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(29)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1319
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_M_H48 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "M" 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. 
Appropriations and allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
CONSERVATION, DEPAR"l'MENT OF 
Division of Forest Protection 0232 
The 
following 
Initiative: 
Restores funding for 5 Forest Ranger III positions. 
General Fund 
Positions - Legislative Count 
Personal Services 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPAR'l'MENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPAR'l'MENT TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
2003-04 
2004-05 
(5.000) 
(5.000) 
$345,886 
$348,668 
40,813 
39,035 
$386,699 
$387,702 
2003-04 
2004-05 
$386,699 
$387,702 
$386,699 
$387,702 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
'" 
.... " .... , 
f,~ 1>,); 
HOUSE AMENDMENT "M" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 973, L.D. 
1319 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPAR'I."MKNT OF 
Fingerprint and Background Information -
State Expense 0930 
Initiative: 
performing 
personnel. 
Deappropriates funds 
used 
fingerprint-based background 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPAR'I."MKNT OF 
DEPAR'rMENT 'lOrALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPAR'rMENT 'lOrAL -
ALL FUNDS 
SECTION 'lOrALS 
GENERAL FUND 
SECTION 'lOrAL -
ALL FUNDS 
to cover the costs of 
checks for educational 
2003-04 
2004-05 
($392,000) 
($392,000) 
($392,000) 
($392,000) 
2003-04 
2004-05 
(.i:: 92,000) 
($392,000) 
($392,000) 
($392,000) 
2003-04 
2004-05 
($5,301) 
($4,298) 
($5,301) 
';4,298) • 
Further amend the amendment by 
any 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
consecutively. 
relettering or j'snumbering 
section 
number 
to 
read 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment restores funding for 
rest Ranger III 
positions 
in 
the 
Department 
of 
Conserve 
,_'.>D. 
It 
also 
deappropriates 
funds 
used 
for 
the 
cost~ 
of 
conducting 
fingerprint-based background checks for educatio~al personnel. 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT "M" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 973, L.D. 
1319 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY, Ch",,-~ ,1Uz~"-I 
(Representati~ TWOMEY) 
~ 
TOWN: 
Biddeford 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Approved: 03125/03 frac::.. 
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(29) 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment" " to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Rep. Twomey 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
2004-05 
Biennium 
($5,301) 
($4,298) 
($9,599) 
($5,301) 
($4,298) 
($9,599) 
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