An Act To Provide Passamaquoddy Tribal Members Access to Clean Drinking Water
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0906
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S574 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" A "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 662, 
L.D. 906, "An Act To Provide Passamaquoddy Tribal Members Access to Clean Drinking 
Water" 
Amend the amendment in section 4 in paragraph F by striking out the blocked 
paragraph at the end and inserting the following: 
'Notwithstanding subsection 5, the addition of land to the Passamaquoddy Indian 
territory pursuant to this paragraph is subject to approval by the legal voters in the 
Town of Perry at a referendum.' 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11. 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 12 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 12. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 
Bureau of Administrative Services and Corporations 0692 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding to reimburse the Town of Perry for the costs of a 
referendum election. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2021-22 
$0 
$0 
Amend the amendment by inserting after section 13 the following: 
2022-23 
$900 
$900 
'Sec. 14. Referendum; effective date. Those sections of this Act that amend the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30, section 6205, subsection 1, paragraphs D-2 and E and 
enact Title 30, section 6205, subsection 1, paragraphF must be submitted to the legal voters 
in the Town of Perry at a town referendum after passage of this Act for the purposes of 
voting on the addition of 2 parcels of land to the Passamaquoddy Indian territory as 
described in this Act. Warrants must be issued for the town meeting in the manner provided 
by law for the holding of such meetings, notifying and warning the qualified voters of the 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE AMENDMENT" f, "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 662, L.D. 906 ( 5- 57 4) 
town to vote on the approval or rejection of those sections of this Act that amend the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 30, section 6205, subsection I, paragraphs D-2 and E and enact Title 
30, section 6205, subsection 1, paragraph F. 
The subject matter of those sections of this Act that amend the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 30, section 6205, subsection 1, paragraphs D-2 and E and enact Title 30, section 6205, 
subsection 1, paragraph F must be reduced to the following question: 
"Do you favor adding 2 parcels ofland in the Town of Perry owned by the 
Passamaquoddy Tribe to the Passamaquoddy Indian territory?" 
The municipal officers of the Town of Perry shall declare the result of the vote, and the 
town clerk shall file certificates of the vote with the Secretary of State within 10 days of 
the date of the vote. Those sections of this Act that amend the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 30, section 6205, subsection 1, paragraphs D-2 and E and enact Title 30, section 6205, 
subsection 1, paragraph F take effect for all purposes immediately upon their acceptance 
by a majority of the legal voters in the Town of Perry and their approval by the Joint Tribal 
Council of the Passamaquoddy Tribe as provided in this Act except that in no event may 
these sections take effect until 90 days after adjournment of the Second Regular Session of 
the 130th Legislature.' 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires the approval by the voters of the Town of Perry at a 
referendum for the addition of land to the Passamaquoddy Indian territory as specified in 
Committee Amendment "A. 
It removes the provisions of Committee Amendment "A 
II that 
provide that the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and not the State, has the 
primary authority to regulate drinking water standards within the Passamaquoddy Indian 
territory and that authorize the Passamaquoddy Tribe to seek authority from the United 
States Environmental Protection Agency to regulate drinking water standards within the 
Passamaquoddy Indian territory. 
SPONSORED BY: '{~''---"...,w__,,,,._,.v-<_../\---v'-t-(:--"uL-
(Senator MOORE, M.) 
COUNTY: Washington 
FISCAL NOTE REQUJRED 
(See attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/14/22 feac:.. 
LD906 
LR 1056(05) 
An Act To Provide Passamaquoddy Tribal Members Access to Clean Drinking Water 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment'~" to Committee Amendment "A" { S- S1 LI) 
Sponsor: Sen. Moore of Washington 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
State Mandate - Funded 
FY 2021-22 
FY 2022-23 
Projections 
FY 2023-24 
Projections 
FY 2024-25 
ret Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
State Mandates 
Required Activity 
$0 
$0 
Requires the Town of Perry to hold a referendum to consider the addition of 2 
parcels of land in the Town of Perry owned by the Passamaquoddy Tribe to 
Passamaquoddy Indian territory. 
$900 
$900 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Unit Affected 
Local Cost 
Municipality 
$1,000 
The required local activities in this bill may represent a state mandate pursuant to the Constitution of Maine. If the bill 
does require a local unit of government to expand or modify its activities so as to necessitate additional expenditures 
from local revenue, the state mandate provisions of the Constitution of Maine require either: (1) General Fund 
appropriations be provided to fund at least 90% of any additional necessitated local costs of the mandate; or (2) a 
Mandate Preamble be added to the bill and two-thirds of the members of each House vote to exempt the mandate from 
the funding requirement. If the bill does represent a state mandate and neither one of these actions occurs, the local 
units of government will not be required to implement the mandated activities. 
l?iscal Detail and Notes 
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The bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation of $900 in fiscal year 2022-23 to the Department of Secretary 
of State to reimburse the Town of Perry for the costs of a referendum election. 
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