An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds, and Changing 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
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1319
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_F_S11 (Senate)
Amends: 36 MRSA §4641-B

SENATE 
AMENDMENT 
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AMENDMENT 
"A" to H.P. 
973, L.D. 1319, Bill, "An Act Making Unified Appropriations and 
Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, 
General 
Fund and Other Funds, and Changing 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 in Part V by striking out all of section 
and inserting in its place the following: 
I Sec. V-I. 36 MRSA §4641-B, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 
559, Pt. I, §4 and affected by §15, is amended to read: 
4. 
Distribution of State"s share of proceeds. 
The State 
Tax Assessor shall pay all net receipts received pursuant to this 
section to the Treasurer of State, and shall at the same time 
provide the Treasurer of State with documentation showing the 
amount of revenues derived from 
the tax 
imposed by section 
4641-A, subsection 1 and the amount of revenues derived from the 
tax imposed by section 464l-A, subsection 2. 
The Treasurer of 
State shall credit 1/2 of the revenues derived from the tax 
imposed by section 4641-A, subsection 1 to the General Fund and 
shall monthly pay the remaining 1/2 of such revenues to the Maine 
State Housing Authority, which shall deposit the funds in the 
Housing Opportunities 
for Maine 
Fund created in Title 30-A, 
section 4853. except that in fiscal year 2003-04 and fiscal year 
2004-05. after the first $1,500.000 of the remaining 1/2 of those 
revenues is transferred to the Maine State Housing Authority. the 
next $7,500.000 of the remaining 112 of those revenues must be 
transferred to the General Fund before any additional payments 
are made to the Maine State Housing Authority. 
The Treasurer of 
State shall credit to the General 
Fund all of the revenues 
derived from the tax imposed by section 4641-A, subsection 2. I 
Page l-LR2000(16) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE AMENDMENT "\-
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AMENDMENT "A" to H. P . 
973, 
L.D. 1319 
SUMMARY 
Committee 
Amendment 
"A" 
changes the distribution of the 
State's share of real estate transfer tax proceeds by reducing 
the 
amount 
paid 
to 
the 
Maine 
State 
Housing 
Authority 
by 
$7,500,000 in each fiscal year. 
This amendment requires that the 
first $1,500,000 of that amount be transferred to the Maine State 
Housing Authority. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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SPONSORED BY, ~~ 
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(Senator STRIMLING) 
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COUNTY: 
Cumberland 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
.... evenue 
General Fund 
Approved: 03/25103 ~ac::.. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1319 
An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the 
Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds, and 
Changing 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 2000(1_~ 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment" "to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen Strimling 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
2004-05 
Biennium 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
No net effect on revenue. This amendment will affect the timing in which revenues are transferred to the General 
Fund within each fiscal year. 
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