Resolve, to Honot·
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1648
Committee Amendment CA_A_S202 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A ,, to S.P. 656, L.D. 1648, "Resolve, to Honot· 
Margaret Chase Smith and Joshua Chamberlain in the National Statuary Hall'' 
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, to Honol' Margaret Chase Smith and Joshua Chamberlain in the National 
Statuary Hall Collection' 
Amend the resolve in section 1 in the last line (page 1, line 14 in L.D.) by inse1ii11g 
after the following: "House." the following: 'The commissions shall accept private gifts, 
grants and donations from individuals and organizations to fund the costs ofreplacing the 
statues of Hannibal Hamlin and William King in the National Statuat'Y Hall Collection with 
the statues of Margaret Chase Smith and Joshua Chamberlain and to transport and display 
those statues within public view within the State House or, if feasible, on the grounds of 
the State House.' 
Amend the resolve by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. 
Appropriations and allocations, Resolved: That the following 
appropt·iations and allocations are made, 
MUSEUM, MAINE STATE 
National Statuary Hall - Statue Replacement N544 
Initiative: Provides ongoing base allocations to authorize the expenditure of fonds in the 
event that money is received from private or public sources. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2025-26 
.$500 
$500 
2026-27 
$500 
$500 
Amend the resolve by relettel'ing or renumbering any nonconsecutive Pati letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMl'ITEE AMENDMENT"~ "to S.P. 656, L.D. 1648 ( $-~ 
SUMMARY 
1 
This amen_dment provides that the Maine Atis Commission, the Maine State Museum 
Commission and the Maine Historic Preservation Commission must accept private gifts, 
grants and donations from individuals and organizations to fund the costs of replacing the 
statues of Hannibal Hamlin and William King in the National Statua1y Hall Collection and 
• to transport and display those statues in public view within the State House or on the 
grounds of the State House. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached} 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/21/25 LRl-
LD 1648 
LR 1703(02) 
Resolve, to Honor Margaret Chase Smith and Joshua Chamberlain in the National Statuary Hall 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 11A11(3, )6~ 
Committee: Education ancl Cultural Affairs 
K 
Approprintions/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2025-26 
$500 
FY2026-27 
$500 
Projections . 
FY 2027.;28 
$500 
Projections 
FY 2028-29 
$500 
If approved by the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library, the Maine Arts Commission, the Maine State Library 
and the Maine Historic Preservation Commission estimate the cost to create the new statues of Joshua Chamberlain 
and Margaret Chase Smith, place them in the National Stcltuary Hall and transport and place the existing statues of 
Hannibal Hamlin and William King within public view or on the 1:,11·01.mds of the State House to be approximately 
$800,000. This bill includes Other Special Revenue Funds base allocations of $500 per year beginning in fiscal year 
2025-26 to a newly created National Statuary Hall - Statue Replacement program account within the Maine State 
M\1seum to authorize the expenditure of any monies received from private or public sources tb fund the cost of the 
statue replacement. 
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