An Act To Enhance the Agricultural Marketing Loan Fund by Establishing a Variable Interest Rate for Loans and To Allow Participants in the Maine Farms for the Future Program To Borrow at That Rate
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0219
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S587 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "/t "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 154, 
L.D. 219, "An Act To Enhance the Agricultural Marketing Loan Fund by Establishing a 
Variable Interest Rate for Loans and To Allow Participants in the Maine Farms for the 
Future Program To Borrow at That Rate" 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in §306-A in subsection 1 in the last 3 lines (page 
1, lines 23 to 25 in amendment) by striking out the following: "No later than July 31st each 
fiscal year, the State Controller shall transfer $550,000 from General Fund undedicated 
revenue to the fund." 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 13 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 13. Transfer from unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. 
Notwithstanding any provision oflaw to the contrary, on or before June 30, 2023, the State 
Controller shall transfer $467,240 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to 
the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Agricultural Development Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds account. 
Sec. 14. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF 
Bureau of Agriculture 0393 
Initiative: Provides a one-time allocation for grants to public agencies, private for-profit 
entities and nonprofit entities based in the State to conduct market research or to undertake 
market promotion activities for the purpose of expanding existing markets and developing 
new markets for state agricultural products; to test and demonstrate new technologies 
related to the production, storage and processing of state agricultural products; and to 
provide technical assistance grants for conducting market research, feasibility studies, 
engineering studies, construction planning, land use planning, facility design and 
configuration planning and funding the purchase of on-farm equipment and other 
technology purchases that directly support the growth of agricultural enterprises. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2021-22 
2022-23 
All Other 
$0 
$617,240 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0 
$617,240 
SENATE' AMENDMENT 
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SENATE AMENDMENT" A "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 154, L.D. 219 ( ~~sii) 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment amends Committee Amendment "A" to remove the provision that 
requires the State Controller to transfer $550,000 from General Fund undedicated revenue 
to the Agricultural Development Fund annually. It requires the transfer of $467,240 from 
the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Department of Agriculture, 
Conservation and Forestry, Agricultural Development Fund Other Special Revenue Funds 
account by June 30, 2023. It replaces the ap ro riations and allocations section. 
SPONSORED BY: --'=>"----i...--++-------
(Senator BREEN, C.) 
COUNTY: Cumberland 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SENA TE AMENDMENT 
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Approved: 04/23/22 feae 
LD219 
LR 75(04) 
An Act To Improve the Agricultural Marketing Loan Fund and Agricultural Development Grant 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment ''A" to Committee Amendment "A" ( ~5'61) 
Sponsor: Sen. Breen of Cumberland 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Transfers 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2021-22 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
FY 2022-23 
($82,760) 
($82,760) 
$82,760 
($82,760) 
Projections 
FY 2023-24 
($550,000) 
($550,000) 
$550,000 
($550,000) 
Projections 
FY 2024-25 
($550,000) 
($550,000) 
$550,000 
{$550,000) 
This amendment replaces the bill's ongoing transfer of $550,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund 
to the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Agricultural Development Fund, Other Special Revenue 
Funds account with a one-time transfer of $467,240 in fiscal year 2022-23. The amendment also changes the bill's 
ongoing Other Special Revenue Funds allocation of $550,000 for that account to a one-time allocation of $467,240 in 
fiscal year 2022-23. The bill's one-time Other Special Revenue Funds allocation of $150,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 to 
be funded by FAME transfers of the balance of interest in the Agricultural Marketing Loan Fund is unchanged by this 
amendment. 
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