An Act To Create the Maine Military Family Relief Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1724
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S593 (Senate)

SENATE 
AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to S. P. 
657, L.D. 1724, Bill, "An Act To Create the Maine Military Family 
Relief Fund" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 3 and 
inserting in its place the following: 
. Sec. 3. Administrative costs to be reimbursed. 
The Department of 
Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Revenue Services 
shall absorb within existing resources any administrative costs 
involved 
in 
the 
initial 
implementation 
of 
this 
Act. 
Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 37-B, section 
or any other provision of law, the Commissioner of Defense, 
Veterans and Emergency Management must transfer from the Maine 
Military Family Relief Fund established in Title 37 -B, section 
an amount determined by the State Tax Assessor to be the 
additional 
administrative 
costs 
associated 
with 
the 
implementation of this Act. 
The State Tax Assessor is authorized 
to deposit the funds received as reimbursement for costs incurred 
in an Other Special Revenue Funds account within the Bureau of 
Revenue Services to be used to support the operations of the 
bureau necessary for the implementation of this Act. 
Sec. 
4. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
Maine Revenue Services 0002 
The 
following 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE 
AMENDMENT 
" ,4" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
II A" to S • P . 
657, 
L.D. 1724 
Initiative: 
Allocates 
funds 
for 
the 
administrative 
costs 
associated with the Maine Military Family Relief Fund voluntary 
checkoff in the event revenue is available for transfer in fiscal 
year 2004-05. 
other Special Revenue Funds 
All Other 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, 
DEPARTMERT OF 
DEPARTMERT nJ.rALS 
o:mER SPECIAL REVENUE FONDS 
DEPARTMENT 'l'OTAL -
ALL FlJlIDS 
DEFEI!ISE, VETERANS AND EMERGEI!ICY MANAGEMENT, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
Veterans Services 0110 
2003-04 
$0 
$0 
2003-04 
$0 
$0 
2004-05 
$10,791 
$10,791 
2004-05 
$10,791 
$10,791 
Initiative: 
Allocates funds received from the Maine Military 
Family Relief Fund voluntary checkoff. 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
All Other 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total 
DEFEI!ISE, VETERANS AND EMERGEI!ICY MANAGEMENT, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT nJ.rALS 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FORDS 
DEPARTMENT 'l'OTAL -
ALL FORDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FlJlIDS 
SECTION 'l'OTAL -
ALL FORDS 
2003-04 
$0 
$0 
2003-04 
$0 
$0 
2003-04 
$0 
$0 
2004-05 
$10,200 
$10,200 
2004-05 
$10,200 
$10,200 
2004-05 
$20,991 
$20,991' 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE 
AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 657, 
L.D. 1724 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces a General Fund appropriation for the 
Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of 
Revenue Services with an Other Special Revenue allocation and 
requires the bureau to absorb any initial administrative costs. 
It also requires transfers from the Maine Military Family Relief 
Fund to an Other Special Revenue Funds account within the bureau 
to be used to support the operations of the bureau necessary for 
the implementation of this Act. 
SPONSORED BY: ~~~ 
(Senator CATHC~ 
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COUNTY: 
Penobscot 
FISCAL l\OTE hLVl IRED 
(See attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations! Allocations 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Transfer 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04129104 :;tr?ae 
12lst Maine Legislature 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1724 
An Act To Create the Maine Military Family Relief Fund 
LR231S(O~) 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment :4' to Committee Amendment If' 
Sponsor: Sen. Cathcart 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2004-05 
($10,791) 
($10,791) 
($10,791) 
$0 
Projections 
2005-06 
($5,030) 
($5,030) 
($5,030) 
$0 
Projections 
2006-07 
($5,145) 
($5,1~ 
($5,145) 
$0 
This amendment reduces the General Fund cost of the bill by $10,791 in fiscal year 2004-05. It also adds an Other 
Special Revenue funds allocation of $10,791 in the event that revenue is available for transfer from the Maine Military 
Family Relief Fund to reimburse the costs incurred by Maine Revenue Services. 
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