An Act To Secure Maine's Transportation Future
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1790
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_B_S339 (Senate)
Amends: 25 MRSA §1509-A

SENATE AMENDMENT "8 " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 634, 
L.D. 1790, Bill, "An Act To Secure Maine's Transportation Future" 
Amend the amendment in Part E in section 1 in §6006-G in subsection 2 in paragraph 
II 
B in the 2nd line (page 9, line 20 in amendment) by inserting after the following: "159;" 
the following: 'and' 
Amend the amendment in Part E in section 1 in §6006-G in subsection 2 by striking 
out all of paragraph C (page 9, lines 21 and 22 in amendment) 
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Amend the amendment in Part E in section I in §6006-G in subsection 2 by 
relettering the lettered paragraphs to read consecutively. 
Amend the amendment in Part F by striking out all of section 2 (page 10, lines 35 to 
and page 11, lines 1 to 22 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
'Sec. F-2. 25 MRSA §1509-A is enacted to read: 
§IS09-A. State Police funding 
Beginning July 1, 2009, state funding for the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of 
State Police must be provided in accordance with this section. 
l. General Fund. The percentage of state funding for the Department of Public 
Safety, Bureau of State Police appropriated from the General Fund must be according to 
the following schedule. 
Fiscal Year 
2010 
2011 
General Fund % 
50% 
50% 
2. Highway Fund. The percentage of state funding for the Department of Public 
Safety, Bureau of State Police allocated from the Highway Fund must be according to the 
fonowing schedule. 
Fiscal Year 
2010 
2011 
Highway Fund % 
50% 
50% 
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SENATE AMENDMENT" 13" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 634, L.D.1790 
Amend the amendment in Part G in section 2 in subsection 2 in the first line (page 12, 
line 5 in amendment) by striking out the following: "$25" and inserting the following: 
'$20' 
Amend the amendment in Part G in section 9 in subsection I in the first line (page 14, 
line 1 in amendment) by striking out the following: "$30" and inserting the following: 
'lli' 
Amend the amendment in Part H in section 1 by striking out all of subsection 7 (page 
14, lines 21 to 29 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
'7. Sales tax revenue. Beginning July 1, 2009, and every July 1st thereafter, the 
State Controller shall transfer to the STAR Transportation Fund an amount, as certified 
by the State Tax Assessor, that is equivalent to the revenue from the 10% tax imposed on 
the value of rental for a period of less than one year of an automobile pursuant to Title 36, 
section 1811. The tax amount must be based on actual sales for that fiscal year and may 
not consider any accruals that may be required by law. The amount transferred from 
General Fund sales and use tax revenues does not affect the calculation for the transfer to 
the Local Government Fund under Title 30-A, section 5681, subsection 5.' 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of Part I (page 14, lines 30 to 34 and page 
15, lines 1 to 15 in amendment) 
Amend the amendment on page 15 by striking out all of lines 16 to 33 and on page 16 
by striking out all of lines 1 to 18 and inserting the following: 
'PARTJ 
Sec. J-l. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
MUNICIPAL BOND BANK, MAINE 
TransCap Trust Fund N031 
Initiative: Allocates funds to authorize transfers to the TransCap Trust Fund at the Maine 
Municipal Bond Bank. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
MUNICIPAL BOND BANK, MAINE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2007-08 
2008-09 
$0 
$19,163,740 
$0 
$19,163,740 
2007-08 
2008-09 
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Highway and Bridge Improvement 0406 
$0 
$19,163,740 
$0 
$19,163,740 
Initiative: Allocates additional funds on a one-time basis for the Highway and Bridge 
Improvement capital program. 
HIGHWAY FUND 
Capital Expenditures 
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL 
Highway and Bridge Improvement 0406 
2007-08 
$6,349,200 
$6,349,200 
2008-09 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Deallocates funds on a one-time basis to maintain a balanced budget. 
IS 
. 
HIGHWAY FUND 
Capital Expenditures 
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL 
TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
HIGHWAY FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
HIGHWAY FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
2007-08 
2008-09 
$0 
($10,493,803) 
$0 
($10,493,803) 
2007-08 
2008-09 
$6,349,200 ($10,493,803) 
$8,012,100 ($10,493,803) 
2007-08 
2008-09 
$8,012,100 ($10,493,803) 
$0 
$19,163,740 
$8,012,100 
$8,669,937 
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SENATE AMENDMENT ''9 "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 634, L.D. 1790 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes the following changes to Committee Amendment "A." 
I. 
It removes language that establishes the percentage of state funding for the 
Department of Public Safety, Bureau of State Police that must be appropriated and 
allocated from the General Fund and the Highway Fund, respectively, after fiscal year 
2011. 
2. It reduces the increase in the annual service fee for a vanity registration plate and 
reduces the increase in certain fees that must be paid to the Secretary of State. 
3. It specifies that the State Controller shall make the required transfer to the STAR 
Transportation Fund rather than the Treasurer of State and clarifies other aspects of this 
transfer. 
4. It removes language that requires increasing percentages of transportation-related 
sales tax receipts to be transferred from the General Fund to transportation-related funds. 
FISCALNOTE~ 
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SPONSORED BY: ~ 
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(Senator DAMON) 
COUNTY: Hancock 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/18/07 Mac:.. 
LD 1790 
LR 1908(05) 
An Act To Secure Maine's Transportation Future 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment "8 " to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Damon of Hancock 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Highway Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
State Transit, Aviation and Rail 
Transportation Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
2008-09 
Projections 
2009-10 
Projections 
2010-11 
$0 
$0 
$0 
($7,834,488) 
($16,314,261) 
($8,276,603) 
$2,252,972 
$2,289,577 
($1,662,900) 
($10,493,803) 
$0 
$0 
$0 
($1,662,900) 
$0 
$0 
$0 
($2,217,200) 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
($7,437,805) 
($15,488,223) 
$7,834,488 
($2,252,972 ) 
($7,008,065) 
($826,423) 
$16,314,261 
($2,289,577) 
($14,593,348) 
($1,720,914) 
This amendment requires that funding for the State Police program be established on a 50% basis between the General 
Fund and the Highway Fund starting in fiscal year 2009-10 and eliminates future changes in the funding ratio. In 
addition, this amendment reduces the one-time Highway Fund allocation to the Department of Transportation in fiscal 
year 2007-08, adds a Highway Fund deallocation in fiscal year 2008-09 to maintian a balanced budget, lowers 
proposed increases for certain motor vehicle related fees that are deposited into the Highway Fund and eliminates the 
transfer oftransportation-related sales tax receipts from the General Fund to the TransCap Trust Fund and to the 
STAR Transportation Fund. 
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