An Act
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0146
Committee Amendment CA_A_S173 (Senate)
Amends: 36 MRSA §2552, 36 MRSA §2559

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,,~, to S.P. 52, L.D. 146, Bill, 
To Repeal the Tax on Private Nonmedical Institutions" 
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Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 1 and 2 and 
inserting in their place the following: 
'Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §2552, sub-§I, ~F, as amended by PL 2005, c. 
12, Pt. VV, §2, is further amended to read: 
F. 
The 
installation, 
maintenance 
or 
repair 
of 
telecommunications equipment; and 
Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §2552, sub-§I, ~G, as amended by PL 2005, c. 
12, Pt. VV, §2, is repealed.' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 4 and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. 4. 36 MRSA §2559, as amended by PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. VV, 
§4, is further amended to read: 
§2559. Application of revenues 
Revenues derived by the tax imposed by this chapter must be 
credi ted to a General Fund suspense account. 
On or before the 
last day of each month, the State Controller shall transfer a 
percentage of the revenues received by the State Tax Assessor 
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during the preceding month pursuant to the tax imposed by section 
2552, subsection 1, paragraphs A to F to the Local Government 
Fund as provided by Title 30-A, section 5681, subsection 5. 
The 
balance remaining in the General Fund suspense account must be 
transferred to service provider tax General Fund revenue. 
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Further amend the bill by inserting after section 4 the 
following: 
, Sec. 
5. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
The 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (Formerly BDS) 
Medicaid Services - Mental Retardation 
0705 
following 
Initiative: 
Appropriates and deallocates funds to reflect the 
repeal of the private nonmedical institution service provider tax. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
o:m:ER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2005-06 
$546,160 
$546,160 
2005-06 
($546,160) 
($546,160) 
Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid 
0732 
2006-07 
$559,814 
$559,814 
2006-07 
($559,814) 
($559,814) 
Initiative: 
Appropriates and deallocates funds to reflect the 
repeal of the private nonmedical institution service provider tax. 
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GENERAL FUND 
2005-06 
2006-07 
All Other 
$2,130,995 
$2,184,271 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$2,130,995 
$2,184,271 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2005-06 
2006-07 
All Other 
($2,130,995) 
($2,184,271) 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($2,130,995) 
($2,184,271) 
Office of Substance Abuse - Medicaid Seed 0844 
Initiative: 
Appropriates and deallocates funds to reflect the 
repeal of the private nonmedical institution service provider tax. 
GENERAL FUND 
2005-06 
All Other 
$604,676 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$604,676 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2005-06 
All Other 
($604,676) 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($604,676) 
HEALTH AND BOMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
(Formerly BDS) 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2005-06 
GENERAL FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
$3,281,831 
($3,281,831) 
$0 
2006-07 
$619,793 
$619,793 
2006-07 
($619,793) 
($619,793) 
2006-07 
$3,363,878 
($3,363,878) 
$0 
HEALTH AND BOMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (Formerly DRS) 
Medical Care -
Payments to Providers 0147 
Initiative: 
Appropriates and deallocates funds to reflect the 
repeal of the private nonmedical institution service provider tax. 
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GENERAL FUND 
2005-06 
All Other 
$5,668,087 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$5,668,087 
FEDERAL EXPEHDITURES FUND 
2005-06 
All Other 
($8,949,918) 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
($8,949,918) 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2005-06 
All Other 
($15,288,493) 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($15,288,493) 
HEALTH ABD HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
(Formerly DBS) 
DEPAR"l"MENT "l'OTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
O'rBER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPAR"l"MENT "l'OTAL -
ALL FUHDS 
SECTION "l"OTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUHD 
O'rBER SPECIAL REVENUE FUHDS 
2005-06 
$5,668,087 
($8,949,918) 
($15,288,493) 
($18,570,324) 
2005-06 
$8,949,918 
($8,949,918) 
($18,570,324) 
2006-07 
$5,809,788 
$5,809,788 
2006-07 
($9,173,666) 
($9,173,666) 
2006-07 
($15,670,705) 
($15,670,705) 
2006-07 
$5,809,788 
($9,173,666) 
($15,670,705) 
($19,034,583) 
2006-07 
$9,173,666 
($9,173,666) 
($19,034,583) 
SECTION "l"OTAL -
ALL FUHDS 
($18,570,324) ($19,034,583)' 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment is the minority report of the committee. 
This amendment adds an appropriations and allocations section to 
the bill and corrects sections of the bill to reflect changes 
made by Public Law 2005, chapter 12. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/13/05 ;:I!vac:.. 
LD146 
LR 0187(02) 
An Act To Repeal the Tax on Private Nonmedical Institutions 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Projections 
2005-06 
2006-07 
2007-08 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
$8,949,918 
$9,173,666 
$9,403,008 
Appropriationsl Allocations 
General Fund 
$8,949,918 
$9,173,666 
$9,403,008 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
($8,949,918) 
($9,173,666) 
($9,403,008) 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
($18,570,324) 
($19,034,583) 
($19,510,448) 
Revenue 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
($8,949,918) 
($9,173,666) 
($9,403,008) 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
($16,878,818) 
($17,300,789) 
($17,733,390) 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Projections 
2008-09 
$9,638,084 
$9,638,084 
($9,638,084) 
($19,998,211) 
($9,638,084) 
($18,176,641) 
Assumes the elimination ofPNMI service provider tax Other Special Revenue (OSR) Funds revenue consistent with 
the March 2005 Revenue Forecasting Committee updated forecast for the PNMI tax. Assumes a reduction in OSR and 
federal allocations consistent with the elimination of increased payments to PNMls and the shifting of General Fund 
costs to OSR Funds. And lastly, assumes the General Fund savings that were achieved by shifting formerly General 
Fund costs to OSR Funds would be lost ifthe tax is eliminated. Assumes a 7/1/05 effective date. 
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