An Act To Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2009
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 2173
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_G_S504 (Senate)
Amends: 22 MRSA §3174-G, 24-A MRSA §6914, 5 MRSA §285

SENATE AMENDMENT "G-" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 
1547, L.D. 2173, Bill, "An Act To Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations 
for the Expenditures of State Government and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law 
Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending 
June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2009" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of Part L and inserting the following: 
'PARTL 
Sec. L-l. Transfers to Maine Clean Election Fund. 
In addition to the 
transfers authorized pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 21-A, section 1124, the 
State Controller shall transfer $2,425,000 from General Fund undedicated revenue to the 
Maine Clean Election Fund on or before June 1, 2010 and shall transfer an additional 
$2,000,000 from General Fund undedicated revenue to the Maine Clean Election Fund on 
or before August I, 2010. 
Sec. L-2. Reduction in payments under the Maine Clean Election Fund. 
Notwithstanding the procedures set forth in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 21-A, 
section 1125, subsection 8, the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election 
Practices shall reduce the initial payment amounts established for Maine Clean Election 
Act candidates in the 2008 and 2009 general election by 10%. 
Sec. L-3. 
Transfer of funds from Maine Clean Election Fund. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $270,398 
on or before June 30, 2008 and $271,434 on or before June 30, 2009 from the Maine 
Clean Election Fund to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund.' 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of Part KK and insetting the following: 
-PART KK 
Sec. KK-l. 
Unpaid days off; calculation and transfer; statewide 
reduction of expenditures in fiscal year 2008-09. 
All nonessential service 
employees are subject to 3 temporary layoff days, without pay, as follows: 
Friday, 
August 29, 2008; Friday, October 10, 2008; and Friday, May 22, 2009. All essential 
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service employees are required to take 3 temporary layoff days without pay; these days 
must be different than the temporary layoff days imposed on nonessential service 
employees and must be by agreement with the essential service employees' supervisors. 
For the purposes of this Part, a "nonessential service employee" and an "essential service 
employee" is determined in section 2. 
The State Budget Officer shall transfer by 
financial order upon the approval of the Governor the amount of savings that applies to 
each account for departments and agencies of State Government as a result of these 
temporary layoff days. These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations in 
fiscal year 2008-09. 
Sec. KK-2. State Government closure; determination of essential service 
employees. Pursuant to section 1, all state departments, agencies and offices must be 
closed on the days specified in section 1 except for essential programs and federally 
funded services. An employee that is not employed in an essential program or federally 
funded service is deemed to be a nonessential service employee. Essential programs and 
federally funded services are determined by: 
1. The Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services except as provided in 
subsection 2; and 
2. The chief administrative officers of the legislative and judicial branches. The chief 
administrative officers of the legislative and judicial branches shall notify the 
Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services of their determinations regarding 
essential programs, federally funded services and essential and nonessential service 
employees. 
Any nonessential service employee who is not required to work because those 
departments, agencies and offices are closed on those days must take the days off without 
pay, but for each such day off is entitled to receive an additional day of compensation at 
the time that the employee leaves state service. Those additional days must be at the 
employee's rate of pay at the time the day off is taken or the rate at the time the employee 
leaves, whichever is higher. 
Any essential service employee who works on those days is entitled to receive, in lieu 
of pay, compensating time off for such hours worked, and for each such day worked is 
entitled to receive an additional day of compensation at the time the employee leaves 
state service. Those additional days must be at the employee's rate of pay at the time the 
day off is taken or rate at the time the employee leaves, whichever is higher. 
Any fully federally funded employee approved to work is entitled to receive the 
employee's regular compensation for such time worked. 
Sec. KK-3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Departments and Agencies - Statewide 0016 
Initiative: 
Deappropriates funds as a result of requiring state employees to take 3 
temporary layoff days without pay. 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE AMENDMENT"~" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1547, L.D. 2173 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
($2,745,000) 
($2,745,000) 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of Part HHH and inserting the following: 
'PARTHHH 
Sec. HHH-I. 22 MRSA §3174-G, sub-§l, ~, as amended by PL 2003, c. 469, 
Pt. A, §5 and affected by c. 673, Pt. Y, §3, is further amended to read: 
E. 
The parent or caretaker relative of a child described in paragraph B or D when 
the child's family income is equal to or below ~ 
125% of the nonfarm income 
official poverty line, subject to adjustment by the commissione'r under this paragraph. 
Medicaid services provided under this paragraph must be provided within the limits 
of the program budget. Funds appropriated for services under this paragraph must 
include an annual inflationary adjustment equivalent to the rate of inflation in the 
Medicaid program. On a quarterly basis, the commissioner shall determine the fiscal 
status of program expenditures under this paragraph. If the commissioner determines 
that expenditures will exceed the funds available to provide Medicaid coverage 
pursuant to this paragraph, the commissioner must adjust the income eligibility limit 
for new applicants to the extent necessary to operate the program within the program 
budget. If, after an adjustment has occurred pursuant to this paragraph, expenditures 
fall below the program budget, the commissioner must raise the income eligibility 
limit to the extent necessary to provide services to as many eligible persons as 
possible within the fiscal constraints of the program budget, as long as the income 
limit does not exceed 200% of the nonfarm income official poverty line; and 
Sec. HHH-2. 24-A MRSA §6914, as amended by PL 2005, c. 400, Pt. A, § 14, is 
repealed. 
Sec. HHH-3. MaineCare childless adult waiver; expenditure cap. The 
Commissioner of Health and Human Services shall continue initiatives to control 
spending in the MaineCare childless adult waiver program until the program's spending 
is reduced to and maintained at a level that does not exceed $57,000,000 in combined 
annual federal and state spending. 
Sec. HHH-4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations 
and allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147 
Initiative: 
Reduces funding by managing enrollment in the childless adult WaIver 
program and maximizing the use of the federal allocation in the Qualified Individual 
program and other efficiencies in the MaineCare program. This initiative relates to the 
curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8. 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT" G" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1547, L.D. 2173 
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GENERAL FUND 
2007-08 
2008-09 
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All Other 
($392,911) 
($8,138,324) 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
($392,911) 
($8,138,324) 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2007-08 
2008-09 
All Other 
($677,691 ) 
($14,553,225) 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
($677,691 ) 
($14,553,225) 
II 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147 
Initiative: Reduces funds to reflect a reduction in the eligibility level from 200% to 125% 
of the federal poverty level for the parents of MaineCare-eligible children. 
GENERAL FUND 
2007-08 
2008-09 
All Other 
$0 
($8,002,702) 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0 
($8,002,702) 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2007-08 
2008-09 
All Other 
$0 
($21,909,621 ) 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0 
($21,909,621 ) 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2007-08 
2008-09 
All Other 
$0 
($4,699,500) 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0 
($4,699,500) 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147 
Initiative: 
Reduces funding from continuing I11ltJatlves to control spending in the 
childless adult waiver program until the program's spending is reduced to and maintained 
at a level that does not exceed $57,000,000 in combined annual federal and state 
spending. 
GENERAL FUND 
2007-08 
2008-09 
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All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
All Other 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
$0 
$0 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2007-08 
($392,911) 
($677,691) 
$0 
($3,945,700) 
($3,945,700) 
2008-09 
($7,055,400) 
($7,055,400) 
2008-09 
($20,086,726) 
($43,518,246) 
($4,699,500) 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
($1,070,602) 
($68,304,472) 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of Part MMM and inserting the following: 
'PARTMMM 
Sec. MMM-1. Transfer from Fund for Efficient Delivery of Local and 
Regional Services. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30-A, section 
5681, subsection 5-8 or any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer 
$500,000 from the Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Local and Regional Services to the 
unappropriated surplus of the General Fund no later than June 30, 2008 and transfer 
$400,000 from the Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Local and Regional Services to the 
unappropriated surplus of the General Fund no later than June 30, 2009. ' 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of Part 000 and inserting the following: 
'PART 000 
Sec. 000-1. 
Transfer from Other Special Revenue Funds to 
unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the State Controller shall transfer $10,200,000 in fiscal year 2007-08 from Other 
Special Revenue Funds to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund no later than 
June 30, 2008. On July 1, 2008, the State Controller shall transfer $10,200,000 from the 
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SENATE AMENDMENT" G .. to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1547, L.D. 2173 
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General Fund unappropriated surplus along with interest to Other Special Revenue Funds 
as repayment. This transfer is considered an interfund advance to be repaid with interest 
compounded annually at the earnings rate within the Treasurer of State's cash pool on the 
date of the advance.' 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of Part AAAA and inserting the following: 
-PART AAAA 
Sec. AAAA-l. 
Restriction on out-of-state travel. 
The Governor shall 
implement a policy restricting out-of-state travel for the executive branch to the minimum 
necessary to maintain effective operations, except for travel that is: 
I. Directly related to the care of residents, wards, foster children and other 
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individuals under state care or protection; 
2. Required in the execution of law enforcement investigations, interstate contracts 
directly related to the extradition of an individual or the transfer of an individual to or 
from a correctional facility; 
3. Directly involved in the securing of revenue or that directly affects revenue; or 
4. Required in emergencies or other extraordinary circumstances. 
Sec. AAAA-2. Calculation and transfer; General Fund out-of-state travel 
savings. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer shall 
calculate the amount of projected savings in section 3 that applies against each General 
Fund account for aIJ executive branch departments and independent agencies from 
savings resulting from a reduction in out-of-state travel under section I and shall transfer 
the amounts by financial order upon the approval of the Governor. These transfers are 
considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal year 2008-09. 
Sec. AAAA-3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations 
and allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Executive Branch Department and Independent Agencies - Statewide 0017 
Initiative: Reduces funding from a reduction in out-of-state travel. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
($250,000) 
($250,000) 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of Part DDDD and inserting the following: 
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-PARTDDDD 
Sec. DDDD-I. 
Suspension of salary increases and out-of-state travel; 
legislative branch. The Legislative Council shall implement a policy to suspend the 
granting of merit pay increases for legislative employees with an annual salary greater 
than $75,000. The Legislative Council shall also implement a policy to restrict out-of-
state travel in order to achieve the level of savings identified in the All Other line 
category reductions in section 2 of this Part, 
Sec. DDDD-2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations 
and allocations are made. 
LA W AND LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE LIBRARY 
Law and Legislative Reference Library 0636 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds as a result of suspending step increases in fiscal year 
2008-09 for-those employees earning $75,000 or more. It also deappropriates funds for 
out-of-state travel. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
LAW AND LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE 
LIBRARY 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
($5,522) 
($699) 
($6,221 ) 
2008-09 
($6,221) 
($6,221) 
LEGISLATURE 
Legislature 0081 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds as a result of suspending step increases in fiscal year 
2008-09 for those employees earning $75,000 or more. It also deappropriates funds for 
out-of-state travel. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
2008-09 
($49259) 
($29,349) 
SENATE AMENDMENT" G .. to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1547, L.D. 2173 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
LEGISLATURE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
$0 
($78,608) 
2007-08 
2008-09 
$0 
($78,608) 
$0 
($78,608) 
PROGRAM 
EVALUATION 
AND 
GOVERNMENT 
ACCOUNTABILITY, 
OFFICE OF 
Program Evaluation and Government Accountability 0976 
II 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds as a result of suspending step increases in fiscal year 
2008-09 for those employees earning $75,000 or more. It also deappropriates funds for 
out-of-state travel. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
PROGRAM EVALUATION AND 
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY, OFFICE 
OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
($6,397) 
($8,774) 
($15,171) 
2008-09 
($15,171) 
($15,171) 
2008-09 
($100,000) 
($100,000) 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of Part EEEE and inserting the following: 
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'PART EEEE 
Sec. EEEE-I. 5 MRSA §285, sub-§7, as amended by PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. XX, 
§5 and amended by PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. 00, §2 and affected by §4, is further amended to 
read: 
7. Payment by State. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the State, 
through the commission, shall pay 100% of only the employee's share of the individual 
premium for the standard plan identified and offered by the commission and available to 
the employee as authorized by the commission, except for Legislators, for whom that, 
effective July 1, 2008, the State shall pay 90% of a Legislator's or legislative employee's 
share of the individual premium for the standard plan identified and offered by the 
commission and available to the Legislator or employee as authorized by the commission, 
and except that the State shall pay for a Legislator 50% of the health plan premium for 
dependent coverage. For any person appointed to a position after November I, 1981 who 
is employed less than full time, the State shall pay a share of the employee's share 
reduced pro rata to reflect the reduceo number of work hours. The State may not pay any 
portion of the health plan premium for a blind person eligible for the group health plan 
under subsection 1, paragraph H or for a licensed foster parent eligible for the group 
health plan under subsection 1, paragraph I. 
For persons who were first employed before July 1, 1991, the State shall pay 100% of 
only the retiree's share of the premiums for the standard plan identified and offered by the 
commission and available to the retiree, as authorized by the commission for persons who 
were previously eligible for this health plan pursuant to subsection I, paragraph A and 
who have subsequently become eligible pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph G. 
For persons who were first employed by the State after July I, 1991, the State shall pay a 
pro rata share portion of only the retiree's share of the premiums for the standard plan 
identified and offered by the commission and available to the retiree, as authorized by the 
commission for persons who were previously eligible for this health plan pursuant to 
subsection I, paragraph A and who have subsequently become eligible pursuant to 
subsection I, paragraph G based on the total number of years of participation in the group 
health plan prior to retirement as follows: 
Years of Participation 
or more years 
but less than 10 years 
but less than 9 years 
but less than 8 years 
but less than 7 years 
but less than 6 years 
Less than 5 years 
State Portion 
100% group health plan premium 
90% group health plan premium 
80% group health plan premium 
70% group health plan premium 
60% group health plan premium 
50% group health plan premium 
No contribution 
Pursuant to Title 20-A, section 12722, subsection 5, this subsection applies to participants 
in the defined contribution plan offered by the Maine Community College System Board 
of Trustees under Title 20-A, section 12722. 
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Sec. EEEE-2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations 
and allocations are made. 
LAW AND LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE LIBRARY 
Law and Legislative Reference Library 0636 
Initiative: Deappropriates projected health insurance savings resulting from a reduction 
in the state share from 100% to 90% of the individual premium for legislative employees. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
LAW AND LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE 
LIBRARY 
DEP ARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
($10,840) 
($10,840) 
2008-09 
($10,840) 
($10,840) 
LEGISLATURE 
Legislature 0081 
Initiative: Deappropriates projected health insurance savings resulting from a reduction 
in the state share from 100% to 90% of the individual premium for Legislators and 
legislative employees. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
LEGISLATURE 
DEP ARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
2008-09 
($297,335) 
($297,335) 
2008-09 
($297,335) 
($297,335) 
SENATE AMENDMENT "G, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1547, L.D. 2173 
PROGRAM 
EVALUATION 
AND 
GOVERNMENT 
ACCOUNTABILITY, 
OFFICE OF 
Program Evaluation and Government Accountability 0976 
Initiative: Deappropriates projected health insurance savings resulting from a reduction 
in the state share from 100% to 90% of the individual premium for legislative employees. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
PROGRAM EVALUATION AND 
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY, OFFICE 
OF 
DEP ARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of Part FFFF. 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
($5,420) 
($5,420) 
2008-09 
($5,420) 
($5,420) 
2008-09 
($313,595) 
($313,595) 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of Part LLLL and inserting the following: 
'PART LLLL 
Sec. LLLL-l. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations 
and allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
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Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002 
Initiative: Eliminates 2 Senior Tax Examiner positions, 9 Tax Examiner positions, 2 
Office Assistant II positions and one Office Associate II position and eliminates All 
Other funds for these positions at the Houlton branch of Maine Revenue Services for the 
purpose of creating cost savings. 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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GENERAL FUND 
2007-08 
2008-09 
.. ,.,., 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000 
(14.000) 
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Personal Services 
$0 
($811,162) 
All Other 
$0 
($38,135) 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0 
($849,297) 
Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002 
Initiative: Establishes one Senior Tax Examiner position and 2 Tax Examiner positions at 
the Augusta branch of Maine Revenue Services in order to carry out the work of those 
positions that were eliminated from the closure of the Houlton branch. 
GENERAL FUND 
2007-08 
2008-09 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000 
3.000 
Personal Services 
$0 
$178,057 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0 
$178,057 
Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002 
Initiative: Deappropriates funding provided in Part A to fund for one Senior Tax 
Examiner position and one Tax Examiner position assigned to the Collections Unit 
beginning July 1, 2008 to collect unpaid business and trust fund taxes. These positions 
would have increased General Fund revenue by $901,550 in fiscal year 2008-09. 
GENERAL FUND 
2007-08 
2008-09 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000 
(2.000) 
Personal Services 
$0 
($126,799) 
All Other 
$0 
($21,068) 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0 
($147,867) 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL 
SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEP ARTMENT TOTALS 
2007-08 
2008-09 
GENERAL FUND 
$0 
($819,107) 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
$0 
($819,107) 
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ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF 
Administration - Economic and Community Development 0069 
Initiative: Appropriates funds to offset a deappropriation in Part A related to the Maine 
Manufacturing Extension Partnership. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Office of Innovation 0995 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
$80,000 
$80,000 
Initiative: Reduces funding that supports the Maine Technology Institute Innovation 
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Cluster Program to maintain costs within available resources. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY 
DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEP ARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEP ARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
($480,000) 
($480,000) 
2008-09 
($400,000) 
($400,000) 
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE 
Educational and General Activities - VMS 0031 
Initiative: Reduces funding to maintain costs within available resources. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
2008-09 
($1,000,000) 
($1,000,000) 
SENATE AMENDMENT "&,, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1547, L.D. 2173 
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UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM, BOARD OF 
TRUSTEES OF THE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2007-08 
2008-09 
GENERAL FUND 
$0 
($1,000,000) 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
$0 
($1,000,000) 
SECTION TOTALS 
2007-08 
2008-09 
GENERAL FUND 
$0 
($2,219,107) 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$0 
($2,219,107) 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment does the following. 
I. 
It increases the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices' 
authority to reduce the initial payment amounts established for Maine Clean Election Act 
candidates in the 2008 and 2009 general election by 10% instead of 5% and doubles the 
transfers from the Maine Clean Election Fund to the unappropriated surplus of the 
General Fund. 
2. It reduces the eligibility level for parents of MaineCare-eligible children from 
200% to 125%. 
It repeals the requirement for Dirigo Health to transfer funds to 
MaineCare to fund the state seed for parents at 150% to 200% of the federal poverty 
level. It further restricts spending for the MaineCare childless adult waiver program to 
$57,000,000 per year in combined federal and state spending. 
3. It transfers $100,000 less in fiscal year 2008-09 from the Fund for the Efficient 
Delivery of Local and Regional Services to the unappropriated surplus of the General 
Fund. 
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4. It increases the amount of the transfer of $1 0,000,000 from Other Special Revenue 
Funds to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund no later than June 30, 2008 by 
$200,000. 
5. It requires the Governor to implement a policy restricting out-of-state travel for 
the executive branch. It requires the State Budget Officer to calculate and transfer by 
financial order, as adjustments to appropriations, savings in a reduction in out-of-state 
travel. 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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6. It deappropriates funds as a result of suspending step increases in fiscal year 2008-
for those legislative employees earning $75,000 or more. It also deappropriates funds 
for out-of-state travel for the legislative branch. 
7. It deappropriates projected health insurance savings resulting from a reduction in 
the state share from 100% to 90% of the individual premium for Legislators and 
legislative employees. 
8. It deappropriates funds as a result of requiring state employees to take 3 temporary 
layoff days without pay. Nonessential service employees are required to take 3 days that 
correspond to the Fridays before Labor Day and Columbus Day in 2008 and Memorial 
Day in 2009. Essential service employees are required to take 3 different layoff days 
without pay as agreed to by the supervisors of the essential service employees. 
Employees in federally funded services are exempt. 
9. It makes adjustments to appropriations and allocations. 
10. 
It removes the transfer from the Department of Administrative and Financial 
Se~i-ces, Bureau of General Services - Capital Construction Reserve Fund, Other Special 
Revenue Funds account to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. 
II. It removes the limitation of the subtraction modification for the recapture of 
carry-back net operating losses. 
12. It removes the transfer from various Other Special Revenue Funds accounts of 
the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation to the unappropriated surplus of 
the General Fund. 
13. It removes the transfer from the Emergency Services Communications Bureau, 
Other Special Revenue Funds account in the Public Utilities Commission to the 
unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. 
14. 
It removes the requirement that the Treasurer of State implement a policy 
requiring the annual sale of shares of stock that are delivered to the State as unclaimed 
property. 
15. It removes the elimination of the Office of Program Evaluation and Government 
Accountability. 
16. It removes the provisions regarding the State Nuclear Safety Inspector. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY: __ 
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(Senator TURNER) 
COUNTY: Cumberland 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/27/08 Mac.. 
LD 2173 
LR 3445(11) 
An Act To Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State 
Government and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of 
State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2009 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment" G--" to Committee Amendment" A" 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Transfers 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Sponsor: Sen. Turner of Cumberland 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
2008-09 
Projections 
2009-10 
Projections 
2010-11 
$1,771,918 
($3,502,776) 
($24,906,497) 
($25,511 ,26~' 
($392,911) 
($24,894,042) 
($677,691) 
($43,518,246) 
$0 
($4,669,500) 
($28) 
($14,978,700) 
$0 
($321,300) 
($2,164,801) 
($6,412,566) 
($24,982,929) 
($43,518,246) 
($4,669,500) 
($76,432) 
($43,193) 
$0 
($25,080,514) 
($43,518,246) 
($4,669,500) 
$430,748 
$23,627 
$0 
This amendment will increase the General Fund cost of the bill by $1,771,918 in fiscal year 2007-08 but decrease the 
General Fund cost of the bill by $3,502,776 in fiscal year 2008-09. Based on the estimated year-end balances, this 
amendment maintains a balanced budget for the 2008-2009 biennium. 
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