An Act To Make Additional Allocations from the Highway Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State GOYernment and To Change Certain Provisions of State Law l'ecessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30,2005
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0738
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: MARLEY

Legislative Document 
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H.P.533 
House of Representatives. Februar: 10. :((I~ 
An Act To Make Additional Allocations from the Highway Fund 
and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State GOYernment and To 
Change Certain Provisions of State Law l'ecessary to the Proper 
Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Year Ending June 
30,2005 
(EMERGENCY) 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered pnnted. 
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Presented by Representative MARLEY of Portland. (GOVERNOR'S BILl) 
Cosponsored hy Senator DAMON of Hancock. 
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Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts of the Legislature do not 
become effective until gO days after adjournment unless enacted 
as emergencies; and 
Whereas, the gO-day period may not terminate until after the 
beginning of the next fiscal year; and 
Whereas, certain obligations and expenses incident to the 
operation of state departments and institutions will become due 
and payable immediately; and 
Whereas. in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts 
create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of 
Maine 
and 
require 
the 
following 
legislation 
as 
immediately 
necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and 
safety; now, therefore, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
PART A 
Sec. A-I. Transfer of excess equity of State Retiree Health Insurance 
Fund. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the State 
Controller shall transfer any excess equity of the State Retiree 
Health Insurance Fund associated with General Fund contributions 
not previously identified for transfer, 
Special 
Revenue 
Fund 
contributions and Enterprise Fund contributions to the General 
Fund Compensation and Benefit Plan account within the Department 
of 
Administrative 
and 
Financial 
Services. 
Sixty percent 
in 
excess 
equity 
associated 
with 
the 
Highway 
Fund 
must 
be 
transferred to the Highway Fund Compensation and Benefit Plan 
account within the Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services and the remaining 40% transferred to the Highway Fund as 
unallocated surplus. 
Any other excess equity must be transferred 
to the fund or entity of origin by June 30, 2005. 
PART B 
Sec. B-1. Allocations. 
There are allocated from the Highway 
Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, to the departments 
listed, the sums identified in the following, in order to provide 
funding for approved reclassifications and range changes. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS OPERATIONS 
0080 
GENERAL FUND -
(INFORMATIONAL) 
2004-05 
Page l-LR2l73(1) 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
HIGlDfAY FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL 
PUBLIC SAFETY. DEPAR"l"MEHT OF 
ADMINISTRATION -
PUBLIC SAFETY 
GENERAL FUND -
(INFORMATIONAL) 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
HIGHWAY FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL 
0088 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS -
(INFORMATIONAL) 
Personal Services 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
STATE POLICE 
0291 
GENERAL FUND -
(INFORMATIONAL) 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
HIGHWAY FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL 
TRAFFIC SAFETY -
CC»IMERCIAL VEHICLE ENF'ORCEIIENT 
0715 
HIGHWAY FUND 
Personal Services 
$34,993 
($34,993) 
$0 
2004-05 
$2,052 
($2,052) 
$0 
2004-05 
$3,936 
($531) 
$3,405 
2004-05 
$5,927 
($5,927) 
$0 
2004-05 
$10,477 
$10,477 
2004-05 
$35,363 
($31,850) 
$3,513 
2004-05 
$36,499 
($36,499) 
$0 
2004-05 
$7,841 
All Other 
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL 
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 
ADMINISTRATION -
MOTOR VEHICLES 
0077 
HIGlDfAY FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL 
TRANSPORTATION, DEPAR'DIElIT OF 
HIGBMAY MAIHTEHAHCE 
0330 
HIGBMAY FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL 
TRAFFIC SERVICE 
0331 
HIGlDfAY FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL 
BRIDGE MAIHTEHAHCE 
0333 
HIGlDfAY FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL 
ADMINISTRATION AND PLAliIlUNG 
0339 
HIGBMAY FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL 
HIGlDfAY AND BRIDGE IMPROVEMENT 
0406 
($7,841) 
$0 
2004-05 
$2,614 
($2,614) 
$0 
2004-05 
$127 
($127) 
$0 
2004-05 
$31 
($31) 
$0 
2004-05 
$1,284 
($1,284) 
$0 
2004-05 
$37,989 
($37,989) 
$0 
HIGHKAY YOND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES YOND -
(INFORMATIONAL) 
Personal Services 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
2004-05 
$7,870 
($7,870) 
$0 
2004-05 
$5,876 
$5,876 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the 
preamble, this Act takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This bill does the following. 
PART A 
Part A authorizes certain transfers of excess equity of the 
State 
Retiree 
Health 
Insurance 
Fund 
to 
the 
General 
Fund 
Compensation 
and 
Benefit 
Plan 
account 
and 
Highway 
Fund 
Compensation and Benefit Plan account wi thin the Department of 
Administrative and Financial Services and to the Highway Fund 
unallocated surplus and other funds or entities of origin. 
PART B 
Part 
B 
makes 
allocations 
of 
funds 
for 
approved 
reclassifications and range changes.