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 LR2700(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1828
Committee Amendment CA_A_H642 (House)
Amends: 7 MRSA §3153-A, 34-A MRSA §3031-B, 22 MRSA §3, 34-B MRSA §548, 12 MRSA §6074, 22 MRSA §3174-F, 22 MRSA §1511

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 bill by striking out everything after the title 
and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted 
as emergencies; and 
Whereas, the gO-day period may not terminate until after the 
beginning of the next fiscal year; and 
Whereas, certain obligations and expenses incident to the 
operation of state departments and institutions will become due 
and payable immediately; and 
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, 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
PART A 
Sec. A-I. Supplemental appropriations and allocations. 
There are 
appropriated and allocated from various 
funds for the fiscal 
years ending June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005, to the departments 
listed, the following sums. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
Office of the Commissioner - Administrative 
and Financial Services 
0718 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds, 
the result of reductions to 
data processing costs. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Office of the Commissioner - Administrative 
and Financial Services 
0718 
2003-04 
($1,200) 
(1,200) 
2004-05 
$0 
o 
Initiative: Deappropriates Personal Services salary savings, the 
result of delaying the filling of vacant positions. 
General Fund 
Personal Services 
General Fund Total 
Budget - Bureau of the 
0055 
2003-04 
(10,000) 
(10,000) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds, 
the result of reductions to 
data processing costs. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Budget -
Bureau of the 
0055 
2003-04 
(17,663) 
(17,663) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: Deappropriates Personal Services salary savings, the 
result of delaying the filling of vacant positions. 
General Fund 
2003-04 
2004-05 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Personal Services 
(45,000) 
o 
General Fund Total 
(45,000) 
o 
Accounts and Control -
Bureau of 
0056 
Ini tiati ve: Deappropr iates funds, 
the result of a reduction in 
professional services contracts. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Accounts and Control -
Bureau of 
0056 
2003-04 
(15,000) 
(15,000) 
2004-05 
o 
a 
Initiative: Deappropriates Personal Services salary savings, the 
result of delaying the filling of vacant positions. 
General Fund 
Personal Services 
General Fund Total 
Accounts and Control -
Bureau of -
Systems Project 
0058 
2003-04 
(30,000) 
(30,000) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds, 
the result of reductions to 
data processing costs. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Financial and Personnel Services -
Division of 
0713 
Initiative: 
Deappropriates 
funds 
nonessential supply purchases. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Financial and Personnel Services -
Division of 
0713 
2003-04 
(75,000) 
(75,000) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
through 
curtailment 
of 
2003-04 
(1,277) 
(1,277) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Initiative: Deappropriates Personal Services salary savings, the 
result of delaying the filling of vacant positions. 
General Fund 
Personal Services 
General Fund Total 
Administration - Human Resources 
0038 
2003-04 
(10,000) 
(10,000) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds, 
the result of reductions to 
data processing costs. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Administration -
Human Resources 
0038 
2003-04 
(18,000) 
(18,000) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: Deappropriates Personal Services salary savings, the 
result of delaying the filling of vacant positions. 
General Fund 
Personal Services 
General Fund Total 
Employee Relations - Office of 
0244 
2003-04 
(20,000) 
(20,000) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds, 
the result of reductions to 
data processing costs. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
2003-04 
(5,000) 
(5,000) 
Public Improvements - PlanninqlConstruction -
Admin 
0057 
Ini tiati ve: Deappropr iates funds, 
the result of 
travel, 
reduction to 
training activities 
and 
nonessential supply purchases. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
2003-04 
(7,500) 
(7,500) 
2004-05 
a 
o 
curtailment of 
curtailment of 
2004-05 
o 
o 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Capital Construction/Repairs/Improvements -
Admin 
0059 
Initiative: 
Deappropriates 
funds 
as 
a 
reduction 
to 
repair 
activities. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Buildings and Grounds Operations 
0080 
2003-04 
(2,212) 
(2,212) 
2004-05 
a 
o 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds available through the reduction 
of noncritical repair activities. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Buildings and Grounds Operations 
0080 
2003-04 
(153,618) 
(153,618) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: Deappropriates Personal Services salary savings, the 
result of delaying the filling of vacant positions. 
General Fund 
Personal Services 
General Fund Total 
Purchases - Division of 
0007 
2003-04 
(75,000) 
(75,000) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds, 
the result of reductions to 
data processing costs. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Alcoholic Beverages -
General 
Operation 
0015 
2003-04 
(3,600) 
(3,600) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: Increases allocation to the Freight Account as 
a 
result of increased liquor sales. 
Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the General Fund revenue estimate for the sale 
of 
spirits 
transferred 
from 
the 
State 
Liquor 
and 
Lottery 
Commission is increased by $700,000 in fiscal year 2003-04. 
Alcoholic Beverage Fund 
All Other 
2003-04 
850,000 
2004-05 
o 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Alcoholic Beverage Fund Total 
850,000 
o 
Revenue Services - Bureau of 
0002 
Initiative: Deappropriates Personal Services salary savings, the 
result of delaying the filling of vacant positions. 
General Fund 
Personal Services 
General Fund Total 
Revenue Services - Bureau of 
0002 
2003-04 
(492,510) 
(492,510) 
2004-05 
(362,432) 
(362,432) 
Ini tiati ve: Deappropr iates funds as a result of 
a reduction in 
legal 
services 
expense, 
curtailment 
of 
nonrevenue-generating 
travel, 
reduction 
to 
training 
activities, 
curtailment 
of 
nonessential supply purchases and savings in capital equipment 
purchases. 
General Fund 
All Other 
Capital Expenditures 
General Fund Total 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, 
DEPAR'l'MEHT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE FUND 
DEPAR'TMENTAL ".l'OrAL -
ALL FUNDS 
AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL RESOURCES, 
8 
DEPARTMENT OF 
Milk Commission 
0188 
2003-04 
(243,000) 
(15,000) 
(258,000) 
2003-04 
(1,240,580) 
850,000 
(390,580) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
o 
2004-05 
(362,432) 
o 
(362,432) 
Initiative: 
Provides 
for 
the 
deappropriation 
of 
funds 
from 
savings realized on financing costs by making early payments. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL RESOURCES, 
2003-04 
(38,377) 
(38,377) 
2004-05 
o 
a 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPAR'l'MENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
ARTS COMMISSION, MAIHE 
Arts - Administration 
0178 
2003-04 
{38,377} 
(38,377) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: Provides for deappropriation of funds for fiscal year 
2003-04 and fiscal year 2004-05. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
ARTS COMMISSION, MAINE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
ATLABTIC SALMON COMMISSION 
Atlantic Salmon Commission 
0265 
2003-04 
2004-05 
(25,418) 
(24,963) 
(25,418) 
(24,963) 
2003-04 
2004-05 
{25,4l8} 
{24,963} 
{25,4l8} 
(24,963) 
Initiative: Provides for the reduction of All Other by reducing 
the amount of funds in the grants category. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
ATLABTIC SALMON COMMISSION 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
ATLABTIC STATES MARIHE 
FISHERIES COMMISSION 
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 
Commission 
0028 
2003-04 
2004-05 
(7,514) 
(10,172) 
(7,514) 
(10,172) 
2003-04 
2004-05 
{7,5l4} 
(10,172) 
(7,514) 
(10,172) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds in the first year by reducing 
general operating expenses and appropriates funds in the 2nd year 
in order to pay the full amount of dues the State owes the 
commission. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES 
C<MUSSIOH 
DEPARTMENT "l'OrALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
AUDIT, DEPARTMENT OF 
Audit -
Departmental Bureau 
0067 
2003-04 
(75) 
(75) 
2003-04 
(75) 
(75) 
2004-05 
4,000 
4,000 
2004-05 
4,000 
4,000 
Initiative: Provides for the deappropriation of $5,668 in fiscal 
year 2003-04 and $3,321 in fiscal year 2004-05 from savings that 
result from reductions of in-state travel and employee training 
and by delaying the replacement of a laptop computer and other 
minor office equipment. 
General Fund 
2003-04 
2004-05 
All Other 
(5,668) 
(3,321) 
General Fund Total 
(5,668) 
(3,321) 
AUDIT, DEPAIr.l'MENT OF 
DEPARTMENT 'l'OTALS 
2003-04 
2004-05 
GENERAL FUND 
(5,668) 
(3,321) 
DEPARTMENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
(5,668) 
(3,321) 
BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Departmentwide 
0019 
Initiative: 
Provides for the appropriation of funds to reduce 
departmentwide Personal Services deappropr iation in Public Law 
2003, chapter 20 due to lack of vacancies that can remain vacant. 
General Fund 
2003-04 
2004-05 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Personal Services 
450,000 
o 
General Fund Total 
450,000 
o 
Mental Health Services - Child 
Medicaid 
0731 
Initiative: Provides for the appropriation of funds to cover an 
anticipated shortfall. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Augusta Mental Health Institute 
0105 
2003-04 
6,973,193 
6,973,193 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: Provides for 
funds 
resulting from 
a 
Share funding. 
the appropriation and deallocation of 
reduction in Federal Disproportionate 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
All Other 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total 
Augusta Mental Health Institute 
0105 
2003-04 
5,838,858 
5,838,858 
2003-04 
(5,838,858) 
(5,838,858) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: To adjust appropriations and allocations as a result 
of increased Disproportionate Share Hospital funds available for 
Institutes 
for 
Mental 
Disease 
through 
the 
federal 
Medicare 
Prescription Drug, 
Improvement, 
and Modernization Act of 
2003 
that offsets the need for state funds. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
All Other 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total 
Bangor Mental Health Institute 
0120 
2003-04 
(3,800, 000) 
(3,800,000) 
2003-04 
3,800,000 
3,800,000 
2004-05 
o 
o 
2004-05 
o 
o 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Ini tiati ve: Provides for 
funds 
resulting from 
a 
Share funding. 
the appropriation and deal location of 
reduction in Federal Disproportionate 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
All Other 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total 
2003-04 
1,703,317 
1,703,317 
2003-04 
(1,003,317) 
(1,003,317) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Mental Health Services -
Community 
Medicaid 
0732 
Ini tiati ve: Provides for the appropriation of funds to cover an 
anticipated shortfall. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
2003-04 
3,935,618 
3,935,618 
Medicaid Services - Mental Retardation 
0705 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Ini tiati ve: Provides for the deappropr iation of funds resul ting 
in savings 
achieved 
by 
reducing rates 
for 
day habilitation 
services. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Mental Retardation Waiver - MaineCare 
2003-04 
(183,320) 
(183,320) 
0987 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Ini tiati ve: Provides for the appropriation of funds to cover an 
anticipated shortfall. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Office of Substance Abuse 
0679 
2003-04 
5,037,806 
5,037,806 
2004-05 
o 
o 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Initiative: Provides for the deappropriation of funds as a result 
of 
reducing 
treatment grants to community 
agencies based on 
agencies that are carrying a surplus or have not met mid-year 
performance criteria. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Office of Substance Abuse - Medicaid 
Seed 
0844 
2003-04 
(88,917) 
(88,917) 
2004-05 
o 
° 
Initiative: Provides for the deappropriation of funds due to an 
unanticipated surplus. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES, 
DEPABTMERT OF 
DEPARTMENT ".I.'OTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
CENTERS FOR INNOVATION 
Centers for Innovation 
0911 
2003-04 
(1,209,449) 
(1,209,449) 
2003-04 
18,657,106 
(3,042,175) 
15,614,931 
2004-05 
o 
o 
2004-05 
o 
o 
o 
Initiative: Provides for the deappropriation of funds for fiscal 
year 2003-04 and fiscal year 2004-05. 
General Fund 
2003-04 
2004-05 
All Other 
(20,250) 
(10,012) 
General Fund Total 
(20,250) 
(10,012) 
CENTERS FOR INNOVATION 
DEPARTMENT ".I.'OTALS 
2003-04 
2004-05 
6 
GENERAL FUND 
(20,250) 
(10,012) 
DEPARTMENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
(20,250) 
(lO,Oll) 
CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Division of Forest Protection 
0232 
Initiative: Deappropriates $100,547 from Capital Expenditures in 
fiscal year 2003-04 
and $24,538 
from Capital Expenditures in 
fiscal year 2004-05. 
General Fund 
Capital Expenditures 
General Fund Total 
Parks - General Operations 
0221 
2003-04 
(100,547) 
(100,547) 
2004-05 
(24,538) 
(24,538) 
Initiative: Deappropriates $1,865 from All Other and $25,800 from 
Capital Expenditures in Parks -
General Operations in fiscal year 
2003-04 and $20,000 from All Other in fiscal year 2004-05. 
General Fund 
All Other 
Capital Expenditures 
General Fund Total 
Land Use Regulation Commission 
0236 
2003-04 
(1,865) 
(25,800) 
(27,665) 
2004-05 
(20,000) 
o 
(20,000) 
Initiative: Deappropriates $3,500 from Capital Expenditures and 
$31,176 from All Other in fiscal year 2003-04. 
General Fund 
All Other 
Capital Expenditures 
General Fund Total 
Geological Survey 
0237 
2003-04 
(31,176) 
(3,500) 
(34,676) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
o 
Initiative: Deappropriates $5,258 from All Other in fiscal year 
2003-04. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Administrative Services -
Conservation 
0222 
2003-04 
(5,258) 
(5,258) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: Deappropriates $26,796 from All Other in fiscal year 
2003-04 and $120,000 from All Other in fiscal year 2004-05. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPAR'l.'MENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF 
Correctional Medical Services Fund 
0286 
2003-04 
(26,796) 
(26,796) 
2003-04 
(194,942) 
(194,942) 
2004-05 
(120,000) 
(120,000) 
2004-05 
(164,538) 
(164,538) 
Initiative: Provides for the deappropriation of funds due to a 
change in the MaineCare prescription drug program. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPAR'l.'MENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION, MAINE 
Maine Criminal Justice Commission 
0795 
2003-04 
(50,000) 
(50,000) 
2003-04 
(50,000) 
(50,000) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: Provides for the deappropriation of funds for fiscal 
year 2004-05. 
General Fund 
2003-04 
2004-05 
All Other 
(1,088) 
General Fund Total 
(1,088) 
CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION, MAINE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2003-04 
2004-05 
GENERAL FUND 
(1,088) 
DEPARTMENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
(1,088) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
Veterans Services 
0110 
Initiative: Deappropriates salary savings. 
General Fund 
Personal Services 
General Fund Total 
Military Traininq and Operations 
0108 
2003-04 
(5,495) 
(5,495) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: Deappropriates utility savings 
from the All Other 
line category for Skowhegan Armory. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Military Traininq and Operations 
0108 
2003-04 
(12,448) 
(12,448) 
2004-05 
(24,896) 
(24,896) 
Initiative: Deappropriates utility savings 
from the All Other 
line category for a one-time 100% federal reimbursement. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT 'l'OTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENTAL "l'O'.IAL -
ALL FUNDS 
2 
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
Administration - Economic and Community 
Development 
0069 
2003-04 
(13,824) 
(13,824) 
2003-04 
(31,767) 
(31,767) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
2004-05 
(24,896) 
(24,896) 
Initiative: Provides for the deappropriation of $61,495 in funds 
granted to the Maine Technology Institute. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
EDUCATION, DEPAR'l'MENT OF 
General Purpose Aid for Local 
Schools 
0308 
2003-04 
(61,495) 
(61,495) 
2003-04 
(61,495) 
(61,495) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: 
Provides 
for 
the 
deappropriation 
of 
funds 
from 
one-time savings in foundation costs. 
General Fund 
2003-04 
2004-05 
All Other 
(2,338,007) 
General Fund Total 
(2,338,007) 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2003-04 
2004-05 
GENERAL FUND 
(2,338,007) 
DEPARTMENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
(2,338,007) 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Land and Water Quality 
0248 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds from Personal Services savings 
that result from journa1ing costs to other funds. 
General Fund 
Personal Services 
General Fund Total 
Remediation and Waste Management 
0247 
2003-04 
(42,742) 
(42,742) 
2004-05 
(44,189) 
(44,189) 
lni tiative: Deappropriates funds from Personal Services savings 
that result from journaling costs to other funds. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
General Fund 
Personal Services 
General Fund Total 
Air Quality 
0250 
2003-04 
(37,745) 
(37,745) 
2004-05 
(12,360) 
(12,360) 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds by reducing funds available in 
the All Other line category. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPAR"l"MEN'TAL "J."O'.rAL -
ALL FUNDS 
ETHICS AND ELECTIONS PRACTICES, COMMISSION 
4 
ON GOVERNMENTAL 
Governmental Ethics and Election 
Practices -
Commission on 
0414 
2003-04 
2004-05 
(12,027) 
(8,450) 
(12,027) 
(8,450) 
2003-04 
2004-05 
(92,514) 
(64,999) 
(92,514) 
(64,999) 
Initiative: 
Provides 
for 
a 
reduction 
in 
general 
operating 
expenses within the All Other line category to achieve savings. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
ETHICS AND ELECTIONS PRACTICES, 
COMMISSION ON GOVERNMENTAL 
DEPAR'l'MEN'T TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 
Administration - Executive -
Governor's Office 
0165 
2003-04 
(2,207) 
(2,207) 
2003-04 
(2,207) 
(2,207) 
2004-05 
(1,055) 
(1,055) 
2004-05 
(1,055) 
(1,055) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Initiative: Deappropriates Personal Services salary savings, the 
result of delaying the filling of vacant positions. 
General Fund 
Personal Services 
General Fund Total 
Planning Office 
0082 
2003-04 
(51,720) 
(51,720) 
2004-05 
(30,209) 
(30,209) 
Initiative: 
Deappropriates 
funds 
by 
reducing 
the 
number 
of 
comprehensive planning grants by approximately 40%. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
2003-04 
(83,099) 
(83,099) 
2003-04 
(134,819) 
(134,819) 
2004-05 
(61,540) 
(61,540) 
2004-05 
(91,749) 
(91,749) 
FINANCE AUTHORITY OF MAINE 
Business Development Finance 
Initiative: Provides for the 
year 
2003-04 
and $2,024 
in 
amounts 
available 
for 
loans 
businesses. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
0512 
deappropriation of $545 in fiscal 
fiscal year 
2004-05 
by reducing 
and 
loan 
guarantees 
for 
Maine 
2003-04 
(545 ) 
(545) 
2004-05 
(2,024) 
(2,024) 
Natural Resources and Marketing 
0513 
Initiative: Provides for the deappropriation of $2,942 in fiscal 
year 
2003-04 
and $10,923 in fiscal year 2004-05 by reducing 
amounts 
available for 
loans 
and 
loan guarantees 
for Maine's 
natural resource businesses. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
2003-04 
(2,942) 
(2,942) 
2004-05 
(10,923) 
(10,923) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Student Financial Assistance Programs 
0653 
Initiative: 
Provides 
for 
fiscal year 
2003-04 
and 
reducing amounts available 
postsecondary education. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
the deappropriation of 
$205,809 
in 
$764,287 
in fiscal year 
2004-05 
by 
for grants and loans to those seeking 
2003-04 
(205,809) 
(205,809) 
2004-05 
(764,287) 
(764,287) 
FINANCE AUTHORITY OF MAINE 
DEPARTMENT 'l'OTALS 
2003-04 
2004-05 
GENERAL FUND 
(209,296) 
(777,234) 
DEPARTMENTAL TOrAL -
ALL FUBDS 
(209,296) 
(777,234) 
FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES COMMISSION, MAINE 
Maine Fire Protection Services Commission 
0936 
Initiative: Deappropriates anticipated savings in All Other from 
reductions in contractual services. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES COMMISSION, MAINE 
2003-04 
(1,644) 
(1,644) 
DEPARTMENT 'l'OTALS 
2003-04 
GENERAL FUND 
(1,644) 
DEPARTMENTAL TOrAL -
ALL FUBDS 
(1,644) 
FOUNDATION FOR BLOOD RESEARCH 
Scienceworks for ME 
0908 
2004-05 
(877 ) 
(877) 
2004-05 
(877) 
(877) 
Initiative: Provides for the deappropriation of funds for fiscal 
year 2004-05. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
2003-04 
o 
o 
2004-05 
(4,427) 
(4,427) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
FOUNDATION FOR BLOOD RESEARCH 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
HIS'l'ORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION, MAINE 
Historic Preservation Commission 
0036 
2003-04 
o 
o 
2004-05 
(4,427) 
(4,427) 
Initiative: Provides for the deappropriation of funds for fiscal 
year 2003-04 and fiscal year 2004-05. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION, MAINE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
HIS'l'ORICAL SOCIETY, MAINE 
Historical Society 
0037 
2003-04 
(679) 
(679) 
2003-04 
(679) 
(679) 
2004-05 
(4,653) 
(4,653) 
2004-05 
(4,653) 
(4,653) 
Initiative: Provides for the deappropriation of funds for fiscal 
year 2004-05. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
HIS'l'ORICAL SOCIETY, MAINE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
HOSPICE COUNCIL, MAINE 
Maine Hospice Council 
0663 
2003-04 
o 
o 
2003-04 
o 
o 
2004-05 
(3,672) 
(3,672) 
2004-05 
(3,672) 
(3,672) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Initiative: Provides for the deappropriation of funds for fiscal 
year 2004-05. 
General Fund 
2003-04 
2004-05 
All Other 
(4,427) 
General Fund Total 
(4,427) 
HOSPICE COUNCIL, MAINE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2003-04 
2004-05 
GENERAL FUND 
(4,427) 
DEPARTMENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FONDS 
(4,427) 
HOUSING Atfl'BORITY, MAINE STATE 
Shelter Operating Subsidy 
0661 
Initiative: Provides for the deappropriation of funds not needed 
for fiscal year 2003-04 and fiscal year 2004-05. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
HOUSING AUTHORITY, MAINE STATE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FlJHDS 
BUMAH RIGHTS COMMISSION, MAINE 
Human Rights Commission - Regulation 
0150 
2003-04 
(1, 500) 
(1,500) 
2003-04 
(1,500) 
(1,500) 
2004-05 
(29,400) 
(29,400) 
2004-05 
(29,400) 
(29,400) 
Initiative: 
Provides 
for 
the 
deappropriation of 
unemployment 
compensation costs. 
General Fund 
Personal Services 
General Fund Total 
Human Rights Commission -
Regulation 
0150 
2003-04 
(3,018) 
(3,018) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: Provides for the deappropriation of travel funds. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
HUMAN RIGHTS CC»fMISSION, MAIlfE 
DEPARTMENT ".L"OTALS 
GENERAL FOND 
DEPARTMENTAL 'l'OTAL -
ALL FUBDS 
DUMAN SERVICES, DEPAR7MENT OF 
Purchased Social Services 
0228 
2003-04 
(208) 
(208) 
2003-04 
(3,226) 
(3,226) 
2004-05 
(2,866) 
(2,866) 
2004-05 
(2,866) 
(2,866) 
Initiative: Provides for the deappropriation of funds by amending 
contracts that have not met service targets. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Child Care Services 
0563 
2003-04 
(789) 
(789) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: Provides for the deappropriation of funds no longer 
required. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Health - Bureau of 
0143 
2003-04 
(399,633) 
(399,633) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: 
Provides 
for 
the 
deappropriation 
of 
funds 
from 
one-time savings and from reductions in contractual services. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Departmentwide 
0640 
2003-04 
(17,502) 
(17,502) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: 
Provides 
for 
the 
deappropriation 
of 
funds 
from 
increased attrition across Department of Human Services General 
Fund programs in fiscal year 2003-04. Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, 
the State Budget Officer may calculate and 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
transfer the 
amount of savings 
by 
financial 
order 
approval 
of 
the 
Governor. 
These 
transfers 
are 
adjustments to appropriations in fiscal year 2003-04. 
General Fund 
Personal Services 
General Fund Total 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 
0147 
2003-04 
(76,083) 
(76,083) 
upon the 
considered 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: Provides for the deappropriation and deallocation of 
funds by discontinuing coverage for certain elective surgeries. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
All Other 
Federal Expenditures Fund Total 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 
0147 
2003-04 
(12,000) 
(12,000) 
2003-04 
(27,037) 
(27,037) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: Provides for the deappropriation and deallocation of 
funds to change the drugs for the elderly program to complement 
the new Medicare Drug Initiative by creating 2 benefit levels in 
the drugs for the elderly program. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 
2003-04 
(2,500,000) 
(2,500,000) 
0147 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: 
Provides for 
the appropriation and allocation of 
funds to meet an estimated MaineCare shortfall in fiscal year 
2003-04, 
including 
$19.2 
million 
of 
prior-year 
hospital 
settlements. 
General Fund 
2003-04 
2004-05 
All Other 
42,295,814 
General Fund Total 
42,295,814 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
2003-04 
2004-05 
All Other 
95,296,294 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMM:ITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Federal Expenditures Fund Total 
95,296,294 
o 
Medical Care -
Payments to Providers 
0147 
Initiative: 
Provides 
for 
the deal location of 
funds 
for 
the 
federal seed of a General Fund deappropriation in the Department 
of Behavioral and Developmental Services I 
Office of Substance 
Abuse to cover a share of the MaineCare shortfall in fiscal year 
2003-04. 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
All Other 
Federal Expenditures Fund Total 
Medical Care -
Payments to Providers 
2003-04 
(2,724,998) 
(2,724,998) 
0147 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: 
seed of 
a 
Behavioral 
MaineCare 
funds for the federal 
in the 
Department of 
for 
its share 
of 
the 
2003-04 
for 
the 
mental 
Provides for the allocation of 
General 
Fund 
appropriation 
and 
Developmental 
Services 
shortfall 
in 
fiscal 
year 
retardation waiver. 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
All Other 
Federal Expenditures Fund Total 
Medical Care -
Payments to Providers 
2003-04 
11,350,633 
11,350,633 
0147 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: Provides for the allocation of funds in accordance 
with 
the 
Maine 
Revised 
Statutes, 
Title 
36, 
section 
2873, 
subsection 4, paragraph A from the tax on residential treatment 
facilities and nursing homes to increase payments to medical care 
providers and nursing facilities and for direct services in the 
home-based care program. 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
All Other 
Federal Expenditures Fund Total 
Medical Care -
Payments to Providers 
2003-04 
3,636,488 
3,636,488 
0147 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: Provides for the allocation of funds for the federal 
seed 
of 
a 
General 
Fund 
appropriation in the 
Department 
of 
Behavioral 
and 
Developmental 
Services 
for 
its share of 
the 
MaineCare shortfall in community mental health services. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
All Other 
Federal Expenditures Fund Total 
Medical Care -
Payments to Providers 
2003-04 
8,867,303 
8,867,303 
0147 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: Provides for the allocation of funds for the federal 
seed 
of 
a 
General 
Fund 
appropriation in the 
Department 
of 
Behavioral 
and 
Developmental 
Services 
for 
its share 
of 
the 
MaineCare shortfall in children's mental health services. 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
All Other 
Federal Expenditures Fund Total 
Bursing Facilities 0148 
2003-04 
15,711,234 
15,711,234 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Ini tiati ve: Provides for the allocation of funds as a result of 
increased Disproportionate Share Hospital 
funds 
available for 
institutes 
for 
mental 
disease 
through 
the 
federal 
Medicare 
Prescription Drug, 
Improvement, 
and Modernization Act of 2003 
that offset the need for state funds. 
These costs will shift to 
the Federal Expenditures Fund, requiring an increased allocation. 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
All Other 
Federal Expenditures Fund Total 
Medical Care -
Payments to Providers 
2003-04 
3,800,000 
3,800,000 
0147 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: Provides for the allocation of funds for the federal 
seed of a General Fund appropriation in the Department of Labor 
for its share of the MaineCare shortfall in fiscal year 2003-04. 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
All Other 
Federal Expenditures Fund Total 
Medical Care -
Payments to Providers 
2003-04 
1,646,878 
1,646,878 
0147 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Ini tiati ve: Provides for the deappropriation, appropriation and 
deal location of funds for a credit due from the Medicare Part A 
and B premiums and funds to offset the federal unfunded liability 
from prior years. 
General Fund 
2003-04 
2004-05 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
All Other 
Federal Expenditures Fund Total 
Medical Care -
Payments to Providers 
(5,183,535) 
(5,183,535) 
2003-04 
5,183,535 
5,183,535 
0147 
o 
o 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Ini tiati ve: Provides for the appropriation of funds as a result 
of increased Disproportionate Share Hospital funds available for 
institutes 
for 
mental 
disease 
through 
the 
federal 
Medicare 
Prescription Drug, 
Improvement, 
and Modernization Act of 
2003 
that 
offset 
the 
need 
for 
state 
funds. 
These 
funds 
were 
originally offset from 
the Department of 
Human Services 
and 
should 
be 
offset 
from 
the 
Department 
of 
Behavioral 
and 
Developmental Services. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Nursing Facilities 
0148 
2003-04 
3,800,000 
3,800,000 
2004-05 
° 
o 
Initiative: Provides for the appropriation and allocation of 
funds required to increase reimbursement rates for municipally 
owned nursing facilities. 
General Fund 
2003-04 
2004-05 
All Other 
208,734 
° 
General Fund Total 
208,734 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
2003-04 
2004-05 
All Other 
470,297 
Federal Expenditures Fund Total 
470,297 
Nursing Facilities 
0148 
Initiative: Provides for the allocation of funds from increased 
revenues from the tax on residential facilities and nursing homes 
to meet payments in fiscal year 2003-04 and to return 24<).0 of 
additional tax revenue to providers. 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
All Other 
2003-04 
1,500,000 
2004-05 
o 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total 
1,500,000 
o 
Nursing Facilities 
0148 
Initiative: Provides for the allocation of funds from increased 
revenues 
from the tax on residential treatment facilities and 
nursing homes for tax expenses and nursing facility enhancement. 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
2003-04 
2004-05 
All Other 
3,834,118 
Federal Expenditures Fund Total 
3,834,118 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
2003-04 
2004-05 
All Other 
1,701,715 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total 
1,701,715 
Nursing Facilities 
0148 
Initiative: Provides for the deappropriation and deal location of 
funds no longer required. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
All Other 
Federal Expenditures Fund Total 
Nursing Facilities 
0148 
2003-04 
(3,714,469) 
(3,714,469) 
2003-04 
(8,369,034) 
(8,369,034) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: Provides for the allocation of funds from increased 
revenues 
and balances 
from 
the tax 
on 
residential 
treatment 
facilities 
and 
nursing 
homes 
for 
tax 
expenses 
and 
nursing 
facility enhancement. 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
2003-04 
2004-05 
All Other 
6,993,633 
Federal Expenditures Fund Total 
6,993,633 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
2003-04 
2004-05 
All Other 
3,104,018 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total 
3,104,018 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Nursing Facilities 
0148 
Ini tiative: Provides for the allocation of funds in accordance 
with 
the 
Maine 
Revised 
Statutes, 
Title 
36, 
section 
2873, 
subsection 4, paragraph A from the tax on residential treatment 
facilities and nursing homes to increase payments to medical care 
providers and nursing facilities and for direct services in the 
home-based care program. 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
All Other 
Federal Expenditures Fund Total 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
All Other 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total 
Nursing Facilities 
0148 
2003-04 
22,374,880 
22,374,880 
2003-04 
9,930,751 
9,930,751 
2004-05 
o 
o 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: Provides for the allocation of funds from the tax on 
residential facilities and nursing homes to meet payments in 
fiscal year 2003-04. 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
All Other 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total 
Medical Care -
Payments to Providers -
Non Match 
0997 
2003-04 
2,100,000 
2,100,000 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Ini tiative: Provides for the deappropriation, appropriation and 
deal1ocation of funds for a credit due from the Medicare Part A 
and B crossover premiums and funds to offset the federal unfunded 
liability from prior years. 
General Fund 
2003-04 
2004-05 
All Other 
38,808,189 
General Fund Total 
38,808,189 
HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2003-04 
2004-05 
GENERAL FUND 
73,208,726 
FEDERAL EXPENDITIJRES FUND 
168,044,224 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
18,336,484 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
DEPAR"l"MENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
259,589,434 
o 
HUMANITIES COUNCIL, MAINE 
Humanities Council 
0942 
lni tiati ve: Provides for the deappropriation of funds for fiscal 
year 2004-05. 
General Fund 
2003-04 
2004-05 
All Other 
(4,530) 
General Fund Total 
(4,530) 
HUMANITIES COUNCIL, MAINE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2003-04 
2004-05 
GENERAL FUND 
(4,530) 
DEPAR"JXENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
(4,530) 
INDIAN TRIBAL-STATE COMMISSION, MAIRE 
Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission 
0554 
Initiative: Provides for the deappropriation of funds for fiscal 
year 2004-05. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
INDIAN TRIBAL-STATE COMMISSION, MAIRE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPAR"JXENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
2 
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT 
Courts -
Supreme, Superior, District and 
Administrative 
0063 
2003-04 
o 
o 
2003-04 
o 
o 
2004-05 
(2,303) 
(2,303) 
2004-05 
(2,303) 
(2,303) 
Initiative: 
Provides 
for 
the 
deappropriation 
of 
funds 
from 
operational savings and debt refinancing. 
General Fund 
2003-04 
2004-05 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
All Other 
(478,000) 
(475,000) 
General Fund Total 
(478,000) 
(475,000) 
Courts -
Supreme, Superior, District and 
Administrative 
0063 
Initiative: Provides for the deappropriation of funds for the 
consolidation of the Madawaska and Livermore Falls courthouses. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Courts -
Supreme, Superior, District and 
Administrative 
0063 
2003-04 
o 
o 
2004-05 
(67,000) 
(67,000) 
Initiative: Provides funding for 8 Security Officer positions and 
one 
Assistant 
Local 
Security Supervisor position to 
provide 
security at York County courthouses. 
General Fund 
Positions - Legislative Count 
Personal Services 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Courts -
Supreme, Superior, District and 
Administrative 
0063 
2003-04 
(9.000) 
98,729 
(98,729) 
o 
2004-05 
(9.000) 
413,551 
(413,551) 
o 
Ini tiative: Provides funds to partially offset Personal Services 
deappropriations in Public Law 2003, chapter 20. 
General Fund 
2003-04 
2004-05 
Personal Services 
78,000 
General Fund Total 
78,000 
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT 
DEPARTMENT "IOTALS 
2003-04 
2004-05 
GENERAL FUND 
(400,000) 
(542,000) 
6 
DEPARTMENTAL "IOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
(400,000) 
(542,000) 
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF 
Governor"s Training Initiative Program 
0842 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.n. 1828 
Initiative: Provides for the deappropriation of funds due to a 
decrease in services provided. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Rehabilitation Services 
0799 
2003-04 
o 
o 
2004-05 
(90,965) 
(90,965) 
Initiative: Provides for the deappropriation of funds due to a 
decrease in services provided. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Employment Services Activity 
0852 
2003-04 
(40,386) 
(40,386) 
2004-05 
(236,772) 
(236,772) 
Initiative: Provides for 
the deappropriation of funds 
due to 
salary savings due to vacancies in 2004 and the reallocation of 
one Education Specialist III position in 2005. 
General Fund 
Positions - Legislative Count. 
Personal Services 
General Fund Total 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Positions - Legislative Count 
Personal Services 
Federal Expenditures Fund Total 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Personal Services 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total 
2003-04 
(0.000) 
(59,954) 
(59,954) 
2003-04 
(0.000) 
o 
o 
2003-04 
o 
o 
Administration - Bureau of Labor Standards 
0158 
2004-05 
( -1. 000) 
(69,397) 
(69,397) 
2004-05 
(1. 000) 
42,060 
42,060 
2004-05 
27,337 
27,337 
Initiative: Provides for the deappropriation of funds 
due to 
salary savings in fiscal year 2003-04 and to reductions in system 
upgrades in fiscal year 2004-05. 
General Fund 
Personal Services 
2003-04 
(16,291) 
2004-05 
o 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
All Other 
o 
(9,693) 
General Fund Total 
(16,291) 
(9,693) 
Labor Relations Board 
0160 
Initiative: Provides for the deappropriation of funds 
through 
savings on travel and equipment purchases. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Rehabilitation Services - Medicaid 
0965 
2003-04 
(2,549) 
(2,549) 
2004-05 
(1,684 ) 
(1,684) 
Initiative: Provides for the appropriation of funds to maintain 
the current level of services in the consumer-directed personal 
assistance services Medicaid program. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Administration -
Labor 
0030 
2003-04 
730,942 
730,942 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: Provides for the deappropriation of funds 
due to 
salary 
savings 
in 
fiscal 
year 
2003-04 
and 
reductions 
in 
administrative projects in fiscal year 2004-05. 
General Fund 
Personal Services 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
LABOR, DEPAR7MENT OF 
DEPAR'1'MENT 'l'OTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
LIBRARY, MAINE STATE 
Maine State Library 
0217 
2003-04 
(4,755) 
o 
(4,755) 
2003-04 
607,007 
o 
o 
607,007 
2004-05 
o 
(2,491) 
(2,491) 
2004-05 
(411,002) 
42,060 
27,337 
(341,605) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Initiative: Provides for deappropriation of funds for fiscal year 
2003-04 and fiscal year 2004-05. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
LIBRARY, MAINE STATE 
DEPARTMENT "l'01'ALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENTAL "l'01'AL -
ALL FUNDS 
2003-04 
(25,000) 
(25,000) 
2003-04 
(25,000) 
(25,000) 
2004-05 
(33,270) 
(33,270) 
2004-05 
(33,270) 
(33,270) 
MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Bureau of Resource Manaqement 
0027 
Initiative: 
Management 
equipment. 
Deappropriates 
funds 
from the 
by delaying the 
replacement of 
Bureau 
public 
General Fund 
Capital Expenditures 
General Fund Total 
Marine Patrol -
Bureau of 
0029 
2003-04 
(1,801) 
(1,801) 
of Resource 
health lab 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds from the Bureau of Marine Patrol 
resulting from cost savings achieved from engine replacements. 
General Fund 
Capital Expenditures 
General Fund Total 
Marine Patrol - Bureau of 
0029 
2003-04 
(1,800) 
(1, 800) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds from the Bureau of Marine Patrol 
originally appropriated to fund debt service payments related to 
a new communications system. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Division of Community Resource Development 
2003-04 
(68,000) 
(68,000) 
0043 
2004-05 
(68,000) 
(68,000) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds from the Division of Community 
Resource Development originally appropriated to support habitat 
closure and industry support activities of the department. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Division of Administrative Services 
0258 
2003-04 
o 
o 
2004-05 
(1,144) 
(1, 144) 
Initiative: 
Deappropriates 
funds 
from 
the 
Division 
of 
Administrative Services originally appropriated to support the 
information technology program within the department. 
General Fund 
All Other 
Capital Expenditures 
General Fund Total 
MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
MARITIME ACADEMY, MAINE 
Maritime Academy - Operations 
0035 
2003-04 
(22,177) 
(l0,000) 
(32,177) 
2003-04 
(103,778) 
(103,178) 
2004-05 
(29,517) 
(2,500) 
(32,017) 
2004-05 
(101,161) 
(101,161) 
Initiative: Provides for the deappropriation of $50,000 in fiscal 
year 2003-04 and $262,657 in fiscal year 2004-05. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
MARITIME ACADEMY, MAINE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
MUNICIPAL BOND BANK, MAINE 
2003-04 
(50,000) 
(50,000) 
2003-04 
(50,000) 
(50,000) 
2004-05 
(262,657) 
(262,657) 
2004-05 
(262,657) 
(262,657) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Maine Municipal Bond Bank -
Maine Rural 
Water Association 
0699 
Initiative: Provides for the deappropriation of funds for fiscal 
year 2003-04 and fiscal year 2004-05. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
MUNICIPAL BOND BANK, MAINE 
DEPARTMEN'I' TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMEN'I'AL TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
MUSEUM, MAINE STATE 
Maine State Museum 
0180 
2003-04 
2004-05 
(7,330) 
(5,902) 
(7,330) 
(5,902) 
2003-04 
2004-05 
(7,330) 
(5,902) 
(7,330) 
(5,902) 
Initiative: Provides for the deappropriation of funds for fiscal 
year 2003-04 and fiscal year 2004-05. 
General Fund 
2003-04 
2004-05 
All Other 
(23,034) 
(17,097) 
General Fund Total 
(23,034) 
(17,097) 
MUSEUM, MAINE STATE 
DEPARTMEN'I' TOTALS 
2003-04 
2004-05 
GENERAL FUND 
(23,034) 
(17,097) 
DEPAR"l'MENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FONDS 
(23,034) 
(17,097 ) 
PINE TREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE 
Legal Assistance 
0553 
Initiative: Provides for the deappropriation of funds for fiscal 
year 2003-04 and fiscal year 2004-05. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
PINE TREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE 
2003-04 
(10,812) 
(10,812) 
2004-05 
(8,698) 
(8,698) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2003-04 
2004-05 
GENERAL FUND 
(10,812) 
(8,698) 
DEPARTMENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
(10,812) 
(8,698) 
PROPERTY TAX REVIEW, STATE BOARD OF 
Property Tax Review - State Board of 
0357 
Initiative: 
In 
fiscal 
year 
2003-04, 
deappropriates 
Personal 
Services salary savings, a result of not immediately filling a 
Clerk Typist III position vacancy. 
In fiscal year 
2004-05, 
deappropriates All Other through reduced legal expense in line 
with a reduction to the hearing schedule. 
General Fund 
2003-04 
2004-05 
Personal Services 
(6,944) 
All Other 
(4,588) 
General Fund Total 
(6,944) 
(4,588) 
PROPERTY TAX REVIEW, STATE BOARD OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2003-04 
2004-05 
GENERAL FUND 
(6,944) 
(4,588) 
DEPARTMENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
(6,944) 
(4,588) 
PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION, MAINE 
Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation 
0033 
Initiative: Provides for the deappropriation of funds for fiscal 
year 2003-04 and fiscal year 2004-05. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION, MAINE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
2003-04 
(110,039) 
(110,039) 
2003-04 
(110,039) 
(110,039) 
2004-05 
(137,736) 
(137,736) 
2004-05 
(137,736) 
(137,736) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
State Police 
0291 
Initiative: Deappropriates 3rd-quarter and 4th-quarter All Other 
allotment for anticipated reduction to radio expenses. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
State Police 
0291 
2003-04 
(88,500) 
(88,500) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: 
Deappropriates 
first-quarter 
All 
Other 
allotment 
reserves. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
State Police 
0291 
Ini tiative: Deappropriates $100,000 
to radio expenses. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Liquor Enforcement 
0293 
2003-04 
(1,518) 
(1,518) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
for anticipated reductions 
2003-04 
o 
o 
2004-05 
(100,000) 
(100,000) 
Initiative: 
Deappropriates 
first-quarter 
allotment 
reserves 
resulting from the transfer of liquor enforcement duties to State 
Police and local law enforcement communities. 
General Fund 
Personal Services 
General Fund Total 
Liquor Enforcement 
0293 
2003-04 
(65,000) 
(65,000) 
Initiative: 
Deappropriates 
first-quarter 
resulting from reduced repair costs. 
allotment 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
2003-04 
(32) 
(32) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
reserves 
2004-05 
o 
o 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Fingerprint and Background Information - State Expense 
0930 
Initiative: 
Deappropriates 
first-quarter 
allotment 
reserves 
resulting from first-quarter Personal Services expenses paid in 
the 2nd quarter. 
General Fund 
Personal Services 
General Fund Total 
2003-04 
(5,280) 
(5,280) 
Background Checks - Certified Nursing Assistants 
0992 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: Deappropriates 2nd-quarter allotment reserves created 
by salary savings. 
General Fund 
Personal Services 
General Fund Total 
2003-04 
(5,604) 
(5,604) 
Background Checks - Certified Nursing Assistants 
0992 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Ini tiative: 
Deappropriates 
2nd-quarter 
All 
Other 
allotment 
reserves. A position vacancy reduced the need for supplies. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
2003-04 
(5,450) 
(5,450) 
Background Checks - Certified Nursing Assistants 
0992 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: Deappropriates 3rd-quarter allotment for anticipated 
reductions to supplies. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Criminal Justice Academy 
0290 
2003-04 
(708) 
(708) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: Transfers one Maine Criminal Justice Academy Training 
Coordinator position from the Criminal Justice Academy General 
Fund account to the dedicated account beginning January 1, 2004. 
General Fund 
Positions - Legislative Count 
2003-04 
(-1.000) 
2004-05 
(-1.000) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Personal Services 
General Fund Total 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Positions - Legislative Count 
Personal Services 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total 
Criminal Justice Academy 
0290 
(33,686) 
(33,686) 
2003-04 
(1. 000) 
33,686 
33,686 
(68,069) 
(68,069) 
2004-05 
(1.000) 
68,069 
68,069 
Initiative: Transfers one Clerk Typist III position from the 
Criminal Justice Academy General Fund account to the dedicated 
account beginning January 1, 2004. 
General Fund 
2003-04 
2004-05 
Positions - Legislative Count 
(-1.000) 
(-1.000) 
Personal Services 
(22,534) 
(45,382) 
General Fund Total 
(22,534) 
(45,382) 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
2003-04 
2004-05 
positions - Legislative Count 
(1.000) 
(1.000) 
Personal Services 
22,534 
45,382 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total 
22,534 
45,382 
Emergency Medical Services 
0485 
Initiative: 
Deappropriates 
first-quarter 
allotment 
reserves 
resulting from decreased use of contractual services. 
General Fund 
2003-04 
2004-05 
All Other 
(30,000) 
General Fund Total 
(30,000) 
a 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT 'l'OTALS 
2003-04 
2004-05 
GENERAL FUND 
(258,312) 
(213,451) 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
56,220 
113,451 
DEPARTMENTAL 'l'OTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
(202,092) 
(100,000) 
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 
Administration - Archives 
0050 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Initiative: Identifies one-time savings through salary savings 
due 
to 
a 
vacant 
position 
and 
eliminating 
certain 
archival 
restoration and microfilming projects. 
General Fund 
Personal Services 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
2003-04 
(10,000) 
(6,727) 
(16,727) 
2004-05 
a 
a 
a 
Bureau of Administrative Services and Corporations 
0692 
Initiative: Identifies one-time savings for the biennium through 
the postponement of certain capital expenditures, 
savings from 
hiring at a lower-than-budgeted salary and aggressive management 
of election-related expenses. 
General Fund 
Personal Services 
All Other 
Capital Expenditures 
General Fund Total 
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPAR'l"MENT OF 
6 
DEPARTMENT "l"OTALS 
8 
GENERAL FUND 
0 
DEPAR"l'MENTAL 'l'OrAL -
ALL FUNDS 
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM, BOARD OF 
TRUSTEES OF THE MAINE 
Maine Community College System -
Board 
of Trustees 
0556 
2003-04 
2004-05 
(10,000) 
(30,000) 
(10,000) 
(20,560) 
(40,000) 
(30,560) 
2003-04 
2004-05 
(56,727) 
(30,560) 
(56,727) 
(30,560) 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds from general operations. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM, BOARD OF 
TRUSTEES OF THE MAINE 
DEPARTMENT "l"OTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
2003-04 
(150,000) 
(150,000) 
2003-04 
(150,000) 
2004-05 
(1,100,000) 
(1,100,000) 
2004-05 
(1,100,000) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
DEPARTMENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
(150,000) 
(1,100,000) 
TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Administration - Aeronautics 
0294 
Initiative: Provides 
the subsidy to the 
State 
Airport 
and 
transportation. 
for the deappropriation of funds to reduce 
Maine State Ferry Service and the Augusta 
to 
reduce 
funds 
to 
ports 
and 
marine 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
2003-04 
(20,000) 
(20,000) 
Administration - Ports and Marine Transportation 
0298 
2004-05 
(20,000) 
(20,000) 
Initiative: Provides 
the subsidy to the 
State 
Airport 
and 
transportation. 
for the deappropriation of funds to reduce 
Maine State Ferry Service and the Augusta 
to 
reduce 
funds 
to 
ports 
and 
marine 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENTAL 'l'OrAL -
ALL FUNDS 
2003-04 
(177,384) 
(177,384) 
2003-04 
(197,384) 
(197,384) 
2004-05 
(196,145) 
(196,145) 
2004-05 
(216,145) 
(216,145) 
TREASURER OF STATE, OFFICE OF 
Debt Service - Treasury 
0021 
Initiative: 
Provides 
for 
the 
deappropriation of 
excess 
debt 
service due to a lower interest rate and a lower-than-anticipated 
bond 
issue. 
Also provides 
for 
a 
deappropriation due 
to 
an 
increase in debt service earnings. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Debt Service - Treasury 
0021 
2003-04 
(4,603,066) 
(4,603,066) 
2004-05 
(4,711,815) 
(4,711,815) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Initiative: 
Provides 
for 
the 
deappropriation 
service 
due 
to 
a 
lower 
interest 
of excess 
debt 
rate 
and 
a 
smaller-than-anticipated bond anticipation note. 
General. Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
TREASURER OF STATE, OFFICE OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
2003-04 
(26,977) 
(26,977) 
2003-04 
(4,630,043) 
(4,630,043) 
2004-05 
(17,403) 
(17,403) 
2004-05 
(4,729,218) 
(4,729,218) 
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE 
Educational and General Activities -
UMS 
003l. 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds to the Educational and General 
Activities 
UMS 
program. 
The 
reduction 
in 
appropriations 
established 
in this 
account 
may 
not 
be 
offset 
by 
tuition 
increases. 
Any 
tuition increase 
must 
be 
attributed to 
the 
implementation 
of 
collective 
bargaining, 
increased 
health 
insurance costs and any other measures that have created inc rased 
costs to the University of Maine System. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Maine Patent Program 
0931 
2003-04 
(4,850,000) 
(4,850,000) 
2004-05 
(1,050,000) 
(1, 050,000) 
Initiative: 
Provides 
for 
the 
deappropriation 
of 
$100,000 
in 
fiscal year 2003-04 and $150,000 in fiscal year 2004-05. 
General. Fund 
2003-04 
2004-05 
All Other 
(100,000) 
(150,000) 
General Fund Total 
(100,000) 
(150,000) 
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2003-04 
2004-05 
GENERAL FUND 
(4,950,000) 
(1,200,000) 
DEPARTMENTAL TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
(4,950,000) 
(1,200,000) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
SECTION TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUND 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE FUND 
SECTION TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
PARTB 
2003-04 
71,033,458 
15,350,529 
168,044,224 
850,000 
2004-05 
(10,603,099) 
140,788 
42,060 
o 
$261,278,211 
($10,420,251) 
Sec. B-1. 
Transfer of funds. 
Notwithstanding 
any 
other 
provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $28,885,017 
from 
the Federal Fiscal Relief Funds Reserve account to the 
unappropriated surplus of the General Fund no later than June 30, 
2004. 
PARTC 
Sec. C-l. 7 MRSA §3153-A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 120, §2, 
is amended to read: 
§3153-A. Dairy stabilization subsidy 
If 
the 
base 
price 
of 
milk 
falls 
below 
$16.94 
per 
hundredweight in any month beginning September 1, 2003 and ending 
geeeRlse*--3-l-,--6QQ6 May 31. 2004, the administrator of the Maine 
Milk Pool shall distribute to Maine milk producers on 
a 
per 
hundredweight basis 99% 40% for the months of January to May 2004 
of the difference between $16.94 per hundredweight and the base 
price of milk per hundredweight. 
The amount distributed for milk 
produced during the period between September 1, 2003 and geeeRlBeF 
~lT-~QQ~ May 31, 2004 may not exceed $~TQQQTQQQ $2,100,000. 
The 
Governor 
shall 
provide 
these 
funds 
to 
the 
Maine 
milk 
pool 
administrator 
for 
distribution 
to 
Maine 
milk 
producers, 
as 
provided for in this section, during the months of October 2003 
to Jali1:laEY June 2004. 
The base price of milk is the Suffolk 
County, Massachusetts Class I price of milk as determined for 
each month by the Northeast Market Administrator of the United 
States Department of Agriculture. 
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~Re-161s~-be~~sla~1:lEe-if-8eeQeQ-feF-~Re-p1:lFpeses-ef-~Ris-see~~e8~ 
Sec. C-2. Pollution Control Structures • Carrying Account; lapsed 
balances. 
Notwithstanding 
any other prov1s1on of 
law, 
up 
to 
$290,064 of the encumbered balance forward in fiscal year 2003-04 
in the Pollution Control Structures -
Carrying Account, General 
Fund 
account 
in 
the 
Department 
of 
Agr icul ture, 
Food 
and 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Rural Resources is disencumbered. 
The amount of $290,064 in this 
account lapses to the General Fund no later than June 30, 2004. 
Sec. 
C-3. 
Transfer of funds. 
Notwi thstanding 
any 
other 
provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $103,566 
from the Maine Milk Pool, Other Special Revenue Funds account in 
the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources to the 
unappropriated surplus of the General Fund no later than June 30, 
2004. 
PARTD 
Sec. 
D-l. 
Division 
of Forest 
Protection; 
lapsed 
balances. 
Notwithstanding 
any 
other 
provision 
of 
law, 
$207,187 
of 
unencumbered 
balance 
forward in fiscal 
year 
2003-04 
in 
the 
Division 
of 
Forest Protection, 
General 
Fund 
account 
in the 
Department of Conservation lapses to the General Fund in fiscal 
year 2003-04. 
PARTE 
Sec. E-l. 34-A MRSA §3031-B is enacted to read: 
§3031-B. 
Limitation on reimbursement rate to medical service 
providers for services outside department facility 
Effective July 1, 
2004, the department or its contracted 
medical provider may pay to a provider of a medical service for a 
person residing in a correctional or detention facility an amount 
no 
greater 
than 
the 
reimbursement 
rate 
applicable 
to 
that 
provider 
and 
that 
service 
as 
established 
by 
rule 
of 
the 
Department of Human Services for the MaineCare program under 
Title 22. 
This limitation applies to all medical care services, 
goods, prescription drugs and medications provided to a person 
outside the facility. 
PARTF 
Sec. F-l. General Purpose Aid for Local Schools, General Fund 
account; lapsed balances. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, 
$1, 365, 855 of the unencumbered balance forward in fiscal 
year 
2003-04 
in the General Purpose 
Aid 
for 
Local 
Schools, 
General Fund account in the Department of Education lapses to the 
General Fund no later than June 30, 2004. 
PARTG 
Sec. G-l. Rulemaking to maximize state savings. 
any other provision of law, 
the Department of 
shall 
adopt 
rules 
for 
the 
elderly 
Notwithstanding 
Human Services 
low-cost 
drug 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
program that maximize state savings for 
the coordination of 
benefits under the State's elderly low-cost drug program with 
those 
provided 
under 
the 
federal 
Medicare 
Prescription Drug 
Improvement 
and Modernization Act of 
2003 
while providing a 
substantially equivalent benefit. 
Sec. G-2. Routine technical rules. 
Rules adopted pursuant to 
this Part are routine technical rules as defined in the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
PARTH 
Sec. H-I. 22 MRSA §3I87, 2nd 1J, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 402, 
Pt. A, §141, is amended to read: 
Principles of 
reimbursement established 
for 
intermediate 
care facilities for the mentally retarded 
sRall-~-e--R'laHiR'l\iR'l 
fleKi9i*i~y--eaa91iB§ must enable facilities to shift variable 
cost 
funds 
within 
accounts 
es~a91isRea 
pursuant 
to 
the 
principles. 
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R'leeT 
Sec. H-2. 34-B MRSA §548I, as amended by PL 2001, c. 354, 
§3, is repealed. 
PART I 
Sec. 1-1. 36 MRSA c. 377 is enacted to read: 
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HOSPITAL TAX 
S2891. Definitions 
As 
used in this 
chapter, 
unless 
the 
context otherwise 
indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. 
1. Hospital. 
"Hospital" means an acute care health care 
facility 
with 
permanent 
inpatient 
beds 
planned, 
organized, 
operated and maintained to offer for a continuing period of time 
facilities 
and 
services 
for 
the diagnosis 
and 
treatment 
of 
illness, injury and deformity; with a governing board, 
and an 
Qrganized medical staff. offering continuous 24-hour professional 
nursing care; with a plan to provide emergency treatment 24 hours 
a day and including other services as def ined in rules of the 
Department of Human Services relating to licensure of general and 
specialty hospitals; and that is licensed under Title 22, chapter 
as a general hospital. specialty hospital or critical access 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
hospital. 
For purposes of this chapter, 
"hospital" does not 
include a nursing home or a publicly owned specialty hospital. 
2. 
Bet operting revenue. 
"Net operating revenue" means 
9ross charges of facilities less any deducted amounts for bad 
debts, charity care and payer discounts. 
3. 
Publicly owned specialty hospital. 
"Publicly 
owned 
special ty hospital" means 
a publicly owned hospital that is 
primarily 
engaged in providing psychiatric 
services 
for 
the 
diagnosis, treatment and care of persons with mental illness and 
that is licensed as a specialty hospital by the Department of 
Human Services. 
4. Tax year. 
"Tax year" means the hospital payment year, as 
defined by the 
Department of Human 
Services, 
ending in the 
calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the state 
fiscal year for which the tax is being imposed begins. 
§2892. Tax imposed 
For state fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2003, a 
tax is imposed annually against each hospital in the State. 
The 
tax is equal to 
.74~ of net operating revenue for the tax year as 
identified on the hospital's most recent audited annual financial 
statement for that tax year. 
§2893. Return and payment of tax: application of revenues 
1. 
Return reqy.ired in state fiscal year 2003-04. For the 
tax due for state fiscal year 2003-04, a person subject to the 
tax imposed by this chapter shall submit to the assessor a return 
on a form prescribed and furnished by the assessor and pay the 
tax by the 30th day following the effective date of this section. 
2. 
Return required in state fiscal years beginning on or 
after July Ie 2004. 
For tax due for state fiscal years beginning 
on or after July 1, 2004, a person subject to the tax imposed by 
this chapter shall submit to the assessor a return on a form 
prescribed and furnished by the assessor and pay the tax by July 
15th of the state fiscal year for which the tax is being imposed. 
3. Application of revenues. All revenues received by the 
assessor under this chapter must be credited to a General Fund 
suspense account. 
No later than the last day of each month, the 
State Controller shall transfer all revenues received by the 
assessor during the month under this chapter to the Medical Care 
-
Payments to Providers Other Special Revenue Funds account in 
the Department of Human Services. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Sec. 
1-2. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
The 
following 
HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 
0147 
Initiative: 
hospitals. 
Allocates funds to increase MaineCare payments to 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
All Other 
Federal Expenditures Fund Total 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
All Other 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total 
Medical Care -
Payments to Providers 
2003-04 
$9,683,800 
9,683,800 
2003-04 
4,316,200 
4,316,200 
0147 
2004-05 
$0 
o 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: 
Allocates dedicated revenue from the hospital tax 
for MaineCare program expenses. 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
All Other 
2003-04 
12,283,800 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total 
12,283,800 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 
0147 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: 
Deappropriates funds to be replaced by dedicated 
revenue from the hospital tax. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 
2003-04 
(12,283,800) 
(12,283,800) 
0147 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: 
Appropriates 
funds 
to 
support 
the 
cost 
of 
not 
adopting rules to reduce hospital reimbursement. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
2003-04 
8,677,200 
8,677,200 
2004-05 
o 
o 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
All Other 
Federal Expenditures Fund Total 
Medical Care -
Payments to Providers 
2003-04 
19,468,113 
19,468,113 
0147 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: 
Appropriates 
funds 
to 
support 
the 
cost of 
not 
adopting rules 
to 
change pharmacy dispensing fees 
under 
the 
MaineCare program and the low-cost drugs for the elderly program. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
All Other 
Federal Expenditures Fund Total 
Medical Care -
Payments to Providers 
2003-04 
720,369 
720,369 
2003-04 
1,616,215 
1,616,215 
0147 
2004-05 
o 
o 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Ini tiati ve: 
Provides funds to support the cost of not adopting 
rules to create 2 benefit levels in the low-cost drugs for the 
elderly program and funds to not increase the catastrophic cap to 
$1,200 per benefit year. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPAR'J.'MENT 'l'OTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENTAL TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
SECTION 'l'OTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
SECTION TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
2003-04 
1,890,000 
1,890,000 
2003-04 
(996,231) 
30,768,128 
16,600,000 
46,371,897 
2003-04 
(996,231) 
30,768,128 
16,600,000 
$46,371,897 
2004-05 
o 
o 
2004-05 
o 
o 
o 
o 
2004-05 
o 
o 
o 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
PARTJ 
Sec. J-l. PL 2003, c. 51, Pt. H, §7, as amended by PL 2003, c. 
451, Pt. P, §4, is further amended to read: 
Sec. H-7. 
Intergovernmental transfer. 
The 
Commissioner 
of 
Administrative and Financial Services shall annually establish 
the amount that must be transferred from the City of Portland as 
an 
intergovernmental 
transfer. 
The 
amounts 
that 
must 
be 
transferred to the State as undedicated General Fund revenue from 
the City of Portland must be $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2002-03 
and must be at least $6r496r918 $3,254,528 in fiscal year 2003-04 
and at least $2,544,709 in fiscal year 2004-05. 
Sec. J-2. General Fund unappropriated surplus. 
Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the State Controller is authorized to 
recognize as General Fund unappropriated surplus, no later than 
June 30, 2004, $569,000 generated from fiscal year 2002-03 funds 
returned from health care providers. 
Sec. J-3. General Fund unappropriated surplus. 
Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the State Controller is authorized to 
recognize as General Fund unappropriated surplus, no later than 
June 
30, 
2004, 
$5,800,488 
representing the 
reimbursement 
of 
disproportionate share hospital payments in federal fiscal year 
2001-02 from institutes for mental disease. 
Sec. 
J-4. 
Transfer of funds. 
Notwi thstanding 
any 
other 
prov1s1on of law, the State Controller shall transfer $3,691,639 
from the Child Support Collections, Other Special Revenue Funds 
account in the Department of Human Services to the unappropriated 
surplus of the General Fund no later than June 30, 2004. 
PARTK 
Sec. 
K-l. 
Transfer of funds. 
Notwithstanding 
any 
other 
prov1S1on of law, the State Controller is authorized to transfer 
up to $26,202,734 from the Profit and Loss account of the General 
Fund to the General Fund TANF Reserve account no later than June 
30, 2004. 
The amount to be transferred to the General Fund TANF 
Reserve account represents funds required to restore cash drawn 
in error 
from 
the 
TANF 
Federal 
Block 
Grant account 
and 
to 
recognize the availability of a balance in the General Fund TANF 
account that may be used as a current-year resource. 
Sec. 
K-2. 
Transfer of funds. 
Notwithstanding 
any 
other 
provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $6,929,748 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. l351, L.D. 1828 
from the General Fund TANF Reserve account to the unappropriated 
surplus of the General Fund no later than June 30, 2004. 
Sec. 
K-3. 
Transfer of funds. 
Notwithstanding 
any 
other 
provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $19,272,986 
from the General Fund TANF Reserve account to the TANF Federal 
Block Grant account no later than June 30, 2004 to restore funds 
overdrawn from the TANF Federal Block Grant in prior fiscal years. 
Sec. K-4. 
Transfer of funds. 
Notwithstanding 
any 
other 
provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $7,203,139 
from the General Fund ';rANF 
account to the General Fund TANF 
Reserve account no later than June 30, 
2004. 
The $7,203,139 
represents funds required to restore cash drawn in error from the 
TANF 
Federal 
Block 
Grant 
account 
and 
to 
recognize 
the 
availability of a balance in the General Fund that may be used as 
a current-year resource. 
PARTL 
Sec. 
L-l. 
Transfer of funds. 
Notwithstanding 
any 
other 
prov~s~on of law, the State Controller shall transfer $161,137 in 
fiscal year 2003-04 and $121,118 in fiscal year 2004-05 from the 
State Fire Marshal's Office, Other Special Revenue Funds account 
in the Department of Public Safety to the unappropriated surplus 
of the General Fund no later than June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005. 
PARTM 
Sec. 
M-l. Bureau of Public Transportation; lapsed balances. 
Notwithstanding 
any 
other 
prov~s~on 
of 
law, 
$11,053 
of 
unencumbered balance forward in fiscal year 2003-04 in the Bureau 
of Public Transportation, General Fund account in the Department 
of Transportation lapses to the General Fund in fiscal year 
2003-04. 
PARTN 
Sec. N-l. 
Transfer of funds. 
Notwithstanding 
any 
other 
prov~s~on of law, the State Budget Officer shall identify in each 
General Fund account the amount of savings related to the merger 
of 
the 
Department of 
Human 
Services 
and 
the 
Department 
of 
Behavioral and Developmental Services in Public Law 2003, chapter 
20, Part B and shall transfer the amounts by financial order upon 
the approval of the Governor following consultation with the 
joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
over appropriations and financial matters and the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and 
human 
services 
matters. 
These 
transfers 
are 
considered 
adjustments 
to 
appropriations 
in 
fiscal 
year 
2004-05. 
The 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
identified savings must 
be administrative cost reductions or 
savings 
that 
result 
from 
efficiencies 
in 
the 
delivery 
of 
services. 
The State Budget Officer shall provide to the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
appropriations and financial affairs a report of the transferred 
amounts no later than January 15, 2005. 
Sec. N-2. Transfer of funds. 
Notwithstanding the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 5, section 1585 or any other provision of law, 
available balances of appropriations in MaineCare General Fund 
accounts in fiscal years 2003-04 and 2004-05 may be transferred 
between accounts by financial order upon the recommendation of 
the State Budget Officer and approval of the Governor. 
Sec. N-3. Appropriation and allocation transfers. 
Notwithstanding 
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1585 or any other 
prov1s1on 
of 
law, 
available 
balances 
of 
appropriations 
and 
allocations in fiscal year 2004-05 in the Department of Human 
Services and Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services 
may 
be 
transferred between line 
categories 
and 
accounts 
by 
financial order upon the 
recommendation of the State Budget 
Officer and approval of the Governor in order to implement the 
provisions of Public Law 2003, chapter 20, Part B and Part K, 
section 18, related to the merger of the 2 departments. 
PART 0 
Sec. 0-1. 12 MRSA §6074, sub·§3, as amended by PL 1983, c. 
662, §3, is further amended to read: 
3. 
Filing fee. 
Each application 
saa~~ ~ 
include 
a 
nonrefundable filing fee of $5Q $100. 
The fee may be waived for 
research activity by institutions or organizations financed in 
whole or part by state funding. 
Ne-.:f-i..,l-i-nEj--k&-may--be--Fel!flla,l'eEi 
'eF--app~yiR~--~r-~-~~~--~~-.:f~--~~4~4£~--a&Q--se~~;iR~ 
Paei~4€--S-a~lReRT 
Ne A filing fee may not be required from a 
municipality applying for a special license for using a hydraulic 
dredge under section 6623. 
Sec. 0-2. 12 MRSA §6074, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1989, c. 
204, §2, is further amended to read: 
5. 
Fees. 
At the time of the initial issuance of a special 
license, and each year upon renewal, an annual fee must be paid. 
The annual fee for a special license 
saal~--be--$6§ for no more 
than 2 individuals is $50. 
AR-~;a~--f-ee--e:E--$J.Q--sha-J..,l--B.e--paiEi 
'el'-~~-~~~~-afEeF-~~-~~r~-iRaiYialla~T--N~-~~-fee 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
ffiay-~-Fe~~~Fee-~~--a-~~~-*~eeRse-~~--Fa~s~R~-~-se**~R~ 
Paei~.,i£--s-almeR... 
An annual fee for a special license for more 
than 2 individuals but no more than 10 individuals is $100. 
Additional individuals may be included in a special license in 
groups up to 10 for an additional $100 per group. 
The fee may be 
waived for research activity by institutions or organizations 
financed in whole or in part by state funding. 
Ne A license fee 
may nQt be required from a municipality for a special license for 
using a hydraulic dredge under section 6623. 
Ne A license fee 
may not be required for employees of the department when they are 
acting in their capacity as employees under the direction of the 
commissioner or the commissioner's designated representative. 
Sec. 0-3. 12 MRSA §6074, sub-§6, as repealed and replaced by 
PL 1979, c. 412, is amended to read: 
6. 
Renewal. 
A. 
The initial issuance of each special license saa*l must 
specify the number of times the license may be renewed after 
the initial issuance. Each license may be renewed at least 4 
times. The commissioner, with the advice and consent of the 
advisory councilL 
may authorize 
~fl--t:.()--l9 renewalsT if the 
necessary investment in the research or aquaculture requires 
additional renewals. 
B. 
The commissioner shall annually renew the license on 
request for the authorized number of renewals, unless the 
license holder has not complied with the conditions of the 
licenseT or the commissioner finds that renewal is not in 
the best interest of the State. 
Renewals saall do not 
require a new application ReF QI filing fee and saall do not 
require the advice and consent of the advisory council. 
Sec. 0-4. 12 MRSA §6074, sub-§9 is enacted to read: 
9. 
Penalty. 
An individual who fails to comply with the 
conditions or limitations on the licensed activity under this 
section commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less 
than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged. 
PARTP 
Sec. P-l. 
Transfer of funds. 
Notwithstanding 
any 
other 
provision of law, 
the State Controller shall transfer up to 
$10,000,000 
in fiscal 
year 
2003-04 
from 
the 
Retiree 
Health 
Insurance Fund to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund 
no later than June 30, 2004. 
On or after July 1, 2005, the State 
Controller shall transfer $10, 000,000 along with interest from 
the 
General 
Fund 
to 
the 
Retiree 
Health 
Insurance 
Fund 
as 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
repayment. 
The transfer 
repaid with interest of 
balance. 
is considered an interfund loan to be 
8~ compounded annually on the unpaid 
PARTQ 
Sec. Q-l. Transfer from unappropriated surplus at close of fiscal 
year 2003-04. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, at the 
close of fiscal year 2003-04 the State Controller shall transfer 
an amount 
up to $4,495,662 available from the unappropriated 
surplus of the General Fund to the Executive Branch - Departments 
and 
Agencies 
Statewide 
account 
wi thin 
the 
Department 
of 
Administrative 
and 
Financial 
Services 
after 
all 
required 
deductions of appropriations, budgeted financial commitments and 
adjustments considered necessary by the State Controller have 
been made and as the next priority after the transfers required 
pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, sections 1507, 
1511, 1513, 1517 and 1519. 
Sec. Q-2. Priority of transfers. 
Transfers made in accordance 
with section 1 must be expended for the purposes listed in this 
section in the following amounts and priority order: 
1. 
Finance Authority of Maine. 
As 
the first priority, 
$564,287 
to the Student Financial Assistance Program in the 
Finance Authority of Maine to provide funds for grants and loans 
to those seeking postsecondary education; 
2. 
Hiqher education. 
As the 2nd priority, to the following 
higher education entities in the following amounts and priority 
order; except that, if all 3 priorities under this subsection can 
not be fulfilled, then the following 3 higher education entities 
must share the amount available under this subsection in the same 
proportion as the dollar amounts listed in paragraphs A to C: 
A. 
University of 
Maine 
System. 
As 
the 
2nd priority, 
$850,000 to the Educational and General Activities -
UMS 
program in the University of Maine System to provide funds 
for general operations; 
B. 
Maine Community College System. 
As the 2nd priority, 
$350,000 to the Maine Community College System to provide 
funds for general operation; and 
C. 
University of 
Maine 
System. 
As 
the 
2nd priority, 
$2, 000,000 to the Maine Economic Improvement Fund in the 
University of Maine System to provide funds for applied 
research and development at the University of Maine System; 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
3. 
Library and public broadcasting. 
As the 3rd priority, 
to the following 2 entities in the following amounts and priority 
order; except that, if both priorities under this subsection can 
not be fulfilled, then the following 2 entities must share the 
amount available under this subsection in the same proportion as 
the dollar amounts listed in paragraphs A and B: 
A. 
the 
Maine State Library. 
Maine 
State 
Library 
As the 3 rd priority, 
to 
provide 
funds 
$57,538 to 
for 
book 
acquisition; and 
B. 
Maine 
Public 
Broadcasting Corporation. 
As 
the 
3rd 
priority, 
$123,837 
to 
the 
Maine 
Public 
Broadcasting 
Corporation to provide funds for general operations; and 
4. 
Department of 
Conservation. 
As 
the 
4th priority, 
$400,000 to the Shore and Harbor Management Fund account to 
partially restore 
an earlier transfer 
to 
the 
unappropriated 
surplus of the General Fund. 
Sec. Q-3. Calculation and transfer. 
Notwithstanding the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1585, in fiscal year 2004-05 
the State Budget Officer shall calculate the amounts that may be 
transferred from the Executive Branch -
Departments and Agencies 
Statewide account within the Department of Administrative and 
Financial Services to the various state departments and agencies 
for the purposes listed in section 2 
and shall transfer the 
calculated amounts by financial order upon the approval of the 
Governor. 
These 
transfers 
are 
considered 
adjustments 
to 
appropriations and allocations in fiscal year 2004-05. 
The State 
Budget Officer shall provide the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial 
affairs with a report of the transferred amounts no later than 
January 31, 2005. 
PART R 
Sec. R-I. PL 2003, c. 451, Pt. 0, §4 is amended to read: 
Sec. 0-4. Transfer of funds; Occupational Safety Loan Program 
account. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
$4g1T~g9 
$559,079 must be transferred from the Occupational Safety Loan 
Program account in the Finance Authority of Maine to the General 
Fund as undedicated revenue no later than June 30, 2004. 
Sec. R·2. Transfer of funds; Occupational Safety 
account. 
Notwithstanding any other 
prov~s~on of 
must be transferred from the Occupational Safety 
Other 
Special 
Revenue 
Funds 
account 
in 
the 
Loan Program 
law, 
$57,652 
Loan Program, 
Department 
of 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Labor to General Fund unappropriated surplus no later than June 
30, 2004. 
PARTS 
Sec. 
S·l. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF 
Rehabilitation Services 
0799 
The 
following 
Initiative: 
Provides for the deappropriation of funds due to a 
decrease in services provided. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
PARTT 
2003-04 
$0 
$0 
Sec. 
T·I. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
BUMAR SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Medical Care -
Payments to Providers 0147 
The 
2004-05 
($26,030) 
($26,030) 
following 
Initiative: 
Appropriates and allocates funds to support the cost 
of not adopting rules to adjust rates 1% across the board for all 
private nonmedical institutions other than mental 
retardation 
facilities and not applying an inflation reduction factor to 
medical and remedial facilities. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
All Other 
Federal Expenditures Fund Total 
Medical Care -
Payments to Providers 0147 
2003-04 
$427,904 
427,904 
960,043 
960,043 
2004-05 
$0 
o 
o 
o 
Initiative: 
Appropriates and allocates funds to support the cost 
of not adopting rules to implement 75% reimbursement for "bed 
hold" days for certain private nonmedical institutions. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
All Other 
Federal Expenditures Fund Total 
2003-04 
106,976 
106,976 
240,011 
240,011 
2004-05 
o 
o 
o 
o 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147 
Initiative: 
Appropriates and allocates funds 
of not 
adopting rules 
to discontinue the 
management 
fee 
for 
MaineCare 
managed 
care 
clinics. 
to support the cost 
primary care 
case 
for 
rural 
health 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
All Other 
Federal Expenditures Fund Total 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147 
2003-04 
108,167 
108,167 
242,683 
242,683 
2004-05 
o 
o 
o 
o 
Initiative: 
Appropriates and allocates funds to support the cost 
of not 
adopting rules 
to discontinue 
the primary care 
case 
management fee of $2.50 for MaineCare managed care for federally 
qualified health centers. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
All Other 
Federal Expenditures Fund Total 
Medical Care -
Payments to Providers 0147 
2003-04 
75,167 
75,167 
168,644 
168,644 
2004-05 
o 
o 
o 
o 
Initiative: 
Appropriates and allocates funds to support the cost 
of not adopting rules to reduce the hourly registered nurse rates 
in the private duty nursing program, level V. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
All Other 
Federal Expenditures Fund Total 
Medical Care -
Payments to Providers 0147 
2003-04 
27,500 
27,500 
61,699 
61,699 
2004-05 
o 
o 
o 
o 
Initiative: 
Appropriates and allocates funds to support the cost 
of not adopting rules to effect a 
2% 
reduction to MaineCare 
providers not affected by other rule-making initiatives. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
All Other 
Federal Expenditures Fund Total 
Medical Care -
Payments to Providers 0147 
2003-04 
745,769 
745,769 
1,673,203 
1, 673,203 
2004-05 
o 
o 
o 
o 
Initiative: 
Allocates funds to support the cost of not adopting 
rules 
affecting 
Department 
of 
Behavioral 
and 
Developmental 
Services MaineCare programs. 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
All Other 
Federal Expenditures Fund Total 
HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
1,203,271 
1, 203,271 
2003-04 
1,491,483 
4,549,554 
6,041,037 
BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES, DEPAR'l"MEltT OF 
a 
a 
2004-05 
o 
o 
o 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Mental Health Services -
Community Medicaid 0732 
Initiative: 
Appropriates 
funds 
adopting rules to adjust rates 
private nonmedical institutions 
facilities and not applying an 
medical and remedial facilities. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
to 
support 
l'l-o 
across 
other than 
the 
cost 
of 
not 
the board for all 
mental 
retardation 
inflation reduction factor to 
2003-04 
58,374 
58,374 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Office of Substance Abuse - Medicaid Seed 0844 
Initiative: 
Appropriates 
funds 
adopting rules to 
private nonmedical 
facilities and not 
medical and remedial 
General Fund 
All Other 
adjust rates 
institutions 
applying an 
facilities. 
General Fund Total 
to 
support 
the 
cost of 
not 
1"-0 
across the board for all 
other than mental 
retardation 
inflation reduction 
2003-04 
8,722 
8,722 
factor to 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Mental Health Services -
Community Medicaid 0732 
Initiative: 
Appropriates 
funds 
to 
support 
the 
cost of 
not 
adopting rules to implement 75'l-o reimbursement for "bed hold" days 
for certain private nonmedical institutions. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Mental Retardation Waiver - MaineCare 0987 
2003-04 
16,774 
16,774 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: 
Appropriates funds to support the cost of adopting 
rules that adjust reductions in the Mental Retardation Waiver 
program 
by 
2"-0 
as 
opposed 
to 
2.6% 
of 
fiscal 
year 
2003-04 
expenditures. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Mental Health Services - Child Medicaid 0731 
2003-04 
293,000 
293,000 
2004-05 
o 
o 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Initiative: 
Appropriates funds to support the cost of mitigating 
rules to effect a reduction to MaineCare providers not affected 
by 
other 
rule-making 
initiatives. 
The 
Department 
of 
Human 
Services may adjust rate cuts based on the need of individual 
facilities. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
2003-04 
111,883 
111,883 
Mental Health Services -
Community Medicaid 0732 
2004-05 
o 
o 
Initiative: 
Appropriates funds to support the cost of mitigating 
rules to effect a reduction to MaineCare providers not affected 
by 
other 
rule-making 
initiatives. 
The 
Department 
of 
Human 
Services may adjust rate cuts based on the need of individual 
facilities. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
2003-04 
47,561 
47,561 
Mental Retardation Services -
Community 0122 
Initiative: 
Appropriates funds for room and board costs. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL 
SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
SECTION TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
2003-04 
350,000 
350,000 
2003-04 
886,314 
886,314 
2003-04 
2,377,797 
4,549,554 
$6,927,351 
2004-05 
o 
o 
2004-05 
o 
o 
2004-05 
2004-05 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
PARTU 
Sec. u-t. Legislative accounts; lapsed balances; legislative General 
Fund. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $100,000 of 
the unencumbered balance forward in the Personal Services line 
category in fiscal year 2003-04 in the legislative General Fund 
account in the Legislature lapses to the General Fund in fiscal 
year 2003-04. 
PART V 
Sec. 
V -I. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
HUMAN SERVICES, DEPAR7MENT OF 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 
The 
following 
Initiative: 
Appropriates and allocates funds for the Department 
of 
Human 
Services 
to 
pay 
outstanding 
settlements 
owed 
to 
hospitals under the MaineCare program in fiscal year 2003-04. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
All Other 
Federal Expenditures Fund Total 
RUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
2003-04 
$9,026,350 
9,026,350 
2003-04 
20,251,465 
20,251,465 
2003-04 
9,026,350 
20,251,465 
$29,277,815 
2004-05 
$0 
o 
2004-05 
o 
o 
2004-05 
o 
o 
$0 
PARTW 
Sec. W-l. Transfer of funds. 
Notwithstanding the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 12, section 1863 or any other provision of law, 
the State Controller shall transfer $1,000,000 by June 30, 2004 
from the Department of Conservation, Shore and Harbor Management 
Fund Other Special Revenue Funds account to the unappropriated 
surplus of the General Fund. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
PART X 
Sec. X-I. 
Implementation of incentive payments; rulemaking. 
Notwi thstanding any other provision of law, 
the Department of 
Human Services shall adopt routine technical rules to implement 
incentive payments within existing resources to pharmacies, based 
on criteria, including, 
but not limited to, 
length of 
time 
participating in the Maine Rx Plus and drugs for the elderly 
programs, 
status 
as 
sole 
community providers 
and 
volume 
of 
publicly funded beneficiaries. 
Rules adopted pursuant to this 
section are routine technical rules 
as defined in Title 5, 
chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
PARTY 
Sec. Y-I. Transfer. 
Notwithstanding Public Law 2003, chapter 
or any other provision of law, the Treasurer of State shall 
transfer a total of $547,000 no later than June 1, 2004 from the 
Unclaimed Property Fund to General Fund undedicated revenue. 
Before June 1, 2004, the Treasurer of State shall sell MetLife 
stock and shares of mutual funds that were not planned for sale 
during the 2004-2005 biennium. 
PART Z 
Sec. Z-l. 22 MRSA §3174-FF is enacted to read: 
§3174-FF. 
MaineCare reimbursement for and access to services 
1. 
Reimbursement for and acce/iS to services beginning July 
L 
2004. 
Except as provided in subsection 3, beginning July L 
2004 reimbursement for and access to services under the MaineCare 
program must be provided in accordance with rules, policies, 
principles and guidelines of the department that were in effect 
on January 15, 2004 unless those rules, policies, principles and 
guidelines are changed in accordance with subsection 2. 
2. 
Chapges on or after July 1. 2004. 
Notwithstanding any 
provision of law to the contrary, beginning July 1, 
2004 the 
department shall follow the ru1emaking procedures of Title 5, 
chapter 375, subchapter 2 A for major substantive rules in order 
to change the rules, policies, principles and guidelines for 
reimbursement for and access to services under the MaineCare 
program. 
3. 
Exception. 
The prov~s~ons of this section do not apply 
to adjustments in eligibility that update or increase eligibility 
in accordance with changes in the federal nonfarm income official 
poverty line or federal or state benefits pursuant to the United 
States Social Security Act of 1935, as amended. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
PARTAA 
Sec. AA-l. 22 MRSA §1511, sub-§3-B is enacted to read: 
3-D. 
Departmental 
indirect cost allocation plans. 
Any 
revenue transfer made on or after July I. 2000 from a Fund for a 
Healthy Maine account to another account pursuant to an approved 
departmental indirect cost allocation plan is determined by the 
Legislature to be an authorized use of revenue credited to the 
Fund for a Healthy Maine. 
The State Budget Officer shall reduce 
allotment for the amount of any transfer made from a Fund for a 
Healtby 
Maine 
account 
for 
the 
purpose 
authorized 
in 
this 
subsection. 
Sec. AA-2. 
Adjustments to prior period authorizations. 
The 
Department of 
Human 
Services is authorized to utilize funds 
within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, 
Fund 
for 
a 
Healthy 
Maine 
account 
allocations 
within 
the 
department that would otherwise be returned to the Fund for a 
Healthy Maine to offset the expenditures in excess of allocations 
from the Fund for a Healthy Maine totaling $28,999 within the 
Purchased Social Services program in fiscal year 2001-02 
and 
$22,743 within the Human Leukocyte program in fiscal year 2001-02. 
In fiscal 
year 
2002-03, 
the 
revenue 
transfers totaling 
$873,295 from the following program accounts to the Fund for a 
Healthy Maine account within the Department of Administrative and 
Financial Services are considered 
a 
reduction in legislative 
authorization for fiscal year 2002-03 in the respective programs: 
1. 
In 
the 
Department 
of 
Behavioral 
and 
Developmental 
Services, Office of Substance Abuse, $47,706; and 
2. 
In the Department of Human Services: 
A. 
For Purchased Social Services, $235,427; 
B. 
For the Community Service Center, $502,128; 
C. 
For the Bureau of Medical Services, $82,948: and 
D. 
For the Bureau of Family Independence, $5,086. 
Sec. 
AA-3. 
Fund 
for 
Healthy 
Maine 
unallocated 
balance. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on the effective date 
of this Part the State Controller is authorized to recognize as 
unallocated balance in the Fund for 
a 
Healthy Maine 
account 
within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services 
$219,187 of funds returned from audit findings. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Sec. AA .. 4. 
Appropriations and allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARLMERT OF 
Fund for a Healthy Maine - Medical Care 0960 
The 
following 
Initiative: 
Allocates funds from the available balance in the 
Fund for a Healthy Maine to support a portion of the cost of not 
adopting rules to create 2 benefit levels in the low-cost drugs 
for the elderly program and not increasing the catastrophic cap 
to $1,200 per benefit year. 
Fund for a Heathy Maine 
All Other 
Fund for a Healthy Maine Total 
PARTBB 
2003-04 
$410,000 
$410,000 
Sec. BB .. l. 
Appropriations and allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
Maine Revenue Services 
0002 
2004-05 
$0 
$0 
The 
following 
Initiative: 
Deappropriates additional Personal Services savings 
in fiscal year 2003-04. 
General Fund 
Personal Services 
General Fund Total 
Salary Plan 
0305 
2003-04 
($35,400) 
(35,400) 
2004-05 
$0 
o 
Ini tiati ve: 
Deappropr iates additional Personal Services savings 
in fiscal year 2003-04 
from the voluntary employee incentive 
programs authorized by Public Law 2003, chapter 20, Part LL. 
General Fund 
Personal Services 
General Fund Total 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
2003-04 
(17,600) 
(17,600) 
2004-05 
o 
o 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2003-04 
GENERAL FUND 
(53,000) 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL -
ALL FUBDS 
($53,000) 
PARTCC 
Sec. CC-l. 
Appropriations and allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
BOMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Medical Care -
Payments to Providers 
Initiative: 
Deappropriates and deallocates funds. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
All Other 
Federal Expenditures Fund Total 
HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
FEDERAL EXPENDITIJRES FUBD 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL -
ALL FUBDS 
2003-04 
($821,369) 
(821,369) 
2003-04 
(1,842,818) 
(1,842,818) 
2003-04 
(821,369) 
(1,842,818) 
($2,664,187) 
2004-05 
o 
$0 
The 
following 
2004-05 
$0 
o 
2004-05 
o 
o 
2004-05 
o 
o 
$0 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the 
preamble, this Act takes effect when approved. I 
SUMMARY 
This amendment does the following. 
PART A 
Part A makes appropriations and allocations of funds. 
PART B 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
Part B transfers $28,885,017 in fiscal year 2003-04 from the 
Federal Fiscal Relief Funds Reserve account to the unappropriated 
surplus of the General Fund no later than June 30, 2004. 
PART C 
Part C does the following. 
1. 
It extends the dairy stabilization subsidy program. 
2. 
It lapses $290,064 in the Pollution Control Structures -
Carrying Account to the General Fund no later than June 30, 2004. 
3. 
It transfers $103,566 from the Maine Milk Pool, Other 
Special Revenue Funds account to the unappropriated surplus of 
the General Fund no later than June 30, 2004. 
PART D 
Part D lapses $207,187 in the Division of Forest Protection, 
General Fund account in the Department of Conservation to the 
unappropriated surplus of the General Fund no later than June 30, 
2004. 
Part E establishes a 
medical service providers 
Corrections facility. 
PART E 
limitation on reimbursement rates to 
for services outside a Department of 
PART F 
Part F lapses $1,365,855 in the General Purpose Aid for 
Local Schools, General Fund account to the unappropriated surplus 
of the General Fund in fiscal year 2003-04. 
PART G 
Part G authorizes the Department of Human Services to adopt 
routine technical rules for the elderly low-cost drug program to 
maximize state savings 
from coordinating benefits with those 
provided 
under 
the 
federal 
Medicare 
Prescription 
Drug, 
Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. 
Part 
H 
reimbursement 
the mentally 
PART H 
amends 
language 
regarding 
established for intermediate 
retarded. 
It also repeals 
the 
pr inciples 
of 
care facilities for 
provisions concerning 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
rate-setting requirements 
for 
fee-for-service 
or grant-in-aid 
programs that serve individuals with mental retardation. 
PART I 
Part I does the following. 
1. 
It establishes a 
.74'l-o tax on the net operating revenue 
of each hospital in the State. 
2. 
It provides appropriation and allocation adjustments 
related to implementation of the hospital tax in fiscal year 
2003-04 
and 
restores 
funding 
for 
hospital 
rate 
reductions, 
pharmacy dispensing fees and revisions to the low-cost drugs for 
the elderly program that were to be reduced by rulemaking. 
PART J 
Part J does the following. 
1. 
It increases the amount of intergovernmental transfer 
funds that must be transferred from the City of Portland to the 
General Fund as undedicated revenue for fiscal year 2003-04. 
2. 
It authorizes the State Controller to accept 
2002-03 balances returned by health care providers 
Fund unappropriated surplus in fiscal year 2003-04. 
fiscal year 
as General 
3. 
It authorizes the State Controller to accept $5,800,488 
as General Fund unappropriated surplus balances in fiscal year 
2003-04 
representing 
the 
repayment 
of disproportionate 
share 
hospital payments in federal fiscal year 2001-02 from institutes 
for mental disease. 
4. 
It 
transfers 
$3,691,639 
from 
the 
Child 
Support 
Collections, 
Other 
Special 
Revenue 
Funds 
account 
in 
the 
Department of Human Services to the unappropriated surplus of the 
General Fund no later than June 30, 2004. 
PART K 
Part K does the following. 
1. 
It authorizes the State Controller to transfer up to 
$26,202,734 from the Profit and Loss account of the General Fund 
to the General Fund TANF Reserve account no later than June 30, 
2004. 
2. 
It 
authorizes 
the 
State 
$6,929,748 from the General Fund TANF 
Controller 
to 
transfer 
Reserve account to the 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. l351, L.D. 1828 
unappropriated surplus of the General Fund no later than June 30, 
2004. 
3. 
It 
authorizes 
the 
State 
Controller 
to 
transfer 
$19,272,986 from the General Fund TANF Reserve account to the 
TANF Federal Block Grant account no later than June 30, 2004. 
4. 
It 
authorizes 
the 
State 
Controller 
to 
transfer 
$7,203,139 from the General Fund TANF account to the General Fund 
TANF Reserve account no later than June 30, 2004. 
PART L 
Part 
L 
transfers 
$161,137 
in 
fiscal 
year 
2003-04 
and 
$121,118 in fiscal year 2004-05 from the State Fire Marshal's 
Office, Other Special Revenue Funds account to the unappropriated 
surplus of the General Fund no later than June 30, 2004 and June 
30, 2005, respectively. 
PART M 
Part 
M 
lapses 
$11,053 
in 
the 
Bureau 
of 
Public 
Transportation, 
General 
Fund 
account 
to 
the 
unappropriated 
surplus of the General Fund in fiscal year 2003-04. 
PART N 
Part N does the following. 
1. 
It directs the State Budget Officer to identify the 
General Fund savings related to the Department of Human Services 
and Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services merger 
and transfer those amounts by financial order. 
2. 
It authorizes available balances of appropriations in 
MaineCare General 
Fund accounts in fiscal years 
2003-04 
and 
2004-05 to be transferred between accounts by financial order 
upon the recommendation of the State Budget Officer and approval 
of the Governor. 
3. 
It authorizes available balances of appropriations and 
allocations 
in 
the 
Department 
of 
Human 
Services 
and 
the 
Department 
of 
Behaviorial 
and 
Developmental 
Services 
to 
be 
transferred by financial order to implement the merger of the 2 
departments. 
PART 0 
Part 0 does the following. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
1. 
It increases 
the 
filing fee 
resources license from $50 to $100 and 
special license from $25 to $50. 
for 
the 
a 
special 
annual fee 
marine 
for a 
2. 
It eliminates the waiver of a particular application 
filing fee. 
3. 
It changes the way in which certain license holders are 
charged for having additional names listed on the license. 
4. 
It authorizes the Commissioner of Marine Resources to 
waive certain annual licensing fees. 
5. 
It establishes a 
penalty provision creating a civil 
violation. 
PART P 
Part P authorizes the State Controller to transfer up to 
$10,000,000 
from 
the 
Retiree 
Health 
Insurance 
Fund 
to 
the 
unappropriated surplus of the General Fund no later than June 30, 
2004. 
It 
also 
requires 
the 
State 
Controller 
to 
transfer 
$10,000,000 plus interest from the General Fund to the Retiree 
Health Insurance Fund on or after July 1, 2005 as repayment. 
PART Q 
Part Q authorizes a prioritized series of transfers from the 
unappropriated surplus of the General Fund at the end of fiscal 
year 2003-04 to various programs within State Government. 
PART R 
Part R does the following. 
1. 
It amends the transfer of funds from the Occupational 
Safety Loan Program account in the Finance Authority of Maine, 
authorized in Public Law 2003, chapter 451, Part 0, section 4, by 
increasing the transfer from $401,209 to $559,079, an increase of 
$157,870, by June 30, 2004. 
2. 
It 
authorizes 
the 
transfer 
of 
funds 
from 
the 
Occupational Safety Loan Program, 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
account 
in 
the 
Department 
of 
Labor 
to 
the 
General 
Fund 
unappropriated surplus no later than June 30, 2004. 
PART S 
Part S deappropriates funds from the Department of Labor, 
Rehabilitation Services Program. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
PART T 
Part T appropriates and allocates funds to the Department of 
Human Services and the Department of Behavioral and Developmental 
Services to support the cost of not adopting certain rules to 
limit 
MaineCare 
expenditures 
during 
fiscal 
year 
2003-04, 
including 
changes 
affecting 
private 
nonmedical 
institutions, 
primary care case management fees for rural health clinics and 
federally qualified health centers, hourly rates in the private 
duty nursing program, 
reimbursement 
reductions in the Mental 
Retardation Waiver program and other reimbursement reductions to 
certain MaineCare providers not affected by other rule-making 
initiatives. 
PART U 
Part U lapses $100,000 of the unencumbered balance forward 
in the Personal Services line category in the legislative General 
Fund account to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund in 
fiscal year 2003-04. 
PART V 
Part V appropriates and allocates funds for the Department 
of Human Services to make payments of outstanding settlements 
owed to hospitals under the MaineCare program in the current 
state fiscal year, 2003-04. 
PART W 
Part 
W 
authorizes 
the 
State 
Controller 
to 
transfer 
$1,000,000 from the Department of Conservation, Shore and Harbor 
Management 
Fund, 
Other Special 
Revenue 
Funds 
account 
to 
the 
unappropriated surplus of the General Fund by June 30, 2004. 
PART X 
Part X authorizes the Department of Human Services to adopt 
routine technical rules to implement incentive payments within 
existing resources to pharmacies. 
PART Y 
Part Y authorizes the Treasurer of State to transfer funds 
from 
the Unclaimed Property Fund to General Fund undedicated 
revenue. 
It also authorizes the Treasurer of State to sell 
MetLife stock and shares of mutual funds that were not planned 
for sale during this biennium. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1351, L.D. 1828 
PART Z 
Part 
Z requires that beginning July 1, 
2004, 
MaineCare 
reimbursement and access to services are subject to the rules, 
policies, 
principles 
and 
guidelines that were 
in effect 
on 
January 15, 2004. 
It requires that changes on or after July l, 
2004 be done in accordance with the major substantive rule-making 
procedures. There is an exception for adjustments or increases in 
eligibility related to the nonfarm income official poverty line 
and United States Social Security Act of 1935. 
Part AA 
Part AA does the following. 
1. 
It establishes a mechanism to account for departmental 
indirect cost allocation plan amounts as an approved use of 
revenue from the Fund for a Healthy Maine. 
2. 
It 
authorizes 
certain 
revenue 
transfers 
from 
departmental program accounts back to the Fund for 
a Heal thy 
Maine in fiscal year 2002-03 to reflect the actual transfers that 
occurred. 
It also provides for the recognition of fiscal year 
2001-02 expenditures that exceeded legislative authority. 
3. 
It recognizes $219,187 as an unallocated balance in the 
Fund for a Healthy Maine. 
This amount represents actual revenue 
received during fiscal year 2003-04 from audit findings. 
4. 
It provides an allocation from the Fund for a Heal thy 
Maine in fiscal year 2003-04 to support a portion of the cost of 
not adopting rules to create 2 benefit levels in the low-cost 
drugs for the elderly program and not increasing the catastrophic 
cap to $1,200 per benefit year. 
Part BB 
Part BB deappropriates Personal Services savings from Maine 
Revenue Services and the Salary Plan program in fiscal year 
2003-04. 
Part CC 
Part 
CC 
deappropriates 
and deallocates funding 
from 
the 
Medical Care -
Payments to Providers account. 
FISCAL ~OTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 01128/04 ;t;vae 
l2lst 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 
LR2700(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" A" 
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Majority Report 
FISCAL NOTE 
APPROPRIATIONS AND ALLOCATIONS 
GENERAL FUND 
PART A, Section A-I 
PART I, Section 1-2 
PART S, Section S-1 
PART T, Section T-l 
PART V, Section V-I 
PART BB, Section BB-l 
PART CC, Section CC-l 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
PART A, Section A-I 
PART I, Section 1-2 
PART T, Section T-I 
PART V, Section V-I 
PART CC, Section CC-I 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE 
PART AA, Section AA-4 
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE TOTAL 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
PART A, Section A-I 
2003-04 
77,033,458 
(996,231) 
2,377,797 
9,026,350 
(53,000) 
(821,369) 
86,567,005 
168,044,224 
30,768,128 
4,549,554 
20,251,465 
(1,842,818) 
221,770,553 
410,000 
410,000 
15,350,529 
2004-05 
(10,603,099) 
(26,030) 
(10,629,129) 
42,060 
42,060 
° 
140,788 
PART I, Section 1-2 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE FUND, 
PART A, Section A-l 
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE FUND TOTAL 
GENERAL FUND UNDEDICATED REVENUE 
PART A, Section A-I 
PART J, Section J-1 
PART 0, Sections 0-1:0-4 
PART R, Section R-1 
PART Y, Section Y-l 
GENERAL FUND UNDEDICATED REVENUE TOTAL 
GENERAL FUND TRANSERS/ADJUSTMENTS TO BALANCE 
PART B, Section B-1 
PART C, Section C-2 
PART C, Section C-3 
PART D, Section D-l 
PART F, Section F-I 
PART J, Section J-2 
PART J, Section J-3 
PART J, Section J-4 
PART K, Section K-2 
PART L, Section L-l 
PART M, Section M-l 
PART P, Section P-I 
PART R, Section R-2 
PART U, Section U-l 
PART W, Section W-l 
GENERAL FUND TRANSERS/ 
ADJUSTMENTS TO BALANCE TOTAL 
16,600,000 
31,950,529 
850,000 
850,000 
2003-04 
700,000 
761,910 
3,500 
157,870 
547,000 
2,170,280 
2003-04 
28,885,017 
290,064 
103,566 
207,187 
1,365,855 
569,000 
5,800,488 
3,691,639 
6,929,748 
161,137 
11,053 
10,000,000 
57,652 
100,000 
1,000,000 
59,172,406 
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE TRANSERS/ADJUSTMENTS TO BALANCE 
PART AA, Section AA-2 
PART AA, Section AA-3 
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE TRANSERSI 
ADJUSTMENTS TO BALANCE TOTAL 
2003-04 
821,553 
219,187 
1,040,740 
140,788 
o 
2004-05 
3,500 
3,500 
2004-05 
121,118 
121,118 
2004-05 
o