An Act Addressmg Agnculture, Conservat10n and Forestry m Mame
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 0384
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S449 (Senate)

SENATE AMEND:tvlENT "A "to CO:MJvlITTEE AMEND:tvlENT "A" to HP 235, 
L D 3 84, "An Act Addressmg Agnculture, Conservat10n and Forestry m Mame" 
Amend the amendment by stnkmg out everythmg after the substitute title and msertmg 
the followmg 
'Amend the bill by stnkmg out everythmg after the enactmg clause and msertmg the 
followmg 
'Sec. 1. Transfer from General Fund unappropriated surplus; Department 
of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Milk Commission. Notwithstandmg 
any provision oflaw to the contrary, on or before July 30, 2024, the State Controller shall 
transfer $500,000 from the unappropnated surplus of the General Fund to the Department 
of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Milk Commission program, Other Special 
Revenue Funds account to provide one-t1me pandemic volatihty payments to Mame milk 
producers who produced milk and reported product10n mformation to the Mame Milk 
Commiss10n m calendar year 2022 and are currently participatmg m the dairy stabilization 
program under the Mame Revised Statutes, Title 7, section 3153-B, also known as the Tier 
Program In calculatmg the payment, the admmistrator of the Mame Milk Pool shall 
attempt to achieve, msofar as practical, a proportional distnbut10n of the entrre transferred 
amount to farmers by basmg the payments on a per hundredweight production basis and 
l1mitmg payments to a production hmit of 5,000,000 pounds per farm The admmistrator 
of the Mame Milk Pool may use existmg distribut10n methods withm the Mame Milk Pool 
program to expedite the distribut10n of payments 
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The followmg appropnat10ns and 
0 
allocat1ons are made 
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF 
MIik Comm1ss1on 0188 
Imtiattve Provides a one-t1me allocation to allow distribut10n of pandemic volatility 
payments to Mame dairy farmers who meet specific milk production criteria 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
2023-24 
$500,000 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
2024-25 
$0 
ROS 
SENATE AMENDMENT" /1 "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to HP 235, L D 384 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$500,000 
$0 
I I 
Amend the amendment by relettermg or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the provision requrrmg the transfer of $5,329,667 from the 
unappropnated surplus of the General Fund before July 3 0, 2023 and mstead requrres the 
transfer of $500,000 on or before July 30, 2024 from the unappropnated surplus of the 
General Fund to the Department of Agnculture, Conservation and Forestry, Milk 
Commission program, Other Special Revenue Funds account to provide one-ttme 
pandemic volatility payments to Mame milk producers who produced milk and reported 
production mformat10n to the Mame Milk Commiss10n m calendar year 2022 and are 
currently participatmg m the darry stabihzatton program The amendment also removes the 
emergency preamble and emergency clause and replaces the appropnations and allocat10ns 
sect10n 
SPONSORED BY. I/ c,fv _.,, ") V 
(Senator ROTUNDO, M.) 
COUNTY: Androscoggm 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
App1oved 07/18/23 ::tPae 
LD384 
LR 2157(04) 
An Act to ProVIde Emergency Aid to Dairy Farmers Affected by the Crms m Production Costs 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment 'A" to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Rotundo of Androscoggm 
Net Cost (Savmgs) 
Geneial Fund 
lppropnat10ns/ Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Transfers 
Geneial Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal DetaII and Notes 
Fiscal Note Reqmred: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2023-24 
($4,829,667) 
($4,829,667) 
$4,829,667 
($4,829,667) 
FY 2024-25 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Pro1ect10ns 
FY 2025-26 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
ProJections 
FY 2026-27 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This amendment changes the one-time transfer of $5,329,667 on or befme July 30, 2023 from the unappropriated 
surplus of the General Fund to a one-time transfei of $500,000 on or before June 30, 2024 from the unappropriated 
surplus of the General Fund to the Depaitment of Agriculture, Conservat1011 and Forestry, Milk Commiss10n program, 
Othei Special Revenue Funds account for the purposes specified m PL 2023, c 412, Part FFFF The amendment also 
reduces the Other Special Revenue Funds allocat1011 fiom $5,329,667 to $500,000 m fiscal year 2023-24 
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