CHAPTER 124
S.P. 516 - L.D. 1498
Resolve, To Establish the Committee To Study the Establishment of a Memorial for Emergency Medical Services Personnel and To Set Aside Space for That Memorial
Sec. 1. Committee established. Resolved: That the Committee to Study the Establishment of a Memorial for Emergency Medical Services Personnel, referred to in this resolve as "the committee," is established; and be it further
Sec. 2. Committee membership. Resolved: That the committee consists of 9 members appointed as follows:
1. One member of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate;
2. Two members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House;
3. Three Maine emergency medical services licensed personnel of different license levels appointed by the President of the Senate;
4. One representative of the Maine Emergency Medical Services Memorial Fundraising Project appointed by the Speaker of the House;
5. One representative of the State House and Capitol Park Commission appointed by the chair of that commission; and
6. One representative of the Capitol Planning Commission appointed by the chair of that commission; and be it further
Sec. 3. Chair. Resolved: That the Senate member of the committee is the chair of the committee; and be it further
Sec. 4. Appointments; convening of committee. 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 Secretariat of the Capitol Planning Commission once all appointments have been completed. Within 15 days after appointment of all members, the chair shall call and convene the first meeting of the committee; and be it further
Sec. 5. Duties. Resolved: That the committee shall study issues and make recommendations regarding the establishment of a memorial to honor emergency medical services personnel who have fallen in the line of duty and others who have made significant contributions to the development of the statewide Maine emergency medical services system, including, but not limited to:
1. Where within the areas described in section 11 of this resolve, the memorial should be located;
2. What should be inscribed on the memorial;
3. The design of the memorial; and
4. The cost of establishing and maintaining the memorial and the process of fund-raising to ensure that no state funds will be required; and be it further
Sec. 6. Staff assistance. Resolved: That the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services shall provide necessary staffing services to the committee; and be it further
Sec. 7. Meetings. Resolved: That the committee may hold up to 4 meetings, one of which must be a public hearing; and be it further
Sec. 8. Compensation. Resolved: That the legislative members of the committee are entitled to receive the legislative per diem, as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 3, section 2, and reimbursement for travel and other necessary expenses related to their attendance at authorized meetings of the committee. Other members of the committee not otherwise compensated by their employers or other entities that they represent are entitled to receive reimbursement of necessary expenses and, upon a demonstration of financial hardship, a per diem equal to the legislative per diem for their attendance at authorized meetings of the committee; and be it further
Sec. 9. Funding. Resolved: That the committee shall seek outside funds to fully fund all costs of the committee. If sufficient outside funding has not been received by November 15, 2005 to fully fund all costs of the committee, no meetings are authorized and no expenses of any kind may be incurred or reimbursed. Contributions to support the work of the committee may not be accepted from any party having a pecuniary or other vested interest in the outcome of the matters being studied. The Department of Administrative and Financial Services shall establish an account to receive donations and other funds raised for the memorial. All funds accepted must be forwarded to the department along with an accounting record that includes the amount of funds, date the funds were received, from whom the funds were received and the purpose and any limitation on the use of the funds. The Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services shall administer any funds received. The Department of Administrative and Financial Services must transfer $1,260 to the Legislature at the beginning of the fiscal year for the payment of per diem and expenses of the Legislators; and be it further
Sec. 10. Consultation; reports. Resolved: That, no later than January 2, 2006, the committee shall submit its initial report for review by the Capitol Planning Commission. A final report must be submitted to the Capitol Planning Commission by March 1, 2006. Upon submission of its required reports, the committee terminates; and be it further
Sec. 11. Coordination with Capitol Planning Commission. Resolved: That, no later than January 15, 2006, the Capitol Planning Commission shall submit its initial report to the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government identifying where, within the Capitol Planning District boundaries, it intends to establish a memorial park. The initial report must also include criteria for the types of memorials permitted, the method for submission and the approval of a memorial and the criteria for material, design and scale of proposed memorials. The final report to the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government is due on March 15, 2006. If a suitable location for the emergency medical services memorial cannot be located within the memorial park, then the memorial may be located adjacent to the existing police and firefighters memorials; and be it further
Sec. 12. Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: That the following appropriations and allocations are made.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Buildings and Grounds Operations 0080
Initiative: Provides funds for the expenses of members of the Committee to Study the Establishment of a Memorial for Emergency Medical Services Personnel.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE
FUNDS 2005-06 2006-07
All Other $2,000 $0
__________ __________
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE
FUNDS TOTAL $2,000 $0
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2005-06 2006-07
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE
FUNDS $2,000 $0
__________ __________
DEPARTMENT TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS $2,000 $0
LEGISLATURE
Miscellaneous Studies 0444
Initiative: Provides funds for the per diem and expenses of 2 legislative members of the committee.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE
FUNDS 2005-06 2006-07
All Other $1,260 $0
__________ __________
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE
FUNDS TOTAL $1,260 $0
LEGISLATURE
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2005-06 2006-07
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE
FUNDS $1,260 $0
__________ __________
DEPARTMENT TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS $1,260 $0
SECTION TOTALS 2005-06 2006-07
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE
FUNDS $3,260 $0
__________ __________
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $3,260 $0
Effective September 17, 2005.
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