LEGISLATIVE RECORD – HOUSE APPENDIX

The following communications were received in the Office of the Clerk for inclusion into the Journal and Record of the 123rd Legislature.

COMMUNICATIONS

The Following Communication: (H.C. 547)

December 2, 2008

Clerk of the House

2 State House Station

Augusta, ME 04333-0002

Dear Clerk MacFarland:

Pursuant to my authority, I have appointed the following members to serve on boards, committees, commissions and councils:

Right to Know Advisory Committee, Title 1, §411

Eric Conrad of Winthrop

Long-term Care Oversight Committee, Title 22, §5107-J

Dr. Susan Linet of Freeport

Maine Emergency Response Commission, Title 37-B, §792

John Cannon of Portland

Oil Spill Advisory Committee, Title 38, §551-A

James McCleave of Old Town

Timothy W. Kipp of Scarborough

Commission to Review the Short-term and Long-term Costs in the Maine Public Employees Retirement System, Public Law 2007, Chapter 539

John Kimball of Norway

Mental Health Homicide, Suicide, and Aggravated Assault Review Board, Public Law 2007, Chapter 609

Jeffrey Blake of Portland

David A. Moltz of Portland

Carol Lynn Kabacoff of South Portland

Maine Council on Poverty and Economic Security, Public Law 2007, Chapter 641

Representative Anne C. Perry of Calais

Representative Patricia B. Sutherland of Chapman

Representative Gary A. Connor of Kennebunk

Representative James J. Campbell, Sr. of Newfield

Representative Donna W. Finley of Skowhegan

Committee to Study the Protection of Farms and Farmland, Public Law 2007, Chapter 649

Representative Wendy Pieh of Bremen (House Chair)

Representative Benjamin Marriner Pratt of Eddington

Representative Donald G. Marean of Hollis

Representative Stacey Allen Fitts of Pittsfield

Galen Larrabee of Thorndike

Russell Libby of Unity

Tim Hobbs of Presque Isle

Maine Children’s Growth Council, Public Law 2007, Chapter 683

Representative Sean Faircloth of Bangor

Representative Meredith N. Strang Burgess of Cumberland

Jan Clarkin of Augusta

Terri Petnov of Portland

Council on Financial Literacy, Resolves 2007, Chapter 126

Representative Pamela Jabar Trinward of Waterville

Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Long-term Home-based and Community-based Care, Resolves 2007, Chapter 209

Representative Margaret M. Craven of Lewiston (House Chair)

Representative Janet T. Mills of Farmington

Representative H. Sawin Millett, Jr. of Waterford

Representative James J. Campbell, Sr. of Newfield

Dr. Susan Linet of Freeport

Sincerely,

S/Glenn Cummings

Speaker of the House

RECEIVED by the Clerk of the House and PLACED ON FILE.

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The Following Communication: (S.C. 892)

MAINE SENATE

123RD LEGISLATURE

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

August 20, 2008

Honorable Glenn Cummings

Speaker of the House

2 State House Station

Augusta, ME 04333-0002

Dear Speaker Cummings:

In accordance with 3 M.R.S.A. §158 and Joint Rule 506 of the 123rd Maine Legislature, please be advised that the Senate today confirmed the following nomination:

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, the nomination of Thomas Qualey of Sherman for reappointment to the Board of Pesticides Control.

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, the nomination of Daniel J. Simonds of Rangeley for reappointment to the Board of Pesticides Control.

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, the nomination of Charles T. Ravis of Winthrop for appointment to the Board of Pesticides Control.

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs, the nomination of Ryan Low of Winthrop for appointment as Commissioner of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services.

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development, the nomination of Francis E. Bemis of Presque Isle for appointment to the Loring Development Authority of Maine.

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development, the nomination of Kathryn J. Rand of Hallowell for reappointment to the Loring Development Authority of Maine.

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development, the nomination of John Moncure of Harpswell for reappointment to the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority.

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, the nomination of Timothy J. King of Ellsworth for appointment to the State Board of Corrections.

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, the nomination of Neale A. Duffett of Portland for appointment to the State Board of Corrections.

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, the nomination of George M. Jabar II of Waterville for appointment to the State Board of Corrections.

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, the nomination of Scott L. Story of Monroe for appointment to the State Board of Corrections.

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, the nomination of Irving B. Faunce of Wilton for appointment to the State Board of Corrections.

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, the nomination of Thomas M. Brown of Bangor for appointment to the State Board of Corrections.

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the nomination of Honorable Ronald E. Usher of Buxton for reappointment to the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Advisory Council.

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the nomination of Richard C. Thurston of Scarborough for appointment to the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Advisory Council.

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Insurance and Financial Services, the nomination of Anne L. Head of Yarmouth for appointment as the Commissioner of the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation.

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Insurance and Financial Services, the nomination of Marianne Ringel of Gardiner for appointment to the Dirigo Health Board.

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Insurance and Financial Services, the nomination of Sara B. Gagne-Holmes of Augusta for appointment to the Dirigo Health Board.

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Insurance and Financial Services, the nomination of Honorable Joseph Bruno of Raymond for appointment to the Dirigo Health Board.

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Judiciary, the nomination of Honorable Roland Beaudoin of Westbrook for reappointment as a District Court Judge.

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Labor, the nomination of Barbara L. Raimondi of Auburn for appointment to the Maine Labor Relations Board.

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Labor, the nomination of Sandra S. Carraher of Cape Elizabeth for appointment to the Maine Labor Relations Board.

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Labor, the nomination of Patrick V. O'Malley of Portland for reappointment to the Maine Unemployment Insurance Commission.

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Legal and Veterans Affairs, the nomination of Walter F. McKee of Hallowell for appointment to the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices.

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Legal and Veterans Affairs, the nomination of Honorable Edward M. Youngblood of Bangor for reappointment to the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices.

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Utilities and Energy, the nomination of Honorable John A. Cashman of Brewer for appointment to the Public Utilities Commission.

Sincerely,

S/Joy J. O'Brien

Secretary of the Senate

RECEIVED by the Clerk of the House and PLACED ON FILE.

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