An Act to Support an
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0753
Committee Amendment CA_A_S130 (Senate)
Amends: 4 MRSA §1610

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to S.P. 251, L.D. 753, "An Act to Support an
Aroostook Adult Treatment and Recovery Court" .
i Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following;
'An Act to Authorize the Use of Funds Resulting from the Issuance of Securities by
the Maine Govemmenfal Facilities Authority for the Purpose of Developing or
Improving New or Existing Court Facilities in Penobscot County'
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting cta.use and inserting the
following:
'See., 1. 4 MRSA §1610-1, as amended by PL 2023, c, 17, Pt. 0, §1, is further
amended to read:
§1610-1. Additional securiricsi judicial branch
Notwithstaitding any limitation on the amount of securities that may be issued pursuant
to section 1606, subsection 2, the authority may issue additional securities from time to
time in an aggregate amount not to exceed $95,600,000 outstanding at any one time for the
purposes of paying the costs associated with the planning, purchasing, financing, acquiring,
constructing, renovating, furnishing, equipping, improving, extending, enlarging and
consolidating new and existing facilities and projects relating to the judicial branch in the
counties of Oxford, Waldo. Penobscot and York, acquiring and improving property relating
to the judicial branch in Hancock County and 55 Lisbon Street in Lewiston, replacing and
upgrading ventilation systems in facilities relating to the judicial branch in Presque Isle,
Lewiston, Rockland, Skowhegan and West Bath, acquiring and improving property
adjacent to the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta for parking and acquiring and improving
property in Skowhegan for future expansion and planning for other court facilities,'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
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COMMI'ITEE AMENDMENT" /l" to S,P. 251, L,D, 753 f5'
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill and changes the title, The amendment authorizes the
use of securities issued for the purpose of planning, purchasing, financing, acquiring,
constructing, renovating, furnishing, equipping, improving, extending, enlarging and
consolidating new and existing facilities and projects relating to the judicial branch to
include such facilities in Penobscot County.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 05/06/25
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LD 753 LR 1118(02)
An Act to Support an Aroostook Adult Treatment and Recovery Court
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '^.'/<»-|36
Committee; Judiciary
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill expands the purposes for which bonds related to the judicial branch may be issued to now include the costs
associated with renovations of and additions to the judicial branch in Penobscot County, Although the overall cap of
judicial branch bonds outstanding at any one time remains at $95,600,000, expanding the projects eligible to be
bonded inay create additional future debt service costs to the General Fund that would not have been incurred absent
this bill. No estimate of future cost can be made until a specific bond project becomes known.
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