An Act to Amend Certain Laws Governing the Wabanaki Nations
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0785
Committee Amendment CA_C_S696 (Senate)
Amends: 3 MRSA §1, 3 MRSA §2, 36 MRSA §1760

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "C » to S.P. 344, L,D. 785, "Au Act to Enact the
Remaining Recommendations of the Task Force on Changes to the Maine Indian Claims
Settlement Implementing Act"
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
'An Act to Amend Certain Laws Governing the Wabanaki Nations'
Amend the bilt by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the
following:
"PART A
Sec. A-l. 3 MRSA §1,2nd % as amended by PL 2009, c. 636, Pt. A, § 1, is further
amended to read:
The Tribal Clerk of the Penobscot Indian Nation shall, on or before the day preceding
the meeting of the Legislature, furnish to the Clerk of the preceding House of
Representatives a certification, under the seal of the Nation, of the name and residence of
the Representative-elect of the Penobscot Indian Nation to the Legislature. The Tribal
Clerk of the Passamaquoddy Tribe of the reservation from which the Representative-elect
of that tribe has been chosen shall, on or before the day preceding the meeting of the
Legislature, furnish the Clerk of the preceding House of Representatives a certification of
the name and residence of the Representative-elect of the Passamaquoddy Tribe to the
Legislature, Beginning with the 126th Legislature, the Tribal Clerk of the Houlton Band
ofMaliseet Indians shall, on or before the day preceding the meeting of the Legislature,
furnish to the Clerk of the preceding House of Representatives a certification of the name
and residence of the Representative-elect of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians to the
Legislature, Beginning with the 133rd Legislature, the Tribal Clerk of the Mi'kmaq Nation
shall, on or before the day orecedina the meetina of the Lesislature. farnish to the_Clerkof
the orecedine House of Representatives a certification, under the seal of the Nation, of the
name and residence of the Representative-elect of the Mi'kmaq Nation to the Leeislature.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
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)P COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "(^ " to S.P. 344, L.D. 785
Sec. A"2. 3 MRSA §2,9th ^, as amended by PL 2023, c. 2, §4, is further amended
to read:
The member of the Penobscot Indian Nation, the member of the Passamaquoddy Indian
Tribe and, beginning with tha Second Regular Sossion of the 125th Legislature, the member
of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians and. beainnine with the First Reeular Session of
the 133rd Legislature, the member of the Mi'kmaq Nation elected to represent their tribes
at the Legislature are entitled to receive a salary equal to the salary of members of the
Senate and the House of Representatives, including a cost-of-living adjustment, for each
regular session and an allowance for constituent service and allowances for travel-related
expenses, which are housing, meals, mileage and tolls, to the same extent as members of
the House of Representatives for attendance at each legislative session or authorized
committee meeting. For the duration of any special session of the Legislature, they are
entitled to receive the same per diem payment and allowances, including travel-related
expenses, which are housing, meals, mileage and tolls, as any member of the Senate and
House of Representatives.
See. A-3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
LEGISLATURE
Legislature 0081
Initiative; Provides ongoing funding for the costs of an additional Legislator.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
Personal Services $0 $43,611
All Other $0 $60,376
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $103,987
Legislature 0081
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for the costs of adding a new Legislator.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $0 $80,047
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $80,047
LEGISLATURE
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2025-26 2026-27
3536 GENERAL FUND SO $184»034
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS $0 $184,034
PART B
Sec. B-l. 36 MRSA §1760» sub-§113, as amended by PL 2025, c. 271, Ft, B, §2
and affected by §5, is farther amended to read:
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
^ COMMITOB AMENDMENT 'P " to S,P. 344, L,D. 785 C<c>"^^
113. Tribal members. Sales of new manufactured housine for installation on tribal
land and sales to a tribal member that are sales sourced to tribal land, except that, if the
property or service is used by the purchaser, including any lessee, primarily outside of tribal
land, the purchaser is liable for use tax based on the original sale price, unless otherwise
exempt under this Part.
For purposes of this subsection:
A, "Primarily" means more than 50% of that period of time that begins on the date on
which the property or service is first placed in service by the purchaser and ends one
year fi"om that date or at the time that the property or service is sold, scrapped,
destroyed or otherwise permanently removed from service, whichever occurs first; and
B. "Sales sourced to tribal land" means sales sourced pursuant to section 1819 to a
location on tribal land. In addition, sales of motor vehicles other than those that aro
being leased for n-period of leao than ene-year to a tribal member are aulea sourced to
tribal land if tho vehicle is intended to be driven or transported -to tribal land
immediately upon rcooipt-efthe vehiolo, as well as:
(1) Sales of motor vehicles other than those that are being leased for a period of
less than one year to a tribal member, if Ac vehicle is intended to be driven or
transported to tribal land immediately upon receipt of the vehicle: and
(2) Sales of new manufactured housinp to a tribaL member, if the new
manufactured housing is intended to be installed on tribal land imtnediatelvuOQn
receipt or delivery: and
C. "Sales of new manufactured housina for installation on tribal land" means saleslo
a construction contractor or subcontractor of new manufactured housina that is
intended to be physically incorporated in. and become a oermanentoart of real urooertx
located on. tribal land for sale to a tribal member or to the Passamaauoddv Tribe. the
Penobscot Nation, the Houlton Band of Mtaliseet Indians or the Mi'kmaa Nation.
See. B"2. Application. This Part applies to sales occurring on or after January 1,
2027.'
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is a minority report of the committee, replaces the bill and
changes the title, The amendment amends several provisions of state law affecting the
Passamaquoddy Tribe, the Penobscot Nation, the Haulton Band of Maliseet Indians and
the Mi'kmaq Nation, referred to in this summary as "the Wabanaki Nations."
Part A of the amendment provides that, beginning with the First Regular Session of the
133rd Legislature, the Mi'kmaq Nation may, like the other Wabaaaki Nations, elect a
representative to the House of Representatives of the Maine Legislature. The
representative of the Mi'kmaq Nation has, to the same extent as other members of the
Legislature, the right to receive a salary for each regular session of the Legislature, an
allowance for constituent services, allowances for travel-related expenses and per diem
payments for the duration of any special session of the Legislature.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "(^" to S.P. 344, L.D. 785 (<S>" ^ct L<^
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^0" Part B of the amendment clarifies that the sale of new manufactured housing to an
^ enrolled member of one of the Wabanaki Nations is exempt from Maine sales tax if the
new manufachired housing is intended to be installed on Indian territory or trust land. It
also newly exempts from Maine sales tax the sale of new manufactured housing to a
construction contractor or subcontractor if the new manufactured housing is intended to be
physically incorporated in, and become a permanent part of real property located on, Indian
territory or trust land for sale to one of the Wabanaki Nations or to an enrolled member of
one of the Wabanaki Nations.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 04/09/26 t-KL
LD 785 LR 235(03)
An Act to Enact the Remaining Recommendations of the Task Force on Changes to the Maine Indian
Claims Settlement Implementing Act
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "/<•"
Committee: Judiciary
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Projections Projections
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 FY 2028-29
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $0 $184,984 $90,635 $99,283
Appropria tioas/Alloca tions
General Fund $0 $184,034 $88,735 $97,383
Revenue
General Fund $0 ($950) ($1,900) ($1,900)
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 ($50) ($100) ($100)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The bill provides an ongoing appropriation of $103,987 in fiscal year 2026-27 to the Legislahire for the costs of an
additional Legislative member representing the Mi'kmaq Nation. The bill also provides an appropriation of $80,047 in
fiscal year 2026-27 for the one-time cost of adding an additional member including chamber renovations, systems
modifications and programming changes.
This bill would result in a revenue decrease to the General Fund of $950 in fiscal year 2026-27, $1,900 in fiscal year
2027-28 and $1,900 in fiscal year 2028-29 from changes to state tax law affecting the Wabanaki Nations, resulting in
a loss in sales tax revenue. The bill would also result in a revenue decrease to the Local Government Fund.
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