An Act to Review State Lands and Waterways That Rave Sacred, Traditional or Other Significance to the Wabanaki People
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1349
Committee Amendment CA_A_H928 (House)

COMMITTEEAMENDMENT" A 
"to H.P. 863,L.D.1349, "AnActtoReviewState 
Lands and Waterways That Have Sacred, Traditional or Other Significance to the 
Wabanaki People" 
Amend the bill in section 2 in § 1809 in subsection 2 by adding at the end a new blocked 
paragraph: 
'Each member serves for a term of 3 years or until the member's successor has been 
appointed.' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in § 1809 by striking out all of subsection 6 (page 2, lines 
to 15 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
16. Report. Beginning in 2025. the commission shall submit a report no later than 
November 15th of each year to the joint standing committees of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over conservation matters. inland fisheries and wildlife matters. marine 
resources matters and judiciary matters. The joint standing committees may report out 
legislation related to the report of the commission.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the following: 
'Sec. 3. Staggered terms. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, 
section 1809, subsection 2, for the initial te1ms of the members of the tommission to 
Review State-owned Lands and Waterways, the members appointed by the Commissioner 
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of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Commissioner oflnland Fisheries and Wildlife, 
Commissioner of Marine Resources and chair of the Maine Indian Tribal-State 
Commission[ serve for one year, the members appointed by the Passamaquoddy Tribe, 
Penobscot Nation, Houlton Band ofMaliseet Indians and Mi'kmaq Nation serve for 2 years 
and the members of the public serve for 3 years. 
Sec. 4. 
Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A" to H.P. 863, L.D. 1349 
Initiative: Provides funding for the technology management costs related to one Senior 
Planner position. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
OTHERSPECIALREVENUEFUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
Parks - General Operations Z221 
2023-24 
$0 
$0 
2023-24 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Provides funding for one Senior Planner position and associated costs. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND 
FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2023-24 
0.000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2023-24 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2024-25 
$3,292 
$3,292 
2024-25 
$586 
$586 
2024-25 
1.000 
$105,302 
$7,910 
$113,212 
2024-25 
$116,504 
$586 
$117,090 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, provides that, except 
for initial appointees, each member of the Commission to Review State-owned Lands and 
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Waterways serves for a term of 3 years or until the member's successor has been appointed. 
Initially, 4 members serve for one year, 4 members serve for 2 years and 3 members serve 
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for 3 years. The amendment requires the commission to submit a report beginning in 2025 
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rather than 2024 as proposed in the bill. The amendment requires the commission to submit 
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a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over judiciary 
matters in addition to the joint standing committees of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to H.P. 863, L.D. 1349 
over conservation matters, inland fisheries and wildlife matters and marine resources 
matters as proposed in the bill. 
The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/15/24 ~ac:. 
LD 1349 
LR 2324(02) 
An Act to Review State Lands and Waterways That Rave Sacred, Traditional or Other Significance to 
the Wabanaki People 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment lr ( H---~ 2 ~ 
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Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail.and Notes 
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential future biennium cost increase - General Fund 
FY: 2023-24 
-FY 2024-25 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$116,504 
$586 
Projections 
FY2025-26 
$121,769 
$121,769 
$586 • 
Projections 
FY 2026-27 
$127,29'/ 
$127,297 
$586 
The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry has indicated that its current staffing capacity is not 
sufficient to provide staffing services to the commission. This bill inclucj.es General Fund appropriations of $116,504 
starting in fiscal year 2024-25 for one Senior Planner position and associated costs. The bill also includes Other 
Special Revenue Funds allocations of $586 starting in fiscal year 2024-25 for technology management costs related to 
the position. 
This fiscal note does not attempt to quantify or describe the costs or value of any land or resource transfers that may 
occur in the future as a result of the report required in this bill. Those costs will be reflected in whatever legislation 
may arise in the future from the recommendations made by the commission,, 
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