An Act To Make Additional Allocations From the Highway Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and To Change Certain Provisions of State Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30,2003
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1379
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: USHER, HATCH, McKENNEY

Legislative Document 
No. 1379 
H.P.1014 
House of Representatives, March 18,2003 
An Act To Make Additional Allocations From the Highway Fund 
and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and To 
Change Certain Provisions of State Law Necessary to the Proper 
Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Year Ending June 
30,2003 
(EMERGENCY) 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative USHER of Westbrook. (GOVERNOR'S BILL) 
Cosponsored by Senator HATCH of Somerset and 
Representative: McKENNEY of Cumberland, Senator: SA V AGE of Knox. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted 
as emergencies; and 
Whereas, the 90-day period may not terminate until after the 
beginning of the next fiscal year; and 
Whereas, certain obligations and expenses 
operation of state departments and institutions 
and payable prior to June 30, 2003; and 
incident to the 
will become due 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts 
create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of 
Maine 
and 
require 
the 
following 
legislation 
as 
immediately 
necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and 
safety; now, therefore, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
PART A 
Sec. A-I. Supplemental allocations. 
There are allocated from 
various funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, to the 
departments listed, the following sums. 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 16 
Traffic Safety Commercial 
Vehicle Enforcement 
0715 
Initiative: 
Transfer 
one 
Auto Mechanic position 
from 
Liquor 
Enforcement. 
Highway Fund 
Positions - Legislative Count 
Liquor Enforcement - Bureau of 
0293 
2002-03 
1.000 
Initiative: 
Transfer 
one 
Auto 
Mechanic 
position to Traffic 
Safety Commercial Vehicle Enforcement. 
General Fund 
Positions - Legislative Count 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMEHT "l."OrALS 
HIGBlfAY FORD 
DEPARTMEHT 'l'OTAL - ALL FORDS 
Page l-LR2028(1) 
2002-03 
(1.000) 
2002-03 
$0 
o 
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPAK7MEBT OF 
Administration - Motor Vehicles 
0077 
Initiative: 
This initiative funds the increased costs expected 
to be incurred for services provided by BIS on the BULL mainframe 
during 
the 
months 
of 
May 
and 
June, 
2003, 
and will 
allow 
operations to continue at current levels until the migration to 
the Bureau's new computer system is complete. 
Highway Fund 
All Other 
Total 
Administration - Motor Vehicles 
0077 
2002-03 
$286,636 
286,636 
Initiative: 
This 
initiative 
funds 
contractual 
services 
for 
needed functionality in the bureau's new computer system that was 
not included in the original request for proposal. 
Current 
services will be maintained, and in some cases enhanced, as a 
direct result of the functionality derived from this initiative. 
Highway Fund 
All Other 
Total 
Administration - Motor Vehicles 
0077 
2002-03 
156,174 
156,174 
Initiative: 
This initiative funds 
Personal Services overtime 
that will allow current staff to test the bureau's new computer 
system while maintaining current operations. 
Highway Fund 
Personal Services 
Total 
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
HIGHWAY FUJID 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
TRANSPORTATION, DEP.AR'1'MENT OF 17 
Highway and Bridge Improvement 0406 
2002-03 
200,000 
200,000 
2002-03 
642,810 
642,810 
Initiative: 
To provide for the supplemental funding for current 
highway 
and 
bridge 
improvement 
projects 
due 
to 
project 
construction 
changes 
and/or 
increased contractor costs. 
This 
amount is the nonfederal share of the increased cost of these 
projects. This funding is. necessary in order to maintain the 
capital improvement schedule as previously established for this 
fiscal period. 
Highway Fund 
Capital Expenditures 
Total 
Highway Maintenance 0330 
2002-03 
3,892,702 
3,892,702 
Initiative: 
Provides for the deal location of Personal Services 
funding that was carried forward from fiscal year 2001-02 and is 
not necessary to fund Personal Services costs in fiscal year 
2002-03. 
Highway Fund 
Personal Services 
Total 
TRAlISPORTATI(JI, DEPAHTMEBT OF 
DEPAR"J:MEBT "l'OTALS 
HIGBlfAY FOBD 
DEPAR"DIERT "1'OTAL -
ALL FORDS 
SECTI(JI "l'OTALS 
HIGHWAY FORD 
SECTI(JI "l'OTAL -
ALL FORDS 
PARTB 
2002-03 
(3,892,702) 
(3,892,702) 
2002-03 
o 
o 
2002-03 
642,810 
$642,810 
Sec. B-1. Supplemental allocations. 
The 
following funds 
are 
allocated from the Highway Fund for the fiscal year ending June 
30, 2003, to the departments listed, in order to provide funding 
for approved reclassifications and range changes. 
2002-03 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPAR"DIElIT OF 
Administration - Public Safety 
Personal Services 
Hiqhvay Safety DPS 
Personal Services 
State Police 
Personal Services 
All Other 
TOTAL 
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY 
'l'OTAL 
TRANSPORTATION, DEPAR"DIENT OF 
Hiqhvay and Bridqe Improvement 
Personal Services 
All Other 
TOTAL 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
'l'OTAL 
SECTION 'l'OTALS 
SECTION 'l'OTAL -
ALL FUlfDS 
($15,862) 
15,862 
4,515 
(4,515) 
o 
o 
118,620 
(118,620) 
o 
o 
2002-03 
$0 
Sec. B-2. 
Allocations; Federal Expenditures Fund. 
There 
are 
allocated from the Federal Expenditures Fund for the fiscal year 
ending 
June 
30, 
2003, 
to 
the 
departments 
listed, 
the 
sums 
identified in the following, 
in order to provide funding for 
approved reclassifications and range changes. 
2002-03 
TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Hiqhvay and Bridqe Improvement 
Personal Services 
$118,620 
TRANSPORTATION, DEPAR"DIENT OF 
'l'OTAL 
118,620 
SECTICII 'l'OTALS 
SECTIOlI 'l'OTAL -
ALL l'UBDS, 
$118,620 
PARTC 
Sec. 
C-l. 
Lease-purchase 
authorization; 
Department 
of 
Administrative and Financial Services. 
Pursuant to the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 5, section 1587, the Department of Administrative 
and 
Financial 
Services 
on behalf of 
the 
Department 
of 
the 
Secretary of State may enter into financing arrangements for the 
acquisition of software and systems for a motor vehicle database 
and computer system to support the operations of the Department 
of the Secretary of State as approved in Public Law 2001, chapter 
361, section 35. 
The financing agreements may not exceed 5 years 
in duration and $6,500,000 in principal costs. The interest rate 
may not exceed 5'lo and the total interest costs may not exceed 
$977,000. 
The annual principal and interest costs must be paid 
from the appropriate line category allocations in the Department 
of the Secretary of State. 
Sec. C-2. Lease-purchase authorized for vans, buses and other 
transportation vehicles involved with public transit. Pursuant to the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1587, the Department of 
Transportation, Special Revenue Fund, is authorized to establish 
lease-purchase contracts for the procurement of vans, buses and 
other transportation vehicles. The term of the contracts may not 
be more than 8 years. 
The outstanding principal debt may not 
exceed $1,000,000. 
The interest rate may not exceed 
8'lo 
and 
outstanding debt for interest may not exceed $240,000. 
PART D 
Sec. D-l. PL 1997, c. 674, Pt. C, §§2 and 3, as amended by PL 1999, 
c. 737, Pt. E, §1, are further amended to read: 
Sec. C-2. 
Amended lease-purchase authorized for engineering 
vehicles or equipment. 
Pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 5, section 1587, the Department of Transportation, Highway 
Fund, is authorized to establish lease-purchase contracts for the 
procurement of engineering vehicles or equipment. 
The term of 
the contracts may not be more than 7 years. 
The eamala~ive-~e~al 
~FiBei~a~-valae outstanding principal debt of the lease-purchase 
contracts may not exceed $10,000,000. 
The interest rate may not 
exceed 8% and the teta± outstanding debt for interest may not 
exceed $2,400,000. 
Sec. C-3. 
Amended lease-purchase authorized for vehicles or 
equipment. 
Pursuant to 
the 
Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 
5, 
section 1587, the Department of Transportation, Motor Transport 
Service, is authorized to establish lease-purchase contracts for 
the 
procurement of vehicles or 
equipment. 
The 
term of 
the 
contracts may not be more than 7 years. 
The 
e\iHllila~j,.ve--t.eta± 
pFiHeipal-va±lie outstanding principal debt of the lease-purchase 
contracts may not exceed $12,000,000. 
The interest rate may not 
exceed 8% and tetal-iBteFest-eests outstanding debt for interest 
may not exceed $2,880,000. 
PART E 
Sec. 
E-l. 
Highway 
Fund 
Salary 
Plan; 
lapsed 
balances. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
$4,000,000 in the 
Compensation 
and 
Benefit 
Plan, 
Highway 
Fund 
account 
in 
the 
Department of Administrative and Financial Services lapses to the 
unallocated balance of the Highway Fund in fiscal year 2002-03. 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the 
preamble, this Act takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This bill does the following. 
Part A makes allocations of funds for fiscal year 2002-03. 
Part 
B 
makes 
allocations 
of 
funds 
for 
approved 
reclassifications and range changes. 
Part 
C 
authorizes 
the 
Department 
of 
Administrative 
and 
Financial Services on behalf of the Department of the Secretary 
of State to enter into financing arrangements for the acquisition 
of software and systems for a motor vehicle database and computer 
system 
to 
support 
the 
operations 
of 
the 
Department 
of 
the 
Secretary of State as approved in Public Law 2001, chapter 361, 
section 35. 
It also 
authorizes 
the 
Department 
of 
Transportation 
to 
establish lease-purchase contracts for the procurement of vans, 
buses and other transportation vehicles. 
Part D amends Public Law 1997, chapter 674, the authority 
for 
lease-purchase for engineering vehicles or equipment and· 
other vehicles and equipment for Motor Transportation Service. 
Part E lapses funds from the Highway Fund Compensation and 
Benefits Plan to the unallocated balance of the Highway Fund. 
FISCAL NOTE 
ALLOCATIONS 
2002-03 
HIGHWAY FUND 
PART A, section 1 
PART B, section 1 
HIGHWAY FUND, TOTAL 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
PART B, section 2 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND, TOTAL 
$642,810 
$0 
$642,810 
$118,620 
$118,620