An Act to Improve Labor Conditions for Maine Workers
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 0373
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S690 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "fr" to COMMITTEE AMENDJ\!IENT "A" to S.P. 180, 
L.D. 373, "An Act to Improve Labor Conditions for Maine Workers" 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in §3133-B in the first line (page 1, line 17 in 
amendment) by ~triking out the following: "Employer" and inserting the following: 
'Commitment to employer' 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in §3133-B in the first line (page 1, line 17 in 
amendment) by inserting after the following: "for" the following: 'certain' 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in §3133-B in subsection 1 in paragraph Bin the 
2nd line (page 1, line 24 in amendment) by striking out the following: "representing or" 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in §3133-B by striking out all of subsection 2 (page 
1, lines 30 to 34 and page 2, lines 1 to 4 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
'2. Responsible agency to require employer and employee harmony agreement as 
condition of lease. The commission, or any department, agency or instrumentality of the 
State responsible for granting the lease of state land for the use or construction of a facility 
to be used in the development or operation of a clean energy development project, including 
any facility owned or operated by the Maine Port Authority, shall require as a condition of 
the lease that the lessee agree to enter into an employer and employee harmony agreement 
with any labor organization seeking to represent the lessee's employees at the clean energy 
development project site.' 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in §3133-B in subsection 3 in the 2nd line (page 2, 
line 6 in amendment) by inserting after the following: "binds" the following: 'the facility 
owner or operator and' 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in §3133-B in subsection 3 in the last line (page 2, 
line 8 in amendment) by inserting after the following: "basis. 
the following: 'The 
Department of Labor, through routine technical rulemaking in accordance with Title 5, 
chapter 375, subchapter 2-A, shall define "temporary basis" forpm:poses of this subsection.' 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in §3133-B in subsection 4 in the last line (page 2, 
line 13 in amendment) by inserting after the following: "safe." the following: 'For purposes 
of this subsection, "maintenance" includes routine repairs, inspections and proactive 
management and upkeep of the physical assets and infrastructure of a fully constructed 
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SENATE AMENDMENT" ft "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 180, L.D. 373 { 5-(o~'b) 
facility or maritime operation but does not include facility upgrades requiring services from 
a 3rd party.' 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in §3133-B by inserting after subsection 4 the 
following: 
'5. On-site manufacturing. All manufacturing that takes place at a site covered by 
this section must be used primarily for the purpose of supplying the clean energy 
development project with goods and materials necessary for the operation of the project.' 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in §3133-B by renumbering the subsections to read 
consecutively. 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment specifies that the harmony agreement is binding on the facility owner 
or operator, as well as employers, employees and contractors and subcontractors, as 
specified in Committee Amendment "A". The amendment requires the Department of 
Labor to establish a definition of "temporary basis" for purposes of excepting employees 
of contractors and subcontractors from the harmony agreement. The amendment provides 
a definition of "maintenance" for purposes of the harmony agreement and excepts services 
that are upgrades performed by a 3rd party. The amendment requires any manufacturing 
done on a site covered by a harmony agreement to be for the purpose of supplying a clean 
energy development project with goods and materials for the operation of the project. 
SPONSORED BY: -....,,,,.._&::-r,;,-··~· 
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(Senator TIPPING, M.) 
COUNTY: Penobscot 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/11/24 feac:.. 
LD373 
LR 2274(04) 
An Act to Improve Labor Conditions for Maine Workers 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment ''p;.' to Committee Amendment "A" ( S·\o9'D 
Sponsor: Sen. Tipping of Penobscot 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Department of Labor associated with the rule-making process can be absorbed within existing 
budgeted resources. 
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