An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government and to Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005 LR 2833(29)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1919
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_U_H936 (House)
Amends: 36 MRSA §191

HOUSE 
AMENDMENT "U " to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H. P . 
1420, 
L.D. 
1919, 
Bill, 
"An 
Act 
To 
Make 
Supplemental 
Appropriations 
and Allocations for the Expenditures of State 
Government and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary 
to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years 
Ending June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005" 
Amend 
the amendment by striking out all of Part V and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'PART V 
Sec. V-I. 36 MRSA §191, sub-§2, tR, as amended by PL 2001, c. 
390, §l and affected by §55, is repealed. 
Sec. V -2. 
Appropriations and allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
RUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147 
The 
following 
Initiative: 
Allocates funds to increase MaineCare payments to 
hospitals. 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
All Other 
Federal Expenditures Fund Total 
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2003-04 
$0 
$0 
2004-05 
$9,488,752 
$9,488,752 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT 
,,~, to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H.P. 1420, 
L.D. 1919 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
All Other 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total 
Medical Care -
Payments to Providers 0147 
2003-04 
$0 
$0 
2004-05 
$5,071,248 
$5,071,248 
Initiative: 
Allocates dedicated revenue from the hospital tax 
for MaineCare program expenses. 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
All Other 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total 
Medical Care -
Payments to Providers 0147 
2003-04 
$0 
$0 
2004-05 
$12,148,457 
$12,148,457 
Initiative: 
Deappropriates funds to be replaced by dedicated 
revenue from the hospital tax. 
General Fund 
2003-04 
2004-05 
All Other 
$0 
($12,148,457) 
General Fund Total 
$0 
($12,148,457) 
BUMAB SERVICES, DEPARTMER7 OF 
DEPARTMEBT "IOrALS 
2003-04 
2004-05 
GEIIERAL FORD 
$0 
($12,148,457) 
FEDERAL EXPElIDI"l.'ORES FORD 
9,488,752 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FORDS 
17,219,705 
DEPARTMENT 'l'OrAL -
ALL FORDS 
$0 
$14,560,000' 
Further amend the amendment in Part HH by striking out all 
of sections 3 and 4. 
Further amend the amendment in Part HH by striking out all 
of sections 6, 
7, 
and 9 
and inserting in their place the 
following: 
, Sec. HH-6. 
Appropriations and allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
IlUMAB SERVICES, DEPARTMER7 OF 
Medical Care -
Payments to Providers 0147 
The 
following 
Initiative: 
Appropriates funds to offset the elimination of the 
PNMI tax. 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
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HOUSE 
AMENDMENT "U-.. to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 
L.D. 1919 
1420, 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Nursing Facilities 0148 
2003-04 
$0 
$0 
2004-05 
$8,200,000 
$8,200,000 
Initiative: 
Appropriates funds to offset the elimination of the 
nursing home tax. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
BOMAR SERVICES, DEPAR7MEHT OF 
DEPARDmlIT 7O'.rALS 
GENERAL FORD 
DEPARTMENT '1"OTAL -
ALL nnms 
BEHAVIORAL ABO DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES, 
DEPArDIENT OF 
Mental Health Services -
Community 
0121 
2003-04 
2004-05 
$0 
$21,685,446 
$0 
$21,685,446 
2003-04 
2004-05 
$0 
$29,885,446 
$0 
$29,885,446 
Initiative: 
Appropriates funds to offset the elimination of the 
PNMI tax. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
BEHAVIORAL ABO DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES, 
DEPARDmlIT OF 
DEPARDmlIT 7O'.rALS 
GENERAL nnm 
DEPARTMENT 7O'.rAL -
ALL nnms 
SECTION 7O'.rAL 
GENERAL nnm 
SECTION 7O'.rAL -
ALL FUNDS 
2003-04 
$0 
$0 
2003-04 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2004-05 
$600,000 
$600,000 
2004-05 
$600,000 
$600,000 
$30,485,446 
$30,485,446 ' 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT "LL" 
to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1420, 
L.D. 1919 
Further amend the amendment by inserting at the end before 
the emergency clause the following: 
'PARTFFFF 
Sec. FFFF·l. 36 MRSA c. 373, as amended, is repealed. 
Sec. FFFF·2. 36 MRSA c. 377, as amended, is repealed.' 
Further amend the amendment by 
any 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
relettering or renumbering 
section 
number 
to 
read 
This amendment removes the 5'lt. service provider tax imposed 
on private nonmedical institution services and the increase in 
the tax on hospital net operating revenues imposed pursuant to 
Committee Amendment "A." 
This amendment also repeals the tax 
imposed against each hospital, residential treatment facility and 
nursing home located in the State. 
SPONSORED BY: 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
(Representative SNOWE-MELLO) 
TOWN: 
Poland 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04/14/04 ;Jk?ae 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1919 
An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the 
Expenditures of State Government and to Change Certain Provisions of 
the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the 
Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005 
LR 2833(29) 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment" " to Committee Amendment" A" 
Sponsor: Rep. Snow·Mello 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003·04 
2004·05 
$0 
$48,020,530 
$0 
$48,020,530 
$0 
($14,212,444) 
$0 
($69,723,401) 
$0 
($78,432,629) 
This amendment will increase the General Fund cost of the bill by $48,020,530 in fiscal year 2004-05. Based on the 
estimated year-end balances, a balanced budget is not maintained for the 2004-2005 biennium. 
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