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Amend the bill in Part A by striking out all of sections 5, 9, 10, 12 to 16, 23, 24, 33, 34, 36, 37, 41 to 48, 58 to 66, 68, 77 and 81.
Amend the bill in Part B by striking out all of section 4.
Amend the bill in Part C by striking out all of sections 12 and 13.
Amend the bill by inserting after Part C the following:
PART D
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Sec. D-1. 10 MRSA §9721, sub-§1-A, as amended by PL 2013, c. 120, §13, is further amended to read:
 
1-A. Building code.   "Building code" means any part or portion of any edition of a code that regulates the construction of a building, including codes published by the International Code Council or Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc. or the International Existing Building Code adopted pursuant to Title 10,former section 9702, but does not include the fire and life safety codes in Title 25, section 2452.
Sec. D-2. 10 MRSA §9724, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. A, §8, is further amended to read:
 
2. Prior statewide codes and standards.   Effective December 1, 2010, the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code adopted pursuant to this chapter replaces, and is intended to be the successor to, the Model Energy Code established in Title 35-A, former section 121 and the Maine model radon standard for new residential construction set forth in Title 25, former section 2466.
Sec. D-3. 22 MRSA §2423-A, sub-§2, ¶J, as amended by PL 2013, c. 498, §1, is further amended to read:
 
J. Use a pesticide in the cultivation of marijuana if the pesticide is used consistent with federal labeling requirements, is registered with the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Board of Pesticides Control pursuant to Title 7, section 607 and is used consistent with best management practices for pest management approved by the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. A registered primary caregiver may not in the cultivation of marijuana use a pesticide unless the registered primary caregiver or the registered primary caregiver's employee is certified in the application of the pesticide pursuant to section 1471-D and any employee who has direct contact with treated plants has completed safety training pursuant to 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 170.130. An employee of the registered primary caregiver who is not certified pursuant to section 1471-D and who is involved in the application of the pesticide or handling of the pesticide or equipment must first complete safety training described in 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 170.230.; and
Sec. D-4. 22 MRSA §3763, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. PP, §3, is further amended to read:
 
1. Family contract.   During the TANF orientation process, a representative of the department and the TANF recipient shall enter into a family contract. The family contract must state the responsibilities of the parties to the agreement including, but not limited to, cooperation in child support enforcement and determination of paternity, the requirements of the ASPIRE-TANF program and referral to parenting activities and health care services. Except as provided in section 3762, subsection 4, refusal to sign the family contract or to abide by the provisions of the contract, except for referral to parenting activities and health care services, will result in termination of benefits under sectionsubsection 1-A. Failure to comply with referrals to parenting activities or health care services without good cause will result in a review and evaluation of the reason for noncompliance by the representative of the department and may result in sanctions. Written copies of the family contract and a notice of the right to a fair hearing must be given to the individual. The family contract must be amended in accordance with section 3788 when a participant enters the ASPIRE-TANF program and when participation review occurs.
 
Benefits that have been terminated under this subsection 1-A must be restored once the adult recipient signs a new family contract under subsection 1 and complies with theits provisions of the family contract.
Sec. D-5. 24-A MRSA §2211, sub-§1, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 677, §3 and affected by §5, is amended to read:
 
A. In the case of recorded personal information contained within a consumer report, provide the consumer with the name and address of the consumer reporting agency that furnished the report and notify the consumer of the rights under Title 10, section 131715 United States Code, Section 1681i governing the correction of inaccurate personal information contained in a consumer report; or
Sec. D-6. 24-A MRSA §2212, sub-§1, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 677, §3 and affected by §5, is amended to read:
 
A. Comply with Title 10, section 1320, subsection 1-Bthe federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 United States Code, Section 1681m if the decision is based in whole or in part on any information contained in a consumer report;
PART E
Sec. E-1. 3 MRSA §959, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 2013, c. 505, §1, is further amended to read:
 
C. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over business, research and economic development matters shall use the following list as a guideline for scheduling reviews:
 
(1) Maine Development Foundation in 2021;
 
(5) Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, in conjunction with the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over banking and insurance and financial services matters, in 20212015;
 
(19) Department of Economic and Community Development in 2021;
 
(23) Maine State Housing Authority in 2015;
 
(32) Finance Authority of Maine in 2017;
 
(36) Board of Dental Examiners in 2019;
 
(37) Board of Osteopathic Licensure in 2019;
 
(38) Board of Licensure in Medicine in 2019;
 
(41) State Board of Nursing in 2019;
 
(42) State Board of Optometry in 2019; and
 
(45) State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers in 2019.
Sec. E-2. Effective date. That section of this Part that amends the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 3, section 959, subsection 1, paragraph C takes effect 90 days after the adjournment of the Second Regular Session of the 126th Legislature.
Sec. E-3. 5 MRSA §18407, sub-§7, ¶E, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 391, §8, is amended to read:
 
E. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the amount of annual retirement benefit otherwise payable under this Part may not be less than the retirementretired member received on the effective date of retirement or on July 1, 1977, whichever amount is greater.
Sec. E-4. 5 MRSA §18451-A, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 391, §10, is amended to read:
 
2. Members after June 30, 2014.  After June 30, 2014, qualificationQualification for a service retirement benefit for a member who was notis first covered under chapter 427 after June 30, 2014 is governed as follows.
 
A. A member who is in service when reaching 65 years of age, or is in service after reaching 65 years of age, qualifies for a service retirement benefit if the member:
 
(1) Retires upon or after reaching 65 years of age and has been in service for a minimum of one year immediately before retirement; andor
 
(2) Has at least 5 years of creditable service, which, for the purposes of determining completion of the 5-year requirement, may include creditable service as a member of the Legislative Retirement Program.
 
B. A member who is not in service when reaching 65 years of age qualifies for a service retirement benefit if the member:
 
(1) Retires upon or after reaching 65 years of age; and
 
(2) Has at least 5 years of creditable service, which, for the purposes of determining completion of the 5-year requirement, may include creditable service as a member of the Legislative Retirement Program.
 
C. A member, whether or not in service at retirement, who has completed 25 or more years of creditable service qualifies for a service retirement benefit if the member retires at any time after completing 25 years of service, which may include, for the purpose of meeting eligibility requirements, creditable service as a member of the Legislative Retirement Program.
Sec. E-5. 12 MRSA §6302-A, sub-§3, ¶E, as amended by PL 2013, c. 8, §1 and repealed and replaced by c. 9, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
 
E.  The Penobscot Nation may not issue to members of the nation commercial licenses for the taking of elvers in any calendar year that exceed the following limits:
 
(1) Eight licenses that allow the taking of elvers with 2 pieces of gear, consisting of an elver fyke net and a dip net, or 2 fyke nets; and
 
(2) Forty licenses that allow the taking of elvers with one piece of gear only, consisting of either an elver fyke net or a dip net.
 
The commissioner shall by rule allow the Penobscot Nation to issue additional commercial licenses to members of the nation for the taking of elvers if the commissioner and the Penobscot Nation determine that elver resources are sufficient to permit the issuance of new licenses;
Sec. E-6.  12 MRSA §13104, sub-§16  is enacted to read:
 
16.  Reciprocity.     The commissioner may allow a nonresident to operate in this State a snowmobile that is not registered in this State during one 3-consecutive-day period, 2 days of which are weekend days, annually if:
 
A.  The nonresident's snowmobile has a valid registration from another state; and
 
B.  The nonresident's state of residency allows a snowmobile registered in Maine to be operated in that state for a period of time of at least 3 consecutive days without being registered in that state.
 
This subsection may not be construed to authorize the operation of a snowmobile in a manner contrary to this chapter except as provided in this subsection.
Sec. E-7. Effective date. That section of this Part that enacts the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 13104, subsection 16 applies retroactively to October 1, 2013.
Sec. E-8.  16 MRSA §53-A, sub-§1, ¶¶C and D  are enacted to read:
 
C.  "Confidential criminal history record information" has the same meaning as in section 703, subsection 2.
 
D.  "Criminal justice agency" has the same meaning as in section 703, subsection 4.
Sec. E-9.  16 MRSA §53-A, sub-§3  is enacted to read:
 
3.  Confidential criminal history record information.     A Maine criminal justice agency, whether directly or through any intermediary, may disseminate confidential criminal history record information to a sexual assault counselor for the purpose of planning for the safety of a victim of sexual assault. A sexual assault counselor who receives confidential criminal history record information pursuant to this subsection shall use it solely for the purpose authorized by this subsection and may not further disseminate the information.
Sec. E-10. 16 MRSA §53-B, sub-§1-A, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 478, §6, is amended to read:
 
1-A. Confidential criminal history record information.   A Maine criminal justice agency, whether directly or through any intermediary, may disseminate confidential criminal history record information to an advocate for the purpose of planning for the safety of a victim of domestic violence or a victim of sexual assault. An advocate who receives confidential criminal history record information pursuant to this subsection shall use it solely for the purpose authorized by this subsection and may not further disseminate the information.
Sec. E-11. 36 MRSA §1811, first ¶, as amended by PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. M, §2 and Pt. N, §2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
A tax is imposed on the value of all tangible personal property, products transferred electronically and taxable services sold at retail in this State. The rate of tax is 7% on the value of liquor sold in licensed establishments as defined in Title 28-A, section 2, subsection 15, in accordance with Title 28-A, chapter 43; 7% on the value of rental of living quarters in any hotel, rooming house or tourist or trailer camp; 10% on the value of rental for a period of less than one year of an automobile, of a pickup truck or van with a gross vehicle weight of less than 26,000 pounds rented from a person primarily engaged in the business of renting automobiles or of a loaner vehicle that is provided other than to a motor vehicle dealer's service customers pursuant to a manufacturer’s or dealer’s warranty; 7% on the value of prepared food; and 5% on the value of all other tangible personal property and taxable services and products transferred electronically. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, from October 1, 2013 to June 30, 2015, the rate of tax is 8% on the value of rental of living quarters in any hotel, rooming house or tourist or trailer camp; 8% on the value of prepared food; 8% on the value of liquor sold in licensed establishments as defined in Title 28-A, section 2, subsection 15, in accordance with Title 28-A, chapter 43; and 5.5% on the value of all other tangible personal property and taxable services and products transferred electronically. Value is measured by the sale price, except as otherwise provided. The value of rental for a period of less than one year of an automobile or of a pickup truck or van with a gross vehicle weight of less than 26,000 pounds rented from a person primarily engaged in the business of renting automobiles is the total rental charged to the lessee and includes, but is not limited to, maintenance and service contracts, drop-off or pick-up fees, airport surcharges, mileage fees and any separately itemized charges on the rental agreement to recover the owner’s estimated costs of the charges imposed by government authority for title fees, inspection fees, local excise tax and agent fees on all vehicles in its rental fleet registered in the State. All fees must be disclosed when an estimated quote is provided to the lessee.’
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
PART A
Sections 5, 36 and 37 are deleted because the sections amended include cross-references to repealed sections of law. Deleting these sections from the bill gives the Department of Health and Human Services an opportunity to determine if the terms used should cross-reference existing definitions or be defined where the terms are used.
Sections 9 and 10 are deleted from Part A but included in amended form in Part D to correct references.
Sections 12 to 15 are deleted because they address the organization of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry in ways that conflict with other provisions of existing law.
Section 16 is deleted but included in amended form in Part D.
Sections 23 and 24 are deleted because the conflicts are addressed in Public Law 2013, chapter 538.
Section 33 is deleted because the conflict is addressed in Public Law 2013, chapter 497.
Section 34 is deleted because the conflict is addressed in Public Law 2013, chapter 457.
Section 41 is deleted but included in amended form in Part D.
Sections 42 to 47, concerning poultry production and slaughter, are deleted because the corrections of the conflicts need additional review.
Section 48 is deleted but included in amended form in Part D.
Sections 58 to 65 are deleted because the conflicts are addressed in Public Law 2013, chapter 476.
Section 66 is deleted because the conflict is addressed in Public Law 2013, chapter 531.
Section 68 is deleted because the conflict is addressed in Public Law 2013, chapter 496.
Section 77 is deleted because the proposed cross-reference change, concerning municipal property tax abatement procedures, is not correct.
Section 81 is deleted because the same section is repealed and replaced in L.D. 1751.
PART B
Section 4 is deleted because the correction is addressed in Public Law 2013, chapter 476.
PART C
Sections 12 and 13 are deleted but included in amended form in Part D.
PART D
Part D consists of sections deleted from the bill because amendments to the text are necessary.
Section 1 amends the text included as Part A, section 9 in the bill to delete the unnecessary reference to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10.
Section 2 amends the text included as Part A, section 10 in the bill to clarify that the cross-reference is to a former section of law.
Section 3 amends the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 2423-A, subsection 2, paragraph J, as amended by Public Law 2013, chapter 498, to correct a conflict that was addressed in Part A, section 41 but not addressed in chapter 498.
Section 4 corrects cross-references and wording concerning family contracts and the termination and reinstatement of TANF benefits.
Section 5 amends text included as Part C, section 12 to correct the punctuation and update a cross-reference to federal law.
Section 6 amends text included as Part C, section 13 to update a cross-reference to federal law.
PART E
Part E contains corrections not included in the bill. Some of the corrections may be considered substantive.
Section 1 amends the scheduling of reviews under the State Government Evaluation Act to make the reviews of the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation be conducted by 2 different joint standing committees of the Legislature in 2015. It also updates the description of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over insurance and financial services matters. Public Law 2013, chapter 505 enacted different years for review. Section 2 makes the changes in section 1 take effect at the same time as chapter 505 will take effect, which is 90 days after the adjournment of the Second Regular Session of the 126th Legislature. Sections 1 and 2 make a substantive change that is supported by the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government.
Section 3 corrects a clerical error in Public Law 2013, chapter 391 by deleting the word "retirement" and inserting the word "retired" to maintain consistency with other retirement statutes. This is a technical change.
Section 4 corrects the wording to clearly state that the different scenarios under which a member qualifies for a service retirement benefit apply when the member is first covered under the participating local district consolidated plan under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 427 after June 30, 2014. This is a technical change.
Section 5 amends the language proposed in the bill as Part A, section 16 pertaining to the issuance of elver licenses by the Penobscot Nation. Public Law 2013, chapter 604 provided for 8 licenses to authorize the use of 2 pieces of gear, specifically an elver fyke net and a dip net. Section 5 codifies the current practice of allowing the holders of the 8 licenses to use 2 fyke nets. This is a substantive change supported by the Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources.
Section 6 corrects an error that occurred when an existing sunset repealed the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 13104, subsection 15 on October 1, 2013, before Public Law 2013, chapter 386, enacted during the First Regular Session of the 126th Legislature, which repealed the sunset provision regarding weekend snowmobile registration reciprocity, took effect on October 9, 2013. The purpose of this amendment is to restore, in accordance with the intent of the Legislature, the reciprocal agreement between Maine and other states regarding a snowmobile weekend registration and to make that provision permanent as intended in chapter 386. Section 7 makes section 6 take effect retroactively to the date the sunset took effect. Sections 6 and 7 make a substantive change that is supported by the Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
Sections 8 and 9 correct inadvertent omissions in the Committee Amendment of the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety to L.D. 1656, An Act to Increase Safety for Victims of Domestic Violence, which is now Public Law 2013, chapter 478. L.D. 1656 allowed law enforcement agencies to share confidential criminal history record information with family violence advocates for the sole purpose of planning for the safety of a victim of domestic violence. The committee amended the bill to also authorize the sharing of that information with sexual assault counselors for the sole purpose of planning for the safety of a victim of sexual assault. Sections 8 and 9 enact the language that was inadvertently omitted. Section 10 deletes from the family violence advocates' statute the unnecessary reference to sexual assault victims. These changes are substantive changes, supported by the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
Section 11 corrects a conflict in the sales tax laws when Part M and Part N of Public Law 2013, chapter 368 amended the same section without reference to each other. Part M increased the general sales tax temporarily. Part N clarified that the general sales tax applies to products transferred electronically. Section 11 corrects the conflict and expressly clarifies that the general sales tax applies to products transferred electronically. This is a technical change.