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_P_H840 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT" P" 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 the emergency preamble. 
Amend the amendment in Part A in section 1 on page 6 in the last initiative in the last 
line (page 6, line 33 in amendment) by striking out the following: "April 1, 2008" and 
inserting the following: 'pursuant to financial order' 
Amend the amendment in Part A in section 1 on page 14 in the first initiative in the 
3rd line (page 14, line 6 in amendment) by striking out the following: "will not take 
effect until" and inserting the following: 'applies on and after' 
Amend the amendment in Part A in section 28 on page 141 in the 2nd initiative in the 
5th line (page 141, line 14 in amendment) by striking out the following: "June 1,2008" 
and inserting the following: 'June 30, 2008' 
Amend the amendment in Part A in section 37 on page 179 in the last initiative in the 
last line (page 179, line 30 in amendment) by striking out the following: "April 1, 2008" 
and inserting the following: 'pursuant to financial order' 
Amend the amendment in Part F in section 2 in the first paragraph in the last line 
(page 264, line 21 in amendment) by striking out the following: 
"May I, 2008" and 
inserting the following: 'July I, 2008' 
Amend the amendment in Part N in section 75 in subsection 1 in the first line (page 
291, line 29 in amendment) by striking out the following: "must begin by June 1,2008 
and" 
Amend the amendment in Part XX by striking out all of sections 3 to 6. 
Amend the amendment in Part GGG by striking out all of section 3 (page 341, lines 6 
to 14 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT "P "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P.1547, L.D. 2173 
'Sec. GGG-3. Report. 
The entity selected to conduct the evaluation, known as 
the contractor, shall complete and present a final report with findings and 
recommendations to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
over business, research and economic development matters; the joint standing committee 
of the Legislature having jurisdiction over taxation matters; and the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs 
no later than February I, 2009.' 
Amend the amendment in Part JJJ in section 2 in the initiative in the 5th line (page 
343, line 2 in amendment) by striking out the following: "June 1,2008" and inserting the 
following: 'June 30, 2008' 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of Part LLLL and inserting the following: 
'PARTLLLL 
Sec. LLLL-I. Governmental oversight; recommendations; report. The 
Director of the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability, referred to 
in this section as "OPEGA," in conjunction with the directors of the Office of Fiscal and 
Program Review and the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis and the State Auditor shall 
make recommendations by October 1,2008 to the Joint Standing Committee on State and 
Local Government and the Government Oversight Committee regarding: 
I. Changes to operating procedures of OPEGA and relevant offices and agencies, 
including the Office of Fiscal and Program Review, the Office of Policy and Legal 
Analysis, the State Controller and the State Auditor, that will facilitate the sharing of 
resources and coordination of program review across State Government in order to 
maintain and strengthen program evaluation function; and 
2. Recommended performance standards to measure the effectiveness of OPEGA in 
carrying out its mission to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and economic use of 
resources of State Government. 
The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state and 
local government matters and the Government Oversight Committee shall jointly report 
by January IS, 2009 to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
over appropriations and financial affairs and the Legislative Council concerning any 
recommended changes to the Legislature's government oversight functions, including the 
structure and resources dedicated to those oversight functions, and performance measures 
to assess the effectiveness of those oversight functions. 
The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state and 
local government matters may report out a bill no later than February 1, 2009 to 
implement the recommendations. 
Sec. LLLL-2. Legislative account; lapsed balances; Office of Program 
Evaluation and Government Accountability - General Fund. Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, $16,517 of unencumbered balance forward in the Personal 
Services line category and $300,964 in the unencumbered balance forward in the All 
Other line category in the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT "P "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1547, L.D. 2173 
General Fund account in the Legislature lapses to the General Fund in fiscal year 2008-
09. 
Sec. LLLL-3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations 
and allocations are made. 
PROGRAM 
EVALUATION 
AND 
GOVERNMENT 
ACCOUNTABILITY, 
OFFICE OF 
Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability 0976 
In itiative: Deappropriates funds as a result of the elimination of a Principal 
Analyst/Attorney position, a Senior Analyst! Attorney position and an Analyst/Attorney 
position. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2007-08 
0.000 
$0 
$0 
Amend the amendment by inserting after Part MMMM the following: 
'PART NNNN 
2008-09 
(3.000) 
($303,773) 
($303,773) 
Sec. NNNN-I. Monthly implementation report. Until June 30, 2009, the 
Commissioner of Health and Human Services shall report monthly to the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs 
and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over human 
services matters on the status of implementing provisions in Part A, section 27 affecting 
individuals with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. 
PART 0000 
Sec. 0000-1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations 
and allocations are made. 
CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Parks - General Operations 0221 
Initiative: Establishes one Management Analyst I posltton to maintain costs within 
available resources. The cost of this position is offset by the elimination of one Public 
Service Coordinator I position in the Land Use Regulation Commission program. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
2007-08 
0.000 
$0 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
2008-09 
1.000 
$61,045 
HOUSE AMENDMENT "P" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1547, L.D. 2173 
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$0 
$61,045 
2007-08 
2008-09 
$0 
$61,045 
$0 
$61,045 
DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT 
OF 
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Administration - Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management 0109 
Initiative: Restores $5,000 in funding for the civil air patrol program. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY 
MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
Courts - Supreme, Superior, District and Administrative 0063 
2008-09 
$5,000 
$5,000 
2008-09 
$5,000 
$5,000 
Initiative: Adjusts funding between fiscal years to provide additional funding in fiscal 
year 2007-08 for indigent defense costs. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2007-08 
$450,000 
$450,000 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
2008-09 
($450,000) 
($450,000) 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT" ~ "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1547, L.D. 2173 
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JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
2007-08 
2008-09 
$450,000 
($450,000) 
$450,000 
($450,000) 
2007-08 
2008-09 
$450,000 
($383,955) 
$450,000 
($383,955) 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of the emergency clause. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the emergency preamble and emergency clause and adjusts 
dates as needed. 
The amendment removes sections from Part XX that wou Id have made T A NF 
recipients ineligible for both nonemergency and emergency general assistance. 
The amendment eliminates the requirement in Part GGG that the contractor 
evaluating economic development programs and tax incentives submit a preliminary 
report and changes the date of the final report to February 1,2009. 
This amendment preserves the current structure of the Office of Program Evaluation 
and Government Accountability and the current legislative oversight of that office, but 
reduces the staff by 3 positions, leaving 4 positions and some funding for contracted 
services in place. 
The amendment directs the Director of the Office of Program 
Evaluation and Government Accountability to work with the joint standing committee of 
the Legislature having jurisdiction over state and local government matters and the 
Government Oversight Committee to develop performance standards applicable to the 
Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability and to identify ways to 
collaborate with other offices and departments, including legislative offices, the State 
Controller and the State Auditor, to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of its 
oversight role. 
The legislative committees must review these recommendations and 
report to the Legislature on recommended changes to the operation of the Office of 
Program Evaluation and Government Accountability and the structure of legislative 
oversight of State Government. 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT"P" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1547, L.D. 2173 
The amendment adds Part NNNN, which requires the Commissioner of Health and 
Human Services to make monthly reports to the Legislature concerning implementing 
provisions affecting individuals with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. 
The amendment adds Part 0000, which includes offsets to deappropriations made 
in Part A to the Department of Conservation for a Management Analyst I position, to the 
Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management for the civil air patrol 
program and to the Judicial Department for indigent defense costs. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
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(See attached) /J, . 
SPONSORED BY: 
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(Representative FISC ~R) 
TOWN: Presque Isle 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/26/08 
P?~c. 
LD 2173 
LR 3445(04) 
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" f " to Committee Amendment "A" 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriationsl Alloca tions 
General Fund 
Transfers 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Sponsor: Rep. Fischer of Presque Isle 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
2008-09 
$450,000 
$182,658 
$450,000 
$132,658 
$0 
($50,000) 
Projections 
2009-10 
$142,899 
$142,899 
$0 
Projections 
2010-11 
$153,456 
$153,456 
$0 
This amendment wi II increase the General Fund cost of the bill by $450,000 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $182,658 in 
fiscal year 2008-09. Based on the estimated year-end balances, this amendment maintains a balanced budget for the 
2008-2009 biennium. 
LR3445(04) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1