An Act to Address
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1268
Committee Amendment CA_A_H539 (House)
Amends: 23 MRSA §4408

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "U » to H,P. 843, L.D, 1268, "An Act to Address
Employee Recruitment and Retention Issues Within the Maine State Ferry Service by
Providing a Yearly Stipend"
Amend the bill by strikmg out everything after the enactmg clause and inserting the
following;
'See. 1. 23 MRSA §4408 is enacted to read:
§4408. Stipend^
Beeinnine January 1. 2027. the Department of Transportation shall provide ^n annual
reliability performance stipend of $3,000 to all full-time state employees of the Maine State
Perry Service. The employee must receive the stipend as a lump-sum^ oayment by
December 1st of each year the employee qualifies for the stipend, For the purposes of this
section, "reliability performance stipend" means a stipend paid to a full-time state emulovee
of the Maine State Ferry Service when the Mame State_FerrvJslervice a^ of
schedule reliability for all scheduled Maine State Ferry Service operations from November
1st to October 31st, The stipend is not affected by scheduledjoperatjons^ canceled due to
weather, Tolls under section 4404 may not be increased to cover the cost of stipends under
this section.
Sec. 2. Transfer from the Highway Fund unallocated surplus; Department
of Transportation, MultimodaI-Island Ferry Service. Notwithstanding any
provision of law to the contrary, on or before December 1, 2027, and every December 1st
thereafter, the State Controller shall transfer $450,000 from the unallocated surplus of the
Highway Fund to the Department of Transportation, Multimodal-Island Ferry Service
program, enterprise account for providing annual stipends to qualified employees of the
Maine State Ferry Service.'
3 Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/4 " to H.P. 843, L.D. 1268
^S 1 SUMMARY
This amendment, which replaces the bill and is the minority report of the committee,
requires the Department of Transportation to provide an annual reliability performance
stipend of $3,000 to all qualifying full-time state employees of the Maine State Ferry
Service. A qualifying employee must receive the stipend as a lump sum by December 1st
of each year.
FISCAL NOTE REQIHRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 06/02/25 t-Kt-
LD 1268 LR 2073(02)
An Act to Address Employee Recruitment and Retention Issues Within the Maine State Ferry Service
by Providing a Yearly Stipend
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment'}
Committee: Transportation
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Net Cost (Savings)
Highway Fund
^ppropriationsA^IIocations
Island Ferry Services Fund
Transfers
Highway Fund
Island Ferry Services Fund
Fiscal Note
Projections Projections
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 FY 2028-29
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0 $450,000 $450,000
$0 $450,000 $450,000
$0 ($450,000) ($450,000)
$0 $450,000 $450,000
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The Department of Transportation will require Island Feny Services Fund allocations of $449,980 beginning in fiscal
year 2027-28 for annual stipends to qualified employees of the Mame State Ferry Service, The Department will also
require annual transfers of approximately $450,000 beginning in fiscal year 2027-28 from the unallocated balance of
the Highway Fund to the Island Ferry Services Fund to cover the cost of the stipends.
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