An Act to Improve Ferry Service Rehabihty by Providmg Scholarships at the Mame Maritime Academy
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1139
Committee Amendment CA_A_S406 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,~A " 
to SP 466, L D 1139, "An Act to Improve 
Ferry Service Rehabihty by Providmg Scholarships at the Mame Maritime Academy" 
Amend the bill m section 1 m the last 2 Imes (page 1, Imes 5 and 6 m L D ) by strikmg 
out the followmg "the Mame State Ferry Service" and msertmg the followmg 'a state, 
mumcipal, private or quasi-pubhc ferry service operator located m and servmg residents of 
the State' 
Amend the bill by strikmg out all of section 2 and msertmg the followmg 
'Sec. 2. Operator consultation. The Mame Mautime Academy shall consult with 
the Mame State Ferry Service or a state, mumcipal, private or quasi-public ferry service 
operator located m and servmg residents of the State m the development and 
nnplementation of the Workforce Development Scholarship P10giam undei section 1 for 
the purposes of ahgnmg operator needs with applicant trammg The Mame Mant1me 
Academy and one or more ferry service opeiators shall Jomtly develop a method for 
processmg apphcatlons that allows flexibility for operator admm1strative capacities 
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The followmg appropriat10ns and 
allocations are made 
MARITIME ACADEMY, MAINE 
Maritime Academy - Operat10ns 0035 
Imtiat1ve Provides ongomg funds for the Workforce Development Scholarship Program 
that provides scholarships to students eammg the m1tial credits necessary to work for a 
state, mumcipal, private or quas1-pubhc ferry service operator located m and servmg 
0 
residents of the State 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
5 
Maritime Academy - Operat10ns 0035 
2023-24 
$143,750 
$143,750 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2024-25 
$143,750 
$143,750 
ROS 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to S P 466, L D 1139 
lmtJ.at1ve Provides ongomg funds to support the costs of marketmg the Workforce 
Development Scholarship Program that provides scholarships to students earnmg the m1tial 
credits necessary to work for a state, mumc1pal, pnvate or quasi-pubhc ferry service 
operator located m and servmg 1 esidents of the State 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
MARITIME ACADEMY, MAINE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2023-24 
$35,000 
$35,000 
2023-24 
$178,750 
$178,750 
2024-25 
$35,000 
$35,000 
2024-25 
$178,750 
$178,750 
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part lettet or section 
number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides that the Workforce Development Scholarship Program at the 
Mame Mantlme Academy assists students m earnmg the m1ttal credits necessary to work 
at a state, mumcipal, private 01 quas1-pubhc ferry service operator located m and servmg 
residents of the State The amendment also reqmres the Mame Mai 1t11ne Academy to 
consult with a state, mumc1pal, private or quas1-pubhc ferry service operator m the 
development and Implementation of the Wmkforce Development Scholarship Program and 
Jomtly develop a method for processmg applications 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 06/19/23 Mac:.. 
LD 1139 
LR 1154(02) 
An Act to Improve Ferry Service Reliab1bty by Providing Scholarships at the Maine Maritime 
Academy 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "It ( , .. _ t, ~() ~ 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
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Fiscal Note Reqmred: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY2023-24 
FY 2024-25 
Projections 
FY 2025-26 
ProJections 
FY 2026-27 
Net Cost (Savmgs) 
General Fund 
$178,750 
$178,750 
$178,750 
$178,750 
I 
1lppropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
$178,750 
$178,750 
$178,750 
$178,750 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This bill mcludes ongomg General Fund appropnations totalmg $178,750 per year begmnmg m fiscal year 2023-24 to 
Mame Mantime Academy to support a workforce development scholarship program to assist students m eammg the 
nntial credits necessary to work for a state, mumcipal, pnvate or quasi-public ferry service operator located m and 
servmg residents of the State Of this amount, $143,750 per year 1s appropnated for scholarships and $35,000 per 
year 1s appropnated for the marketmg of the scholarship program 
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