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(05)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1319
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_F_H41 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "f, 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. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, 
DEPAR"l"MENT OF 
Bureau of Revenue Services 
The 
following 
Initiative: 
Deappropriates funds for recruitment and retention 
stipends. 
General Fund 
Personal Services 
General Fund Total 
HOUSE 
Page l-LR2000(5) 
2003-04 
($287,595) 
($287,595) 
2004-05 
($280,472) 
($280,472) 
AMENDMENT 
... 
"~ 
~ " 
~.' 
HOUSE AMENDMENT "f:. to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 973, L.D . 
1319 
Departmentwide 
Initiative: 
Deappropriates 
salary 
savings 
resulting 
from 
maintaining 
vacancies 
within 
the 
various 
accounts 
from 
the 
Department of Administrative and Financial Services. 
General Fund 
Personal Services 
General Fund Total 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT "l'OrALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT "l'OrAL -
ALL FUNDS 
2003-04 
($162,405) 
($162,405) 
2003-04 
($450,000) 
($450,000) 
PROGRAM EVALUATION AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY, 
OFFICE OF 
2004-05 
($269,528) 
($269,528) 
2004-05 
($550,000) 
($550,000) 
Office of Proqranl Evaluation and Government Accountability 
Initiative: 
Provides 
funds 
for 
one 
Director 
position, 
one 
Principal 
Analyst 
position, 
one 
Administrative 
Secretary 
position, 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 
PROGRAM EVALUATION AND GOVERNMENT 
ACCOUNTABILITY, OFFICE OF 
DEPARTMENT "l'OrALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOrAL -
ALL FUNDS 
SECTION "l'OrALS 
GENERAL FUND 
2003-04 
(3.000) 
$293,857 
156,143 
$450,000 
2003-04 
$450,000 
$450,000 
2003-04 
$0 
2004-05 
(3.500) 
$362,231 
187,769 
$550,000 
2004-05 
$550,000 
$550,000 
2004-05 
$0 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
"s~~, 
i €: 'll" 
,~ 
... , 
HOUSE AMENDMENT "f· to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 973, L.D. 
1319 
SECTION TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
$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 in amounts equal to the 
amount deappropriated to the department and 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 
and 
departmentwide 
salary 
savings 
by 
maintaining vacancies within the Department of Administrative and 
Financial 
Services. 
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. 
SPONSORED BY: 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
(Representative TRAHAN) 
TOWN: 
Waldoboro 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations! Allocations 
General Fund 
Approved: 03/25/03 ;?dac:.. 
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(05) 
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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