An Act Provide
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1691
House Amendment HA_H_H715 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "H, to H.P. 1199, L.D. 1691, Bill, 
To 
Eliminate 
Pension 
Cost 
Reduction 
Bonding 
and 
Replacement Budgeting Measures" 
"An Act 
Provide 
Amend the bill by inserting after Part KKK the following: 
'PARTLLL 
Sec. LLL-l. Calculation and transfer. 
Notwithstanding the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1585 or any other provision of 
law, 
the State Budget Officer shall calculate the 
amount of 
savings 
resulting 
from 
the 
reductions 
in 
General 
Fund 
appropriations identified in section 2 of this Part for the 
2006-2007 biennium. 
These reductions must be applied against 
each General Fund account for all departments and agencies. These 
transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal 
years 
2005-06 
and 
2006-07. 
The 
State 
Budget Officer shall 
provide the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs a report 
of the transferred amounts no later than November 5, 2006. 
Sec. LLL·2. 
Appropriations and allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
The 
following 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Executive Branch Departments and 
Independent Agencies - Statewide 
0017 
Page l-LR2419(lO) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT .. ;/.. to H. P. 1199, L.D. 1691 
Initiative: 
Deappropriates funds for in-state and out-of-state 
travel expenses. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Executive Branch Departments and 
Independent Agencies - Statewide 
0017 
2005-06 
($314,318) 
($314,318) 
2006-07 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: 
employees. 
Deappropriates 
funds 
for stipends paid to state 
GENERAL FUND 
2005-06 
2006-07 
All Other 
($2,799,448) 
$0 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
($2,799,448) 
$0 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, 
DEPAR'.l'MENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2005-06 
2006-07 
GENERAL FUND 
($3,113,766) 
$0 
DEPAR"IMENT TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
($3,113,766) 
$0 
TRANSPORTATION, DEPAR"l'MENT OF 
Administration - Ports and Marine Transportation 
0298 
Initiative: 
Restores a 
subsidy from the General Fund to the 
Maine State Ferry Service. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Marine Highway Transportation 
2005-06 
$3,113,766 
$3,113,766 
2006-07 
$3,282,446 
$3,282,446 
Initiative: 
Deallocates funding a subsidy from the Highway Fund 
to the Maine State Ferry Service. 
HIGHWAY FUND 
All Other 
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL 
2005-06 
($3,117,250) 
($3,117,250) 
2006-07 
($3,354,808) 
($3,354,808) 
TRANSPORTATION, DEPAR'l'MENT OF 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT .. fI .. to H.P. 1199. L.D. 1691 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
HIGHWAY FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
SECTION 1'OTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
HIGHWAY FUND 
SECTION 1'OTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
2005-06 
$3,113,766 
($3,117,250) 
($3,484) 
2005-06 
$0 
($3,117,250) 
($3,117,250) 
2006-07 
$3,282,446 
($3,354,808) 
($72,362) 
2006-07 
$3,282,446 
($3,354,808) 
($72,362)' 
Further amend the 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
consecutively. 
bill by relettering 
letter 
or 
section 
or renumbering any 
number 
to 
read 
SUMMARY 
This amendment restores the General Fund subsidy for the 
Maine State Ferry Service and deappropriates funds for state 
employee travel and state employee stipends. 
FISCAL NOTE REQIDRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY: ~ 
(Representativ 
ROMAS 
TOWN: 
Ripley 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/16/05 hae 
LD 1691 
LR 2419(10) 
An Act To Eliminate Pension Cost Reduction Bonding and Provide Replacement Budgeting Measures 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment tI 
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
2006-07 
$0 
$3,282,446 
($3,117,250) 
($3,354,808) 
$0 
$3,282,446 
($3,117,250) 
($3,354,808) 
This amendment increases the General Fund cost of the bill and decreases the Highway Fund cost of the bill. Based on 
the estimated year-end balances, this amendment maintains balanced General Fund and Highway Fund budgets for the 
2006-2007 biennium. 
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