HP0850, LD 1144, item 2, 125th Maine State Legislature , Amendment C "A", Filing Number H-472, Sponsored by

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Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 1 and 2.
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 4 to 13.
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 15 and 16.
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 18, 20, 22, 25, 27, 28, 30, 32, 33 and 36.
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 38 to 40 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 38. 5 MRSA §12006, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2009, c. 369, Pt. A, §11, is further amended to read:
 
2. Legislative repeal of inactive boards.   The Secretary of State shall submit suggested legislation to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state government matters on or before January 30th in the ~~first~~second regular session of each biennium to repeal those boards that have not reported on their activities to the Secretary of State under this section or section 12005-A ~~during either~~for both of the prior 2 calendar years or have been inactive during the preceding 24 months. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state government matters may submit legislation to the ~~first~~second regular session of each biennium to repeal those boards.’
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 42, 44 and 45.
Amend the bill by inserting after section 46 the following:
‘Sec. 47. 12 MRSA §6078-A, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 247, §19, is amended to read:
 
3. Expenditures; purpose.   The commissioner may make expenditures from the fund to develop effective and cost-efficient water quality licensing and monitoring criteria, analyze and evaluate monitoring data and process lease applications. The commissioner shall expend the fund amounts in proportion to the amounts of revenue from finfish sources and shellfish sources. ~~In developing a program of expenditures, the commissioner shall consult with the Aquaculture Advisory Council established under Title 5, section 12004-I, subsection 57-C.~~ The commissioner may contract for services privately or under memoranda of agreement with other state agencies.’
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 48 to 50.
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 51 and 52 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 51. 20-A MRSA c. 7, as amended, is repealed.
Sec. 52. 20-A MRSA c. 117, sub-c. 5, as amended, is repealed.
Sec. 53. 20-A MRSA §7802, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 899, §4, is repealed.
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 54 to 57 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 54. 20-A MRSA §7804, as amended PL 2009, c. 147, §§6 and 7, is repealed.
Sec. 55. 22 MRSA §255-A, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 318, §2, is repealed.
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 58.
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 60 and 61 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 60. 23 MRSA §1906, sub-§1, as repealed and replaced by PL 1981, c. 318, §1, is amended to read:
 
1. Erection and maintenance.   The commissioner~~, with the advice of the Travel Information Advisory Council,~~ shall designate locations for and erect official business directional signs licensed under this chapter. The official business directional signs ~~shall~~must be furnished and preserved by the applicant ~~thereafter~~after the erection of the official business directional signs and ~~shall~~must conform to ~~regulations~~rules issued by the commissioner ~~with the advice of the Travel Information Advisory Council~~. Such ~~regulations shall~~rules must be consistent with section 1910.
Sec. 61. 23 MRSA §1909, as repealed and replaced by PL 1981, c. 318, §1, is amended to read:
§ 1909.Eligibility for official business directional signs
Lawful businesses and points of interest and cultural, historic, recreational, educational and religious facilities are eligible for official business directional signs, subject to this chapter and to rules ~~promulgated~~adopted by the commissioner ~~with the advice of the Travel Information Advisory Council,~~ and to any federal law, rule or regulation affecting the allocation of federal highway funds or other funds to or for the benefit of the State or any agency or subdivision ~~thereof~~of the State or any agency.
Sec. 62. 23 MRSA §1910, as amended by PL 1981, c. 576, §4, is further amended to read:
§ 1910.Types and arrangements of signs
Subject to this chapter, the commissioner~~, with the advice of the Travel Information Advisory Council,~~ shall regulate the size, shape, color, lighting, manner of display and lettering of official business directional signs. A symbol may be specified for each type of eligible service of facility for inclusion upon official business directional signs.
Sec. 63. 23 MRSA §1912-B, last ¶, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 416, §1, is amended to read:
The commissioner~~, with the advice of the Travel Information Advisory Council,~~ shall adopt rules to implement this section. Those rules may not be adopted until March 15, 1996. The commissioner shall report to the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation in January 1996 on the development of those rules.
Sec. 64. 23 MRSA §1925, as amended by PL 1985, c. 785, Pt. B, §104, is further amended to read:
§ 1925.Administration of chapter
The commissioner shall administer this chapter ~~with the advice of the Travel Information Advisory Council~~. The commissioner may employ, subject to the Civil Service Law, clerical and other assistants required for the administration of this chapter. The commissioner may delegate to personnel of the Department of Transportation the authority to administer this chapter. The commissioner may ~~promulgate~~adopt rules to administer the various provisions of this chapter that are consistent with the provisions ~~thereof~~of this chapter. The commissioner may execute contracts and other agreements to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 63 to 66.
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 68 and 69 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 68. 37-B MRSA c. 8-A, as amended, is repealed.
Sec. 69. Transition. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 12006, the Secretary of State shall submit suggested legislation to the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government on or before January 30, 2012 to repeal those boards that have not reported on their activities for 2011 to the Secretary of State under Title 5, section 12005-A or 12006 but may not include those boards that report inactivity. The joint standing committee may submit legislation to the Second Regular Session of the 125th Legislature to repeal those boards.’
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment removes the following boards and commissions from the bill, which repeals inactive boards and commissions:
1. Acquired Brain Injury Advisory Council;
2. Advisory Board for the Licensing of Taxidermists;
3. Advisory Board of the Maine Learning Technology Fund;
4. Advisory Committee on Fair Competition with Private Enterprise;
5. Advisory Committee on School Psychological Service Providers;
6. Board of Trustees of the Maine School of Science and Mathematics;
7. Driver Education and Evaluation Programs Appeals Board;
8. Interagency Review Panel;
9. Judicial Compensation Commission;
10. Lobster Advisory Council;
11. Maine Biomedical Research Board;
12. Maine Drug Enforcement Agency Advisory Board;
13. Maine Fuel Board;
14. Maine Quality of Place Council;
15. Maine Vaccine Board;
16. Board of Directors of the Mixed Martial Arts Authority of Maine;
17. New England Board of Higher Education;
18. Prison Industries Advisory Council;
19. Probate and Trust Law Advisory Commission;
20. Seed Potato Board; and
21. State Employee Health Commission.
It also removes the Railroad Crossing Information Council from the bill because it has already been repealed in Public Law 2011, chapter 79. The amendment also corrects cross-references for boards and commissions that are being repealed in the bill. The amendment changes the year that the Secretary of State is required to submit suggested legislation to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state government matters to on or before January 30th in the second regular session of the biennium instead of in the first regular session. Suggested legislation for the Second Regular Session of the 125th Legislature may only include boards that did not file an annual report of activities for 2011 and will not include boards that have reported inactivity for that one year.

HP0850, Filing Number H-472, LR 2089, item 2,First Regular Session - 125th Maine Legislature, page