An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government and to Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary for the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005 LR 2700(12)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1828
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_D_H653 (House)

HOUSE 
AMENDMENT ":0,, to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" 
to H. P . 
1351, 
L.D. 
1828, 
Bill, 
"An 
Act 
To 
Make 
Supplemental 
Appropriations 
and Allocations for 
the Expenditures of State 
Government and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary 
for the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal 
Years Ending June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005" 
Amend the amendment by inserting after Part CC the fOllowing: 
'PARTDD 
Sec. DD·l. Transfer of funds. 
Notwithstanding 
any 
other 
provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $5,289,672 
from 
the 
Operating 
Capital 
of 
the 
General 
Fund 
to 
the 
unappropriated surplus of the General Fund no later than June 30, 
2004. 
Sec. DD·2. 
Transfer of funds. 
Notwithstanding 
the 
Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 26, section 1164 or any other provision 
of law, the State Controller is authorized to transfer $100,000 
by 
June 
30, 
2004 
and 
$122,985 
by 
June 
30, 
2005 
from 
the 
Department of Labor, Special Administrative Expense Fund to the 
unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. 
Sec. DD·3. Statewide hiring freeze. 
No vacant position funded 
in part or in whole 
by 
General 
Fund appropriations 
may 
be 
authorized to be filled without explicit approval of the Governor 
for 90 days following the effective date of this Part. 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
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HOUSE 
AMENDMENT ,,:!) .. to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H.P. 1351, 
L.D. 1828 
Sec. DD·4. Calculation and transfer. 
Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the State Budget Officer shall calculate the 
amount of savings in this Part that applies against each General 
Fund account for all departments and agencies from savings from 
the statewide hiring freeze established in section 3 of this Part 
and shall transfer the 
amounts 
by financial 
order 
upon the 
approval 
of 
the 
Governor. 
These 
transfers 
are 
considered 
adjustments to appropriations in fiscal year 2003-04. 
The State 
Budget Officer shall provide the Joint Standing Committee on 
Appropriations and Financial Affairs a report of the transferred 
amounts no later than June 30, 2004. 
Sec. DD·5. 
Appropriations and allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
Departments and Aqencies - Statewide 
0016 
The 
following 
Initiative: 
Deappropriates funds from savings associated with a 
statewide hiring freeze for fiscal year 2003-04. 
General Fund 
2003-04 
2004-05 
Personal Services 
($1,000,000) 
$0 
General Fund Total 
($1,000,000) 
$0 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2003-04 
2004-05 
GENERAL FUND 
($1,000,000) 
$0 
DEPARTMENT '.JUrAL -
ALL FUNDS 
($1,000,000) 
$0 
MARITIME ACADEMY, MAINE 
Maritime Academy - Operations 
0035 
Initiative: 
Provides funds to offset deappropriations in fiscal 
years 2003-04 and 2004-05. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
HOUSE 
2003-04 
$50,000 
$50,000 
2004-05 
$262,657 
$262,657 
AMENDMENT 
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HOUSE 
AMENDMENT :JI" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
"A" to H. P . 
1351, 
L.D. 1828 
MARITIME ACADEMY, MAINE 
DEPARTMENT "l'O'.rALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT 'l'OTAL -
ALL FDBDS 
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM, BOARD OF 
TRUSTEES OF THE MAINE 
Maine Community College System - Board 
of Trustees 
0556 
2003-04 
2004-05 
$50,000 
$262,657 
$50,000 
$262,657 
Initiative: 
Provides funds to offset deappropriations in fiscal 
years 2003-04 and 2004-05. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM, BOARD OF 
TRUSTEES OF THE MAINE 
DEPARTMENT "l'O'.rALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT 'l'OTAL -
ALL FDBDS 
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM, 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE 
2003-04 
$150,000 
$150,000 
2003-04 
$150,000 
$150,000 
Educational and General Activities -
UMS 
0031 
Initiative: 
Provides funds 
years 2003-04 and 2004-05. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Maine Patent Proqram 
0931 
Initiative: 
Provides funds 
years 2003-04 and 2004-05. 
General Fund 
All Other 
to offset 
to offset 
deappropriations 
2003-04 
$4,850,000 
$4,850,000 
deappropriations 
2003-04 
$100,000 
2004-05 
$1,100,000 
$1,100,000 
2004-05 
$1,100,000 
$1,100,000 
in 
in 
fiscal 
2004-05 
$0 
$0 
fiscal 
2004-05 
$0 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
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HOUSE 
AMENDMENT 'J)" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 
1351, 
L.D. 1828 
General Fund Total 
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM, 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE 
DEPAR'l"MENT 'J.'OrALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT 'J.'OrAL -
ALL FUNDS 
SECTION 'J.'OrALS 
GENERAL FUND 
SECTION TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
$100,000 
$0 
2003-04 
2004-05 
$4,950,000 
$0 
$4,950,000 
$0 
2003-04 
2004-05 
$4,1.50,000 
$1.,362,657 
$4,1.50,000 
$1.,362,657' 
Further amend the bill by relettering 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
consecutively. 
or renumbering any 
number 
to 
read 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
eliminates 
the 
reduction 
for 
the 
Maine 
Maritime 
Academy 
and the 
Maine 
Community 
College 
System and 
reduces reductions to the University of Maine System. 
These 
adjustments are offset by transfers from the Operating Capital of 
the General Fund and from the Special Administrative Expense Fund 
in the Department of Labor and by implementing a hiring freeze. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED ~~ 
(Representative ROSEN) 
TOWN: 
Bucksport 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriationsl Allocations 
General Fund 
Transfers 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 01129/04 ;6?ac::.. 
12lst Maine Legislature 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1828 
An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the 
Expenditures of State Government and to Change Certain Provisions of 
the Law Necessary for the Proper Operations of State Government for 
the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005 
LR 2700(12) 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment" " to Committee Amendment" A" 
Sponsor: Rep. Rosen 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
2004-05 
($1,239,672) 
$1,239,672 
$4,150,000 
$1,362,657 
$5,389,672 
$122,985 
This amendment decreases the General Fund cost of the bill in fiscal year 2003-04 by $1,239,672 and increases the 
General Fund cost of the bill in fiscal year 2004-05 by a similar amount. 
LR2700(l2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1