An Act to Support Mame Loggers' and Truckers' Right to Work m Mame by Improvmg Labor Standards
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1874
Senate Amendment SA_A_S341 (Senate)
Amends: 12 MRSA §8867-G

SENATE AMENDMENT" A-" to SP 758, L D 1874, "An Act to Support Mame 
Loggers' and Truckers' Right to Work m Mame by Improvmg Labor Standards" 
Amend the bill by strikmg out the title and subst1tutmg the followmg 
'An Act to Support Mame Forest Workers' Right to Work m Maine by Improvmg 
Labor Standards' 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out everythmg after the enactmg clause and msertmg the 
followmg 
'Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §8867-G 1s enacted to read 
§8867-G. Forest certification programs 
1. Regmrements for state land The Department of Agriculture, Conservat10n and 
Forestzy may obtam or mamtam cert1ficat10n from a forest cert1ficat10n program for state 
land only 1f the program, m order to obtam cert1ficat10n under the program 
A Contams performance-based md1cators described m subsection 2 that protect forest 
workers, mcludmg loggmg and truckmg contractors, that can be assessed and verified 
by a recogmzed certifymg entity, and 
B Does not reqmre payment to a trade association that 1s registered with the 
Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices 
2. Performance-based md1cators. 
Performance-based md1cators regmred by 
subsection 1 mclude the followmg labor practices 
A No use of child labor, 
B No use of forced labor, 
C No discrimmat1on, 
D Freedom of association and collective bargammg, 
E Promot10n of gender equality, 
F Implementation of legal occupat10nal health and safety practices, 
G Payment of fair wages that meet or exceed the mmtmum wage, 
H Adequate and effective trammg, and 
SENA TE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE AMENDMENT" A,:• to SP 758, L D 1874 { S• '31./J) 
I Grievance resolution and compensation for damages ' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill The amendment provides that the Department of 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry may obtain certification from a forest certificat10n 
program for state land only 1f the program contains certain performance-based indicators 
that protect forest workers and the program does not reqmre payment to a trade associat10n 
that 1s registered with the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices 
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SPONSORED BY:-----------------------
(President JAC~s,T. 
COUNTY· Aroostook 
FISCALNOTI RIQIJIUD 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
Revised 06/15/23 ~ae 
LD 1874 
LR 2319(04) 
An Act to Support Maine Loggers' and Truckers' Right to Work in Maine by Improving Labor 
Standards 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment '.'A to Original Bill {5-?fl 7' 
Sponsor: Pres. Jackson of Aroostook 
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Fiscal Note Reqmred: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Contmgent future biennium revenue decrease - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
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This amendment changes the ongmal bill's ieqmrement for labor standards for loggmg and truckmg to a requirement 
for certam perfonnance-based mdicators and adds a prohibit10n on payments to trade associat10ns that are registered 
as lobbyists with the Commiss10n on Governmental Ethics and Elect10n Practices as a condition of certificat10n 
If the two maJor certification programs are m compliance or can get m compliance with these cntena, there will be no 
impact on timber sale revenue by the Department of Agriculture, Conservat10n and F01estry If both programs cannot 
meet the cntena, there could be a substantial reduct10n m timber sales revenue from the State's loss of certtficat10n 
While loss of one certification may occm, it is unlikely that both certtficat10ns will be lost Thei ef01 e, the potential 
loss of revenue 1s not anticipated to be sigmficant 
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