An Act To Make Additional Allocations from the Highway Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and To Change Certain Provisions of State Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2005 and June 30, 2006
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1974
Committee Amendment CA_B-HA_D_H1104 (House)

HOUSE 
AMENDMENT "j)" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"B" to H.P. 
l382, L.D. 
1974, Bill, "An Act To Make Additional Allocations 
from the Highway Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of 
State Government and To Change Certain Provisions of State Law 
Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the 
Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2005 and June 30, 2006" 
Amend the amendment by adding after Part P the following: 
'PARTQ 
Sec. Q-l. Transfer from unappropriated surplus at close of fiscal 
year 2005-06. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, at the 
close of fiscal year 2005-06 the State Controller shall transfer 
an amount up to $60,000,000 available from the unappropriated 
surplus of the General Fund to the Department of Transportation, 
Highway and Bridge Improvement Highway Fund account after all 
required 
deductions 
of 
appropriations, 
budgeted 
financial 
commitments 
and adjustments considered necessary by the State 
Controller have been made and as the next priority after the 
transfers required pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 
5, 
sections 1507 
and 
1511 
and before the transfers required 
pursuant to Title 5, section 1536, subsection 1, paragraphs A to 
E. 
Sec. Q-2. Purpose. The transfer under section 1 of this Part 
is in addition to the transfer authorized in Public Law 2005, 
chapter 519, 
Part HHH, 
section 2 
and is intended to provide 
additional resources to the Highway Fund on a one-time basis to 
address the Highway Fund shortfall and does not represent any 
future General Fund commitment to the Highway Fund. 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
~. -,. 
HOUSE 
AMENDMENT 
L.D. 1974 
to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"B" to H.P. 
1382, 
Sec. 
Q-3. 
Transfer. 
Notwithstanding 
the 
Maine 
Revised 
Statutes, Title 5, section 1585, or any other provision of law, 
the amount transferred pursuant to this Part is considered an 
adjustment to allocations in fiscal year 2006-07. 
These funds 
may be allotted by financial order upon recommendation of the 
State Budget Officer and approval of the Governor.' 
Further amend 
any 
nonconsecutive 
consecutively. 
the amendment by 
Part 
letter 
or 
SUMMARY 
relettering or renumbering 
section 
number 
to 
read 
This amendment directs the State Controller to transfer up 
to $60,000,000 from the available unappropriated surplus of the 
General 
Fund 
at 
the 
close 
of 
fiscal 
year 
2005-06 
to 
the 
Department 
of 
Transportation, 
Highway 
and 
Bridge 
Improvement 
Highway Fund account. 
The amendment states the intent of the 
transfer is to provide additional resources on a one-time basis 
to address the Highway Fund shortfall. 
The amendment further 
provides that the amount transferred may be allotted by financial 
order upon the recommendation of the State Budget Officer and is 
to be considered an adjustment to allocations in fiscal year 
2006-07. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY: r_~~~~~~~·~j~~ 
(Representative 
~/V 
TOWN: 
Waterford 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 5/22/06 ;:b;?ac:.. 
LD 1974 
LR 3082(37) 
An Act to Make Additional Allocations from the Highway Fund and Other Funds for the 
Expenditures of State Government and To Change Certain Provisions of State Law Necessary to the 
Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2007 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment 'P' to Committee Amendment liB" 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Sponsor: Rep. MilIett 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential transfer of unbudgeted unappropriated surplus - General Fund 
Potential current biennium cost increase - Highway Fund 
The authorization of the transfer of up to $60,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the 
Highway and Bridge Improvement Highway Fund account in fiscal year 2006-07 will depend on whether any 
unbudgeted balance of the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund exists to effect the transfer. Highway Fund 
allocations for the Highway and Bridge Improvement program in fiscal year 2006-07 will be increased by the amount 
of any transfer that does take place. 
LR3082(37) - Fiscal Note - Page I of 1