Private Nonmedical Institutions
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1148
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: McCREIGHT, BERRY, STOVER, DAUGHTRY, MOORE, VITELLI

Legislative Document
No. 1148
H.P. 826
House of Representatives, March 22, 2021
Resolve, To Increase Broadband Access in Private Nonmedical 
Institutions
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 18, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative McCREIGHT of Harpswell.
Cosponsored by Representatives: BERRY of Bowdoinham, STOVER of Boothbay, Senators: 
DAUGHTRY of Cumberland, MOORE of Washington, VITELLI of Sagadahoc.
Sec. 1.  Broadband access.  Resolved:  That the Department of Health and Human 
Services shall work with providers of all levels of private nonmedical institution services 
to determine ways of providing no-cost broadband access to residents for medical, 
educational and recreational purposes through changes in MaineCare and grant-funded 
contracts.  The department shall submit a report, including suggested legislation, to the 
Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services by December 1, 2021.  The 
committee may submit a bill related to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 
130th Legislature.
SUMMARY
This resolve directs the Department of Health and Human Services to work with 
providers of all levels of private nonmedical institution services to determine ways of 
providing no-cost broadband access to residents for medical, educational and recreational 
purposes through changes in MaineCare and grant-funded contracts.  The department is 
required to submit a report, including suggested legislation, by December 1, 2021 to the 
Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services, which may submit a bill related 
to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 130th Legislature.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1150
Committee Amendment CA_A_H609 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1152
Committee Amendment CA_A_H221 (House)

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An Act To Lower Out-of-pocket Prescription Medicine Costs by Requiring Health Insurers To Offer Plans with No Deductibles
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1151
Committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Sponsors: COLLINGS
Amends: 24-A MRSA §4311

Legislative Document
No. 1151
H.P. 829
House of Representatives, March 22, 2021
An Act To Lower Out-of-pocket Prescription Medicine Costs by 
Requiring Health Insurers To Offer Plans with No Deductibles
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 18, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered 
printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative COLLINGS of Portland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  24-A MRSA §4311, sub-§1-B is enacted to read:
1-B.  Plans with no deductibles; cost-sharing parameters.  Notwithstanding any 
provision of this Title to the contrary, for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, 
a carrier that offers individual and group health plans in this State shall make available at 
least 50% of the carrier's health plans in each market segment with cost-sharing parameters 
providing for no deductible applicable to prescription drugs covered under those health 
plans.  For those health plans offered pursuant to this subsection, the cost sharing paid by 
an enrollee for any given prescription drug at the point of sale may not exceed the amount 
of the copayment or coinsurance specified in the summary of benefits and coverage for that 
enrollee's health plan.
SUMMARY
This bill requires carriers offering individual and group health plans in this State to 
make available at least 50% of health plans in each market segment without deductibles for 
prescription drugs covered under those health plans.  The bill also clarifies the treatment of 
copayments and coinsurance for prescription drugs under these plans.  The requirements 
of the bill apply to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2022.
An Act To Restrict Combustion Engines on Webber Pond in Bremen
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1153
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: CRAFTS
Amends: 12 MRSA §13068-A

Legislative Document
No. 1153
H.P. 831
House of Representatives, March 22, 2021
An Act To Restrict Combustion Engines on Webber Pond in 
Bremen
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 18, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative CRAFTS of Newcastle.  (BY REQUEST)
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §13068-A, sub-§16, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, 
§380 and affected by §422 and amended by PL 2011, c. 682, §38, is further amended by 
amending subparagraph (21) to read:
(21)  Operate a motorboat having more than 10 horsepower on Adams Pond, Foster 
Pond or Otter Pond in the Town of Bridgton in Cumberland County; or
Sec. 2.  12 MRSA §13068-A, sub-§16, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, 
§380 and affected by §422 and amended by PL 2011, c. 682, §38, is further amended by 
amending subparagraph (22) to read:
(22)  Operate a motorboat having more than 10 horsepower on Pickerel Pond in 
the territory of T.32 MD in Hancock County.; or
Sec. 3.  12 MRSA §13068-A, sub-§16, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, 
§380 and affected by §422 and amended by PL 2011, c. 682, §38, is further amended by 
enacting a new subparagraph (23) to read:
(23)  Operate a watercraft equipped with an internal combustion engine on Webber 
Pond in the Town of Bremen in Lincoln County, except that a person who resided 
on land abutting the pond as of January 1, 2021 may, as long as that person 
continues to reside on that land, operate on the pond watercraft equipped with a 4-
stroke internal combustion engine of no more than 6 horsepower as long as that 
watercraft has a valid registration in that person's name on the effective date of this 
subparagraph.
SUMMARY
This bill prohibits the use of any watercraft equipped with an internal combustion 
engine on Webber Pond in the Town of Bremen, except that it allows current residents with 
a valid registration on the effective date of the provision to continue to use and operate 
watercraft with a 4-stroke engine that is no more than 6 horsepower.
Resolve, To Require Maine Postsecondary Educational Institutions To Review the Level of Student Debt and Develop Plans To Limit Student Debt
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1152
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: CROCKETT

Legislative Document
No. 1152
H.P. 830
House of Representatives, March 22, 2021
Resolve, To Require Maine Postsecondary Educational Institutions 
To Review the Level of Student Debt and Develop Plans To Limit 
Student Debt
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 18, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Education and Cultural Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative CROCKETT of Portland.
Sec. 1.  Postsecondary educational institutions to review student debt and 
develop plans. Resolved:  That postsecondary educational institutions in this State shall 
review the level of student debt at their institutions and develop plans to:
1.  Limit student debt to $25,000 over 4 years;
2.  Eliminate the gap in funding that exists between the average cost of attending a 
postsecondary educational institution and the sum of the average financial aid award 
provided to a student and the estimated family contribution;
3.  Meet the financial need of their students in their financial aid awards; and 
4.  Eliminate the need for students to incur additional debt beyond the $25,000 level.
Postsecondary educational institutions shall report the results of their review and their 
plans to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs no later than 
December 1, 2021.  The Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs may 
report out legislation related to the reports to the Second Regular Session of the 130th 
Legislature.
SUMMARY
This resolve requires postsecondary educational institutions in this State to review the 
level of student debt at their institutions and develop plans to:
1.  Limit student debt to $25,000 over 4 years;
2.  Eliminate the gap in funding that exists between the average cost of attending a 
postsecondary educational institution and the sum of the average financial aid award 
provided to a student and the estimated family contribution;
3.  Meet the financial need of their students in their financial aid awards; and 
4.  Eliminate the need for students to incur additional debt beyond the $25,000 level.
Postsecondary educational institutions are required to report the results of their review 
and their plans to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs no later 
than December 1, 2021.  The Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs 
may report out legislation related to the reports to the Second Regular Session of the 130th 
Legislature.
An Act To Improve the Safety of Prisoners and Jail Staff by Limiting Work Hours of Jail Employees
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1154
Committee Amendment CA_A_H809 (House)
Amends: 30-A MRSA §1511

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 832, L.D. 1154, "An Act To Improve 
the Safety of Prisoners and Jail Staff by Limiting Work Hours of Jail Employees" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency preamble. 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §1511 is enacted to read: 
§1511. Hours of employees 
Beginning January L 2024, a jail employee may not work more than 18 hours in a 24-
hour period except in exceptional circumstances or when the Governor has declared a state 
of emergency pursuant to Title 37-B, section 742, subsection 1. For the purposes of this 
section, "exceptional circumstances" means circumstances beyond the control of the sheriff 
or jail administrator that pose a threat to the safekeeping of persons committed or 
transferred to or detained in the custody of the jail, the safe operation of the jail in 
accordance with this chapter and the standards set pursuant to Title 34-A, chapter 1, 
subchapter 2 or the safe performance of their duties by employees of the jail.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. This amendment replaces the 
bill. The amendment prohibits, beginning January 1, 2024, a jail employee from working 
more than 18 hours in a 24-hour period except in exceptional circumstances or when the 
Governor has declared a state of emergency pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 
37-B, section 742, subsection 1. The amendment defines "exceptional circumstances" to 
mean circumstances beyond the control of the sheriff or jail administrator that pose a threat 
to the safekeeping of persons committed or transferred to or detained in the custody of the 
jail, the safe operation of the jail in accordance with Title 30-A, chapter 13 and the 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 832, L.D. 1154 
standards set pursuant to Title 34-A, chapter 1, subchapter 2 or the safe performance of 
their duties by employees of the jail. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Improve the Safety of Prisoners and Jail Staff by Limiting Work Hours of Jail Employees
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1154
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: COLLINGS
Amends: 30-A MRSA §1511

Legislative Document
No. 1154
H.P. 832
House of Representatives, March 22, 2021
An Act To Improve the Safety of Prisoners and Jail Staff by 
Limiting Work Hours of Jail Employees
(EMERGENCY)
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 18, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Criminal Justice and Public Safety pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative COLLINGS of Portland.
Emergency preamble.  Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, the safety of county jails in the State is reliant on the health and alertness 
of their employees; and
Whereas, accidents, lapses in judgment and ineffective performance can result from 
jail employees being overworked or without proper rest, sleep and relaxation off duty; and
Whereas, currently jail employees may be asked to work beyond their physical 
capacity to perform their duties effectively, safely and with proper judgment, putting the 
health and safety of themselves, the prisoners and the facilities in general at risk; 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,
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  30-A MRSA §1511 is enacted to read:
§1511.  Hours of employees
A jail employee must receive 8 hours off duty for every 16 hours the employee works 
on duty.
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation 
takes effect when approved.
SUMMARY
This bill requires county jail employees to receive 8 hours off duty for every 16 hours 
worked on duty.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1155
Committee Amendment CA_A_HA_A_H597 (House)

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Committee Amendment CA_A_H530 (House)

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Committee Amendment CA_B_H531 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1160
Committee Amendment CA_A_H590 (House)

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An Act Regarding the Application of Certain Pesticides for Nonagricultural Use
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1158
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sponsors: COLLINGS
Amends: 7 MRSA §606

Legislative Document
No. 1158
H.P. 836
House of Representatives, March 22, 2021
An Act Regarding the Application of Certain Pesticides for 
Nonagricultural Use
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 18, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed 
pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative COLLINGS of Portland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  7 MRSA §606, sub-§3 is enacted to read:
3.  Persistent synthetic pesticides.  Except for pesticides that are used in the 
production of agricultural products, a person may not use persistent synthetic pesticides.  
For purposes of this subsection, the following terms have the following meanings.
A.  "Agricultural products" has the same meaning as in section 152, subsection 2.
B.  "Pesticide" means a substance used to control pests, including but not limited to 
harmful insects, disease and weeds.
C.  "Synthetic," with respect to a substance, means that the substance is formulated or 
manufactured by a chemical process or by a process that chemically changes a 
substance extracted from naturally occurring plant, animal or mineral sources, except 
that "synthetic" does not apply to substances created by naturally occurring biological 
processes.
Sec. 2.  Composition of the Board of Pesticides Control; working group.  
The Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry shall convene a working 
group to review the composition of the Board of Pesticides Control.  The working group 
shall evaluate whether the composition of the board equitably represents public, 
environmental and industry interests and shall identify whether the service of any of the 
board members gives the appearance of a financial conflict of interest.  The commissioner 
shall present findings and recommendations to the Joint Standing Committee on 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry no later than December 1, 2021.  The joint standing 
committee may submit a bill relating to the subject matter of the report to the Second 
Regular Session of the 130th Legislature.
SUMMARY
This bill prohibits the use of persistent synthetic pesticides except pesticides that are 
used in the production of agricultural products.  The bill also directs the Commissioner of 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to convene a working group to review the 
composition of the Board of Pesticides Control with respect to whether the board equitably 
represents public, environmental and industry interests and to identify whether the service 
of any of the board members gives the appearance of a financial conflict of interest.  The 
commissioner is required to report to the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, 
Conservation and Forestry with findings and recommendations.
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1159
Committee Amendment CA_A_H211 (House)

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Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1161
Committee Amendment CA_A_H382 (House)

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An Act Concerning Marina-based Restaurants in the Shoreland Zone
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1161
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
Sponsors: CEBRA
Amends: 38 MRSA §436-A

Legislative Document
No. 1161
H.P. 839
House of Representatives, March 22, 2021
An Act Concerning Marina-based Restaurants in the Shoreland 
Zone
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 18, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Environment and Natural Resources pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant 
to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative CEBRA of Naples.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  38 MRSA §436-A, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2013, c. 320, §3, is further 
amended to read:
6.  Functionally water-dependent uses.  "Functionally water-dependent uses" means 
those uses that require, for their primary purpose, location on submerged lands or that 
require direct access to, or location in, coastal or inland waters and that can not cannot be 
located away from these waters.  These uses include, but are not limited to, commercial 
and recreational fishing and boating facilities, finfish and shellfish processing, fish-related 
storage and retail and wholesale marketing facilities, waterfront dock and port facilities, 
shipyards and boat building facilities, marinas, marina-based restaurants, navigation aids, 
basins and channels, shoreline structures necessary for erosion control purposes, industrial 
uses dependent upon water-borne transportation or requiring large volumes of cooling or 
processing water that can not cannot reasonably be located or operated at an inland site and 
uses that primarily provide general public access to coastal or inland waters.  Recreational 
boat storage buildings are not considered to be a functionally water-dependent use.
Sec. 2.  38 MRSA §436-A, sub-§7-B is enacted to read:
7-B.  Marina-based restaurant.  "Marina-based restaurant" means a restaurant as 
defined by Title 28-A, section 2, subsection 15, paragraph Q located on the premises of a 
marina and that is an accessory use to the primary use of the premises as a marina.
SUMMARY
This bill amends the definition of "functionally water-dependent uses" by adding 
marina-based restaurants as one of the uses.  This bill defines "marina-based restaurant" as 
a restaurant establishment located on marina premises that is an accessory to the primary 
use of the premises as a marina.