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, 2010 and June 30, 2011
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0353
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_F_H411 (House)
Amends: 5 MRSA §1825

FIR§TREGULAR SESSION 
HOUSE AMENDMENT" P. to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 274, 
L.D. 353, 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, 2010 and June 30, 2011" 
Amend the amendment by inserting after Part ZZZZ the following: 
'PARTAAAAA 
Sec. AAAAA-l. 5 MRSA §1825, as amended by PL1991, c. 780, Pt. Y, §69, is 
repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
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§1825.Prohibitions 
1. Heavy equipment. All state agencies, except the Department of Transportation, 
are prohibited from purchasing what is normally classified as heavy equipment not 
previously authorized by the Legislature through the budget process, without prior written 
authorization from the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services. All 
purchase requisitions for heavy equipment must indicate the budget year and account that 
authorized each item of equipment and, if required, contain the written authorization of 
the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services. 
2. Bottled water. All state agencies are prohibited from purchasing bottled water 
without prior written authorization from the Commissioner of Administrative and 
Financial Services . 
Sec. AAAAA-2.Calculation and transfer; bottled water savings. 
Notwithstanding any provision of law, the State Budget Officer shall calculate the 
amount of savings in the Departments and Agencies - Statewide account in this Part that 
applies against each General Fund account for departments and agencies from bottled 
water savings. The State Budget Officer shall transfer savings by financial order upon 
approval of the Governor. These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations 
in fiscal years 2009-10 and 20 10-I I. 
HOUS-E AMENDMENT 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT" y.to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "An to H.P. 274, L.D. 353 
Sec. AAAAA-3. 
Appropriations ana aUocations. 
The following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
AIDMlfN[STRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Departments and Agencies - Statewide 0016 
Initiative: 
Reduces .funding to reflect anticipated savings from prohibiting all state 
agencies from purchasing bottled water. 
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GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2009-10 
($35,000) 
($35,000) 
2010-11 
($35,000) 
($35,000) 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment prohibits all state agencies from purchasing bottled water. . It 
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includes a General Fund deappropriation of $35,000 in fiscal year 2009-10 and fiscal year 
2010-11 from a statewide account and authorizes the State Budget Officer to distribute 
the savings by financial order to the individual programs as adjustments to' 
appropriations. 
SPONSORED BY: .~ ~. ~ 
(Representativ~ PRATT)"'. 
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TOWN: Eddington 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
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Approved: 05126/09 MaC!. 
LD353 
LR 825(12) 
An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, 
General Fund and Other Fmids, and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper 
Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2010 and June 30, 2011 
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Fiscal Note for House AmeJrndment " r" to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Rep. Pratt of Eddington 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund, 
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, , Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fund Detail by Section 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
PART AAAAA, Section 3 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2009-10 
($35,000) 
($35,000) 
($35,000) 
2010-11 
($35,000) 
($35,000) 
($35,000) 
Projections 
2011-12 
($35,000) 
($35,000) 
($35,000) 
Th is amendment reduces the General Fund cost of the bill by $35,000 in fiscal years 2009-10 and 20 1 0-11. 
LR0825(l2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1 
Projections 
2012-13 
($35,000) 
($35,000) 
($35,000)