An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds, and Changing 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 0499
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_R_S223 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" /!." to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 383, 
L.D. 499, Bill, "An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the 
Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds, and Changing 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 in Part MM by striking out all of sections 1 and 2 and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. MM-l. Transfer from unappropriated surplus at close of fiscal year 
2007-08 to the Department of Health and Human Services, Medical Care -
Payment to Providers account. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, at the 
close of fiscal year 2007-08 the State Controller shall transfer up to $18,259,331 to the 
Fund for a Healthy Maine and then after the deduction of the transfer to the Fund for a 
Healthy Maine up .to $107,500,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund 
to the Department of Health and Human Services, Medical Care - Payment to Providers 
account in the General Fund after all required deductions of appropriations, budgeted 
financial commitments and adjustments considered necessary by the State Controller 
have been made and as the first priority after the transfers required pursuant to the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 5, sections 1507 and 1511 and before the transfer required 
pursuant to Title 5, section 1536. 
Sec. MM-2. Priority of transfers. Transfers made to the Department of Health 
and Human Services in accordance with section 1 of this Part must be expended for the 
purposes listed in this section in the following amounts. 
As the first priority, the Medical Care - Payments to Providers General Fund account 
must receive up to $82,000,000 less the transfer amount received from unappropriated 
surplus at the close of fiscal year 2006-07 for use in fiscal year 2007-08. These transfers 
made must be expended for prospective interim payments to hospitals. 
As the second priority, the Medical Care - Payments to Providers General Fund 
account must receive $25,500,000 as the first of equal payments to be made until the sum 
of $1 02,000,000 is reached. Transfers made to the Medical Care - Payments to Providers 
program must be expended for hospital settlements.' 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT" It.: to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 383, L.D. 499 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of Part XXXX and inserting the following: 
'PARTXXXX 
Sec. XXXX-I. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations 
and allocations are made. 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308 
Initiative: Restores funds deappropriated from General Purpose Aid for Local Schools in 
Part A, section 22 to reflect the savings to school administrative units as a result of 
reorganization into regional school units. 
I I 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
Amend the amendment by inserting after Part XXXX the following: 
'PART YYYY 
2008-09 
$36,518,661 
$36,518,661 
Sec. YYYY -1. 
Calculation and transfer; Fund for a Healthy Maine 
reductions to allocations. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State 
Budget Officer shall calculate the amount of the reductions to allocations provided in 
section 3 to each program funded by the Fund for a Healthy Maine on a proportional 
basis based on the ratio of the amounts allocated to each program compared to total 
allocations from the Fund for a Healthy Maine and shall reduce allocations to each 
program in fiscal year 2008-09 by financial order upon the approval of the Governor. 
The State Budget Officer may offset the reductions to allocations by any amounts 
transferred to the Fund for a Healthy Maine at the close of fiscal year 2006-07 and at the 
close of fiscal year 2007-08 pursuant to this Part. 
Sec. YYYY-2. 
Transfer to General Fund. 
Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $18,259,330 no later than June 30, 
2008 and $18,259,331 no later than June 30, 2009 from the Fund for a Healthy Maine to 
the General Fund unappropriated surplus. 
Sec. YYYY -3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations 
and allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Fund for a Healthy Maine 0921 
Initiative: Deallocates funds to be distributed to all programs recelvmg Fund for a 
Healthy Maine allocations. 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT "I<.." to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 383, L.D. 499 
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE 
Unallocated 
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE TOTAL 
PART ZZZZ 
2007-08 
2008-09 
($18,259,330) 
($18,259,331) 
($18,259,330) 
($18,259,331) 
Sec. ZZZZ-l. PL 2007, c. 1, Pt. L, §1 is amended to read: 
Sec. L-l. Transfer from unappropriated surplus at close of fiscal year 
2006-07. Notwithstanding any other provision oflaw, at the close of fiscal year 2006-07 
the State Controller shall transfer up to $18,259,330 to the Fund for a Healthy Maine and 
then after the deduction of the transfer to the Fund for a Healthy Maine an amount up to 
$82,000,000 reduced by amounts certified pursuant to section 2 of this Part from the 
unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human 
Services, Medical Care - Payments to Providers account in the General Fund after all 
required deductions of appropriations, budgeted financial commitments and adjustments 
considered necessary by the State Controller have been made and as the first 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.' 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes Part XXXX, which provides a framework for the 
reorganization of school administrative units into regional school units, from the 
committee amendment. It restores funds deappropriated from General Purpose Aid for 
Local Schools to reflect the savings to school administrative units as a result of 
reorganization into regional school units and deallocates funds to be distributed to all 
programs receiving Fund for a Healthy Maine allocations. It establishes a mechanism 
that may allow reimbursement to the Fund for a Healthy Maine depending on the amount 
of unappropriated surplus available at the close of fiscal year 2006-07 and fiscal year 
2007-08. 
SPONSORED BY: T7~~~7Y~~--~L-~~~~ 
COUNTY: Penobscot 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/05/07 MaC!. 
LD499 
LR 2452(31) 
An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, 
General Fund and Other Funds, and Changing 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" «." to Committee Amendment" A" 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Fund for a Healthy Maine 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fund for a Healthy Maine 
Transfers 
General Fund 
Fund for a Healthy Maine 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Sponsor: Sen. Schneider of Penobscot 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
($18,259,330) 
$0 
$0 
($18,259,330) 
$18,259,330 
($18,259,330) 
2008-09 
$18,259,330 
$0 
$36,518,661 
($18,259,331) 
$18,259,331 
($18,259,331 ) 
Projections 
2009-10 
$36,518,661 
$0 
$36,518,661 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
2010-11 
$36,518,661 
$0 
$36,518,661 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This amendment decreases the General Fund cost of the bill by $18,259,330 in fiscal year 2007-08 and increases the 
General Fund cost of the bill by $18,259,330 in fiscal year 2008-09. Based on available balances, a balanced budget 
is maintained. 
This amendment decreases allocations to the Fund for a Healthy Maine and increases transfers from the Fund for a 
Healthy Maine, resulting in no net change to Fund for a Healthy Maine balances in the 2008-2009 biennium. 
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