An Act to Support Mame's Potato Farmers and Processors
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 0220
Committee Amendment CA_A_H224 (House)

COlVlMITTEE AMENDMENT ,)l " to HP 141, L D 220, "An Act to Support 
Mame's Potato Farmers and Processors" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substitutmg the followmg 
'An Act to Support Maine's Farmers in the Development of Sustainable Irrigation' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enactmg clause and insertmg the 
followmg 
'Sec. 1. Transfer from General Fund unappropriated surplus; grants to 
potato farmers for sustainable water sources. Notwithstanding any provis10n of 
law to the contrary, on or before December 31, 2023, the State Controller shall transfer 
$6,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund as follows 
Three mllhon dollars to the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 
Farmers Drought Rehef Grant Program Fund, Other Special Revenue Funds account for a 
grant program to assist farmers m the State to overcome the adverse effects of drought 
conditions m accordance with the Mame Revised Statutes, Title 7, section 220-A. Grants 
under this subsect10n must be awarded exclusively to farmers who are not eligible to apply 
for grants for sustamable irrigation from the Potato Marketmg Improvement Fund, and 
Three million dollars to the Potato Marketmg Improvement Fund established under 
Title 10, sect10n 1023-N to be used for grants to potato farmers for the development of 
sustainable irrigation water sources that meet the requrrements of Department of 
Environmental Protection rule Chapter 5 87 relatmg to mwstream flows and lake and pond 
water levels A grant awarded to an applicant for a project under this subsect10n may not 
be more than $200,000 and may not exceed 75% of the total project cost 
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The followmg appropriations and 
2 
allocations are made 
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY,DEPARTMENT OF 
Farmers Drought Relief Grant Program Fund Z364 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT~" to HP 141, L D 220 
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Inrtiative Provides one-time funding to be used exclusively for farmers who are not eligible 
to apply for grants for sustainable 1mgatlon from the Potato Marketing Improvement Fund 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2023-24 
2024-25 
All Other 
$3,000,000 
$0 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$3,000,000 
$0 
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND 
FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2023-24 
2024-25 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
$3,000,000 
$0 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
$3,000,000 
$0 
FINANCE AUTHORITY OF MAINE 
Potato Marketmg Improvement Fund N444 
Initiative Provides one-time funding to be used for grants to potato farmers for the 
development of sustainable 1rngatlon water sources that meet Department of 
Environmental Protection rule Chapter 587 requrrements relating tom-stream flows and 
lake and pond water levels 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2023-24 
2024-25 
All Other 
$3,000,000 
$0 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$3,000,000 
$0 
FINANCE AUTHORITY OF MAINE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2023-24 
2024-25 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
$3,000,000 
$0 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
$3,000,000 
$0 
SECTION TOTALS 
2023-24 
2024-25 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
$6,000,000 
$0 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$6,000,000 
$0 
Amend the btll by relette1mg or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT :A" to HP 141, L D 220 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill, which is a concept draft The amendment provides 
one-time fundmg of $6,000,000 m fiscal year 2023-24 from the unappropriated surplus of 
the General Fund with $3,000,000 appropriated to the Potato Marketmg Improvement Fund 
established under the Mame Revised Statutes, Title 10, sect10n 1023-N to be used for grants 
to potato farmers for the development of sustamable irngat10n water sources that meet the 
requirements of Department of Environmental Protection rule Chapter 587 relatmg to m-
stream flows and lake and pond water levels and $3,000,000 appropriated to the 
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Farmers Drought Rehef Grant 
Program Fund to be used exclusively for farmers who are not eligible to apply for grants 
for sustamable imgat10n from the Potato Marketmg Improvement Fund 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 04/3 0/23 :$Pae 
LD220 
LR 1478(02) 
An Act to Support Maine's Potato Farmers and Processors 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A" IJ-;- ;;z.;J.. 1/) 
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry /T 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2023-24 
FY 2024-25 
Projections 
FY 2025-26 
Projections 
FY 2026-27 
Net Cost (Savmgs) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Transfers 
Gene1al Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$6,000,000 
$6,000,000 
($6,000,000) 
$6,000,000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This bill requires the State Controllet transfer $6,000,000 ftom the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the 
Fmance Authority of Mame (FAME) and the Department of Agriculture, Conservat10n and Forestry (DACF) to be 
used fot grants to support the development of sustamable imgat10n water sources Of this amount, $3,000,000 1s bemg 
transferred mto the Potato Marketmg Improvement Fund w1thm FAME to support grants to potato fanners that meet 
the Department of Environmental Protect10n Chaptei 587 rules relatmg tom-stream flows and lake and pond water 
levels and $3,000,000 is bemg transferred mto the Farmers Drought Rehef Grant Program w1thm DACF to support 
grants to those fanners who ate not ehgible to apply for grants from the Potato Marketmg Improvement Fund 
The bill mcludes one-time Other Special Revenue Funds allocations totalmg $6,000,000 m fiscal year 2023-24 to 
allow expenditure of the funds, with $3,000,000 allocated to the Potato Marketmg Improvement Fund withm FAME 
and $3,000,000 allocated to the Farmers Drought Rehef Grant Program Fund w1thm DACF 
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