An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds, and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005 LR 2000(04) .-
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1319
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_E_H40 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "',, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H. P . 973, 
L.D. 
1319, 
Bill, 
"An 
Act 
Making Unified Appropriations 
and 
Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, 
General 
Fund and Other Funds, and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law 
Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the 
Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005" 
Amend 
the 
amendment 
by 
inserting 
after 
Part 
MMM 
the 
following: 
'PARTNNN 
Sec. NNN-l. Recruitment and retention adjustments moratorium. 
Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, 
section 
7065, subsection 2-D, employees of the Bureau of Revenue Services 
within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services 
are not entitled to receive payment of recruitment and retention 
adjustments for fiscal year 2003-04 and fiscal year 2004-05. 
Sec. NNN-2. 
Appropriations and allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
ADMIlfISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, 
DEPAR'DIElf'l' OF 
Bureau of Revenue Services 
The 
following 
Initiative: 
Deappropriates funds for recruitment and retention 
stipends. 
General Fund 
Personal Services 
General Fund Total 
HOUSE 
2003-04 
($287,595) 
($287,595) 
2004-05 
($280,472) 
($280,472) 
AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT "€'.. to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 973, L.D. 
1319 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, 
DEPAR1:MERT OF 
DEPAR1:MERT 'l'O'l'ALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPAB:"lHENT 'l'O'l'AL -
ALL FUNDS 
RESERVE FUND FOR STATE HOUSE 
PRESERVATION AND MAlBTElfANCE 
Reserve Fund for State House 
Preservation and Maintenance 
2003-04 
2004-05 
($287,595) 
($280,472) 
($287,595) 
($280,472) 
Initiative: 
Deappropriates 
funds 
budgeted 
for 
repairs 
and 
renovations to the State House that are no longer needed. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
RESERVE FUND FOR STATE HOUSE 
PRESERVATION AND MAIBTElfAHCE 
DEPAR1:MERT 'l'OTALS 
DEPA.R'DIENT 'l'O'l'AL -
ALL FUNDS 
PROGRAM EVALUATION AND 
GOVERNMENT ACCOUBTABILITY, OFFICE OF 
Office of Program Eva1uation and 
Government Accountabi1ity 
2003-04 
($162,405) 
($162,405) 
2003-04 
($162,405) 
($162,405) 
2004-05 
($269,528) 
($269,528) 
2004-05 
($269,528) 
($269,528) 
Initiative: 
Provides 
funds 
for 
one 
Director 
position, 
one 
Principal Analyst, one Administrative Secretary position and one 
part-time Committee Clerk position in fiscal year 2004-05 and 
general operating expenses to establish the Office of Program 
Evaluation and Government Accountability. 
General Fund 
positions - Legislative Count 
Personal Services 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
2003-04 
(3.000) 
$293,857 
156,143 
$450,000 
2004-05 
(3.500) 
$362,231 
187,769 
$550,000 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
"" 
, "G" 
~.~ 
HOUSE AMENDMENT .. {.. to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 973, L.D. 
1319 
PROGRAM EVALUATION AND 
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY, OFFICE OF 
DEPAR'IMERT "l'OTALS 
GENERAL :nnm 
DEPARTMENT "l'OTAL -
ALL :nnmS 
SECTION "l'OTALS 
GENERAL FOND 
SECTION "l'OTAL -
ALL :nnmS 
2003-04 
2004-05 
$450,000 
$550,000 
$450,000 
$550,000 
2003-04 
2004-05 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Sec. NNN-3. 
Use of money saved. 
General 
Fund 
savings 
generated by the Office of Program Evaluation and Government 
Accountability first must be appropriated to the Department of 
Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Revenue Services 
and the Legislature in amounts equal to the amount deappropriated 
to the department and the Legislature by this Part.' 
Further amend the amendment by 
any 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
relettering or renumbering 
section 
number 
to 
read 
This 
amendment 
deappropriates 
funds 
for 
recruitment 
and 
retention 
stipends 
at 
the 
Department 
of 
Administrative 
and 
Financial Services, Bureau of Revenue Services and funds budgeted 
for repairs and renovations to the State House. 
It also funds 
the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability at 
a lower level than originally budgeted and requires a payback to 
the affected departments once the Office of Program Evaluation 
and Government Accountability is operational. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
0/.;;--;-
SPONSORED BY: Q"L (,./:t: ~-­
(Representative TRAHAN) 
TOWN: 
Waldoboro 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations! Allocations 
General Fund 
Approved: 03/25/03 ;;t;?ac: 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1319 
An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the 
Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds, and 
Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper 
Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 
2004 and June 30, 2005 
LR 2000(04) .-
Fiscal Note for House Amendment" "to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Rep. David Trahan 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
2004-05 
Biennium 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This amendment may affect the Bureau of Revenue Services' ability to retain staff and consequently could impact 
current revenue collections. The amounts can not be detennined at this time. 
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