An Act To Appropriate Funds to the Maine Potato Board for the Purchase of Potatoes in Need of Disposal Due to Weather Conditions during the Harvest in 2003
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1937
Senate Amendment SA_A_S569 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT ",4" to S.P. 771, L.D. 1937, Bill, "An Act 
To Appropriate Funds to the Maine Potato Board for the Purchase 
of Potatoes in Need of Disposal Due to Weather Conditions during 
the Harvest in 2003" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'AD Act To Appropriate Funds to the Department of Aqricu1ture, 
Food and Rural Resources for the Purchase of Potatoes in Reed of 
Disposal Due to Weather Conditions during the Harvest in 2003' 
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
enacting clau;e and before the emergency clause and inserting in 
its place the following: 
'Sec. 1. Reimbursement for cull potatoes. 
Notwi ths tanding the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 7,. section 1007-A, subsection 4, 
the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources may, for 
the 2003 crop year, reimburse farmers for cull potatoes disposed 
of in accordance with the rules of the department, Chapter 600, 
regarding disposal of cull potato piles. 
If the department 
provides reimbursement pursuant to this section, growers must be 
reimbursed on a prorated basis in accordance with rules adopted 
by the department pursuant to Title 7, section 1007-A, subsection 
3. 
Sec. 2. Transfer of funds. 
Notwithstanding any provl.sl.on of 
law to the contrary, the State Controller shall transfer $750,000 
from the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, 
Bureau 
of 
Insurance, 
Other 
Special 
Revenue 
Funds 
account 
014-02A-0092-02 to the Potato Cull Removal Fund established in 
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 7, section 1007-A, subsection 
5. 
By 
July 
1, 
2005, 
the 
Treasurer 
of 
State 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE AMENDMENT if" to S.P. 771, L.D. 1937 
shall transfer $750,000 to the Department of Professional and 
Financial Regulation, Bureau of Insurance, Other Special Revenue 
Funds account 014-02A-0092-02 from the General Fund. 
Sec. 
3. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
AGJlICULmRE, FOOD ABD RlJRAL RESOURCES, 
DEPAR'DIERT OF 
Office of the Comaissioner 0401 
The 
following 
Initiative: 
Allocates funds for the Potato Cull Removal Fund. 
Other Specia1 Revenue Funds 
All Other 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total 
SUMMARY 
2003-04 
$0 
$0 
2004-05 
$750,000 
$750,000' 
This amendment allows the Department of Agriculture, Food 
and Rural Resources to reimburse farmers for cull potatoes for 
the 2003 crop year disposed of in accordance with rules of the 
department and provides $750,000 to the department for this-
purpose 
from 
the 
Department 
of 
Professional 
and 
Financial 
Regulation, Bureau of Insurance. 
The funds are to be repaid to 
the Bureau of Ins~rance from the General Fund by July 1, 2005. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY: ~-1l~~~4 
(Senator CATHCART) 
COUNTY: 
Penobscot 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations! Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Transfers 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04/28/04 ~ae 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1937 
An Act to Appropriate Funds to the Maine Potato Board for the 
Purchase of Potatos in Need of Disposal Due to Weather Conditions 
during the Harvest in 2003 
LR2829(03) 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment ~, 
Sponsor: Sen. Cathcart 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
2004-05 
Projections 
2005-06 
Projections 
2006-07 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$750,000 
$0 
$0 
$750,000 
$0 
($750,000) 
$750,000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This amendment decreases the Other Special Revenue Funds resources of the Bureau of Insurance within the 
Department of Professional and Financial Regulation by $750,000 and increases the dedicated resources of the Office 
of the Commissioner within the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources by that same amount in fiscal 
year 2004-05. 
This amendment also decreases the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund by $750,000 and increases the 
dedicated resources of the Other Special Revenue Funds resources of the Bureau of Insurance by that same amount in 
fiscal year 2005-06. 
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