An Act to Establish the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1776
House Amendment HA_A_H587 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "/\ » to H.P, 1187, L,D. 1776, "An Act to Establish the
Interdisciplinary Advisory Board for the State House Complex"
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following;
'Resolve, to Study the Feasibility of Establishing Environmental JVIanagement System
Protocols to Address Occupational Health and Safety Within the State House
Complex'
Amend the bill by strikmg out everything after the title and inserting the following;
'See. 1. Environmental Management System Protocols Working Group.
Resolved: That the Environmental Management System Protocols Working Group,
referred to in this resolve as "the workmg group," is established to study the feasibility of
establishing environmental management system protocols to address the occupational
health and safety of Legislators, legislative and executive branch staff and the public within
the State House complex,
Sec. 2. Working group membership. Resolved: That, notwithstanding Joint
Rule 353, the working group membership is as follows;
1. Four members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate, including 2
members from each of the 2 parties holding the largest number of seats in the Legislature;
2. Four members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the
House, including 2 members from each of the 2 parties holding the largest number of seats
in the Legislature;
3. A member representing an association of executive branch and other public
employees, appointed by the President of the Senate;
4, A member representing a state indoor air quality organization, appointed by the
President of the Senate;
5, A member representing an international society of heating, refi'igerating and air-
conditioning professionals who is a mechanical engmeer, appointed by the President of the
Senate;
6, A member representing occupational health and safety professionals, appointed by
6 the President of the Senate;
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7, A member representing a registered lobby with knowledge or expertise in public
health, appointed by the Speaker of the House;
8. A member representing the Board of Occupational Safety and Health, as established
by Title 5, section 12004-G, subsection 24, appointed by the Speaker of the House;
9, A member who is an architect with historic architectural experience who is
associated with a national professional organization for licensed architects and other
construction industry professionals, appointed by the Speaker of the House;
10, A member representing a historic preservation organization in the State, appointed
by the Speaker of the House; and
11. The Director of the Bureau of General Services within the Department of
Administrative and Financial Services or the director's designee.
Sec. 3. Chairs. Resolved: That the Director of the Bureau of General Services
within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services or the director's designee
and the member representmg the Board of Occupational Safety and Health, as established
by Title 5, section 12004-G, subsection 24, serve as cochairs of the working group.
Sec. 4. Appointments; convening of working group. Resolved: That all
appointments must be made no later than 30 days following the effective date of this
resolve. The appointing authorities shall notify the Executive Director of the Legislative
Council once all appointments have been completed. After appointment of all members,
the chairs shall call and convene the first meeting of the working group. If 30 days or more
after the effective date of this resolve a majority of but not all appointments have been
made, the chairs may request authority and the Legislative Council may grant authority for
the working group to meet and conduct its business.
Sec. 5. Compensation. Resolved: That, notwithstanding Joint Rule 3 53, members
of the working group may not be compensated for their work on the working group, but
legislative members may receive the legislative per diem,
Sec. 6. Duties. Resolved: That the working group shall study the feasibility of
establishing environmental management system protocols for identifying and assessing
environmental health concerns related the occupational health and safety of Legislators,
legislative and executive branch staff and the public within the State House complex. The
envu'onmental management system protocols may include, but are not limited to, a
framework for identifying and assessing environmental health concerns, implementing
environmental improvement action, infomiing budget decisions related to the
implementing of suggestions made by the working group and monitoring and evaluating
activities directed toward achieving goals identified by the working group. For purposes
of this resolve, "environmental management system" means a system described m "ISO
14001, Environmental management systems" published by the International Organization
for Standardization,
Sec. 7. Staff assistance. Resolved: That the Department of Labor shall provide
necessary staffing services to the working group,
Sec. 8. Report. Resolved: That, no later than December 3,2025, the working group
shall submit a report that includes its fmdings and recommendations, including suggested
legislation, to the State House facilities committee, The State House facilities committee
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may submit legislation based on the findings and recommendations in the report to the
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment changes the bill to a resolve. It establishes the Environmental
Management System Protocols Working Group to study the feasibility of establishing
environmental management system protocols to address the occupational health and safety
of Legislators, legislative and executive branch staff and the public within the State House
complex, The working group is required to submit a report that includes its findings and
recommendations to the State House facilities committee, which is authorized to submit
legislation related to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature,
SPONSORED BY:
(Representative MONTELL, K.)
TOWN: Gardiner
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
HOUSE AMENDMENT
Approved: 06/09/25
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LD 1776 LR 2217(03)
An Act to Establish the Interdisciplinary Advisory Board for the State House Complex
Fiscal Note for House Amendment '^f' to Original Bill [ Ff"^
Sponsor: Rep. JVIontell of Gardiner
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Legislative Cost/Study
Projections Projections
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 FY 2028-29
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund . ($96,387) ($131,992) ($136,941) ($142,083)
Appropriations/AIIocations
General Fund ($96,387) ($131,992) ($136,941) ($142,083)
Legislative Cost/Study
The general operating expenses of this study are projected to be $5,850 in fiscal year 2025-26. The Legislature's
proposed budget for the 2026-2027 biemiium 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 Council and the Legislatire.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Replacing the ongoing Interdisciplinary Advisoiy Board for the State House Complex with a one-time Environmental
M.anagement System Protocol working group will eliminate-the ongoing General Fund appropriations in the bill of
$96,387 in fiscal year 2025-26 and $131,992 in fiscal year 2026-27 due to the Department of Labor no longer needing
one half-time Labor Program Specialist position and one half-time Statistician II position to provide staffing and other
support to the board. Additional costs to the Department of Labor to staff the working group without affecting other
programs and services can not be determined at this time.
Any additional costs to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to serve on the working group are
expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.
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