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Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 2 Commission membership. Resolved: That the commission consists of 22 members as follows:
1. Two members 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. One member of the public, appointed by the Governor;
4. The Governor, or the Governor's designee;
5. The President of the Senate, or the President's designee;
6. The Speaker of the House, or the Speaker's designee;
7. The Secretary of State, or the Secretary of State's designee;
8. The State Historian, or the State Historian's designee;
9. The Chancellor of the University of Maine System, or the chancellor's designee;
10. The President of the Maine Community College System, or the president's designee;
11. A representative of a statewide business advocacy organization, appointed by the President of the Senate;
12. A representative of a statewide organization to promote tourism of the State, appointed by the President of the Senate;
13. One member representing prekindergarten to adult education and one member representing private postsecondary education, appointed by the President of the Senate;
14. A representative of a statewide museum organization that promotes the State’s historical and natural heritage, appointed by the Speaker of the House;
15. A representative of a statewide humanities organization that uses humanities as a tool for positive change in the State’s communities, appointed by the Speaker of the House;
16. A representative of a statewide organization that promotes arts and culture in the State, appointed by the Speaker of the House;
17. A representative of a statewide organization that promotes the heritage and history of the State, appointed by the Speaker of the House;
18. A representative of a statewide organization that promotes and enhances the value of state libraries, appointed by the Speaker of the House; and
19. A representative of a statewide organization that promotes historical preservation, appointed by the Speaker of the House; and be it further’
Amend the resolve in section 3 in the 4th line (page 2, line 6 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "Other appointed" and inserting the following: 'Other'
Amend the resolve in section 6 in the first line (page 2, line 23 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "Legislative Council" and inserting the following: 'Maine State Cultural Affairs Council'
Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 7 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 7 Meetings. Resolved: That the commission may hold up to 5 meetings a year, one of which must be a public hearing. The chair may request authority and the Legislative Council may grant authority for additional meetings; and be it further’
Amend the resolve in section 8 in the first and 2nd lines (page 2, lines 28 and 29 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "December 15th of each year until December 31, 2020" and inserting the following: 'December 6, 2017, November 7, 2018, December 4, 2019 and November 4, 2020'
Amend the resolve in section 8 in the last line (page 2, line 31 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "state and local government matters" and inserting the following: 'education and cultural affairs'
Amend the resolve in section 9 in the 3rd and 4th lines (page 2, lines 34 and 35 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "Funding received must be expended and accounted for in the same manner as funds appropriated to the commission by the Legislature."
Amend the resolve in section 9 in the last line (page 2, line 37 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "website." and inserting the following: 'website; and be it further'
Amend the resolve by inserting at the end before the summary the following:
‘Sec. 10 Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: That the following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
CULTURAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL, MAINE STATE
 
State of Maine Bicentennial Celebration N257
 
Initiative: Provides one-time funds for staff support and other expenses during the 4-year planning of the State of Maine bicentennial celebration. Funds appropriated for this purpose do not lapse but must be carried forward into the next fiscal year to be used only to support the expenses of planning the bicentennial celebration.

GENERAL FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
All Other	$75,000	$0	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$75,000	$0	

State of Maine Bicentennial Celebration N257
 
Initiative: Provides an ongoing allocation for outside funds received for the State of Maine bicentennial celebration to be used by the Maine Bicentennial Commission.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2017-18	2018-19	
All Other	$500	$500	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$500	$500	

CULTURAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL, MAINE STATE			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2017-18	2018-19	
			
GENERAL FUND	$75,000	$0	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$500	$500	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$75,500	$500	
 
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SUMMARY
This amendment changes the membership of the Maine Bicentennial Commission. It provides that the Maine State Cultural Affairs Council, instead of the Legislative Council, will provide staff to the commission and allows the chair of the commission to request authority from the Legislative Council to have additional meetings. It changes the deadline for the progress report from December 15th of each year to the following: December 6, 2017, November 7, 2018, December 4, 2019 and November 4, 2020. The amendment provides that the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education and cultural affairs will receive the progress reports instead of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state and local government matters. The amendment also includes an appropriation of $75,000 from the General Fund and an ongoing allocation of $500 from Other Special Revenue Funds.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)