121st MAINE LEGISLATURE - FIRST REGULAR SESSION
LEGISLATIVE REQUESTS SORTED BY SUBJECT - UPDATED 1/15/2003

Prepared by the Office of the Revisor Of Statutes
The information in this document is current through January 15, 2003. Changes in sponsorship or title may occur.
Agriculture, Conservation and ForestryAppropriations and Financial AffairsBanking and Insurance
Business and Economic DevelopmentCriminal JusticeEducation and Cultural Affairs
Health and Human ServicesInland Fisheries and WildlifeJudiciary
LaborLegal and Veterans AffairsMarine Resources
Natural ResourcesState and Local GovernmentTaxation
TransportationUtilities and Energy

Appropriations and Financial Affairs
AFA - ADMINISTRATIVE & FINANCIAL SVC DEPT - POWERS
LR 1092 JOY An Act to Require that All Fees, Fines and Penalties be Submitted to and Accounted for By the Department of Administrative and Financial Services
AFA - BOND ISSUES - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
LR 450 BULL An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue in the Amount of $50,000,000 to Fund Civic Centers Statewide
LR 605 FAIRCLOTH An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue to Strengthen Maine's Economy through Research and Development
LR 1122 BRANNIGAN An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue in the Amount of $15,000,000 for Economic Development
LR 1539 COLWELL An Act to Authorize an $8,000,000 Bond Issue for the Preservation, Development and Revitalization of the State's Cultural Infrastructure
LR 1743 RICHARDSON J An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue in the Amount of $50,000,000 for Biomedical Research and Development of Equipment and Infrastructure To Sustain and Improve Maine's Economy
AFA - BOND ISSUES - EDUCATION
LR 498 COLWELL An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue in the Amount of $20,000,000 To Provide Maine's 7 Technical Colleges with Essential Facilities Improvements and Classroom Equipment
LR 1027 BRENNAN An Act to Promote Higher Education
LR 1142 FINCH An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue in the Amount of $5,800,000 to Adequately Fund the Applied Technology Centers
LR 1316 TREAT An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue in the Amount of $30,000,000 To Fund Healthy Schools Through the School Revolving Renovation Fund
LR 1473 MCKENNEY An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue in the Amount of $2,700,000 for Maine Maritime Academy
AFA - BOND ISSUES - ENVIRONMENT
LR 296 HALL An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue in the Amount of $15,000,000 For Capital Improvements and Major Maintenance at State Parks and Historic Sites, To Acquire Land for Coastal and Inland Waterway Access and To Capitalize a Revolving Loan Fund for Land Trusts and Municipalities
AFA - BOND ISSUES - HEALTH
LR 993 DAGGETT An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue in the Amount of $6,000,000 to Enable LifeFlight of Maine to Fully Implement a Statewide, Dedicated Air-medical Response System
AFA - BOND ISSUES - HOUSING
LR 57 BRENNAN An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue in the Amount of $10,000,000 to Promote Affordable Housing
LR 231 BLISS An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue to Enable Low- income and Moderate-income Families to Conserve Energy in Their Homes
AFA - BOND ISSUES - JUDICIARY
LR 1563 SAWYER An Act to Authorize a Bond Issue to Renovate the State's Court Facilities in Bangor
AFA - BOND ISSUES - MARINE RESOURCES
LR 859 TURNER An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue to Expand the Gulf of Maine Research Laboratory
AFA - BOND ISSUES - MUNICIPALITIES
LR 1134 GAGNON An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue to Provide Funds to Municipalities to Develop Riverfront Cultural Centers
AFA - BOND ISSUES - STATE GOVERNMENT
LR 1063 SUSLOVIC An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue in the Amount of $8.2 Million for Use in Implementing the Maine Library of Geographic Information Systems
AFA - BOND ISSUES - TRANSPORTATION
LR 647 LERMAN An Act to Promote Revitalization of Service Center Communities through Infrastructure Improvements Funded through a $50,000,000 Bond Issue
AFA - BOND ISSUES - UTILITIES
LR 1685 HALL An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Energy Conservation in State Buildings and Facilities
AFA - SPENDING - AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION, FORESTRY
LR 837 MILLS P An Act to Appropriate Emergency Funds to the Maine Milk Pool
AFA - SPENDING - BUSINESS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
LR 606 FAIRCLOTH An Act To Fund the Matching Requirement for Maine's Successful NASA EPSCoR Award
LR 1088 JOY An Act To Prohibit Expenditures To Implement Treaties Not Ratified by the United States Senate
LR 1148 MAYO An Act to Protect the Future of the U.S. Naval Air Station at Brunswick
LR 1550 DUPREY G An Act to Appropriate Funds for the Millinocket Area Growth and Investment Council
LR 1595 BROMLEY An Act to Support Entrepreneurship in the State Through the Maine Microenterprise Initiative Fund
LR 1668 DAGGETT An Act to Support the Kennebec-Chaudiere International Corridor
AFA - SPENDING - CRIMINAL JUSTICE
LR 1338 BLANCHETTE An Act To Require the State To Assume All Costs for Corrections Currently Paid by Local Taxpayers
LR 1475 CARR An Act to Provide Funding for the Maine State Police Computer Crimes Unit
AFA - SPENDING - CULTURAL SERVICES
LR 347 BLANCHETTE An Act To Support the Regional Library System
LR 1177 THOMPSON An Act to Provide Funding for the Production of Local History
AFA - SPENDING - EDUCATION
LR 34 CANAVAN An Act to Provide a 5% Increase in the State's Contribution for Insurance for Retired Teachers
LR 34 CANAVAN An Act to Provide a 5% Increase in the State's Contribution for Insurance for Retired Teachers
LR 40 HEIDRICH Resolve, to Fund Scholarships to the Seeds of Peace Camp
LR 248 LEDWIN An Act to Increase Funding for the Maine Dental Education Loan Program
LR 583 FISCHER An Act To Grant Maine's Retired Educators Parity in Health Insurance
LR 947 MARTIN An Act To Provide Funding For Construction of a Dormitory at the University of Maine at Fort Kent
LR 1030 BRENNAN An Act to Promote Student Aspirations Through Higher Education Scholarships
LR 1187 CATHCART An Act to Strengthen State Investment in the University of Maine System for Applied Research and Development
LR 1188 CATHCART An Act to Fund the Endowment Incentive Fund
LR 1229 CUMMINGS An Act To Support Maine's Educational Needs through a Public Education Partnership
LR 1562 SAWYER An Act To Appropriate Funding To Create the Challenger Learning Center of Maine
AFA - SPENDING - HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
LR 9 O'BRIEN J An Act Directing the Department of Human Services to Adjust Dental Reimbursement Rates under the Medicaid Program
LR 259 MAYO An Act to Continue Membership in the National Legislative Association on Prescription Drug Pricing
LR 887 LERMAN An Act To Appropriate Funds for Support of the Developmentally Disabled Who Have Been Physically or Sexually Abused
LR 1013 LEMOINE An Act to Provide for the Payment of Dues for the Maine Legislature's Membership in the Northeast Legislative Association on Prescription Drug Pricing
LR 1163 BLAIS An Act To Provide Training on Autistic Behaviors to Crisis Professionals
LR 1302 MARTIN An Act To Continue Necessary State Funding of Freestanding, Nonprofit Psychiatric Hospitals for Services Provided to Indigent Patients and for Other Purposes
AFA - SPENDING - JUDICIARY
LR 550 GOODWIN An Act to Provide Funding for a Superior Court Building in Washington County
LR 1764 SIMPSON An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Commission on Fatherhood Issues Related to Family Case Management Officers and Noncustodial Parent Outreach Programs
AFA - SPENDING - LABOR
LR 257 MAYO An Act to Provide Continued Funding for the Maine Airs Program
LR 1369 EDMONDS An Act to Stimulate Small Business Development and Job Creation among Women and Rural Entrepreneurs through Training and Technical Support
AFA - SPENDING - NATURAL RESOURCES
LR 439 COWGER An Act to Appropriate Funds for Special Testing at the Norridgewock Landfill
LR 439 COWGER An Act to Appropriate Funds for Special Testing at the Norridgewock Landfill
LR 1661 TWOMEY An Act to Appropriate $50,000 to Saco River Corridor
AFA - STATE FINANCES -
LR 842 MILLS P RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Provide for Protected Reserve Funds
LR 919 GOODWIN An Act to Repeal the Anthem Blue Cross Court Agreement of Disbursement of $88,000,000
LR 1466 WOODBURY An Act to Create the Maine Economic Stabilization and Endowment Fund
AFA - STATE FINANCES - BONDED DEBT
LR 860 MCKENNEY RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Increase the State Bonding Limit and Limit Alternative Methods of Bonding
AFA - STATE FINANCES - BUDGET PROCEDURES
LR 957 KAELIN RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Restrict an Increase in Growth of the State Budget to No Greater Than 75% of the Rate of Growth of Per Capita Income
LR 1093 JOY An Act to Establish a New Method of Determining the State Budget
LR 1332 BOWEN Resolve, to Limit General Fund Growth
LR 1707 MILLETT An Act to Require a Supermajority Vote of Approval for the Enactment of General Fund Budgets that Grow Faster than the Growth of the Maine Economy
AFA - STATE FINANCES - REVENUE FORECASTING
LR 230 BRUNO An Act to Amend the Membership of the Revenue Forecasting Committee
LR 230 BRUNO An Act to Amend the Membership of the Revenue Forecasting Committee
AFA - STATE FINANCES - REVENUE SHARING
LR 1765 CRESSEY An Act to Increase the Amount Transferred Through State-municipal Revenue Sharing

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