An Act To Reduce the Size of State Government Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: Sec. 1. Calculation and transfer. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1585 and any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer shall calculate the amount of savings resulting from the reduction in General Fund appropriations identified in section 3 of this Act for the 2006-2007 biennium. These reductions must be applied against the General Fund accounts of all departments and agencies, except the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools account and the Debt Service -Treasury account, based on the total appropriations to those accounts. These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations. To facilitate the process, each reduction must be evaluated by the State Budget Officer to determine whether the services being reduced could be provided by the private sector. Sec. 2. Reduction. The Governor shall submit a budget for the 2008-2009 biennium that reflects the reduction from 2006-2007 biennium budget levels that resulted from the reduction calculated by the State Budget Officer in section 1 of this Act. Page l-LR0973(2) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0663
Committee Amendment CA_A_H197 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 483, L.D. 
Act To Reduce the Size of State Government by 5°-&" 
663, Bill, "An 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act To Reduce the Size of State Government' 
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place 
the following: 
'Sec. 1. Calculation and transfer. 
Notwithstanding the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1585 and any other provision 
of law, the State Budget Officer shall calculate the amount of 
savings 
resulting 
from 
the 
reduction 
in 
General 
Fund 
appropriations identified in section 3 
of this Act 
for 
the 
2006-2007 biennium. 
These reductions must be applied against the 
General Fund accounts of all departments and agencies, except the 
General 
Purpose 
Aid 
for 
Local 
Schools 
account 
and the Debt 
Service -
Treasury account, based on the total appropriations to 
those accounts. 
These transfers are considered adjustments to 
appropriations. 
To facilitate the process, each reduction must 
be evaluated by the State Budget Officer to determine whether the 
services being reduced could be provided by the private sector. 
Sec. 2. Reduction. 
The Governor shall submit a budget for the 
2008-2009 biennium that reflects the reduction from 
2006-2007 
biennium 
budget 
levels 
that 
resulted 
from 
the 
reduction 
calculated by the State Budget Officer in section 1 of this Act. 
Page l-LR0973(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A" to H.P. 483, L.D. 663 
Sec. 
3. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
The 
following 
ADMIHISTRATIVE AND FIBANCIAL SERVICES, DEPAR"DIERT OF 
Departments and Aqencies - Statewide 
Initiative: 
Deappropriates 
funds 
from 
all 
departments 
and 
agencies except the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools account 
and 
the 
Debt Service 
Treasury 
account 
for 
the 
2006-2007 
biennium. 
GENERAL nnm 
Unallocated 
2005-06 
($91,509,437) 
2006-07 
($92,441,859) 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
($91,509,437) ($92,441,859)' 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment is the minority report. 
It reduces 
General 
Fund deappropriations 
from 
the bill and 
exempts 
General 
Purpose Aid 
for 
Local 
Schools 
account 
and the 
Service - Treasury account from those deappropriations. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See/ilttached) 
the 
the 
Debt 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Approved: 04115/05 
LD663 
LR0973(02) 
An Act To Reduce the Size of State Government by 5% 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A' 
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Minority Report 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
2006-07 
Projections 
2007-08 
Projections 
2008-09 
($91,509,437) 
($92,441,859) ($104,845,756) ($109,247,146) 
Appropriations! Allocations 
General Fund 
($91,509,437) 
($92,441,859) ($104,845,756) ($109,247,146) 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This bill reduces General Fund appropriations to reflect savings resulting from a reduction applied against each 
General Fund account for all departments and agencies except for General Purpose Aid for Local Schools and Debt 
Service for the Office of the Treasurer of State for each of the next two biennia. 
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