SP0209
LD 672
First Special Session - 123rd Maine Legislature
S "A" to C "B", Filing Number S-671, Sponsored by ROTUNDO
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LR 1226
Item 6
Bill Tracking Chamber Status

Amend the amendment by inserting after the title the following:

Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:

‘Resolve, To Study the Scientific Research Support Capability of the Maine State Museum

Amend the amendment by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and inserting the following:

Sec. 1. Maine State Museum Commission to study methods for properly maintaining natural science collections. Resolved: That the Maine State Museum Commission, as established by the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 12004-G, subsection 7-C, shall conduct a study with the assistance of representatives from departments, agencies and institutions responsible for state-owned natural science collections concerning economical methods for properly maintaining such state-owned collections in the future; and be it further

Sec. 2. Reporting date established. Resolved: That the Maine State Museum Commission shall report the results of the study conducted pursuant to section 1 to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education and cultural affairs by March 1, 2009. The joint standing committee is authorized to introduce legislation to the First Regular Session of the 124th Legislature.’

summary

This amendment strikes the bill and replaces it with a resolve that requires the Maine State Museum Commission to study economical methods for properly maintaining state-owned natural science collections in the future and to report the results of this study to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education and cultural affairs by March 1, 2009. This amendment also provides that the joint standing committee is authorized to introduce legislation to the First Regular Session of the 124th Legislature.


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