An Act to Refoun the State's Adult Use Cannabis Seed-to-sale Trackmg System to Allow for Canopy Taggmg
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1529
Committee Amendment CA_A_H569 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT •A " 
to HP 984, L D 1529, "An Act to Refoun the 
State's Adult Use Cannabis Seed-to-sale Trackmg System to Allow for Canopy Taggmg" 
Amend the bill by st11kmg out all of section 2 and mse11mg the following 
'Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The followmg approp11at1ons and 
allocations ate made 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Adult Use Cannabis Regulatory Coordination Fund Z264 
Imtiat1ve· Provides one-time fundmg for the development of a trace and tiack system m the 
Office of Cannabis Pohcy m order to track plants and products by canopy 
GENERAL FUND 
2023-24 
All Othe1 
$7,000,000 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$7,000,000 
Adult Use Cannabis Regulatory Coordination Fund Z264 
2024-25 
$0 
$0 
Imt1at1ve Provides fundmg for 4 Auditor pos1t10ns, one Auditor Superv1so1 position, 12 
Field Investigator pos1t1ons, 2 Field Investigator Supervisor pos1t10ns and associated All 
Other costs 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Pei sonal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL 
SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
2023-24 
000 
$1,472,423 
$68,511 
$1,540,934 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2024-25 
000 
$2,026,053 
$61,511 
$2,087,564 
ROS 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A. to HP 984, L D 1529 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2023-24 
$8,540,934 
2024-25 
$2,087,564 
$2,087,564 
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to 1 ead consecutively 
SUMMARY 
Th1s amendment removes the section of the bill relatmg to the contlact of the 
Department of Adm1mstrat1ve and Fmancial Services' office of canna~is po hey with Mett c, 
LLC 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 06/05/23 :tP-.ae 
LD 1529 
LR 1146(02) 
An Act to Reform the State's Adult Use Cannabis Seed-to-sale Tracking System to Allow for Canopy 
Tagging 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A-{ H-Sb 9) 
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2023-24 
FY 2024-25 
Projections 
FY 2025-26 
Projections 
FY 2026-27 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
$8,540,934 
$2,087,564 
$2,152,399 
$2,219,308 
\ 
f ipropriatJ.ons/ Allocations 
General Fund 
$8,540,934 
$2,087,564 
$2,152,399 
$2,219,308 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This bill provides that group trackmg of adult-use cannabis plants mcludes plant canopy as a group for taggmg and 
trackmg purposes The Office of Cannabis Pohcy (OCP) withm the Department of Admm1strative and Fmanctal 
Services has me.heated that there are currently no commercial off-the-shelf software apphcatlons available that provide 
the capability to track products m this manner and that the State would have to develop an m-house custom software 
apphcat10n to fulfill the mventory trackmg system requirements m this bill The bill mcludes a one-time General Fund 
appropnat10n of $7,000,000 m fiscal year 2023-24 to the OCP to contract with the Mame Office of Information 
Technology to develop the traclang system The OCP has mdicated that additional staffing and resources will be 
necessary to ensure comphance with the new trackmg process The bill mcludes ongomg General Fund appropnat10ns 
of $1,540,934 to the OCP beginnmg m fiscal year 2023-24 for one Auditor Supervisor position, four Auditor 
positions, twelve Field Investigator positions, two Field Investigator Supervisor posit10ns and associated All Other 
costs 
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