An Act to Implement
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1640
Committee Amendment CA_A_S347 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" fr "to S.P. 648, L.D. 1640, "An Act to Implement 
the Recommendations of the Gagetown Harmful Chemical Study Commission and to 
Reestablish the Gagetown Harmful Chemical Study Commission" 
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 5 in the first line (page 3, line 39 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: 
11shall
and inserting the following: 'may' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 5 in the last 3 lines (page 3, lines 41 to 43 in 
L.D,) by striking out the following: "The study commission shall provide medical testing 
to individuals identified through information received pursuant to this subsection related to 
the effects of exposure to ha1-mful chemicals for purposes of completing the study." 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the following: 
'Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations a1·e made. 
DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT 
OF 
Veterans Services 0110 
Initiative: Prnvides one-time funding for consulting costs to create the Base Gagetown 
Training Registry, which will collect and maintain data related to milita1y service and 
health conditions from individuals who rep01t this data and trained at the Canadian milita1y 
support base in Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada. The fund does not lapse but must be 
carried forward to be used for the purpose for which the fund was appropriated. 
GENERAL FUND 
2025-26 
All Other 
$250,000 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$250,000 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2026-27 
$0 
$0 
s 
IS 
COMMI1TEE AMENDMENT" A "to S.P. 648, L.D. 1640 Cf· 3 '-I ·7 \ 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Pait Jetter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides that the Gagetown Harmful Chemical Study Commission 
reestablished in the bill may, rather than must, request information it determines necessaty 
to complete the study of the effects of exposure to harmful chemicals on individuals who 
trained at the Canadian military suppo1t base in Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada as a 
member of the United States Armed Forces, as a member of the reserve component of the 
United States Armed Forces or as a member of the National Guard of any state from the 
United States Depaitment of Defense and other federal agencies. The amendment removes 
the provision in the bill directing the study commission to provide medical testing to 
identify effects of exposure to harmful chemicals to individuals identified through that 
infor~ation. The amendment also adds an appropl'iations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/06/2S L-Rl-
LD 1640 
LR 350(02) 
An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Gagetown Harmful Chemical Study Commission 
and to Reestablish the Gagetown Harmful Chemical Study Commission 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment"/( (f-1'-!7) 
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Legislative Cost/Study 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Legislative Cost/Study 
FY 2025-26 
$250,000 
$250,000 
FY 2026-27 
$0 
$0 
Projections. 
FY 2027-28 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2028-29 
$0 
$0 
The general operating expenses of this study are projected to be $3,050 in fiscal year 2025-26. The Legislature's 
proposed budget for the 2026-2027 biennium includes $22,196 in each of fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27 for the 
costs of legislative studies, as well as $8,265 in projected balances from fiscal year 2024-25 and $33,073 of balances 
carried over from prior years for this purpose. Whether these amounts are sufficient to fund all studies will depend on 
the number of studies authorized by the Legislative Coimcil and the Legislature. The additional costs of providing 
staffing assistance to the study dming the interim can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted staff resources. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation to the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency 
Management of $2501000 in fiscal year 2025-26 for consulting costs to create the Base Gagetown Training Registry, 
whichwill collect and maintain data related to military service and health conditions from individuals who report this 
data and trained at the Canadian militaiy support base in Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada. These funds shall not 
lapse but will remain in the account to be used for the purpose for which they were appropriated. 
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