SP0763
LD 1969
First Special Session - 123rd Legislature - Text: MS-Word, RTF or PDF LR 3362
Item 2
Bill Tracking Chamber Status

Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:

Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-D, sub-§1,  as enacted by PL 1987, c. 786, §5, is amended to read:

1.   
Maine Land Use Regulation Commission Legislative Per Diem $100 per day plus expenses. Notwithstanding any limitation on noonday meal expenses in section 12002, subsection 2, for each day in attendance at a commission meeting or hearing, each member is entitled to a meal allowance not to exceed the legislative meal allowance for each session day as provided for in Title 3, section 2. 12 MRSA §683

Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §12004-D, sub-§2,  as amended by PL 1989, c. 503, Pt. A, §8 and c. 890, Pt. A, §§3 and 40, is further amended to read:

2.   
Board of Environmental Protection Legislative Per Diem $100 per day plus expenses. Notwithstanding any limitation on noonday meal expenses in section 12002, subsection 2, for each day in attendance at a board meeting or hearing, each member is entitled to a meal allowance not to exceed the legislative meal allowance for each session day as provided for in Title 3, section 2. 38 MRSA §341-A

Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF

Land Use Regulation Commission 0236

Initiative: Provides funds for additional per diem and meal allowance expenses.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2007-08 2008-09
Personal Services
$0 $27,860
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $0 $27,860

CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2007-08 2008-09
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
$0 $27,860
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $0 $27,860

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF

Board of Environmental Protection Fund 0025

Initiative: Provides funds for additional per diem and meal allowance expenses.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2007-08 2008-09
Personal Services
$0 $19,800
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $0 $19,800

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2007-08 2008-09
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
$0 $19,800
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $0 $19,800

SECTION TOTALS 2007-08 2008-09
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
$0 $47,660
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SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $0 $47,660

summary

This amendment is the majority report. The amendment retains from the bill the increase in per diem fees for members of the Board of Environmental Protection and the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission. It also specifies that members are entitled to expenses and it authorizes a meal allowance not to exceed the legislative meal allowance.

FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)


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