An Act To Correct Inconsistencies, Conflicts and Errors in the Laws of Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1730
Committee: Judiciary
Amends: 4 MRSA §1051, 5 MRSA §1531, 5 MRSA §1710-D, 5 MRSA §1710-I, 5 MRSA §3101, 5 MRSA §3102, 5 MRSA §3103, 5 MRSA §12004-C, 5 MRSA §13056, 9-A MRSA §14, 10 MRSA §363, 10 MRSA §1310-H, 10 MRSA §9722, 12 MRSA §8876, 12 MRSA §11154, 19-A MRSA §4012, 20-A MRSA §10, 22 MRSA §2422, 22 MRSA §2428, 22 MRSA §3739, 24-A MRSA §4316, 25 MRSA §1542-A, 26 MRSA §3, 30-A MRSA §4312, 30-A MRSA §5903, 35-A MRSA §3454, 35-A MRSA §10104, 35-A MRSA §10110, 36 MRSA §1754-B, 36 MRSA §1817, 37-B MRSA §111, 38 MRSA §484, 3 MRSA §312-A, 5 MRSA §4572, 5 MRSA §17851-A, 12 MRSA §13155, 16 MRSA §707, 21-A MRSA §1, 24 MRSA §2905-B, 26 MRSA §931, 29-A MRSA §2081, 30-A MRSA §5225, 32 MRSA §3300-D, 34-B MRSA §3874, 35-A MRSA §9203, 35-A MRSA §9211-A, 38 MRSA §546, 38 MRSA §1154, 19-A MRSA §4007

Legislative Document
No. 1730
H.P. 1279
House of Representatives, May 27, 2021
An Act To Correct Inconsistencies, Conflicts and Errors in the Laws 
of Maine
(EMERGENCY)
Reported by Representative HARNETT of Gardiner for the Revisor of Statutes pursuant to 
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 1, section 94.
Received by the Clerk of the House on May 25, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Judiciary pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Emergency preamble.  Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, acts of this and previous Legislatures have resulted in certain technical 
errors, conflicts and inconsistencies in the laws of Maine; and
Whereas, these errors, conflicts and inconsistencies create uncertainties and 
confusion in interpreting legislative intent; and
Whereas, it is vitally necessary that these uncertainties and this confusion be resolved 
in order to prevent any injustice or hardship to the citizens of Maine; 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:
PART A
Sec. A-1.  4 MRSA §1051, as amended by PL 2019, c. 59, §1 and c. 475, §49, is 
repealed and the following enacted in its place:
§1051.  Legal holidays
Court may not be held on Sunday or any day designated for the annual Thanksgiving; 
New Year's Day, January 1st; Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, the 3rd Monday in January; 
Washington's Birthday, the 3rd Monday in February; Patriot's Day, the 3rd Monday in 
April; Memorial Day, the last Monday in May, but if the Federal Government designates 
May 30th as the date for observance of Memorial Day, the 30th of May; the 4th of July; 
Labor Day, the first Monday of September; Indigenous Peoples Day, the 2nd Monday in 
October; Veterans Day, November 11th; or Christmas Day.  The Chief Justice of the 
Supreme Judicial Court may order that court be held on a legal holiday when the Chief 
Justice finds that the interests of justice and judicial economy in any particular case will be 
served.  The public offices in county buildings may be closed to business on the holidays 
named in this section.  When any one of the holidays named in this section falls on Sunday, 
the Monday following must be observed as a holiday, with all the privileges applying to 
any of the days named in this section.
Sec. A-2.  5 MRSA §1531, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. D, §2 and 
Pt. IIII, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
2.  Average personal income growth.  "Average personal income growth" means the 
average for the prior 10 calendar years, ending with the most recent calendar year for which 
data is available, of the percent change in personal income in this State, as estimated by the 
United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.  The average 
personal income growth is determined by October 1st, annually, by the State Economist.
Sec. A-3.  5 MRSA §1710-D, as amended by PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. D, §4 and Pt. IIII, 
§2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
§1710-D.  Staffing
The commission may receive staff support from the Department of Administrative and 
Financial Services and the Department of Labor.
Sec. A-4.  5 MRSA §1710-I, as amended by PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. D, §5 and Pt. IIII, 
§3, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
§1710-I.  Staffing
The committee may receive staff assistance from the Department of Administrative 
and Financial Services and, at the discretion of the Legislature, the Office of Fiscal and 
Program Review.  The committee may also utilize other professionals having revenue 
forecasting, economic and fiscal expertise.
Sec. A-5.  5 MRSA c. 167, as enacted by 2019, c. 471, §1 and c. 472, §1, is repealed 
and the following enacted in its place:
CHAPTER 167
MAINE PRESCRIPTION DRUG AFFORDABILITY BOARD
§2041.  Maine Prescription Drug Affordability Board established
1.  Board established.  The Maine Prescription Drug Affordability Board, as 
established in section 12004‑G, subsection 14‑I and referred to in this chapter as "the 
board," shall carry out the purposes of this chapter.
2.  Membership.  The board has 5 members with expertise in health care economics 
or clinical medicine, who may not be affiliated with or represent the interests of a public 
payor, as that term is defined in section 2042, and who are appointed as follows:
A.  Two members by the President of the Senate. The President of the Senate shall also 
appoint one alternate board member who will participate in deliberations of the board 
in the event a member appointed by the President of the Senate elects to be recused as 
provided in subsection 7, paragraph B;
B.  Two members by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Speaker of the 
House of Representatives shall also appoint one alternate board member who will 
participate in deliberations of the board in the event a member appointed by the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives elects to be recused as provided in subsection 7, 
paragraph B; and
C.  One member by the Governor. The Governor shall also appoint one alternate board 
member who will participate in deliberations of the board in the event the member 
appointed by the Governor elects to be recused as provided in subsection 7, paragraph 
B.
3.  Terms.  Members are appointed to 5-year terms.  Of the initial appointees, the 
member appointed by the Governor serves an initial term of 5 years, one member appointed 
by the President of the Senate and one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives serve an initial term of 4 years and one member appointed by the President 
of the Senate and one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
serve an initial term of 3 years.
4.  Quorum.  A majority of board members constitutes a quorum.
5.  Chair.  The Governor shall name the chair.
6.  Meetings.  Beginning no later than March 1, 2020, the board shall meet in public 
session at least every 12 weeks to review prescription drug information and to make 
recommendations pursuant to section 2042. Meetings may be cancelled or postponed at the 
discretion of the chair.
A.  Each public meeting must be announced 2 weeks in advance, and materials for the 
meeting must be made public at least one week in advance.
B.  Each public meeting must provide opportunity for comment from the public in 
attendance at the meeting, and the board shall provide the opportunity for the public to 
submit written comments on pending decisions.
C.  The board may allow expert testimony at public meetings and any meeting 
conducted in executive session as permitted by paragraph D.
D.  Notwithstanding the requirements of Title 1, section 405, the board may meet in 
executive session, except that any decision of the board must be made in public.
7.  Conflicts of interest.  The following provisions govern any conflict of interest for 
a member of the board, a member of the advisory council established pursuant to subsection 
or any staff member or contractor of the board.
A.  When appointing a member of the board or the advisory council established 
pursuant to subsection 10, the appointing authority shall consider any conflict of 
interest disclosed by the prospective member. A member shall elect to be recused from 
any board activity in the case in which the member or an immediate family member of 
the member has a conflict of interest. For the purposes of this paragraph, "conflict of 
interest" means an association, including a financial or personal association, that has 
the potential to bias or have the appearance of biasing an individual's decisions in 
matters related to the board or the conduct of the board's activities.
B.  A board member or staff or contractor of the board with a conflict of interest shall 
elect to be recused.  For purposes of this paragraph, "conflict of interest" means any 
instance in which a member of the board or an immediate family member of the 
member has received or could receive either of the following:
(1)  A direct financial benefit of any amount deriving from the results or findings 
of a study or determination by or for the board; or
(2)  A financial benefit from individuals or companies that own or manufacture 
prescription drugs, services or items to be studied by the board that in the aggregate 
exceeds $5,000 per year. For purposes of this subparagraph, "financial benefit" 
includes honoraria, fees, stock or other financial benefit and the current value of 
the member's or immediate family member's already existing stock holdings, in 
addition to any direct financial benefit deriving from the results or findings 
conducted under this section.
C.  A conflict of interest must be disclosed in the following manner:
(1)  By the board in the employment of board senior staff;
(2)  By the Governor, President of the Senate or Speaker of the House of 
Representatives when appointing members to the board and advisory council 
established pursuant to subsection 10;
(3)  By the board, describing any recusals as part of any final decision relating to a 
prescription drug; and
(4)  By the 5th day after a conflict is identified or, if a public meeting of the board 
will occur within that 5-day period, in advance of the public meeting.
D.  Conflicts of interest must be publicly posted on the website of the board. The 
information disclosed must include the type, nature and magnitude of the interests of 
the individual involved, except to the extent that the individual elects to be recused 
from participation in any activity with respect to which the potential conflict exists.
E.  The board, the advisory council established pursuant to subsection 10, a member of 
the board or staff or a contractor of the board may not accept gifts, bequests or 
donations of services or property that suggest a conflict of interest or have the 
appearance of creating bias in the work of the board or advisory council.
F.  A member of the advisory council established pursuant to subsection 10 who accepts 
a gift, bequest or donation of services or property that suggests a conflict of interest or 
has the appearance of creating bias in the work of the advisory council shall disclose 
the gift, bequest or donation publicly.
8.  Staff.  The board may employ an executive director, whose salary, to the extent 
feasible, must comport with state personnel rules and requirements.
9.  Compensation.  A member of the board and a member of the advisory council 
appointed pursuant to subsection 10, paragraph L are entitled to legislative per diem and 
reimbursement for expenses as provided in section 12004‑G, subsection 14‑I.
10.  Advisory council.  A 12-member advisory council is established to advise the 
board on establishing annual spending targets pursuant to section 2042, subsection 1 and 
determining methods for meeting those spending targets pursuant to section 2042, 
subsection 3. The advisory council consists of:
A.  The Governor or the governor's designee;
B.  The Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services or the commissioner's 
designee;
C.  The Commissioner of Corrections or the commissioner's designee;
D.  The Commissioner of Health and Human Services or the commissioner's designee;
E.  The Attorney General or the Attorney General's designee;
F.  The Executive Director of Employee Health and Benefits, within the Department 
of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Human Resources, or the 
executive director's designee;
G.  A representative from the Maine State Employees Association, appointed by the 
Governor, based on a nomination by the association;
H.  A representative from the Maine Education Association, appointed by the 
Governor, based on a nomination by the association;
I.  A representative from the Maine Municipal Association, appointed by the Governor, 
based on a nomination by the association;
J.  A representative from the University of Maine System, appointed by the Governor, 
based on a nomination by the system;
K.  A representative from the Maine Community College System, appointed by the 
Governor, based on a nomination by the system; and
L.  A representative of consumer interests, appointed by the Governor, who serves a 
3‑year term.
11.  Funds and grants.  The board may apply for and receive funds, grants or contracts 
from public and private sources.
12.  Assessment.  The board may recommend that a public payor, as defined in section 
2042, subsection 1, pay an annual assessment to support the administrative costs of the 
board.
§2042.  Powers and duties of the board
1.  Prescription drug spending targets.  The board has the following powers and 
duties. For the purposes of this section, the term "public payor" means any division of state, 
county or municipal government that administers a health plan for employees of that 
division of state, county or municipal government or an association of state, county or 
municipal employers that administers a health plan for its employees, except for the 
MaineCare program.  The board shall:
A.  Beginning for the year 2021 and in consultation with the advisory council 
established under section 2041, subsection 10, determine annual spending targets for 
prescription drugs purchased by public payors based upon a 10-year rolling average of 
the medical care services component of the United States Department of Labor, Bureau 
of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index medical care services index plus a reasonable 
percentage for inflation and minus a spending target determined by the board for 
pharmacy savings;
B.  Determine spending targets on specific prescription drugs that may cause 
affordability challenges to enrollees in a public payor health plan; and
C.  Determine which public payors are likely to exceed the spending targets determined 
under paragraph A.
2.  Prescription drug spending data.  The board may consider the following data to 
accomplish its duties under this section:
A.  A public payor's prescription drug spending data, which the 3rd‑party administrator 
or insurer for the public payor's health plan shall provide to the board on behalf of the 
public payor upon request notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, 
including:
(1)  Expenditures and utilization data for prescription drugs for each plan offered 
by a public payor;
(2)  The formulary for each plan offered by a public payor and prescription drugs 
common to each formulary;
(3)  Pharmacy benefit management services and other administrative expenses of 
the prescription drug benefit for each plan offered by a public payor; and
(4)  Enrollee cost sharing for each plan offered by a public payor; and
B.  Data compiled by the Maine Health Data Organization under Title 22, chapter 1683.
Prescription drug spending data provided to the board under this subsection is confidential 
to the same extent it is confidential while in the custody of the entity that provided the data 
to the board.
3.  Recommendations.  Based upon the prescription drug spending data received under 
subsection 2, the board, in consultation with a representative of each public payor identified 
under subsection 1, paragraph A, shall determine methods for the public payor to meet the 
spending targets established under subsection 1. The board shall determine whether the 
following methods reduce costs to individuals purchasing prescription drugs through a 
public payor and allow public payors to meet the spending targets established under 
subsection 1:
A.  Negotiating specific rebate amounts on the prescription drugs that contribute most 
to spending that exceeds the spending targets;
B.  Changing a formulary when sufficient rebates cannot be secured under paragraph 
A;
C.  Changing a formulary with respect to all of the prescription drugs of a manufacturer 
within a formulary when sufficient rebates cannot be secured under paragraph A;
D.  Establishing a common prescription drug formulary for all public payors;
E.  Prohibiting health insurance carriers in the State from offering on their formularies 
a prescription drug or any of the prescription drugs manufactured by a particular 
manufacturer when the methods described in paragraph B or C are implemented;
F.  Purchasing prescription drugs in bulk or through a single purchasing agreement for 
use among public payors;
G.  Collaborating with other states and state prescription drug purchasing consortia to 
purchase prescription drugs in bulk or to jointly negotiate rebates;
H.  Allowing health insurance carriers providing coverage to small businesses and 
individuals in the State to participate in the public payor prescription drug benefit for 
a fee;
I.  Procuring common expert services for public payors, including but not limited to 
pharmacy benefit management services and actuarial services; and
J.  Any other method the board may determine.
4.  Report.  The board shall report its recommendations, including prescription drug 
spending targets, and the progress of implementing those recommendations to the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health coverage and 
insurance matters no later than October 1, 2020 and on January 30th annually thereafter. 
The joint standing committee may report out legislation based upon the report.
Sec. A-6.  5 MRSA c. 168 is enacted to read:
CHAPTER 168
WHOLESALE PRESCRIPTION DRUG IMPORTATION PROGRAM 
§2045.  Authorization
The Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program, referred to in this chapter as 
"the program," is established to provide for the wholesale importation of prescription drugs 
from Canada by or on behalf of the State.  The program must be designed in accordance 
with the requirements of this chapter.  The program may not be implemented unless the 
State obtains approval and certification, pursuant to section 2046, subsection 3, from the 
United States Department of Health and Human Services.
§2046.  Design of program
1.  Design requirements.  The Department of Health and Human Services, in 
consultation with appropriate federal and other state agencies, other states and interested 
parties, shall design the program to comply with the applicable requirements of 21 United 
States Code, Section 384, including requirements regarding safety and cost savings.  The 
program design must:
A.  Designate a state agency to become a licensed drug wholesaler or to contract with 
a licensed drug wholesaler in order to seek federal certification and approval, pursuant 
to subsection 3, to import safe prescription drugs and provide cost savings to consumers 
in the State;
B.  Use prescription drug suppliers in Canada regulated under the laws of Canada or of 
one or more Canadian provinces, or both;
C.  Ensure that only prescription drugs meeting the federal Food and Drug 
Administration's safety, effectiveness and other standards are imported by or on behalf 
of the State;
D.  Import only those prescription drugs expected to generate substantial cost savings 
for consumers in the State;
E.  Ensure that the program complies with the transaction and tracing requirements of 
United States Code, Sections 360eee and 360eee-1 to the extent feasible and 
practical prior to imported prescription drugs coming into the possession of the licensed 
drug wholesaler and that the program complies fully with those federal requirements 
after imported prescription drugs are in the possession of the licensed drug wholesaler;
F.  Consider whether the program may be developed on a multistate basis through 
collaboration with other states;
G.  Prohibit the distribution, dispensing or sale of imported prescription drugs outside 
of the State;
H.  Recommend a charge per prescription or another method of financing to ensure that 
the program is adequately funded in a manner that does not jeopardize significant cost 
savings to consumers, including adequate funding for the initial start-up costs of the 
program;
I.  Apply for and receive funds, grants or contracts from public and private sources; 
and
J.  Include an audit function.
2.  Rules.  The Department of Health and Human Services shall adopt rules to design 
the program in accordance with the requirements of subsection 1 no later than January 1, 
2020. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are major substantive rules as defined in 
chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
3.  Request for federal approval and certification.  The Department of Health and 
Human Services shall submit a request for approval and certification of the program to the 
United States Department of Health and Human Services no later than May 1, 2020.
§2047.  Implementation
1.  Implementation; operation.  Upon receipt of federal approval and certification 
under section 2046, subsection 3, the state agency designated to oversee the program 
pursuant to this chapter shall implement the program as required in subsection 2.  The 
program must begin operating no later than 6 months following receipt of federal approval 
and certification.
2.  Requirements.  Prior to operating the program, the state agency designated to 
oversee the program pursuant to this chapter shall:
A.  Become a licensed drug wholesaler or enter into a contract with a licensed drug 
wholesaler in the State;
B.  Contract with one or more distributors licensed in the State;
C.  Contract with one or more licensed and regulated prescription drug suppliers in 
Canada;
D.  Consult with health insurance carriers, employers, pharmacies, pharmacists, health 
care providers and consumers;
E.  Develop a registration process for health insurance carriers, pharmacies and health 
care providers authorized to prescribe and administer prescription drugs that are willing 
to participate in the program;
F.  Create a publicly accessible website for listing the prices of prescription drugs to be 
imported under the program;
G.  Create an outreach and marketing plan to generate public awareness of the program;
H.  Provide a telephone hotline to answer questions and address needs of consumers, 
employers, health insurance carriers, pharmacies, health care providers and others 
affected by the program;
I.  Develop a 2-year audit work plan; and
J.  Conduct any other activity determined necessary to successfully implement and 
operate the program.
§2048.  Annual reporting
Beginning January 2021, and annually thereafter, the Department of Health and Human 
Services, or other state agency designated to oversee the program pursuant to this chapter, 
shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
health coverage and prescription drugs regarding the implementation and operation of the 
program during the previous calendar year, including:
1.  Prescription drugs included.  The prescription drugs included in the program;
2.  Participation.  The number of participating pharmacies, health care providers and 
health insurance carriers;
3.  Prescriptions dispensed.  The number of prescription drugs dispensed through the 
program;
4.  Estimated savings.  The estimated cost savings to consumers, health insurance 
carriers, employers and the State during the previous calendar year and to date;
5.  Audit findings.  Information regarding implementation of the audit work plan and 
audit findings; and
6.  Other relevant information.  Any other information the Department of Health and 
Human Services, or other state agency designated to oversee the program pursuant to this 
chapter, considers relevant.
Sec. A-7.  5 MRSA §3101, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. D, §6 and 
c. 383, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
1.  Director.  "Director" means the Director of the Office of Policy Innovation and the 
Future established by section 3102.
Sec. A-8.  5 MRSA §3101, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. D, §6 and 
c. 383, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
2.  Office.  "Office" means the Office of Policy Innovation and the Future established 
by section 3102.
Sec. A-9.  5 MRSA §3102, as amended by PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. D, §7 and repealed 
and replaced by c. 383, §2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
§3102.  Office established; purpose
The Office of Policy Innovation and the Future is established in the Executive 
Department to: support the creation of a coherent system of policy planning and 
coordinated implementation as one function and responsibility of the executive branch; 
serve the Governor as a research, advisory, consultative, coordinating and administrative 
agency; and advance policies that support a sustainable future for the State's people, 
communities, natural resources, physical infrastructure, industries, businesses and 
institutions by:
1.  Assistance; data; policy.  Providing technical assistance and data to the Governor 
by undertaking special studies and plans as directed and preparing policy;
2.  Coordination.  Facilitating general intergovernmental coordination;
3.  Innovation.  Supporting state efforts to encourage innovation and policy that 
facilitates innovation in the public and private sectors;
4.  Technology.  Supporting improved technology use for government programs and 
advancing responsible state data policies;
5.  Resources.  Supporting the development of the State's economy and energy 
resources with the conservation of its natural resources; and
6.  Analysis.  Conducting ongoing demographic, economic, workforce and other 
needed analyses to support state policy makers.
Sec. A-10.  5 MRSA §3103, as amended by PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. D, §8 and c. 383, 
§3, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
§3103.  Director
The Director of the Office of Policy Innovation and the Future is appointed by the 
Governor and serves at the pleasure of the Governor.
Sec. A-11.  5 MRSA §12004-C, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 676, §1 and 
affected by c. 676, §13, is amended to read:
7.  
School Board of the Maine Educational 
Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 
and the Governor Baxter School for the 
Deaf
Legislative Per Diem 
and Expenses
20‑A MRSA §7406
Sec. A-12.  5 MRSA §13056, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. D, §9 
and Pt. IIII, §4, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
3.  Conduct planning and research.  Conduct planning, research and analysis for 
department needs, but not macroeconomic forecasting, which is the responsibility of the 
Department of Administrative and Financial Services.  The department shall gather and 
maintain and must have access to all economic and other information necessary to the 
performance of its duties;
Sec. A-13.  5 MRSA §13056, sub-§6, ¶B, as amended by PL 2003, c. 159, §2, is 
further amended to read:
B.  Other community planning and development assistance programs of the former 
State Planning Office;
Sec. A-14.  9-A MRSA §14-105, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 431, §2 and 
affected by §4, is repealed.
Sec. A-15.  10 MRSA §363, sub-§2-A, as amended by PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. D, §11 
and Pt. IIII, §5, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
2-A.  Recommendation of Governor and issuers.  At any time action of the 
Legislature under subsection 1-A is necessary or desirable, the Governor shall recommend 
to the appropriate committee of the Legislature a proposed allocation or reallocation of all 
or part of the state ceiling.  To assist the Governor in making a recommendation of proposed 
allocations of the state ceiling on private activity bonds, the group of 7 representatives 
described in subsection 1-A shall make a recommendation regarding allocation or 
reallocation of the state ceiling.  In order to assist the group in making its recommendation 
and to assist the Governor and the Legislature, the Department of Administrative and 
Financial Services shall prepare an annual analysis of the State's economic outlook, 
prevailing interest rate forecasts related to tax-exempt financing by the issuers specifically 
identified in subsections 4 to 8, the availability to those issuers of alternative financing 
from sources that do not require an allocation of the state ceiling and the relationship of 
these factors and various public policy considerations to the allocation or reallocation of 
the state ceiling.  In recommending any allocation or reallocation of the state ceiling to the 
Legislature, the Governor shall consider the requests and recommendations of those issuers 
of bonds within the State designated in this section, the recommendations of the group of 
representatives described in subsection 1-A and the annual analysis of the Department of 
Administrative and Financial Services.
Sec. A-16.  10 MRSA §1310-H, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2019, c. 77, §1 and c. 
407, §2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
3.  Nonliability.  A person may not be held liable for any violation of this section if the 
person shows by a preponderance of the evidence that at the time of the alleged violation 
the person maintained reasonable procedures to ensure compliance with the provisions of 
subsections 1, 2, 2-A and 4.
Sec. A-17.  10 MRSA §9722, sub-§6, ¶G, as amended by PL 2019, c. 391, §4, is 
further amended to read:
G.  In accordance with section 9723, ensure that training and certification regarding 
the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code is readily available, affordable and 
accessible to municipal building officials; and
Sec. A-18.  10 MRSA §9722, sub-§6, ¶I, as amended by PL 2019, c. 391, §4, is 
further amended to read:
I.  Approve methods of energy performance rating for use in generating any consumer 
information labels that may be required in the marketing and sale of residential and 
commercial buildings or units within buildings.; and
Sec. A-19.  10 MRSA §9722, sub-§6, ¶M, as repealed by PL 2019, c. 391, §4 and 
amended by c. 392, §1, is repealed.
Sec. A-20.  10 MRSA §9722, sub-§6, ¶N, as repealed by PL 2019, c. 391, §4 and 
amended by c. 392, §2, is repealed.
Sec. A-21.  12 MRSA §8876, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. D, §12 
and Pt. IIII, §6, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
2.  Future demand.  Project future demand for forest resources based on a common 
economic forecast developed by the Consensus Economic Forecasting Commission and on 
other appropriate economic projections;
Sec. A-22.  12 MRSA §11154, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2017, c. 427, §11 and 
affected by §19 and amended by c. 458, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its 
place:
2.  Issuance of moose hunting permits.  In accordance with section 11552, the 
commissioner may issue moose hunting permits and may establish the number of moose 
hunting permits to be issued for each wildlife management district established by the 
commissioner by rule open to moose hunting.  No more than 8% of the moose hunting 
permits may be issued to nonresident hunters.  No more than 2% of the moose hunting 
permits may be issued to hunting outfitters in accordance with subsection 14.
Sec. A-23.  19-A MRSA §4012, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2019, c. 412, §9, is 
further amended to read:
5.  Arrest in certain situations.  When a law enforcement officer has probable cause 
to believe that there has been a criminal violation under section 4011 of a court-approved 
consent agreement or a protection order issued pursuant to this chapter or Title 15, chapter 
12‑A, or that a violation of Title 17‑A, section 208‑D, 208‑E, or 208‑F has occurred, that 
enforcement officer shall arrest and take into custody the alleged offender.
Sec. A-24.  20-A MRSA §10, sub-§2, ¶G, as amended by PL 2019, c. 450, §12, is 
further amended to read:
G.  The Maine Municipal Association; and
Sec. A-25.  20-A MRSA §10, sub-§2, ¶H, as amended by PL 2019, c. 450, §13, is 
further amended to read:
H.  The Maine Principals Association.; and
Sec. A-26.  22 MRSA §2422, sub-§4-N, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 331, §2 and c. 
528, §16, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
4-N.  Immature marijuana plant.  "Immature marijuana plant" means a nonflowering 
marijuana plant that measures more than 24 inches from the base of the main plant stalk to 
the most distant point of the plant's leaf stems or branches.  "Immature marijuana plant" 
does not include hemp as defined in Title 7, section 2231, subsection 1-A, paragraph D.
Sec. A-27.  22 MRSA §2422, sub-§4-S, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 331, §2 and c. 
528, §16, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
4-S.  Marijuana concentrate.  "Marijuana concentrate" means the resin extracted from 
any part of a marijuana plant and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture 
or preparation from such resin, including, but not limited to, hashish.  "Marijuana 
concentrate" does not include resin extracted from hemp as defined in Title 7, section 2231, 
subsection 1-A, paragraph D or any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or 
preparation therefrom.
Sec. A-28.  22 MRSA §2428, sub-§1-A, ¶F, as repealed and replaced by PL 2019, 
c. 331, §24 and c. 354, §7, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
F.  Except as provided in section 2426:
(1)  Transfer marijuana plants and harvested marijuana to a qualifying patient and 
to a caregiver on behalf of a qualifying patient in a retail sale for reasonable 
compensation;
(2)  Transfer marijuana plants and harvested marijuana to a qualifying patient, 
caregiver or dispensary for no remuneration;
(3)  Acquire marijuana plants and harvested marijuana from another dispensary for 
no remuneration;
(4)  Transfer to and accept from a registered caregiver or another dispensary 
marijuana plants and harvested marijuana in a wholesale transaction in accordance 
with this paragraph. A dispensary may transfer in wholesale transactions for 
reasonable compensation or for no remuneration up to 75% of the mature 
marijuana plants grown by the dispensary over the course of a calendar year, 
including any marijuana products or marijuana concentrate manufactured from that 
75% of the mature marijuana plants grown by the dispensary.  A dispensary may 
transfer to or accept from registered caregivers and dispensaries in wholesale 
transactions an unlimited amount of immature marijuana plants and seedlings.  A 
dispensary that acquires mature marijuana plants, marijuana products or marijuana 
concentrate in a wholesale transaction under this subparagraph may not resell the 
mature marijuana plants, marijuana products or marijuana concentrate except to a 
qualifying patient or to a caregiver or dispensary to assist a qualifying patient;
(5)  Transfer harvested marijuana to a manufacturing facility and accept marijuana 
products and marijuana concentrate from the manufacturing facility that are 
produced from the harvested marijuana the dispensary provided to the 
manufacturing facility; and
(6)  Provide samples to a marijuana testing facility for testing and research 
purposes;
Sec. A-29.  22 MRSA §3739, sub-§2, ¶G, as repealed by PL 2019, c. 450, §16 and 
amended by c. 524, §16, is repealed.
Sec. A-30.  24-A MRSA §4316, sub-§4, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 289, §2, is 
amended to read:
C.  The enrollee is cognitively and physically capable of operating the mobile health 
devices or the enrollee has a caregiver willing and able to assist with the mobile health 
devices; and
Sec. A-31.  25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§1, ¶R, as amended by PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. 
G, §5; c. 399, §3; c. 402, §3; and c. 416, §3, is repealed and the following enacted in its 
place:
R.  Who is required to have a criminal background check under Title 22, section 
8302-A or 8302-B.
Sec. A-32.  25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§1, ¶S, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 399, §4 and 
c. 402, §4 and reallocated by c. 343, Pt. G, §4 and c. 416, §2, is repealed and the following 
enacted in its place:
S.  Who is required to have a criminal history record check under Title 22, section 
2425‑A, subsection 3‑A.
Sec. A-33.  25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§1, ¶T, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 399, §4; c. 
402, §4; and c. 416, §4, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
T.  Who is required to have a criminal history record check under Title 22, section 
8110.
Sec. A-34.  25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§1, ¶U, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 616, Pt. S, 
§2, is reallocated to 25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§1, ¶X.
Sec. A-35.  25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§1, ¶V is enacted to read:
V.  Who is employed or may be offered employment by the Office of the State Auditor 
as required under Title 5, section 247.
Sec. A-36.  25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§1, ¶W is enacted to read:
W.  Who is required to have a criminal history record check under Title 19-A, section 
2111.
Sec. A-37.  25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§3, ¶O, as repealed by PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. 
G, §8 and c. 416, §5 and repealed and replaced by c. 399, §5 and c. 402, §5, is repealed and 
the following enacted in its place:
O.  The State Police shall take or cause to be taken the fingerprints of the person named 
in subsection 1, paragraph P at the request of that person and upon payment of the 
expenses by that person as required by Title 32, section 2571‑A.
Sec. A-38.  25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§3, ¶S, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 399, §6; c. 
402, §6; and c. 416, §7, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
S.  The State Police shall take or cause to be taken the fingerprints of the person named 
in subsection 1, paragraph T at the request of that person or the Department of Health 
and Human Services pursuant to Title 22, section 8110.
Sec. A-39.  25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§3, ¶T, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 616, Pt. S, 
§3 and c. 644, §2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
T.  The State Police shall take or cause to be taken the fingerprints of the person named 
in subsection 1, paragraph U at the request of that person and upon payment of the 
expenses by the Department of Labor, Bureau of Unemployment Compensation as 
specified under Title 26, section 1085, subsection 3.
Sec. A-40.  25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§3, ¶U is enacted to read:
U.  The State Police shall take or cause to be taken the fingerprints of the person named 
in subsection 1, paragraph V at the request of that person or the Office of the State 
Auditor and upon payment by the Office of the State Auditor of the fee established in 
Title 5, section 247, subsection 3.
Sec. A-41.  25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§3, ¶V is enacted to read:
V.  The State Police shall take or cause to be taken the fingerprints of the person named 
in subsection 1, paragraph W at the request of that person or the Department of Health 
and Human Services pursuant to Title 19-A, section 2111.
Sec. A-42.  25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§3, ¶W is enacted to read:
W.  The State Police shall take or cause to be taken the fingerprints of the person named 
in subsection 1, paragraph X at the request of that person or the Department of 
Administrative and Financial Services, Office of Information Technology and upon 
payment of the fee as provided under Title 5, section 1986.
Sec. A-43.  25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§4, as repealed and replaced by PL 2019, c. 
343, Pt. G, §10; c. 399, §7; c. 402, §7; and c. 416, §8, is repealed and the following enacted 
in its place:
4.  Duty to submit to State Bureau of Identification.  It is the duty of the law 
enforcement agency taking the fingerprints as required by subsection 3, paragraphs A, B 
and G to transmit immediately to the State Bureau of Identification the criminal fingerprint 
record. Fingerprints taken pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph C, D, E or F or pursuant to 
subsection 5 may not be submitted to the State Bureau of Identification unless an express 
request is made by the commanding officer of the State Bureau of Identification.  
Fingerprints taken pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph G must be transmitted immediately 
to the State Bureau of Identification to enable the bureau to conduct state and national 
criminal history record checks for the Department of Education. The bureau may not use 
the fingerprints for any purpose other than that provided for under Title 20‑A, section 6103. 
The bureau shall retain the fingerprints, except as provided under Title 20‑A, section 6103, 
subsection 9.  Fingerprints taken pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph I and subsection 3, 
paragraph I must be transmitted immediately to the State Bureau of Identification to enable 
the bureau to conduct state and national criminal history record checks for the court and 
the Department of Public Safety, Gambling Control Board, respectively.  Fingerprints 
taken pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph J or S must be transmitted immediately to the 
State Bureau of Identification to enable the bureau to conduct state and national criminal 
history record checks for the Department of Administrative and Financial Services.  
Fingerprints taken pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph P must be transmitted immediately 
to the State Bureau of Identification to enable the bureau to conduct state and national 
criminal history record checks for the Board of Osteopathic Licensure, established in Title 
32, chapter 36.  Fingerprints taken pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph N must be 
transmitted immediately to the State Bureau of Identification to enable the bureau to 
conduct state and national criminal history record checks for the Board of Licensure in 
Medicine, established in Title 32, chapter 48.  Fingerprints taken pursuant to subsection 1, 
paragraph Q must be transmitted immediately to the State Bureau of Identification to enable 
the bureau to conduct state and national criminal history record checks for the State Board 
of Nursing, established in Title 32, chapter 31.  Fingerprints taken pursuant to subsection 
1, paragraph O must be transmitted immediately to the State Bureau of Identification to 
enable the bureau to conduct state and national criminal history record checks under Title 
28-B, section 204.  Fingerprints taken pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph R, T or W must 
be transmitted immediately to the State Bureau of Identification to enable the bureau to 
conduct state and national criminal history record checks for the Department of Health and 
Human Services.  Fingerprints taken pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph V must be 
transmitted immediately to the State Bureau of Identification to enable the bureau to 
conduct state and national criminal history record checks for the Office of the State Auditor.
Sec. A-44.  26 MRSA §3, sub-§3, ¶B, as amended by PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. D, §13 
and Pt. IIII, §7, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
B.  Information and records pertaining to the workforce, employment patterns, wage 
rates, poverty and low-income patterns, economically distressed communities and 
regions and other similar information and data to the Department of Administrative 
and Financial Services and the Department of Economic and Community Development 
for the purposes of analysis and evaluation, measuring and monitoring poverty and 
economic and social conditions throughout the State, and promoting economic 
development.
Sec. A-45.  30-A MRSA §4312, sub-§3, ¶K, as amended by PL 2019, c. 38, §3; 
c. 145, §3; and c. 153, §2, is further amended to read:
K.  To encourage municipalities to develop policies that assess community needs and 
environmental effects of municipal regulations, lessen the effect of excessive parking 
requirements for buildings in downtowns and on main streets and provide for 
alternative approaches for compliance relating to the reuse of upper floors of buildings 
in downtowns and on main streets; and
Sec. A-46.  30-A MRSA §4312, sub-§3, ¶M, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 145, §4 
and reallocated by RR 2019, c. 1, Pt. A, §38, is amended to read:
M.  To encourage municipalities to develop policies that provide for accessory 
dwelling units.; and
Sec. A-47.  30-A MRSA §5903, sub-§6-A, as amended by PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. D, 
§14 and Pt. IIII, §9, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
6-A.  Median household income.  "Median household income" means the income 
computed based on the most current census information available, as provided by the State 
Economist.
Sec. A-48.  35-A MRSA §3454, first ¶, as amended by PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. D, §15 
and Pt. IIII, §10, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
In making findings pursuant to Title 38, section 484, subsection 3, the primary siting 
authority shall presume that an expedited wind energy development provides energy and 
emissions-related benefits described in section 3402 and shall make additional findings 
regarding other tangible benefits provided by the development.  The Department of Labor, 
the Governor's Energy Office and the Public Utilities Commission shall provide review 
comments if requested by the primary siting authority.
Sec. A-49.  35-A MRSA §10104, sub-§4, ¶F, as amended by PL 2019, c. 313, §5 
and c. 476, §4, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
F.  It is an objective of the triennial plan to design, coordinate and integrate sustained 
energy efficiency and weatherization programs that are available to all energy 
consumers in the State and to users of all fuel types.  The plan must set forth the costs 
and benefits of energy efficiency programs that advance the following goals and 
funding necessary to meet those goals:
(1)  Reducing energy costs, including residential heating costs;
(2)  Weatherizing substantially all homes whose owners or occupants are willing 
to participate in and share the costs of cost-effective home weatherization to a 
minimum standard of weatherization, as defined by the trust, by 2030;
(3)  Reducing peak-load demand for electricity through trust programs by 300 
megawatts by 2020;
(4)  By 2020, achieving electricity and natural gas program savings of at least 20% 
and heating fuel savings of at least 20%, as defined in and determined pursuant to 
the performance metrics approved by the commission under section 10120;
(5)  Creating stable private sector jobs providing alternative energy and energy 
efficiency products and services in the State by 2020; and
(6)  Contributing to the effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the State by 
amounts consistent with the greenhouse gas emission levels established in Title 38, 
section 576-A.
As used in this paragraph, "heating fuel" means liquefied petroleum gas, kerosene or 
#2 heating oil, but does not include fuels when used for industrial or manufacturing 
processes.
Sec. A-50.  35-A MRSA §10104, sub-§4, ¶G, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 298, §21 
and c. 313, §5, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
G.  In developing the triennial plan, or an annual update plan under subsection 6, the 
trust may include, as part of its budget for electric efficiency and conservation 
programs under section 10110, the costs of providing nonwires alternatives in 
accordance with section 3132-D.
Sec. A-51.  35-A MRSA §10104, sub-§4, ¶H is enacted to read:
H.  After the triennial plan is approved, the trust or any party to the triennial plan may 
petition for, or the commission may initiate on its own, consideration of revising the 
calculations of avoided energy costs used in the determination of maximum achievable 
cost-effective energy efficiency resources pursuant to section 10110, subsection 4 A or 
section 10111, subsection 2 upon a showing that, subsequent to the publication of the 
avoided energy cost study relied upon, changes in price forecasts would result in more 
than a 25% change in the value of avoided energy cost affecting a significant portion 
of the program activity in the triennial plan.
Sec. A-52.  35-A MRSA §10110, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 2019, c. 306, §4 
and c. 365, §2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
C.  "Conservation programs" means programs developed by the trust pursuant to this 
section designed to increase the efficiency of electricity use.
Sec. A-53.  36 MRSA §1754-B, sub-§1-B, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 401, Pt. B, 
§11 and c. 441, §4, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
1-B.  Persons required to register.  Except as otherwise provided in this section and 
section 1951-C, the following persons, other than casual sellers, shall register with the 
assessor and collect and remit taxes in accordance with the provisions of this Part:
A.  Every person that has a substantial physical presence in this State and that makes 
sales of tangible personal property or taxable services in this State, including, but not 
limited to:
(1)  Every person that makes sales of tangible personal property or taxable services, 
whether or not at retail, that maintains in this State any office, manufacturing 
facility, distribution facility, warehouse or storage facility, sales or sample room or 
other place of business;
(2)  Every person that makes sales of tangible personal property or taxable services 
that does not maintain a place of business in this State but makes retail sales in this 
State or solicits orders, by means of one or more salespeople within this State, for 
retail sales within this State; and
(3)  Every lessor engaged in the leasing of tangible personal property located in 
this State that does not maintain a place of business in this State but makes retail 
sales to purchasers from this State;
B.  Every person that makes sales of tangible personal property or taxable services for 
delivery into this State if:
(1)  The person's gross sales from delivery of tangible personal property or taxable 
services into this State in the previous calendar year or current calendar year 
exceeds $100,000; or
(2)  The person sold tangible personal property or taxable services for delivery into 
this State in at least 200 separate transactions in the previous calendar year or the 
current calendar year;
C.  Every person that has a substantial physical presence in this State and that makes 
retail sales in this State of tangible personal property or taxable services on behalf of a 
principal that is outside of this State if the principal is not the holder of a valid 
registration certificate;
D.  Every agent, representative, salesperson, solicitor or distributor that has a 
substantial physical presence in this State and that receives compensation by reason of 
sales of tangible personal property or taxable services made outside this State by a 
principal for use, storage or other consumption in this State;
E.  Every person that manages or operates in the regular course of business or on a 
casual basis a hotel, rooming house or tourist or trailer camp in this State or that collects 
or receives rents on behalf of a hotel, rooming house or tourist or trailer camp in this 
State;
F.  Every person that operates a transient rental platform and reserves, arranges for, 
offers, furnishes or collects or receives consideration for the rental of living quarters in 
this State;
G.  Every room remarketer;
H.  Every person that makes retail sales in this State of tangible personal property or 
taxable services on behalf of the owner of that property or the provider of those 
services;
I.  Every person not otherwise required to be registered that sells tangible personal 
property to the State and is required to register as a condition of doing business with 
the State pursuant to Title 5, section 1825-B;
J.  Every person that holds a wine direct shipper license under Title 28-A, section 
1403-A; and
K.  A marketplace facilitator if:
(1)  The marketplace facilitator's gross sales from delivery of tangible personal 
property or taxable services into this State in the previous calendar year or current 
calendar year exceeds $100,000; or
(2)  The marketplace facilitator sold or facilitated sales of tangible personal 
property or taxable services for delivery into this State in at least 200 separate 
transactions in the previous calendar year or the current calendar year.
For the purposes of this paragraph, the marketplace facilitator's gross sales and total 
number of transactions include sales facilitated on behalf of marketplace sellers and 
any sales of tangible personal property or taxable services made directly by the 
marketplace facilitator.
Sec. A-54.  36 MRSA §1817, sub-§5, as repealed by PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. D, §3 and 
amended by c. 452, §30, is repealed.
Sec. A-55.  37-B MRSA §111, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 460, §3, is repealed.
Sec. A-56.  38 MRSA §484, sub-§10, as amended by PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. D, §17 
and Pt. IIII, §12, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
10.  Special provisions; wind energy development or offshore wind power project.  
In the case of a grid-scale wind energy development, or an offshore wind power project 
with an aggregate generating capacity of 3 megawatts or more, the proposed generating 
facilities, as defined in Title 35-A, section 3451, subsection 5:
A.  Will be designed and sited to avoid unreasonable adverse shadow flicker effects;
B.  Will be constructed with setbacks adequate to protect public safety.  In making a 
finding pursuant to this paragraph, the department shall consider the recommendation 
of a professional, licensed civil engineer as well as any applicable setback 
recommended by a manufacturer of the generating facilities; and
C.  Will provide significant tangible benefits as determined pursuant to Title 35-A, 
section 3454, if the development is an expedited wind energy development.
The Department of Labor, the Governor's Energy Office and the Public Utilities 
Commission shall provide review comments if requested by the primary siting authority.
For purposes of this subsection, "grid-scale wind energy development," "primary siting 
authority," "significant tangible benefits" and "expedited wind energy development" have 
the same meanings as in Title 35-A, section 3451.
Sec. A-57.  PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. D, §18 is amended to read: 
Sec. D-18.  Maine Revised Statutes amended; revision clause.  Wherever in 
the Maine Revised Statutes the words "Governor's Office of Policy and Management" 
appear or reference is made to that entity or those words, those words are amended to read 
or mean, as appropriate, "Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future" and the 
Revisor of Statutes shall implement this revision when updating, publishing or republishing 
the statutes.
PART B
Sec. B-1.  3 MRSA §312-A, sub-§11-A, as amended by PL 2019, c. 587, §5 and c. 
599, §2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
11-A.  Original source.  "Original source" means any person who pays $1,000 or more 
in any lobbying year directly or indirectly to any employer of a lobbyist for purposes of 
lobbying or grassroots lobbying or to any other person for purposes of grassroots lobbying, 
except that payments of membership dues to nonprofit corporations formed under Title 
13‑B, under any equivalent state law or by legislative enactment are not considered 
payments by an original source.
Sec. B-2.  5 MRSA §4572, sub-§1, ¶D, as amended by PL 2005, c. 10, §12, is 
further amended by amending subparagraph (2) to read:
(2)  Make or keep a record of race or color, sex, sexual orientation, physical or 
mental disability, religion, age, ancestry or national origin, any previous assertion 
of a claim or right under former Title 39 or Title 39‑A or any previous actions that 
are protected under Title 26, chapter 7, subchapter 5‑B, except under that, in 
relation to physical or mental disability, when an employer requires a physical or 
mental examination prior to employment, a privileged record of that examination 
is permissible if made and kept in compliance with this Act;
Sec. B-3.  5 MRSA §17851-A, sub-§6-B, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 541, §10, is 
amended to read:
6-B.  Consequences of participation in retirement plan under section 17851, 
subsection 14.  A member in the capacity specified in subsection 1, paragraph N O who, 
prior to July 1, 2020, elected the retirement option provided in section 17851, subsection 
is treated as follows under the 1998 Special Plan.
A.  A member who made the election at the time of first employment in a position 
covered under section 17851, subsection 14 is considered to be a member under the 
1998 Special Plan as of the date of hire. Beginning July 1, 2020, a member covered by 
this paragraph shall contribute to the State Employee and Teacher Retirement Program 
or have pick-up contributions made at a rate of 8.65% of earnable compensation until 
completion of 25 years of creditable service and shall contribute at a rate of 7.65% 
thereafter.
B.  A member who was serving in a position covered under section 17851, subsection 
at the time of the election and who elected to participate in the retirement option 
prospectively from the time of election is considered to be a member under the 1998 
Special Plan as of the effective date of the election. Beginning July 1, 2020, a member 
covered by this paragraph shall contribute to the State Employee and Teacher 
Retirement Program or have pick-up contributions made at a rate of 8.65% of earnable 
compensation until completion of 25 years of creditable service and shall contribute at 
a rate of 7.65% thereafter.
C.  A member who was serving in a position covered under section 17851, subsection 
at the time of the election and who elected to participate in the retirement option 
prospectively from the time of election and also elected to purchase credit for service 
earned while serving in the same capacity before exercising the election is considered 
to be a member under the 1998 Special Plan as of the beginning date of the service for 
which credit is purchased, as long as all of the payments required under section 17852, 
subsection 15 are made before retirement. If all the required payments are not made 
before retirement, that member is considered to be a member under the 1998 Special 
Plan as of the effective date of the election. Beginning July 1, 2020, for employees 
identified in subsection 1, paragraph N O, a member covered by this paragraph shall 
contribute to the State Employee and Teacher Retirement Program or have pick-up 
contributions made at a rate of 8.65% of earnable compensation until completion of 25 
years of creditable service and shall contribute at a rate of 7.65% thereafter.
Employee contributions and actuarial and administrative costs paid to the State Employee 
and Teacher Retirement Program by a member covered by this subsection may not be 
returned to that member, except that these employee contributions may be refunded to a 
member who terminates service and requests a refund under section 17705‑A.
Sec. B-4.  12 MRSA §13155, sub-§3, as affected by PL 2003, c. 614, §9 and 
amended by c. 695, Pt. B, §13 and affected by Pt. C, §1, is further amended to read:
3.  Application and issuance.  The commissioner, or an agent designated by the 
commissioner, may register and assign a registration number to an ATV upon application 
and payment of an annual fee by the owner.  The commissioner shall charge a fee of $1 in 
addition to the annual fee for each registration issued by an employee of the department.  
The registration number in the form of stickers issued by the commissioner must be clearly 
displayed on the front and rear of the vehicle.  A registration is valid for one year 
commencing July 1st of each year, except that any registration issued prior to July 1st but 
after May 1st is valid from the date of issuance until June 31st 30th of the following year.
Sec. B-5.  16 MRSA §707, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2015, c. 354, §2, is further 
amended to read:
1.  Offense.  A person is guilty of unlawful dissemination of confidential criminal 
history record information if the person intentionally disseminates confidential criminal 
history record information knowing it to be in violation of any of the provisions of this 
chapter or if the person intentionally disseminates criminal history record information 
relating to a criminal conviction in violation of Title 15, section 2255 knowing it to be in 
violation.
Sec. B-6.  21-A MRSA §1, sub-§27-C, as amended by PL 2019, c. 320, §1 and c. 
539, §§1 and 2 and affected by §6, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
27-C.  Elections determined by ranked-choice voting.  "Elections determined by 
ranked-choice voting" means any of the following elections in which 3 or more candidates 
have qualified to be listed on the ballot for a particular office or at least 2 such candidates 
plus one or more declared write‑in candidates have qualified for that particular office:
A.  Primary elections for the offices of United States Senator, United States 
Representative to Congress, Governor, State Senator and State Representative;
B.  General and special elections for the offices of United States Senator and United 
States Representative to Congress;
D.  General elections for presidential electors; and
E.  Primary elections for the office of President of the United States.
Sec. B-7.  24 MRSA §2905-B, headnote, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 602, §1, is 
amended to read:
§2905-B.  Informed consent required for pelvic, rectal or prostate examination on 
anesthetized or; exception for unconscious patient
Sec. B-8.  26 MRSA §931, first ¶, as amended by PL 2007, c. 175, §1, is further 
amended to read:
The State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation, in this subchapter called "the "board," 
consists of 3 members appointed by the Governor from time to time upon the expiration of 
the terms of the several members, for terms of 3 years.  One member must be an employer 
of labor or selected from some association representing employers of labor, and another 
must be an employee or selected from some bona fide trade or labor union.  The 3rd 
member must represent the public interests of the State and serves as chair. Vacancies 
occurring during a term must be filled for the unexpired term.  Members of the board are 
entitled to receive $150 a day for their services for the time actually employed in the 
discharge of their official duties. They are entitled to receive their traveling and all other 
necessary expenses. The costs for services rendered and expenses incurred by the State 
Board of Arbitration and Conciliation and any state allocation program charges must be 
shared equally by the parties to the proceedings and must be paid into a special fund 
administered by the Maine Labor Relations Board.  Authorization for services rendered 
and expenditures incurred by the State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation is the 
responsibility of the Executive Director of the Maine Labor Relations Board.  All costs 
must be paid from that special fund.  The executive director may estimate costs upon receipt 
of a request for services and collect those costs prior to providing the services.  The 
executive director shall bill or reimburse the parties, as appropriate, for any difference 
between the estimated costs that were collected and the actual costs of providing the 
services.  Once one party has paid its share of the estimated cost of providing the service, 
the matter is scheduled for hearing.  A party who has not paid an invoice for the estimated 
or actual cost of providing services within 60 days of the date the invoice was issued is, in 
the absence of good cause shown, liable for the amount of the invoice together with a 
penalty in the amount of 25% of the amount of the invoice.  Any penalty amount collected 
pursuant to this provision remains in the special fund administered by the Maine Labor 
Relations Board and that fund does not lapse.  The executive director is authorized to collect 
any sums due and payable pursuant to this provision through civil action.  In such an action, 
the court shall allow litigation costs, including court costs and reasonable attorney's fees, 
to be deposited in the General Fund if the executive director is the prevailing party in the 
action.  The executive director shall, annually, on or before July 1st, make a report of the 
activities of the State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation to the Governor.  The board 
shall from time to time adopt rules of procedure as it determines necessary, including rules 
of procedure for proceedings under chapter 18.  Rules adopted pursuant to this section are 
routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.
Sec. B-9.  29-A MRSA §2081, sub-§2-B, as amended by PL 2019, c. 577, §3, is 
further amended to read:
2-B.  Children 2 years of age or older and weighing less than 55 pounds.  When a 
child who is 2 years of age or older and who weighs less than 55 pounds is being transported 
in a motor vehicle that is required by the United States Department of Transportation to be 
equipped with seat belts, the operator shall ensure that the child is properly secured in a 
child restraint system with an internal harness in accordance with the child restraint system 
manufacturer's instructions and the vehicle manufacturer's instructions except that, if the 
child exceeds the child restraint system manufacturer's recommended height limit for the 
child restraint system, the operator shall ensure that the child is properly secured in a 
federally approved belt positioning seat.  Violation of this subsection is a traffic infraction 
for which a fine of $50 for the first offense, $125 for the 2nd offense and $250 for the 3rd 
and subsequent offenses must be imposed.  A fine imposed under this subsection may not 
be suspended by the court.
Sec. B-10.  30-A MRSA §5225, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 2019, c. 604, §3 
and  c. 625, §3, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
C.  Costs related to economic development, environmental improvements, fisheries and 
wildlife or marine resources projects, recreational trails, broadband service 
development, expansion or improvement, including connecting to broadband service 
outside the tax increment financing district, employment training or the promotion of 
workforce development and retention within the municipality or plantation, including, 
but not limited to:
(1)  Costs of funding economic development programs or events developed by the 
municipality or plantation or funding the marketing of the municipality or 
plantation as a business or arts location;
(2)  Costs of funding environmental improvement projects developed by the 
municipality or plantation for commercial or arts district use or related to such 
activities;
(3)  Funding to establish permanent economic development revolving loan funds, 
investment funds and grants;
(4)  Costs of services and equipment to provide skills development and training, 
including scholarships to in-state educational institutions or to online learning 
entities when in-state options are not available, for jobs created or retained in the 
municipality or plantation.  These costs must be designated as training funds in the 
development program;
(5)  Costs associated with quality child care facilities and adult care facilities, 
including finance costs and construction, staffing, training, certification and 
accreditation costs related to child care and adult care;
(6)  Costs associated with new or existing recreational trails determined by the 
department to have significant potential to promote economic development, 
including, but not limited to, costs for multiple projects and project phases that may 
include planning, design, construction, maintenance, grooming and improvements 
with respect to new or existing recreational trails, which may include bridges that 
are part of the trail corridor, used all or in part for all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, 
hiking, bicycling, cross-country skiing or other related multiple uses;
(7)  Costs associated with a new or expanded transit service, limited to:
(a)  Transit service capital costs, including but not limited to:  transit vehicles 
such as buses, ferries, vans, rail conveyances and related equipment; bus 
shelters and other transit-related structures; and benches, signs and other 
transit-related infrastructure; and
(b)  In the case of transit-oriented development districts, ongoing costs of 
adding to an existing transit system or creating a new transit service and limited 
strictly to transit operator salaries, transit vehicle fuel and transit vehicle parts 
replacements;
(8)  Costs associated with the development of fisheries and wildlife or marine 
resources projects; 
(9)  Costs related to the construction or operation of municipal or plantation public 
safety facilities, the need for which is related to general economic development 
within the municipality or plantation, not to exceed 15% of the captured assessed 
value of the development district; and
(10)  Costs associated with broadband and fiber optics expansion projects, 
including preparation, planning, engineering and other related costs in addition to 
the construction costs of those projects.  If an area within a municipality or 
plantation is unserved with respect to broadband service, as defined by the 
ConnectMaine Authority as provided in Title 35‑A, section 9204‑A, subsection 1, 
broadband and fiber optics expansion projects may serve residential or other 
nonbusiness or noncommercial areas in addition to business or commercial areas 
within the municipality or plantation; and
Sec. B-11.  32 MRSA §3300-D, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 137, §1, is amended to 
read:
§3300-D.  Interstate practice of telemedicine telehealth
1.  Definition.  For the purposes of this section, "telemedicine telehealth" has the same 
meaning as in Title 24‑A, section 4316, subsection 1.
2.  Requirements.  A physician not licensed to practice medicine in this State may 
provide consultative services through interstate telemedicine telehealth to a patient located 
in this State if the physician is registered in accordance with subsection 3. A physician 
intending to provide consultative services in this State through interstate telemedicine 
telehealth shall provide any information requested by the board and complete information 
on:
A.  All states and jurisdictions in which the physician is currently licensed;
B.  All states and jurisdictions in which the physician was previously licensed; and
C.  All negative licensing actions taken previously against the physician in any state or 
jurisdiction.
3.  Registration.  The board may register a physician to practice medicine in this State 
through interstate telemedicine telehealth if the following conditions are met:
A.  The physician is fully licensed without restriction to practice medicine in the state 
from which the physician provides telemedicine telehealth services;
B.  The physician has not had a license to practice medicine revoked or restricted in 
any state or jurisdiction;
C.  The physician does not open an office in this State, does not meet with patients in 
this State, does not receive calls in this State from patients and agrees to provide only 
consultative services as requested by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse 
or physician assistant licensed in this State and the physician, advanced practice 
registered nurse or physician assistant licensed in this State retains ultimate authority 
over the diagnosis, care and treatment of the patient;
D.  The physician registers with the board every 2 years, on a form provided by the 
board; and
E.  The physician pays a registration fee not to exceed $500.
4.  Notification of restrictions.  A physician registered to provide interstate 
telemedicine telehealth services under this section shall immediately notify the board of 
restrictions placed on the physician's license to practice medicine in any state or 
jurisdiction.
5.  Jurisdiction.  In registering to provide interstate telemedicine telehealth services to 
residents of this State under this section, a physician agrees to be subject to the laws and 
judicial system of this State and board rules with respect to providing medical services to 
residents of this State.
6.  Notification to other states.  The board shall obtain confirmation of licensure from 
all states and jurisdictions in which a physician applying for registration has ever been 
licensed prior to registering the physician pursuant to subsection 3.  The board shall request 
notification from a state or jurisdiction if future adverse action is taken against the 
physician's license in that state or jurisdiction.
Sec. B-12.  32 MRSA c. 113-B, sub-c. 5, headnote, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 
265, §1, is amended to read:
SUBCHAPTER 5 6
COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CARE
Sec. B-13.  34-B MRSA §3874, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 309, §10, is amended to 
read:
§3874.  Medical examinations conducted via telemedicine telehealth technologies
Notwithstanding any other provision in this subchapter, any medical examination or 
consultation required or permitted to be conducted under this subchapter may be conducted 
using telemedicine telehealth or other similar technologies that enable the medical 
examination or consultation to be conducted in accordance with applicable standards of 
care.  As used in this section, "telemedicine telehealth" has the same meaning as in Title 
24-A, section 4316, subsection 1.
Sec. B-14.  35-A MRSA §9203, sub-§1, ¶F, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 284, §4, is 
amended to read:
F.  One member with significant knowledge of telemedicine telehealth as defined in 
Title 24‑A, section 4316, subsection 1, appointed by the Governor.
Sec. B-15.  35-A MRSA §9211-A, sub-§3, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 323, §1, 
is amended to read:
B.  Provide expanded health care services by facilitating access to telemedicine 
telehealth, as defined in Title 24‑A, section 4316, subsection 1, and state and local 
services for senior citizens and persons with disabilities;
Sec. B-16.  38 MRSA §546, sub-§6, as amended by PL 1991, c. 698, §6, is further 
amended to read:
6.  Vessel response plans.  Every tank vessel, as defined under 56 46 United States 
Code, Section 2101, entering state waters shall have available for inspection by the 
commissioner or an agent of the commissioner a copy of any oil discharge response plan 
required to be submitted to the President of the United States under the federal Oil Pollution 
Act of 1990, Public Law 101-380, Section 4202, 104 Stat. 484.
Sec. B-17.  38 MRSA §1154, as amended by PL 1983, c. 444, is repealed and the 
following enacted in its place:
§1154.  Appeal
If a person sustaining damages by any taking by a sanitary district under section 1153 
does not agree with the district upon the sum to be paid therefor, either party, upon petition 
to the county commissioners of the county in which the property is located, may have the 
damages assessed by them; the procedure and all subsequent proceedings and right of 
appeal thereon must be had under the same restrictions, conditions and limitations as are 
or may be by law prescribed in the case of damages by the laying out of highways by the 
county commissioners, except only:
1.  Title not vested until payment.  Title to the lands, real estate, easements or interests 
therein and other property and rights to be taken do not vest in the district until payment to 
the owner of the amount awarded therefor or, if such payment is refused upon tender, until 
tender thereof to the treasurer of the county in which lands and interests are located, for 
escrow at interest for the benefit of the owner pending final determination of the amount to 
which the owner is entitled; and
2.  Appeal.  In the event of an appeal of the amount awarded as damages for such a 
taking:
A.  The petition for assessment of damages must be filed with the clerk of the county 
commissioners, by either party, within 30 days following the filing and recording of 
plans of the location of all the property, facilities and rights taken; and
B.  If the return of the county commissioners has not been made within 120 days 
following the filing of the petition for assessment, the county commissioners must be 
conclusively presumed to have confirmed the award of damages by the district and 
either party may, within 30 days following that 120-day period, appeal the amount of 
the damages awarded by the district to the Superior Court.
Sec. B-18.  PL 2019, c. 574, §1, amending clause is amended to read:
Sec. 1.  19-A MRSA §4007, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2019, c. 176, §2 and c. 407, 
§4, is further amended to read:
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation 
takes effect when approved.
SUMMARY
Part A does the following.
Section 1 corrects a conflict created by Public Law 2019, chapters 59 and 475, which 
affected the same provision of law, by incorporating the changes made by both laws and 
using the chapter 475 version of the reference to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial 
Court.
Sections 2 to 4 correct conflicts created by Public Law 2019, chapter 343, Part D and 
Part IIII, which affected the same provisions of law, by repealing the provisions and 
replacing them with the Part IIII versions.
Sections 5 and 6 correct a numbering problem created by Public Law 2019, chapters 
and 472, which enacted 2 substantively different provisions with the same chapter 
number in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5.  These sections correct the conflict by 
repealing Title 5, chapter 167 and replacing it with the chapter 471 version and enacting 
the chapter 472 version as Title 5, chapter 168.
Sections 7 and 8 correct conflicts created by Public Law 2019, chapters 343 and 383, 
which affected the same provisions of law, by repealing the provisions and replacing them 
with the chapter 383 versions.
Section 9 corrects a conflict created by Public Law 2019, chapters 343 and 383, which 
affected the same provision of law, by repealing the provision and replacing it with the 
chapter 383 version and corrects a clerical error.
Section 10 corrects a conflict created by Public Law 2019, chapters 343 and 383, which 
affected the same provision of law, by repealing the provision and replacing it with the 
chapter 383 version.
Section 11 corrects a reference to the Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard 
of Hearing and the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf.
Section 12 corrects a conflict created by Public Law 2019, chapter 343, Part D and Part 
IIII, which affected the same provision of law, by repealing the provision and replacing it 
with the Part IIII version.
Section 13 corrects a reference to the former State Planning Office.
Section 14 repeals duplicate language.
Section 15 corrects a conflict created by Public Law 2019, chapter 343, Part D and Part 
IIII, which affected the same provision of law, by repealing the provision and replacing it 
with the Part IIII version.
Section 16 corrects a conflict created by Public Law 2019, chapters 77 and 407, which 
affected the same provision of law, by incorporating the changes made by both laws.
Section 17 makes a technical correction.
Section 18 makes a technical correction.
Section 19 corrects a conflict created when Public Law 2019, chapter 391 repealed 
Title 10, section 9722, subsection 6, paragraph M and Public Law 2019, chapter 392 
amended the paragraph.  This section corrects the conflict by repealing the paragraph.
Section 20 corrects a conflict created when Public Law 2019, chapter 391 repealed 
Title 10, section 9722, subsection 6, paragraph N and Public Law 2019, chapter 392 
amended the paragraph.  This section corrects the conflict by repealing the paragraph.
Section 21 corrects a conflict created by Public Law 2019, chapter 343, Part D and Part 
IIII, which affected the same provision of law, by repealing the provision and replacing it 
with the Part IIII version.
Section 22 corrects a conflict created by Public Law 2017, chapters 427 and 458, which 
affected the same provision of law, by incorporating the changes made by both laws.
Section 23 corrects a clerical error.
Section 24 makes a technical correction.
Section 25 makes a technical correction.
Section 26 corrects a conflict created by Public Law 2019, chapters 331 and 528, which 
affected the same provision of law, by incorporating the changes made by both laws.
Section 27 corrects a conflict created by Public Law 2019, chapters 331 and 528, which 
affected the same provision of law, by incorporating the changes made by both laws.
Section 28 corrects a conflict created by Public Law 2019, chapters 331 and 354, which 
affected the same provision of law, by repealing the provision and replacing it with the 
chapter 354 version.
Section 29 corrects a conflict created by Public Law 2019, chapter 450, which repealed 
Title 22, section 3739, and Public Law 2019, chapter 524, which amended section 3739, 
subsection 2, paragraph G, by repealing paragraph G.
Section 30 corrects a clerical error.
Section 31 corrects a conflict created by Public Law 2019, chapters 343, 399, 402 and 
416, which affected the same provision of law, by repealing the provision and replacing it 
with the chapters 399 and 402 version.
Section 32 corrects a conflict created by Public Law 2019, chapters 343, 399, 402 and 
416, which affected the same provision of law, by repealing the provision and replacing it 
with the chapters 399 and 402 version and makes a technical correction.
Sections 33 to 36 correct lettering problems created by Public Law 2019, chapters 399, 
402, 416 and 616, which enacted substantively different provisions with the same 
paragraph letters, and make technical changes.
Section 37 corrects a conflict created by Public Law 2019, chapters 343, 399, 402 and 
416, which affected the same provision of law, by repealing the provision and replacing it 
with the chapters 399 and 402 version.
Sections 38 to 42 correct lettering problems created by Public Law 2019, chapters 399, 
402, 416, 616 and 644, which enacted substantively different provisions with the same 
paragraph letters, and correct cross-references.
Section 43 corrects a conflict created by Public Law 2019, chapters 343, 399, 402 and 
416, which affected the same provision of law, by repealing the provision and replacing it 
with a version incorporating the changes made by all 4 laws.
Section 44 corrects a conflict created by Public Law 2019, chapter 343, Parts D and 
IIII, which affected the same provision of law, by repealing the provision and replacing it 
with the Part IIII version.
Sections 45 and 46 make technical corrections.
Section 47 corrects a conflict created by Public Law 2019, chapter 343, Parts D and 
IIII, which affected the same provision of law, by repealing the provision and replacing it 
with the Part IIII version.
Section 48 corrects a conflict created by Public Law 2019, chapter 343, Parts D and 
IIII, which affected the same provision of law, by repealing the provision and replacing it 
with the Part IIII version.
Section 49 corrects a conflict created by Public Law 2019, chapters 313 and 476, which 
affected the same provision of law, by repealing the provision and replacing it with the 
chapter 313 version and corrects a cross-reference.
Sections 50 and 51 correct a lettering problem created by Public Law 2019, chapters 
and 313, which enacted 2 substantively different provisions with the same paragraph 
letter.
Section 52 corrects a conflict created by Public Law 2019, chapters 306 and 365, which 
affected the same provision of law, by repealing the provision and replacing it with the 
chapter 306 version.
Section 53 corrects a conflict created by Public Law 2019, chapters 401 and 441, which 
affected the same provision of law, by repealing the provision and replacing it with the 
chapter 441 version.
Section 54 corrects a conflict created when Public Law 2017, chapter 409 repealed 
Title 36, section 1817, subsection 5 and Public Law 2017, chapter 452 amended the 
subsection.  This section corrects the conflict by repealing the subsection.
Section 55 repeals an outdated provision regarding gender.
Section 56 corrects a conflict created by Public Law 2019, chapter 343, Parts D and 
IIII, which affected the same provision of law, by repealing the provision and replacing it 
with the Part IIII version.
Section 57 corrects a revision clause.
Part B does the following.
Section 1 corrects a conflict created by Public Law 2019, chapters 587 and 599, which 
affected the same provision of law, by incorporating the changes made by both laws.
Section 2 makes grammatical and technical corrections.
Section 3 corrects cross-references.
Section 4 corrects a clerical error.
Section 5 corrects a cross-reference.
Section 6 corrects a conflict created by Public Law 2019, chapters 320 and 539, which 
affected the same provision of law, by repealing the provision and replacing it with the 
chapter 539 version.
Section 7 corrects a headnote.
Section 8 corrects a cross-reference and makes technical corrections.
Section 9 corrects a clerical error.
Section 10 corrects a numbering problem created by Public Law 2019, chapters 148 
and 260, which enacted 2 substantially different provisions with the same subparagraph 
number.
Public Law 2019, chapter 289, section 2 repealed and replaced Title 24-A, section 
4316, changing the definition of "telemedicine" to "telehealth."  Section 11 corrects 
references to that defined term.
Section 12 corrects a numbering problem created by Public Law 2019, chapters 265 
and 269, which enacted 2 substantially different subchapters with the same subchapter 
number.
Public Law 2019, chapter 289, section 2 repealed and replaced Title 24-A, section 
4316, changing the definition of "telemedicine" to "telehealth."  Sections 13 to 15 correct 
references to that defined term. 
Section 16 corrects a cross-reference.
Section 17 repeals and replaces Title 38, section 1154 to make technical and 
grammatical corrections.
Section 18 corrects an amending clause.