An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government and to Change 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 LR2833~6)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1919
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_P_S543 (Senate)

SENATE 
AMENDMENT "P" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H. P . 
1420, 
L.D. 
1919, 
Bill, 
"An 
Act 
To 
Make 
Supplemental 
Appropriations 
and Allocations for the Expenditures of State 
Government and To Change 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 in Part BBBB in 
line 
(page 
266, 
line 
in 
amendment) 
section 3 in the 4th 
by striking out the 
in 
its 
place 
the 
following: 
"$3,315,000" 
and 
inserting 
following: 
'$315,000' 
Further amend the amendment in Part BBBB by striking out all 
of section 4 and inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. BBBB-4. Transfers. 
Transfers made in accordance with 
section 3 must be expended for the purpose listed in this section 
in the following amount: 
1. 
An amount equal 
Initiative Fund in the 
Development 
to 
provide 
organizations.' 
to $315,000 to the Maine Microenterprise 
Department of Economic 
and 
Community 
funds 
for 
grants 
to 
community-based 
Further amend the amendment by inserting at the end before 
the emergency clause the following: 
'PARTFFFF 
Sec. FFFF-l. June 2004 bond issues. 
The Treasurer of State 
shall structure the general obligation bonds issued in June 2004 
to be paid in semiannual installments of principal and interest 
over a period of no more than 9 years with the first semiannual 
installment due on or after January 1, 2005. 
Page l-LR2833(56) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT Iff " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1420, 
L.D. 1919 
Sec. FFFF-2. 
Appropriations and allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
The 
following 
BAXTER COMPENSATIOR AUTHORITY 
Baxter Compensation Authority 
0117 
Initiative: 
Appropriates one-time funds to be used for payment 
of compensation to former students who were victims of physical 
and sexual abuse at the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf or 
its predecessors. 
Genera1 Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
BAX'.rER COMPENSATION AUTHORITY 
DEPARTMENT ".lUTALS 
GENERAL FOND 
DEPAR'l'MENT ".lUTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
TRANSPORTATIOR, DEPAR'1'MENT OF 
Bond Interest -
Highway 
0358 
2003-04 
$0 
$0 
2003-04 
$0 
$0 
2004-05 
$6,000,000 
$6,000,000 
2004-05 
$6,000,000 
$6,000,000 
Initiative: 
Deallocates funds through a restructuring of bonds 
issued in June 2004. 
Highway Fund 
All Other 
Highway Fund Total 
Bond Retirement -
Highway 
0359 
2003-04 
$0 
$0 
2004-05 
($325,000) 
($325,000) 
Initiative: 
Deallocates funds through a restructuring of bonds 
issued in June 2004. 
Highway Fund 
2003-04 
2004-05 
All Other 
$0 
($577,778) 
Highway Fund Total 
$0 
($577,778) 
"l'RAHSPORTATIOR, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPAR"DIENT "l'OrALS 
2003-04 
2004-05 
HIGHWAY FOND 
$0 
($902,778) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
l\ .• " 
SENATE AMENDMENT "P" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1420, 
L.D. 1919 
DEPAR"J.'MENT '1'O'.rAL -
ALL FUNDS 
$0 
($902,778) 
TREASURER OF STATE, OFFICE OF 
Debt Service - Treasury 
Initiative: 
Deappropriates 
funds 
through 
a 
restructuring of 
bonds issued in June 2004. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
TREASURER OF STATE, OFFICE OF 
DEPARTMENT '1'O'lALS 
DEPAR7MENT '1'O'.rAL -
ALL FUNDS 
SECTION '1'O'.rALS 
GENERAL FUND 
BIGBlfAY FUND 
SECTION '1'O'lAL -
ALL FUNDS 
Further amend the amendment by 
any 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
2003-04 
2004-05 
$0 
($8,144,097) 
$0 
($8,144,097) 
2003-04 
2004-05 
$0 
($8,144,097) 
$0 
($8,144,097) 
2003-04 
2004-05 
$0 
($144,097) 
(902,778) 
$0 
($1,046,875) • 
relettering or renumbering 
section 
number 
to 
read 
This amendment requires the Treasurer of State to structure 
the June 2004 bond issues into semiannual payments for a period 
of not more than 9 years, rather than the recent practice of 
annual installments over 10 years. 
This amendment appropriates 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT "P" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1420, 
L.D. 1919 
one-time 
funding 
of 
$6,000,000 
to 
Authority. 
This amendment eliminates 
the Baxter Compensation Authority from 
at the close of fiscal yea 
2004-05. 
the 
Baxter 
Compensation 
the transfer of funds to 
the unappropriated surplus 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Senator 
COUNTY: 
Penobscot 
FISCAL 1\<OTE HE<..JLlRED 
(See attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Appropriations! Allocations 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04/16/04 ~ae 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1919 
An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the 
Expenditures of State Government and to Change 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 
LR2833~6) 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment ,t, to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Cathcart 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2004-05 
($2,105,983) 
($898,553) 
($2,144,097) 
($902,778) 
($38,114) 
($4,225) 
This amendment will decrease the General Fund cost of the bill by $2,105,983 in fiscal year 2004-05. Based on the 
estimated year-end balances for both fiscal years, this amendment maintains a balanced budget for each fiscal year of 
the 2004-2005 biennium. It also increases the Highway Fund balance by $898,553 in fiscal year 2004-05. 
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