An Act To Make Allocations from Maine Turnpike Authority Funds for the Maine Turnpike Authority for the Calendar Year Ending December 31, 2010
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0486
Committee Amendment CA_B_H110 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "B" to H.P. 348, L.D. 486, Bill, "An Act To Make 
Allocations from Maine Turnpike Authority Funds for the Maine Turnpike Authority for 
the Calendar Year Ending December 31, 2010" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. 1. Allocation. Gross revenues of the Maine Turnpike Authority for the 
calendar year ending December 31, 2010 must be segregated, 'apportioned and disbursed 
as designated in the following schedule. 
MAINE TURNPIKE AUTHORITY 
2010 
Administration 
Personal Services 
All Other 
TOTAL 
Accounts and Controls 
Personal Services 
All Other 
TOTAL 
Highway Maintenance 
Personal Services 
All Other 
TOTAL 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
$675,164 
1,021,529 
$1,696,693 
$1,720,793 
785,552 
$2,506,345 
$2,410,484 
1,704,466 
$4,114,950 
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COMMITIEE AMENDMENT:B" to H.P. 348, L.D. 486 
Equipment Maintenance 
Personal Services 
All Other 
TOTAL 
Fare Collection 
Personal Services 
All Other 
TOTAL 
Public Safety and Special Services 
Personal Services 
All Other 
TOTAL 
Building Maintenance 
Personal Services 
Al1 Other 
TOTAL 
Subtotal of Line Items Budgeted 
General Contingency - 5% of line items 
budgeted for 2010 (10% al1owed) 
MAINE TURNPIKE AUTHORITY 
TOTAL REVENUE FUNDS 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 4 the following: 
$588,380 
1,263,923 
$1,852,303 
$6,437,963 
2,717,520 
$9,155,483 
$259,274 
2,967,334 
$3,226,608 
$429,717 
386,236 
$815,953 
$23,368,334 
1,168,417 
$24,536,751 
'Sec. 5. 
Rollback of tUlI'npike tolls. 
The Maine Turnpike Authority shall 
decrease turnpike tol1s to the schedules used in fiscal year 2007-08.' 
SUMMARY 
Effective February 1, 2009, the Maine Turnpike Authority increased turnpike tol1 
rates, raising $20,100,000 in revenue for the authority's operating expenses. 
This 
amendment, which is the minority report, directs the Maine Turnpike Authority to rol1 . 
back the tol1 increase of February 1, 2009 and decreases the Maine Turnpike Authority's 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ~"to H.P. 348, L,D. 486 
operating budget by $20,100,000. 
The amendment makes allocations from Maine 
Turnpike Authority funds of $24,536,751 for the authority's operating expenses for the 
calendar year ending December 31, 2010. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/08/09 
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124th MAINE L'EGISLATURE 
LD486 
LR964(02) 
An Act To Make Allocations from Maine Turnpike Authority Funds for the Maine Turnpike 
Authority for the Calendar Year Ending December 31,2010 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for BiU as Amended by Committee Amendment~" 
Committee: Transportation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium cost increase - Highway Fund 
Current biennium revenue decrease - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Current biennium revenue decrease - Maine Turnpike Authority 
Current biennium savings - Maine Turnpike Authority 
This bill makes allocations from Maine Turnpike Authority funds of$24,536,751 for the authority's operating 
expenses for the calendar year ending December 31,2010. Maine Turnpike Authority revenue of $90,948,023 is 
budgeted to fund those allocations. Included in the budgeted revenue but not allocated is $2,466,813 to payoff bonds 
authorized by the Legislature for specified Department of Transportation projects. These bonds were issued by the 
Maine Turnpike Authority pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 23, section 1968, subsection 2-A. This bill 
also includes budgeted revenue of $25,000,000 for the Reserve Maintenance Fund, $26,264,560 for the Debt Service 
Fund and $12,679,899 for capital improvements at new interchanges. The funds that are not allocated in the bill are 
not subject to the transfer limitations in section 2 of the bill. 
The bill decreases the Maine Turnpike Authority tolls to the schedules used in fiscal year 2007-08 and results in a loss 
of revenue to the Authority of $20, 1 00,000 which has been allocated across the board to each operating expense 
category. Amounts budgeted for Public Safety and Special Services, which includes funds that are paid to the 
Department of Public Safety, State Police, have been reduced from $5,398,112 to $2,967,334, a $2,430,778 reduction. 
The Department of Public Safety would need to either eliminate staff or shift staff to the Highway Fund to cover this 
reduction. 
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