An Act to Facilitate the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0383
Committee Amendment CA_A_S170 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/T" to S,P. 149, L,D. 383,
Consolidation of the Department of Environmental Protection
Planning Commission into a Single Combined Entity"
Amend the bill by inserting after section 22 the following:
s "An Act to Facilitate the
and the Maine Land Use
'See. 23. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF
Adnnmish'ation - Environmental Protection 0251
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for one Umited-period Environmental Specialist III
position and one limited-period Senior Planner position and associated position costs.
GENERAL FUND
Personal Services
All Other
GENERAL FUND TOTAL
Administration - Environmental Protection 0251
2025-26
$216,779
$15,000
$231,779
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for contracted services costs.
GENERAL FUND
All Other
GENERAL FUND TOTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION,
DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS
2025-26
$250,000
$250,000
2025-26
2026-27
$233,487
$15,000
$248.487
2026-27
$0
$0
2026-27
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMlTrBEAMENDMBNT"^ " to S,P, 149, L.D. 383 ( S-'//^
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HOS, l GENERAL FUND $481,779 $248,487
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $481,779 $248,487
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, adds an appropriations
and allocations section.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 05/20/25 t-Rt-
LD 383 LR 604(02)
An Act to Facilitate the Consolidation of the Department of Environmental Protection and the Maine
Land Use Planning Commission into a Single Combined Entity
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment /|^"/
Committee; Environment and Natural Resources
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Potential future biennium cost increase - General Fund
Potential fuhn-e biennium cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds
Projections Projections
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 FY 2028-29
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $481,779 $248,487 $0 ' $0
Approprintions/AIIocations
General Fund $481,779 $248,487 $0 $0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill transfers statutory references for the Maine Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC) from the Department of
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Because the bill
maintains all existing positions, funding, and operations, this reorganization has no net fiscal impact.
The bill also directs the DEP to submit a report by January 1,2026, with recommendations for the potential fiihu'e
consolidation ofLUPC and DEP into a new entity, the Maine Envu'onniental and Land Use Commission, While
implementation costs cannot be estimated until the report is complete, the scope of the proposed consolidation and
associated struchiral changes suggest that those costs are likely to be significant.
The bill includes one-time General Fund appropriations of $250,000 to the DEP in fiscal year 2025-26 for contracted
legal services, one-time General Fund appropriations of $231,779 in fiscal year 20250-26 and $248,487 in fiscal year
2026-27 for two limited-period positions to coordinate the agency transition and prepare the required report.
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