An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds, and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1319
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_E_S10 (Senate)

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SENATE 
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 striking out all of Parts FF and GG. 
Further amend the amendment by inserting after Part MMM the 
following: 
'PARTNNN 
Sec. NNN-l. Business Equipment Tax Reimbursement proration. 
The State Tax Assessor shall calculate the percentage reduction 
of payments under the BETR program that is necessary to achieve 
the program savings represented by the deappropriation provided 
in section 2 of this Part in fiscal year 2003-04 and fiscal year 
2004-05. 
Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, 
chapter 915, all payments to taxpayers under that chapter during 
fiscal year 2003-04 and fiscal year 2004-05 must be reduced by 
the percentage determined by the State Tax Assessor under this 
section. 
The State Tax Assessor shall submit legislation to the 
the continuation of the percentage reduction determined under 
this section beyond the current biennium. 
Sec. NNN-2. 
Appropriations and allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
Page l-LR2000(15) 
The 
following 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE AMENDMENT "t:." to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 973, 
L.D. 1319 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, 
DEPAR7MEBT OF 
Business Equipment Tax Reimbursement 
0806 
Initiative: 
Deappropriates funds due to a percentage reduction 
in 
payments 
to 
taxpayers 
under 
the 
Business 
Equipment 
Tax 
Reimbursement program within the Department of Administrative and 
Financial Services. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2003-04 
($567,262) 
($567,262) 
2004-05 
($480,082) 
($480,082)' 
Further amend the bill by relettering 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
consecutively. 
or renumbering any 
number 
to 
read 
SUMMARY 
This amendment eliminates the proposed changes to the child 
and dependent care income tax credit and the earned income tax 
credit. 
It also includes 
a deappropriation to the Business 
Equipment Tax Reimbursement program to be achieved through a 
percent reduction to payments to taxpayers. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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SPONSORED BY, ~ 
(Senator STRIMLING) 
. 
COUNTY: 
Cumberland 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations! Allocations 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Approved: 03125103 frae 
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 
LR2000(1S) 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment" " to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Strimling 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
2004-05 
Biennium 
$0 
$0 
$0 
($567,262) 
($480,082) 
($1,047,344) 
($567,262) 
($480,082) 
($1,047,344) 
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