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-HA_U_H846 (House)
Amends: 36 MRSA §66

HOUSE AMENDMENT" u.. " 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 Parts BBBB and LLLL. 
Amend the amendment by inserting after Part MMMM the following: 
'PARTNNNN 
Sec. NNNN-I. 36 MRSA §66S2, sub-§l, as repealed and replaced by PL 2007, 
c. 438, § 114, is amended to read: 
1. Generally. A person against whom taxes have been assessed pursuant to Part 2, 
except for chapters 111 and 112, with respect to eligible property and who has paid those 
taxes is entitled to reimbursement of a portion of those taxes from the State as provided in 
this chapter. The reimbursement under this chapter is the percentage of the taxes assessed 
and paid with respect to eligible property specified in subsection 4, except that for claims 
filed for the application period that begins on August 1, 2006 the reimbursement is 
limited to 90% of the taxes assessed and paid with respect to eligible property. For 
purposes of this chapter, a tax applied as a credit against a tax assessed pursuant to 
chapter 111 or 112 is a tax assessed pursuant to chapter 111 or 112. A taxpayer that 
included eligible property in its investment credit base under section 5219-E or 5219-M 
and claimed the credit provided in one or more of those sections on its income tax return 
may not be reimbursed under this chapter for taxes assessed on that same eligible 
property in a year in which one or more of those credits are taken. A successor in interest 
of a person against whom taxes have been assessed with respect to eligible property is 
entitled to reimbursement pursuant to this section, whether the tax was paid by the person 
assessed or by the successor, as long as a transfer of the property in question to the 
successor has occurred and the successor is the owner of the property as of August 1 st of 
the year in which a claim for reimbursement may be filed pursuant to section 6654. For 
purposes of this subsection, "successor in interest" includes the initial successor and any 
subsequent successor. When an eligible successor in interest exists, the successor is the 
only person to whom reimbursement under this chapter may be made with respect to the 
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transferred property. For an item of eligible property that is first subject to assessment 
under Part 2 on or after April I, 2008, and for any item of eligible property for which 
reimbursement is paid under subsection 4, paragraph B, the reimbursement otherwise 
payable under this section with respect to that item of eligible property must be reduced 
by an amount equal to the amount, if any, by which the reimbursement otherwise payable 
under this section plus payments received by the taxpayer under a tax increment 
financing arrangement pursuant to Title 30-A, chapter 206, subchapter I with respect to 
that item of eligible property exceeds 100% of the property taxes assessed with respect to 
that item of eligible property. For an item of eligible property that is first subject to 
assessment under Part 2 before April I, 2008, the reimbursement otherwise payable under 
this section with respect to that item of eligible property must be reduced by an amount 
equal to 68.1 % of the amount, if any, by which the reimbursement otherwise payable 
under this section plus payments received by the taxpayer under a tax increment 
financing arrangement pursuant to Title 30-A, chapter 206, subchapter 1 with respect to 
that item of eligible property exceeds 100% of the property taxes assessed with respect to 
that item of eligible property. 
Sec. NNNN-2. Application. This Part applies to reimbursements attributable to 
the app lication period that begins on August 1, 2008. 
Sec. NNNN-3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations 
and allocations are made. 
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HEAL TH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS) 
Mental Health Services - Child Medicaid 0731 
Initiative: Appropriates funds to offset a deappropriation in Part A, section 27 that 
proposed to reduce funding by consolidating crisis services to one provider per district. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Mental Health Services - Children 0136 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
$200,000 
$200,000 
Initiative: Appropriates funds to offset a deappropriation in Part A, section 27 that 
proposed to reduce funding by consolidating crisis services to one provider per district. 
GENERAL FUND 
2007-08 
2008-09 
All Other 
$0 
$50,000 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0 
$50,000 
Mental Health Services - Community 0121 
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Initiative: Appropriates funds to offset a deappropriation in Part A, section 27 that 
proposed to reduce funding by consolidating crisis services to one provider per district. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Mental Health Services - Community 0121 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
$50,000 
$50,000 
Initiative: Appropriates funds to partially offset a deappropriation in Part A, section 27 
that proposed to eliminate funding for community integration services for consumers who 
are not eligible for MaineCare. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid 0732 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
$871,967 
$871,967 
Initiative: Appropriates funds to offset a deappropriation in Part A, section 27 that 
proposed to reduce funding by consolidating crisis services to one provider per district. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Mental Retardation Waiver - MaineCare 0987 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
$200,000 
$200,000 
Initiative: Appropriates funds to partially offset a deappropriation in Part A, section 27 
that proposed to reduce funding for home-based and community-based waiver services. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS) 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
2008-09 
$1,834,793 
$1,834,793 
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DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2007-08 
2008-09 
GENERAL FUND 
$0 
$3,206,760 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$0 
$3,206,760 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147 
Initiative: Allocates funds to offset a deallocation in Part A, section 28 that proposed to 
reduce funding by consolidating crisis services to one provider per district. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
All Other 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
$715,138 
$715,138 
Initiative: Allocates funds to partially offset a deallocation in Part A, section 28 that 
proposed to reduce funding for home-based and community-based waiver services. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
All Other 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
$0 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
2008-09 
$3,280,325 
$3,280,325 
2008-09 
$3,995,463 
$3,995,463 
2008-09 
$3,206,760 
$3,995,463 
$7,202,223 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT "ti". to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1547. L.D. 2173 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment accomplishes the following. 
I. It removes from Committee Amendment "A" the part that repeals the Office of 
Program Evaluation and Government Accountability. 
2. It strikes from Committee Amendment "A" the provision repealing circuit breaker 
indexing. 
3. It restores some funding for community integration services for non-MaineCare-
eligible consumers. 
4. It restores funding to outpatient crisis services for mental health. 
5. 
It restores some funding for MaineCare home and community-based waiver 
servIces. 
6. It reduces the reimbursement of property taxes under the Business Equipment Tax 
Reimbursement program if the taxes are also reimbursed under a tax increment financing 
district agreement. 
SPONSORED BY: 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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(Representative RAND) 
TOWN: Portland 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
, Approved: 03/26/08 
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LD 2173 
LR 3445(43) 
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 House Amendment" 0, to Committee Amendment "A" 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Transfers 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Sponsor: Rep. Rand of Portland 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
($192) 
$4,027,146 
$3,995,463 
$4,394,819 
$236,181 
($367,481) 
Projections 
2009-10 
$589,164 
$4,044,863 
$3,995,463 
$3,455,699 
$189,553 
$0 
Projections 
2010-11 
$1,898,706 
$4,063,127 
$3,995,463 
$2,164,421 
$118,724 
$0 
This amendment will decrease the General Fund cost of the bill by $192 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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