An Act to Prevent
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2122
Committee Amendment CA_A_H960 (House)
Amends: 22 MRSA §3104

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "M " to H.P. 1437, L.D. 2122, "An Act to Prevent
Negative Impacts from Federal Funding Changes to and Fund Eligibility Determinations
and Outreach for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program"
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 1 and 2 and inserting the following:
'See. 1. 22 MRSA §3104, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1979,c. 386, is amended by
enactmg at the end a new last blocked paragraph to read:
The department shall provide at least $750.000 annually, plus aoolicable federal matching
funds, to one or more communitv-based orsaaizations to provide SNAP outreach activities.
Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §3104, sub-§18 is enacted to read:
18. Error rate reduction system. The department shall operate an electronic system
to detect and correct erroneous elieibilitv determinations for the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program using advanced mathematical methods, with a goal of reducine the
error rate calculated by the United States Department of Agriculture to a level that
minimizes the State's share of the costs of SNAP benefits. The electronic system must
operate incpnformitvwith reeulations and eiTor rate standards oromuleated by the United
States Department of Agriculture.'
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 4 and inserting the following:
'See. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made,
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Office for Family Independence Z020
0 Initiative: Provides ongoing funding for fhe cost of a Public Service Coordinator to support
and manage the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program outreach activities.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
POSITIONS - LEGISLATTVE COUNT 1.000 1.000
Personal Services $38,988 $100,946
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "iV to H,P. 1437, L.D. 2122
AllOther $5,442 $5,442
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $44,430 $106,388
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2025-26 2026-27
Personal Services $38,988 $33,649
AllOther $3,085 $2,918
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $42,073 $36,567
SNAP Contingency Fund N563
Initiative; Provides one-time funding to make benefit payments to Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program recipients in the event of a loss of federal funding.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
AllOther $87,000,000 $0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $87,000,000 $0
SNAP Outreach Grant Program N564
Initiative: Provides funding for grants to community-based organizations for Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program benefits outreach services and to hire outreach coordinators.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $750,000 $750,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $750,000 $750,000
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,
DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2025-26 2026-27
GENERAL FUND $87,794,430 $856,388
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS $42,073 $36,567
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS $87,836,503 $892,955
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
5 number to read consecutively,
SUMMARY
This amendment:
1. Provides that, for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, outreach
activities, the Department of Health and Human Services must provide to community-
based organizations at least $750,000 annually, plus applicable federal matching funds;
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "./-I" to H.P. 1437, L.D,
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2122
2. Removes from the bill the requirement that the payment error reduction system be
a stand-alone database; and
3. Provides that the SNAP outreach coordmator will be a state position, rather than a
contracted position.
The amendment also replaces the appropriations and allocations section.
FISCAL NOTE REQUffiED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 03/27/26 t-Kt-
LD 2122 LR 2759(02)
An Act to Prevent Negative Impacts from Federal Funding Changes to and Fund Eligibility
Determinations and Outreach for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment / I
Committee; Health and Human Services
Fiscal Note
Projections Projections
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 FY 2028-29
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $87,794,430 $856,388 $9,110,384 $860,384
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $87,794,430 $856,388 $9,110,384 $860,384
Other Special Revenue Funds $42,073 $36,567 $37,941 $37,941
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The bill includes General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services of $87,794,430 in
fiscal year 2025-26 and $856,388 in fiscal year 2026-27 to implement the provisions within the bill,
A one-time General Fund appropriation of $8,250,000 will be required in fiscal year 2027-28 to the Department of
Health and Human Services for technology costs to implement a needed SNAP Error Rate Reduction System,
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