An Act To Protect Economic Competitiveness in Maine by Extending the End Date for Pine Tree Development Zone Benefits
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0730
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S603 (Senate)
Amends: 10 MRSA §11, 10 MRSA §945-A

SENATE AMENDMENT" Ir" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 281, 
L.D. 730, "An Act To Protect Economic Competitiveness in Maine by Extending the End 
Date for Pine Tree Development Zone Benefits" 
Amend the amendment by striking out everything after the title and inserting the 
following: 
'Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act Regarding Staffing and Funding of the Citizen Trade Policy Commission' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §11, sub-§8, as repealed and replaced by PL 2013, c. 427, §1, is 
repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
8. Staff; funding. In accordance with section 945-A, the Maine International Trade 
Center shall provide or arrange and manage staffing as necessary for the commission. The 
departments listed in subsection 4, paragraph B shall provide information and assistance to 
the commission when the expertise of the departments is relevant to the work for which 
assistance is requested by the commission. 
All funds appropriated. allocated or otherwise provided to support the commission. other 
than funds for per diem and expenses of legislative members, must be deposited in a 
separate staff support account within the Department of Economic and Community 
Development administered by the International Trade Director within the Department of 
Economic and Community Development. Funds in the account are nonlapsing. Funds in 
the account may be used by the International Trade Director for the purposes of funding 
the costs of the Maine International Trade Center in staffing the commission and of the 
assessment described in subsection 9, paragraph C. At the beginning of each fiscal year, 
and at any other time at the request of the cochairs of the commission, the International 
Trade Director shall provide to the commission an accounting of funds expended to support 
the work of the commission over the previous 12 months as well as funds available to 
support the work of the commission in the next 12 months. 
Sec. 2. 10 MRSA §11, sub-§10, as amended by PL 2013, c. 427, §2, is repealed. 
Sec. 3. 10 MRSA §945-A, sub-§10 is enacted to read: 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE AMENDMENT" ti" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 281, L.D. 730 { 5-~o"5) 
10. Staffing. The center shall provide or arrange and manage staffing for the Citizen 
Trade Policy Commission in accordance with section 11. 
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Sec. 4. 
Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF 
International Commerce 0674 
Initiative: Transfers funding for the Citizen Trade Policy Commission from the Legislature 
to the International Commerce program within the Department of Economic and 
Community Development. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY 
DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
LEGISLATURE 
Citizen Trade Policy Commission Zl 73 
2021-22 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2021-22 
$0 
$0 
2022-23 
$1,320 
$26,300 
$27,620 
2022-23 
$27,620 
$27,620 
Initiative: Transfers funding for the Citizen Trade Policy Commission from the Legislature 
to the International Commerce program within the Department of Economic and 
Community Development. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
LEGISLATURE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
2021-22 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2021-22 
$0 
$0 
2021-22 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
2022-23 
($1,320) 
($26,300) 
($27,620) 
2022-23 
($27,620) 
($27,620) 
2022-23 
ROS 
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SENATE AMENDMENT" '4 "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 281, L.D. 730 ( S--{ecij) 
GENERAL FUND 
$0 
$0 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$0 
$0 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the title and replaces the bill. It moves funding for the 
Citizen Trade Policy Commission to the Department of Economic and Community 
Development. It provides that the Maine International Trade Center, whose president is an 
ex officio member of the Citizen Trade Policy Commission, provides and manages staffing 
services for that commission. It also directs other state agencies that have ex officio 
.members on the commission to provide information and assistance to the commission when 
the expertise of the departments is relevant to the work for which the assistance is requested 
by the commission. 
SPONSORED BY: ~~-------,--t----------
(Senator BREEN, C.) 
COUNTY: Cumberland 
FISCALNOTEREQUIRED 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/20/22 ;rk:rae:.. 
LD730 
LR 900(04) 
An Act To Protect Economic Competitiveness in Maine by Extending the End Date for Pine Tree 
Development Zone Benefits 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment 'ti" to Committee Amendment "A" {s-/..Qo'"S;J 
Sponsor: Sen. Breen of Cumberland 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2021-22 
($85,340) 
($70,903) 
$14,437 
$563 
FY 2022-23 
($358,342) 
($93,655) 
$264,687 
$10,313 
Projections 
FY 2023-24 
($780,512) 
($96,512) 
$684,000 
$36,000 
Projections 
FY 2024-25 
($1,094,031) 
($99,461) 
$994,570 
$52,330 
This amendment removes the extension of benefits from the Pine Tree Development Zone program and restores 
General Fund and Local Government Fund revenue in fiscal years 2021-22 and 2022-23. It also removes the General 
Fund appropriation to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services of $70,903 in fiscal year 2021-22 and 
$93,655 in fiscal year 2022-23 from the bill. 
This amendment transfers responsibility for the Citizen Trade Policy Commission from the Legislature to the Maine 
International Trade Center within the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) beginning in 
fiscal year 2022-23. The amendment includes ongoing General Fund appropriations of $27,620 per year beginning in 
fiscal year 2022-23 to the International Commerce program within DECD and corresponding General Fund 
deappropriations to the Citizen Trade Policy Commission within the Legislature to transfer the funding from the 
Legislature to DECD. 
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