An Act To Make Additional Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2013
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1903
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Sponsors: FLOOD, ROSEN
Amends: 20-A MRSA §1462, 20-A MRSA §15671, 20-A MRSA §15671-A, 20-A MRSA §15672, 20-A MRSA §15683-A, 20-A MRSA §15689, 20-A MRSA §15689-A, 20-A MRSA §15690, 5 MRSA §931, 5 MRSA §937, 5 MRSA §942, 5 MRSA §943, 12 MRSA §10103, 20-A MRSA §203, 26 MRSA §1401-B, 20-A MRSA §2307, 2 MRSA §6, 5 MRSA §282, 5 MRSA §947-B, 5 MRSA §1710-E, 36 MRSA §112, 36 MRSA §191, 5 MRSA §285, 20-A MRSA §13451, 5 MRSA §1667-B, 5 MRSA §1710-F, 30-A MRSA §5250-J, 36 MRSA §2016, 5 MRSA §1532, 5 MRSA §938, 38 MRSA §352, 38 MRSA §441, 35-A MRSA §1701, 5 MRSA §1591, 22 MRSA §4301, 22 MRSA §4308, 22 MRSA §4309, 22 MRSA §4310, 22 MRSA §4311, 22 MRSA §3762, 22 MRSA §1708, 22 MRSA §3273, 4 MRSA §1, 3 MRSA §959, 5 MRSA §1531, 5 MRSA §1710-D, 5 MRSA §1710-I, 5 MRSA §13056, 5 MRSA §13120-Q, 10 MRSA §363, 12 MRSA §8876, 26 MRSA §3, 30-A MRSA §5652, 30-A MRSA §5724, 30-A MRSA §5903, 35-A MRSA §3454, 36 MRSA §6759, 36 MRSA §7302, 38 MRSA §484, 5 MRSA §2003, 5 MRSA §3331, 5 MRSA §12004-G, 5 MRSA §12004-I, 5 MRSA §13056-D, 5 MRSA §13083-T, 5 MRSA §13090-F, 5 MRSA §13107, 5 MRSA §15302, 7 MRSA §214, 10 MRSA §918, 10 MRSA §945-B, 10 MRSA §1063, 12 MRSA §406, 12 MRSA §407, 26 MRSA §2006, 30-A MRSA §2343, 30-A MRSA §6208, 36 MRSA §305, 38 MRSA §410-M, 38 MRSA §470-G, 38 MRSA §1803, 38 MRSA §2013, 38 MRSA §2123-C, 5 MRSA §13072, 10 MRSA §9723, 25 MRSA §2374, 25 MRSA §2450-A, 30-A MRSA §4215, 30-A MRSA §4221, 30-A MRSA §4451, 30-A MRSA §4452, 30-A MRSA §4453, 38 MRSA §480-F, 38 MRSA §488, 5 MRSA §1742, 5 MRSA §12004-D, 5 MRSA §12006, 10 MRSA §1023-G, 10 MRSA §1041, 38 MRSA §1303-C, 38 MRSA §1304, 38 MRSA §1304-B, 38 MRSA §1309, 38 MRSA §1310-S, 38 MRSA §1310-U, 38 MRSA §1316-G, 38 MRSA §1652, 38 MRSA §1668, 38 MRSA §1669, 38 MRSA §1705, 38 MRSA §1721, 38 MRSA §1722, 38 MRSA §1725, 38 MRSA §1726-A, 38 MRSA §1727, 38 MRSA §2101-A, 38 MRSA §2122, 38 MRSA §2124, 38 MRSA §2124-A, 38 MRSA §2132, 38 MRSA §2133, 38 MRSA §2134, 38 MRSA §2138, 38 MRSA §2140, 38 MRSA §2151-A, 38 MRSA §2152, 38 MRSA §2153, 38 MRSA §2154, 38 MRSA §2155, 38 MRSA §2156-A, 38 MRSA §2159, 38 MRSA §2160, 38 MRSA §2161, 38 MRSA §2162, 38 MRSA §2170, 38 MRSA §2170-A, 38 MRSA §2171, 38 MRSA §2172, 38 MRSA §2173, 38 MRSA §2174, 38 MRSA §2175-A, 38 MRSA §2175-B, 38 MRSA §2176, 38 MRSA §2177, 38 MRSA §2191, 38 MRSA §2192, 38 MRSA §2193, 38 MRSA §2201, 38 MRSA §2232, 38 MRSA §2235, 38 MRSA §2236, 37-B MRSA §704, 37-B MRSA §709, 37-B MRSA §746, 37-B MRSA §1112, 37-B MRSA §1119, 37-B MRSA §1131, 5 MRSA §6204, 12 MRSA §544, 12 MRSA §6072, 12 MRSA §6673, 33 MRSA §132, 33 MRSA §479-C, 36 MRSA §1140-B, 5 MRSA §298, 5 MRSA §13056-E, 5 MRSA §13058, 5 MRSA §13073-B, 12 MRSA §212, 12 MRSA §685-C, 12 MRSA §1847, 23 MRSA §73, 23 MRSA §7105, 30-A MRSA §2303, 30-A MRSA §4301, 30-A MRSA §4312, 30-A MRSA §4314, 30-A MRSA §4326, 30-A MRSA §4331, 30-A MRSA §4345, 30-A MRSA §4346, 30-A MRSA §4347-A, 30-A MRSA §4349-A, 30-A MRSA §4353, 30-A MRSA §5226, 30-A MRSA §5953-D, 38 MRSA §420-D, 38 MRSA §480-Z, 38 MRSA §489-D, 38 MRSA §909, 38 MRSA §956, 38 MRSA §961, 38 MRSA §1163, 38 MRSA §1252, 1 MRSA §25, 5 MRSA §935, 12 MRSA §541-A, 12 MRSA §544-D, 12 MRSA §549, 12 MRSA §549-A, 12 MRSA §550-B, 12 MRSA §1835, 12 MRSA §1849, 12 MRSA §1863-A, 12 MRSA §1868, 12 MRSA §5013, 12 MRSA §6022, 12 MRSA §13001, 22 MRSA §676, 22 MRSA §679-B, 32 MRSA §4700-G, 33 MRSA §1213, 35-A MRSA §3451, 35-A MRSA §3457, 38 MRSA §361-A, 38 MRSA §401, 38 MRSA §402, 38 MRSA §410-I, 38 MRSA §546-B, 38 MRSA §549, 38 MRSA §1804, 38 MRSA §1905, 5 MRSA §7504, 2 MRSA §9, 7 MRSA §2, 10 MRSA §1023-K, 10 MRSA §1043, 10 MRSA §1492, 10 MRSA §9722, 12 MRSA §405-A, 22 MRSA §666, 35-A MRSA §122, 35-A MRSA §4131, 35-A MRSA §10103, 37-B MRSA §742, 38 MRSA §480-H, 38 MRSA §634, 38 MRSA §640, 38 MRSA §1480-A, 20-A MRSA §7001, 20-A MRSA §7209, 36 MRSA §111, 36 MRSA §187-B, 36 MRSA §5102, 36 MRSA §5222, 36 MRSA §5241, 36 MRSA §5245, 36 MRSA §5122, 36 MRSA §5402, 36 MRSA §5404, 25 MRSA §2396, 5 MRSA §1582, 34-B MRSA §1409, 36 MRSA §1752, 36 MRSA §1760, 36 MRSA §2013, 20-A MRSA §852

Legislative Document 
No. 1903 
H.P. 1405 
House of Representatives, March 28, 2012 
An Act To Make Additional Supplemental Appropriations and 
Allocations and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law for the 
Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2013 
(EMERGENCY) 
Reference to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative FLOOD of Winthrop.  (GOVERNOR'S BILL) 
Cosponsored by Senator ROSEN of Hancock. 
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, the 90-day period may not terminate until after the beginning of the next 
fiscal year; and 
Whereas, certain obligations and expenses incident to the operation of state 
departments and institutions will become due and payable immediately; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
PART A 
Sec. A-1.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Accident - Sickness - Health Insurance 0455 
Initiative: Reorganizes one Public Service Manager I position from range 25 to range 28 
and one Public Service Coordinator I position from range 22 to range 25 and transfers All 
Other to Personal Services to fund the reorganization. 
Administration - Human Resources 0038 
Initiative: Transfers one Office Associate II position from the Administration - Human 
Resources program to the Purchases - Division of program to align workflow in the 
Department of Administrative and Financial Services. 
ACCIDENT, SICKNESS AND HEALTH 
INSURANCE INTERNAL SERVICE FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$16,607
All Other 
$0
($16,607)
ACCIDENT, SICKNESS AND HEALTH 
INSURANCE INTERNAL SERVICE FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
(1.000)
(1.000)
Personal Services 
($10,550)
($41,811)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
($10,550)
($41,811)
Buildings and Grounds Operations 0080 
Initiative: Transfers one Space Management Specialist position and related All Other 
costs from the Revenue Services - Bureau of program to the Buildings and Grounds 
Operations program. 
Buildings and Grounds Operations 0080 
Initiative: Provides funding for fuel for state-owned buildings due to the increase in the 
contracted price. 
Departments and Agencies - Statewide 0016 
Initiative: Reduces funding based on savings achieved as a result of lowered costs of 
business communications lines. 
Departments and Agencies - Statewide 0016 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to reflect projected savings to be achieved through a retirement 
incentive program. 
Departments and Agencies - Statewide 0016 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
$72,430
All Other 
$0
$1,735
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$74,165
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$646,454
$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$646,454
$0
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($45,360)
($77,760)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
($45,360)
($77,760)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$420,154
($583,432)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$420,154
($583,432)
Initiative: Reduces funding to reflect projected savings from the increase in the attrition 
rate from 5% to 6% for fiscal year 2012-13. 
Executive Branch Departments and Independent Agencies - Statewide 0017 
Initiative: Recognizes savings from implementing a decrease in charges made by the 
Division of Financial and Personnel Services in the Department of Administrative and 
Financial Services for its services. 
Financial and Personnel Services - Division of 0713 
Initiative: Transfers one vacant Marine Resources Scientist I position from the Bureau of 
Resource Management program in the Department of Marine Resources to the Financial 
and Personnel Services - Division of program in the Department of Administrative and 
Financial Services and reorganizes the position to one Senior Staff Accountant position. 
Purchases - Division of 0007 
Initiative: Transfers one Office Associate II position from the Administration - Human 
Resources program to the Purchases - Division of program to align workflow in the 
Department of Administrative and Financial Services. 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
($3,454,047)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($3,454,047)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
($835,588)
($1,134,518)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
($835,588)
($1,134,518)
FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SERVICES 
FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
1.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$18,434
$68,913
FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SERVICES FUND 
TOTAL 
$18,434
$68,913
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
1.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$10,550
$41,811
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$10,550
$41,811
Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002 
Initiative: Transfers one Space Management Specialist position and related All Other 
costs from the Revenue Services - Bureau of program to the Buildings and Grounds 
Operations program. 
Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002 
Initiative: Reduces funding for database storage for the Maine Revenue Integrated Tax 
System as a result of a reduced storage requirement for user acceptance testing. 
Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002 
Initiative: Eliminates one Office Assistant II position and related All Other savings in the 
Revenue Services - Bureau of program resulting from internal reorganization efforts by 
the bureau. 
Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002 
Initiative: Reduces funding through the conversion of 3 physical servers to virtual servers 
in the Revenue Services - Bureau of program. 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($72,430)
All Other 
$0
($1,735)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($74,165)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($120,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($120,000)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($48,269)
All Other 
$0
($11,796)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($60,065)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($20,236)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($20,236)
Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002 
Initiative: Reduces All Other funding as a result of the repeal of the annual pass-through 
entity information return filing requirement. 
Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002 
Initiative: Eliminates one Office Assistant II position and related All Other costs as a 
result of discontinuing the printing and mailing of a sales tax form related to vehicle and 
equipment sales transactions. 
Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002 
Initiative: Provides funding necessary for computer changes as a result of the addition of 
commercial wood harvesting and horticulture as a sales tax exemption category. 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($42,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($42,000)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($46,932)
All Other 
$0
($17,216)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($64,148)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$5,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$5,000
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL 
SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
GENERAL FUND 
$185,660
($5,551,206)
FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SERVICES 
FUND 
$18,434
$68,913
ACCIDENT, SICKNESS AND HEALTH 
INSURANCE INTERNAL SERVICE FUND 
$0
$0
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$204,094
($5,482,293)
Sec. A-2.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Certified Seed Fund 0787 
Initiative: Continues one intermittent Agricultural Worker II position and reduces All 
Other to fund the position. This position was previously authorized in Financial Order 
005933 F0. 
Certified Seed Fund 0787 
Initiative: Provides funding to increase the hours of one Office Associate II position from 
hours to 80 hours biweekly and reduces All Other to fund the increased hours. Also 
reallocates the cost of the position from 100% Certified Seed Fund program, Other 
Special Revenue Funds to 50% Certified Seed Fund program, Other Special Revenue 
Funds and 50% Division of Quality Assurance and Regulation program, Federal 
Expenditures Fund. 
Division of Agricultural Resource Development 0833 
Initiative: Transfers one Agricultural Promotional Coordinator position and related All 
Other from the Office of the Commissioner program to the Division of Agricultural 
Resource Development program. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - FTE COUNT 
0.000
0.188
Personal Services 
$0
$11,249
All Other 
$0
($11,249)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
($16,538)
All Other 
$0
($762)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($17,300)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
$76,592
All Other 
$0
$10,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$86,592
Division of Agricultural Resource Development 0833 
Initiative: Transfers one Agricultural Promotional Specialist position and related All 
Other from the Harness Racing Commission program to the Division of Agricultural 
Resource Development program. 
Division of Agricultural Resource Development 0833 
Initiative: Establishes one Consumer Protection Inspector position in the Division of 
Quality Assurance and Regulation program funded 50% General Fund and 50% Federal 
Expenditures Fund.  Eliminates one Planning and Research Associate II position in the 
Division of Agricultural Resource Development program funded 50% General Fund and 
50% Federal Expenditures Fund to partially fund this action. 
Division of Plant Industry 0831 
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of one Entomologist II position from 100% Federal 
Expenditures Fund to 74% Federal Expenditures Fund and 26% General Fund in the 
same program.  Eliminates one intermittent Entomologist I position and uses a portion of 
the General Fund savings to fund the reallocation. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$99,359
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$99,359
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
$57,088
All Other 
$0
$15,487
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$72,575
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
($28,462)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($28,462)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($28,463)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
($28,463)
Division of Quality Assurance and Regulation 0393 
Initiative: Establishes one Consumer Protection Inspector position in the Division of 
Quality Assurance and Regulation program funded 50% General Fund and 50% Federal 
Expenditures Fund.  Eliminates one Planning and Research Associate II position in the 
Division of Agricultural Resource Development program funded 50% General Fund and 
50% Federal Expenditures Fund to partially fund this action. 
Division of Quality Assurance and Regulation 0393 
Initiative: Provides funding to increase the hours of one Office Associate II position from 
hours to 80 hours biweekly and reduces All Other to fund the increased hours. Also 
reallocates the cost of the position from 100% Certified Seed Fund program, Other 
Special Revenue Funds to 50% Certified Seed Fund program, Other Special Revenue 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - FTE COUNT 
0.000
(0.481)
Personal Services 
$0
($3,513)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($3,513)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
($18,449)
All Other 
$0
($849)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
($19,298)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
($8,311)
All Other 
$0
($382)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($8,693)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$29,329
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$29,329
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
$29,332
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$29,332
Funds and 50% Division of Quality Assurance and Regulation program, Federal 
Expenditures Fund. 
Harness Racing Commission 0320 
Initiative: Transfers one Agricultural Promotional Specialist position and related All 
Other from the Harness Racing Commission program to the Division of Agricultural 
Resource Development program. 
Harness Racing Commission 0320 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources 
approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012. 
Harness Racing Commission 0320 
Initiative: Reduces funding to align allocations with projected available resources 
approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on December 1, 2011. 
Office of the Commissioner 0401 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$27,095
All Other 
$0
($27,095)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($57,088)
All Other 
$0
($15,487)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($72,575)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($52,646)
($89,201)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($52,646)
($89,201)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($103,467)
($134,128)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($103,467)
($134,128)
Initiative: Transfers one Agricultural Promotional Coordinator position and related All 
Other from the Office of the Commissioner program to the Division of Agricultural 
Resource Development program. 
Sec. A-3.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
Administration - Attorney General 0310 
Initiative: Establishes one part-time Assistant Attorney General position to serve as an 
ombudsman and assist in compliance with the State's freedom of access laws in 
accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 200-I. 
Administration - Attorney General 0310 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($76,592)
All Other 
$0
($10,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($86,592)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($99,359)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($99,359)
AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL 
RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
GENERAL FUND 
$0
($2,646)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
$0
($18,429)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
($156,113)
($249,322)
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
($156,113)
($270,397)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
0.500
Personal Services 
$0
$36,531
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$36,531
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources 
approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012. 
Human Services Division 0696 
Initiative: Continues one Secretary Specialist position assigned to the United States Food 
and Drug Administration tobacco enforcement program that was originally established by 
financial order. 
Victims' Compensation Board 0711 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources 
approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012. 
Sec. A-4.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
CHARTER SCHOOL COMMISSION, STATE 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($17,110)
($17,110)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($17,110)
($17,110)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
$68,980
All Other 
$0
$1,984
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$70,964
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($25,371)
($18,637)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($25,371)
($18,637)
ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF 
THE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
GENERAL FUND 
$0
$36,531
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
($42,481)
$35,217
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
($42,481)
$71,748
State Charter School Commission Z137 
Initiative: Provides funding to reimburse the State Charter School Commission members 
for travel expenses.  The cost of this change is offset with savings from General Fund 
accounts in the Department of Education. 
State Charter School Commission Z137 
Initiative: Provides funding to cover costs for overseeing public charter schools. 
Sec. A-5.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MAINE 
Maine Community College System - Board of Trustees 0556 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources 
approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012. 
Maine Community College System - Board of Trustees 0556 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$10,000
$20,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$10,000
$20,000
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$500
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$500
CHARTER SCHOOL COMMISSION, STATE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
GENERAL FUND 
$10,000
$20,000
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
$0
$500
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$10,000
$20,500
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($2,507)
($9,615)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($2,507)
($9,615)
Initiative: Reduces funding to align allocations with projected available resources 
approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on December 1, 2011. 
Maine Community College System - Board of Trustees 0556 
Initiative: Reduces funding for the Maine Community College System. 
Sec. A-6.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF  
Geological Survey 0237 
Initiative: Transfers one Public Service Manager II position, one Public Service 
Coordinator I position, 2 Senior Planner positions, one Secretary Associate position and 
one Business Manager I position from the Planning Office program in the Executive 
Department to the Geological Survey program and Office of the Commissioner program 
in the Department of Conservation. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($11,603)
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($11,603)
$0
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($544,408)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($544,408)
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM, BOARD OF 
TRUSTEES OF THE MAINE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
GENERAL FUND 
$0
($544,408)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
($14,110)
($9,615)
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
($14,110)
($554,023)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
5.000
Personal Services 
$0
$355,941
All Other 
$0
$1,006,242
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$1,362,183
Natural Areas Program 0821 
Initiative: Transfers one Public Service Manager I position from the Planning Office 
program in the Executive Department to the Office of the Commissioner program in the 
Department of Conservation and 3 Senior Planner positions and related All Other from 
the Planning Office program in the Executive Department to the Natural Areas Program 
in the Department of Conservation. 
Natural Areas Program 0821 
Initiative: Transfers one Senior Planner position from the Land for Maine's Future Fund 
program in the Executive Department and 2 Senior Planner positions from the Planning 
Office program in the Executive Department to the Natural Areas Program in the 
Department of Conservation. Also transfers related All Other to the Natural Areas 
Program. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$500
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$500
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$183,516
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$183,516
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
3.000
Personal Services 
$0
$228,315
All Other 
$0
$291,901
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$520,216
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
2.000
Personal Services 
$0
$145,755
All Other 
$0
$13,462
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$159,217
Office of the Commissioner 0222 
Initiative: Transfers one Public Service Manager I position from the Planning Office 
program in the Executive Department to the Office of the Commissioner program in the 
Department of Conservation and 3 Senior Planner positions and related All Other from 
the Planning Office program in the Executive Department to the Natural Areas Program 
in the Department of Conservation. 
Office of the Commissioner 0222 
Initiative: Transfers one Public Service Manager II position, one Public Service 
Coordinator I position, 2 Senior Planner positions, one Secretary Associate position and 
one Business Manager I position from the Planning Office program in the Executive 
Department to the Geological Survey program and the Office of the Commissioner 
program in the Department of Conservation.  Also transfers All Other funding for the 
Maine Coastal Program function from the Planning Office program in the Executive 
Department to the Geological Survey program and the Office of Commissioner program 
in the Department of Conservation. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
$71,185
All Other 
$0
$5,000
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$76,185
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$49,707
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$49,707
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
$87,508
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$87,508
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
$65,861
All Other 
$0
$244,820
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$310,681
Sec. A-7.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF  
Administration - Corrections 0141 
Initiative: Reduces funding on a one-time basis for contracted housing and professional 
contracts. 
Adult Community Corrections 0124 
Initiative: Reduces funding on a one-time basis for vehicle rentals, general operations and 
contracted crisis intervention services. 
Correctional Medical Services Fund 0286 
Initiative: Eliminates one Correctional LPN position, one Public Service Manager III 
position, one Nurse II position, one Nurse III position and 2 Clinical Social Worker 
positions from the State Prison program and one Psychiatric Social Worker II position 
effective in fiscal year 2011-12 and one Nurse III position effective in fiscal year 2012-13 
from the Long Creek Youth Development Center program and transfers the savings to All 
Other in the Correctional Medical Services Fund program. 
CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF  
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
GENERAL FUND 
$0
$342,733
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
$0
$1,958,584
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
$0
$448,396
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$0
$2,749,713
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($250,000)
$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
($250,000)
$0
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($138,000)
$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
($138,000)
$0
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$545,234
$671,692
Correctional Medical Services Fund 0286 
Initiative: Eliminates 6 medical positions in the State Prison program, 3 medical positions 
in the Mountain View Youth Development Center program and 6 medical positions in the 
Long Creek Youth Development Center program and transfers savings to All Other in the 
Correctional Medical Services Fund program. Details of the eliminated positions are on 
file with the Bureau of the Budget. 
Juvenile Community Corrections 0892 
Initiative: Reduces funding on a one-time basis for minor equipment purchases, for social 
aid for juveniles in the community and for contracted services that were initiated later 
than anticipated. 
Long Creek Youth Development Center 0163 
Initiative: Eliminates one Correctional LPN position, one Public Service Manager III 
position, one Nurse II position, one Nurse III position and 2 Clinical Social Worker 
positions from the State Prison program and one Psychiatric Social Worker II position 
effective in fiscal year 2011-12 and one Nurse III position effective in fiscal year 2012-13 
from the Long Creek Youth Development Center program and transfers the savings to All 
Other in the Correctional Medical Services Fund program. 
Long Creek Youth Development Center 0163 
Initiative: Eliminates 6 medical positions in the State Prison program, 3 medical positions 
in the Mountain View Youth Development Center program and 6 medical positions in the 
Long Creek Youth Development Center program and transfers savings to All Other in the 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$545,234
$671,692
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$1,419,028
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$1,419,028
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($112,000)
$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
($112,000)
$0
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
(1.000)
(2.000)
Personal Services 
($63,539)
($148,314)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
($63,539)
($148,314)
Correctional Medical Services Fund program. Details of the eliminated positions are on 
file with the Bureau of the Budget. 
Mountain View Youth Development Center 0857 
Initiative: Eliminates 6 medical positions in the State Prison program, 3 medical positions 
in the Mountain View Youth Development Center program and 6 medical positions in the 
Long Creek Youth Development Center program and transfers savings to All Other in the 
Correctional Medical Services Fund program. Details of the eliminated positions are on 
file with the Bureau of the Budget. 
State Board of Corrections Investment Fund Z075 
Initiative: Transfers funding for appropriations made to the State Board of Corrections 
Investment Fund program in the Department of Corrections in Public Law 2011, chapters 
428, 448 and 455 that should have been appropriated to the State Board of Corrections 
Investment Fund program in the State Board of Corrections. 
State Prison 0144 
Initiative: Eliminates one Correctional LPN position, one Public Service Manager III 
position, one Nurse II position, one Nurse III position and 2 Clinical Social Worker 
positions from the State Prison program and one Psychiatric Social Worker II position 
effective in fiscal year 2011-12 and one Nurse III position effective in fiscal year 2012-13 
from the Long Creek Youth Development Center program and transfers the savings to All 
Other in the Correctional Medical Services Fund program. 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(6.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($579,697)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($579,697)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(3.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($365,966)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($365,966)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($9,396)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($9,396)
State Prison 0144 
Initiative: Eliminates 6 medical positions in the State Prison program, 3 medical positions 
in the Mountain View Youth Development Center program and 6 medical positions in the 
Long Creek Youth Development Center program and transfers savings to All Other in the 
Correctional Medical Services Fund program. Details of the eliminated positions are on 
file with the Bureau of the Budget. 
Sec. A-8.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
CORRECTIONS, STATE BOARD OF 
State Board of Corrections Investment Fund Z087 
Initiative: Transfers funding for appropriations made to the State Board of Corrections 
Investment Fund program in the Department of Corrections in Public Law 2011, chapters 
428, 448 and 455 that should have been appropriated to the State Board of Corrections 
Investment Fund program in the State Board of Corrections. 
State Board of Corrections Investment Fund Z087 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
(6.000)
(6.000)
Personal Services 
($481,695)
($523,378)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
($481,695)
($523,378)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(6.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($473,365)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($473,365)
CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF  
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
GENERAL FUND 
($500,000)
($9,396)
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
($500,000)
($9,396)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$9,396
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$9,396
Initiative: Continues one Public Service Executive I position created by Financial Order 
006420F1 and reduces All Other to fund the position. 
State Board of Corrections Investment Fund Z087 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources 
approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012. 
State Board of Corrections Investment Fund Z087 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources 
approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on December 1, 2011. 
Sec. A-9.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT 
OF  
Administration - Maine Emergency Management Agency 0214 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
$93,864
All Other 
$0
($93,864)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($135,000)
($135,000)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($135,000)
($135,000)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($48,000)
($48,000)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($48,000)
($48,000)
CORRECTIONS, STATE BOARD OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
GENERAL FUND 
$0
$9,396
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
($183,000)
($183,000)
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
($183,000)
($173,604)
Initiative: Transfers one Planner II position and 2 Senior Planner positions and All Other 
funds for general operations and technical assistance from the Planning Office program in 
the Executive Department to the Administration - Maine Emergency Management 
Agency program in the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management to 
support floodplain management. 
Disaster Assistance 0841 
Initiative: Provides funding for the State's share of disaster assistance for previously 
declared disasters: Aroostook April and May Flood 2008, February and March Floods 
2010, December Rains Flood 2010 and Tropical Storm Irene 2011. 
Military Training and Operations 0108 
Initiative: Continues one Maintenance Mechanic position created by Financial Order 
006400F1 and continued through Financial Order 000219F2. 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$41,250
All Other 
$0
$10,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$51,250
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
3.000
Personal Services 
$0
$184,532
All Other 
$0
$64,472
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$249,004
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$500
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$500
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$700,000
$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$700,000
$0
Military Training and Operations 0108 
Initiative: Transfers funding from the All Other line category to the Personal Services line 
category to fund additional use of active duty personnel. 
Military Training and Operations 0108 
Initiative: Establishes one Teacher, BS position. 
Military Training and Operations 0108 
Initiative: Establishes one Teacher Aide position. 
Military Training and Operations 0108 
Initiative: Establishes one Maintenance Mechanic position funded 25% General Fund and 
75% Federal Expenditures Fund. The General Fund cost in fiscal year 2011-12 will be 
funded through salary and benefits savings in the department. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
$60,300
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$60,300
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$28,000
All Other 
$0
($28,000)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$0
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
1.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$28,164
$91,200
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$28,164
$91,200
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
1.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$13,758
$55,378
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$13,758
$55,378
Veterans Services 0110 
Initiative: Provides funding for leased space in Machias. 
Veterans Services 0110 
Initiative: Provides funding for the approved reclassification of one Office Assistant II 
position to an Office Associate II position. Funding for fiscal year 2011-12 will be 
through salary and benefits savings in the department. 
Sec. A-10.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$15,476
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$15,476
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
1.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$11,542
$46,437
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$11,542
$46,437
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$6,600
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$6,600
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$2,412
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$2,412
DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY 
MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF  
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
GENERAL FUND 
$700,000
$75,738
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
$53,464
$502,319
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
$0
$500
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$753,464
$578,557
DIRIGO HEALTH 
Dirigo Health Fund 0988 
Initiative: Provides funding for a federal grant anticipated to support continued progress 
toward the planning and establishment of a state health insurance exchange. 
Sec. A-11.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF  
Business Development 0585 
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of one Development Project Officer position from 50% 
Business Development program, General Fund and 50% Community Development Block 
Grant Program, General Fund to 100% Business Development program, General Fund to 
recognize the duties assigned to this position. 
Business Development 0585 
Initiative: Reorganizes one Development Project Officer position to a Public Service 
Coordinator II position to serve as a Governor's Account Executive position and reduces 
All Other to fund the reorganization. 
Community Development Block Grant Program 0587 
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of one Development Project Officer position from 50% 
Business Development program, General Fund and 50% Community Development Block 
Grant Program, General Fund to 100% Business Development program, General Fund to 
recognize the duties assigned to this position. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$5,877,676
$0
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$5,877,676
$0
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$37,415
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$37,415
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$24,328
All Other 
$0
($24,328)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
Community Development Block Grant Program 0587 
Initiative: Transfers one Public Service Coordinator I position and related All Other 
funding to oversee the operation of state-owned landfills from the Planning Office 
program in the Executive Department to the Community Development Block Grant 
Program in the Department of Economic and Community Development. 
Community Development Block Grant Program 0587 
Initiative: Transfers one Planner II position and All Other funds for general operation 
from the Maine Code Enforcement Training and Certification Fund program in the 
Executive Department to the Community Development Block Grant Program in the 
Department of Economic and Community Development. 
Office of Tourism 0577 
Initiative: Reorganizes one Public Service Manager II position to a Public Service 
Coordinator II position and reduces All Other to fund the reorganization. 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
($37,415)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($37,415)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
$87,691
All Other 
$0
$81,215
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$168,906
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
$61,210
All Other 
$0
$41,256
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$102,466
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$891
$3,566
All Other 
($891)
($3,566)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$0
Sec. A-12.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF  
Child Development Services 0449 
Initiative: Transfers funding from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program to 
the Child Development Services program in order to provide services to children from 
birth to 5 years of age. 
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308 
Initiative: Transfers the head count for one Director of Planning and Management 
Information position from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program to the 
Leadership Team program in order to reflect the position in the appropriate account. 
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308 
Initiative: Transfers funding from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program to 
the Child Development Services program in order to provide services to children from 
birth to 5 years of age. 
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY 
DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF  
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
GENERAL FUND 
$0
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
$0
$271,372
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$0
$271,372
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$3,500,000
$4,500,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$3,500,000
$4,500,000
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
(1.000)
(1.000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($3,500,000)
($4,500,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
($3,500,000)
($4,500,000)
Leadership Team Z077 
Initiative: Reallocates 5% of the cost of one Public Service Manager II position and 
related All Other funding from the Leadership Team program to the PK-20, Adult 
Education and Federal Programs Team program to complete the reorganization included 
in Public Law 2011, chapter 380. 
Leadership Team Z077 
Initiative: Transfers the head count for one Director of Planning and Management 
Information position from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program to the 
Leadership Team program in order to reflect the position in the appropriate account. 
Leadership Team Z077 
Initiative: Transfers one Regional Education Representative position from the PK-20, 
Adult Education and Federal Programs Team program to the Leadership Team program 
in order to reflect the position in the appropriate program. 
Maine Community Services Z134 
Initiative: Transfers one Public Service Manager I position, 3 Senior Planner positions 
and one Planning and Research Associate I position from the Planning Office program in 
the Executive Department to the Maine Community Services program in the Department 
of Education. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
($5,109)
All Other 
$0
($675,110)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
($680,219)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
1.000
1.000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
1.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$95,013
$95,045
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$95,013
$95,045
PK-20, Adult Education and Federal Programs Team Z081 
Initiative: Eliminates funding in the Learning Connections account in the PK-20, Adult 
Education and Federal Programs Team program.  The department no longer receives 
funding from the learn and serve America school-based and community-based program 
grant. 
PK-20, Adult Education and Federal Programs Team Z081 
Initiative: Reallocates 5% of the cost of one Public Service Manager II position and 
related All Other funding from the Leadership Team program to the PK-20, Adult 
Education and Federal Programs Team program to complete the reorganization included 
in Public Law 2011, chapter 380. 
PK-20, Adult Education and Federal Programs Team Z081 
Initiative: Provides funding for the purpose of assisting homeless youth to attend school 
through the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act grant. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
5.000
Personal Services 
$0
$327,549
All Other 
$0
$976,963
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$1,304,512
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$100,000
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$100,000
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($425,289)
($425,289)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
($425,289)
($425,289)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$5,109
All Other 
$0
$675,110
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$680,219
PK-20, Adult Education and Federal Programs Team Z081 
Initiative: Transfers one Regional Education Representative position from the PK-20, 
Adult Education and Federal Programs Team program to the Leadership Team program 
in order to reflect the position in the appropriate program. 
School Finance and Operations Z078 
Initiative: Provides funding to match available federal funds in the National School 
Lunch Program under 7 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 210 (2007). 
Sec. A-13.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
EFFICIENCY MAINE TRUST 
Efficiency Maine Trust Z100 
Initiative: Eliminates one Public Service Coordinator II position and one Public Service 
Coordinator III position no longer needed since those Efficiency Maine Trust employees 
who had elected to remain state employees in accordance with Public Law 2009, chapter 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$32,792
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$32,792
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
(1.000)
(1.000)
Personal Services 
($95,013)
($95,045)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
($95,013)
($95,045)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$20,046
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$20,046
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF  
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
GENERAL FUND 
$0
$20,046
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
($425,289)
$912,015
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
$0
$100,000
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
($425,289)
$1,032,061
372, Part C have retired. Also adjusts Personal Services allocation to ensure funds are 
available to meet remaining payroll obligations for fiscal year 2011-12.  Transfers the 
Personal Services savings to All Other. 
Efficiency Maine Trust Z100 
Initiative: Provides funding to bring the All Other allocation up to the level of anticipated 
transfers and revenues. 
Efficiency Maine Trust Z100 
Initiative: Provides funding for an increase on a one-time basis for alternative compliance 
mechanism payments in fiscal year 2011-12. 
Efficiency Maine Trust Z100 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to fund a transfer of one Economic Analyst position from the 
Public Advocate program in the Executive Department to the Governor's Energy Office 
program in the Executive Department. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
(2.000)
(2.000)
Personal Services 
($107,696)
($180,749)
All Other 
$107,696
$180,749
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$28,786
$38,263
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$28,786
$38,263
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$12,537
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$12,537
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($124,613)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($124,613)
Sec. A-14.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Administration - Environmental Protection 0251 
Initiative: Reorganizes one Office Specialist I position to an Office Specialist II position 
and transfers the position from the Remediation and Waste Management program, Other 
Special Revenue Funds to the Administration - Environmental Protection program, Other 
Special Revenue Funds. Reduces All Other to fund the position. 
Performance Partnership Grant 0851 
Initiative: Provides funding for the reclassification of one Environmental Technician 
position to a Geology Technician II position and reduces All Other to fund the 
reclassification. 
Remediation and Waste Management 0247 
Initiative: Reorganizes one Office Specialist I position to an Office Specialist II position 
and transfers the position from the Remediation and Waste Management program, Other 
Special Revenue Funds to the Administration - Environmental Protection program, Other 
Special Revenue Funds. Reduces All Other to fund the position. 
EFFICIENCY MAINE TRUST 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
$41,323
($86,350)
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$41,323
($86,350)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
1.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$63,394
$65,731
All Other 
($63,394)
($65,731)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$0
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$294
$1,255
All Other 
($294)
($1,255)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
Remediation and Waste Management 0247 
Initiative: Transfers funding for All Other costs from the Planning Office program in the 
Executive Department to the Remediation and Waste Management program in the 
Department of Environmental Protection for general operations and technical assistance 
to support recycling and waste management functions. 
Sec. A-15.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 
Floodplain Mapping Fund Z116 
Initiative: Transfers one Planner II position and 2 Senior Planner positions and All Other 
funds for general operations and technical assistance from the Planning Office program in 
the Executive Department to the Administration - Maine Emergency Management 
Agency program in the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management to 
support floodplain management. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
(1.000)
(1.000)
Personal Services 
($60,078)
($62,244)
All Other 
($1,697)
($1,758)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($61,775)
($64,002)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$447,738
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$447,738
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
$0
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
($61,775)
$383,736
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
($61,775)
$383,736
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($500)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($500)
Governor's Energy Office Z122 
Initiative: Transfers one Senior Planner position and transfers and reallocates the cost of 
one Senior Planner position from 60% General Fund and 40% Federal Expenditures Fund 
to 100% Federal Expenditures Fund from the Planning Office program to the Governor's 
Energy Office program. 
Governor's Energy Office Z122 
Initiative: Transfers one Economic Analyst position from the Public Advocate program to 
the Governor's Energy Office program and reorganizes the position to a Governor's 
Special Assistant position. 
Land for Maine's Future Fund 0060 
Initiative: Transfers one Senior Planner position from the Land for Maine's Future Fund 
program and 2 Senior Planner positions from the Planning Office program in the 
Executive Department to the Natural Areas Program in the Department of Conservation. 
Also transfers related All Other to the Natural Areas Program in the Department of 
Conservation. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
2.000
Personal Services 
$0
$138,482
All Other 
$0
$1,644,074
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$1,782,556
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$100,000
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$100,000
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
$124,613
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$124,613
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($72,650)
All Other 
$0
($4,962)
Maine Code Enforcement Training and Certification Fund Z093 
Initiative: Transfers one Planner II position and All Other funds for general operations 
from the Maine Code Enforcement Training and Certification Fund program in the 
Executive Department to the Community Development Block Grant Program in the 
Department of Economic and Community Development.  Further eliminates one vacant 
Planner II position in the Maine Code Enforcement Training and Certification Fund 
program in the Executive Department. 
Office of Policy and Management Z135 
Initiative: Establishes one Director, Governor's Office of Policy and Management 
position in fiscal year 2011-12, transfers one Public Service Executive II position and one 
Economist position and transfers General Fund savings in Personal Services and All 
Other from the Planning Office program reorganization in the Executive Department to 
establish the new oversight agency, the Governor's Office of Policy and Management. 
Planning Office 0082 
Initiative: Eliminates one Director, State Planning Office position, 3 Public Service 
Executive I positions and one Secretary Associate position in the Planning Office 
program.  Additionally, transfers one Public Service Executive II position and one 
Economist position from the Planning Office program to the new oversight agency, the 
Governor's Office of Policy and Management.  Further transfers General Fund savings in 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($77,612)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($49,707)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($49,707)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(2.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($127,041)
All Other 
$0
($8,922)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($135,963)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
1.000
3.000
Personal Services 
$21,696
$659,834
All Other 
$5,000
$113,641
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$26,696
$773,475
the elimination of positions and programs to establish the new oversight agency, the 
Governor's Office of Policy and Management. 
Planning Office 0082 
Initiative: Transfers one Senior Planner position and transfers and reallocates the cost of 
one Senior Planner position from 60% General Fund, 40% Federal Expenditures Fund to 
100% Federal Expenditures Fund from the Planning Office program to the Governor's 
Energy Office program. 
Planning Office 0082 
Initiative: Eliminates one Senior Planner position and 2 Planner II positions in the 
Planning Office program in the Executive Department and transfers one Public Service 
Coordinator I position from the Planning Office program in the Executive Department to 
the Community Development Block Grant Program in the Department of Economic and 
Community Development.  Further transfers All Other funds for general operations and 
technical assistance to the Remediation and Waste Management program in the 
Department of Environmental Protection and the Community Development Block Grant 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(7.000)
Personal Services 
($21,696)
($615,801)
All Other 
($5,000)
($113,641)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
($26,696)
($729,442)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($44,033)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($44,033)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($94,449)
All Other 
$0
($1,688,107)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
($1,782,556)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($100,000)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($100,000)
Program in the Department of Economic and Community Development to support 
recycling and waste management functions and landfill oversight, respectively. 
Planning Office 0082 
Initiative: Transfers one Public Service Manager I position, 3 Senior Planner positions 
and one Planning and Research Associate I position from the Planning Office program in 
the Executive Department to the Maine Community Services program in the Department 
of Education. 
Planning Office 0082 
Initiative: Transfers one Planner II position and All Other funds for general operations 
from the Maine Code Enforcement Training and Certification Fund program in the 
Executive Department to the Community Development Block Grant Program in the 
Department of Economic and Community Development.  Further eliminates one vacant 
Planner II position in the Maine Code Enforcement Training and Certification Fund 
program in the Executive Department. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(4.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($315,254)
All Other 
$0
($361,616)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($676,870)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($40,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($40,000)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(5.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($331,669)
All Other 
$0
($972,843)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
($1,304,512)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($100,000)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($100,000)
Planning Office 0082 
Initiative: Transfers one Planner II position and 2 Senior Planner positions and All Other 
funds for general operations and technical assistance from the Planning Office program in 
the Executive Department to the Administration - Maine Emergency Management 
Agency program in the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management to 
support floodplain management. 
Planning Office 0082 
Initiative: Transfers one Public Service Manager I position from the Planning Office 
program in the Executive Department to the Office of the Commissioner program in the 
Department of Conservation and 3 Senior Planner positions and related All Other from 
the Planning Office program in the Executive Department to the Natural Areas Program 
in the Department of Conservation. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($72,466)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($72,466)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
($40,425)
All Other 
$0
($10,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($50,425)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(3.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($181,394)
All Other 
$0
($64,472)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
($245,866)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($88,906)
All Other 
$0
($183,516)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($272,422)
Planning Office 0082 
Initiative: Transfers one Senior Planner position from the Land for Maine's Future Fund 
program and 2 Senior Planner positions from the Planning Office program in the 
Executive Department to the Natural Areas Program in the Department of Conservation. 
Also transfers related All Other to the Natural Areas Program in the Department of 
Conservation. 
Planning Office 0082 
Initiative: Transfers one Public Service Manager II position, one Public Service 
Coordinator I position, 2 Senior Planner positions, one Secretary Associate position and 
one Business Manager I position from the Planning Office program in the Executive 
Department to the Geological Survey program and the Office of the Commissioner 
program in the Department of Conservation.  Further transfers All Other funding for the 
Maine Coastal program function from the Planning Office program in the Executive 
Department to the Geological Survey program and the Office of the Commissioner 
program in the Department of Conservation. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(3.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($230,217)
All Other 
$0
($283,218)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
($513,435)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($74,373)
All Other 
$0
($8,500)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($82,873)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($71,819)
All Other 
$0
($2,790)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
($74,609)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(5.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($359,111)
All Other 
$0
($598,646)
Planning Office 0082 
Initiative: Eliminates one vacant Senior Planner position, one Secretary Specialist 
position and one vacant Development Program Manager position.  Also eliminates 
Planning Office program All Other funds. 
Public Advocate 0410 
Initiative: Transfers one Economic Analyst position from the Public Advocate program to 
the Governor's Energy Office program and reorganizes it to a Governor's Special 
Assistant position. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
($957,757)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($66,495)
All Other 
$0
($170,176)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($236,671)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($79,725)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
($79,725)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(2.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($146,808)
All Other 
$0
($838,299)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($985,107)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($124,613)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($124,613)
Sec. A-16.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS) 
Developmental Services - Community 0122 
Initiative: Provides funding for contracted dental services through a transfer of resources 
from the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center program. 
Developmental Services Waiver - Supports Z006 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources 
approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012. 
Disproportionate Share - Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center 0734 
Initiative: Eliminates 91 positions effective May 1, 2012, eliminates outpatient 
medication management services, transfers funding for contracted dental services to the 
Developmental Services - Community program, reduces capacity, restructures Dorothea 
Dix Psychiatric Center expenses to achieve $2,500,000 in General Fund savings 
identified in Public Law 2011, chapter 380, Part A and offsets the deappropriation 
included in that law.  Position detail is on file in the Bureau of the Budget. 
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
GENERAL FUND 
$0
($523,332)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
$0
($3,175,904)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
$0
($2,257,284)
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$0
($5,956,520)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$500,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$500,000
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($26,792)
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($26,792)
$0
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
($332,335)
($2,017,523)
Unallocated 
$0
$2,500,000
Disproportionate Share - Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center 0734 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to reflect correct reimbursements to Riverview Psychiatric 
Center and Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center from MaineCare and to ensure that sufficient 
resources are available to provide the appropriate level of General Fund match. 
Disproportionate Share - Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center 0734 
Initiative: Transfers positions and adjusts funding to restructure the financing of the 
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center.  This initiative will result in General Fund undedicated 
revenue of $11,577,783. 
Disproportionate Share - Riverview Psychiatric Center 0733 
Initiative: Transfers positions and adjusts funding based on the correct allocation of 
positions. 
Disproportionate Share - Riverview Psychiatric Center 0733 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to reflect correct reimbursements to Riverview Psychiatric 
Center and Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center from MaineCare and to ensure that sufficient 
resources are available to provide the appropriate level of General Fund match. 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
($332,335)
$482,477
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$156,701
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$156,701
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
($5,066,513)
All Other 
$0
($565,100)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($5,631,613)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
($35,406)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($35,406)
Disproportionate Share - Riverview Psychiatric Center 0733 
Initiative: Transfers positions and adjusts funding to restructure the financing of the 
Riverview Psychiatric Center.  This initiative will result in General Fund undedicated 
revenue of $9,175,775. 
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center 0120 
Initiative: Eliminates 91 positions effective May 1, 2012, eliminates outpatient 
medication management services, transfers funding for contracted dental services to the 
Developmental Services - Community program, reduces capacity, restructures Dorothea 
Dix Psychiatric Center expenses to achieve $2,500,000 in General Fund savings 
identified in Public Law 2011, chapter 380, Part A and offsets the deappropriation 
included in that law.  Position detail is on file in the Bureau of the Budget. 
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center 0120 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to reflect correct reimbursements to Dorothea Dix Psychiatric 
Center from Medicare and other 3rd-party payers and to ensure that sufficient resources 
are available to provide the appropriate level of General Fund match. 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$325,844
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$325,844
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
($7,463,333)
All Other 
$0
($3,195,156)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0 ($10,658,489)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$150,000
($694,811)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$150,000
($694,811)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
(88.500)
(88.500)
POSITIONS - FTE COUNT 
(0.240)
(0.240)
Personal Services 
($312,947)
($3,475,927)
All Other 
($2,600)
($945,282)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($315,547)
($4,421,209)
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center 0120 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to reflect correct reimbursements to Riverview Psychiatric 
Center and Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center from MaineCare and to ensure that sufficient 
resources are available to provide the appropriate level of General Fund match. 
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center 0120 
Initiative: Transfers positions and adjusts funding to restructure the financing of the 
Riverview Psychiatric Center.  This initiative will result in General Fund undedicated 
revenue of $9,175,775. 
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center 0120 
Initiative: Transfers positions and adjusts funding to restructure the financing of the 
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center.  This initiative will result in General Fund undedicated 
revenue of $11,577,783. 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$900,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$900,000
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($900,000)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($900,000)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($156,701)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($156,701)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$281,657
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$281,657
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($281,657)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($281,657)
Forensic Services Z123 
Initiative: Transfers funding from the Office of Management and Budget program to the 
Forensic Services program in the General Fund and provides funding for the Forensic 
Services program in the Other Special Revenue Funds. 
Medicaid Services - Developmental Services 0705 
Initiative: Reduces funding to align allocations with projected available resources 
approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on December 1, 2011. 
Medicaid Services - Developmental Services 0705 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources 
approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012. 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
192.500
Personal Services 
$0
$14,050,841
All Other 
$0
$2,876,807
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$16,927,648
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(192.500)
Personal Services 
$0
($8,984,328)
All Other 
$0
($2,410,458)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0 ($11,394,786)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$70,914
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$70,914
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$17,172
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$17,172
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($192,266)
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($192,266)
$0
Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid 0732 
Initiative: Reduces funding to align allocations with projected available resources 
approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on December 1, 2011. 
Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid 0732 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources 
approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012. 
Office of Substance Abuse - Medicaid Seed 0844 
Initiative: Reduces funding to align allocations with projected available resources 
approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on December 1, 2011. 
Office of Substance Abuse - Medicaid Seed 0844 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources 
approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$188,216
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$188,216
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($268,333)
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($268,333)
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$6,352
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$6,352
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($52,628)
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($52,628)
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$1,431
$0
Residential Treatment Facilities Assessment 0978 
Initiative: Reduces funding to align allocations with projected available resources 
approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on December 1, 2011. 
Residential Treatment Facilities Assessment 0978 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources 
approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012. 
Riverview Psychiatric Center 0105 
Initiative: Transfers positions and adjusts funding based on the correct allocation of 
positions. 
Riverview Psychiatric Center 0105 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to reflect correct reimbursements to Riverview Psychiatric 
Center and Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center from MaineCare and to ensure that sufficient 
resources are available to provide the appropriate level of General Fund match. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$1,431
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$204,998
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$204,998
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($38,644)
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($38,644)
$0
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$102,468
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$102,468
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
($67,062)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($67,062)
Riverview Psychiatric Center 0105 
Initiative: Transfers positions and adjusts funding to restructure the financing of the 
Riverview Psychiatric Center.  This initiative will result in General Fund undedicated 
revenue of $9,175,775. 
Sec. A-17.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
Bureau of Family Independence - Regional 0453 
Initiative: Reallocates 50% of the cost of 15 limited-period Customer Service 
Representative Associate II positions from the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Bureau 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($325,844)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($325,844)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
318.500
POSITIONS - FTE COUNT 
0.000
0.360
Personal Services 
$0
$20,893,901
All Other 
$0
$9,477,471
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$30,371,372
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(318.500)
POSITIONS - FTE COUNT 
0.000
(0.360)
Personal Services 
$0 ($13,470,800)
All Other 
$0
($6,593,944)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0 ($20,064,744)
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS) 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
GENERAL FUND 
($182,335)
$33,098,762
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
($493,213) ($37,594,831)
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
($675,548)
($4,496,069)
of Medical Services program to the Other Special Revenue Funds in the Bureau of 
Family Independence - Regional program. 
Bureau of Family Independence - Regional 0453 
Initiative: Transfers one Customer Representative Associate II - Human Services position 
and related All Other from 50% General Fund and 50% Other Special Revenue Funds in 
the Bureau of Family Independence - Regional program to 50% General Fund and 50% 
Other Special Revenue Funds in the Office for Family Independence program. 
Bureau of Medical Services 0129 
Initiative: Transfers funding for consulting services from the Bureau of Medical Services 
program to the Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services program. 
Bureau of Medical Services 0129 
Initiative: Reallocates 50% of the cost of one Auditor II position and related All Other 
funding from the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Bureau of Medical Services program 
to the Other Special Revenue Funds in the Office of Management and Budget program. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$305,431
All Other 
$0
$41,453
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$346,884
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
($20,845)
All Other 
$0
($1,803)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($22,648)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($20,846)
All Other 
$0
($1,803)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($22,649)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($114,312)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($114,312)
Bureau of Medical Services 0129 
Initiative: Reallocates 50% of the cost of 15 limited-period Customer Service 
Representative Associate II positions from the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Bureau 
of Medical Services program to the Other Special Revenue Funds in the Bureau of 
Family Independence - Regional program. 
Bureau of Medical Services 0129 
Initiative: Reallocates 12.5% of the cost of one Social Services Program Specialist I 
position from the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Bureau of Medical Services program 
to the General Fund in the Office of Elder Services Central Office program and reduces 
All Other to fund the reallocation. 
Bureau of Medical Services 0129 
Initiative: Provides funding to allow staff time spent on the State Children's Health 
Insurance Program to be charged to the appropriate funding source. 
Bureau of Medical Services 0129 
Initiative: Transfers funding for translation and interpretation services from the Medical 
Care - Payment to Providers program to the Bureau of Medical Services program. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
($66,388)
All Other 
$0
($3,903)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
($70,291)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
($305,431)
All Other 
$0
($41,453)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
($346,884)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
($7,177)
($7,463)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
($7,177)
($7,463)
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$200,000
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL 
$0
$200,000
Bureau of Medical Services 0129 
Initiative: Transfers funding for the patient-centered medical home incentive payment 
program from the Medical Care - Payment to Providers program to the Bureau of Medical 
Services program. 
Bureau of Medical Services 0129 
Initiative: Transfers one Office Assistant II position funded 50% General Fund and 50% 
Federal Expenditures Fund from the Bureau of Medical Services program to the Office 
for Family Independence program, funded 50% General Fund and 50% Other Special 
Revenue Funds and adjusts All Other for related overhead costs. 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$213,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$213,000
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$639,000
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$639,000
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$611,797
$646,920
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$611,797
$646,920
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$1,059,780
$1,114,365
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$1,059,780
$1,114,365
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
($27,209)
All Other 
$0
($870)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($28,079)
Dental Disease Prevention 0486 
Initiative: Transfers one Health Program Manager position and one Public Health 
Educator III position from the Federal Block Grant Fund in the Dental Disease 
Prevention program to the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program. 
Division of Data, Research and Vital Statistics Z037 
Initiative: Transfers one Planning and Research Assistant position and related All Other 
from the Health - Bureau of program to the Division of Data, Research and Vital 
Statistics program. 
Division of Data, Research and Vital Statistics Z037 
Initiative: Continues one limited-period Planning and Research Associate I position 
originally established by financial order with an end date of June 15, 2013 and provides 
related All Other funding. 
Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services Z036 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($27,213)
All Other 
$0
($1,646)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
($28,859)
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(2.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($152,791)
All Other 
$0
($7,085)
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL 
$0
($159,876)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
$51,335
All Other 
$0
$4,028
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$55,363
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$62,436
All Other 
$0
$1,725
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$64,161
Initiative: Transfers funding for consulting services from the Bureau of Medical Services 
program to the Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services program. 
Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services Z036 
Initiative: Provides funding for a new grant award for the statewide program for national 
and state background checks for direct patient access employees of long-term care 
facilities and providers. 
Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services Z036 
Initiative: Provides funding for travel and general operations. 
Division of Purchased Services Z035 
Initiative: Transfers one Procurement Contract Specialist position and related All Other 
from 100% General Fund in the Health - Bureau of program to 66% General Fund and 
34% Other Special Revenue Funds in the Division of Purchased Services program. 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$114,312
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$114,312
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$625,000
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$625,000
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$382,710
$765,420
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$382,710
$765,420
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
$36,367
All Other 
$0
$1,444
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$37,811
Drinking Water Enforcement 0728 
Initiative: Transfers one Environmental Specialist III position and one Assistant 
Environmental Engineer position and related All Other from the Other Special Revenue 
Funds in the Drinking Water Enforcement program to the Federal Expenditures Fund in 
the Health - Bureau of program. 
FHM - Bureau of Health 0953 
Initiative: Reduces funding through salary and benefit savings. 
Food Supplement Administration Z019 
Initiative: Transfers funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program nutrition 
education grant from the Health - Bureau of program to the Food Supplement 
Administration program. 
Food Supplement Administration Z019 
Initiative: Continues one limited-period Family Independence Unit Supervisor position 
originally established by Financial Order 00674 F12.  This position will end September 
30, 2013. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$18,732
All Other 
$0
$746
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$19,478
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(2.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($140,649)
All Other 
$0
($8,498)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($149,147)
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
($154,000)
($48,000)
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE TOTAL 
($154,000)
($48,000)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$4,557,844
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$4,557,844
General Assistance - Reimbursement to Cities and Towns 0130 
Initiative: Provides funding for general assistance benefits. 
General Assistance - Reimbursement to Cities and Towns 0130 
Initiative: Provides funding in the General Assistance - Reimbursement to Cities and 
Towns program to bring allocations into line with anticipated resources. 
Health - Bureau of 0143 
Initiative: Transfers one Procurement Contract Specialist position and related All Other 
from 100% General Fund in the Health - Bureau of program to 66% General Fund and 
34% Other Special Revenue Funds in the Division of Purchased Services program. 
Health - Bureau of 0143 
Initiative: Transfers funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program nutrition 
education grant from the Health - Bureau of program to the Food Supplement 
Administration program. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$69,396
All Other 
$0
$2,740
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$72,136
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$3,991,196
$2,668,697
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$3,991,196
$2,668,697
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$449,846
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$449,846
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($55,099)
All Other 
$0
($2,188)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($57,287)
Health - Bureau of 0143 
Initiative: Transfers one Planning and Research Assistant position and related All Other 
from the Health - Bureau of program to the Division of Data, Research and Vital 
Statistics program. 
Health - Bureau of 0143 
Initiative: Transfers one Public Health Nurse Consultant position and related All Other 
from the Federal Block Grant Fund in the Tuberculosis Control Program to the Federal 
Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program. 
Health - Bureau of 0143 
Initiative: Transfers one Environmental Specialist III position and one Assistant 
Environmental Engineer position and related All Other from the Other Special Revenue 
Funds in the Drinking Water Enforcement program to the Federal Expenditures Fund in 
the Health - Bureau of program. 
Health - Bureau of 0143 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($4,557,844)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
($4,557,844)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($51,335)
All Other 
$0
($4,028)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($55,363)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
$89,769
All Other 
$0
$4,029
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$93,798
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
2.000
Personal Services 
$0
$140,649
All Other 
$0
$11,966
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$152,615
Initiative: Transfers one Health Program Manager position and one Public Health 
Educator III position from the Federal Block Grant Fund in the Dental Disease 
Prevention program to the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program. 
Health - Bureau of 0143 
Initiative: Transfers one Epidemiologist position and related All Other from the Federal 
Block Grant Fund to the Federal Expenditures Fund and reallocates 50% of its cost from 
the Federal Block Grant Fund to the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of 
program. 
Health - Bureau of 0143 
Initiative: Transfers one Senior Health Program Manager position from 100% Federal 
Block Grant Fund in the Risk Reduction program to 100% Federal Expenditures Fund in 
the Health -  Bureau of program and adjusts related All Other funding. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
2.000
Personal Services 
$0
$152,791
All Other 
$0
$8,056
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$160,847
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
$37,561
All Other 
$0
$2,015
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$39,576
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($37,561)
All Other 
$0
($1,692)
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL 
$0
($39,253)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
$90,478
All Other 
$0
$6,538
Health - Bureau of 0143 
Initiative: Transfers one Office Associate II position and related All Other from the 
Federal Block Grant Fund in the Tuberculosis Control Program to the Federal 
Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program and reallocates 55% of the cost 
from the Federal Block Grant Fund in the Tuberculosis Control Program to the Federal 
Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program. 
Health - Bureau of 0143 
Initiative: Reallocates 50% of the cost of one Planning and Research Associate I position 
and related All Other from the Federal Expenditures Fund to the Other Special Revenue 
Funds in the Health - Bureau of program. 
Health - Bureau of 0143 
Initiative: Transfers one Comprehensive Health Planner II position and related All Other 
from the Federal Block Grant Fund in the Risk Reduction program to the Federal 
Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program and reallocates the cost from 100% 
Federal Block Grant Fund in the Risk Reduction program to 65% Federal Expenditures 
Fund and 35% Other Special Revenue Funds in the Health - Bureau of program. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$97,016
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
$29,274
All Other 
$0
$2,215
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$31,489
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
($30,316)
All Other 
$0
($1,095)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
($31,411)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$30,316
All Other 
$0
$2,015
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$32,331
Health - Bureau of 0143 
Initiative: Reallocates 10% of the cost of one Office Associate II position and related All 
Other from the Federal Expenditures Fund to the Other Special Revenue Funds in the 
Health - Bureau of program. 
Health - Bureau of 0143 
Initiative: Transfers one Comprehensive Health Planner II position and related All Other 
from the Federal Block Grant Fund to the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - 
Bureau of program and reallocates its costs to 75% Federal Expenditures Fund in the 
Health - Bureau of program and 25% Federal Block Grant Fund in the Maternal and 
Child Health program. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
$49,072
All Other 
$0
$2,619
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$51,691
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$26,425
All Other 
$0
$1,410
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$27,835
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
($18,872)
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL 
$0
($18,872)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
($5,113)
All Other 
$0
($402)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
($5,515)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$5,113
All Other 
$0
$402
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$5,515
Health - Bureau of 0143 
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of one Public Health Physician position and related All 
Other from 20% Federal Expenditures Fund and 80% Other Special Revenue Funds to 
60% Federal Expenditures Fund and 40% Other Special Revenue Funds in the same 
program. 
Health - Bureau of 0143 
Initiative: Transfers one Office Associate I position and related All Other from the 
Plumbing - Control Over program to the Health - Bureau of program and reallocates 50% 
of its cost from the Plumbing - Control Over program to the Health - Bureau of program. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
$56,343
All Other 
$0
$3,022
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$59,365
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($75,121)
All Other 
$0
($2,702)
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL 
$0
($77,823)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$51,631
All Other 
$0
$2,418
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$54,049
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
($51,631)
All Other 
$0
($2,418)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($54,049)
Health - Bureau of 0143 
Initiative: Reallocates 50% of the cost of one Epidemiologist position and related All 
Other from Other Special Revenue Funds to the Federal Expenditures Fund in the same 
program. 
Health - Bureau of 0143 
Initiative: Transfers and reallocates 25% of the cost of one Office Specialist Manager 
position and related All Other from the Federal Block Grant Fund in the Tuberculosis 
Control Program to the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program. 
Health - Bureau of 0143 
Initiative: Reallocates 50% of the cost of one Office Associate I position and related All 
Other from the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program to the 
Federal Block Grant Fund in the Special Children's Services program. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
$50,843
All Other 
$0
$2,015
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$52,858
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$37,692
All Other 
$0
$2,015
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$39,707
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
($37,692)
All Other 
$0
($1,853)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($39,545)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$16,493
All Other 
$0
$1,008
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$17,501
Health - Bureau of 0143 
Initiative: Continues one Public Service Manager II position that was originally 
established by financial order and provides related All Other funding.  The new 
legislative head count is offset by the elimination of one Office Assistant II position in 
the Federal Block Grant Fund in the same program. 
Health - Bureau of 0143 
Initiative: Continues one Planning and Research Associate II position originally 
established by financial order and provides related All Other funding.  The new 
legislative head count is offset by the elimination of one Public Health Educator III 
position in the Federal Expenditures Fund in the same program. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
($24,830)
All Other 
$0
($2,015)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
($26,845)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
1.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$37,396
$88,149
All Other 
$0
$2,189
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$37,396
$90,338
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
(1.000)
(1.000)
Personal Services 
($19,901)
($46,919)
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL 
($19,901)
($46,919)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
$64,183
All Other 
$0
$2,189
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$66,372
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($66,392)
Long Term Care - Human Services 0420 
Initiative: Transfers funding from the Medical Care - Payment to Providers program to 
the Long Term Care - Human Services program based on the unbundling of rates as 
required by the Maine Integrated Health Management Solution system. 
Maternal and Child Health 0191 
Initiative: Provides funding for new federal grant awards. 
Maternal and Child Health 0191 
Initiative: Transfers one Comprehensive Health Planner II position and related All Other 
from the Federal Block Grant Fund to the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - 
Bureau of program and reallocates its costs to 75% Federal Expenditures Fund in the 
Health - Bureau of program and 25% Federal Block Grant Fund in the Maternal and 
Child Health program. 
Maternal and Child Health 0191 
Initiative: Reorganizes one Health Program Manager position to a Public Service 
Manager I position and provides All Other funding for STA-CAP expenses. 
All Other 
$0
($2,189)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
($68,581)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$15,517
$15,517
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$15,517
$15,517
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$6,373,261
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$6,373,261
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$18,778
All Other 
$0
$1,008
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL 
$0
$19,786
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147 
Initiative: Transfers funding for translation and interpretation services from the Medical 
Care - Payment to Providers program to the Bureau of Medical Services program. 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147 
Initiative: Transfers funding for the patient-centered medical home incentive payment 
program from the Medical Care - Payment to Providers program to the Bureau of Medical 
Services program. 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147 
Initiative: Transfers funding from the Medical Care - Payment to Providers program to 
the Long Term Care - Human Services program based on the unbundling of rates as 
required by the Maine Integrated Health Management Solution system. 
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$7,936
All Other 
$0
$100
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL 
$0
$8,036
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($213,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($213,000)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($639,000)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
($639,000)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($611,797)
($646,920)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
($611,797)
($646,920)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($1,059,780)
($1,114,365)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
($1,059,780)
($1,114,365)
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources 
approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012. 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147 
Initiative: Reduces funding to align allocations with projected available resources 
approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on December 1, 2011. 
Nursing Facilities 0148 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources 
approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012. 
Nursing Facilities 0148 
Initiative: Reduces funding to align allocations with projected available resources 
approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on December 1, 2011. 
Office for Family Independence Z020 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($15,517)
($15,517)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
($15,517)
($15,517)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($290,945)
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($290,945)
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($1,214,669)
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($1,214,669)
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($236,062)
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($236,062)
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($224,754)
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($224,754)
$0
Initiative: Transfers one Community Services Manager position and reallocates the cost 
from 50% General Fund and 50% Other Special Revenue Funds in the Office for Family 
Independence program to 60% General Fund and 40% Other Special Revenue Funds in 
the Office of Management and Budget program and adjusts related All Other funding. 
Office for Family Independence Z020 
Initiative: Provides funding for food supplement bonus money. 
Office for Family Independence Z020 
Initiative: Transfers one Customer Representative Associate II - Human Services position 
and related All Other from 50% General Fund and 50% Other Special Revenue Funds in 
the Bureau of Family Independence - Regional program to 50% General Fund and 50% 
Other Special Revenue Funds in the Office for Family Independence program. 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($52,610)
All Other 
$0
($1,851)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($54,461)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
($52,606)
All Other 
$0
($1,851)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($54,457)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$900,000
$900,000
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$900,000
$900,000
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$20,845
All Other 
$0
$1,803
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$22,648
Office for Family Independence Z020 
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of all positions in the OMB Division of Regional Business 
Operations program from 55% General Fund and 45% Other Special Revenue Funds to 
64% General Fund and 36% Other Special Revenue Funds.  The position detail is on file 
in the Bureau of the Budget.  The additional General Fund Personal Services cost will be 
offset by reducing All Other in the Office for Family Independence program.  These 
adjustments to 2 of the department's cost-allocated programs are intended to ensure that 
sufficient funds are available for the required state match for the federally approved cost 
allocation plan for these programs. 
Office for Family Independence Z020 
Initiative: Transfers one Office Assistant II position funded 50% General Fund and 50% 
Federal Expenditures Fund from the Bureau of Medical Services program to the Office 
for Family Independence program, funded 50% General Fund and 50% Other Special 
Revenue Funds and adjusts All Other for related overhead costs. 
Office for Family Independence Z020 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
$20,846
All Other 
$0
$1,965
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$22,811
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($837,692)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($837,692)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$27,209
All Other 
$0
$870
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$28,079
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
$27,213
All Other 
$0
$1,646
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$28,859
Initiative: Continues one limited-period Social Services Program Specialist II position 
originally established by Financial Order 00673 F12.  This position ends August 17, 
2013. 
Office of Elder Services Central Office 0140 
Initiative: Continues one limited-period Public Service Coordinator I position originally 
established by financial order until March 19, 2016 and provides All Other for a new 
grant award from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. 
Office of Elder Services Central Office 0140 
Initiative: Reallocates 12.5% of the cost of one Social Services Program Specialist I 
position from the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Bureau of Medical Services program 
to the General Fund in the Office of Elder Services Central Office program and reduces 
All Other to fund the reallocation. 
Office of Elder Services Central Office 0140 
Initiative: Continues one limited-period Nursing Education Consultant position originally 
established by financial order and provides related All Other funding.  This position will 
end on September 29, 2013. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$72,027
All Other 
$0
$2,740
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$74,767
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$96,030
All Other 
$0
$478,856
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$574,886
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$7,180
$7,462
All Other 
($7,180)
($7,462)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
($3)
$1
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
($3)
$1
Office of Elder Services Central Office 0140 
Initiative: Provides funding to increase the hours of a part-time Legal Services Consultant 
position to full time and for related All Other costs. 
Office of Management and Budget 0142 
Initiative: Transfers funding from the Office of Management and Budget program to the 
Forensic Services program. 
Office of Management and Budget 0142 
Initiative: Transfers one Community Services Manager position and reallocates the cost 
from 50% General Fund and 50% Other Special Revenue Funds in the Office for Family 
Independence program to 60% General Fund and 40% Other Special Revenue Funds in 
the Office of Management and Budget program and adjusts related All Other funding. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$81,154
All Other 
$0
$658,000
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$739,154
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
0.500
Personal Services 
$0
$32,763
All Other 
$0
$1,277
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$34,040
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($70,914)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($70,914)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
$63,130
All Other 
$0
$1,372
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$64,502
Office of Management and Budget 0142 
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of 3 Public Service Coordinator I positions and one 
Management Analyst II position and related All Other from 60% General Fund and 40% 
Other Special Revenue Funds to 50% General Fund and 50% Other Special Revenue 
Funds in the same program. 
Office of Management and Budget 0142 
Initiative: Reallocates 50% of the cost of one Auditor II position and related All Other 
funding from the Bureau of Medical Services program, Federal Expenditures Fund to the 
Office of Management and Budget program, Other Special Revenue Funds. 
Office of Management and Budget 0142 
Initiative: Transfers positions and adjusts funding to restructure the financing of the 
Riverview Psychiatric Center. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$42,086
All Other 
$0
$1,784
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$43,870
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
($33,744)
All Other 
$0
($875)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($34,619)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$33,744
All Other 
$0
$875
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$34,619
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$66,388
All Other 
$0
$3,903
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$70,291
Office of Management and Budget 0142 
Initiative: Transfers positions and adjusts funding to restructure the financing of the 
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center. 
Office of Management and Budget 0142 
Initiative: Continues one limited-period Public Service Executive II position originally 
established by financial order and provides related All Other funding to continue the 
work necessary to coordinate statewide health information technology and health 
information exchange policy.  This position will end on February 7, 2014. 
OMB Division of Regional Business Operations 0196 
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of all positions in the OMB Division of Regional Business 
Operations program from 55% General Fund and 45% Other Special Revenue Funds to 
64% General Fund and 36% Other Special Revenue Funds.  The position detail is on file 
in the Bureau of the Budget.  The additional General Fund Personal Services cost will be 
offset by reducing All Other in the Office for Family Independence program.  These 
adjustments to 2 of the department's cost-allocated programs are intended to ensure that 
sufficient funds are available for the required state match for the federally approved cost 
allocation plan for these programs. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($329,236)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($329,236)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($309,066)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($309,066)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND ARRA 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$118,879
All Other 
$0
$4,324
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND ARRA TOTAL 
$0
$123,203
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$837,692
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$837,692
Plumbing - Control Over 0205 
Initiative: Transfers one Office Associate I position and related All Other from the 
Plumbing - Control Over program to the Health - Bureau of program and reallocates 50% 
of its cost from the Plumbing - Control Over program to the Health - Bureau of program. 
Plumbing - Control Over 0205 
Initiative: Reduces funding for training and certification of local plumbing inspectors. 
Risk Reduction 0489 
Initiative: Transfers one Senior Health Program Manager position from 100% Federal 
Block Grant Fund in the Risk Reduction program to 100% Federal Expenditures Fund in 
the Health -  Bureau of program and adjusts related All Other funding. 
Risk Reduction 0489 
Initiative: Transfers one Comprehensive Health Planner II position and related All Other 
from the Federal Block Grant Fund in the Risk Reduction program to the Federal 
Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program and reallocates the cost from 100% 
Federal Block Grant Fund in the Risk Reduction program to 65% Federal Expenditures 
Fund and 35% Other Special Revenue Funds in the Health - Bureau of program. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
($837,692)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($837,692)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($50,843)
All Other 
$0
($2,015)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($52,858)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($30,829)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($30,829)
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($90,478)
All Other 
$0
($3,250)
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL 
$0
($93,728)
Special Children's Services 0204 
Initiative: Reallocates 50% of the cost of one Office Associate I position and related All 
Other from the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program to the 
Federal Block Grant Fund in the Special Children's Services program. 
State-funded Foster Care/Adoption Assistance 0139 
Initiative: Provides funding for a new grant award for preventive intervention, foster care 
placement, reunification and adoption assistance.  The initiative also reduces funding in 
the Personal Services line category to bring the allocation to zero. 
Tuberculosis Control Program 0497 
Initiative: Transfers one Public Health Nurse Consultant position and related All Other 
from the Federal Block Grant Fund in the Tuberculosis Control Program to the Federal 
Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program. 
Tuberculosis Control Program 0497 
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($56,625)
All Other 
$0
($2,927)
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL 
$0
($59,552)
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$24,830
All Other 
$0
$2,015
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL 
$0
$26,845
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
($220)
($231)
All Other 
$495,620
$1,176,147
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$495,400
$1,175,916
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($89,769)
All Other 
$0
($3,706)
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL 
$0
($93,475)
Initiative: Transfers one Office Associate II position and related All Other from the 
Federal Block Grant Fund in the Tuberculosis Control Program to the Federal 
Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program and reallocates 55% of the cost 
from the Federal Block Grant Fund in the Tuberculosis Control Program to the Federal 
Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program. 
Tuberculosis Control Program 0497 
Initiative: Transfers and reallocates 25% of the cost of one Office Specialist Manager 
position and related All Other from the Federal Block Grant Fund in the Tuberculosis 
Control Program to the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program. 
Wild Mushroom Harvesting Fund Z128 
Initiative: Provides funding for program operations. 
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($29,274)
All Other 
$0
($1,786)
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL 
$0
($31,060)
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
($16,493)
All Other 
$0
($777)
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL 
$0
($17,270)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$5,780
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$5,780
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
GENERAL FUND 
$4,373,906
$3,385,521
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
$525,616
$9,971,304
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE 
($154,000)
($48,000)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
($1,066,430)
$225,610
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND 
($19,901)
($383,161)
Sec. A-18.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES, MAINE COMMISSION ON 
Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services Z112 
Initiative: Provides funding for indigent legal services, including attorney fees, private 
investigators and expert witness fees. 
Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services Z112 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources 
approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012. 
Sec. A-19.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT OF  
Fisheries and Hatcheries Operations 0535 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND ARRA 
$0
$123,203
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$3,659,191
$13,274,477
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$400,000
$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$400,000
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$90,000
$90,000
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$90,000
$90,000
INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES, MAINE 
COMMISSION ON 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
GENERAL FUND 
$400,000
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
$90,000
$90,000
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$490,000
$90,000
Initiative: Reorganizes 2 seasonal Fish Culturist positions to 2 full-time Fish Culturist 
positions and reallocates the cost from 100% General Fund to 50% General Fund and 
50% Federal Expenditures Fund in the same program. 
Fisheries and Hatcheries Operations 0535 
Initiative: Reorganizes one Biologist III position to a Biologist II position and reallocates 
the cost from 70% Federal Expenditures Fund and 30% General Fund to 35% Federal 
Expenditures Fund and 15% General Fund in the Resource Management Services - Inland 
Fisheries and Wildlife program and 35% Federal Expenditures Fund and 15% General 
Fund in the Fisheries and Hatcheries Operations program. Reorganizes one Biologist III 
position to a Biologist II position and reallocates the cost from 100% General Fund to 
15% General Fund and 35% Federal Expenditures Fund in the Resource Management 
Services - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife program and 35% Federal Expenditures Fund 
and 15% General Fund in the Fisheries and Hatcheries Operations program. 
Fisheries and Hatcheries Operations 0535 
Initiative: Reorganizes one Public Service Manager I position to a Biologist II position 
and reallocates the cost from 65% Federal Expenditures Fund and 35% General Fund to 
35% Federal Expenditures Fund and 15% General Fund in the Fisheries and Hatcheries 
program and 35% Federal Expenditures Fund and 15% General Fund in the Resource 
Management Services - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife program. 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
2.000
POSITIONS - FTE COUNT 
0.000
(1.154)
Personal Services 
$0
($7,492)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($7,492)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$48,963
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$48,963
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
$51,343
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$51,343
Office of the Commissioner - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 0529 
Initiative: Establishes one Public Service Coordinator II position in the Office of the 
Commissioner - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife program to serve as an assistant to the 
commissioner. Eliminates one Public Service Coordinator I position in the Public 
Information and Education, Division of program that was established in Public Law 2011, 
chapter 380 to deal with landowner relations. 
Public Information and Education, Division of 0729 
Initiative: Establishes one Public Service Coordinator II position in the Office of the 
Commissioner - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife program to serve as an assistant to the 
commissioner. Eliminates one Public Service Coordinator I position in the Public 
Information and Education, Division of program that was established in Public Law 2011, 
chapter 380 to deal with landowner relations. 
Resource Management Services - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 0534 
Initiative: Reorganizes one Biologist III position to a Biologist II position and reallocates 
the cost from 70% Federal Expenditures Fund and 30% General Fund to 35% Federal 
Expenditures Fund and 15% General Fund in the Resource Management Services - Inland 
Fisheries and Wildlife program and 35% Federal Expenditures Fund and 15% General 
Fund in the Fisheries and Hatcheries Operations program. Reorganizes one Biologist III 
position to a Biologist II position and reallocates the cost from 100% General Fund to 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
($39,845)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
($39,845)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
$86,606
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$86,606
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
(1.000)
(1.000)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$0
15% General Fund and 35% Federal Expenditures Fund in the Resource Management 
Services - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife program and 35% Federal Expenditures Fund 
and 15% General Fund in the Fisheries and Hatcheries Operations program. 
Resource Management Services - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 0534 
Initiative: Reorganizes one Office Associate I position to a Biologist I position and 
reallocates the cost from 60% General Fund and 40% Federal Expenditures Fund to 
49.5% General Fund and 50.5% Federal Expenditures Fund in the same program. 
Resource Management Services - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 0534 
Initiative: Reorganizes one Public Service Manager I position to a Biologist II position 
and reallocates the cost from 65% Federal Expenditures Fund and 35% General Fund to 
35% Federal Expenditures Fund and 15% General Fund in the Fisheries and Hatcheries 
program and 35% Federal Expenditures Fund and 15% General Fund in the Resource 
Management Services - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife program. 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
($15,388)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
($15,388)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$10,740
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$10,740
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$24,647
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$24,647
INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, 
DEPARTMENT OF  
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
Sec. A-20.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT 
Courts - Supreme, Superior and District 0063 
Initiative: Provides funding for the increase in contracted court security to provide entry 
screening in the courthouses. 
Courts - Supreme, Superior and District 0063 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources 
approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012. 
Courts - Supreme, Superior and District 0063 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources 
approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on December 1, 2011. 
Courts - Supreme, Superior and District 0063 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources. 
GENERAL FUND 
$0
($7,492)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
$0
$80,460
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
$0
$86,606
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$0
$159,574
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$788,312
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$788,312
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($143,991)
($165,321)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($143,991)
($165,321)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($63,900)
($63,900)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($63,900)
($63,900)
Sec. A-21.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF  
Administration - Bureau of Labor Standards 0158 
Initiative: Decreases funding to bring allocations in line with dedicated revenues and 
transfers. 
Administration - Bureau of Labor Standards 0158 
Initiative: Reduces funding to bring expenditures in line with anticipated federal grant 
awards. 
Administration - Bureau of Labor Standards 0158 
Initiative: Transfers and reallocates the cost of 2 Statistician II positions from 100% in the 
Administration - Bureau Labor Standards program, Federal Expenditures Fund to 55% in 
the Safety Education and Training Programs program, Other Special Revenue Funds and 
45% in the Administration - Bureau Labor Standards program, Federal Expenditures 
Fund.    Also, reallocates 15% of the cost of one Planning and Research Associate II 
position and 45% of the cost of one Statistician III position from the Safety Education 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($186,500)
($186,500)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($186,500)
($186,500)
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
GENERAL FUND 
$0
$788,312
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
($394,391)
($415,721)
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
($394,391)
$372,591
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($185)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
($185)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($210,581)
($210,581)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
($210,581)
($210,581)
and Training Programs program, Other Special Revenue Funds to the Administration - 
Bureau Labor Standards program, Federal Expenditures Fund. 
Administration - Labor 0030 
Initiative: Reorganizes one Assistant to the Commissioner for Public Affairs position 
from range 29 to range 35 and one Office Associate II position to a Public Service 
Coordinator I position in the Administration - Labor program, transfers one Office 
Associate II position and one Customer Representative Associate I - Employment 
position from the Safety Education and Training Programs program, Other Special 
Revenue Funds to the Administration - Labor program and reallocates a portion of the 
cost of one Clerk IV position from the Safety Education and Training Programs program 
to the Administration - Labor program.  Position details are on file in the Bureau of the 
Budget. 
Administration - Labor 0030 
Initiative: Transfers 9 positions currently allocated in the General Fund, the Federal 
Expenditures Fund and Other Special Revenue Funds in the Administration - Labor 
program from the Federal Expenditures Fund to Other Special Revenue Funds.  In 
addition, the portion of the positions' costs currently funded in the Federal Expenditures 
Fund is reallocated to Other Special Revenue Funds.  The position allocation detail is on 
file in the Bureau of the Budget.  Also adjusts All Other funding between several Other 
Special Revenue Funds and Federal Expenditures Fund programs related to implementing 
the federally approved indirect cost allocation plan. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
(2.000)
(2.000)
Personal Services 
($23,046)
($24,599)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
($23,046)
($24,599)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$12,808
$20,416
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$12,808
$20,416
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
2.000
2.000
Personal Services 
$112,097
$154,584
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$112,097
$154,584
Administration - Labor 0030 
Initiative: Transfers funding for indirect costs from the Blind and Visually Impaired - 
Division for the program, the Rehabilitation Services program and the Employment 
Services Activity program to the Administration - Labor program. 
Administration - Labor 0030 
Initiative: Transfers funding for indirect costs to meet the required percentage of the 
federal indirect cost rate from the Maine Centers for Women, Work and Community 
program to the Administration - Labor program. 
Administration - Labor 0030 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to recognize additional information technology management 
fees not currently budgeted and transfers funding for other information technology 
management fees from various Federal Expenditures Fund and Other Special Revenue 
Funds programs to the Administration - Labor program, Other Special Revenue Funds as 
part of the implementation of an indirect cost allocation plan. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
(9.000)
(9.000)
Personal Services 
($662,790)
($668,993)
All Other 
($2,481,072)
($2,480,296)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
($3,143,862)
($3,149,289)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
9.000
9.000
Personal Services 
$662,790
$668,993
All Other 
$2,114,084
$2,114,189
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$2,776,874
$2,783,182
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$107,268
$107,268
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$107,268
$107,268
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$16,796
$16,796
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$16,796
$16,796
Blind and Visually Impaired - Division for the 0126 
Initiative: Transfers funding for indirect costs from the Blind and Visually Impaired - 
Division for the program, the Rehabilitation Services program and the Employment 
Services Activity program to the Administration - Labor program. 
Employment Security Services 0245 
Initiative: Decreases funding to bring allocations in line with dedicated revenues and 
transfers. 
Employment Security Services 0245 
Initiative: Continues the following limited-period positions through June 8, 2013: 5 
Claims Adjudicator positions, 10 Customer Representative Associate I Employment 
positions, 7 Customer Representative Specialist Benefits positions, 5 Hearings Examiner 
positions, 4 Office Assistant II positions and one Secretary Legal position. These 
positions were originally established by financial order and continued in Public Law 
2011, chapter 380. 
Employment Security Services 0245 
Initiative: Continues 2 limited-period Office Associate II positions and 10 limited-period 
Customer Representative Associate I positions, established by Financial Order 006308 
F1, through June 8, 2013. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$288,224
$288,224
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$288,224
$288,224
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($19,272)
($19,272)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
($19,272)
($19,272)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($24)
($113)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($24)
($113)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$1,647,365
All Other 
$0
$22,404
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$1,669,769
Employment Security Services 0245 
Initiative: Provides funding for payment of unemployment benefits. 
Employment Security Services 0245 
Initiative: Transfers 9 positions currently allocated in the General Fund, the Federal 
Expenditures Fund and Other Special Revenue Funds in the Administration - Labor 
program from the Federal Expenditures Fund to Other Special Revenue Funds.  In 
addition, the portion of the positions' costs currently funded in the Federal Expenditures 
Fund is reallocated to Other Special Revenue Funds.  The position allocation detail is on 
file in the Bureau of the Budget.  Also adjusts All Other funding between several Other 
Special Revenue Funds and Federal Expenditures Fund programs related to implementing 
the federally approved indirect cost allocation plan. 
Employment Security Services 0245 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to recognize additional information technology management 
fees not currently budgeted and transfers funding for other information technology 
management fees from various Federal Expenditures Fund and Other Special Revenue 
Funds programs to the Administration - Labor program, Other Special Revenue Funds as 
part of the implementation of an indirect cost allocation plan. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$567,773
All Other 
$0
$7,722
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$575,495
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY TRUST FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$76,171,120
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY TRUST FUND TOTAL 
$0
$76,171,120
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($7,293)
($5,959)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($7,293)
($5,959)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($126,680)
($126,680)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
($126,680)
($126,680)
Employment Security Services 0245 
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of one Principal Economic Research Analyst position for 
one-time only from 100% Federal Expenditures Fund to 70% Federal Expenditures Fund 
and 30% Other Special Revenue Funds in the same program and provides funding for All 
Other costs related to technology and rent. 
Employment Services Activity 0852 
Initiative: Reduces the hours of one Program Manager Employment and Training position 
from 80 hours to 58 hours biweekly in the Employment Services Activity program to 
fund the cost of position reorganizations and reallocations in the Administration - Labor 
program. 
Employment Services Activity 0852 
Initiative: Decreases funding to bring allocations in line with dedicated revenues and 
transfers. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($305)
($244)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($305)
($244)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
($28,447)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
($28,447)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$28,447
All Other 
$0
$43,021
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$71,468
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
($12,808)
($21,640)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
($12,808)
($21,640)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($231)
($320)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($231)
($320)
Employment Services Activity 0852 
Initiative: Transfers 9 positions currently allocated in the General Fund, the Federal 
Expenditures Fund and Other Special Revenue Funds in the Administration - Labor 
program from the Federal Expenditures Fund to Other Special Revenue Funds.  In 
addition, the portion of the positions' costs currently funded in the Federal Expenditures 
Fund is reallocated to Other Special Revenue Funds.  The position allocation detail is on 
file in the Bureau of the Budget.  Also adjusts All Other funding between several Other 
Special Revenue Funds and Federal Expenditures Fund programs related to implementing 
the federally approved indirect cost allocation plan. 
Employment Services Activity 0852 
Initiative: Transfers funding for indirect costs from Blind and Visually Impaired - 
Division for the program, the Rehabilitation Services program and the Employment 
Services Activity program to the Administration - Labor program. 
Employment Services Activity 0852 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to recognize additional information technology management 
fees not currently budgeted and transfers funding for other information technology 
management fees from various Federal Expenditures Fund and Other Special Revenue 
Funds programs to the Administration - Labor program, Other Special Revenue Funds as 
part of the implementation of an indirect cost allocation plan. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($6,850)
($6,886)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($6,850)
($6,886)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($45,092)
($45,092)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
($45,092)
($45,092)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($59,024)
($59,024)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
($59,024)
($59,024)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($6,378)
($6,380)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($6,378)
($6,380)
Labor Relations Board 0160 
Initiative: Transfers funding from the Maine Centers for Women, Work and Community 
program to the Labor Relations Board program to cover per diem payments to Maine 
Labor Relations Board members. 
Maine Centers for Women, Work and Community 0132 
Initiative: Transfers funding from the Maine Centers for Women, Work and Community 
program to the Labor Relations Board program to cover per diem payments to Maine 
Labor Relations Board members. 
Maine Centers for Women, Work and Community 0132 
Initiative: Transfers funding for indirect costs to meet the required percentage of the 
federal indirect cost rate from the Maine Centers for Women, Work and Community 
program to the Administration - Labor program. 
Regulation and Enforcement 0159 
Initiative: Decreases funding to bring allocations in line with dedicated revenues and 
transfers. 
COMPETITIVE SKILLS SCHOLARSHIP FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($860)
($860)
COMPETITIVE SKILLS SCHOLARSHIP FUND 
TOTAL 
($860)
($860)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$2,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$2,000
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($2,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($2,000)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($16,796)
($16,796)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
($16,796)
($16,796)
Regulation and Enforcement 0159 
Initiative: Transfers one Occupational Health Specialist position and one Occupational 
Safety Engineer position from the Safety Education and Training Programs program, 
Other Special Revenue Funds to the Regulation and Enforcement program, Federal 
Expenditures Fund.  Reallocates 50% of the cost of one Occupational Health and Safety 
Program Supervisor position, one Office Associate II position and one Occupational 
Safety Engineer position and 40% of the cost of one Director of Industrial Safety position 
from the Safety Education and Training Programs program, Other Special Revenue Funds 
to the Regulation and Enforcement program, Federal Expenditures Fund and reduces All 
Other to align the budget with expected federal grant revenue. 
Regulation and Enforcement 0159 
Initiative: Transfers one Occupational Safety Engineer position from the Regulation and 
Enforcement program, Federal Expenditures Fund to the Safety Education and Training 
Programs program, Other Special Revenue Funds.  Reallocates 50% of the cost of one 
Occupational Health Specialist position from the Regulation and Enforcement program, 
Federal Expenditures Fund to the Safety Education and Training Programs program, 
Other Special Revenue Funds. 
Regulation and Enforcement 0159 
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of one Director, Bureau of Labor Standards position, one 
Public Service Manager II position and one Office Specialist I position from 34.5% 
Administration - Bureau of Labor Standards program, General Fund and 5.5% Federal 
Expenditures Fund; and 9% Regulation and Enforcement program, Federal Expenditures 
Fund and 51% Safety Education and Training Programs program, Other Special Revenue 
Funds to 34.5% Administration - Bureau of Labor Standards, General Fund, 5.5% Federal 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($191)
$0
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
($191)
$0
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
2.000
2.000
Personal Services 
$268,759
$273,575
All Other 
($118,076)
($118,076)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$150,683
$155,499
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
(1.000)
(1.000)
Personal Services 
($103,984)
($106,648)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
($103,984)
($106,648)
Expenditures Fund, and 60% Safety Education and Training Programs program, Other 
Special Revenue Funds. 
Rehabilitation Services 0799 
Initiative: Decreases funding to bring allocations in line with dedicated revenues and 
transfers. 
Rehabilitation Services 0799 
Initiative: Transfers 9 positions currently allocated in the General Fund, the Federal 
Expenditures Fund and Other Special Revenue Funds in the Administration - Labor 
program from the Federal Expenditures Fund to Other Special Revenue Funds.  In 
addition, the portion of the positions' costs currently funded in the Federal Expenditures 
Fund is reallocated to Other Special Revenue Funds.  The position allocation detail is on 
file in the Bureau of the Budget.  Also adjusts All Other funding between several Other 
Special Revenue Funds and Federal Expenditures Fund programs related to implementing 
the federally approved indirect cost allocation plan. 
Rehabilitation Services 0799 
Initiative: Transfers funding for indirect costs from Blind and Visually Impaired - 
Division for the program, the Rehabilitation Services program and the Employment 
Services Activity program to the Administration - Labor program. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
($24,162)
($23,760)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
($24,162)
($23,760)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($167)
($231)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($167)
($231)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($4,938)
($4,964)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($4,938)
($4,964)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($42,904)
($42,904)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
($42,904)
($42,904)
Rehabilitation Services 0799 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to recognize additional information technology management 
fees not currently budgeted and transfers funding for other information technology 
management fees from various Federal Expenditures Fund and Other Special Revenue 
Funds programs to the Administration - Labor program, Other Special Revenue Funds as 
part of the implementation of an indirect cost allocation plan. 
Safety Education and Training Programs 0161 
Initiative: Reorganizes one Assistant to the Commissioner for Public Affairs position 
from range 29 to range 35 and one Office Associate II position to a Public Service 
Coordinator I position in the Administration - Labor program, transfers one Office 
Associate II position and one Customer Representative Associate I - Employment 
position from the Safety Education and Training Programs program, Other Special 
Revenue Funds to the Administration - Labor program and reallocates a portion of the 
cost of one Clerk IV position from the Safety Education and Training Programs program 
to the Administration - Labor program.  Position details are on file in the Bureau of the 
Budget. 
Safety Education and Training Programs 0161 
Initiative: Reduces funding in order to align the budget with annual revenue collected. 
Safety Education and Training Programs 0161 
Initiative: Transfers one Occupational Health Specialist position and one Occupational 
Safety Engineer position from the Safety Education and Training Programs program, 
Other Special Revenue Funds to the Regulation and Enforcement program, Federal 
Expenditures Fund.  Reallocates 50% of the cost of one Occupational Health and Safety 
Program Supervisor position, one Office Associate II position and one Occupational 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($429)
($430)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($429)
($430)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
(2.000)
(2.000)
Personal Services 
($110,792)
($115,528)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($110,792)
($115,528)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($632,914)
($466,471)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($632,914)
($466,471)
Safety Engineer position and 40% of the cost of one Director of Industrial Safety position 
from the Safety Education and Training Programs program, Other Special Revenue Funds 
to the Regulation and Enforcement program, Federal Expenditures Fund and reduces All 
Other to align the budget with expected federal grant revenue. 
Safety Education and Training Programs 0161 
Initiative: Transfers and reallocates the cost of 2 Statistician II positions from 100% in the 
Administration - Bureau Labor Standards program, Federal Expenditures Fund to 55% in 
the Safety Education and Training Programs program, Other Special Revenue Funds and 
45% in the Administration - Bureau Labor Standards program, Federal Expenditures 
Fund.    Also, reallocates 15% of the cost of one Planning and Research Associate II 
position and 45% of the cost of one Statistician III position from the Safety Education 
and Training Programs program, Other Special Revenue Funds to the Administration - 
Bureau Labor Standards program, Federal Expenditures Fund. 
Safety Education and Training Programs 0161 
Initiative: Transfers one Occupational Safety Engineer position from the Regulation and 
Enforcement program, Federal Expenditures Fund to the Safety Education and Training 
Programs program, Other Special Revenue Funds.  Reallocates 50% of the cost of one 
Occupational Health Specialist position from the Regulation and Enforcement program, 
Federal Expenditures Fund to the Safety Education and Training Programs program, 
Other Special Revenue Funds. 
Safety Education and Training Programs 0161 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
(2.000)
(2.000)
Personal Services 
($268,759)
($273,575)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($268,759)
($273,575)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
2.000
2.000
Personal Services 
$23,046
$24,599
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$23,046
$24,599
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
1.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$103,984
$106,648
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$103,984
$106,648
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of one Director, Bureau of Labor Standards position, one 
Public Service Manager II position and one Office Specialist I position from 34.5% 
Administration - Bureau of Labor Standards program, General Fund and 5.5% Federal 
Expenditures Fund; and 9% Regulation and Enforcement program, Federal Expenditures 
Fund and 51% Safety Education and Training Programs program, Other Special Revenue 
Funds to 34.5% Administration - Bureau of Labor Standards, General Fund, 5.5% Federal 
Expenditures Fund, and 60% Safety Education and Training Programs program, Other 
Special Revenue Funds. 
Sec. A-22.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF  
Bureau of Resource Management 0027 
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of one Office Associate I position from the Federal 
Expenditures Fund to Other Special Revenue Funds and adjusts the All Other in the same 
program. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$24,162
$23,760
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$24,162
$23,760
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF  
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
GENERAL FUND 
$0
($1,224)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
($3,540,847)
($1,328,450)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
$2,289,307
$2,571,364
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY TRUST FUND 
$0
$76,171,120
COMPETITIVE SKILLS SCHOLARSHIP 
FUND 
($860)
($860)
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
($1,252,400)
$77,411,950
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
($53,512)
All Other 
$0
($1,606)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
($55,118)
Bureau of Resource Management 0027 
Initiative: Transfers one vacant Marine Resources Scientist I position from the Bureau of 
Resource Management program in the Department of Marine Resources to the Financial 
and Personnel Services - Division of program in the Department of Administrative and 
Financial Services and reorganizes the position to one Senior Staff Accountant position. 
Bureau of Resource Management 0027 
Initiative: Transfers one Marine Resource Scientist I position funded 75% General Fund 
and 25% Federal Expenditures Fund to 100% Other Special Revenue Funds and transfers 
one Marine Resource Scientist I position funded 100% Other Special Revenue Funds to 
70% General Fund and 30% Federal Expenditures Fund in the same program. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$53,512
All Other 
$0
($25,954)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$27,558
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
(1.000)
(1.000)
Personal Services 
($17,684)
($61,798)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($17,684)
($61,798)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
1.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$3,918
$2,096
All Other 
($3,918)
($2,096)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
(1.000)
(1.000)
Personal Services 
$6,220
$5,616
All Other 
($6,220)
($5,616)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
($10,138)
($7,712)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($10,138)
($7,712)
Bureau of Resource Management 0027 
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of one Marine Resource Scientist II position from 75% 
Other Special Revenue Funds and 25% Federal Expenditures Fund to 60% Other Special 
Revenue Funds and 40% Federal Expenditures Fund in the same program. 
Bureau of Resource Management 0027 
Initiative: Provides funding to correct negative allocations in the program. 
Bureau of Resource Management 0027 
Initiative: Reorganizes one Microbiologist II position to a Microbiologist III position and 
reduces All Other to fund the reorganization. 
Marine Patrol - Bureau of 0029 
Initiative: Reorganizes one seasonal Marine Patrol Officer position to one full-time 
Marine Patrol Officer position and transfers the position from the Marine Recreation 
Fishing Conservation and Management Fund account, Other Special Revenue Funds to 
the Lobster Management Fund account, Other Special Revenue Funds in the same 
program. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$11,484
$11,488
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$11,484
$11,488
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
($11,484)
($11,488)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($11,484)
($11,488)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$51,433
$51,433
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$51,433
$51,433
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$9,645
All Other 
$0
($9,645)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
Marine Patrol - Bureau of 0029 
Initiative: Reorganizes one Planning and Research Associate I position to a Management 
Analyst II position and reduces All Other to fund the reorganization. 
Office of the Commissioner 0258 
Initiative: Eliminates one Planning and Research Associate I position in the Office of the 
Commissioner program and reduces funding for related All Other costs. 
Office of the Commissioner 0258 
Initiative: Transfers one Office Associate II position from the Sea Run Fisheries and 
Habitat program to the Office of the Commissioner program. 
Sea Run Fisheries and Habitat Z049 
Initiative: Reallocates 100% of the cost of 2 seasonal Conservation Aide positions, one 
Marine Resource Scientist I position and one Marine Resource Specialist I position and 
50% of the cost of one Marine Resource Scientist IV position, one Marine Resource 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
1.000
1.000
POSITIONS - FTE COUNT 
(0.500)
(0.500)
Personal Services 
$33,713
$34,763
All Other 
$2,030
$2,093
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$35,743
$36,856
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$3,322
All Other 
$0
($3,322)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
(1.000)
(1.000)
Personal Services 
($45,288)
($60,591)
All Other 
($1,358)
($1,817)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($46,646)
($62,408)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
1.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$46,150
$47,983
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$46,150
$47,983
Scientist III position and 2 Marine Specialist I positions from the Marine Recreation 
Fishing Conservation and Management Fund account, Other Special Revenue Funds to 
the Kennebec Fisheries account, Other Special Revenue Funds in the same program and 
adjusts the All Other costs in the same program to partially fund the reallocation. 
Sea Run Fisheries and Habitat Z049 
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of 2 seasonal Conservation Aide positions from 75% Other 
Special Revenue Funds and 25% General Fund to 75% Federal Expenditures Fund and 
25% General Fund in the same program. 
Sea Run Fisheries and Habitat Z049 
Initiative: Transfers one Office Associate II position from the Sea Run Fisheries and 
Habitat program to the Office of the Commissioner program. 
Sea Run Fisheries and Habitat Z049 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
0.000
POSITIONS - FTE COUNT 
0.000
0.000
Personal Services 
$0
$0
All Other 
$0
($188,168)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($188,168)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - FTE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
$27,739
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$27,739
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - FTE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($27,739)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($27,739)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
(1.000)
(1.000)
Personal Services 
($46,150)
($47,983)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
($46,150)
($47,983)
Initiative: Reorganizes one Biologist I position to a Marine Resource Scientist II position 
and transfers All Other to Personal Services to fund the reorganization. 
Sec. A-23.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
MARITIME ACADEMY, MAINE  
Maritime Academy - Operations 0035 
Initiative: Reduces funding for the Maine Maritime Academy. 
Sec. A-24.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION, MAINE  
Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation 0033 
Initiative: Eliminates funding for the Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation. 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$1,902
$6,309
All Other 
($1,902)
($6,309)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF  
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
GENERAL FUND 
$0
$0
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
$11,484
($15,891)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
$1,224
($243,466)
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$12,708
($259,357)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($86,117)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($86,117)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($1,707,709)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($1,707,709)
Sec. A-25.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF  
Capitol Police - Bureau of 0101 
Initiative: Provides funding for the approved retroactive range change of 6 Capitol Police 
Officer positions from range 14 to range 17. Funding for fiscal year 2011-12 will be 
through salary and benefits savings in the department. 
Computer Crimes 0048 
Initiative: Establishes one Computer Forensic Analyst position and provides All Other 
funding for contracted detective services and operating costs to be assigned to the 
Computer Crime Laboratory. 
Consolidated Emergency Communications Z021 
Initiative: Provides funding for building rental costs for the Regional Communications 
Center and the State Police troop currently in Orono. 
Criminal Justice Academy 0290 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources 
approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012. 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$28,084
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$28,084
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
$76,722
All Other 
$0
$285,813
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$362,535
CONSOLIDATED EMERGENCY 
COMMUNICATIONS FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$41,883
CONSOLIDATED EMERGENCY 
COMMUNICATIONS FUND TOTAL 
$0
$41,883
Fire Marshal - Office of 0327 
Initiative: Provides funding for premium overtime for Public Safety Inspector II positions 
at the same level as other staff in this classification receive in the Fire Marshal - Office of 
program. 
Fire Marshal - Office of 0327 
Initiative: Transfers one Forensic Chemist I position from the Fire Marshal - Office of 
program to the State Police program. 
Fire Marshal - Office of 0327 
Initiative: Provides funding for ongoing federal grants. 
Fire Marshal - Office of 0327 
Initiative: Reduces funding by recognizing savings from organizational changes made to 
bring the operational budget within available resources. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($12,019)
($14,111)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($12,019)
($14,111)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$15,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$15,000
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
(1.000)
Personal Services 
$0
($73,482)
All Other 
$0
($755)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($74,237)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$101,675
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$101,675
Fire Marshal - Office of 0327 
Initiative: Reduces funding by recognizing savings from leaving several positions vacant 
for part of fiscal year 2011-12 and all of fiscal year 2012-13. 
Gambling Control Board Z002 
Initiative: Establishes one State Police Detective position, one Office Assistant II 
position, one Auditor II position, 6 Public Safety Inspector I positions and one Public 
Safety Inspector III position; funds overtime for all inspector positions; and provides 
funds for licensing and monitoring software to provide adequate resources for the 
Gambling Control Board to regulate gambling in the State in light of the addition of a 2nd 
casino and the addition of table games. 
Gambling Control Board Z002 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources 
approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012. 
Gambling Control Board Z002 
Initiative: Reduces funding to align with projected available resources approved by the 
Revenue Forecasting Committee on December 1, 2011. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($90,000)
($150,000)
Capital Expenditures 
($73,775)
($112,066)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($163,775)
($262,066)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
($331,220)
($597,721)
All Other 
($3,000)
($19,722)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($334,220)
($617,443)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
10.000
10.000
Personal Services 
$111,069
$769,279
All Other 
$44,849
$26,952
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$155,918
$796,231
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($2,507)
($9,615)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($2,507)
($9,615)
Licensing and Enforcement - Public Safety 0712 
Initiative: Provides funding for the replacement of vehicles. 
State Police 0291 
Initiative: Provides funding for overtime costs related to Maine State Police federal 
grants. 
State Police 0291 
Initiative: Provides funding for overtime costs for escort and construction details 
performed by the Maine State Police. 
State Police 0291 
Initiative: Transfers one Forensic Chemist I position from the Fire Marshal - Office of 
program to the State Police program. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($4,927)
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($4,927)
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Capital Expenditures 
$0
$21,750
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$21,750
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$950,000
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$950,000
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$0
$500,000
All Other 
$0
$6,985
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$506,985
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000
1.000
Personal Services 
$0
$37,475
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$37,475
State Police 0291 
Initiative: Provides funding for building rental costs for the Regional Communications 
Center and the State Police troop currently in Orono. 
Traffic Safety - Commercial Vehicle Enforcement 0715 
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of 11 Motor Carrier Inspector positions from 34% Federal 
Expenditures Fund and 66% Highway Fund to 37% Federal Expenditures Fund and 63% 
Highway Fund for 9 positions, 38% Federal Expenditures Fund and 62% Highway Fund 
for one position and 38.09% Federal Expenditures Fund and 61.91% Highway Fund for 
one position; and one Contract/Grant Specialist position from 34% Federal Expenditures 
Fund and 66% Highway Fund to 100% Highway Fund in the same program. 
Turnpike Enforcement 0547 
Initiative: Provides funding for the replacement of vehicles. 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
$64,802
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$64,802
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
($925)
($785)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
($925)
($785)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Capital Expenditures 
$0
$153,655
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$153,655
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF  
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
GENERAL FUND 
$155,918
$1,304,127
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
($925)
$1,050,890
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
($517,448)
($295,082)
CONSOLIDATED EMERGENCY 
COMMUNICATIONS FUND 
$0
$41,883
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
($362,455)
$2,101,818
Sec. A-26.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
RETIREMENT SYSTEM, MAINE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES 
Retirement System - Retirement Allowance Fund 0085 
Initiative: Reduces funding for benefits for retired Governors and their surviving spouses 
and retired pre-1984 judges to align the budget with projections provided by the Maine 
Public Employees Retirement System. 
Sec. A-27.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
TREASURER OF STATE, OFFICE OF 
Debt Service - Treasury 0021 
Initiative: Reduces funding for debt service to reflect updated interest costs for the 
biennium. 
Disproportionate Tax Burden Fund 0472 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources 
approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012. 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($1,122,570)
($1,122,570)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
($1,122,570)
($1,122,570)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($1,343,561)
($1,755,232)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
($1,343,561)
($1,755,232)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($196,848)
($147,243)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($196,848)
($147,243)
Disproportionate Tax Burden Fund 0472 
Initiative: Adjusts allocations for a sales tax exemption for positive airway pressure 
equipment used in respiratory ventilation and for supplies, repair parts and replacement 
parts for such equipment. 
Disproportionate Tax Burden Fund 0472 
Initiative: Provides funding to align allocations with projected available resources 
approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on December 1, 2011. 
Disproportionate Tax Burden Fund 0472 
Initiative: Adjusts allocations for a sales tax exemption or refund on the purchase of items 
used in commercial wood harvesting and in the commercial production of greenhouse and 
nursery products. 
State - Municipal Revenue Sharing 0020 
Initiative: Adjusts allocations for a sales tax exemption for positive airway pressure 
equipment used in respiratory ventilation and for supplies, repair parts and replacement 
parts for such equipment. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($959)
($2,349)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($959)
($2,349)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$374,972
$117,603
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$374,972
$117,603
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($3,312)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($3,312)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($4,684)
($10,701)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($4,684)
($10,701)
State - Municipal Revenue Sharing 0020 
Initiative: Provides funding to align allocations with projected available resources 
approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on December 1, 2011. 
State - Municipal Revenue Sharing 0020 
Initiative: Adjusts allocations for a sales tax exemption or refund on the purchase of items 
used in commercial wood harvesting and in the commercial production of greenhouse and 
nursery products. 
Sec. A-28.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE  
Educational and General Activities - UMS 0031 
Initiative: Reduces funding for the University of Maine System. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$869,663
($135,027)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$869,663
($135,027)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($15,088)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
($15,088)
TREASURER OF STATE, OFFICE OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
GENERAL FUND 
($1,343,561)
($1,755,232)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
$1,042,144
($196,117)
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
($301,417)
($1,951,349)
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
$0
($1,785,305)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
($1,785,305)
University of Maine Scholarship Fund Z011 
Initiative: Reduces funding to align allocations with projected available resources 
approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on December 1, 2011. 
University of Maine Scholarship Fund Z011 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources 
approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012. 
PART B 
Sec. B-1.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Lottery Operations 0023 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($23,205)
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($23,205)
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($5,014)
($19,229)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
($5,014)
($19,229)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM, BOARD OF 
TRUSTEES OF THE  
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
GENERAL FUND 
$0
($1,785,305)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
($28,219)
($19,229)
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
($28,219)
($1,804,534)
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS 
AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Division of Animal Health and Industry 0394 
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS 
ARTS COMMISSION, MAINE  
Arts - Administration 0178 
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS 
STATE LOTTERY FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$11,516
$11,869
All Other 
($11,516)
($11,869)
STATE LOTTERY FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL 
SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
STATE LOTTERY FUND 
$0
$0
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$0
$0
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$10,525
$3,508
All Other 
($10,525)
($3,508)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL 
RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
GENERAL FUND 
$0
$0
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$0
$0
Arts - Sponsored Program 0176 
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS 
CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF  
Parks - General Operations 0221 
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$6,409
$6,410
All Other 
($6,409)
($6,410)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$1,205
$1,205
All Other 
($1,205)
($1,205)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
ARTS COMMISSION, MAINE  
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
GENERAL FUND 
$0
$0
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
$0
$0
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$0
$0
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$4,884
$4,886
All Other 
($4,884)
($4,886)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF  
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
GENERAL FUND 
$0
$0
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$0
$0
DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT 
OF  
Military Training and Operations 0108 
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF  
Special Services Team Z080 
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Administration - Environmental Protection 0251 
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$11,977
$8,756
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$11,977
$8,756
DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY 
MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF  
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
$11,977
$8,756
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$11,977
$8,756
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$3,666
$3,667
All Other 
($3,666)
($3,667)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF  
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
$0
$0
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$0
$0
Maine Environmental Protection Fund 0421 
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS 
Remediation and Waste Management 0247 
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS 
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 
Planning Office 0082 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$7,737
$3,618
All Other 
($7,737)
($3,618)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$16,741
$7,772
All Other 
($16,741)
($7,772)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$0
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$18,220
$10,157
All Other 
($18,220)
($10,157)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$147,413
$80,858
All Other 
($147,413)
($80,858)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$0
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
$0
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
$0
$0
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$0
$0
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
Child Support 0100 
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS 
Division of Data, Research and Vital Statistics Z037 
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$6,237
$6,239
All Other 
($6,237)
($6,239)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
$0
$0
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$0
$0
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$2,683
$1,117
All Other 
($2,683)
($1,117)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$6,005
$2,236
All Other 
$166
$61
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$6,171
$2,297
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$6,351
$3,385
All Other 
$176
$85
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$6,527
$3,470
Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services Z036 
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS 
Office of Elder Services Central Office 0140 
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$30,125
$9,586
All Other 
($30,125)
($9,586)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$59,152
$17,807
All Other 
$1,162
$506
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$60,314
$18,313
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$16,079
$8,473
All Other 
($16,079)
($8,473)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$2,719
$1,517
All Other 
$44
$31
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$2,763
$1,548
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
GENERAL FUND 
$0
$0
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
$8,934
$3,845
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
$66,841
$21,783
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$75,775
$25,628
INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT OF  
Licensing Services - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 0531 
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS 
Public Information and Education, Division of 0729 
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS 
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT 
Courts - Supreme, Superior and District 0063 
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$3,415
$3,420
All Other 
($3,415)
($3,420)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$5,807
$5,808
All Other 
($5,807)
($5,808)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$7,710
$3,632
All Other 
$88
$42
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$7,798
$3,674
INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, 
DEPARTMENT OF  
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
GENERAL FUND 
$0
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
$7,798
$3,674
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$7,798
$3,674
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF  
Blind and Visually Impaired - Division for the 0126 
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS 
Rehabilitation Services 0799 
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS 
MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF  
Bureau of Resource Management 0027 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$61,611
$62,217
All Other 
($61,611)
($62,217)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
GENERAL FUND 
$0
$0
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$0
$0
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$38,205
$4,652
All Other 
($38,205)
($4,652)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$33,606
$7,357
All Other 
($33,606)
($7,357)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF  
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
$0
$0
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$0
$0
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS 
Sea Run Fisheries and Habitat Z049 
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$2,779
$2,779
All Other 
($2,779)
($2,779)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$21,021
$5,681
All Other 
($21,021)
($5,681)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$2,444
$2,445
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$2,444
$2,445
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$20,441
$6,388
All Other 
($20,441)
($6,388)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$19,620
$6,081
All Other 
($19,620)
($6,081)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$0
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF  
Drug Enforcement Agency 0388 
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS 
Licensing and Enforcement - Public Safety 0712 
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS 
MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF  
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
GENERAL FUND 
$0
$0
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
$0
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
$2,444
$2,445
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$2,444
$2,445
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$3,800
$2,153
All Other 
($3,800)
($2,153)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2011-12
2012-13
Personal Services 
$2,420
$970
All Other 
($2,420)
($970)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
$0
$0
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF  
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
GENERAL FUND 
$0
$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
$0
$0
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$0
$0
PART C 
Sec. C-1.  20-A MRSA §1462, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. 
XXXX, §13, is amended to read: 
2.  Transfer.  The municipal officers and boards contacted pursuant to subsection 1 
shall make the transfer of property and assets notwithstanding any other provision in the 
charter of the school administrative unit or municipality.  After the operational date of a 
regional school unit, if a transfer of property by a prior regional school unit, school 
administrative district or community school district has not occurred in accordance with 
the reorganization plan, the regional school unit board may act as the successor to the 
school board of the prior regional school unit, school administrative district or 
community school district for purposes of transferring the title to the property by deed to 
the regional school unit or other transferee in accordance with the terms of the 
reorganization plan. 
Sec. C-2.  20-A MRSA §15671, sub-§7, ¶A, as amended by PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. 
C, §1, is further amended to read: 
A.  The base total calculated pursuant to section 15683, subsection 2 is subject to the 
following annual targets. 
(1)  For fiscal year 2005-06, the target is 84%. 
(2)  For fiscal year 2006-07, the target is 90%. 
(3)  For fiscal year 2007-08, the target is 95%. 
(4)  For fiscal year 2008-09, the target is 97%. 
(5)  For fiscal year 2009-10, the target is 97%. 
(6)  For fiscal year 2010-11, the target is 97%. 
(7)  For fiscal year 2011-12, the target is 97%. 
(8)  For fiscal year 2012-13 and succeeding years, the target is 100% 97%. 
(9)  For fiscal year 2013-14 and succeeding years, the target is 100%. 
Sec. C-3.  20-A MRSA §15671, sub-§7, ¶B, as amended by PL 2011, c. 477, Pt. 
C, §1, is further amended to read: 
SECTION TOTALS 
2011-12
2012-13
GENERAL FUND 
$0
$0
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
$20,911
$12,601
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
$77,083
$27,902
STATE LOTTERY FUND 
$0
$0
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$97,994
$40,503
B.  The annual targets for the state share percentage of the statewide adjusted total 
cost of the components of essential programs and services are as follows. 
(1)  For fiscal year 2005-06, the target is 52.6%. 
(2)  For fiscal year 2006-07, the target is 53.86%. 
(3)  For fiscal year 2007-08, the target is 53.51%. 
(4)  For fiscal year 2008-09, the target is 52.52%. 
(5) For fiscal year 2009-10, the target is 48.93%. 
(6)  For fiscal year 2010-11, the target is 45.84%. 
(7)  For fiscal year 2011-12, the target is 46.13% 46.03%. 
(8)  For fiscal year 2012-13, the target is 46.71%. 
Sec. C-4.  20-A MRSA §15671, sub-§7, ¶C, as amended by PL 2011, c. 477, Pt. 
C, §2, is further amended to read: 
C.  Beginning in fiscal year 2011-12, the annual targets for the state share percentage 
of the total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 including 
the cost of the components of essential programs and services plus the state 
contributions to teacher retirement, retired teachers' health insurance and retired 
teachers' life insurance are as follows. 
(1)  For fiscal year 2011-12, the target is 49.56% 49.48%. 
(2)  For fiscal year 2012-13, the target is 52.50% 50.10%. 
(3)  For fiscal year 2013-14 and succeeding years, the target is 55%. 
Sec. C-5.  20-A MRSA §15671-A, sub-§2, ¶B, as amended by PL 2011, c. 477, 
Pt. C, §3, is further amended to read: 
B.  For property tax years beginning on or after April 1, 2005, the commissioner shall 
calculate the full-value education mill rate that is required to raise the statewide total 
local share.  The full-value education mill rate is calculated for each fiscal year by 
dividing the applicable statewide total local share by the applicable statewide 
valuation.  The full-value education mill rate must decline over the period from fiscal 
year 2005-06 to fiscal year 2008-09 and may not exceed 9.0 mills in fiscal year 2005-
and may not exceed 8.0 mills in fiscal year 2008-09.  The full-value education mill 
rate must be applied according to section 15688, subsection 3-A, paragraph A to 
determine a municipality's local cost share expectation.  Full-value education mill 
rates must be derived according to the following schedule. 
(1)  For the 2005 property tax year, the full-value education mill rate is the 
amount necessary to result in a 47.4% statewide total local share in fiscal year 
2005-06. 
(2)  For the 2006 property tax year, the full-value education mill rate is the 
amount necessary to result in a 46.14% statewide total local share in fiscal year 
2006-07. 
(3)  For the 2007 property tax year, the full-value education mill rate is the 
amount necessary to result in a 46.49% statewide total local share in fiscal year 
2007-08. 
(4)  For the 2008 property tax year, the full-value education mill rate is the 
amount necessary to result in a 47.48% statewide total local share in fiscal year 
2008-09. 
(4-A)  For the 2009 property tax year, the full-value education mill rate is the 
amount necessary to result in a 51.07% statewide total local share in fiscal year 
2009-10. 
(4-B)  For the 2010 property tax year, the full-value education mill rate is the 
amount necessary to result in a 54.16% statewide total local share in fiscal year 
2010-11. 
(4-C)  For the 2011 property tax year, the full-value education mill rate is the 
amount necessary to result in a 53.87% 53.97% statewide total local share in 
fiscal year 2011-12. 
(5)  For the 2012 property tax year, the full-value education mill rate is the 
amount necessary to result in a 47.74% 53.29% statewide total local share in 
fiscal year 2012-13. 
(6) For the 2013 property tax year, the full-value education mill rate is the 
amount necessary to result in a 47.50% statewide total local share in fiscal year 
2013-14. 
(7) For the 2014 property tax year and subsequent tax years, the full-value 
education mill rate is the amount necessary to result in a 45% statewide total 
local share in fiscal year 2014-15 and after. 
Sec. C-6.  20-A MRSA §15672, sub-§25-A, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 668, §35, 
is amended to read: 
25-A.  School administrative unit.  "School administrative unit" means a school 
administrative unit as defined by section 1, subsection 26 except that for those school 
administrative units that are members of an alternative organizational structure, the 
alternative organizational structure is the school administrative unit for the purposes of 
this chapter, paragraphs A to G. 
Sec. C-7.  20-A MRSA §15683-A, as amended by PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. C, §7, is 
further amended to read: 
§15683-A.  Total debt service allocation 
For each school administrative unit, that unit's total debt service allocation is that 
unit's debt service costs as defined in section 15672, subsection 2-A.  For the 2008-09 and 
2009-10 funding years only, for each school administrative unit, that unit's total debt 
service allocation is that unit's debt service costs as defined in section 15672, subsection 
2-A excluding 80% of the insured value factor pursuant to section 15672, subsection 2-A, 
paragraph C.  For the 2010-11 funding year only, each Each school administrative unit's 
total debt service allocation must include the portion of the tuition cost applicable to the 
insured value factor for the base year computed under section 5806 limited to an insured 
value factor no greater than 5% for each eligible student. 
Sec. C-8.  20-A MRSA §15689, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2009, c. 571, Pt. 
E, §21, is further amended to read: 
A.  The sum of the following calculations: 
(1)  Multiplying 5% of each school administrative unit's essential programs and 
services per-pupil elementary rate by the average number of resident kindergarten 
to grade 8 pupils as determined under section 15674, subsection 1, paragraph C, 
subparagraph (1); and 
 (2)  Multiplying 5% of each school administrative unit's essential programs and 
services per-pupil secondary rate by the average number of resident grade 9 to 
grade 12 pupils as determined under section 15674, subsection 1, paragraph C, 
subparagraph (1). 
The 5% factor in subparagraphs (1) and (2) must be replaced by: 4% for the 2009-10 
funding year including funds provided under Title XIV of the State Fiscal 
Stabilization Fund of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; 3% for 
the 2010-11 funding year including funds provided under Title XIV of the State 
Fiscal Stabilization Fund of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; 
and 3% for the 2011-12 funding year; and 4% for the 2012-13 funding year and 
subsequent years; and 
Sec. C-9.  20-A MRSA §15689, sub-§1, ¶B, as repealed and replaced by PL 
2009, c. 571, Pt. E, §22, is amended to read: 
B.  The school administrative unit's special education costs as calculated pursuant to 
section 15681-A, subsection 2 multiplied by the following transition percentages: 
(1)  In fiscal year 2005-06, 84%; 
(2)  In fiscal year 2006-07, 84%; 
(3)  In fiscal year 2007-08, 84%;  
(4)  In fiscal year 2008-09, 45%;  
(5) In fiscal year 2009-10, 40% including funds provided under Title XIV of the 
State Fiscal Stabilization Fund of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 
of 2009; 
(6) In fiscal year 2010-11, 35% including funds provided under Title XIV of the 
State Fiscal Stabilization Fund of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 
of 2009; and 
(7) In fiscal year 2011-12 and succeeding years, 30%.; and 
(8) In fiscal year 2012-13 and succeeding years, 35%. 
Sec. C-10.  20-A MRSA §15689, sub-§12 is enacted to read: 
12.  Adjustment of subsidy for statewide contract purchases.  The commissioner 
may expend and disburse funds on behalf of school administrative units for purchases of 
items available on statewide contracts.  The school administrative unit's available state 
subsidy must be reduced based on the cost of the items purchased and upon prior 
agreement with the school administrative unit.  If sufficient state subsidy funds are not 
available in the fiscal year in which the items were purchased, the reduction to the school 
administrative unit's available state subsidy may occur in the following fiscal year's state 
subsidy. 
Sec. C-11.  20-A MRSA §15689-A, sub-§§21 and 22 are enacted to read: 
21.  Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Educational Services.  The commissioner 
may expend and disburse funds from the Fund for Efficient Delivery of Educational 
Services in accordance with the provisions of chapter 114-A. 
22.  MaineCare seed for school administrative units.  The commissioner may 
deduct from a school administrative unit's state subsidy and pay on behalf of the school 
administrative unit allowable school-based costs that represent the school administrative 
unit's portion of MaineCare payments.  A transfer of payment by the department to the 
Department of Health and Human Services must be made pursuant to a schedule agreed 
upon by the Department of Health and Human Services and the department and based on 
documentation of payments made from MaineCare funds. 
Sec. C-12.  20-A MRSA §15690, sub-§1, ¶D, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 571, Pt. 
E, §25, is amended to read: 
D.  Beginning in fiscal year 2010-11, in any fiscal year in which the sum of the 
State's contribution toward the cost of the components of essential programs and 
services, exclusive of federal funds that are provided and accounted for in the cost of 
the components of essential programs and services, plus any federal stimulus funds 
applied to the State's contribution, falls below the State's target of 55% of the cost of 
the components of essential programs and services, the commissioner shall calculate 
the percentage of the State's 55% share that is funded by state appropriations and 
federal stimulus funds and, notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, a 
school administrative unit that raises at least the same percentage of its required local 
contribution to the total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 
12, including state-funded debt service, as the State's contribution plus federal 
stimulus funds toward its 55% share of the cost of the components of essential 
programs and services may not have the amount of its state subsidy limited or 
reduced under paragraph C. 
This paragraph is repealed June 30, 2012 2013. 
Sec. C-13.  PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. C, §§8 and 9, as amended by PL 2011, c. 477, 
Pt. C, §4, are further amended to read: 
Sec. C-8.  Total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to 
grade 12.  The total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 for 
fiscal year 2011-12 is as follows: 
2011-12
TOTAL
Total Operating Allocation 
Total operating allocation pursuant to the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15683 without 
transitions percentage 
$1,390,771,314
Total operating allocation pursuant to the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15683 with 97% 
transitions percentage 
$1,349,048,174
Total other subsidizable costs pursuant to the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15681-A 
$413,851,257
Total Operating Allocation 
Total operating allocation pursuant to the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15683 and total 
other subsidizable costs pursuant to Title 20-A, section 
15681-A 
$1,762,899,431
Total Debt Service Allocation 
Total debt service allocation pursuant to the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15683-A 
$104,575,834
Total Adjustments and Miscellaneous Costs 
Total adjustments and miscellaneous costs pursuant to 
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, sections 15689 
and 15689-A 
 $67,593,846
$64,093,846
Total Cost of Funding Public Education from 
Kindergarten to Grade 12 
Total cost of funding public education from 
kindergarten to grade 12 for fiscal year 2011-12 
pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, 
chapter 606-B 
 $1,935,069,111
$1,931,569,111
Sec. C-9.  Local and state contributions to total cost of funding public 
education from kindergarten to grade 12.  The local contribution and the state 
contribution appropriation provided for general purpose aid for local schools for the fiscal 
year beginning July 1, 2011 and ending June 30, 2012 is calculated as follows: 
Sec. C-14.  Mill expectation. The mill expectation pursuant to the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15671-A for fiscal year 2012-13 is 7.69. 
Total cost of the state contribution to teacher 
retirement, teacher retirement health insurance and 
teacher retirement life insurance for fiscal year 
2011-12 pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 
5, chapters 421 and 423 
 $172,592,848
Adjustment pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 20-A, section 15683, subsection 2 
 $41,723,140
Total cost of funding public education from 
kindergarten to grade 12 
 $2,149,385,099
$2,145,885,099
2011-12
2011-12 
LOCAL
STATE 
Local and State Contributions to the 
Total Cost of Funding Public Education 
from Kindergarten to Grade 12 
Local and state contributions to the total 
cost of funding public education from 
kindergarten to grade 12 pursuant to the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, 
section 15683 - subject to statewide 
distributions required by law 
$1,042,466,969
 $892,602,142 
$889,102,142 
State contribution to the total cost of 
teacher retirement, teacher retirement 
health insurance and teacher retirement 
life insurance for fiscal year 2011-12 
pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 5, chapters 421 and 423 
 $172,592,848 
State contribution to the total cost of 
funding public education from 
kindergarten to grade 12 
 $1,065,194,990 
$1,061,694,990 
Sec. C-15.  Total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to 
grade 12.  The total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 for 
fiscal year 2012-13 is as follows: 
2012-13
TOTAL
Total Operating Allocation 
Total operating allocation pursuant to the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15683 without 
transitions percentage 
$1,395,869,772
Total operating allocation pursuant to the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15683 with 97% 
transitions percentage 
$1,353,993,679
Total other subsidizable costs pursuant to the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15681-A 
$430,187,826
Total Operating Allocation 
Total operating allocation pursuant to the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15683 and total 
other subsidizable costs pursuant to Title 20-A, section 
15681-A 
$1,784,181,505
Total Debt Service Allocation 
Total debt service allocation pursuant to the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15683-A 
$103,872,675
Total Adjustments and Miscellaneous Costs 
Total adjustments and miscellaneous costs pursuant to 
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, sections 15689 
and 15689-A 
 $70,440,632
Total Cost of Funding Public Education from 
Kindergarten to Grade 12 
Total cost of funding public education from 
kindergarten to grade 12 for fiscal year 2012-13 
pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, 
chapter 606-B 
 $1,958,494,812
Sec. C-16.    Local and state contributions to total cost of funding public 
education from kindergarten to grade 12.  The local contribution and the state 
contribution appropriation provided for general purpose aid for local schools for the fiscal 
year beginning July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2013 is calculated as follows: 
Sec. C-17.  Limit of State's obligation.  If the State's continued obligation for 
any individual component contained in those sections of this Part that set the total cost of 
funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 and the local and state 
contributions for that purpose exceeds the level of funding provided for that component, 
Total cost of the state contribution to teacher 
retirement, teacher retirement health insurance and 
teacher retirement life insurance for fiscal year 
2012-13 pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 
5, chapters 421 and 423 
 $174,932,892
Adjustment pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 20-A, section 15683, subsection 2 
 $41,876,093
Total cost of funding public education from 
kindergarten to grade 12 
 $2,175,303,797
2012-13
2012-13 
LOCAL
STATE 
Local and State Contributions to the 
Total Cost of Funding Public Education 
from Kindergarten to Grade 12 
Local and state contributions to the total 
cost of funding public education from 
kindergarten to grade 12 pursuant to the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, 
section 15683 - subject to statewide 
distributions required by law 
$1,043,692,866
 $914,801,946 
State contribution to the total cost of 
teacher retirement, teacher retirement 
health insurance and teacher retirement 
life insurance for fiscal year 2012-13 
pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 5, chapters 421 and 423 
 $174,932,892 
State contribution to the total cost of 
funding public education from 
kindergarten to grade 12 
 $1,089,734,838 
any unexpended balances occurring in other programs may be applied to avoid proration 
of payments for any individual component. Any unexpended balances from this Part may 
not lapse but must be carried forward for the same purpose. 
Sec. C-18.  Authorization of payments. Those sections of this Part that set the 
total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 and the local and 
state contributions for that purpose may not be construed to require the State to provide 
payments that exceed the appropriation of funds for general purpose aid for local schools 
for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2013. 
PART D 
Sec. D-1.  5 MRSA §931, sub-§1, ¶G, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 729, §4, is 
amended to read: 
G.  Employees working in the Governor's office, Governor's Office of 
Communications, Governor's Energy Office and at the Blaine Mansion; 
Sec. D-2.  5 MRSA §937, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2007, c. 1, Pt. D, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
A.  Deputy Commissioner; and 
Sec. D-3.  5 MRSA §937, sub-§1, ¶F, as amended by PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. PPP, 
§1, is further amended to read: 
F.  Director, Policy and Programs.; 
Sec. D-4.  5 MRSA §937, sub-§1, ¶¶K, L and M are enacted to read: 
K.  Director, PK-20, Adult Education and Federal Programs Team; 
L.  Director, Special Services Team; and 
M.  Director, Communications. 
Sec. D-5.  5 MRSA §942, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1983, c. 862, §14, is further 
amended to read: 
1.  Major policy-influencing positions.  The following positions are major policy-
influencing positions within the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.  
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, these positions and their successor positions 
shall be are subject to this chapter:  
A.  Deputy Commissioner; 
B.  Game Warden Colonel; and 
C.  Assistant to the Commissioner for Public Information.; and 
E.  Public Relations Representative. 
Sec. D-6.  5 MRSA §943, sub-§1, ¶¶J and K, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. 
G, §3, are amended to read: 
J.  Executive Director, Office of Operations; and 
K.  Director, Bureau of Rehabilitation Services.; 
Sec. D-7.  5 MRSA §943, sub-§1, ¶¶L and M are enacted to read: 
L.  Director, Bureau of Unemployment Compensation; and 
M.  Director, Public Information. 
Sec. D-8.  12 MRSA §10103, sub-§1-A is enacted to read: 
1-A.  Appointment of Public Relations Representative.  The commissioner shall 
appoint, to serve at the commissioner's pleasure, the Public Relations Representative. 
Sec. D-9.  20-A MRSA §203, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2009, c. 571, Pt. 
W, §1, is further amended to read: 
A.  Deputy Commissioner; and 
Sec. D-10.  20-A MRSA §203, sub-§1, ¶F, as amended by PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. 
PPP, §2, is further amended to read: 
F.  Director, Policy and Programs.; and 
Sec. D-11.  20-A MRSA §203, sub-§1, ¶K is enacted to read: 
K.  Director, Communications. 
Sec. D-12.  26 MRSA §1401-B, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 2007, c. 1, Pt. D, 
§4, is further amended to read: 
B.  The commissioner shall appoint to serve at the commissioner's pleasure: 
(2)  Assistant to the Commissioner for Public Affairs; 
(3)  Deputy Commissioner; 
(4)  Director, Bureau of Labor Standards; 
(5)  Beginning April 15, 1996, Executive Director, Bureau of Employment 
Services; 
(6)  Executive Director, Office of Operations; and 
(7)  Director, Bureau of Rehabilitation Services.; 
(8)  Director, Bureau of Unemployment Compensation; and 
(9)  Director, Public Information. 
PART E 
Sec. E-1.  20-A MRSA §2307, first ¶, as amended by PL 2007, c. 668, §28 and 
affected by §55, is further amended to read: 
Notwithstanding any other law, municipal school budgets developed after January 1, 
2008 must follow the same school budget requirements as regional school units pursuant 
to chapter 103-A, except as described in subsections 1 and 2.  A municipal school unit is 
deemed to be a regional school unit solely for the purpose of developing a budget 
pursuant to chapter 103-A.  A municipality has the same authority to commit property 
taxes as provided in section 1487. 
PART F 
Sec. F-1.  20-A MRSA §15689, sub-§12 is enacted to read: 
12.  Bus refurbishing program.  Beginning in fiscal year 2012-13 and in each 
subsequent year, the commissioner may increase the state share of the total allocation to a 
qualifying school administrative unit for the approved refurbishing of a bus. 
A.  Approval of bus refurbishing must be based on eligibility requirements 
established by the commissioner, including, but not limited to, the age, mileage and 
expected useful life of the bus. 
B.  Adjustment to the state share of the total allocation under this subsection must 
occur in the fiscal year following the school administrative unit's expenditure and be 
based on the total amount approved by the commissioner, or the actual expenditure 
by a school administrative unit if less, for bus refurbishing, multiplied by the school 
administrative unit's state share percentage except that if a school administrative 
unit's state share percentage is less than 30% the multiplication factor is 30% and if a 
school administrative unit's state share percentage is greater than 70% the 
multiplication factor is 70%. 
PART G 
Sec. G-1.  Transfer of funds.  Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 
5, section 1585 or any other provision of law, for fiscal years 2011-12 and 2012-13, the 
Commissioner of Education is authorized to identify savings within existing General 
Fund programs of the Department of Education and transfer up to $150,000 in available 
balances by financial order upon the recommendation of the State Budget Officer and 
approval of the Governor from existing General Fund program accounts to the State 
Charter School Commission program in order to provide start-up funding for the 
oversight of public charter schools. 
PART H 
Sec. H-1.  Department of Education; General Purpose Aid for Local 
Schools; lapsed balances.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $7,009,774 of 
unencumbered balance forward from the Department of Education, General Purpose Aid 
for Local Schools program, General Fund carrying account, All Other line category 
lapses to the General Fund no later than June 30, 2012. 
PART I 
Sec. I-1.  2 MRSA §6, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. N, §1 and 
affected by c. 695, Pt. A, §47, is further amended to read: 
2.  Range 90.  The salaries of the following state officials and employees are within 
salary range 90: 
Superintendent of Financial Institutions; 
Superintendent of Consumer Credit Protection; 
State Tax Assessor; 
Associate Commissioner for Tax Policy, Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services; 
Superintendent of Insurance; 
Executive Director of the Maine Consumer Choice Health Plan; 
Deputy Commissioner, Department of Administrative and Financial Services; 
Associate Commissioner for Adult Services, Department of Corrections; 
Associate Commissioner for Juvenile Services, Department of Corrections; 
Public Advocate; 
Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health and Human Services; 
Chief Information Officer; 
Associate Commissioner for Legislative and Program Services, Department of 
Corrections; and 
Chief of the State Police. 
Sec. I-2.  2 MRSA §6, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. WWW, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
3.  Range 89.  The salaries of the following state officials and employees are within 
salary range 89: 
Director, Bureau of General Services; 
Director, Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations; 
State Budget Officer; 
State Controller; 
Director of the Bureau of Forestry; 
Director, State Planning Office; 
Director, Energy Resources Office; 
Director of Human Resources; 
Director, Bureau of Parks and Lands; and 
Director of Econometric Research; and 
Director of the Governor's Office of Communications. 
Sec. I-3.  5 MRSA §282, 2nd ¶, as amended by PL 1985, c. 785, Pt. B, §14, is 
further amended to read: 
The commissioner may employ such other deputies, division heads, assistants and 
employees as may be necessary, subject to the Civil Service Law.  In addition, the 
commissioner may employ a Director of Compliance to carry out departmental 
responsibilities related to:  Labor relations and labor contract compliance; human rights 
and affirmative action compliance; and, audit guidelines and other 3rd-party compliance 
requirements.  The Director of Compliance shall serve serves at the pleasure of the 
commissioner. In addition, the commissioner may employ an Associate Commissioner 
for Tax Policy to supervise and direct the tax policy analysis, guidance and 
communications activities of the Office of Tax Policy within the Bureau of Revenue 
Services. The Associate Commissioner for Tax Policy serves at the pleasure of the 
commissioner. 
Sec. I-4.  5 MRSA §931, sub-§1, ¶L-2, as amended by PL 2005, c. 218, §2, is 
repealed. 
Sec. I-5.  5 MRSA §947-B, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. HH, §2, 
is further amended to read: 
1.  Major policy-influencing positions.  The following positions are major policy-
influencing positions within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services.  
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, these positions and their successor positions 
are subject to this chapter: 
B.  Director, Bureau of Human Resources; 
D.  Director, Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations; 
E.  Director, Bureau of General Services; 
F.  Deputy Commissioner, Department of Administrative and Financial Services; 
G.  State Controller; 
H.  State Tax Assessor; 
I.  State Budget Officer; 
J.  Chief Information Officer; and 
K.  Associate Commissioner, Administrative Services.; and 
L.  Associate Commissioner for Tax Policy within the Bureau of Revenue Services. 
Sec. I-6.  5 MRSA §1710-E, as amended by PL 2001, c. 2, §1, is further amended 
to read: 
§1710-E.  Revenue Forecasting Committee; established; membership 
There is established the Revenue Forecasting Committee, referred to in this chapter 
as the "committee," for the purpose of providing the Governor, the Legislature and the 
State Budget Officer with analyses, findings and recommendations relating to the 
projection of revenues for the General Fund and the Highway Fund based on economic 
assumptions recommended by the Consensus Economic Forecasting Commission.  The 
committee includes the State Budget Officer, the State Tax Assessor Associate 
Commissioner for Tax Policy, the State Economist, an economist on the faculty of the 
University of Maine System selected by the chancellor, the Director of the Office of 
Fiscal and Program Review and another member of the Legislature's nonpartisan staff 
familiar with revenue estimating issues appointed by the Legislative Council.  One of the 
members must be selected by a majority vote of the committee members to serve as the 
chair of the committee. 
Sec. I-7.  36 MRSA §112, sub-§2, as repealed and replaced by PL 1999, c. 127, 
Pt. A, §48, is amended to read: 
2.  Organization. The assessor may employ deputies, assistants and employees as 
necessary, subject to the Civil Service Law unless otherwise provided, and distribute the 
duties given to  the assessor or to the bureau among  those persons or divisions in that 
bureau  the assessor considers necessary for economy and efficiency in administration. 
An officer within each division of the bureau must be designated by the  assessor as 
director of that division. Notwithstanding any other laws, the Director of Econometric 
Research serves at the pleasure of the assessor.  The assessor, for enforcement and 
administrative purposes, may divide the State into a reasonable number of districts in 
which branch offices may be maintained. 
The Office of Tax Policy, referred to in this paragraph as "the office," is established 
within the bureau. The head of the office is the Associate Commissioner for Tax Policy, 
who reports directly to, and serves at the pleasure of, the Commissioner of Administrative 
and Financial Services and who must have an advanced degree in economics, statistics, 
accounting, business, law or public policy. The office is responsible for: providing 
economic and legal policy analysis on tax issues; oversight of tax legislation review; 
providing revenue forecasting analysis to the Revenue Forecasting Committee under Title 
5, section 1710-E; the preparation of tax expenditure reports; the establishment of policy 
criteria reflected in bureau rules and advisory rulings; and related public relations. 
Sec. I-8.  36 MRSA §112, sub-§7, as amended by PL 1997, c. 526, §7, is further 
amended to read: 
7.  Evaluation of tax systems. The assessor and the Office of Tax Policy shall 
investigate and examine the systems and methods of taxation of other states and make 
careful and constant inquiry into the practical operation and effect of the laws of this 
State, in comparison with the laws of other states, with the view of ascertaining wherein 
the tax laws of this State are defective, inefficient, inoperative or inequitable. 
Sec. I-9.  36 MRSA §191, sub-§2, ¶F, as amended by PL 2003, c. 673, Pt. DD, 
§2 and c. 689, Pt. B, §6 and c. 705, §3, is further amended to read: 
F.  The transmission of information among employees of the Bureau of Revenue 
Services for the purposes of enforcing and administering the tax laws of this State 
and the delivery by a register of deeds to the State Tax Assessor or delivery by the 
State Tax Assessor to the appropriate municipal assessor or to the Maine Land Use 
Regulation Commission or the Department of Health and Human Services of 
"declarations of value" in accordance with section 4641-D.  The State Tax Assessor 
may require entities requesting information pursuant to this paragraph other than 
municipal assessors to provide resources sufficient to cover the cost of providing the 
forms; 
Sec. I-10.  Appointment.  The Commissioner of Administrative and Financial 
Services shall appoint the person holding the position of Director of Econometric 
Research on December 9, 2011 to the Associate Commissioner for Tax Policy position 
effective December 10, 2011. 
Sec. I-11.  Retroactivity.  This Part applies retroactively to December 10, 2011. 
PART J 
Sec. J-1.  5 MRSA §285, sub-§7, ¶L, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. V, §1 
and affected by §7, is amended to read: 
L.  The provisions of paragraphs I and J do not apply to those individuals receiving 
who have received retirement benefits under section 17907 or section 17929. 
Sec. J-2.  20-A MRSA §13451, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. W, 
§3 and affected by §5, is further amended to read: 
3.  Payment by State.  The State shall pay a percentage of the retired teacher 
members' share of this insurance according to the following schedule: 
A.  Thirty percent until July 1, 2002; 
B.  Thirty-five percent from July 1, 2002 to July 31, 2003; 
C.  Forty percent from August 1, 2003 to December 31, 2005; and 
D.  Forty-five percent after December 31, 2005. 
Except for individuals receiving who have received retirement benefits under Title 5, 
section 17907 or 17192 17929, for a teacher who retires after July 1, 2012, the State shall 
begin paying the percentage of the retired teacher member's share pursuant to this 
subsection when the retiree reaches normal retirement age. 
For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2013, the State's total cost for 
retired teachers' health insurance premiums is capped at the fiscal year 2010-11 funding 
level. 
PART K 
Sec. K-1.  5 MRSA §1667-B, sub-§§3 and 4, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. 
T, §7, are amended to read: 
3.  Legislative review.  Allotment Excluding the State - Municipal Revenue Sharing 
program, Other Special Revenue Funds account and the Disproportionate Tax Burden 
Fund program, Other Special Revenue Funds account in the Office of the Treasurer of 
State, allotment of the funds under subsection 1 is subject to review by the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs; 
4.  30-day wait.  Allotment Excluding the State - Municipal Revenue Sharing 
program, Other Special Revenue Funds account and the Disproportionate Tax Burden 
Fund program, Other Special Revenue Funds account in the Office of the Treasurer of 
State, allotment of the funds under subsection 1 does not take effect until 30 days after 
the approval by the Governor; and 
PART L 
Sec. L-1.  5 MRSA §1710-F, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2009, c. 461, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
2.  Biennial revenue projections.  The committee shall submit recommendations for 
state revenue projections for the next 2 fiscal biennia and analyze revenue projections for 
the current fiscal biennium, which must be approved by a majority of the committee 
members.  No later than December 1st of each even-numbered year, the committee shall 
submit to the Governor, the Legislative Council, the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs and the State 
Budget Officer a report that presents the analyses, findings and recommendations for 
General Fund and Highway Fund revenue projections for the next 2 fiscal biennia.  In its 
report the committee shall fully describe the methodology employed in reaching its 
recommendations.  Revenue projections for other funds of the State may be included in 
the report at the discretion of the committee.  Revenue projections for the General Fund 
may not include revenue that accrues pursuant to Title 30-A, section 5250-I, subsection 
and is deposited into the Pine Tree Development Zone Reserve Fund pursuant to Title 
30-A, section 5250-J, subsection 4-B that would not have accrued to the State but for the 
availability of Pine Tree Development Zone benefits as stated in Title 30-A, section 
5250-I, subsection 17, paragraph A. 
Sec. L-2.  30-A MRSA §5250-J, sub-§4-B, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 461, §20, 
is repealed. 
Sec. L-3.  36 MRSA §2016, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2009, c. 461, §25, is 
further amended to read: 
6.  Payment of claims.  The State Tax Assessor shall determine the benefit for each 
claimant under this section and certify to the State Controller the amount to be transferred 
from the Pine Tree Development Zone Reserve Fund, established pursuant to Title 30-A, 
section 5250-J, subsection 4-B, to the Pine Tree Development Zone reimbursement 
reserve account established, maintained and administered by the State Controller from 
General Fund undedicated revenue within the sales tax category.  The assessor shall pay 
the certified amounts to each approved applicant qualifying for the benefit under this 
section within 30 days after receipt of a properly completed claim.  Interest is not allowed 
on any payment made to a claimant pursuant to this section. 
PART M 
Sec. M-1.  5 MRSA §1532, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. A, §5 and 
affected by §14, is amended to read: 
6.  Death benefits.  The Governor shall allocate funds from the stabilization fund as 
needed to pay benefits due pursuant to Title 25, chapter 195-A. Allocations may be made 
by financial order upon the recommendation of the State Budget Officer and approval of 
the Governor upon written request of the Chief of the State Police, the State Fire Marshal 
or the Director of Maine Emergency Medical Services and after consultation with the 
State Budget Officer. 
PART N 
Sec. N-1.  Transfer; unexpended funds; Fund for the Efficient Delivery of 
Local and Regional Services.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State 
Controller shall transfer $100,000 in unexpended funds from the Fund for the Efficient 
Delivery of Local and Regional Services - Administration program, Other Special 
Revenue Funds account in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to 
General Fund unappropriated surplus no later than June 30, 2012. 
PART O 
Sec. O-1.  2 MRSA §6, sub-§4, as repealed and replaced by PL 2007, c. 695, Pt. 
A, §5 and affected by §47 and amended by PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. B, §5, is further amended 
to read: 
4.  Range 88. The salaries of the following state officials and employees are within 
salary range 88: 
Director, Bureau of Air Quality Resource Administration; 
Director, Bureau of Land and Water Quality Resource Protection; 
Director, Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management Environmental 
Assessment; 
Deputy Commissioner, Environmental Protection; 
Director, Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation; 
Administrator, Office of Securities; and 
Deputy Chief of the State Police. 
Sec. O-2.  5 MRSA §938, sub-§1-A, ¶¶F, G and H, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 
560, Pt. E, §2, are amended to read: 
F.  Director, Bureau of Air Quality Control Resource Administration; 
G.  Director, Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management Environmental 
Assessment; and 
H.  Director, Bureau of Land and Water Quality Resource Protection. 
Sec. O-3.  38 MRSA §352, sub-§2, ¶E, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 384, §3 and 
affected by §16, is amended to read: 
E.  The air emission license fees assessed under section 353-A for those facilities 
licensed under section 590 must be assessed to support activities for the Bureau of 
Air Quality Control Resource Administration including licensing, compliance, 
enforcement, monitoring, data acquisition and administration. 
Sec. O-4.  38 MRSA §441, sub-§3, ¶C, as amended by PL 1991, c. 346, §10, is 
further amended to read: 
C.    Keep a complete record of all essential transactions of the office, including 
applications submitted, permits granted or denied, variances granted or denied, 
revocation actions, revocation of permits, appeals, court actions, violations 
investigated, violations found and fees collected.  On a biennial basis, beginning in 
1992, a summary of this record must be submitted by March 1 1st to the Director of 
the Bureau of Land Quality Control Resource Protection within the Department of 
Environmental Protection; and 
Sec. O-5.  Department of Environmental Protection; rename bureaus. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following bureaus within the Department 
of Environmental Protection are renamed: the Bureau of Air Quality Control is renamed 
the Bureau of Resource Administration, the Bureau of Remediation and Waste 
Management is renamed the Bureau of Environmental Assessment and the Bureau of 
Land and Water Quality is renamed the Bureau of Resource Protection. 
PART P 
Sec. P-1.  35-A MRSA §1701, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2001, c. 476, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
3.  Salaries of certain employees.  The salaries of the following employees of the 
Public Advocate are within the following salary ranges: 
A.  Deputy Public Advocate, salary range 53; 
B.  Senior Counsel, salary range 36; 
C.  Economic Analyst, salary range 36; 
D.  Research Assistant, salary range 30; 
E.  Business Services Manager, salary range 26; and 
F.  Special Assistant to the Public Advocate, salary range 20. 
The employees listed in this subsection serve at the pleasure of the Public Advocate and 
are confidential employees.  All other employees of the Public Advocate are subject to 
the Civil Service Law. 
The Public Advocate may, at the Public Advocate's discretion, substitute an Economic 
Analyst position at salary range 36 for any vacant Senior Counsel position.  The Public 
Advocate also may compensate one or more Senior Counsels at salary range 37 if, in the 
judgment of the Public Advocate, an increase is necessary to provide competitive salary 
levels. 
PART Q 
Sec. Q-1.  5 MRSA §1591, sub-§5 is enacted to read: 
5.  Executive Department.  The Executive Department shall carry forward any 
General Fund balances remaining in the Administration - Executive - Governor's Office 
program, the Blaine House program, the Governor's Office of Communications program, 
the Office of Policy and Management program and the Governor's Energy Office 
program at the end of any fiscal year for use in the next fiscal year. 
PART R 
Sec. R-1.  22 MRSA §4301, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1991, c. 9, Pt. U, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
1.  Basic necessities.  "Basic necessities" means food, clothing, shelter, fuel, 
electricity, nonelective medical services as recommended by a physician, nonprescription 
drugs, telephone where when it is necessary for medical reasons and any other 
commodity or service determined essential by the overseer in accordance with the 
municipality's ordinance and this chapter.  "Basic necessities" do does not include 
security deposits for rental property, except for emergency purposes, or housing 
assistance for longer than 90 days per calendar year.  For the purposes of this subsection, 
"emergency purposes" means any situation in which no other permanent lodging is 
available unless a security deposit is paid. 
Sec. R-2.  22 MRSA §4301, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 577, §1, is 
amended to read: 
3.  Eligible person.  "Eligible person" means a person who is qualified to receive 
general assistance from a municipality according to standards of eligibility determined by 
the municipal officers whether or not that person has applied for general assistance. 
"Eligible person" does not include: 
A.  A recipient of cash assistance under section 3762 or a household member of that 
recipient but may include a caretaker relative of that recipient who receives cash 
assistance on behalf of the recipient. As used in this paragraph, "caretaker relative" 
has the same meaning as in section 3811, subsection 1-A; or 
B.  An individual who has been sanctioned for noncompliance pursuant to section 
3763, subsection 1. 
Sec. R-3.  22 MRSA §4308, sub-§2, ¶C is enacted to read: 
C.  A person who has received 90 days of housing assistance in a calendar year is 
ineligible for emergency assistance under this subsection for the remainder of that 
calendar year. 
Sec. R-4.  22 MRSA §4309, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 577, §1, is 
amended to read: 
3.  Eligibility of members of person's household. Failure of an otherwise eligible 
person to comply with this chapter shall does not affect the general assistance eligibility 
of any member of the person's household who is not capable of working, including at 
least except as provided in section 4301, subsection 3, paragraphs A and B and section 
4308, subsection 2, paragraph C.  Household members not capable of working include, 
without limitation:  
A.  A dependent minor child; 
B.  An elderly, ill or disabled person; and 
C.  A person whose presence is required in order to provide care for any child under 
the age of 6 years or for any ill or disabled member of the household. 
Sec. R-5.  22 MRSA §4309, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 528, Pt. SS, §3 
and affected by Pt. RRR and enacted by c. 591, Pt. SS, §3, is amended to read: 
4.  Eligibility of minors who are parents.  A An otherwise eligible person under the 
age of 18 who has never married and who has a dependent child or is pregnant is eligible 
only if that person and child reside in a dwelling maintained by a parent or other adult 
relative as that parent's or relative's own home or in a foster home, maternity home or 
other adult-supervised supportive living arrangement unless: 
A.  The person has no living parent or the whereabouts of both parents are unknown; 
B.  No parent will permit the person to live in the parent's home; 
C.  The department determines that the physical or emotional health or safety of the 
person or dependent child would be jeopardized if that person and dependent child 
lived with a parent; 
D.  The individual has lived apart from both parents for a period of at least one year 
before the birth of any dependent child; or 
E.  The department determines, in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to this 
section, which must be in accordance with federal regulations, that there is good 
cause to waive this requirement. 
For the purposes of this subsection, "parent" includes legal guardian. 
Sec. R-6.  22 MRSA §4310, first ¶, as amended by PL 1991, c. 9, Pt. U, §7, is 
further amended to read: 
Whenever an applicant eligible person applies for general assistance and states to the 
administrator that the applicant is in an emergency situation and requires immediate 
assistance to meet basic necessities, the overseer shall, pending verification, issue to the 
applicant either personally or by mail, as soon as possible but in no event later than 24 
hours after application, sufficient benefits to provide the basic necessities needed 
immediately by the applicant, provided that as long as the following conditions are met. 
Sec. R-7.  22 MRSA §4310, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 577, §1, is 
amended to read: 
4.  Limitations. In no case:  
A.  May the authorization of benefits under this section exceed 30 days; and 
B.  May there be further authorization of benefits to the applicant until there has been 
full verification confirming the applicant's eligibility.; and 
C.  May emergency housing assistance benefits be authorized to an applicant who has 
received housing assistance for 90 days in that same calendar year. 
Sec. R-8.  22 MRSA §4311, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. AAA, 
§7 and by PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
1.  Departmental reimbursement.  The department shall reimburse each 
municipality or Indian tribe for a portion of the direct costs of paying benefits through its 
general assistance program if the department finds that the municipality or Indian tribe 
was in compliance with all requirements of this chapter during the fiscal year for which 
reimbursement is sought.  The amount of reimbursement must be an amount equal to: 
A.  For each municipality, 50% of all general assistance granted by that municipality; 
and 
B.  For an Indian tribe that incurs net general assistance costs in any fiscal year in 
excess of .0003 of that tribe's most recent state valuation relative to the state fiscal 
year for which reimbursement is being issued, as determined by the State Tax 
Assessor in the statement filed as provided in Title 36, section 381, 90% of the 
amount in excess of these expenditures.  In addition, the department shall reimburse 
the tribe 10% of all general assistance granted by that tribe. 
As used in this subsection, "Indian tribe" has the same meaning as in section 411, 
subsection 8-A. 
Sec. R-9.  22 MRSA §4311, sub-§1-B, as amended by PL 1991, c. 9, Pt. U, §8, is 
repealed. 
Sec. R-10.  22 MRSA §4311, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1991, c. 9, Pt. U, §9, is 
further amended to read: 
2.  Submission of reports.  Municipalities and Indian tribes shall submit monthly 
reports as follows on forms provided by the department. 
A.  For purposes of this section, those municipalities that received reimbursement at 
90% during the previous fiscal year of the State and those municipalities that expect 
to receive reimbursement at 90% during the current fiscal year of the State must 
submit monthly reports on forms provided by the department. 
B.  Those municipalities that did not receive reimbursement at 90% during the 
previous fiscal year and do not expect to receive reimbursement at 90% for the 
current fiscal year must submit quarterly or semiannual reports on forms provided by 
the department. 
PART S 
Sec. S-1.  22 MRSA §3762, sub-§8, ¶D, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. XX, 
§2, is repealed. 
Sec. S-2.  22 MRSA §3762, sub-§8, ¶F is enacted to read: 
F.  The department may provide limited transitional food benefits to meet the needs 
of food supplement benefit recipients living with one or more dependent children 
under 18 years of age who are working at least 30 hours per week or who are working 
at least 20 hours per week if one or more dependent child is under 6 years of age.  
The benefit may not exceed $50 per month per family. 
PART T 
Sec. T-1.  22 MRSA §1708, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 622, Pt. M, §8 and 
affected by §9, is repealed. 
PART U 
Sec. U-1.  22 MRSA §3273, sub-§10 is enacted to read: 
10.  Balances of funds not to lapse.  Any balances of funds appropriated for the 
program of state supplemental income benefits authorized under sections 3271 and 3274 
may not lapse but must be carried forward from year to year to be expended for the same 
purpose. 
PART V 
Sec. V-1.  Department of Health and Human Services; lapsed balances.  
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $80,904 of unencumbered balance forward 
from the Department of Health and Human Services, Disproportionate Share - Riverview 
Psychiatric Center program, General Fund account, Personal Services line category lapses 
to the General Fund no later than June 30, 2012. 
Sec. V-2.  Department of Health and Human Services; lapsed balances.  
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $228,852 of unencumbered balance forward 
from the Department of Health and Human Services, Disproportionate Share - Dorothea 
Dix Psychiatric Center program, General Fund account, Personal Services line category 
lapses to the General Fund no later than June 30, 2012. 
PART W 
Sec. W-1.  4 MRSA §1, 4th ¶, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. QQ, §1, is 
amended to read: 
The Chief Justice, as head of the judicial branch, shall prepare the budget for the 
judicial branch.  The Chief Justice may approve financial orders for transfers and 
revisions of and increases to allotment within the judicial branch in accordance with 
procedures for financial orders established in the executive branch.  The Chief Justice 
shall provide a copy of each approved financial order to the Department of 
Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of the Budget and the Office of Fiscal and 
Program Review. 
PART X 
Sec. X-1.  Personal Services balances authorized to carry; Department of 
Corrections.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of 
Corrections is authorized to carry all fiscal year 2011-12 year-end balances in the 
Personal Services line category of General Fund accounts to fiscal year 2012-13 to the 
Capital Expenditures line category in the Capital Construction/Repairs/Improvements - 
Corrections program, General Fund account in the Department of Corrections to be used 
for the purpose of making capital improvements to correctional facilities. 
PART Y 
Sec. Y-1.  Transfer of funds; Department of Public Safety; Criminal 
Justice Academy program.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State 
Controller shall transfer $600,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to 
the Criminal Justice Academy program, Other Special Revenue Funds account within the 
Department of Public Safety no later than June 30, 2012. 
PART Z 
Sec. Z-1.  Transfer of funds; Department of Public Safety, Fire Marshal - 
Office of account.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller 
shall transfer $700,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Fire 
Marshal - Office of program, Other Special Revenue Funds account within the 
Department of Public Safety no later than June 30, 2012.  
PART AA 
Sec. AA-1.  Transfer of funds; Clean Elections Act Chapter 1 Initiated 
Bill.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer 
$1,500,000 on or before June 30, 2012 and $950,000 on or before June 30, 2013 from the 
Clean Elections Act Chapter 1 Initiated Bill program, Other Special Revenue Funds 
account to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. 
PART BB 
Sec. BB-1.  Department of Labor; lapsed balances.  Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, $451,183 of unencumbered balance forward from the Department 
of Labor, Governor's Training Initiative Program, General Fund account, All Other line 
category, lapses to the General Fund no later than June 30, 2012.  
PART CC 
Sec. CC-1.  2 MRSA §6, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. WWW, §1, 
is further amended to read: 
3.  Range 89.  The salaries of the following state officials and employees are within 
salary range 89: 
Director, Bureau of General Services; 
Director, Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations; 
State Budget Officer; 
State Controller; 
Director of the Bureau of Forestry; 
Director, State Planning Office Governor's Office of Policy and Management; 
Director, Energy Resources Office; 
Director of Human Resources; 
Director, Bureau of Parks and Lands;  
Director of Econometric Research; and 
Director of the Governor's Office of Communications. 
Sec. CC-2.  3 MRSA §959, sub-§1, ¶M, as amended by PL 2003, c. 600, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
M.  The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state and 
local government matters shall use the following list as a guideline for scheduling 
reviews: 
(1)  Capitol Planning Commission in 2011; 
(1-A)  Maine Governmental Facilities Authority in 2005; 
(2)  State Civil Service Appeals Board in 2005; 
(3)  State Claims Commission in 2005; 
(4)  Maine Municipal Bond Bank in 2007; 
(5)  Office of Treasurer of State in 2007; 
(6)  Department of Administrative and Financial Services, except for the Bureau 
of Revenue Services, in 2011; and 
(7)  Department of the Secretary of State, except for the Bureau of Motor 
Vehicles, in 2011; and. 
(9)  State Planning Office, except for the Land for Maine's Future Board, in 2007. 
Sec. CC-3.  5 MRSA c. 311, as amended, is repealed. 
Sec. CC-4.  Effective date.  This Part takes effect July 1, 2012. 
PART DD 
Sec. DD-1.  5 MRSA §1531, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. A, §5 and 
affected by §14, is amended to read: 
1.  Average population growth.  "Average population growth" means the average 
for the prior 10 calendar years, ending with the most recent calendar year for which data 
is available, of the percent change in population from July 1st of each year and estimated 
by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census as adjusted and 
maintained by the Executive Department, State Planning Office by the Governor's Office 
of Policy and Management. 
Sec. DD-2.  5 MRSA §1531, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2005, c. 621, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
2.  Average real personal income growth.  "Average real personal income growth" 
means the average for the prior 10 calendar years, ending with the most recent calendar 
year for which data is available, of the percent change in personal income in this State, as 
estimated by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, 
less the percent change in the Consumer Price Index for the calendar year.  For purposes 
of this subsection, "Consumer Price Index" has the same meaning as in Title 36, section 
5402, subsection 1.  The average real personal income growth is determined by October 
1st, annually, by the Director of the State Planning Office within the Executive 
Department Governor's Office of Policy and Management. 
Sec. DD-3.  5 MRSA §1710-D, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 368, Pt. J, §1, is 
amended to read: 
§1710-D.  Staffing 
The commission may receive staff support from the State Planning Office Governor's 
Office of Policy and Management. 
Sec. DD-4.  5 MRSA §1710-I, as amended by PL 1997, c. 526, §14, is further 
amended to read: 
§1710-I.  Staffing 
The committee may receive staff assistance from the Bureau of the Budget, the State 
Planning Office Governor's Office of Policy and Management, the Bureau of Revenue 
Services and, at the discretion of the Legislature, the Office of Fiscal and Program 
Review.  The committee may also utilize other professionals having revenue forecasting, 
economic and fiscal expertise. 
Sec. DD-5.  5 MRSA c. 310 is enacted to read: 
CHAPTER 310 
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT 
§3101.  Definitions 
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms 
have the following meanings. 
1.  Director. "Director" means the Director of the Governor's Office of Policy and 
Management established by section 3102. 
2.  Office. "Office" means the Governor's Office of Policy and Management 
established by section 3102. 
§3102.  Office established; purpose 
The Governor's Office of Policy and Management is established in the Executive 
Department to facilitate achievement of long-term state economic goals and objectives 
and identification and implementation of opportunities to improve the efficiency and 
effectiveness of the performance of the functions of and delivery of services by State 
Government. 
§3103.  Director 
The Director of the Governor's Office of Policy and Management is appointed by the 
Governor and serves at the pleasure of the Governor. 
§3104.  Powers and duties 
The director is authorized to exercise the powers and is responsible for fulfillment of 
the duties of the office provided for by this section. 
1.  Duties.  The director shall: 
A.  Appoint, remove and prescribe the duties of staff of the office as necessary to 
implement the duties of the office.  The director is authorized to hire as unclassified 
employees professional personnel competent by education, training and experience in 
such areas as economics, law, accounting and public policy.  The director is 
authorized to hire as classified employees other personnel, who are subject to the 
Civil Service Law and personnel policies established for state employees generally, 
as required to support implementation of the duties of the office; 
B.  Prepare long-range economic projections to ensure that projected available state 
financial resources are commensurate with projected state expenditures needed to 
meet long-term state economic goals and policies; 
C.  Analyze the structure and functions of State Government and identify options and 
develop recommendations for consideration by the Governor regarding improvement 
of the efficiency and effectiveness of governmental functions and programs and 
delivery of governmental services. In carrying out duties under this paragraph, the 
director may: 
(1)  Prepare strategic and long-range plans and goals for reform of State 
Government through creation of efficiencies and streamlining of operations; 
(2)  Establish metrics for and further develop systems for ongoing evaluation of 
the efficiency and effectiveness of state programs and delivery of state services; 
and 
(3)  Review and determine whether there is continuing need for state programs, 
boards and commissions, in part through consideration of whether their public 
benefit equals or exceeds their cost; 
D.  Recommend governmentwide policies to improve financial management for 
consideration by the Governor.  In carrying out duties under this paragraph, the 
director may review state agencies' proposals for funding from public and private 
entities, including the Federal Government, for consistency with pertinent state law 
and fiscal policy; 
E.  Conduct studies and continuing economic analyses of the state economy, 
including economic forecasting, and collect, collate and analyze all pertinent data and 
statistics relating to those studies and analyses to assist the Governor, the Legislature 
and the various state departments in formulating economic goals and programs and 
policies to achieve such goals.  The office shall make these data and statistics 
available to the Legislature upon request.  All state agencies shall cooperate with the 
office regarding implementation of the provisions of this paragraph.  In implementing 
this paragraph, the office may use secondary data made available to the office by 
other state agencies or other organizations; 
F.  At the Governor's request, advise on the risks, costs, benefits and effects on job 
creation and job retention in the State of proposed legislation or other policy 
initiatives; 
G.  Conduct investigations, audits and studies to fulfill the office's duties as the 
director considers appropriate; 
H.  Facilitate intergovernmental and intragovernmental coordination, relations and 
communications and provide general coordination and review of plans in functional 
areas of State Government as may be necessary for receipt of federal funds; and 
I.  Perform other duties related to the purposes of the office under section 3102 as 
assigned by the Governor or as directed by statute. 
2.  Powers.  The director may, in connection with the performance of the office's 
duties, issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of 
books, papers, records and documents of individuals, firms, associations and corporations 
and all officers, boards, commissions and entities of state, county and municipal 
government, including quasi-governmental and independent agencies.  Whenever a 
person refuses to obey a subpoena duly issued by the director, the Superior Court for 
Kennebec County or any court of this State within the jurisdiction of which the person 
resides or transacts business has jurisdiction to issue to that person an order requiring that 
person to comply with the subpoena, and any failure to obey that order may be punished 
by the court as contempt. 
§3105.  Acceptance and administration of funds 
The office may accept, administer and expend funds, including but not limited to 
funds from the Federal Government or from any individual, foundation or corporation, 
for purposes consistent with this chapter. 
§3106.  Contracts 
The office may contract with public and private entities for research and analysis and 
other services as the director determines necessary to address the office's duties under this 
chapter. 
§3107.  Governmental cooperation; temporary reassignment of governmental 
employees 
All 
departments, 
agencies, 
authorities, 
boards, 
commissions 
and 
other 
instrumentalities of the State shall, at the director's request, assist the office in the 
gathering of information, reports and data that relate to the performance of the duties of 
the office.  Subject to approval by the Governor, at the request of the director a state 
agency shall, as provided in chapter 309, assign qualified personnel to the office for a 
period of up to 6 months to assist the office in the performance of its duties. 
§3108.  Confidential or proprietary information 
An entity of state, county or municipal government, including a quasi-governmental 
or independent agency of the State, may not deny the office access to confidential 
information when a request for such information is made in connection with the 
performance of the duties of the office.  All information and documents determined to be 
confidential under federal or state law or by order of a court remain confidential under the 
original public records exception when in the possession of the office. 
Sec. DD-6.  5 MRSA §13056, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 534, Pt. A, §§17 
and 19, is amended to read: 
3.  Conduct planning and research.  Conduct planning, research and analysis for 
department needs, but not macroeconomic forecasting, which shall be is the responsibility 
of the State Planning Office Governor's Office of Policy and Management.  The 
department shall gather, maintain and have access to all economic and other information 
necessary to the performance of its duties; 
Sec. DD-7.  5 MRSA §13120-Q, first ¶, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 703, §6, is 
amended to read: 
The authority, with the advice of the department, the Department of Labor, the State 
Planning Office and such other agencies it determines appropriate, may waive the 
requirements of section 13120-P, subsection 2, paragraph E and section 13120-P, 
subsection 3, paragraph E if the municipality has experienced a historical lack of private 
investment and it is reasonably expected that private investment will not be available to 
assist with project financing and one of the following conditions is met: 
Sec. DD-8.  10 MRSA §363, sub-§2-A, as amended by PL 1999, c. 728, §2, is 
further amended to read: 
2-A.  Recommendation of Governor and issuers.  At any time action of the 
Legislature under subsection 1-A is necessary or desirable, the Governor shall 
recommend to the appropriate committee of the Legislature a proposed allocation or 
reallocation of all or part of the state ceiling.  To assist the Governor in making a 
recommendation of proposed allocations of the state ceiling on private activity bonds, the 
group of 7 representatives described in subsection 1-A shall make a recommendation 
regarding allocation or reallocation of the state ceiling.  In order to assist the group in 
making its recommendation and to assist the Governor and the Legislature, the State 
Planning Office Department of Administrative and Financial Services, in consultation 
with the Governor's Office of Policy and Management, shall prepare an annual analysis of 
the State's economic outlook, prevailing interest rate forecasts related to tax-exempt 
financing by the issuers specifically identified in subsections 4 to 8, the availability to 
those issuers of alternative financing from sources that do not require an allocation of the 
state ceiling and the relationship of these factors and various public policy considerations 
to the allocation or reallocation of the state ceiling.  In recommending any allocation or 
reallocation of the state ceiling to the Legislature, the Governor shall consider the 
requests and recommendations of those issuers of bonds within the State designated in 
this section, the recommendations of the group of representatives described in subsection 
1-A and the annual analysis of the State Planning Office Department of Administrative 
and Financial Services. 
Sec. DD-9.  12 MRSA §8876, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 720, §9, is 
further amended to read: 
2.  Future demand.  Project future demand for forest resources based on a common 
economic forecast developed by the State Planning Office Governor's Office of Policy 
and Management and on other appropriate economic projections; 
Sec. DD-10.  26 MRSA §3, as amended by PL 1997, c. 132, §1, is further 
amended to read: 
§3.  Records confidential 
All information and reports recorded by the director or the director's authorized 
agents under this Title are confidential, and no names of individuals, firms or 
corporations may be used in any reports of the director nor made available for public 
inspection.  The director may release information and reports to other government 
agencies if the director believes that the information will serve to further the protection of 
the public or assist in the enforcement of local, state and federal laws.  The director may 
also release information and reports to the public pertaining to final bureau action taken 
under the authority of this Title.  Records pertaining to the work force, employment 
patterns, wage rates, poverty and low-income patterns, economically distressed 
communities and regions and other similar information and data must be made available 
to the Department of Economic and Community Development and to the State Planning 
Office Governor's Office of Policy and Management for the purposes of analysis and 
evaluation, measuring and monitoring poverty and economic and social conditions 
throughout the State and to promote economic development with the understanding that 
the confidentiality of the information will be maintained. 
Sec. DD-11.  30-A MRSA §5652, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 405, §2, is 
amended to read: 
2.  Funding municipal education foundations.  A municipality may accept 
endowment funds from citizens, estates, municipal contributions and bond money to fund 
a municipal education foundation to support local education pursuant to section 5724, 
subsection 10.  The foundation may not spend the funds until it meets certain growth 
standards recommended by the Executive Department, State Planning Office Department 
of Administrative and Financial Services. 
Sec. DD-12.  30-A MRSA §5724, sub-§10, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 405, §3, is 
amended to read: 
10.  Municipal education foundations.  A municipal education foundation is 
established with the assistance of the Executive Department, State Planning Office 
Department of Administrative and Financial Services and must contain the following 
provisions. 
A.  The endowment of a municipal education foundation is funded by contributions 
by citizens, estates, municipalities and bond money if the foundation meets the 
Executive Department, State Planning Office standards pursuant to section 5652, 
subsection 2. 
B.  Trustees of a municipal education foundation must be citizens of the municipality 
and contain at least one member who is a teacher or administrator in the 
municipality’s education system to be a liaison between the school system and the 
municipal education foundation. 
Sec. DD-13.  30-A MRSA §5903, sub-§6-A, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 48, §§14 
and 31, is amended to read: 
6-A.  Median household income.  "Median household income" means the income 
computed based on the most current census information available, as provided by the 
State Planning Office Governor's Office of Policy and Management. 
Sec. DD-14.  35-A MRSA §3454, first ¶, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 661, Pt. A, 
§7, is amended to read: 
In making findings pursuant to Title 12, section 685-B, subsection 4 or Title 38, 
section 484, subsection 3, the primary siting authority shall presume that an expedited 
wind energy development provides energy and emissions-related benefits described in 
section 3402 and shall make additional findings regarding other tangible benefits 
provided by the development.  The Department of Labor, the Executive Department, 
State Planning Office Governor's Office of Policy and Management, the Governor's 
Energy Office and the Public Utilities Commission shall provide review comments if 
requested by the primary siting authority. 
Sec. DD-15.  35-A MRSA §3454, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 642, Pt. A, 
§7, is amended to read: 
5.  Promoting economic development and resource conservation; assistance to 
host communities.  To the extent practicable within existing resources, the Department 
of Economic and Community Development, the Governor's Energy Office and the 
Executive Department, State Planning Office, Governor's Office of Policy and 
Management shall provide, upon the request of a host community, assistance for the 
purpose of helping the host community maximize the economic development and 
resource conservation benefits from tax payments and payments made pursuant to a 
community benefit agreement or a community benefits package in connection with 
expedited wind energy developments.  As part of this assistance, the department and the 
office Department of Economic and Community Development shall support host 
communities in identifying additional funding and developing regional economic and 
natural resource conservation strategies. 
Sec. DD-16.  36 MRSA §6759, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 669, §5, is amended to 
read: 
§6759.  Program administration 
The commissioner shall administer this Act.  The commissioner and the State Tax 
Assessor may adopt rules pursuant to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act for 
implementation of the program, including, but not limited to, rules for determining and 
certifying eligibility.  The commissioner may also by rule establish fees, including fees 
payable to the State Tax Assessor and the State Planning Office for obligations under this 
chapter.  Any fees collected pursuant to this chapter must be deposited into a special 
revenue account administered by the State Tax Assessor and those fees may be used only 
to defray the actual costs of administering this Act. 
Sec. DD-17.  36 MRSA §7302, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. H, §2, is amended 
to read: 
§7302.  Progress reporting and data 
1.  Assessment and report.  The State Planning Office Governor's Office of Policy 
and Management shall separately assess and report on the progress made by the State, 
municipalities, counties and school administrative units, respectively, in achieving the tax 
burden reduction goals established in section 7301. 
2.  Indicators; annual report.  With reference to Title 5, chapter 142; Title 20-A, 
section 15671, subsection 1; and Title 30-A, sections 706-A and 5721-A, the State 
Planning Office Governor's Office of Policy and Management shall develop and apply 
specific, quantifiable performance indicators against which the progress in achieving the 
tax burden reduction goals established in section 7301 can be measured.  On January 15, 
2006 2013 and annually thereafter, the State Planning Office Governor's Office of Policy 
and Management shall report to the Governor and to the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over taxation matters on the progress made by the State, 
counties, municipalities and school administrative units, respectively, in achieving the tax 
burden reduction goals.  The report required by this subsection must be comprised of 4 
distinct parts reporting on the progress made by the State, municipalities, counties and 
school administrative units, respectively.  The State Planning Office Governor's Office of 
Policy and Management may also include in its report recommendations on alternative 
strategies to achieve the tax burden reduction goals established in section 7301 that 
reflect the best practices in this State, other states and other countries. 
3.  Data.  The State Planning Office Governor's Office of Policy and Management 
shall annually collect and analyze data regarding spending and revenues for 
municipalities, counties and school administrative units.  The State Planning Office 
Governor's Office of Policy and Management shall submit an annual report that provides 
information and analysis regarding government spending and revenue behavior and 
trends to the Governor and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over taxation matters.  The report must include information that identifies 
spending and revenue behavior by individual municipalities, counties and school 
administrative units.  Upon request, other departments of State Government shall 
cooperate and assist the State Planning Office Governor's Office of Policy and 
Management in the preparation of the report. 
Sec. DD-18.  38 MRSA §484, sub-§10, as amended by PL 2009, c. 615, Pt. E, 
§18, is further amended to read: 
10.  Special provisions; wind energy development or offshore wind power 
project.  In the case of a grid-scale wind energy development, or an offshore wind power 
project with an aggregate generating capacity of 3 megawatts or more, the proposed 
generating facilities, as defined in Title 35-A, section 3451, subsection 5: 
A.  Will be designed and sited to avoid unreasonable adverse shadow flicker effects; 
B.  Will be constructed with setbacks adequate to protect public safety.  In making a 
finding pursuant to this paragraph, the department shall consider the recommendation 
of a professional, licensed civil engineer as well as any applicable setback 
recommended by a manufacturer of the generating facilities; and 
C.  Will provide significant tangible benefits as determined pursuant to Title 35-A, 
section 3454, if the development is an expedited wind energy development.  
The Department of Labor, the Executive Department, State Planning Office Governor's 
Office of Policy and Management, the Governor's Energy Office and the Public Utilities 
Commission shall provide review comments if requested by the primary siting authority. 
For purposes of this subsection, "grid-scale wind energy development," "primary siting 
authority," "significant tangible benefits" and "expedited wind energy development" have 
the same meanings as in Title 35-A, section 3451. 
Sec. DD-19.  Resolve 1997, c. 36, §1 is repealed. 
Sec. DD-20.  Maine Revised Statutes headnote amended; revision clause.  
In the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, Part 8, in the part headnote, the words "state 
planning" are amended to read "policy and management" and the Revisor of Statutes shall 
implement this revision when updating, publishing or republishing the statutes. 
Sec. DD-21.  Initial recommendations.  No later than December 1, 2012, the 
Governor's Office of Policy and Management shall develop and recommend to the 
Governor and the Legislature changes in the structure, functions or operations of State 
Government to achieve General Fund savings of at least $1,000,000 during fiscal year 
2013-14 and at least $1,000,000 during fiscal year 2014-15. 
Sec. DD-22.  Creation of Governor’s Office of Policy and Management; 
elimination of the Executive Department, State Planning Office; transition 
provisions.  The following transition provisions govern the creation of the Governor's 
Office of Policy and Management and the elimination of the Executive Department, State 
Planning Office. 
1. The Governor's Office of Policy and Management is created as of May 1, 2012. 
The Governor shall appoint the Director of the Governor's Office of Policy and 
Management at any time on or after that date. The director shall organize the office, 
including creation of employee positions pursuant to this Act, to be hired on or after July 
1, 2012. 
2. The Executive Department, State Planning Office is eliminated on July 1, 2012. 
All transfers of Executive Department, State Planning Office responsibilities to the 
Governor’s Office of Policy and Management under this Act are effective on July 1, 
2012. 
3. All records, property and equipment previously belonging to or allocated for the 
use of the Executive Department, State Planning Office that have not otherwise been 
provided for under this Act become the property of the Governor’s Office of Policy and 
Management. 
Sec. DD-23.  Transition provisions; economics and demographics matters. 
The following provisions apply to the reassignment of duties, responsibilities and 
activities of the Executive Department, State Planning Office regarding economics and 
demographics. 
1. Two authorized positions and incumbent personnel in the Executive Department, 
State Planning Office that are assigned to that office's economics and demographics 
program are transferred to the Governor's Office of Policy and Management.  These 
employees must retain their accrued fringe benefits, including but not limited to vacation 
and sick leave, health and life insurance and retirement benefits. 
2. If so designated by the Governor, the Department of Labor is authorized to serve as 
the State Data Center for purposes of the State Data Center Program administered by the 
United States Department of Commerce, United States Census Bureau and to develop a 
memorandum of agreement with the bureau that outlines responsibilities of the 
department and bureau under the State Data Center Program. 
Sec. DD-24.  Effective date.  This Part takes effect May 1, 2012. 
PART EE 
Sec. EE-1.  5 MRSA §2003, sub-§2, ¶D, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. SS, 
§16, is amended to read: 
D.  Eight representatives as follows: 
(1)  A representative of the University of Maine System, appointed by the 
Chancellor of the University of Maine System; 
(2)  Two representatives of a statewide association of municipalities, one 
representative appointed by the President of the Senate from nominations made 
by the association's governing body and one representative appointed by the 
Speaker of the House from nominations made by the association's governing 
body; 
(3)  One representative of a statewide association of regional councils, appointed 
by the Speaker of the House from nominations made by the Executive 
Department, State Planning Office Department of Conservation; 
(4)  One representative of a statewide association of counties, appointed by the 
Governor from nominations made by the association's governing body; 
(5)  One representative of a statewide association representing real estate and 
development interests, appointed by the President of the Senate; 
(6)  One representative of a statewide association representing environmental 
interests, appointed by the Speaker of the House; and 
(7)  One member representing public utilities, appointed by the Governor; 
Sec. EE-2.  5 MRSA §3331, as amended by PL 2009, c. 652, Pt. A, §1, is 
repealed. 
Sec. EE-3.  5 MRSA Pt. 16-A, as amended, is repealed. 
Sec. EE-4.  5 MRSA §12004-G, sub-§29-C, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 483, §2, 
is repealed. 
Sec. EE-5.  5 MRSA §12004-I, sub-§24-F, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 648, §1, is 
repealed. 
Sec. EE-6.  5 MRSA §12004-I, sub-§68-B, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 192, §1, is 
repealed. 
Sec. EE-7.  5 MRSA §13056-D, sub-§2, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 414, Pt. 
G, §1 and affected by §5, is amended to read: 
C.  The Director of the State Planning Office within the Executive Department 
Commissioner of Conservation or the commissioner's designee; and 
Sec. EE-8.  5 MRSA §13083-T, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 39, Pt. F, 
§1 and affected by §2, is amended to read: 
B.  The Commissioner of Conservation; and 
Sec. EE-9.  5 MRSA §13083-T, sub-§2, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 39, Pt. F, 
§1 and affected by §2, is repealed. 
Sec. EE-10.  5 MRSA §13090-F, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2009, c. 211, Pt. B, 
§2, is further amended to read: 
1.  Maine Tourism Commission.  The Maine Tourism Commission, established by 
section 12004-I, subsection 87 and referred to in this section as the "commission," shall 
assist and advise the Office of Tourism to achieve its purpose under section 13090-C.  
The commission consists of 25 voting members appointed by the Governor as follows: 
A.  Three members representing the outdoor sporting interests of the State, including: 
(1)  One member representing a statewide organization of hunters, anglers and 
trappers; 
(2)  One member representing the interests of large landowners; and 
(3)  One member representing a statewide organization of licensed Maine guides; 
B.  Eight public members who represent their respective regions and have experience 
in the field or have demonstrated concern for the travel industry; 
C.  Thirteen members of major tourism trade associations, including: 
(1)  At least one member representing a statewide organization of hotels, motels 
and inns; 
(2)  At least one member representing a statewide organization of restaurants; 
(3)  At least one member representing a statewide organization of campground 
owners; 
(4)  At least one member representing the retail sector in the State; 
(5)  At least one member representing the motorcoach industry; 
(6)  At least one member representing the air transportation industry; 
(7)  At least one member representing arts and cultural organizations; and 
(8)  At least one member representing a statewide organization of youth camps; 
and 
D.  One member representing a statewide organization of agricultural producers. 
The terms of the voting members are for 4 years each.  The Governor shall fill a vacancy 
in the membership for any unexpired term.  The commissioners, directors or designees of 
the following state departments or offices shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members of 
the commission: the department; the State Planning Office; the Department of 
Conservation; the Department of Transportation; the Department of Inland Fisheries and 
Wildlife; the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources; the Department of 
Education; and the Bureau of Public Improvements General Services.  The Canadian 
Affairs Coordinator shall also serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the 
commission.  A chair and vice-chair of the commission must be elected annually from the 
appointed membership. 
Sec. EE-11.  5 MRSA §13107, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 673, Pt. M, §8, 
is amended to read: 
1.  Outcome measures.  Establish outcome measures considered appropriate by 
public and private practitioners inside and outside of the State in the fields of research 
and development and economic development. Practitioners in this State must include, but 
are not limited to, a representative from the University of Maine System, a representative 
of the targeted technology sectors, a representative of the Executive Department, State 
Planning Office Governor's Office of Policy and Management and representatives of 
other state agencies having economic development responsibility; 
Sec. EE-12.  5 MRSA §15302, sub-§3, ¶C, as amended by PL 2005, c. 425, §19, 
is further amended to read: 
C.  The Director of the State Planning Office Governor's Office of Policy and 
Management or the director's designee is an ex officio nonvoting director. 
Sec. EE-13.  7 MRSA §214, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2005, c. 382, Pt. C, §2, is 
further amended to read: 
3.  Advisory committee.  The commissioner shall establish an advisory committee to 
discuss possibilities and review proposals for expanding purchases of local foodstuffs.  
The commissioner shall invite one or more representatives from each of the following 
agencies to serve on the advisory committee: the Department of Education; the 
Department of Marine Resources; the Department of Corrections; the Department of 
Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Purchases; the Executive Department, 
State Planning Office; the Department of Health and Human Services; the University of 
Maine System; and the Maine Community College System. 
Sec. EE-14.  10 MRSA §918, sub-§3, as corrected by RR 2003, c. 2, §14, is 
amended to read: 
3.  Ex officio corporators.  Ex officio corporators consist of the heads of the major 
state departments and agencies and the Chancellor of the University of Maine System. 
State department and agency heads include the following: 
Treasurer of State; 
Director of the State Planning Office Governor's Office of Policy and Management; 
Commissioner of Economic and Community Development; 
Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources; 
Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation; 
Commissioner of Conservation; 
Commissioner of Education; 
Commissioner of Environmental Protection; 
Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services; 
Commissioner of Health and Human Services; 
Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife; 
Commissioner of Labor; 
Commissioner of Marine Resources; 
Commissioner of Transportation; 
Chief Executive Officer of the Finance Authority of Maine; 
Executive Director of the Maine Municipal Bond Bank; and 
Executive Director of the Maine State Housing Authority. 
Sec. EE-15.  10 MRSA §945-B, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 648, §5 and 
amended by PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. OO, §2 and affected by §4, is further amended to read: 
1.  Members.  Members are the private individuals, partnerships, firms, corporations, 
governmental entities and other organizations who pay dues to the center.  For the 
purposes of this chapter, members may include, but are not limited to, municipal and 
county government, councils of government, local and area development corporations, 
regional planning commissions, development districts, state agencies, higher educational 
facilities, including the components of the University of Maine System, the Maine 
Maritime Academy, private colleges and postsecondary schools and community colleges, 
and other public or quasi-public entities.  The following 8 public organizations are 
granted membership by virtue of the State's contribution to the organization, are exempt 
from dues requirements and each is entitled to designate one individual to exercise its 
voting right:  the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, the State 
Planning Office, Governor's Office of Policy and Management, the Finance Authority of 
Maine, the Department of Labor, the Department of Conservation, the Department of 
Marine Resources, the Department of Economic and Community Development and the 
Department of Transportation. 
Sec. EE-16.  10 MRSA §1063, sub-§2, ¶J, as amended by PL 1989, c. 501, Pt. 
DD, §20, is further amended to read: 
J.  In the case of an energy generating system, an energy distribution system or an 
industrial-commercial project, any of which includes hydroelectric facilities deemed 
necessary for the production of electricity:  
(1)  The Public Utilities Commission has certified that all required licenses have 
been issued or that none are required; and  
(2)  The Director of the State Planning Office Governor's Office of Policy and 
Management has reviewed and commented upon the project proposal. The 
Director of the State Planning Office Governor's Office of Policy and 
Management shall make comments within 30 days after receipt of a notification 
and copy of the project proposal from the authority. The authority shall take the 
comments into consideration in its consideration of the project; and 
Sec. EE-17.  12 MRSA §406, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 458, §1, is repealed. 
Sec. EE-18.  12 MRSA §407, as amended by PL 1989, c. 878, Pt. A, §29, is 
further amended to read: 
§407.  Comprehensive river resource management plans 
The State Planning Office Department of Conservation, with assistance from the 
Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the Department of Marine Resources, the 
Department of Environmental Protection, the Governor's Energy Office and other state 
agencies as needed, shall develop, subject to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, 
Title 5, chapter 375, a comprehensive river resource management plan for each watershed 
with a hydropower project licensed under the Federal Power Act or to be licensed under 
the Federal Power Act.  These plans shall must provide a basis for state agency 
comments, recommendations and permitting decisions and shall at a minimum include, as 
applicable, minimum flows, impoundment level regimes, upstream and downstream fish 
passage, maintenance of aquatic habitat and habitat productivity, public access and 
recreational opportunities.  These plans shall must update, complement and, after public 
notice, comment, and hearings in the watershed, be adopted as components of the State's 
comprehensive rivers management plan. 
Sec. EE-19.  26 MRSA §2006, sub-§7, ¶C, as amended by PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. 
OO, §2 and affected by §4 and amended by c. 114, §13; c. 545, §4; and c. 689, Pt. B, §6, 
is further amended to read: 
C.  The Governor shall appoint members to a technical support group to assist the 
council in the performance of its duties and responsibilities.  The Governor shall 
appoint persons to serve on the technical support group for 3-year terms.  The 
services provided by the State's various workforce organizations must be fairly 
represented in the technical support group with consideration given to a balance 
between rural and urban interests.  Organizations with representation on the technical 
support group may include, but are not limited to: 
(1)  The local areas; 
(2)  Adult education; 
(3)  School-to-work; 
(4)  Providers that specialize in women's workforce issues; 
(5)  Rehabilitation providers; 
(6)  Welfare-to-work; 
(7)  The University of Maine System; 
(8)  The Maine Community College System; 
(9)  Career and technical education; and 
(10)  The Department of Economic and Community Development, the 
Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the 
Department of Labor and the State Planning Office. 
Sec. EE-20.  30-A MRSA §2343, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 483, §3, is repealed. 
Sec. EE-21.  30-A MRSA §6208, sub-§1, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 266, §2, 
is repealed. 
Sec. EE-22.  36 MRSA §305, sub-§2, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1973, c. 620, §10, is 
amended to read: 
C.  Establishment of a coordinate grid system in connection with the State Planning 
Office Department of Conservation for the purpose of uniform identification of 
property parcels; 
Sec. EE-23.  38 MRSA §410-M, last ¶, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 643, Pt. YY, 
§1, is repealed. 
Sec. EE-24.  38 MRSA §470-G, as repealed and replaced by PL 2007, c. 619, §6, 
is repealed. 
Sec. EE-25.  38 MRSA §1803, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 794, Pt. A, §11, is 
repealed. 
Sec. EE-26.  38 MRSA §2013, sub-§2, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 519, Pt. B, 
§1 and affected by §3, is repealed. 
Sec. EE-27.  38 MRSA §2123-C, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 192, §4, is repealed. 
Sec. EE-28.  PL 2011, c. 205, §4 is amended to read: 
Sec. 4.  Statewide aquatic restoration plan for stream crossings.  The 
Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Inland Fisheries and 
Wildlife, the Department of Marine Resources and the Department of Transportation, in 
conjunction with the Executive Department, State Planning Office Department of 
Conservation and other interested stakeholders, shall work collaboratively to develop a 
statewide aquatic conservation and restoration strategy plan, referred to in this section as 
"the plan," designed to maintain and restore the ecological health of the State's aquatic 
ecosystems and focusing on maintaining and restoring dynamic ecological processes 
responsible for creating and sustaining habitats over broad landscapes as opposed to 
individual projects or small watersheds.  The plan must improve upon best management 
practices for public and private roads by including consideration of the Department of 
Transportation's Waterway and Wildlife Crossing Policy and Design Guide, the Maine 
Interagency Stream Connectivity Work Group's 2010 final report, Maine's Atlantic 
salmon recovery plan and any other technical, policy and financial information that may 
help the process.  The plan must include, but not be limited to, using scientific data from 
stakeholders, establishing active restoration priorities, refining existing and proposing 
additional best management practices, reviewing statutory exemptions and regulatory 
standards to inform regulatory decision making, establishing performance measures, 
proposing funding alternatives for passive and active restoration, identifying gaps and 
overlaps with other pertinent issues such as climate change and flood management and 
providing for education and outreach.  The Department of Environmental Protection, in 
cooperation with the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the Department of 
Marine Resources and the Department of Transportation, shall present the final draft of 
the plan, which may include suggested legislation, to the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over natural resources matters no later than January 31, 
2013.  The committee may report out a bill to the First Regular Session of the 126th 
Legislature.  
Sec. EE-29.  P&SL 1999, c. 58, §2, sub-§7 is repealed. 
Sec. EE-30.  P&SL 1999, c. 58, §4, sub-§1, ¶B is repealed. 
Sec. EE-31.  Effective date.  This Part takes effect July 1, 2012. 
PART FF 
Sec. FF-1.  5 MRSA §13056, sub-§6, ¶B, as amended by PL 2003, c. 159, §2, is 
further amended to read: 
B.  Other community planning technical assistance and training and development 
assistance programs of the former State Planning Office; 
Sec. FF-2.  5 MRSA §13072, sub-§7, as amended by PL 1995, c. 395, Pt. D, §7, 
is further amended to read: 
7.  Oversee community development resources and programs.  The director shall 
oversee the implementation of community development programs to include at a 
minimum: 
A.  The Community Development Block Grant Program.; and 
G.  Training and certification for municipal code enforcement officers under Title 
30-A, chapter 187, subchapter 5. 
Sec. FF-3.  10 MRSA §9723, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 699, §6, is 
amended to read: 
2.  Training program standards; implementation.  The committee shall direct the 
training coordinator of the Bureau of Building Codes and Standards, established in Title 
25, section 2372, to develop a training program for municipal building officials, local 
code enforcement officers and 3rd-party inspectors.  The Executive Department, State 
Planning Office Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of 
Community Development, pursuant to Title 30-A, section 4451, subsection 3-A, shall 
implement the training and certification program established under this chapter. 
Sec. FF-4.  25 MRSA §2374, as amended by PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. M, §3, is further 
amended to read: 
§2374.  Uniform Building Codes and Standards Fund  
The Uniform Building Codes and Standards Fund, referred to in this section as "the 
fund," is established within the Department of Public Safety to fund the activities of the 
bureau under this chapter and the activities of the board under Title 10, chapter 1103 and 
the Executive Department, State Planning Office Department of Economic and 
Community Development, Office of Community Development under Title 30-A, section 
4451, subsection 3-A.  Revenue for this fund is provided by the surcharge established by 
section 2450-A.  The Department of Public Safety and the Executive Department, State 
Planning Office Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of 
Community Development shall together determine an amount to be transferred annually 
from the fund for training and certification under Title 30-A, section 4451, subsection 
3-A to the Maine Code Enforcement Training and Certification Fund established in Title 
30-A, section 4451, subsection 3-B.  Any balance of the fund may not lapse, but must be 
carried forward as a continuing account to be expended for the same purpose in the 
following fiscal year. 
Sec. FF-5.  25 MRSA §2450-A, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 699, §13, is amended 
to read: 
§2450-A.  Surcharge on plan review fee for Uniform Building Codes and Standards 
Fund 
In addition to the fees established in section 2450, a surcharge of 4¢ per square foot 
of occupied space must be levied on the existing fee schedule for new construction, 
reconstruction, repairs, renovations or new use for the sole purpose of funding the 
activities of the Technical Building Codes and Standards Board with respect to the Maine 
Uniform Building and Energy Code, established pursuant to the Title 10, chapter 1103, 
the activities of the Bureau of Building Codes and Standards under chapter 314 and the 
activities of the Executive Department, State Planning Office Department of Economic 
and Community Development, Office of Community Development under Title 30-A, 
section 4451, subsection 3-A, except that the fee for review of a plan for the renovation of 
a public school, including the fee established under section 2450, may not exceed $450. 
Revenue collected from this surcharge must be deposited into the Uniform Building 
Codes and Standards Fund established by section 2374. 
Sec. FF-6.  30-A MRSA §4215, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. M, 
§4, is further amended to read: 
4.  Fees.  The plumbing inspector shall issue any permit under this section upon 
receipt and approval of a completed application form as prescribed by the commissioner 
and payment by the applicant of the fee established by the municipality.  The fee must be 
at least the minimum amount determined by rule of the department.  One-quarter of the 
amount of the minimum fee must be paid through the department to the Treasurer of State 
to be maintained as a permanent fund and used by the department to implement its 
subsurface wastewater disposal rules, to administer the receipt and collation of completed 
permits and to issue plumbing permit labels to the municipality and by the State Planning 
Office Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of Community 
Development for training and certification of local plumbing inspectors.  The department 
and the State Planning Office Department of Economic and Community Development, 
Office of Community Development shall together determine an amount to be transferred 
annually by the Treasurer of State for training and certification of local plumbing 
inspectors to the Maine Code Enforcement Training and Certification Fund established in 
section 4451, subsection 3-B.  The remainder of the fee must be paid to the treasurer of 
the municipality. 
Sec. FF-7.  30-A MRSA §4221, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 296, §3, is 
further amended to read: 
1.  Appointment; compensation; removal.  In every municipality, the municipal 
officers shall appoint one or more inspectors of plumbing, who need not be residents of 
the municipality for which they are appointed. Plumbing inspectors are appointed for a 
term of one year or more and must be sworn and the appointment recorded as provided in 
section 2526, subsection 9.  An individual properly appointed as plumbing inspector and 
satisfactorily performing the duties may continue in that capacity after the term has 
expired until replaced.  The municipal officers shall notify the department and the State 
Planning Office Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of 
Community Development of the appointment of a plumbing inspector in writing within 
days of the appointment. 
Compensation of plumbing inspectors is determined by the municipal officers and paid 
by the respective municipalities. 
The municipal officers may remove a plumbing inspector for cause, after notice and 
hearing. 
Sec. FF-8.  30-A MRSA §4221, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 683, Pt. B, 
§15 and PL 1999, c. 547, Pt. B, §78 and affected by §80, is further amended to read: 
2.  Certification requirements.  A person may not hold the office of plumbing 
inspector unless currently certified as qualified by the State Planning Office pursuant to 
section 4451.  Certification is effective for a period of  5 years unless sooner revoked or 
suspended by the District Court as provided for in section 4451. 
Sec. FF-9.  30-A MRSA §4451, as amended by PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. M, §§5 to 9 
and c. 261, Pt. A, §14, is further amended to read: 
§4451.  Training and certification for code enforcement officers 
1.  Certification required; exceptions.  A municipality may not employ any 
individual to perform the duties of a code enforcement officer who is not certified by the 
office former State Planning Office or the Department of Economic and Community 
Development, Office of Community Development, except that: 
A.  An individual other than an individual appointed as a plumbing inspector has 12 
months after beginning employment to be trained and certified as provided in this 
section; 
B.  Whether or not any extension is available under paragraph A, the office 
Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of Community 
Development may waive this requirement for up to one year if the certification 
requirements cannot be met without imposing a hardship on the municipality 
employing the individual;  
C.  An individual may be temporarily authorized in writing by the Department of 
Health and Human Services, Division of Health Engineering to be employed as a 
plumbing inspector for a period not to exceed 12 months; and 
D.  An individual whose certification has expired or is about to expire may be 
temporarily authorized in writing by the office Department of Economic and 
Community Development, Office of Community Development to extend that 
individual's certification for a period not to exceed 12 months in cases where the 
necessary training or examination is suspended under subsection 3-B, paragraph E. 
2.  Penalty.  Any municipality that violates this section commits a civil violation for 
which a forfeiture of not more than $100 may be adjudged.  Each day in violation 
constitutes a separate offense. 
2-A.  Code enforcement officer; definition and duties.  As used in this subchapter, 
"code enforcement officer" means a person certified under this section and employed by a 
municipality to enforce all applicable laws and ordinances in the following areas: 
A.    Shoreland zoning under Title 38, chapter 3, subchapter I 1, article 2-B; 
B.    Comprehensive planning and land use under Part 2, Subpart VI-A 6-A; 
C.    Internal plumbing under chapter 185, subchapter III 3; 
D.    Subsurface wastewater disposal under chapter 185, subchapter III 3; and 
E.  Building standards under chapter 141; chapter 185, subchapter 1; beginning June 
1, 2010, Title 10, chapter 1103; and Title 25, chapters 313 and 331. 
3.  Training and certification of code enforcement officers.  In cooperation with 
code enforcement officer professional associations, the Maine Community College 
System, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Health and 
Human Services and the Department of Public Safety, except as otherwise provided in 
paragraph H, the office Department of Economic and Community Development, Office 
of Community Development shall establish a continuing education program for 
individuals engaged in code enforcement.  This program must provide basic training in 
the technical and legal aspects of code enforcement necessary for certification.  The basic 
training program must include training to provide familiarity with the laws and 
ordinances related to the structure and practice of the municipal code enforcement office, 
municipal planning board and appeals board procedures, application review and 
permitting procedures, inspection procedures and enforcement techniques. 
H.  If funding is not available to support the training and certification program 
authorized under this subsection, the office Department of Economic and Community 
Development, Office of Community Development shall discontinue training and 
certification activities related to laws and ordinances referenced in subsection 2-A, 
paragraphs A and B and shall adopt by routine technical rules under Title 5, chapter 
375, subchapter 2-A a program to register code enforcement officers that meet 
training and education qualifications.  The office Department of Economic and 
Community Development, Office of Community Development shall publish the list 
of persons registered for code enforcement who have submitted evidence of required 
qualifications.  Persons registered under this paragraph must meet the requirements 
for training and certification under this subchapter.  The office Department of 
Economic and Community Development, Office of Community Development shall 
consult with the Department of Health and Human Services for the purposes of 
carrying out training and certification activities related to laws and ordinances 
referenced in subsection 2-A, paragraphs C and D.  Within one month of 
discontinuation of training and certification under this paragraph, the office 
Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of Community 
Development shall report 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 state and local government matters a 
recommendation for funding the training and certification program or for further 
changes in program requirements. 
3-A.  Training and certification of inspectors in the Maine Uniform Building and 
Energy Code.  In accordance with the training and certification requirements developed 
pursuant to Title 10, section 9723, the office Department of Economic and Community 
Development, Office of Community Development shall provide the training necessary to 
certify municipal building officials, local code enforcement officers and 3rd-party 
inspectors. 
3-B.  Maine Code Enforcement Training and Certification Fund.  The Maine 
Code Enforcement Training and Certification Fund, referred to in this section as "the 
fund," is established as a nonlapsing fund to support training and certification programs 
administered by the office Department of Economic and Community Development, 
Office of Community Development for code enforcement officers, local plumbing 
inspectors, municipal building officials and 3rd-party inspectors in accordance with this 
subchapter. 
A.  Beginning July 1, 2009, and each year thereafter on July 1st, the funds identified 
in section 4215, subsection 4 for training and certifying local plumbing inspectors 
must be transferred to the fund. 
B.  Beginning July 1, 2009, and each year thereafter on July 1st, the funds identified 
in Title 25, section 2374 for training and certifying municipal building officials, local 
code enforcement officers and 3rd-party inspectors must be transferred to the fund. 
C.  The office Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of 
Community Development shall place in the fund any money it receives from grants to 
support the requirements of this subchapter. 
D.  Funds related to code enforcement training and certification may be expended 
only in accordance with allocations approved by the Legislature and solely for the 
administration of this subchapter.  Any balance remaining in the fund at the end of 
any fiscal year may not lapse but must be carried forward to the next fiscal year. 
E.  If the fund does not contain sufficient money to support the costs of the training 
and certification provided for in this subchapter, the office Department of Economic 
and Community Development, Office of Community Development may suspend all 
or reduce the level of training and certification activities. 
4.  Examination.  The office Department of Economic and Community 
Development, Office of Community Development shall conduct at least one examination 
each year to examine candidates for certification at a time and place designated by it.  
The office Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of Community 
Development may conduct additional examinations to carry out the purposes of this 
subchapter. 
5.  Certification standards.  The office Department of Economic and Community 
Development, Office of Community Development shall adopt routine technical rules 
under Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A to establish the qualifications, conditions and 
licensing standards and procedures for the certification and recertification of individuals 
as code enforcement officers.  A code enforcement officer need only be certified in the 
areas of actual job responsibilities.  The rules established under this subsection must 
identify standards for each of the areas of training under subsection 2-A, in addition to 
general standards that apply to all code enforcement officers. 
6.  Certification; terms; revocation.  The office Department of Economic and 
Community Development, Office of Community Development shall certify individuals as 
to their competency to successfully enforce ordinances and other land use regulations and 
permits granted under those ordinances and regulations and shall issue certificates 
attesting to the competency of those individuals to act as code enforcement officers.  
Certificates issued by the former State Planning Office or the Department of Economic 
and Community Development, Office of Community Development are valid for 6 years 
unless revoked by the District Court.  An examination is not required for recertification of 
code enforcement officers.  The office Department of Economic and Community 
Development, Office of Community Development shall recertify a code enforcement 
officer if the code enforcement officer successfully completes at least 12 hours of 
approved training in each area of job responsibility during the 6-year certification period. 
A.  The District Court may revoke the certificate of a code enforcement officer, in 
accordance with Title 4, chapter 5, when it finds that: 
(1)  The code enforcement officer has practiced fraud or deception; 
(2)  Reasonable care, judgment or the application of a duly trained and 
knowledgeable code enforcement officer's ability was not used in the 
performance of the duties of the office; or 
(3)  The code enforcement officer is incompetent or unable to perform properly 
the duties of the office. 
B.  Code enforcement officers whose certificates are invalidated under this subsection 
may be issued new certificates provided that they are newly certified as provided in 
this section. 
7.  Other professions unaffected.  This subchapter may not be construed to affect or 
prevent the practice of any other profession. 
Sec. FF-10.  30-A MRSA §4452, sub-§7, as amended by PL 2007, c. 569, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
7.  Natural resources protection laws.  A code enforcement officer, authorized by a 
municipality to represent that municipality in District Court and certified by the former 
State Planning Office or the Department of Economic and Community Development, 
Office of Community Development under section 4453 as familiar with court procedures, 
may enforce the provisions of Title 38, section 420-C, Title 38, chapter 3, subchapter 1, 
article 5-A and Title 38, chapter 13-D by instituting injunctive proceedings or by seeking 
civil penalties in accordance with Title 38, section 349, subsection 2. 
Sec. FF-11.  30-A MRSA §4453, as amended by PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. M, §§10 to 
12, is further amended to read: 
§4453.  Certification for representation in court 
The office Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of 
Community Development shall establish certification standards and a program to certify 
familiarity with court procedures for the following individuals: 
1.  Code enforcement officers.  Code enforcement officers as set forth in sections 
4451 and 4452 and Title 38, section 441; 
2.  Plumbing inspectors.  Plumbing inspectors as set forth in sections 4221 and 
4451; 
3.  Department of Environmental Protection.  Department of Environmental 
Protection employees as set forth in Title 38, section 342, subsection 7; and 
4.  Maine Land Use Regulation Commission.  Maine Land Use Regulation 
Commission employees as set forth in Title 12, section 685-C, subsection 9. 
Sec. FF-12.  38 MRSA §480-F, sub-§1, ¶B, as repealed and replaced by PL 
1997, c. 364, §19, is amended to read: 
B.  Adopted a comprehensive plan and related land use ordinances determined by the 
former State Planning Office or the Department of Economic and Community 
Development, Office of Community Development to be consistent with the criteria 
set forth in Title 30-A, chapter 187, subchapter II 2 and determined by the 
commissioner to be at least as stringent as criteria set forth in section 480-D; 
Sec. FF-13.  38 MRSA §480-F, sub-§1, ¶F, as amended by PL 2003, c. 688, Pt. 
A, §43, is further amended to read: 
F.  Appointed a code enforcement officer, certified by the Executive Department, 
State Planning Office pursuant to Title 30-A, section 4451. 
Sec. FF-14.  38 MRSA §488, sub-§19, as amended by PL 2001, c. 626, §11, is 
further amended to read: 
19.  Municipal capacity.  A structure, as defined in section 482, subsection 6, that is 
from 3 acres up to and including 7 acres or a subdivision, as defined in section 482, 
subsection 5, that is made up of 15 or more lots for single-family, detached, residential 
housing, common areas or open space with an aggregate area of from 30 acres up to and 
including 100 acres is exempt from review under this article if it is located wholly within 
a municipality or municipalities meeting the criteria in paragraphs A to D as determined 
by the department and it is located wholly within a designated growth area as identified in 
a comprehensive plan adopted pursuant to Title 30-A, chapter 187, subchapter II 2.  The 
planning board of the municipality in which the development is located or an adjacent 
municipality may petition the commissioner to review such a structure or subdivision if it 
has regional environmental impacts.  This petition must be filed within 20 days of the 
receipt of the application by the municipality.  State jurisdiction must be exerted, if at all, 
within 30 days of receipt of the completed project application by the commissioner from 
the municipality or within 30 days of receipt of any modification to that application from 
the municipality.  Review by the department is limited to the identified regional 
environmental impacts.  The criteria are as follows: 
A.  A municipal planning board or reviewing authority is established and the 
municipality has adequate resources to administer and enforce the provisions of its 
ordinances.  In determining whether this criterion is met, the commissioner may 
consider any specific and adequate technical assistance that is provided by a regional 
council; 
B.  The municipality has adopted a site plan review ordinance.  In determining the 
adequacy of the ordinance, the commissioner may consider model site plan review 
ordinances commonly used by municipalities in this State that address the issues 
reviewed under applicable provisions of this article prior to July 1, 1997; 
C.  The municipality has adopted subdivision regulations.  In determining the 
adequacy of these regulations, the commissioner may consider model subdivision 
regulations commonly used by municipalities in this State; and 
D.  The State Planning Office Department of Economic and Community 
Development, Office of Community Development has determined that the 
municipality has a comprehensive land use plan and land use ordinances or zoning 
ordinances that are consistent with Title 30-A, chapter 187 in providing for the 
protection of wildlife habitat, fisheries, unusual natural areas and archaeological and 
historic sites. 
The department, in consultation with the State Planning Office Department of Economic 
and Community Development, Office of Community Development, shall publish a list of 
those municipalities determined to have capacity pursuant to this subsection.  This list 
need not be established by rule and must be published by January 1st of each year.  The 
list must specify whether a municipality has capacity to review structures or subdivisions 
of lots for single-family, detached, residential housing, common areas or open space or 
both types of development.  The department may recognize joint arrangements among 
municipalities and regional organizations in determining whether the requirements of this 
subsection are met.   The department may review municipalities that are determined to 
have capacity pursuant to this subsection for compliance with the criteria in paragraphs A 
to D, and if the department determines that a municipality does not meet the criteria, the 
department may modify or remove the determination of capacity. 
A modification to a development that was reviewed by a municipality and exempted 
pursuant to this subsection is exempt as long as the modification will not cause the total 
area of the development to exceed the maximum acreage specified in this subsection for 
that type of development or, based upon information submitted by the municipality 
concerning the development and modification, the department determines that the 
modification may be adequately reviewed by the municipality. 
Sec. FF-15.  Transition provisions; code enforcement training and 
certification-related matters.  The following provisions apply to the reassignment of 
duties, responsibilities and activities of the Executive Department, State Planning Office 
regarding code enforcement training and certification to the Department of Economic and 
Community Development, Office of Community Development. 
1. One authorized position and incumbent personnel in the State Planning Office that 
is assigned to that office's code enforcement training and certification program is 
transferred to the Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of 
Community Development. This employee retains accrued fringe benefits, including but 
not limited to vacation and sick leave, health and life insurance and retirement benefits. 
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, the State 
Controller, upon request of the State Budget Officer and with the approval of the 
Governor, shall transfer to the proper account in the Department of Economic and 
Community Development, Office of Community Development all accrued expenditures, 
assets and liabilities, including but not limited to any contractual obligations, balances, 
appropriations, allocations, transfers, revenues and other available funds, in any account 
or subdivision of an account of the State Planning Office established for funds provided 
to the office under Title 25, section 2374 and Title 30-A, section 4215, subsection 4. 
Nothing in this section changes or is intended to change or otherwise affect the purposes 
or uses for which any funds transferred pursuant to this section may be expended. 
Sec. FF-16.  Effective date.  This Part takes effect July 1, 2012. 
PART GG 
Sec. GG-1.  5 MRSA §1742, sub-§28 is enacted to read: 
28.  State landfills.  To own, design, develop or operate, or contract with private 
parties to operate, solid waste disposal facilities, as provided in Title 38, chapter 24, 
subchapter 4. 
Sec. GG-2.  5 MRSA §12004-D, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 585, Pt. A, 
§5, is repealed. 
Sec. GG-3.  5 MRSA §12006, sub-§3, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 643, §6, is 
repealed. 
Sec. GG-4.  10 MRSA §1023-G, sub-§3, ¶D, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, 
Pt. A, §2, is further amended to read: 
D.  The project will contribute to achieving the goals identified in the state waste 
management and recycling plan adopted under Title 38, chapter 24 and is determined 
by the State Planning Office Department of Environmental Protection to be consistent 
with that plan.  Prior to adopting the state waste management and recycling plan, the 
fund may be used for projects that help achieve the goals identified in the state 
recycling plan approved under former Title 38, section 1310-M. 
Sec. GG-5.  10 MRSA §1041, sub-§18, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, 
§3, is further amended to read: 
18.  Recycling and waste reduction.  Provide financial assistance to businesses for 
recycling and waste reduction projects that are consistent with the management goals and 
objectives outlined in the state waste management and recycling plan under Title 38, 
chapter 24.  The State Planning Office Department of Environmental Protection shall 
provide assistance to the authority in determining consistency, technical eligibility and 
merit of application for recycling loans. 
Sec. GG-6.  10 MRSA §1063, sub-§2, ¶I-1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. 
A, §4, is further amended to read: 
I-1.    In the case of recycling and waste reduction projects, the proposed facility is 
consistent with and will contribute to the management goals and objectives outlined 
in the state waste management and recycling plan under Title 38, chapter 24 and will 
reduce the amount of solid or hazardous waste requiring disposal.  The State Planning 
Office Department of Environmental Protection shall provide assistance to the 
authority in determining consistency, technical eligibility and merit of applications 
for assistance under this subchapter. 
Sec. GG-7.  38 MRSA §1303-C, sub-§6, ¶D, as amended by PL 2005, c. 612, 
§2, is further amended to read: 
D.  Beginning January 1, 2007, a solid waste facility owned and controlled by the 
office Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General 
Services under chapter 24; 
Sec. GG-8.  38 MRSA §1303-C, sub-§19-C, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. 
A, §21, is repealed. 
Sec. GG-9.  38 MRSA §1303-C, sub-§35, as amended by PL 1997, c. 393, Pt. B, 
§9, is further amended to read: 
35.  State waste management and recycling plan.  "State waste management and 
recycling plan" means the plan adopted by the former Maine Waste Management Agency 
pursuant to chapter 24, subchapter II and 2, subsequent plans developed by the former 
State Planning Office pursuant to Title 5, former section 3305, subsection 1, paragraph N 
and the department pursuant to section 2122 and may also be referred to as "state plan." 
Sec. GG-10.  38 MRSA §1304, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, 
§22, is further amended to read: 
4.  Technical assistance.  The commissioner is authorized to establish guidelines for 
effective waste management, to provide technical assistance to persons planning, 
constructing or operating waste facilities, and to conduct applied research activities in the 
field of waste management, disposal technology and environmental effects, including 
methods of recycling hazardous or solid waste, sludge or septage.  The commissioner 
shall cooperate with the office in the design and delivery of this assistance. 
Sec. GG-11.  38 MRSA §1304, sub-§13, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, 
§23, is further amended to read: 
13.  Innovative disposal and utilization.  Recognizing that environmentally suitable 
sites for waste disposal are in limited supply and represent a critical natural resource, the 
commissioner may investigate and implement with the approval of the board innovative 
programs for managing, utilizing and disposing of solid waste.  Innovative programs may 
include agricultural and forest land spreading of wood-derived ash, utilization of ash 
resulting from combustion of municipal solid waste, paper mill sludges, municipal waste 
water treatment plant sludges and the composting of yard wastes.  The office 
commissioner shall first determine that the proposed innovative disposal and waste 
management programs are consistent with the state plan.  The commissioner shall review 
proposed innovative programs for each waste category and shall apply all controls 
necessary to ensure the protection of the environment and public health consistent with 
this chapter.  The board may adopt application review procedures designed to review 
individual applications and their individual waste sources with prior approval of classes 
of disposal or utilization sites.  The board shall adopt provisions for municipal 
notification prior to use of individual utilization sites.  
Sec. GG-12.  38 MRSA §1304-B, sub-§4-A, ¶D, as amended by PL 1995, c. 
656, Pt. A, §24, is further amended to read: 
D.  A municipality that anticipates that it will be unable to meet its contract 
obligation to supply a minimum BTU content level or minimum tonnage due to waste 
reduction or recycling programs and is unable to reach an agreement with the 
incinerator for the anticipated reduction may request the office department to 
intercede.  The office department shall assist the incinerator in soliciting solid waste 
to mitigate any anticipated shortfall in minimum BTU content level or minimum 
tonnage.  If no agreement on mitigation of an anticipated shortfall is reached, the 
terms of the original contract prevail, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. 
Sec. GG-13.  38 MRSA §1309, as amended by PL 2001, c. 22, §1, is further 
amended to read: 
§1309.  Interstate cooperation 
The Legislature encourages cooperative activities by the department and the office 
with other states for the improved management of hazardous and solid waste; for 
improved, and as far as is practicable, uniform state laws relating to the management of 
hazardous and solid waste; and compacts between this and other states for the improved 
management of hazardous and solid waste. 
Sec. GG-14.  38 MRSA §1310-S, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, 
§25, is further amended to read: 
1.  Notification.  A person applying for a license under this article or giving notice to 
the commissioner pursuant to section 485-A shall give, at the same time, written notice to 
the office and to the municipal officers of the municipality in which the proposed facility 
may be located and shall publish notice of the application in a newspaper of general 
circulation in the area. 
Sec. GG-15.  38 MRSA §1310-U, first ¶, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, 
§26, is further amended to read: 
Municipalities are prohibited from enacting stricter standards than those contained in 
this chapter and in the solid waste management rules adopted pursuant to this chapter 
governing the hydrogeological criteria for siting or designing solid waste disposal 
facilities or governing the engineering criteria related to waste handling and disposal 
areas of a solid waste disposal facility.  Except as provided in section 2173, 
municipalities are further prohibited from enacting or applying ordinances that regulate 
solid waste disposal facilities owned by the office State or a state agency or a regional 
association. 
Sec. GG-16.  38 MRSA §1316-G, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 578, §1, is 
amended to read: 
The State shall undertake a program to eliminate tire stockpiles.  The program is 
under the direction of the department with assistance from other agencies including the 
State Planning Office, the Department of the Attorney General, the Maine State Police, 
the Maine National Guard and the Department of Corrections. 
Sec. GG-17.  38 MRSA §1316-G, sub-§§2 and 3, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 
578, §1, are amended to read: 
2.  Market development.  The State Planning Office department shall, as available 
resources allow, assist the department generally in implementation of subsection 1.  The 
assistance may include, but is not limited to, encouraging with market development to 
encourage the beneficial reuse of whole tires and processed tires inside or outside the 
State.  The office department may also make recommendations to the Legislature 
regarding legislation that would enhance the beneficial reuse of waste tires or processed 
tires. 
3.  Business retention and new technology.  The Department of Economic and 
Community Development, as available resources allow, shall lead a cooperative effort 
involving the department, the State Planning Office and the Finance Authority of Maine 
to identify measures the State can take to provide a favorable environment for the 
retention of businesses assisting in the processing of waste tires.  This cooperative effort 
must also provide for the introduction of viable new technologies to cost-effectively 
convert waste tires to commodities that can be utilized for beneficial reuse and for energy 
production. 
Sec. GG-18.  38 MRSA §1652, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 195, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
2.  Schools.  A school or school administrative district shall comply with the 
provisions of this section except that a food service providing such services to satellite 
facilities at the school or school administrative district serviced by central kitchen 
facilities not at the same location is exempt.  A school or school administrative district 
may submit a request to the Executive Department, State Planning Office department for 
a 3-year waiver from the provisions of this section.  The State Planning Office 
department may grant the requested waiver as long as: 
A.  The request includes an explanation of the district's financial hardship and a waste 
reduction plan.  The plan must be designed to achieve the goal of using durable 
containers in place of disposable containers, unless it is shown that the use of durable 
containers is not feasible and alternative goals are proposed.  The plan must include a 
proposed capital plan for the acquisition of necessary equipment; and 
B.  The school or school administrative district has held a public hearing on the 
proposal to use polystyrene containers and the waste reduction plan. 
The State Planning Office department may renew the waiver for 2-year periods if it finds 
that the school or school administrative district has made reasonable progress toward 
implementing the waste reduction plan.  The State Planning Office department, within 
available resources, may provide technical and financial assistance to schools and school 
administrative districts to assist them with meeting the goal of using durable containers. 
Sec. GG-19.  38 MRSA §1668, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 779, §2, is amended to 
read: 
§1668.  Education program 
The department and the Executive Department, State Planning Office shall 
implement an education program relating to mercury-added products no later than 
January 1, 2001.  The program must provide information to the public about labeled 
mercury-added products, the requirements of the law regarding the source separation of 
waste mercury-added products and collection programs that are available to the public. 
Sec. GG-20.  38 MRSA §1669, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 779, §2, is amended to 
read: 
§1669.  Technical assistance to municipalities 
The department shall coordinate with the Executive Department, State Planning 
Office to assist interested municipalities and regional associations in developing 
collection programs for mercury-added products. 
Sec. GG-21.  38 MRSA §1705, sub-§9-B, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, 
§28, is repealed. 
Sec. GG-22.  38 MRSA §1721, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §29, is 
further amended to read: 
§1721.  Formation 
The formation of a disposal district is accomplished as follows. 
1.  Application by municipal officers.  The municipal officers of the municipality or 
municipalities that desire to form a disposal district shall file an application with the 
office department, after notice and hearing in each municipality, on a form or forms 
prepared by the office department, setting forth the name or names of the municipality or 
municipalities and furnishing such other data as the office department determines 
necessary and proper.  The application must contain, but is not limited to, a description of 
the territory of the proposed district, the name proposed for the district that includes the 
words "disposal district," a statement showing the existence in that territory of the 
conditions requisite for the creation of a disposal district as prescribed in section 1702, 
and other documents and materials required by the office department.  The office 
department may adopt rules under this chapter. 
2.  Public hearing.  Upon receipt of the application, the office department shall hold 
a public hearing on the application within 60 days of the date of receipt of the application, 
at some convenient place within the boundaries of the proposed district.  At least 14 days 
prior to the date of the hearing, the office department shall publish notice of the hearing at 
least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the area encompassed by the proposed 
district. 
3.  Approval of application.  After the public hearing, on consideration of the 
evidence received, the office department shall, in accordance with section 1702 and rules 
adopted by the office department, make findings of fact and a determination of record 
whether or not the conditions requisite for the creation of a disposal district exist in the 
territory described in the application.  If the office department finds that the conditions do 
exist, it shall issue an order approving the proposed district as conforming to the 
requirements of this chapter and designating the name of the proposed district.  The office 
department shall give notice to the municipal officers within the municipality or 
municipalities involved of a date, time and place of a meeting of the representative of the 
municipality or municipalities involved.  The municipal officers shall elect a 
representative to attend the meeting who may represent the municipality in all matters 
relating to the formation of the district.  A return receipt properly endorsed is evidence of 
the receipt of notice.  The notice must be mailed at least 10 days prior to the date set for 
the meeting. 
4.  Denial of application.  If the office department determines that the creation of a 
disposal district in the territory described in the application is not warranted for any 
reason, it shall make findings of fact and enter an order denying its approval.  The office 
department shall give notice of the denial by mailing certified copies of the decision and 
order to the municipal officers of the municipality or municipalities involved.  An 
application for the creation of a disposal district, consisting of exactly the same territory, 
may not be entertained within one year after the date of the issuance of an order denying 
approval of the formation of that disposal district, but this provision does not preclude 
action on an application for the creation of a disposal district embracing all or part of the 
territory described in the original application, provided that as long as another 
municipality or fewer municipalities are involved. 
5.  Joint meeting.  The persons selected by the municipal officers, to whom the 
notice described in subsection 3 is directed, shall meet at the time and place appointed.  
When more than one municipality is involved, they shall organize by electing a chair and 
a secretary.  An action may not be taken at any such meeting unless, at the time of 
convening, there are present at least a majority of the total number of municipal 
representatives eligible to attend and participate at the meeting, other than to report to the 
office department that a quorum was not present and to request the office department to 
issue a new notice for another meeting.  A quorum is a simple majority of representatives 
eligible to attend the meeting.  The purpose of the meeting is to determine the number of 
directors, subject to section 1724, to be appointed by and to represent each participating 
municipality and to determine the duration of terms to be served by the initial directors so 
that, in ensuing years, 1/3 of the directors and their alternates are appointed or 
reappointed each year, to serve until their respective successors are duly appointed and 
qualified.  Subject to section 1724, the number of directors to represent each municipality 
is subject for negotiation among the municipal representatives.  When a decision has been 
reached on the number of directors and the number to represent each municipality and the 
initial terms of the directors, subject to the limitations provided, this decision must be 
reduced to writing by the secretary and must be approved by a 2/3 vote of those present.  
The vote so reduced to writing and the record of the meeting must be signed by the chair, 
attested by the secretary and filed with the office department.  Any agreements among the 
municipal representatives that are considered essential prerequisites to the formation of 
the district, whether concerning payments in lieu of taxes to a municipality in which a 
waste facility is to be located, or any other matter, must be in writing and included in the 
record filed with the office department.  Subsequent to district formation, the board of 
directors of the district shall execute all documents necessary to give full effect to the 
agreements reached by the municipal representatives and filed with the office department.  
When a single municipality is involved, a copy of the vote of the municipal officers, duly 
attested by the clerk of the municipality, must be filed with the office department. 
6.  Submission.  When the record of the municipality, or the record of the joint 
meeting, when municipalities are involved, is received by the office department and 
found to be in order, the office department shall order the question of the formation of the 
proposed disposal district and other questions relating to the formation to be submitted to 
the legal voters residing within the municipalities, except as provided in subsection 7, in 
which case the municipal officers may determine the questions.  The order must be 
directed to the municipal officers of the municipality or municipalities that propose to 
form the disposal district, directing them to call, within 60 days of the date of the order, 
town meetings or city elections for the purpose of voting in favor of or in opposition to 
each of the following articles or questions, as applicable, in substantially the following 
form: 
A.  Whether the town (or city) of (name of town or city) will vote to incorporate as a 
disposal district to be called (name) Disposal District; 
B.  Whether the residents of (name of town or city) will vote to join with the residents 
of the (name of town or city) to incorporate as a disposal district to be called (name) 
Disposal District: (legal description of the bounds of the proposed disposal district).  
At a minimum, the district must consist of (names of essential municipalities); and 
C.  Whether the residents of (name of town or city) will vote to approve the total 
number of directors and the allocation of representation among the municipalities on 
the board of directors, as determined by the municipal officers and listed as follows:  
Total number of directors is      (number of directors) and the residents of (town or 
city) are entitled to (  ) directors.  (The number of directors to which each 
municipality is entitled must be listed.) 
Directors must be chosen to represent municipalities in the manner provided in section 
1725. 
7.  Determination by municipal officers.  In the event that the charters of the 
respective municipalities, or any one of them, consistent with such state laws as may 
otherwise be applicable, permit the municipal officers of the municipality or 
municipalities that propose to form the disposal district to vote to join such a district, the 
municipal officers may determine the question of the formation of the proposed disposal 
district and other questions relating to the formation without submission to the legal 
voters residing within the municipality.  
Sec. GG-23.  38 MRSA §1722, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §30, is 
further amended to read: 
§1722.  Approval and organization 
When the residents of the municipality, or each municipality when more than one is 
involved, or the municipal officers, as the case may be, have voted upon the formation of 
a proposed disposal district and all of the other questions submitted, the clerk of each of 
the municipalities shall make a return to the office department in such form as the office 
department may determine.  If the office department finds from the returns that each of 
the municipalities involved, voting on each of the articles and questions submitted to 
them, has voted in the affirmative, and that the municipalities have appointed the 
necessary directors and listed the names of the directors to represent each municipality, 
and that all other steps in the formation of the proposed disposal district are in order and 
in conformity with law, the office department shall make a finding to that effect and 
record the finding upon its records.  When 3 or more municipalities are concerned in the 
voting, and at least 2 have voted to approve each of the articles and questions submitted, 
appointed the necessary directors and listed the names of the directors to represent each 
municipality, rejection of the proposed disposal district by one or more does not defeat 
the creation of a district composed of the municipalities voting affirmatively on the 
question, if the office department determines and issues an order stating that it is feasible 
or practical to constitute the district as a geographic unit composed of the municipalities 
voting affirmatively, unless the vote submitted to the municipalities provided that specific 
participants or a minimum number of participants must approve the formation of the 
district. 
The office department, immediately after making its findings, shall issue a certificate 
of organization in the name of the disposal district in such form as the office department 
determines.  The original certificate must be delivered to the directors on the day that they 
are directed to organize and a copy of the certificate duly attested by the executive 
director of the office commissioner must be filed and recorded in the office of the 
Secretary of State.  The issuance of the certificate by the office department is conclusive 
evidence of the lawful organization of the disposal district.  The disposal district is not 
operative until the date set by the directors under section 1726. 
Sec. GG-24.  38 MRSA §1725, first ¶, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, 
§31, is further amended to read: 
Directors are appointed by the municipal officers of the municipality they represent.  
Alternate directors may be appointed by the municipal officers to act in the absence of a 
director.  To the extent possible, the board of directors must include a mix of individuals 
with sufficient managerial, technical, financial or business experience to execute their 
duties efficiently and effectively.  Appointments must be by vote of the municipal 
officers, attested to by the municipal clerk and presented to the clerk of the district.  The 
municipal officers, by majority vote, may remove their appointed representatives during 
their term for stated reasons, but directors may not be removed except for neglect of duty, 
misconduct or other acts that indicate an unfitness to serve.  Upon receipt of the names of 
all the directors, the office department shall set a time, place and date for the first meeting 
of the directors, notice of the meeting to be given to the directors by certified or 
registered mail, return receipt requested and mailed at least 10 days prior to the date set 
for the meeting. 
Sec. GG-25.  38 MRSA §1726-A, sub-§4, ¶A, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, 
Pt. A, §32, is further amended to read: 
A.  When the question is submitted prior to the issuance of any indebtedness by the 
district, the directors may decide that approval of such an assessment article by the 
voters of a municipality is a condition of each municipality's continuance as a 
member of the district, in which case the ballots must include a statement that 
municipalities that fail to vote in favor of the proposed assessment article are no 
longer members of the district if the board determines that it is feasible or practical to 
constitute a district as a geographic unit made up of the municipalities voting in favor 
of the proposed assessment article.  The ballots must also state the method to be used 
to allocate assessments among the member municipalities if the article is approved.  
The ballot may not contain a specific fractional share of the assessment to be borne 
by each member municipality.  The votes must be counted in each municipality and 
the affirmative vote of a simple majority of votes cast in each municipality is required 
to grant the district assessment powers over all of the municipalities in the district.  
When 3 or more municipalities are involved in the voting and at least 2 have voted to 
approve the assessment article submitted to them, rejection of the proposed 
assessment article by one or more municipalities does not defeat the assessment 
power with respect to the municipalities voting in favor of it if the board determines 
that it is feasible or practical to constitute a district made up of the municipalities 
voting in favor of the article as a geographic unit.  In that event, the board, 
immediately after making its findings, shall issue an amended certificate of 
organization in the name of the district for a district composed only of the 
municipalities voting in favor of the assessment article.  Upon the issuance of a 
certificate the municipalities not approving the assessment article are no longer 
members of the district.  The original of the amended certificate must be delivered to 
the directors of the district and a copy of the certificate attested by the Director of the 
State Planning Office commissioner must be filed and recorded in the office of the 
Secretary of State.  The issuance of the certificate by the board is conclusive evidence 
of the lawful reorganization of the district.  If the board determines that it is not 
feasible or practical to constitute the district as a geographic unit composed of the 
municipalities voting affirmatively on the article, the district continues to exist with 
no assessment power and the municipalities that did not approve the assessment 
article remain members of the district. 
Sec. GG-26.  38 MRSA §1727, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §33, is 
further amended to read: 
§1727.  Admission of new member municipalities 
The board of directors may authorize the inclusion of additional member 
municipalities in the district upon the terms and conditions as the board, in its sole 
discretion, determines to be fair, reasonable and in the best interest of the district, except 
that on proper application any municipality that is host to a waste facility of the district 
must be admitted on equal terms with existing members, provided that if the new member 
municipality assumes or becomes responsible for a proportionate share of liabilities of the 
district in a manner similar to that of existing municipalities.  The legislative body of any 
nonmember municipality that desires to be admitted to the district shall make application 
for admission to the board of directors of the district.  The directors shall determine the 
effects and impacts that are likely to occur if the municipality is admitted and shall either 
grant or deny authority for admission of the petitioning municipality.  If the directors 
grant the authority, they shall also specify any terms and conditions, including, but not 
limited to, financial obligations upon which the admission is predicated.  The petitioning 
municipality shall comply with the voting procedures specified in section 1721.  The 
vote, if in the affirmative, must be certified by the clerk of that municipality to the board 
of directors and to the office department.  Upon satisfactory performance of the terms and 
conditions of admission, the municipality by resolution of the board of directors becomes 
and thereafter is a member municipality of the district.  The clerk of the district shall 
promptly certify to the agency and the Secretary of State that the municipality has 
become a member of the district.  The certification is conclusive evidence that the 
municipality is a lawful member of the district.  Upon admission of a municipality to a 
district, the provisions of section 1724 determine the number of votes to be cast by the 
director or directors representing that municipality. 
Sec. GG-27.  38 MRSA §2101-A, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 465, Pt. A, 
§28 and affected by Pt. C, §2, is repealed. 
Sec. GG-28.  38 MRSA §2101-A, sub-§3 is enacted to read: 
3.  Bureau.  "Bureau" means the Bureau of General Services within the Department 
of Administrative and Financial Services as authorized pursuant to Title 5, section 1742. 
Sec. GG-29.  38 MRSA §2122, as repealed and replaced by PL 1995, c. 465, Pt. 
A, §34 and affected by Pt. C, §2 and amended by c. 588, §2, is further amended to read: 
§2122.  State waste management and recycling plan 
The office department shall prepare an analysis of, and a plan for, the management, 
reduction and recycling of solid waste for the State.  The plan must be based on the 
priorities and recycling goals established in sections 2101 and 2132.  The plan must 
provide guidance and direction to municipalities in planning and implementing waste 
management and recycling programs at the state, regional and local levels. 
1.  Consultation.  In developing the state plan, the office shall consult with the 
department.  The office the department shall solicit public input and may hold hearings in 
different regions of the State. 
2.  Revisions.  The office department shall revise the analysis by January 1, 1998 
2014 and every 5 years after that time to incorporate changes in waste generation trends, 
changes in waste recycling and disposal technologies, development of new waste 
generating activities and other factors affecting solid waste management as the office 
department finds appropriate. 
Sec. GG-30.  38 MRSA §2124, as amended by PL 1995, c. 465, Pt. A, §37 and 
affected by Pt. C, §2, is further amended to read: 
§2124.  Reports 
The office department shall submit the plan and subsequent revisions to the 
Governor, the department and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over natural resource matters. 
Sec. GG-31.  38 MRSA §2124-A, as amended by PL 2007, c. 583, §8, is further 
amended to read: 
§2124-A.  Solid waste generation and disposal capacity report 
By January 1, 2008 2013 and annually thereafter, the office department shall submit a 
report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over natural 
resources matters, and the Governor and the department setting forth information on 
statewide generation of solid waste, statewide recycling rates and available disposal 
capacity for solid waste. 
The report submitted under this section must include an analysis of how changes in 
available disposal capacity have affected or are likely to affect disposal prices.  When the 
office department determines that a decline in available landfill capacity has generated or 
has the potential to generate supracompetitive prices, the office department shall include 
this finding in its report and shall include recommendations for legislative or regulatory 
changes as necessary. 
Beginning on January 1, 2009 2013 and every odd-numbered year thereafter, the 
report submitted under this section must include an analysis of how the rate of fill at each 
solid waste landfill has affected the expected lifespan of that solid waste landfill.  The 
January 2009 report must also include an analysis of the solid waste disposal needs of the 
State as of January 1, 2009 for the next 3, 5 and 10 years. 
Beginning on January 1, 2010 2014 and every even-numbered year thereafter, the 
report submitted under this section must include an analysis of consolidation of 
ownership in the disposal, collection, recycling and hauling of solid waste. 
The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over solid waste 
matters may report out legislation related to the report submitted pursuant to this section. 
Sec. GG-32.  38 MRSA §2132, as amended by PL 2005, c. 220, §§2 to 4, is 
further amended to read: 
§2132.  State goals 
1.  State recycling goal.  It is the goal of the State to recycle or compost, by January 
1, 2009 2014, 50% of the municipal solid waste tonnage generated each year within the 
State. 
1-A.  State waste reduction goal.  It is the goal of the State to reduce the biennial 
generation of municipal solid waste tonnage by 5% by beginning on January 1, 2009 and 
by an additional 5% every subsequent 2 years.  This reduction in solid waste tonnage, 
after January 1, 2009, is a biennial goal.  The baseline for calculating this reduction is the 
2003 solid waste generation data gathered by the office former State Planning Office. 
2.  Goal revision.  The office department shall recommend revisions, if appropriate, 
to the state recycling goal and waste reduction goal established in this section.  The office 
department shall submit its recommendations and any implementing legislation to the 
joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over natural resource 
matters. 
3.  Beneficial use of waste.  The use of waste paper, waste plastics, waste wood, 
including wood from demolition debris, used motor vehicle tires or corrugated cardboard 
as a fuel in industrial boilers or waste-to-energy facilities for the generation of heat, steam 
or electricity constitutes recycling only for the purposes of determining whether the goals 
in subsection 1 are met and for determining municipal progress as provided in section 
2133.  In order for the use of waste under this subsection to constitute recycling, the 
office department must determine that there is no reasonably available market in the State 
for recycling that waste and the wastes must be incinerated as a substitute for, or 
supplement to, fossil or biomass fuels incinerated in the industrial boiler or 
waste-to-energy facility. 
4.  Reduction in dioxin.  It is the policy of the State to reduce the total release of 
dioxin and mercury to the environment with the goal of its continued minimization and, 
where feasible, ultimate elimination. 
Sec. GG-33.  38 MRSA §2133, as amended by PL 2003, c. 567, §§1 and 2, is 
further amended to read: 
§2133.  Municipal recycling 
1-A.  Recycling progress.  Municipalities are not required to meet the state recycling 
goal in section 2132, but they must demonstrate reasonable progress toward that goal.  
The office department shall determine reasonable progress. 
2-A.  Assistance with managing solid waste.  A program of technical and financial 
assistance for waste reduction and recycling is established in the office to In accordance 
with section 343-C, the department shall assist municipalities with managing solid waste.  
The office department may also provide planning assistance to municipalities and 
regional organizations for managing municipal solid waste.  Planning assistance may 
include cost and capacity analysis and education and outreach activities.  The director 
department shall administer the program provide assistance pursuant to this subsection in 
accordance with the waste management hierarchy in section 2101.  Preference in 
allocating resources under this section must be given to municipalities that take advantage 
of regional economies of scale.  
2-B.  Household hazardous waste collection.  The office department may, within 
available resources, award grants to eligible municipalities, regional associations, sanitary 
districts and sewer districts for household hazardous waste collection and disposal 
programs.  In implementing this program, the office department shall attempt to: 
A.  Coordinate the household hazardous waste collection programs with overall 
recycling and waste management; 
B.  Encourage regional economies of scale; 
C.  Coordinate programs between private and public institutions; 
D.  Maximize opportunities for federal grants and pilot programs; and 
E.  By January 1, 2002 and as necessary thereafter, fund capital improvements and 
operating expenses to facilitate the development of collection programs throughout 
the State for hazardous waste that is universal waste, as identified in board rules, 
generated 
by 
households, 
small-quantity 
generators, 
public 
schools 
and 
municipalities. 
Preference in allocating resources under this subsection must be given to municipalities 
that participate in a household hazardous waste collection region as defined in subsection 
2-D. 
At a minimum, the office department shall award grants to public schools and 
municipalities for reasonable costs incurred as a result of managing waste mercury-added 
products generated by those public schools and municipalities, in compliance with the 
requirements in sections 1663 and 1664, that would not otherwise be incurred by 
complying with existing laws, rules or regulations as of July 15, 2002. 
2-C.  Business technical assistance program.  The office department may, as 
resources allow, assist the business community to develop state programs and services 
that are designed to promote the solid waste hierarchy and that are desired by and 
financially supported by the business community.  The office department shall coordinate 
these efforts in conjunction with the department. 
2-D.  Preference for other state grants and investments.  When awarding grants or 
making a discretionary investment under any of the programs under paragraphs A and B, 
a state agency shall give preference to a municipality that is part of a household 
hazardous waste collection region.  For purposes of this subsection, "household 
hazardous waste collection region" means a region made up of 2 or more municipalities 
that work together to establish a collection center to accept the household hazardous 
waste of residents of each municipality for disposal on a year-round basis.  This 
subsection applies to: 
A.  Programs that assist in the acquisition of land for conservation, natural resource 
protection, open space or recreational facilities under Title 5, chapter 353; and 
B.    Programs intended to: 
(1)  Accommodate or encourage additional growth and development; 
(2)  Improve, expand or construct public facilities; or 
(3)  Acquire land for conservation or management of specific economic and 
natural resource concerns. 
This subsection does not apply to state grants or other assistance for sewage treatment 
facilities, public health programs or education. 
The office department shall work with state agencies to prepare mechanisms for 
establishing preferences in specific investment and grant programs as described in 
paragraphs A and B. 
3.  Recycling capital investment grants.  The office department may make grants to 
eligible municipalities, regional associations, sanitary districts and sewer districts for the 
construction of public recycling and composting facilities and the purchase of recycling 
and composting equipment.  The office department may establish requirements for local 
cost sharing of up to 50% of the total grant amount. 
4.  Recycling incentives.  The office department shall develop and implement a 
program of incentives to encourage public recycling programs to reach maximum feasible 
levels of recycling and to meet the recycling goal of section 2132. 
6.  Recycling demonstration grants.  The office department may make 
demonstration grants to eligible municipalities, regional associations or other public 
organizations to pilot waste reduction, recycling and composting programs and to test 
their effectiveness and feasibility. 
7.  Recycling progress reports.  Municipalities shall report annually, on forms 
provided by the office department, on their solid waste management and recycling 
practices.  The annual report must include how much of each type of solid waste is 
generated and how that solid waste is managed.  The office department shall assist 
municipal reporting by developing a municipal waste stream assessment model.  The 
model must rely on actual waste data whenever possible, but incorporate default 
generation estimates when needed.  Default generation estimates must incorporate factors 
such as commercial activity, geographical differences and municipal population. 
Sec. GG-34.  38 MRSA §2134, first ¶, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, 
§39, is further amended to read: 
The office department shall provide marketing assistance, which may include the 
following elements: 
Sec. GG-35.  38 MRSA §2134, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, 
§39, is further amended to read: 
3.  Information clearinghouse.  An information clearinghouse on recycling markets 
to improve the marketing of materials to be recycled.  The office department shall 
maintain a current list of municipal recycling programs, together with a description of the 
recyclable materials available through the programs. The office department shall also 
maintain listings of brokers, handlers, processors, transporters and other persons 
providing services and potential markets for recyclable materials.  The office department 
shall actively promote the services of the clearinghouse and shall seek to match programs 
with appropriate recycling businesses.  The office department shall make its information 
on recycling services available to public and private solid waste generators seeking 
markets or services for recyclable materials.  The office department shall make its 
technical reports and planning documents available to municipalities and regional 
associations on a timely basis; and 
Sec. GG-36.  38 MRSA §2138, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, 
§41, is further amended to read: 
1.  Office paper recycling mandated.  Any person employing 15 or more people at a 
site within the State shall implement an office paper and corrugated cardboard recycling 
program. 
The office department may provide technical and marketing assistance and direction to 
entities within the State to assist with meeting this requirement.  Municipalities and 
regional associations may assist employers in attaining the objectives of this section. 
Sec. GG-37.  38 MRSA §2138, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 585, Pt. A, §7, 
is repealed. 
Sec. GG-38.  38 MRSA §2140, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §43, is 
further amended to read: 
§2140.  Interstate and national initiatives 
The office department may participate in interstate and national initiatives to adopt 
uniform state laws when practicable, and to enter compacts between the State and other 
states for the improved management, recycling and reduction of solid waste. 
Sec. GG-39.  38 MRSA §2151-A, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 465, Pt. A, §60 and 
affected by Pt. C, §2, is amended to read: 
§2151-A.  Indemnification 
The office department shall defend and indemnify any employee of the office, bureau 
and any former employee of the former State Planning Office including the director, and 
any member of the former Facility Siting Board against expenses actually and necessarily 
incurred by the person in connection with the defense of any action or proceeding in 
which the person is made party by reason of past or present association with the office 
bureau or former State Planning Office with regard to the powers and duties set forth in 
this article. 
Sec. GG-40.  38 MRSA §2152, as amended by PL 2001, c. 352, §16, is repealed. 
Sec. GG-41.  38 MRSA §2153, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 465, Pt. A, 
§62 and affected by Pt. C, §2, is further amended to read: 
1.  Siting criteria.  With regard to state-owned facilities, the office bureau shall 
administer rules adopted by the former Maine Waste Management Agency, Office of 
Siting and Disposal Operations, and subsequently administered by the former State 
Planning Office pursuant to this subsection for siting criteria for solid waste disposal 
facilities.  The office bureau may revise rules as necessary based on the following factors. 
A.    A site may be located anywhere within the State and need not be in proximity to 
the site of waste generation. 
A-1.  Sites for the disposal of special waste may not be located within a 5-mile radius 
of an existing commercial special waste landfill or a commercial incineration facility. 
B.  To the extent possible, a site must be located in proximity to the transportation 
systems, including existing or potential railroad systems, that are used to convey 
waste to the site or to convey residuals and materials to be recycled from the site. 
C.  The capacity or size of a site must be consistent with the projected demand as 
determined in the state plan. 
D.  A site and its considered use must be consistent with, and actively support, other 
waste management objectives, including waste reduction and recycling. 
E.  The projected price for site development, construction and operation must be fair 
and reasonable. 
F.  A site must meet preliminary environmental standards developed jointly by the 
department and the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission, including ground water 
standards, geological standards and standards to protect public drinking water 
supplies. 
G.  Existing uses on adjacent properties, including public or private schools, may not 
be in significant conflict with or significantly jeopardized by the use of a site. 
Sec. GG-42.  38 MRSA §2154, as amended by PL 1995, c. 465, Pt. A, §63 and 
affected by Pt. C, §2 and amended by c. 656, Pt. A, §§44 and 45, is further amended to 
read: 
§2154.  Site selection 
1.  Initial site screening.  The Facility Siting Board bureau shall conduct a site 
screening and selection process to identify solid waste disposal capacity sufficient to meet 
the projected needs identified in the state planning process under section 2123-A, 
subsection 4.  The Facility Siting Board bureau shall consider the need for geographic 
distribution of facilities to adequately serve all regions of the State.  The Facility Siting 
Board bureau also shall consider in its site selection process the need for landfill capacity 
to dispose of incinerator ash resulting from the combustion of domestic and commercial 
solid waste generated within its jurisdiction.  Prior to recommending a site, the Facility 
Siting Board bureau shall hold a public hearing in every municipality or plantation 
identified in the screening process as a potential site.  For potential sites within an 
unincorporated township, the Facility Siting Board bureau shall hold a public hearing 
within the vicinity of the proposed site.  Prior to submitting a recommended site to the 
department for review, the Facility Siting Board bureau must find that the recommended 
site meets the standards adopted under section 2153. 
2.  Siting; general.  Subsequent to the siting process under subsection 1, the Facility 
Siting Board bureau shall identify additional sites as requested by the office department 
and as capacity needs are identified in the state plan.  The Facility Siting Board bureau 
shall employ the same criteria and considerations employed under subsection 1.  The 
Facility Siting Board bureau shall hold a public hearing in each municipality within 
which the office bureau may recommend the location of any solid waste disposal or 
refuse-derived fuel processing facility. 
3.  Municipal reimbursement.  At the conclusion of proceedings before the Facility 
Siting Board bureau conducted pursuant to subsection 1, the office bureau shall reimburse 
a municipality for eligible expenses incurred as a result of that municipality's direct, 
substantive participation in proceedings before the Facility Siting Board bureau.  The 
amount reimbursed under this subsection may not exceed $50,000 for any municipality.  
For the purposes of this subsection, "eligible expenses" has the same meaning as 
"expenses eligible for reimbursement" under section 1310-S, subsection 4, and any rules 
adopted by the Board of Environmental Protection pursuant to that section. 
Sec. GG-43.  38 MRSA §2155, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 585, Pt. A, §7, is 
amended to read: 
§2155.  Notification 
The office bureau shall notify the municipal officers of any municipality within 
which a waste disposal facility site is recommended under this subchapter of that 
recommendation.  The office bureau shall notify the municipal officers by certified mail 
within 30 days of making the recommendation.  If the proposed site is located within the 
jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission, the office bureau shall notify 
the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission and the county commissioners in lieu of the 
municipal officers. 
Sec. GG-44.  38 MRSA §2156-A, as amended by PL 2007, c. 192, §6, is further 
amended to read: 
§2156-A.  Facility development 
1.  Planning for development.  The office bureau, in consultation with the 
department, shall plan for the development of facilities sufficient to meet needs for 
municipal solid waste identified in the state plan and any revisions to the plan and to 
serve all geographic areas of the State.  The office bureau, in consultation with the 
department, may plan for the development of facilities sufficient to meet needs for special 
waste identified in the state plan and any revisions to the plan and to serve all geographic 
areas of the State. 
2.  Recommendation for development.  When the office bureau finds that 6 years or 
less of licensed and available disposal capacity for municipal solid waste or special waste 
remains within the State, the office bureau shall submit a report recommending the 
construction and operation of a state-owned solid waste disposal facility for the disposal 
of the type of waste for which capacity is needed to the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over natural resource matters.  The report must 
recommend which state agency or department will own the facility and how it will be 
operated.  The report must also include a review of disposal options outside of the State; a 
review of existing efforts to reduce, reuse, recycle, compost and incinerate the affected 
municipal solid waste and special waste streams and the impact of these efforts on 
capacity requirements; a thorough economic analysis of the facility's expected costs; and 
commitments from entities to utilize the facility and projected revenues.  It is the intent of 
the Legislature that the facility be operated by a private contractor.  A state-owned solid 
waste disposal facility may not be constructed or operated unless authorized by 
legislation pursuant to subsection 3. 
3.  Authorization for development.  The joint standing committee of the Legislature 
having jurisdiction over natural resource matters may report out legislation authorizing 
construction and operation of a state-owned solid waste disposal facility in response to a 
report submitted pursuant to subsection 2. 
4.  Ownership, construction and operation.  The office bureau shall maintain 
ownership of a site acquired for construction and operation of a state-owned solid waste 
disposal facility until the Legislature authorizes transfer of the site to another state 
department or agency, except that this subsection does not prohibit any lease or transfer 
of the site pursuant to an agreement entered into before the effective date of this 
subsection or pursuant to any amendment to such an agreement entered into before or 
after the effective date of this subsection. 
5.  Development by others.  This section does not preclude a municipality or 
regional association from developing and operating solid waste disposal facilities on its 
own initiative. 
Sec. GG-45.  38 MRSA §2159, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §46, is 
further amended to read: 
§2159.  Real and personal property; right of eminent domain 
The office bureau may acquire and hold real and personal property that it considers 
necessary for its purposes, is granted the right of eminent domain and, for those purposes, 
may take and hold, either by exercising its right of eminent domain or by purchase, lease 
or otherwise, for public use, any land, real estate, easements or interest therein, necessary 
for constructing, establishing, maintaining, operating and the closure of solid waste 
disposal facilities. 
Sec. GG-46.  38 MRSA §2160, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 646, Pt. A, 
§47, is further amended to read: 
1.  Notice to owner.  The office bureau shall provide to the owner or owners of 
record notice of the following: 
A.  The determination of the office bureau that it proposes to exercise the right of 
eminent domain; 
B.  A description and scale map of the land or easement to be taken; 
C.  The final amount offered for the land or easement to be taken, based on the fair 
value as estimated by the office bureau; and 
D.  Notice of the time and place of the hearing provided in subsection 4. 
Notice may be made by personal service in hand by an officer duly qualified to serve civil 
process in this State or by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known 
address of the owner or owners.  If the owner or owners are not known or can not be 
notified by personal service or certified mail, notice may be given by publication in the 
manner provided in subsection 4. 
Sec. GG-47.  38 MRSA §2160, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, 
§47, is further amended to read: 
4.  Hearing.  The office bureau shall hold a public hearing on the advisability of its 
proposed exercise of the right of eminent domain. Notice of the hearing must be made by 
publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the taking and published 
once a week for 2 successive weeks, the last publication to be at least 2 weeks before the 
time appointed in the hearing.  The hearing notice must include: 
A.  The time and place of the hearing; 
B.  A description of the land or easement to be taken; and 
C.   The name of the owners, if known. 
Sec. GG-48.  38 MRSA §2161, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §48, is 
further amended to read: 
§2161.  Condemnation proceedings 
At the time the office bureau sends the notice in section 2160, the office bureau shall 
file in the county commissioner's office in which the property to be taken is located and 
cause to be recorded in the registry of deeds in the county plans of the location of all 
lands, real estate, easements or interest therein, with an appropriate description and the 
names of the owners thereof, if known.  When for any reason the office bureau fails to 
acquire property that it is authorized to take, which is described in that location, or if the 
location so recorded is defective and uncertain, it may, at any time, correct and perfect the 
location and file a new description.  In that case, the office bureau is liable in damages 
only for property for which the owner had not previously been paid, to be assessed as of 
the time of the original taking, and the office bureau is not liable for any acts that would 
have been justified if the original taking had been lawful.  No entry may be made on any 
private lands, except to make surveys, until the expiration of 10 days from the filing, 
whereupon, possession may be had of all the lands, real estate, easements or interests 
therein and other property and rights as aforesaid to be taken, but title may not vest in the 
office bureau until payment for the property is made. 
Sec. GG-49.  38 MRSA §2162, as repealed and replaced by PL 1999, c. 736, §2, 
is amended to read: 
§2162.  Assistance in regional association siting 
1.  Technical assistance.  Upon request by a regional association, the office bureau 
may provide technical assistance to that regional association in the establishment of 
approved waste facilities, including assistance in planning, location, acquisition, 
development and operation of the site.  The regional association shall describe fully the 
need and justification for the request.  The office bureau may request information from 
the regional association necessary to provide assistance. 
2.  Submission of report recommending construction of state-owned facility.  
When the office bureau, in consultation with a regional association, finds that disposal 
capacity is projected to be needed for bulky wastes, construction or demolition waste or 
land-clearing debris and that the regional association is not able to pursue the siting, 
establishment and operation of a waste facility, the office bureau may submit a report 
recommending the construction and operation of a state-owned solid waste disposal 
facility that will fulfill the disposal need to the joint standing committee of the Legislature 
having jurisdiction over natural resources matters.  The report must include a review of 
disposal options outside of the State; a review of existing efforts to reduce, reuse, recycle, 
compost and incinerate the affected waste streams and the impact of these efforts on 
capacity requirements; a thorough economic analysis of the facility's expected costs; and 
commitments from entities to utilize the facility and projected revenues.  The joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over natural resources matters 
may report out legislation authorizing the construction and operation of a state-owned 
solid waste disposal facility in response to a report submitted pursuant to this subsection. 
Sec. GG-50.  38 MRSA §2170, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §51, is 
further amended to read: 
§2170.  Host community benefits; application limited to facilities owned or operated 
by the bureau 
This subchapter applies only to solid waste disposal facilities owned or operated by 
the office bureau.  Wherever in this subchapter the term "solid waste disposal facility" or 
"facility" is used, those terms may be construed only to mean a solid waste disposal 
facility owned or operated by the office bureau. 
Sec. GG-51.  38 MRSA §2170-A, first ¶, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 406, §3, is 
amended to read: 
The provisions of this section apply to a solid waste disposal facility owned or 
operated by the office bureau. 
Sec. GG-52.  38 MRSA §2171, first ¶, as amended by PL 1993, c. 310, Pt. B, §3, 
is further amended to read: 
The municipal officers of each municipality identified by the Facility Siting Board 
bureau as a potential site for a waste disposal facility and each contiguous municipality 
that may be affected by the construction or operation of that facility shall jointly establish 
a single citizen advisory committee within 60 days of notification pursuant to section 
2155. 
Sec. GG-53.  38 MRSA §2172, first ¶, as repealed and replaced by PL 2007, c. 
406, §4, is amended to read: 
In the event that the office bureau and a host community cannot agree on the terms of 
a host community agreement pursuant to section 2170-A, the parties shall submit the 
dispute for resolution in accordance with this section. 
Sec. GG-54.  38 MRSA §2172, sub-§2, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 406, §4, 
is amended to read: 
A.  Both the office bureau and the host community will be bound by the decision of 
the arbitrator. 
Sec. GG-55.  38 MRSA §2173, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §53, is 
further amended to read: 
§2173.  Municipal jurisdiction over regional association disposal facilities 
A municipality may adopt a local ordinance authorizing the municipal officers to 
issue a local permit containing the same findings, conclusions and conditions contained in 
the license issued by the department for a solid waste disposal facility located within the 
municipality's jurisdiction.  The municipal officers may also attach to the permit 
additional conditions for the operation of the solid waste disposal facility on any issues 
not specifically addressed in any condition of the department's license.  These conditions 
may not unreasonably restrict the operation of the facility and must be attached to the 
local permit by the municipal officers within 90 days of issuance of the department's 
license or within 30 days of a final decision by the department to relicense the facility. 
An enforcement action brought by the municipality to enforce local permit conditions 
shall does not preclude the State from bringing an action to enforce the conditions of any 
license issued by the State or any other provision of law.  In addition, the State shall have 
has a right to intervene in any enforcement action brought by a municipality under this 
section.  A municipality that has adopted local permit conditions described in this section 
shall employ an inspector certified under section 2174 to enforce permit conditions. 
Sec. GG-56.  38 MRSA §2174, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, 
§54, is further amended to read: 
2.  Information.  The host municipality of a solid waste disposal facility has a right 
to all information from the department and the office, bureau pursuant to Title 1, chapter 
13, subchapter I 1.  All information provided under this subsection must be made 
available to the citizen advisory committee and the public by the host municipality. 
A.  The commissioner shall provide all of the following information to the municipal 
officers of the host municipality: 
(1) Copies of any inspection report of the facility within 5 working days of the 
preparation of the report; 
(2) Prompt notification of all enforcement or emergency orders for those 
facilities, including, but not limited to, abatement orders, cessation orders, final 
civil penalty assessments, consent orders and decrees and notices of violation; 
(3) Copies of all air, soil and water quality monitoring data collected by the 
commissioner at such facilities, including leachate and ash testing results, within 
working days after complete laboratory analysis becomes available to the 
commissioner; and 
(4) Copies of all analyses of the data under subparagraph (3). 
B.  The operator of the facility shall provide the host municipality copies of all air, 
soil and water quality monitoring data, including leachate and ash testing results, 
conducted by or on behalf of the operator, within 5 days after that information 
becomes available to the operator. 
C.  The municipality shall provide all of the following information to the 
commissioner: 
(1) Copies of any inspection report of the facility within 5 working days of the 
preparation of the report; 
(2) Prompt notification of all enforcement or emergency orders for those 
facilities, including, but not limited to, abatement orders, cessation orders, final 
civil penalty assessments, consent orders and decrees and notices of violation; 
(3) Copies of all air, soil and water quality monitoring data collected by the 
municipality at such facilities, including leachate and ash testing results, within 5 
working days after complete laboratory analysis becomes available to the 
municipality; and 
(4) Copies of all analyses of the data under subparagraph (3). 
Sec. GG-57.  38 MRSA §2175-A, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §55, is 
further amended to read: 
§2175-A.  Property value offset 
Owners of property, the value of which has been affected by a solid waste disposal 
facility, are eligible for reimbursement from the office bureau for loss in property value 
directly attributable to the construction and operation of the facility.  The office bureau 
shall adopt rules to establish the formula and procedure for reimbursement, including, 
without limitation, definition of the impact area, a process for establishing baseline real 
estate values, a time frame within which the property value offset program will be in 
effect and an accounting of real estate trends in the area. 
Sec. GG-58.  38 MRSA §2175-B, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 465, Pt. A, §70 and 
affected by Pt. C, §2, is amended to read: 
§2175-B.  Payment in lieu of taxes 
The office bureau shall annually pay a municipality an amount in lieu of taxes equal 
to the amount of property taxes on a solid waste disposal facility owned or operated by 
the office bureau not paid to that municipality during the previous calendar year.  In the 
case of an unorganized territory, the office bureau shall annually pay the amount to the 
State Tax Assessor who shall deposit that amount in the Unorganized Territory Education 
and Services Fund established in Title 36, chapter 115.  If the office bureau disagrees 
with the amount determined to be due in lieu of taxes under this section, it may appeal to 
the State Board of Property Tax Review as provided in Title 36, section 271. 
Sec. GG-59.  38 MRSA §2176, first ¶, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, 
§56, is further amended to read: 
In addition to payment in lieu of taxes provided in section 2175-B, the office bureau 
shall make impact payments to a municipality in which a solid waste disposal facility is 
located or, in the case of an unorganized territory, to the State Tax Assessor upon request 
by the community involved or by the State Tax Assessor.  The office bureau shall base its 
impact payments on measurable criteria including, without limitation: 
Sec. GG-60.  38 MRSA §2176, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 406, §7, is 
amended to read: 
4.  Other issues.  Other issues determined on a case-specific basis by the applicant 
and office bureau to be appropriate given the nature of the proposed facility. 
Sec. GG-61.  38 MRSA §2177, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §57, is 
further amended to read: 
§2177.  Water supply monitoring and protection 
Upon written request from persons owning land contiguous to a solid waste disposal 
facility, the office bureau shall have quarterly sampling and analysis conducted of private 
water supplies used by the requestors for drinking water.  The sampling and analysis must 
be conducted in a manner specified by and that meets criteria developed by the 
department. 
If a facility adversely affects a public or private water supply by pollution, 
degradation, diminution or other means that result in a violation of the state drinking 
water standards as determined by the commissioner, the office bureau shall restore the 
affected supply at no cost to the consumer or replace the affected supply with an 
alternative source of water that is of like quantity and quality to the original supply at no 
cost to the consumer. 
1.  Extent of analysis.  Water supplies must be analyzed for all parameters or 
chemical constituents determined by the commissioner to be indicative of typical 
contamination from solid waste disposal facilities.  The laboratory performing the 
sampling and analysis shall provide written copies of sample results to the office bureau, 
the landowner and to the commissioner. 
2.  Additional sampling required.  If the analysis indicates possible contamination 
from a solid waste disposal facility, the commissioner shall conduct, or require the office 
bureau to conduct, additional sampling and analysis to determine more precisely the 
nature, extent and source of contamination.  The commissioner shall, if necessary, require 
this sampling beyond the boundaries of the contiguous property. 
3.  Written notice of rights.  On or before December 1, 1989, for permits issued 
under this chapter prior to October 1, 1989, and at or before the time of permit issuance 
for permits issued under this chapter after October 1, 1989, the office bureau shall 
provide owners of contiguous land with written notice of their rights under this section on 
a form prepared by the commissioner. 
Sec. GG-62.  38 MRSA §2191, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §58, is 
further amended to read: 
§2191.  Fees 
The office bureau shall establish reasonable fees for waste disposal services provided 
by the office bureau. 
Sec. GG-63.  38 MRSA §2192, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §§59 and 
60, is further amended to read: 
§2192.  Purposes of the fees 
The fees charged to users of office-owned state-owned facilities and established by 
the office bureau under this article, by rule, provide revenue for the following purposes: 
1.  Current expenses.  To pay the current expenses, either incurred directly or 
through contractual agreements with another party or parties, for operating and 
maintaining a facility or delivering a service and to provide for normal maintenance and 
replacement of equipment.  Current expenses also include costs incurred under 
subchapter V 5; 
2.  Interest.  To provide for the payment of interest on the indebtedness created or 
assumed by the office bureau; 
3.  Indebtedness.  To provide an annual sum equal to not less than 2% nor more than 
10% of the term indebtedness represented by the issuance of bonds created or assumed by 
the office bureau, which sum must be turned into a sinking fund and there maintained to 
provide for the extinguishment of term indebtedness.  The money set aside in this sinking 
fund must be devoted to the retirement of the term obligations of the office bureau and 
may be invested in such securities as savings banks in the State are allowed to hold; 
4.  Principal payments.  To provide for annual principal payments on serial 
indebtedness created or assumed by the office bureau; 
5.  Contingency reserve fund allowance.  To provide for a contingency reserve fund 
allowance by providing rates to reflect up to a 5% addition to yearly revenues over that 
required to operate the facility; 
6.  Closing reserve fund.  To provide for a closing and monitoring reserve fund by 
providing rates which, over the expected life span of the facility including the post-
closure monitoring period, will generate the amount determined to be necessary by the 
department in its licensing process under chapter 13; and 
7.  Compliance costs.  To provide for the costs associated with licensing, compliance 
and enforcement efforts of the department. 
Sec. GG-64.  38 MRSA §2193, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §61, is 
further amended to read: 
§2193.  Host municipality fees 
The office bureau may set fees under this article for the host municipality at a level 
lower than the fees charged to other municipalities or users, provided that as long as the 
lower fees are set in a manner consistent with the rules promulgated adopted by the office 
bureau. 
Sec. GG-65.  38 MRSA §2201, as amended by PL 2011, c. 429, §7, is further 
amended to read: 
§2201.  Maine Solid Waste Management Fund established 
The Maine Solid Waste Management Fund, referred to in this section as the "fund," is 
established as a nonlapsing fund to support programs administered by the State Planning 
Office bureau and the Department of Environmental Protection.   The fund must be 
segregated into 2 subsidiary accounts.  The first subsidiary account, called operations, 
receives all fees established and received under article 1.  The 2nd subsidiary account, 
called administration, receives all fees established under this article and under Title 36, 
chapter 719 and all funds recovered by the department as reimbursement for departmental 
expenses incurred to abate imminent threats to public health, safety and welfare posed by 
the illegal disposal of solid waste. 
Money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the office 
department or bureau must be deposited with the Treasurer of State to the credit of the 
fund and may be invested as provided by law.  Interest on these investments must be 
credited to the fund. 
Funds related to administration may be expended only in accordance with allocations 
approved by the Legislature for administrative expenses directly related to the office's 
bureau's and the department's programs, including actions by the department necessary to 
abate threats to public health, safety and welfare posed by the disposal of solid waste.  
Funds related to operations may be expended only in accordance with allocations 
approved by the Legislature and solely for the development and operation of publicly 
owned facilities owned or approved by the office bureau and for the repayment of any 
obligations of the office bureau incurred under article 3.  These allocations must be based 
on estimates of the actual costs necessary for the office bureau and the department to 
administer their programs, to provide financial assistance to regional associations and to 
provide other financial assistance necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.  
Beginning in the fiscal year ending on June 30, 1991 and thereafter, the fund must 
annually transfer to the General Fund an amount necessary to reimburse the costs of the 
Bureau of Revenue Services incurred in the administration of Title 36, chapter 719.  
Allowable expenditures include "Personal Services," "All Other" and "Capital 
Expenditures" associated with all office bureau activities other than those included in the 
operations account. 
Sec. GG-66.  38 MRSA §2232, first ¶, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, 
§65, is further amended to read: 
An incineration facility shall submit an annual report to the office department no later 
than 90 days after the end of the incineration facility's fiscal year.  For reasonable cause 
shown and upon written application by an incineration facility, the office department may 
grant an extension of the 90-day period.  The report must be certified by an appropriate 
executive officer of the incineration facility as being complete and accurate.  The office 
department may prescribe the form of the annual report and the number of copies that 
must be submitted.  The report must include the following information: 
Sec. GG-67.  38 MRSA §2232, sub-§§4 and 5, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, 
Pt. A, §66, are further amended to read: 
4.  Expenditures.  The total expenditures of the incineration facility during the last 
completed fiscal year including details of those expenditures as required by the office 
department; and 
5.  Other information.  Any other information required by the office department. 
Sec. GG-68.  38 MRSA §2235, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §67, is 
further amended to read: 
§2235.  Use of files 
The office department shall keep on file for public inspection and use all reports 
submitted under this subchapter. 
Sec. GG-69.  38 MRSA §2236, as corrected by RR 1993, c. 1, §138 and amended 
by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §68, is further amended to read: 
§2236.  Limitation 
Nothing in this subchapter may be construed to create or expand any office authority 
of the department over financial, organizational or rate regulation of incineration 
facilities. 
Sec. GG-70.  Transition provisions; waste management-related and 
recycling-related matters.  The following provisions apply to the reassignment of 
waste management-related and recycling-related duties, responsibilities and activities of 
the Executive Department, State Planning Office to the Department of Environmental 
Protection, the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General 
Services and the Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of 
Community Development. 
1. One authorized, unclassified position and incumbent personnel in the Executive 
Department, State Planning Office assigned to that office's waste management and 
recycling program are transferred to the Department of Economic and Community 
Development, Office of Community Development. Those employees retain their accrued 
fringe benefits, including but not limited to vacation and sick leave, health and life 
insurance and retirement benefits. The Department of Economic and Community 
Development, Office of Community Development and the Department of Administrative 
and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services shall enter into a memorandum of 
agreement under which personnel transferred to the Office of Community Development 
by this section shall assist the Bureau of General Services in the performance of its 
functions and duties under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, chapter 24. 
2. All rights, duties, authorities, responsibilities and related assets and liabilities, if 
any, assigned to the Executive Department, State Planning Office pursuant to Resolve 
2003, chapter 93 and Resolve 2011, chapter 90 are assigned to and must be exercised by 
the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services. 
3. All real property acquired by the Executive Department, State Planning Office 
pursuant to Public Law 1995, chapter 464, Resolve 2003, chapter 93 and Resolve 2011, 
chapter 90 is transferred to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, 
Bureau of General Services. 
4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Environmental 
Protection shall approve transfer of all licenses, permits and other authorizations issued 
by the department to the Executive Department, State Planning Office for construction 
and operation of state-owned waste disposal facilities referenced in subsection 2 to the 
Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services. 
Within 60 days of the effective date of this section, the Department of Administrative and 
Financial Services, Bureau of General Services shall submit to the Department of 
Environmental Protection applications for transfer of all licenses, permits and other 
authorizations for the state-owned solid waste disposal facilities referenced in subsection 
2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, until the Department of Environmental 
Protection has approved the transfers required by this section, the Department of 
Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services is deemed to be the 
licensee or permittee of all licenses, permits and other authorizations for the state-owned 
solid waste disposal facilities referenced in subsection 2. 
Sec. GG-71.  Effective date.  This Part takes effect July 1, 2012. 
PART HH 
Sec. HH-1.  37-B MRSA §704, as amended by PL 2007, c. 167, §11, is further 
amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read: 
The director shall oversee the agency's activities as the state coordinating agency for 
the National Flood Insurance Program pursuant to 42 United States Code, Chapter 50 
(2012). 
Sec. HH-2.  37-B MRSA §709 is enacted to read: 
§709.  Floodplain management 
The agency shall serve as the state coordinating agency for the National Flood 
Insurance Program pursuant to 42 United States Code, Chapter 50 (2012) and in that 
capacity shall oversee delivery of technical assistance and resources to municipalities for 
the purpose of floodplain management activities and shall administer the State Floodplain 
Mapping Fund established under section 746. 
Sec. HH-3.  37-B MRSA §746 is enacted to read: 
§746.  State Floodplain Mapping Fund 
1.  Fund established.  The State Floodplain Mapping Fund, referred to in this section 
as "the fund," is established as a dedicated, nonlapsing fund administered by the agency 
for the purpose of providing funds for the mapping of floodplains in the State using light 
detection and ranging technology. 
2.  Sources of money.  The fund consists of any money received from the following 
sources: 
A.  Contributions from private sources; 
B.  Federal funds and awards; 
C.  The proceeds of any bonds issued for the purposes for which the fund is 
established; and 
D.  Any other funds received in support of the purposes for which the fund is 
established. 
3.  Disbursements from the fund.  The agency shall apply the money in the fund 
toward the support of floodplain mapping in the State, including, but not limited to, the 
acquisition of light detection and ranging elevation data and the processing and 
production of floodplain maps. 
Sec. HH-4.  37-B MRSA §1112, as amended by PL 2009, c. 561, §35, is further 
amended to read: 
§1112.  Administration 
The department shall administer this chapter.  In carrying out the provisions of this 
chapter, the department shall consult as appropriate with other state agencies, including 
the Department of Conservation, the Department of Environmental Protection, the 
Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the Department of Marine Resources, the 
Department of Public Safety, the Department of Transportation, and the Maine Land Use 
Regulation Commission and the State Planning Office, for their aid and assistance. 
Sec. HH-5.  37-B MRSA §1119, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2009, c. 561, §36, is 
further amended to read: 
3.  Review conference.  After receiving the inspector's report and prior to issuing any 
dam safety order, the commissioner shall hold a review conference and shall invite the 
emergency management director of the county in which the dam is located to the review 
conference as well as representatives from appropriate state agencies, which may include 
the Department of Conservation, the Department of Environmental Protection, the 
Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the Department of Marine Resources, the 
Department of Public Safety, the Department of Transportation, and the Maine Land Use 
Regulation Commission and the State Planning Office, to discuss the public safety, 
environmental, economic and other concerns relating to the dam and the necessary 
remedial measures under consideration.  A state dam inspector shall attend the review 
conference.  The commissioner shall maintain a written record of the conference and shall 
make a copy of this record available to all parties participating in the conference. 
Sec. HH-6.  37-B MRSA §1131, sub-§2, ¶G, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 662, 
§99, is repealed. 
Sec. HH-7.  Transition provisions; floodplain management matters.  The 
following provisions apply to the reassignment of floodplain management duties, 
responsibilities and activities of the Executive Department, State Planning Office to the 
Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, Maine Emergency 
Management Agency. 
1.  The Governor shall, pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 37-B, section 
and 42 United States Code, Chapter 50 (2012), designate the Maine Emergency 
Management Agency the state coordinating agency for purposes of the National Flood 
Insurance Program. 
2.  Three authorized positions and incumbent personnel in the State Planning Office 
assigned to that office's floodplain management program are transferred to the Maine 
Emergency Management Agency.  Those employees retain their rights as unclassified 
employees as well as their accrued fringe benefits, including but not limited to vacation 
and sick leave, health and life insurance and retirement benefits. 
3.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 5 and except as otherwise provided in 
subsection 4, the State Controller, upon request of the State Budget Officer and with the 
approval of the Governor, shall transfer to the proper account in the Maine Emergency 
Management Agency all accrued expenditures, assets and liabilities, including but not 
limited to any contractual obligations, balances, appropriations, allocations, transfers, 
revenues and other available funds, in any account or subdivision of an account of the 
State Planning Office established for administration of floodplain management-related 
grant funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Nothing in this section 
changes or is intended to change or otherwise affect the purposes or uses for which any 
funds transferred pursuant to this section may be expended. 
4. On the effective date of this section, the State Controller shall transfer any 
unexpended and unencumbered balance in the Floodplain Mapping Fund established by 
former Title 5, section 3307-G to the State Floodplain Mapping Fund established by Title 
37-B, section 746. 
Sec. HH-8.  Effective date.  This Part takes effect July 1, 2012. 
PART II 
Sec. II-1.  5 MRSA §6204, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1993, c. 728, §6, is further 
amended to read: 
1.  Composition.  The board consists of 11 members, 6 7 who are private citizens and 
4 who are permanent members.  The permanent members are the Commissioner of 
Conservation; the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife; the Commissioner of 
Marine Resources; and the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources; and 
the Director of the State Planning Office. 
Sec. II-2.  5 MRSA §6204, sub-§6, as amended by PL 1993, c. 728, §6, is further 
amended to read: 
6.  Assistance. The Department of Conservation; the Department of Inland Fisheries 
and Wildlife; the Department of Transportation; the Department of Agriculture, Food and 
Rural Resources; the State Planning Office; and all other state agencies shall provide staff 
support and assistance considered necessary by the board to fulfill the objectives of this 
chapter. If agency assistance is not available, consultants may be hired from the proceeds 
of either the Land for Maine's Future Fund or the Public Access to Maine Waters Fund to 
assist the board in carrying out its responsibilities. 
Sec. II-3.  12 MRSA §544, sub-§3, ¶G is enacted to read: 
G.  The Natural Areas Program shall provide staff assistance to support the Land for 
Maine's Future Board established under Title 5, chapter 353. 
Sec. II-4.  12 MRSA §6072, sub-§7-A, ¶F, as amended by PL 2003, c. 660, Pt. 
A, §6, is further amended to read: 
F.    The lease does not unreasonably interfere with public use or enjoyment within 
1,000 feet of a beach, park or docking facility owned by the Federal Government, the 
State Government or a municipal governmental agency or certain conserved lands.  
For purposes of this paragraph, "conserved lands" means land in which fee ownership 
has been acquired by the municipal government, State Government or Federal 
Government in order to protect the important ecological, recreational, scenic, cultural 
or historic attributes of that property. 
The Executive Department, State Planning Office Department of Conservation shall 
maintain a list of conserved lands.  The commissioner shall request this information 
from the State Planning Office Department of Conservation prior to holding a 
preapplication proceeding. 
Sec. II-5.  12 MRSA §6673, sub-§2-A, as amended by PL 2009, c. 229, §16, is 
further amended to read: 
2-A.  Decision.  In evaluating a proposed municipal shellfish aquaculture permit, a 
municipal officer shall take into consideration the number and density of permits and 
leases in the area and may issue the permit if the municipal officer finds the proposed 
project meets the following criteria. 
A.  The permit conforms to the municipality's shellfish conservation program. 
B.  The permit will not cause the total area under all municipal shellfish aquaculture 
permits in the municipality to exceed 1/4 of the entire municipal intertidal zone that is 
open to the taking of shellfish. 
C.  Issuing the permit is in the best interests of the municipality. 
D.  The permit will not unreasonably interfere with ingress and egress of riparian 
owners. 
E.  The permit will not unreasonably interfere with navigation. 
F.  The permit will not unreasonably interfere with fishing or other uses of the area.  
For purposes of this paragraph, "fishing" includes public access to a redeemable 
shellfish resource, as defined by the department, for the purpose of harvesting, 
provided that the resource is commercially significant and is subject to a pollution 
abatement plan that predates the permit application, that includes verifiable activities 
in the process of implementation and that is reasonably expected to result in the 
opening of the area to the taking of shellfish within 3 years. 
G.  The permit will not unreasonably interfere with significant wildlife habitat and 
marine habitat or with the ability of the site affected by the permit and surrounding 
marine and upland areas to support existing ecologically significant flora and fauna. 
H.  The applicant has demonstrated that there is an available source of organisms to 
be cultured for the site affected by the permit. 
I.  The permit does not unreasonably interfere with public use or enjoyment within 
1,000 feet of a beach, park or docking facility owned by the Federal Government, the 
State Government or a municipal government or conserved lands.  For purposes of 
this paragraph, "conserved lands" means land in which fee ownership has been 
acquired by the municipal government, State Government or Federal Government in 
order to protect the important ecological, recreational, scenic, cultural or historic 
attributes of that property. 
A municipality shall review the Executive Department, State Planning Office's 
Department of Conservation's list of conserved lands compiled pursuant to section 6072, 
subsection 7-A, paragraph F prior to issuing a municipal shellfish aquaculture permit. 
A municipality shall put its findings on each of the criteria listed in this subsection in 
writing and make those findings available to the public. 
Sec. II-6.  33 MRSA §132, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 574, §1, is 
amended to read: 
4.  Filing.  A working waterfront covenant must be recorded in the County Registry 
of Deeds, and a copy of the covenant must be filed with the Executive Department, State 
Planning Office Department of Conservation together with a map showing with 
specificity the location of the affected real estate on the form or forms that the State 
Planning Office department requires. 
Sec. II-7.  33 MRSA §479-C, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 412, §10, is amended to 
read: 
§479-C.  Conservation easement registry 
A holder of a conservation easement that is organized or doing business in the State 
shall annually report to the Executive Department, State Planning Office Department of 
Conservation the book and page number at the registry of deeds for each conservation 
easement that it holds, the municipality and approximate number of acres protected under 
each easement and such other information as the State Planning Office Department of 
Conservation determines necessary to fulfill the purposes of this subchapter. The filing 
must be made by a date and on forms established by the State Planning Office 
Department of Conservation to avoid duplicative filings when possible and otherwise 
reduce administrative burdens.  The annual filing must be accompanied by a $30 fee.  
The State Planning Office Department of Conservation shall maintain a permanent record 
of the registration and report to the Attorney General any failure of a holder disclosed by 
the filing or otherwise known to the State Planning Office Department of Conservation. 
The fees established under this section must be held by the State Planning Office 
Department of Conservation in a nonlapsing, special account to defray the costs of 
maintaining the registry and carrying out its duties under this section. 
Sec. II-8.  36 MRSA §305, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 564, §4, is 
amended to read: 
6.  Report on changes in land ownership.  On or before September 1st of each year, 
report to the Commissioner of Conservation, the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and 
Wildlife, the Director of the State Planning Office within the Executive Department and 
the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over public lands on 
the transfer in ownership of parcels of land 10,000 acres or greater within the 
unorganized territory of the State.  Using information maintained by the State Tax 
Assessor under section 1602 and section 4641-D, the bureau shall provide information for 
each transfer that includes: 
A.  Name of the seller; 
B.  Name of the buyer; 
C.  Number of acres transferred; 
D.  Classification of land; 
E.  Location by township and county; 
F.  Sale price; and 
G.  A brief description of the property. 
Sec. II-9.  36 MRSA §1140-B, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 466, Pt. A, §58, 
is amended to read: 
1.  Analysis.  The State Tax Assessor, in consultation with municipal assessors, the 
director of the Land for Maine's Future Program within the Executive Department, State 
Planning Office Commissioner of Conservation or the commissioner's designee, 
representatives of working waterfront organizations and other interested parties, shall 
collect and analyze the sales prices of all actual sales that occur in the State of waterfront 
land that is subject to restrictions on that land's use that are legally enforceable and 
prohibit or substantially restrict development that is not commercial fishing activity or 
commercial activity that is the functional equivalent of commercial fishing activity. 
Sec. II-10.  Transition provisions; Land for Maine's Future Board 
matters.  The following provisions apply to the reassignment of duties, responsibilities 
and activities of the Executive Department, State Planning Office related to the Land for 
Maine's Future Board established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 353 to 
the Department of Conservation, Natural Areas Program established by Title 12, section 
544. 
1.  Three authorized positions and incumbent personnel in the State Planning Office 
assigned to provide staff assistance to the Land for Maine's Future Board are transferred 
to the Natural Areas Program. Those employees retain their rights as unclassified 
employees as well as their accrued fringe benefits, including but not limited to vacation 
and sick leave, health and life insurance and retirement benefits. 
2.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 5, the State Controller, upon request of the 
State Budget Officer and with the approval of the Governor, shall transfer from the State 
Planning Office to the proper account in the Department of Conservation all accrued 
expenditures, assets and liabilities, including but not limited to any contractual 
obligations, balances, appropriations, allocations, transfers, revenues and other available 
funds, in any account or subdivision of any account of the Land for Maine's Future Fund, 
established by Title 5, section 6203. Nothing in this section changes or is intended to 
change or otherwise affect the purposes or uses for which any funds transferred pursuant 
to this section may be expended. 
Sec. II-11.  Effective date.  This Part takes effect July 1, 2012. 
PART JJ 
Sec. JJ-1.  5 MRSA §298, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 513, §1, is repealed 
and the following enacted in its place: 
1.  Commissioner of Conservation.  The Commissioner of Conservation, or the 
commissioner's designee; 
Sec. JJ-2.  5 MRSA §13056-E, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 414, Pt. G, §2 
and affected by §5, is amended to read: 
4.  Coordination.  The department shall coordinate the grants made under this 
section with community assistance loans and grants administered by the department and 
with other state assistance programs designed to accomplish similar objectives, including 
those administered by the Department of Education, the Department of Transportation, 
the Executive Department, State Planning Office, the Finance Authority of Maine, the 
Maine State Housing Authority, the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, the 
Department of Administrative and Financial Services, the Department of Conservation 
and the Department of Environmental Protection. 
Sec. JJ-3.  5 MRSA §13058, sub-§19, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 498, §1, is 
amended to read: 
19.  Coordinate assessment of transportation needs related to economic 
development projects.  The commissioner shall coordinate the activities of the 
department, the State Planning Office within the Executive Department the Department 
of Conservation, the Department of Transportation and regional planning and economic 
development organizations to ensure that the location of rail lines, potential use of 
passenger and freight rail and costs of transportation improvements related to 
development are considered during initial planning and locating of projects reviewed by 
the commissioner in administering economic development programs under this chapter. 
Sec. JJ-4.  5 MRSA §13073-B is enacted to read: 
§13073-B.  Maine Downtown Center 
1.  Establishment. The Maine Downtown Center, referred to in this section as "the 
center," is established to encourage downtown revitalization in the State. 
2.  Purpose. The center serves the following functions: 
A.  To advocate for downtown revitalization; 
B.  To promote awareness about the importance of vital downtowns; 
C.  To serve as a clearinghouse for information relating to downtown development; 
and 
D.  To provide training and technical assistance to communities that demonstrate a 
willingness and ability to revitalize their downtowns. 
3.  Collaboration. The Department of Conservation shall work collaboratively with 
the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, the Maine Development 
Foundation and other state agencies to coordinate the programs of the center. 
4.  Funding. The center shall develop a plan for the ongoing funding of the center. 
5.  Definition. For the purposes of this section, "downtown" has the same meaning as 
in Title 30-A, section 4301, subsection 5-A. 
Sec. JJ-5.  12 MRSA §212, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1979, c. 541, Pt. A, §116 
and PL 1995, c. 532, §17, is further amended to read: 
3.  Interdepartmental cooperation. The Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural 
Resources shall consult with other state resource agencies and the State Planning Office 
in setting priorities of soils mapping and the publication of interim soils reports. 
Sec. JJ-6.  12 MRSA §685-C, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 2009, c. 375, §1, is 
repealed. 
Sec. JJ-7.  12 MRSA §685-C, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 2009, c. 375, §1, 
is further amended to read: 
C.    The commission has considered all comments submitted under paragraphs 
paragraph A and B; and 
Sec. JJ-8.  12 MRSA §1847, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1999, c. 556, §19, is 
further amended to read: 
2.  Management plans.  The director shall prepare, revise from time to time and 
maintain a comprehensive management plan for the management of the public reserved 
lands in accordance with the guidelines in this subchapter.  The plan must provide for a 
flexible and practical approach to the coordinated management of the public reserved 
lands.  In preparing, revising and maintaining such a management plan the director, to the 
extent practicable, shall compile and maintain an adequate inventory of the public 
reserved lands, including not only the timber on those lands but also the other multiple 
use values for which the public reserved lands are managed.  In addition, the director 
shall consider all criteria listed in section 1858 for the location of public reserved lands in 
developing the management plan.  The director is entitled to the full cooperation of the 
Bureau of Geology and, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources, the Department of Inland 
Fisheries and Wildlife, and the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission and the State 
Planning Office in compiling and maintaining the inventory of the public reserved lands.  
The director shall consult with those agencies as well as other appropriate state agencies 
in the preparation and maintenance of the comprehensive management plan for the public 
reserved lands.  The plan must provide for the demonstration of appropriate management 
practices that will enhance the timber, wildlife, recreation, economic and other values of 
the lands.  All management of the public reserved lands, to the extent practicable, must be 
in accordance with this management plan when prepared. 
Within the context of the comprehensive management plan, the commissioner, after 
adequate opportunity for public review and comment, shall adopt a specific action plan 
for each unit of the public reserved lands system.  Each action plan must include 
consideration of the related systems of silviculture and regeneration of forest resources 
and must provide for outdoor recreation including remote, undeveloped areas, timber, 
watershed protection, wildlife and fish.  The commissioner shall provide adequate 
opportunity for public review and comment on any substantial revision of an action plan.  
Management of the public reserved lands before the action plans are completed must be 
in accordance with all other provisions of this section. 
Sec. JJ-9.  23 MRSA §73, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2003, c. 22, §1, is further 
amended to read: 
4.  Rulemaking.  The Department of Transportation shall adopt a rule within one 
year of the effective date of this Act, in coordination with the Maine Turnpike Authority 
and state agencies including the Department of Economic and Community Development, 
the State Planning Office Department of Conservation and the Department of 
Environmental Protection, to implement the statewide comprehensive transportation 
policy.  The rule must incorporate a public participation process that provides 
municipalities and other political subdivisions of the State and members of the public 
notice and opportunity to comment on transportation planning decisions, capital 
investment decisions, project decisions and compliance with the statewide transportation 
policy. 
The Department of Transportation shall adopt a rule, in coordination with the State 
Planning Office Department of Conservation, that establishes linkage between the 
planning processes outlined in this section and those promoted by Title 30-A, chapter 
187, subchapter 2 and that promotes investment incentives for communities that adopt 
and implement land use plans that minimize over-reliance on the state highway network.  
This rule is a major substantive rule as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
Sec. JJ-10.  23 MRSA §7105, sub-§3, ¶A, as amended by PL 1989, c. 600, Pt. 
A, §§11 and 12 and c. 626, is further amended to read: 
A.  Before dismantling any track that results in a cessation of rail service upon all or 
part of a railroad line, or offering any railroad property for sale, or upon the 
abandonment of service along all or a portion of a railroad line, the department shall 
must be given the first option to lease or purchase, on just and reasonable terms, the 
railroad line, any part of the railroad line or other property.  In the event that a lease is 
negotiated for the rights-of-way, the department shall consult with municipal officials 
and officers in the municipalities affected by the abandonment of service along the 
line to determine the need for preserving the rights-of-way along the abandoned 
portion of the line for rail transportation.  If the department finds that the welfare of 
the State would be significantly and adversely affected by the loss of the line for 
railroad transportation purposes, the department shall seek to negotiate the purchase 
of the abandoned portion of the line.  In making this determination, the department 
shall consider, among other criteria deemed considered significant by the department, 
future economic development activities and opportunities in the area served by the 
abandoned railroad service.  In addition, the department shall consult with the 
Department of Economic and Community Development, and the Department of 
Conservation and the State Planning Office in making the determination required in 
this section. 
The department shall, in good faith, seek to lease the railroad rights-of-way until it 
finds that the preservation of the rights-of-way is not necessary for the welfare of the 
State or until the voters of the State approve or disapprove, at a statewide election, the 
issue of bonds to purchase the rights-of-way along the abandoned portion of the line. 
Nothing in this paragraph may require the department to lease or purchase the 
railroad rights-of-way to an entire railroad line or any portion of the line for which 
railroad service has been abandoned if the railroad corporation owner does not intend 
to sell, lease or in any other way dispose of the rights-of-way by which railroad 
service could be easily restored along the abandoned service portion of the line. 
Sec. JJ-11.  30-A MRSA §2303, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2, and Pt. 
C, §106 and amended by PL 1989, c. 6; c. 9, §2; and c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, is further 
amended to read: 
§2303.  Lead agency 
1.  Department of Conservation.  The State Planning Office Department of 
Conservation shall serve as the coordinator between regional councils and the State.  The 
State Planning Office, shall administer state funds supporting regional council tasks and 
may provide technical assistance to regional councils as appropriate. 
2.  Rulemaking.  The Director of the State Planning Office Department of 
Conservation may adopt rules to create standardized contracts and administrative and 
audit requirements for state funds received by regional councils. 
Sec. JJ-12.  30-A MRSA §4301, sub-§5-C is enacted to read: 
5-C.  Department.  "Department" means the Department of Conservation. 
Sec. JJ-13.  30-A MRSA §4301, sub-§13, as amended by PL 1995, c. 395, Pt. D, 
§12, is repealed. 
Sec. JJ-14.  30-A MRSA §4301, sub-§14-A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 90, §1, is 
amended to read: 
14-A.  Service center community.  "Service center community" means a 
municipality or group of municipalities identified by the office department according to a 
methodology established by rule that includes 4 basic criteria, including level of retail 
sales, jobs-to-workers ratio, the amount of federally assisted housing and the volume of 
service sector jobs.  Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are major substantive rules 
as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A 2-A. 
Sec. JJ-15.  30-A MRSA §4312, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2001, c. 406, §2, is 
further amended to read: 
4.  Limitation on state rule-making authority.  The office department is authorized 
to adopt rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.  Rules adopted 
pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, 
subchapter II-A 2-A.  This section may not be construed to grant any separate regulatory 
authority to any state agency beyond that necessary to implement this subchapter. 
Sec. JJ-16.  30-A MRSA §4314, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2007, c. 247, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
3.  Rate of growth, zoning and impact fee ordinances.  After January 1, 2003, any 
portion of a municipality's or multimunicipal region's rate of growth, zoning or impact fee 
ordinance must be consistent with a comprehensive plan adopted in accordance with the 
procedures, goals and guidelines established in this subchapter.  The portion of a rate of 
growth, zoning or impact fee ordinance not directly related to an inconsistency identified 
by a court or during a comprehensive plan review by the office department in accordance 
with section 4347-A, subsection 3-A remains in effect.  For purposes of this subsection, 
"zoning ordinance" does not include an ordinance that applies townwide that is a cluster 
development ordinance or a design ordinance prescribing the color, shape, height, 
landscaping, amount of open space or other comparable physical characteristics of 
development.  The portion of a rate of growth, zoning or impact fee ordinance that is not 
consistent with a comprehensive plan is no longer in effect unless: 
C.  The ordinance or portion of the ordinance is exempted under subsection 2; 
D.  The municipality or multimunicipal region is under contract with the office 
department to prepare a comprehensive plan or implementation program, in which 
case the ordinance or portion of the ordinance remains valid for up to 4 years after 
receipt of the first installment of its first planning assistance grant or for up to 2 years 
after receipt of the first installment of its first implementation assistance grant, 
whichever is earlier; 
E.  The ordinance or portion of the ordinance conflicts with a newly adopted 
comprehensive plan or plan amendment adopted in accordance with the procedures, 
goals and guidelines established in this subchapter, in which case the ordinance or 
portion of the ordinance remains in effect for a period of up to 24 months 
immediately following adoption of the comprehensive plan or plan amendment; 
F.  The municipality or multimunicipal region applied for and was denied financial 
assistance for its first planning assistance or implementation assistance grant under 
this subchapter due to lack of state funds on or before January 1, 2003.  If the office 
department subsequently offers the municipality or multimunicipal region its first 
planning assistance or implementation assistance grant, the municipality or 
multimunicipal region has up to one year to contract with the office department to 
prepare a comprehensive plan or implementation program, in which case the 
municipality's or multimunicipal region's ordinances will be subject to paragraph D; 
or 
G.  The ordinance or portion of an ordinance is an adult entertainment establishment 
ordinance, as defined in section 4352, subsection 2, that has been adopted by a 
municipality that has not adopted a comprehensive plan. 
Sec. JJ-17.  30-A MRSA §4326, sub-§3-A, ¶A, as amended by PL 2007, c. 247, 
§3, is further amended to read: 
A.   Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, identify and designate 
geographic areas in the municipality or multimunicipal region as growth areas and 
rural areas, as defined in this chapter. 
(1)  Within growth areas, each municipality or multimunicipal region shall: 
(a)  Establish development standards; 
(b)  Establish timely permitting procedures; 
(c)  Ensure that needed public services are available; and 
(d)  Prevent inappropriate development in natural hazard areas, including 
flood plains and areas of high erosion. 
(2)  Within rural areas, each municipality or multimunicipal region shall adopt 
land use policies and ordinances to discourage incompatible development.  These 
policies and ordinances may include, without limitation, density limits, cluster or 
special zoning, acquisition of land or development rights, transfer of development 
rights pursuant to section 4328 and performance standards.  The municipality or 
multimunicipal region should also identify which rural areas qualify as critical 
rural areas as defined in this chapter.  Critical rural areas must receive priority 
consideration for proactive strategies designed to enhance rural industries, 
manage wildlife and fisheries habitat and preserve sensitive natural areas. 
(3)  A municipality or multimunicipal region may also designate as a transitional 
area any portion of land area that does not meet the definition of either a growth 
area or a rural area.  Such an area may be appropriate for medium-density 
development that does not require expansion of municipal facilities and does not 
include significant rural resources. 
(4)  A municipality or multimunicipal region is not required to identify growth 
areas within the municipality or multimunicipal region for residential, 
commercial or industrial growth if it demonstrates, in accordance with rules 
adopted by the office department pursuant to this article, that: 
(a) It is not possible to accommodate future residential, commercial or 
industrial growth within the municipality or multimunicipal region because 
of severe physical limitations, including, without limitation, the lack of 
adequate water supply and sewage disposal services, very shallow soils or 
limitations imposed by protected natural resources; 
(b) The municipality or multimunicipal region has experienced minimal or no 
residential, commercial or industrial development over the past decade and 
this condition is expected to continue over the 10-year planning period; 
(c) The municipality or multimunicipal region has identified as its growth 
areas one or more growth areas identified in a comprehensive plan adopted or 
to be adopted by one or more other municipalities or multimunicipal regions 
in accordance with an interlocal agreement adopted in accordance with 
chapter 115 with one or more municipalities or multimunicipal regions; or 
(d) The municipality or multimunicipal region has no village or densely 
developed area. 
(6)  A municipality or multimunicipal region exercising the discretion afforded 
by subparagraph 4 shall review the basis for its demonstration during the periodic 
revisions undertaken pursuant to section 4347-A; 
Sec. JJ-18.  30-A MRSA §4331, as amended by PL 2001, c. 578, §17, is further 
amended to read: 
§4331.  Evaluation process 
The office department shall conduct an ongoing evaluation process to determine the 
effectiveness of state, regional and local efforts under this chapter to achieve the purposes 
and goals of this chapter.  Working through the Land and Water Resources Council, the 
office The department shall seek the assistance of other state agencies.  If requested, all 
state agencies shall render assistance to the office department in this effort. 
1.  Criteria.  In conducting the evaluation, the office department shall develop 
criteria based on the goals of this chapter.  The criteria must be objective, verifiable and, 
to the extent practicable, quantifiable. 
2.  Baseline conditions.  The office department shall establish a baseline of land use 
conditions at a level of detail sufficient to permit general comparison of state and regional 
trends in future land use development patterns. 
3.  Public input.  The office department shall incorporate opportunities for public 
input and comment into the evaluation process. 
4.  Level of analysis.  The office department shall evaluate the program generally at a 
regional and statewide level.  To illustrate the impact of the program, the office 
department shall compare land use development trends and patterns in a sample of towns 
that have participated in the program with a matched sample of towns that have not 
participated.  The evaluation performed by the office department must include an analysis 
of the State's financial commitment to growth management. 
5.  Periodic reports.  Beginning on January 1, 1995 2015, the office department shall 
report in writing on the results of its evaluation process every 4 years and more frequently 
if necessary.  The office department shall submit its report to the joint standing committee 
of the Legislature having jurisdiction over natural resources matters and the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs. 
Sec. JJ-19.  30-A MRSA §4345, as amended by PL 2003, c. 641, §9, is further 
amended to read: 
§4345.  Purpose; department to administer program 
Under the provisions of this article, a municipality or multimunicipal region may 
request financial or technical assistance from the office department for the purpose of 
planning and implementing a growth management program.  A municipality or 
multimunicipal region that requests and receives a financial assistance grant shall develop 
and implement its growth management program in cooperation with the office 
department and in a manner consistent with the procedures, goals and guidelines 
established in this subchapter. 
To accomplish the purposes of this article, the office department shall develop and 
administer a technical and financial assistance program for municipalities or 
multimunicipal regions.  The program must include direct financial assistance for 
planning and implementation of growth management programs, standards governing the 
review of growth management programs by the office department, technical assistance to 
municipalities or multimunicipal regions and a voluntary certification program for growth 
management programs. 
Sec. JJ-20.  30-A MRSA §4346, as amended by PL 2003, c. 641, §§10 to 12 and 
c. 689, Pt. B, §6, is further amended to read: 
§4346.  Technical and financial assistance program 
The technical and financial assistance program for municipalities, regional councils 
and multimunicipal regions is established to encourage and facilitate the adoption and 
implementation of local, regional and statewide growth management programs. 
The office department may enter into financial assistance grants only to the extent 
that funds are available.   In making grants, the office department shall consider the need 
for planning in a municipality or multimunicipal region, the proximity of the municipality 
or multimunicipal region to other areas that are conducting or have completed the 
planning process and the economic and geographic role of the municipality or 
multimunicipal region within a regional context.  The office department may consider 
other criteria in making grants, as long as the criteria support the goal of encouraging and 
facilitating the adoption and implementation of local and multimunicipal growth 
management programs consistent with the procedures, goals and guidelines established in 
this subchapter.  In order to maximize the availability of the technical and financial 
assistance program to all municipalities, multimunicipal regions and regional councils, 
financial assistance programs administered competitively under this article are exempt 
from rules adopted by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services pursuant 
to Title 5, section 1825-C for use in the purchase of services and the awarding of grants 
and contracts.  The office department shall publish a program statement describing its 
grant program and advertising its availability to eligible applicants. 
2-A.  Financial assistance grants.  A contract for a financial assistance grant must: 
A.  Provide for the payment of a specific amount for the purposes of planning and 
preparing a comprehensive plan; 
B.  Provide for the payment of a specific amount for the purposes of implementing 
that plan; and 
C.  Include specific timetables governing the preparation and submission of products 
by the municipality or multimunicipal region. 
The office department may not require a municipality or multimunicipal region to provide 
matching funds in excess of 25% of the value of that municipality's or multimunicipal 
region's financial assistance contract for its first planning assistance grant and 
implementation assistance grant.  The office department may require a higher match for 
other grants, including, but not limited to, grants for the purpose of updating 
comprehensive plans.  This match limitation does not apply to distribution of federal 
funds that the office department may administer. 
2-B.  Use of funds.  A municipality or multimunicipal region may expend financial 
assistance grants for: 
A.  The conduct of surveys, inventories and other data-gathering activities; 
B.  The hiring of planning and other technical staff; 
C.  The retention of planning consultants; 
D.  Contracts with regional councils for planning and related services; 
E.  Assistance in the development of ordinances; 
F.  Retention of technical and legal expertise; 
G.  The updating of growth management programs or components of a program; 
G-1.  Evaluation of growth management programs; and 
H.  Any other purpose agreed to by the office department and the municipality or 
multimunicipal region that is directly related to the preparation of a comprehensive 
plan or the implementation of a comprehensive plan adopted in accordance with the 
procedures, goals and guidelines established in this subchapter. 
2-C.  Program evaluation.  Any recipient of a financial assistance grant shall 
cooperate with the office department in performing program evaluations required under 
section 4331. 
2-D.  Encumbered balances at year-end.  Notwithstanding Title 5, section 1589, at 
the end of each fiscal year, all encumbered balances accounts for financial assistance and 
regional planning grants may be carried forward for 2 years beyond the year in which 
those balances are encumbered. 
3.  Technical assistance.  Using its own staff, the staff of other state agencies, 
contractors and the resources of the regional councils, the office department shall provide 
technical assistance to municipalities or multimunicipal regions in the development, 
administration and enforcement of growth management programs.  The technical 
assistance component of the program must include a set of model land use ordinances or 
other implementation strategies developed by the office department that are consistent 
with this subchapter. 
4.  Regional council assistance.  As part of the technical and financial assistance 
program, the office department may develop and administer a program to develop 
regional education and training programs, regional policies to address state goals and 
regional assessments.  Regional assessments may include, but are not limited to, public 
infrastructure, inventories of agricultural and commercial forest lands, housing needs, 
recreation and open space needs, and projections of regional growth and economic 
development.  The program may include guidelines to ensure methodological consistency 
among the State's regional councils.  To implement this program, the office department 
may contract with regional councils to assist the office department in reviewing growth 
management programs, to develop necessary planning information at a regional level or 
to provide support for local planning efforts. 
5.  Coordination.  State agencies with regulatory or other authority affecting the 
goals established in this subchapter shall conduct their respective activities in a manner 
consistent with the goals established under this subchapter, including, but not limited to, 
coordinating with municipalities, regional councils and other state agencies in meeting 
the state goals; providing available information to regions and municipalities as described 
in section 4326, subsection 1; cooperating with efforts to integrate and provide access to 
geographic information system data; making state investments and awarding grant money 
as described in section 4349-A; and conducting reviews of growth management programs 
as provided in section 4347-A, subsection 3, paragraph A.  Without limiting the 
application of this section to other state agencies, the following agencies shall comply 
with this subchapter.  The Land and Water Resources Council department shall 
periodically, but in no event less than biannually, review the effectiveness of agency 
coordination efforts, including, but not limited to, those in section 4349-A: 
A.  Department of Conservation; 
B.  Department of Economic and Community Development; 
C.  Department of Environmental Protection; 
D.  Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources; 
E.  Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife; 
F.  Department of Marine Resources; 
G.  Department of Transportation; 
G-1.  Department of Health and Human Services; 
G-2.  Executive Department, State Planning Office; 
H.  Finance Authority of Maine; and 
I.  Maine State Housing Authority. 
Sec. JJ-21.  30-A MRSA §4347-A, as amended by PL 2003, c. 641, §§13 to 15 
and PL 2007, c. 247, §§4 and 5, is further amended to read: 
§4347-A.  Review of programs by department 
1.  Comprehensive plans.  A municipality or multimunicipal region that chooses to 
prepare a growth management program and receives a planning grant under this article 
shall submit its comprehensive plan to the office department for review.  A municipality 
or multimunicipal region that chooses to prepare a growth management program without 
receiving a planning grant under this article may submit its comprehensive plan to the 
office department for review.  The office department shall review plans for consistency 
with the procedures, goals and guidelines established in this subchapter.  A contract for a 
planning assistance grant must include specific timetables governing the review of the 
comprehensive plan by the office department.  A comprehensive plan submitted for 
review more than 12 months following a contract end date may be required to contain 
data, projections and other time-sensitive portions of the plan or program that are in 
compliance with the office's department's most current review standards. 
2.  Growth management programs.  A municipality or multimunicipal region may 
at any time request a certificate of consistency for its growth management program. 
A.  Upon a request for review under this section, the office department shall review 
the program and determine whether the program is consistent with the procedures, 
goals and guidelines established in this subchapter. 
B.  Certification by the office former State Planning Office or the department of a 
municipality's or multimunicipal region's growth management program under this 
article is valid for 10 years.  To maintain certification, a municipality or 
multimunicipal region shall periodically review its growth management program and 
submit to the office department in a timely manner any revisions necessary to account 
for changes, including changes caused by growth and development. Certification 
does not lapse in any year in which the Legislature does not appropriate funds to the 
office department for the purposes of reviewing programs for recertification. 
C.  Upon a request for review under this section, the office department may review 
rate of growth, impact fee and zoning ordinances to determine whether the ordinances 
are consistent with a comprehensive plan that has been found consistent under this 
section without requiring submission of all elements of a growth management 
program.  An affirmative finding of consistency by the office department is required 
for a municipality or multimunicipal region to assert jurisdiction as provided in 
section 4349-A. 
3.  Review of  growth management program. In reviewing a growth management 
program, the office department shall: 
A.  Solicit written comments on any proposed growth management program from 
regional councils, state agencies, all municipalities contiguous to the municipality or 
multimunicipal region submitting a growth management program and any interested 
residents of the municipality or multimunicipal region or of contiguous 
municipalities.  The comment period extends for 45 days after the office department 
receives the growth management program. 
(1)  Each state agency reviewing the proposal shall designate a person or persons 
responsible for coordinating the agency's review of the growth management 
program. 
(2)  Any regional council commenting on a growth management program shall 
determine whether the program is compatible with the programs of other 
municipalities that may be affected by the program and with regional policies or 
needs identified by the regional council; 
B.  Prepare all written comments from all sources in a form to be forwarded to the 
municipality or multimunicipal region; 
C.  Within 90 days after receiving the growth management program, send all written 
comments on the growth management program to the municipality or multimunicipal 
region and any applicable regional council.  If warranted, the office department shall 
issue findings specifically describing how the submitted growth management 
program is not consistent with the procedures, goals and guidelines established in this 
subchapter and the recommended measures for remedying the deficiencies. 
(1)  In its findings, the office department shall clearly indicate its position on any 
point on which there are significant conflicts among the written comments 
submitted to the office department. 
(2)  If the office department finds that the growth management program was 
adopted in accordance with the procedures, goals and guidelines established in 
this subchapter, the office department shall issue a certificate of consistency for 
the growth management program. 
(3)  Notwithstanding paragraph D, if a municipality or multimunicipal region 
requests a certificate of consistency for its growth management program, any 
unmodified component of that program that has previously been reviewed by the 
former State Planning Office or the office department and has received a finding 
of consistency will retain that finding during program certification review by the 
office department as long as the finding of consistency is current as defined in 
rules adopted by the office department; 
D.  Provide ample opportunity for the municipality or multimunicipal region 
submitting a growth management program to respond to and correct any identified 
deficiencies in the program.  A finding of inconsistency for a growth management 
program may be addressed within 24 months of the date of the finding without 
addressing any new review standards that are created during that time interval. After 
months, the program must be resubmitted in its entirety for state review under the 
office's department's most current review standards; and 
E.  Provide an expedited review and certification procedure for those submissions 
that represent minor amendments to certified growth management programs. 
The office's department's decision on consistency of a growth management program 
constitutes final agency action. 
3-A.  Review of comprehensive plan. In reviewing a comprehensive plan, the office 
department shall: 
A.  Solicit written comments on any proposed comprehensive plan from regional 
councils, state agencies, all municipalities contiguous to the municipality or 
multimunicipal region submitting a comprehensive plan and any interested residents 
of the municipality or multimunicipal region or of contiguous municipalities. The 
comment period extends for 25 business days after the office department receives the 
comprehensive plan.  Each state agency reviewing the proposal shall designate a 
person or persons responsible for coordinating the agency's review of the 
comprehensive plan; 
B.  Prepare all written comments from all sources in a form to be forwarded to the 
municipality or multimunicipal region; 
C.  Within 35 business days after receiving the comprehensive plan, notify the 
municipality or multimunicipal region if the plan is complete for purposes of review.  
If the office department notifies the municipality or multimunicipal region that the 
plan is not complete for purposes of review, the office department shall indicate in its 
notice necessary additional data or information; 
D.  Within 10 business days of issuing notification that a comprehensive plan is 
complete for purposes of review, issue findings specifically describing whether the 
submitted plan is consistent with the procedures, goals and guidelines established in 
this subchapter and identify which inconsistencies in the plan, if any, may directly 
affect rate of growth, zoning or impact fee ordinances. 
(1) In its findings, the office department shall clearly indicate its position on any 
point on which there are significant conflicts among the written comments 
submitted to the office department. 
(2) If the office department finds that the comprehensive plan was developed in 
accordance with the procedures, goals and guidelines established in this 
subchapter, the office department shall issue a finding of consistency for the 
comprehensive plan. 
(3) A finding of inconsistency must identify the goals under this subchapter not 
adequately addressed, specific sections of the rules relating to comprehensive 
plan review adopted by the office department not adequately addressed and 
recommendations for resolving the inconsistency; 
E.  Send all written findings and comments on the comprehensive plan to the 
municipality or multimunicipal region and any applicable regional council; and 
F.  Provide ample opportunity for the municipality or multimunicipal region 
submitting a comprehensive plan to respond to and correct any identified deficiencies 
in the plan. A finding of inconsistency for a comprehensive plan may be addressed 
within 24 months of the date of the finding without addressing any new review 
standards that are created during that time interval. After 24 months, the plan must be 
resubmitted in its entirety for state review under the office's department's most 
current review standards. 
If the office department finds that a plan is not consistent with the procedures, goals and 
guidelines established in this subchapter, the municipality or multimunicipal district that 
submitted the plan may appeal that finding to the office department within 20 business 
days of receipt of the finding in accordance with rules adopted by the office department, 
which are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
The office's department's decision on consistency of a comprehensive plan constitutes 
final agency action. 
A finding by the office department pursuant to paragraph D that a comprehensive plan is 
consistent with the procedures, goals and guidelines established in this subchapter is valid 
for 12 years from the date of its issuance.  A finding by the office former State Planning 
Office issued pursuant to this subchapter prior to December 31, 2000 that a 
comprehensive plan is consistent with the procedures, goals and guidelines established in 
this subchapter is valid until December 31, 2012.  For purposes of section 4314, 
subsection 3 and section 4352, subsection 2, expiration of a finding of consistency 
pursuant to this subsection does not itself make a comprehensive plan inconsistent with 
the procedures, goals and guidelines established in this subchapter. 
4.  Updates and amendments.  A municipality or multimunicipal region may submit 
proposed amendments to a comprehensive plan or growth management program to the 
office department for review in the same manner as provided for the review of new plans 
and programs.  Subsequent to voluntary certification under this subsection, the 
municipality or multimunicipal region shall file a copy of an amendment to a growth 
management program with the office department within 30 days after adopting the 
amendment and at least 60 days prior to applying for any state grant program that offers a 
preference for consistency or certification. 
5.  Regional councils.  Subject to the availability of funding and pursuant to the 
conditions of a contract, each regional council shall review and submit written comments 
on the comprehensive plan or growth management program of any municipality or 
multimunicipal region within its planning region.  The comments must be submitted to 
the office department and contain an analysis of: 
A.  Whether the comprehensive plan or growth management program is compatible 
with identified regional policies and needs; and 
B.  Whether the comprehensive plan or growth management program is compatible 
with plans or programs of municipalities or multimunicipal regions that may be 
affected by the proposal. 
Sec. JJ-22.  30-A MRSA §4349-A, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 2001, c. 613, 
§2, is further amended to read: 
C.  Areas other than those described in paragraph A or B for the following projects: 
(1)  A project certified to the Land and Water Resources Council established in 
Title 5, section 3331 by the head of the agency funding the project as necessary 
to remedy a threat to public health or safety or to comply with environmental 
clean-up laws; 
(2)  A project related to a commercial or industrial activity that, due to its 
operational or physical characteristics, typically is located away from other 
development, such as an activity that relies on a particular natural resource for its 
operation; 
(3)  An airport, port or railroad or industry that must be proximate to an airport, a 
port or a railroad line or terminal; 
(4)  A pollution control facility; 
(5)  A project that maintains, expands or promotes a tourist or cultural facility 
that is required to be proximate to a specific historic, natural or cultural resource 
or a building or improvement that is related to and required to be proximate to 
land acquired for a park, conservation, open space or public access or to an 
agricultural, conservation or historic easement; 
(6)  A project located in a municipality that has none of the geographic areas 
described in paragraph A or B and that prior to January 1, 2000 formally 
requested but had not received from the office former State Planning Office funds 
to assist with the preparation of a comprehensive plan or that received funds from 
the department to assist with the preparation of a comprehensive plan within the 
previous 2 years. This exception expires for a municipality 2 years after such 
funds are received; or 
(7)  A housing project serving the following: individuals with mental illness, 
mental retardation, developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, brain injuries, 
substance abuse problems or a human immunodeficiency virus; homeless 
individuals; victims of domestic violence; foster children; or children or adults in 
the custody of the State.  A nursing home is not considered a housing project 
under this paragraph; or. 
(8)  A project certified to the Land and Water Resources Council established in 
Title 5, section 3331 by the head of the agency funding the project as having no 
feasible location within an area described in paragraph A or B if, by majority 
vote of all members, the Land and Water Resources Council finds that 
extraordinary circumstances or the unique needs of the agency require state funds 
for the project.  The members of the Land and Water Resources Council may not 
delegate their authority under this subparagraph to the staffs of their member 
agencies. 
Sec. JJ-23.  30-A MRSA §4349-A, sub-§3-A, ¶¶A and D, as enacted by PL 
2003, c. 604, §2 and affected by §3, are amended to read: 
A.    When awarding a grant or making a discretionary investment under any of the 
programs under paragraph B, subparagraphs (1) and (2) or when undertaking its own 
capital investment programs other than for projects identified in section 4301, 
subsection 5-B, a state agency shall respect the primary purpose of its grant or 
investment program and, to the extent feasible, give preference: 
(1)  First, to a municipality that has received a certificate of consistency for its 
growth management program under section 4347-A; 
(2)  Second, to a municipality that has adopted a comprehensive plan that the 
office former State Planning Office or the department has determined is 
consistent with the procedures, goals and guidelines of this subchapter and has 
adopted zoning ordinances that the office former State Planning Office or the 
department has determined are consistent with the comprehensive plan; and 
(3)  Third, to a municipality that has adopted a comprehensive plan that the office 
former State Planning Office or the department has determined is consistent with 
the procedures, goals and guidelines of this subchapter. 
If a municipality has submitted a comprehensive plan, zoning ordinance or growth 
management program to the office former State Planning Office or the department for 
review, the time for the office to respond response as established in section 4347-A 
has expired and the office has not provided its comments or findings have not been 
provided to the municipality, a state agency when awarding a grant or making a 
discretionary investment under this subsection may not give preference over the 
municipality to another municipality. 
D.  The office department shall work with state agencies to prepare mechanisms for 
establishing preferences in specific investment and grant programs as described in 
paragraph B. 
Sec. JJ-24.  30-A MRSA §4353, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. 
A, §45 and Pt. C, §10, is amended to read: 
B.  Approve the issuance of a special exception permit or conditional use permit in 
strict compliance with the ordinance except that, if the municipality has authorized 
the planning board, agency or office department to issue these permits, an appeal 
from the granting or denial of such a permit may be taken directly to Superior Court 
if required by local ordinance; and 
Sec. JJ-25.  30-A MRSA §4353, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, 
§45 and Pt. C, §10, is amended to read: 
3.  Parties.  The board shall reasonably notify the petitioner, the planning board, 
agency or office department and the municipal officers of any hearing.  These persons 
shall must be made parties to the action.  All interested persons shall must be given a 
reasonable opportunity to have their views expressed at any hearing. 
Sec. JJ-26.  30-A MRSA §5226, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 669, §1, is 
amended to read: 
2.  Review by commissioner.  Before final designation of a tax increment financing 
district, the commissioner shall review the proposal to ensure that the proposal complies 
with statutory requirements.  In the case of a downtown tax increment financing district, 
the State Planning Office Department of Conservation and the Department of 
Transportation shall review the proposal and provide advice to assist the commissioner in 
making a decision under this subsection. 
Sec. JJ-27.  30-A MRSA §5953-D, sub-§3, ¶D, as amended by PL 2003, c. 288, 
§2, is further amended to read: 
D.  In the case of a grant or loan, the Department of Economic and Community 
Development affirms that the applicant has met the conditions of this paragraph. 
(1)  A municipality is eligible to receive a grant or a loan, or a combination of 
both, if that municipality has adopted a growth management program certified 
under section 4347-A that includes a capital improvement program composed of 
the following elements: 
(a)  An assessment of all public facilities and services, such as, but not 
limited to, roads and other transportation facilities, sewers, schools, parks and 
open space, fire and police; 
(b)  An annually reviewed 5-year plan for the replacement and expansion of 
existing public facilities or the construction of such new facilities as are 
required to meet expected growth and economic development.  The plan 
must include projections of when and where those facilities will be required; 
and 
(c)  An assessment of the anticipated costs for replacement, expansion or 
construction of public facilities, an identification of revenue sources available 
to meet these costs and recommendations for meeting costs required to 
implement the plan. 
(2)  A municipality is eligible to receive a loan if that municipality: 
(a)  Has adopted a comprehensive plan that is determined by the Executive 
Department, former State Planning Office or the Department of Conservation 
to be consistent with section 4326, subsections 1 to 4. 
(3)  A municipality is eligible to receive a grant or a loan if that municipality is a 
service center community. 
Subject to the limitations of this subsection, 2 or more municipalities that each meet 
the requirements of subparagraph (1), (2) or (3) may jointly apply for assistance 
under this section; and 
Sec. JJ-28.  30-A MRSA §5953-D, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1999, c. 776, §13, 
is further amended to read: 
5.  Coordination.  The bank shall coordinate the loans and grants made under this 
section with all other community assistance loans and grants administered by the 
Department of Economic and Community Development and with other state assistance 
programs designed to accomplish similar objectives, including those administered by the 
Department of Education, the Department of Transportation, the State Planning Office 
within the Executive Department, the Finance Authority of Maine, the Maine State 
Housing Authority, the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, the Department of 
Administrative and Financial Services, the Department of Conservation and the 
Department of Environmental Protection. 
Sec. JJ-29.  38 MRSA §420-D, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 704, Pt. B, §2 
and affected by PL 1997, c. 603, §§8 and 9, is amended to read: 
6.  Urbanizing areas.  The department shall work with the State Planning Office 
Department of Conservation to identify urban bodies of water most at risk and 
incorporate model ordinances protective of these bodies of water into assistance provided 
to local governments. 
Sec. JJ-30.  38 MRSA §420-D, sub-§11, ¶A, as amended by PL 2011, c. 206, 
§10, is further amended to read: 
A.  The department may allow an applicant with a project in the direct watershed of a 
lake to address certain on-site phosphorus reduction requirements through 
implementation of a compensation project or payment of a compensation fee as 
provided in this paragraph.  The commissioner shall determine the appropriate 
compensation fee for each project.  The compensation fee must be paid either into a 
compensation fund or to an organization authorized by the department and must be a 
condition of the permit. 
(1)  The department may establish a storm water compensation fund for the 
purpose of receiving compensation fees, grants and other related income.  The 
fund must be a nonlapsing fund dedicated to payment of the costs and related 
expenses of compensation projects.  Income received under this subsection must 
be deposited with the Treasurer of State to the credit of the fund and may be 
invested as provided by statute.  Interest on these investments must be credited to 
the fund.  The department may make payments from the fund consistent with the 
purpose of the fund. 
(2)  The department may enter into a written agreement with a public, quasi-
public or private, nonprofit organization for purposes of receiving compensation 
fees and implementing compensation projects.  If the authorized agency is a state 
agency other than the department, it shall establish a fund meeting the 
requirements specified in subparagraph (1).  The authorized organization shall 
maintain records of expenditures and provide an annual summary report to the 
department.  If the organization does not perform in accordance with this section 
or with the requirements of the written agreement, the department may revoke the 
organization's authority to conduct activities in accordance with this paragraph.  
If an organization's authorization is revoked, any remaining funds must be 
provided to the department. 
(3)  The commissioner may set a fee rate of no more than $25,000 per pound of 
available phosphorus. 
(4)  Except in an urbanized part of a designated growth area, best management 
practices must be incorporated on site that, by design, will reduce phosphorus 
export by at least 50%, and a phosphorus compensation project must be carried 
out or a compensation fee must be paid to address the remaining phosphorus 
reduction required to meet the parcel's phosphorus allocation.  In an urbanized 
part of a designated growth area, an applicant may pay a phosphorus 
compensation fee in lieu of part or all of the on-site phosphorus reduction 
requirement.  The commissioner shall identify urbanized parts of designated 
growth areas in the direct watersheds of lakes most at risk, in consultation with 
the State Planning Office Department of Conservation. 
(5)  Projects carried out or funded through compensation fees as provided in this 
paragraph must be located in the same watershed as the project with respect to 
which the compensation fee is paid. 
Sec. JJ-31.  38 MRSA §480-Z, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2007, c. 527, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
3.  Compensation fee program.  The department may develop a wetlands 
compensation fee program for the areas listed in subsection 7, paragraphs A and B in 
consultation with the State Planning Office Department of Conservation, the United 
States Army Corps of Engineers and state and federal resource agencies, including the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the United States Environmental Protection 
Agency.  The department may develop a compensation fee program for the areas listed in 
subsection 7, paragraphs C, D and E in consultation with the Department of Inland 
Fisheries and Wildlife. 
A.   The program may include the following: 
(1)  Identification of wetland management priorities on a watershed or 
biophysical region basis; 
(1-A)  Identification of management priorities for the areas listed in subsection 7, 
paragraphs C, D and E; 
(2)  Identification of the types of losses eligible for compensation under this 
subsection; 
(3)  Standards for compensation fee projects; 
(4)  Calculation of compensation fees based on the functions and values of the 
affected areas and the cost of compensation, taking into account the potential 
higher cost of compensation when a project is implemented at a later date; and 
(5)  Methods to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of compensation fee projects 
implemented under this subsection in meeting the management priorities 
identified pursuant to subparagraphs (1) and (1-A). 
B.  Any compensation fee may be paid into a compensation fund established by the 
department as provided in subparagraph (1) or to an organization authorized by the 
department as provided in subparagraph (2).  A compensation project funded in 
whole or in part from compensation fees must be approved by the department. 
(1) The department may establish compensation funds for the purpose of 
receiving compensation fees, grants and other related income.  A compensation 
fund must be a fund dedicated to payment of costs and related expenses of 
restoration, enhancement, preservation and creation projects.  The department 
may make payments from the fund consistent with the purpose of the fund.  
Income received under this subsection must be deposited with the State Treasurer 
to the credit of the compensation fund and may be invested as provided by law.  
Interest on these investments must be credited to the compensation fund. 
(2) The department may enter into an enforceable, written agreement with a 
public, quasi-public or municipal organization or a private, nonprofit 
organization for the protection of natural areas.  Such an organization must 
demonstrate the ability to receive compensation fees, administer a compensation 
fund and ensure that compensation projects are implemented consistent with 
local, regional or state management priorities.  If compensation fees are provided 
to an authorized organization, the organization shall maintain records of 
expenditures and provide an annual summary report as requested by the 
department.  If the authorized agency is a state agency other than the department, 
the agency shall establish a fund meeting the requirements specified in 
subparagraph (1).  If the organization does not perform in accordance with this 
subsection or with the requirements of the written agreement, the department may 
revoke the organization's authority to conduct activities in accordance with this 
subsection. 
Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules under Title 5, chapter 
375, subchapter 2-A. 
Sec. JJ-32.  38 MRSA §488, sub-§14, ¶A, as amended by PL 2001, c. 406, §17, 
is further amended to read: 
A.    A development is exempt from review under flood plain, noise and 
infrastructure standards under section 484 if that development is located entirely 
within: 
(1)  A municipality that has adopted a local growth management program that the 
State Planning Office has been certified under Title 30-A, section 4347-A; and 
 (2)  An area designated in that municipality's local growth management program 
as a growth area. 
An applicant claiming an exemption under this paragraph shall include with the 
application a statement from the State Planning Office Department of Conservation 
affirming that the location of the proposed development meets the provisions of 
subparagraphs (1) and (2). 
An applicant claiming an exemption under this paragraph shall publish a notice of 
that application in a newspaper of general circulation in the region that includes the 
municipality in which the development is proposed to occur.  That notice must 
include a statement indicating the standard or standards for which the applicant is 
claiming an exemption. 
Sec. JJ-33.  38 MRSA §489-D, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 704, Pt. 
A, §22 and affected by Pt. C, §2, is amended to read: 
B.  A municipality may also obtain technical assistance in the form of a peer review 
from a private consultant or regional council and may recover costs from the 
developer for a project of any size.  The State Planning Office Department of 
Conservation has the authority to establish rules as necessary for this purpose. 
Sec. JJ-34.  38 MRSA §909, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 789, §4 and affected by 
§5, is amended to read: 
§909.  Technical assistance 
To the extent existing resources are available, when one or more municipalities seeks 
seek ownership of a dam, the State Planning Office Department of Conservation may 
provide grants and technical assistance to the participating municipality or municipalities 
or to regional planning organizations. 
Sec. JJ-35.  38 MRSA §956, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 663, §233, is 
amended to read: 
1.  Guide for boundaries. The comprehensive plan submitted to the 106th 
Legislature by the Saco River Environmental Advisory Committee shall must be used as 
a guide by the planning boards of the municipalities within the corridor in making 
recommendations for district boundaries and by the commission in establishing final 
boundaries. The comprehensive plan shall may not be regarded as a final and complete 
design for the future of the land and water areas within the corridor, but as the basis of a 
continuing planning process to be carried out by the commission in conjunction with 
local officials, regional planning districts, councils of government and the State Planning 
Office Department of Conservation. 
Sec. JJ-36.  38 MRSA §956, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 663, §233, is 
amended to read: 
B.  The proposed amendment or revision has been submitted to the State Planning 
Office, pursuant to Title 5, section 3305, subsection 1, paragraph G Department of 
Conservation, which shall forward its comments and recommendations, if any, to the 
commission within 30 days; and 
Sec. JJ-37.  38 MRSA §961, as amended by PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 and Pt. B, 
§204, is further amended to read: 
§961.  Relation to municipal, state and federal regulations 
Nothing in this chapter prevents municipal, state or federal authorities from adopting 
and administering more stringent requirements regarding performance standards or 
permitted uses within use districts established by the commission or within districts 
overlapping the districts established pursuant to this chapter. Where there is a conflict 
between a provision adopted under this chapter and any other municipal, state or federal 
requirement applicable to the same land or water areas within the corridor, the more 
restrictive provision takes precedence. All performance standards, rules and regulations 
proposed for hearing by the commission must be submitted to the Commissioner of 
Environmental Protection, the State Planning Office Department of Conservation, the 
Greater Portland Council of Governments and the Southern Maine Regional Planning 
Commission at least 7 days prior to the hearing for review and comment. The 
commission shall may not promulgate adopt any rule establishing air or water quality 
standards within the corridor in conflict with the rules of the Department of 
Environmental Protection without the prior approval of the Board of Environmental 
Protection. 
Sec. JJ-38.  38 MRSA §1163, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 636, §1, is 
amended to read: 
2.  Appeal.  For an intermunicipal sewer extension, when written assurance is denied 
by municipal officers pursuant to subsection 1, an aggrieved party may appeal, within 15 
days of the decision, to the State Planning Office, referred to in this subsection as the 
"office," Department of Conservation for a review of the municipal officers' decision.  
Notwithstanding Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter IV 4, the following procedures apply to 
the review by the office Department of Conservation. 
A.  The office Department of Conservation may request any additional information 
from the sanitary district, the municipality or the department.  All information 
requested by the office Department of Conservation must be submitted within 30 
days of the request, unless an extension is granted by the office Department of 
Conservation. 
B.  Within a reasonable time, the office Department of Conservation shall hold a 
hearing.  The office Department of Conservation shall give at least 7 days' written 
notice of the hearing to the sanitary district, the municipality and the party that 
requested the hearing.  The hearing is informal and the office Department of 
Conservation may receive any information it considers necessary. 
C.  Within 15 days of the hearing and within 60 days of the request for review, the 
office Department of Conservation shall make a decision that must include findings 
of fact on whether the sewer extension proposal is inconsistent with adopted 
municipal plans and ordinances regulating land use.  The decision of the office 
Department of Conservation constitutes final agency action. 
D.  Notwithstanding subsection 1, if the office Department of Conservation 
determines that the sewer extension proposal is not inconsistent with adopted 
municipal plans and ordinances regulating land use, the office Department of 
Conservation shall issue written assurance that the proposal is consistent with 
adopted municipal plans and ordinances regulating land use, and the sanitary district 
may construct the sewer extension. 
Sec. JJ-39.  38 MRSA §1252, sub-§7, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 636, §2, is 
amended to read: 
B.  For an intermunicipal sewer extension, when written assurance is denied by 
municipal officers pursuant to paragraph A, an aggrieved party may appeal, within 15 
days of the decision, to the State Planning Office, referred to in this paragraph as the 
"office," Department of Conservation for a review of the municipal officers' decision.  
Notwithstanding Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter IV 4, the following procedures 
apply to the review by the office Department of Conservation. 
(1) The office Department of Conservation may request any additional 
information from the sewer district, the municipality or the department.  All 
information requested by the office Department of Conservation must be 
submitted within 30 days of the request, unless an extension is granted by the 
office Department of Conservation. 
(2) Within a reasonable time, the office Department of Conservation shall hold a 
hearing.  The office Department of Conservation shall give at least 7 days' written 
notice of the hearing to the sewer district, the municipality and the party that 
requested the hearing.  The hearing is informal and the office may receive any 
information it considers necessary. 
(3) Within 15 days of the hearing and within 60 days of the request for review, 
the office Department of Conservation shall make a decision that must include 
findings of fact on whether the sewer extension proposal is inconsistent with 
adopted municipal plans and ordinances regulating land use.  The decision of the 
office Department of Conservation constitutes final agency action. 
(4) Notwithstanding paragraph A, if the office Department of Conservation 
determines that the sewer extension proposal is not inconsistent with adopted 
municipal plans and ordinances regulating land use, the office Department of 
Conservation shall issue written assurance that the proposal is consistent with 
adopted municipal plans and ordinances regulating land use, and the sewer 
district may construct the sewer extension. 
Sec. JJ-40.  Transition provisions; land use planning-related matters. The 
following provisions apply to the reassignment of duties, responsibilities and activities of 
the Executive Department, State Planning Office regarding land use planning and related 
technical assistance to muncipalities, including but not limited to those under the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 30-A, chapter 187, to the Department of Conservation. 
1. Four authorized positions and incumbent personnel in the State Planning Office 
that are assigned to that office's land use planning program are transferred to the 
Department of Conservation. These employees retain their rights as unclassified 
employees as well as their accrued fringe benefits, including but not limited to vacation 
and sick leave, health and life insurance and retirement benefits. 
Sec. JJ-41.  Effective date.  This Part takes effect July 1, 2012. 
PART KK 
Sec. KK-1.  1 MRSA §25, as amended by PL 1999, c. 556, §1, is further amended 
to read: 
§25.  Topographic mapping 
The Bureau of Geology and, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources has charge of 
topographic mapping on behalf of the State. The Bureau of Geology and, Natural Areas 
and Coastal Resources is authorized and directed to enter into such agreements with the 
Director of the United States Geological Survey as will assure ensure the progress of the 
work in an efficient and economical manner. 
Sec. KK-2.  2 MRSA §6, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2005, c. 405, Pt. D, §4, is 
further amended to read: 
5.  Range 86.  The salaries of the following state officials and employees are within 
salary range 86: 
Director of Labor Standards; 
State Archivist; 
Director, Bureau of Geology and, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources; 
Executive Director, Maine Land Use Regulation Commission; 
Chair, Maine Unemployment Insurance Commission; 
Child Welfare Services Ombudsman; and 
Director of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency. 
Sec. KK-3.  5 MRSA §935, sub-§1, ¶D, as amended by PL 1999, c. 556, §3, is 
further amended to read: 
D.  Director, Bureau of Geology and, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources; 
Sec. KK-4.  12 MRSA §541-A, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 556, §12, is amended to 
read: 
§541-A.  Bureau of Geology, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources 
The Bureau of Geology and, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources is established 
within the Department of Conservation and is administered by the commissioner.  The 
bureau consists of the Maine Geological Survey, referred to in this chapter as the 
"survey," and the Natural Areas Program and the Maine Coastal Program.  The executive 
director of the bureau is the director of the survey. 
Sec. KK-5.  12 MRSA §544-D is enacted to read: 
§544-D.  Maine Coastal Program 
1.  Establishment. The Maine Coastal Program is established within the Department 
of Conservation and is administered by the commissioner. 
2.  Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the 
following terms have the following meanings. 
A.  "Coastal area" has the same meaning as provided in Title 38, section 1802, 
subsection 1. 
B.  "Coastal management" has the same meaning as provided in Title 38, section 
1802, subsection 2. 
C.  "Coastal resources" has the same meaning as provided in Title 38, section 1802, 
subsection 3. 
D.  "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Conservation. 
E.  "State coastal zone management program" means the coastal management 
program originally approved by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration in September 1978 and as subsequently changed in accordance with 
the federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, 16 United States Code, Sections 
1451 to 1466 (2012). 
3.  Purpose. The Maine Coastal Program is established to manage and administer and 
to coordinate implementation and ongoing development and improvement of the state 
coastal zone management program in accordance with and in furtherance of the 
requirements of the federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, 16 United States 
Code, Sections 1451 to 1466 (2012) and the State's coastal management policies 
established in Title 38, section 1801. 
4.  Authorities. In order to and to the extent needed to carry out its responsibilities 
under subsection 3, the Maine Coastal Program is authorized to: 
A.  Receive and administer federal grants from the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, as well as financial assistance from other public or 
private sources, for implementation of the state coastal zone management program; 
B.  At the request of the Governor or the Legislature, or on its own initiative, prepare 
or coordinate plans, studies, technical assistance and policies to identify immediate 
and long-range needs regarding coastal management, coastal resources and related 
human uses in the coastal area and to guide and carry forward the wise, coordinated 
and well-balanced development and conservation of coastal resources; 
C.  Implement aspects of the state coastal zone management program and be the lead 
state agency for purposes of federal consistency review under the federal Coastal 
Zone Management Act of 1972, 16 United States Code, Section 1456 (2012); and 
D.  Act as the coordinating agency among the several officers, authorities, boards, 
commissions, departments and political subdivisions of the State on matters relative 
to management of coastal resources and related human uses in the coastal area. 
Nothing in this section may be construed as limiting the powers and duties of any 
officer, authority, board, commission, department or political subdivision of the State. 
Sec. KK-6.  12 MRSA §549, as amended by PL 1999, c. 556, §14, is further 
amended to read: 
§549.  Jurisdiction 
The Bureau of Geology and, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources and the agencies 
having jurisdiction over state-owned lands have jurisdiction, as set forth in this 
subchapter, over all state-owned lands for the purpose of mineral development and 
mining on that land.  The Bureau of Geology and, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources 
and the agencies having jurisdiction over state-owned lands may make such rules as each 
deems considers proper with respect to the authority delegated pursuant to this 
subchapter. 
Sec. KK-7.  12 MRSA §549-A, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1999, c. 556, §15, is 
further amended to read: 
2.  Director of the survey.  "Director of the survey" means the Director of the 
Bureau of Geology and, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources. 
Sec. KK-8.  12 MRSA §550-B, sub-§3, ¶A, as amended by PL 2003, c. 175, §3, 
is further amended to read: 
A.  Within 30 days after completion of any well or dry hole, or the enlarging or 
deepening of an existing well, a well drilling company shall submit a report to the 
Bureau of Geology and, Natural Areas, and Coastal Resources on forms designed and 
provided by the Bureau of Geology and, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources.  The 
report must contain information as may be required by the Bureau of Geology and, 
Natural Areas and Coastal Resources, including, but not limited to, location, 
construction and well yield. 
Sec. KK-9.  12 MRSA §550-B, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2009, c. 567, §6, is 
further amended to read: 
6.  Information use.  Information collected by the Bureau of Geology and, Natural 
Areas and Coastal Resources, Maine Geological Survey under this section is subject to 
Title 1, chapter 13, subchapter 1, unless the well drilling company to whom the 
information belongs or pertains requests that it be designated as confidential and the 
bureau has determined it contains proprietary information. For the purposes of this 
subsection, "proprietary information" means information that is a trade secret or 
production, commercial or financial information the disclosure of which would impair the 
competitive position of the person submitting the information and would make available 
information not otherwise publicly available.  The Bureau of Geology and, Natural Areas 
and Coastal Resources, Maine Geological Survey shall make information collected under 
this chapter available to any federal, state or municipal entity or authorized agent of such 
entity. 
Sec. KK-10.  12 MRSA §1835, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 1999, c. 556, 
§18, is further amended to read: 
A.  The first $20,000 in the aggregate of any money accruing from the alienation of 
rights to mine upon nonreserved public land, or other income arising out of mining 
operations, that is actually received during any fiscal year, and every portion thereof 
accruing from these mining operations, must be paid into the Bureau of Geology and, 
Natural Areas and Coastal Resources. 
Sec. KK-11.  12 MRSA §1849, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 1999, c. 556, 
§20, is further amended to read: 
A.  The first $20,000 in the aggregate of any money accruing from the alienation of 
rights to mine upon public reserved land, or other income arising out of mining 
operations, that is actually received during any fiscal year, and every portion thereof 
accruing from these mining operations, must be paid to the Bureau of Geology and, 
Natural Areas and Coastal Resources. 
Sec. KK-12.  12 MRSA §1863-A, sub-§4, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 615, 
Pt. B, §3, is amended to read: 
A.  Fifty percent to fund research, monitoring and other efforts to avoid, minimize 
and compensate for potential adverse effects of renewable ocean energy projects, as 
defined in section 1862, subsection 1, paragraph F-1, on noncommercial fisheries, 
seabirds, marine mammals, shorebirds, migratory birds and other coastal and marine 
natural resources, including but not limited to development, enhancement and 
maintenance of map-based information resources developed to guide public and 
private decision making on siting issues and field research to provide baseline or 
other data to address siting issues presented by renewable ocean energy projects.  The 
department shall consult with the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and 
the Executive Department, State Planning Office in allocating funds it receives 
pursuant to this paragraph; and 
Sec. KK-13.  12 MRSA §1868, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 270, Pt. C, §1, 
is amended to read: 
1.  Site identification process.  No later than December 15, 2009, following 
consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection, the Public Utilities 
Commission, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the Maine Land Use 
Regulation Commission, the Department of Marine Resources, the Maine Historic 
Preservation Commission and the University of Maine System and opportunity for public 
comment, the department, in conjunction with the Executive Department, State Planning 
Office, shall identify and map up to 5 specific offshore wind energy test areas.  An 
offshore wind energy test area identified under this subsection must be a geographic area 
on state-owned submerged lands suitable for offshore wind energy demonstration projects 
constructed and operated in accordance with Title 38, section 480-HH.  In identifying 
each such area, the department must consider existing information regarding pertinent 
ecological, environmental, social and development-related factors, including but not 
limited to: 
A.  Potential adverse effects on a protected natural resource, as defined by Title 38, 
section 480-B, subsection 8, or a scenic resource of state or national significance, as 
defined by Title 35-A, section 3451, subsection 9; 
B.  Potential adverse effects on species listed as threatened or endangered under 
section 6975 or section 12803, subsection 3; avian species, including seabirds, 
passerines, raptors, shorebirds, water birds and waterfowl; bats; and marine 
mammals; 
C.  Potential adverse effects on commercial fishing, recreation, navigation, existing 
public access ways to intertidal and subtidal areas and other existing uses; 
D.  Proximity to deep water port facilities, rail transportation, transmission 
infrastructure facilities and existing ocean-based environmental monitoring devices; 
E.  Data regarding wind speed, ocean wave height and period, ocean currents and 
water depth; 
F.  Geology, including substrate type and other seafloor characteristics; 
G.  Public support in pertinent coastal communities; and 
H.  Historic sites and archaeological resources of state or national significance. 
Sec. KK-14.  12 MRSA §5013, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1999, c. 556, §21, is 
further amended to read: 
5.  Bureau of Geology, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources. The Bureau of 
Geology and, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources is under the direction and supervision 
of a director who is appointed by, and serves at the pleasure of, the commissioner. 
Sec. KK-15.  12 MRSA §6022, sub-§11, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 661, §5, is 
amended to read: 
11.  Interagency cooperation. The commissioner shall consult with, offer advice to 
and cooperate with the State Planning Office, the Department of Environmental 
Protection, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Department of 
Conservation in carrying out his the commissioner's duties, and these agencies shall do 
the same in carrying out their duties. Cooperation shall include includes the exchange of 
information and the filing of copies of any application, petition, request, report or similar 
document which that may bear upon the responsibilities of any of these departments. 
Details of those exchanges shall must be worked out by the heads of the departments. 
Sec. KK-16.  12 MRSA §13001, sub-§12, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, 
§2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
12.  Freshwater marshes and bogs. "Freshwater marshes and bogs" means naturally 
occurring open areas with saturated soils or peat, often associated with standing water and 
dominated by low herbaceous vegetation, grasses, weeds and shrubs and including 
wetlands, as shown on the Freshwater Wetlands Map Series, Bureau of Geology and, 
Natural Areas and Coastal Resources, Maine Geological Survey, or zoned as a Wetland 
Protection Subdistrict, P-WL, by the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission. 
Sec. KK-17.  22 MRSA §676, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1999, c. 556, §26, is 
further amended to read: 
5.  Geology.  The Bureau of Geology and, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources, 
Maine Geological Survey within the Department of Conservation shall provide technical 
assistance for waste management. 
Sec. KK-18.  22 MRSA §679-B, sub-§8, as amended by PL 1999, c. 556, §27, is 
further amended to read: 
8.  Transfer of funds.  Notwithstanding Title 5, section 1585, funds allocated under 
this section must be transferred as necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section 
and Title 38, chapter 14-A from the department to other agencies, including the 
Department of Environmental Protection, the State Planning Office, the Bureau of 
Geology and, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources, Maine Geological Survey within the 
Department of Conservation and the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission. 
Sec. KK-19.  32 MRSA §4700-G, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2009, c. 153, §8, is 
further amended to read: 
2.  Membership.  The commission consists of the director of the division of 
environmental health within the Department of Health and Human Services or the 
director's designee; the Director of the Bureau of Geology and, Natural Areas and Coastal 
Resources within the Department of Conservation or the director's designee; the 
Commissioner of Transportation or the commissioner's designee; and 4 public members, 
of whom must be well drillers. 
Sec. KK-20.  32 MRSA §4700-G, sub-§6, as amended by PL 1999, c. 556, §29, 
is further amended to read: 
6.  Administrative provision.  The department shall administer the affairs and 
activities of the commission, keep all books and records, excluding data reports.  All 
appropriations for use of the commission must be made to the department.  The 
Department of Conservation, Bureau of Geology and, Natural Areas and Coastal 
Resources shall keep all well data reports and work with the department in the 
administration of the commission's activities. 
Sec. KK-21.  33 MRSA §1213, as enacted by PL 1973, c. 616, §1, is amended to 
read: 
§1213.  Water boundaries 
For the purposes of this chapter, the State Planning Office is directed to Department 
of Conservation, Bureau of Geology, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources shall draw the 
water boundaries of the 8 coastal counties in order to determine in which registry of 
deeds the island shall must be registered. These lines shall must be drawn in accordance 
with the corporate charters of the counties as amended. In instances in which the charter 
does not clearly specify the seaward boundaries of the counties, the boundaries shall must 
be drawn in accordance with state law and the principles contained in the International 
Convention for the Contiguous and Territorial Sea in determining seaward boundaries 
between adjacent nation states. 
Sec. KK-22.  35-A MRSA §3451, sub-§9, ¶H, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 661, 
Pt. A, §7, is amended to read: 
H.  Scenic viewpoints located in the coastal area, as defined by Title 38, section 1802, 
subsection 1, that are ranked as having state or national significance in terms of 
scenic quality in: 
(1)  One of the scenic inventories prepared for and published by the Executive 
Department, State Planning Office: "Method for Coastal Scenic Landscape 
Assessment with Field Results for Kittery to Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth to 
South Thomaston," Dominie, et al., October 1987; "Scenic Inventory Mainland 
Sites of Penobscot Bay," Dewan and Associates, et al., August 1990; or "Scenic 
Inventory: Islesboro, Vinalhaven, North Haven and Associated Offshore Islands," 
Dewan and Associates, June 1992; or 
(2)   A scenic inventory developed by or prepared for the Executive Department, 
former State Planning Office or the Department of Conservation in accordance 
with section 3457. 
Sec. KK-23.  35-A MRSA §3457, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 661, Pt. A, 
§7, is amended to read: 
2.  Scenic inventory.  The Executive Department, State Planning Office Department 
of Conservation, Bureau of Geology, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources shall adopt 
rules regarding the methodology for conducting a scenic inventory of scenic resources of 
state or national significance that are located in the coastal area, as defined by Title 38, 
section 1802, subsection 1, in a manner comparable to that used for an inventory listed in 
section 3451, subsection 9, paragraph H, subparagraph (1).  The office Department of 
Conservation, Bureau of Geology, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources may contract 
with an outside entity for the preparation of a scenic inventory conducted pursuant to the 
methodology developed pursuant to this subsection. 
Sec. KK-24.  38 MRSA §361-A, sub-§1-D, as amended by PL 1999, c. 556, §30, 
is further amended to read: 
1-D.  Aquifer. "Aquifer" means a geologic formation composed of rock or sand and 
gravel that stores and transmits significant quantities of recoverable water, as identified 
by the Bureau of Geology and, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources, Maine Geological 
Survey within the Department of Conservation. 
Sec. KK-25.  38 MRSA §401, 7th ¶, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 472, §12, is 
amended to read: 
It is the intention of the Legislature that the Bureau of Geology, Natural Areas and 
Coastal Resources provide coordination and develop programs for the collection and 
analysis of information relating to the nature, extent and quality of aquifers and aquifer 
recharge areas. 
Sec. KK-26.  38 MRSA §402, as amended by PL 1999, c. 556, §31, is further 
amended to read: 
§402.  Research 
The Bureau of Geology, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources in cooperation with the 
Department of Environmental Protection, is authorized to conduct research and studies to 
determine recharge and cleansing rates of ground water in different sand and gravel and 
bedrock formations. 
The Bureau of Geology and, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources, Maine Geological 
Survey within the Department of Conservation in cooperation with other agencies as 
appropriate shall conduct a 3-year program to assess the impact of agricultural practices 
and chemicals on ground water quality in selected agricultural areas and selected 
aquifers.  The program must evaluate the extent and level of contamination associated 
with pesticide use, the mechanisms by which pesticides move through the soil and into 
ground water supplies, the synergistic effects of these substances and their persistence in 
ground water. 
The survey shall report annually its progress to the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over natural resources. 
Sec. KK-27.  38 MRSA §410-I, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 345 and 
amended by PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §7, is further amended to read: 
1.  Agency cooperation.  The commissioner shall cooperate and coordinate with the 
Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources; the Commissioner of 
Conservation; the Commissioner of Transportation; the Commissioner of Economic and 
Community Development; the Commissioner of Health and Human Services; and the 
Commissioner of Marine Resources; and the Director of the State Planning Office to 
ensure a coordinated approach to nonpoint source pollution control for agriculture, 
forestry, transportation and development. 
Sec. KK-28.  38 MRSA §546-B, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 454, §6, is 
amended to read: 
1.  Sensitive area identification and data management.  The commissioner, in 
consultation with the Department of Marine Resources, the Department of Inland 
Fisheries and Wildlife, the Department of Conservation, the State Planning Office, the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service and other appropriate agencies and organizations, 
both public and private, shall assess the nature and extent of sensitive areas and resources 
in the marine environment that may be threatened by oil spills and develop a system to 
collect and maintain the necessary data.  The commissioner shall ensure that the 
duplication of effort among agencies and creation of incompatible data and data bases 
databases are minimized. 
Sec. KK-29.  38 MRSA §549, as amended by PL 1999, c. 556, §36, is further 
amended to read: 
§549.  Personnel and equipment 
The commissioner shall establish and maintain at such ports within the State, and 
other places as the commissioner determines, employees and equipment necessary to 
carry out this subchapter. The commissioner, subject to the Civil Service Law, may 
employ personnel necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, and shall 
prescribe the duties of those employees. The salaries of those employees and the cost of 
that equipment must be paid from the Maine Coastal and Inland Surface Oil Clean-up 
Fund established by this subchapter. The commissioner and the Director of the Bureau of 
Geology and, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources shall periodically consult with each 
other relative to procedures for the prevention of oil discharges into the coastal waters of 
the State from offshore drilling production facilities. Inspection and enforcement 
employees of the department in their line of duty under this subchapter have the powers 
of a constable. 
Sec. KK-30.  38 MRSA §1804, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 595, §1, is amended to 
read: 
§1804.  Interagency review of coastal water access issues 
The Executive Department, State Planning Office of Conservation and the 
Department of Marine Resources, within existing budgeted resources, shall convene a 
working group of staff from all state agencies that deal with coastal water access issues to 
share data, program activities and areas for collaboration on coastal water access issues.  
Each agency shall identify the coastal water access data that the agency has, the coastal 
water access data that the agency needs and potential funding sources for the collection of 
the needed data.  Other stakeholders may be included as appropriate.  The State Planning 
Office Department of Conservation and the Department of Marine Resources shall submit 
a report of the working group's activities, including how the agencies can work 
cooperatively to make creative use of available funds to address both recreational and 
commercial access needs and to optimize projects that are multiuse in nature to the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over marine resources matters 
by January 15th of every odd-numbered year. 
Sec. KK-31.  38 MRSA §1905, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 556, §40, is 
further amended to read: 
1.  Maps; coastal barriers identified. Maine's coastal barriers are identified on 
maps, available for public review, at the Department of Conservation, Bureau of Geology 
and, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources, Maine Geological Survey office in Augusta. 
They are referred to as the Maine Coastal Barrier Resources Systems and are numbered 
consistent with the United States Coastal Barriers Resource Act. 
Sec. KK-32.  Transition provisions; Maine Coastal Program-related 
matters. The following provisions apply to reassignment of duties, responsibilities and 
activities regarding management and administration and implementation of aspects of the 
State's federally approved coastal zone management program from the Executive 
Department, State Planning Office to the Department of Conservation, Bureau of 
Geology, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources. 
1. The Governor shall designate the Department of Conservation to receive and 
administer implementation grants for and serve as the state agency for federal consistency 
review as provided by the Maine Coastal Program approved by the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration in September 1978 and as subsequently amended in 
accordance with the federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, 16 United States 
Code, Sections 1451 to 1466 (2012). No later than one year following the effective date 
of this section, the Department of Conservation shall submit to the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management for its 
review and approval in accordance with 15 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 923 any 
changes to the Maine Coastal Program necessary to conform the program to the intent of 
this section. 
2. Six authorized positions and incumbent personnel in the State Planning Office 
assigned to the Maine Coastal Program are transferred to the Department of 
Conservation, Bureau of Geology, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources. Those 
employees retain their accrued fringe benefits, including but not limited to vacation and 
sick leave, health and life insurance and retirement benefits. 
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, the State 
Controller, upon request of the State Budget Officer and with the approval of the 
Governor, shall transfer to the proper account in the Department of Conservation all 
accrued expenditures, assets and liabilities, including but not limited to any contractual 
obligations, balances, appropriations, allocations, transfers, revenues and other available 
funds, in any account or subdivision of an account of the State Planning Office 
established for administration of funds related to management of coastal resources, 
including but not limited to grant funds from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration pursuant to the federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, 16 United 
States Code, Sections 1451 to 1466 (2012). Nothing in this section changes or is intended 
to change or otherwise affect the purposes or uses for which any funds transferred 
pursuant to this section may be expended. 
Sec. KK-33.  Maine Revised Statutes headnote amended; revision clause.  
In the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, chapter 201-A, subchapter 1,  in the subchapter 
headnote, the words "bureau of geology and natural areas" are amended to read "bureau 
of geology, natural areas and coastal resources" and the Revisor of Statutes shall 
implement this revision when updating, publishing or republishing the statutes. 
Sec. KK-34.  Effective date.  This Part takes effect July 1, 2012. 
PART LL 
Sec. LL-1.  5 MRSA §7504, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 54, §1, is amended to read: 
§7504.  Staff and administrative services 
The State Planning Office Department of Education shall provide staff and 
administrative services as follows. 
1.  Executive director.  The Director of the State Planning Office with the advice 
and consent of Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the commission, shall 
hire an executive director as a member of the State Planning Office Department of 
Education staff.  The executive director oversees day-to-day operations of the 
commission, hires staff members with the approval of the commission and the Director of 
the State Planning Office, Commissioner of Education and carries out other 
responsibilities as directed by the commission. 
2.  Administrative services.  The State Planning Office Department of Education 
shall provide the executive director and the commission with continuing administrative 
support as appropriate.  The State Planning Office Department of Education may 
establish a dedicated account on behalf of the commission to receive funds contributed by 
private and public agencies for use solely for commission purposes. 
Sec. LL-2.  Transition provisions; Maine Commission for Community 
Service matters.  The following provisions apply to the reassignment of duties, 
responsibilities and activities of the Maine Commission for Community Service. 
1.  Five authorized positions and incumbent personnel in the Executive Department, 
State Planning Office assigned to the Maine Commission for Community Service are 
transferred to the Department of Education, Maine Commission for Community Service. 
These employees retain their accrued fringe benefits, including but not limited to vacation 
and sick leave, health and life insurance and retirement benefits. 
2.  Notwithstanding the provisions of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, the State 
Controller, upon request of the State Budget Officer and with the approval of the 
Governor, shall transfer to the proper account in the Department of Education, Maine 
Commission for Community Service program all accrued expenditures, assets and 
liabilities, including but not limited to any contractual obligations, balances, 
appropriations, allocations, transfers, revenues and other available funds, in any account 
or subdivision of an account of the State Planning Office established for funds 
administered by the Maine Commission for Community Service. Nothing in this section 
changes or is intended to change or otherwise affect the purposes or uses for which any 
funds transferred pursuant to this section may be expended. 
Sec. LL-3.  Effective date.  This Part takes effect July 1, 2012. 
PART MM 
Sec. MM-1.  2 MRSA §9, sub-§§1 and 2, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 656, Pt. C, 
§1, are amended to read: 
1.  Office established.  The Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security 
Office, referred to in this section as "the office," is established in the Executive 
Department to carry out responsibilities of the State relating to energy resources, planning 
and development. The office is directly responsible to the Governor. 
2.  Director.  The office is under the control and supervision of the Director of the 
Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security Office, referred to in this section 
as "the director."  The director is appointed by the Governor and serves at the pleasure of 
the Governor. 
Sec. MM-2.  2 MRSA §9, sub-§2-A, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 372, Pt. H, §1, is 
amended to read: 
2-A.  Funding.  The office is funded from an annual allocation from the funds of the 
Efficiency Maine Trust, established in Title 35-A, chapter 97, and federal funds.  The 
director may request from the Efficiency Maine Trust, established in Title 35-A, chapter 
97, and the trust may shall provide from funds available to it funding sufficient to carry 
out the duties of the office under section subsection 3 and any other applicable law. 
Sec. MM-3.  2 MRSA §9, sub-§3, ¶G, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 656, Pt. C, §1, 
is amended to read: 
G.  Seek, accept and administer funds and partnerships with from public and private 
sources and develop partnerships with public and private entities to support the goals 
of the office, including, but not limited to, promoting energy efficiency, demand-side 
management and distributed generation; 
Sec. MM-4.  2 MRSA §9, sub-§§6 and 7 are enacted to read: 
6.  Maine Energy Resources Development Program.  The Maine Energy 
Resources Development Program, referred to in this subsection as "the program," is 
established to promote energy research and demonstration activities related to both the 
use of indigenous, renewable resources and more efficient use of energy.  The office, as 
funding allows, shall administer the program. The director may accept private money for 
the purpose of funding the program. 
A.  The director shall include, in the comprehensive state energy plan under 
subsection 3, paragraph C, a report that specifies, in regard to the program, the 
expenditure of program funds, the purposes for which the funds were used and the 
amount of the funds and the sources from which the funds were derived. 
B.  For all proposed program expenditures of $10,000 or more, the director shall seek 
approval for those expenditures from the Governor. If the Governor approves, the 
director shall seek approval for those expenditures from the Legislature under the 
procedures authorizing the transfer of funds set forth in Title 5, section 1585. 
7.  Reporting of petroleum inventories and deliveries.  The following provisions 
govern the reporting of petroleum inventories and deliveries. 
A.  As used in this subsection, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following 
terms have the following meanings: 
(1)  "Petroleum product" means propane; gasoline; unleaded gasoline; gasohol; 
kerosene; #2 heating oil; diesel fuel; kerosene-based jet fuel; aviation gasoline; 
#4, #5 and #6 residual oil for utility and nonutility uses; and Bunker C oil; 
(2)  "Primary storage facility" means a facility that receives petroleum products 
into the State by pipeline or by ship; and 
(3)  "Primary supplier" means a refiner, marketer, distributor, firm or person who 
makes the first sale of any petroleum product to resellers or consumers in this 
State. 
B.  Each owner or lessee of a primary storage facility in the State shall make an 
accurate report of petroleum inventories and deliveries on the first and 3rd Monday of 
each month to the office on a form provided by the director. The form must contain a 
conspicuous statement of the penalties provided in paragraph D and must require, 
with regard to the owner's or lessee's primary storage facility, the following 
information: 
(1)  The total inventory of each petroleum product stored in the State, as 
measured within not more than 3 working days prior to the reporting date; and 
(2)  The quantities of each petroleum product delivery expected into the State 
within 15 days of the reporting date or within any longer period established by 
the director. 
C.  Each primary supplier of petroleum products shall make an accurate report of 
actual and anticipated deliveries on the 3rd Monday of each month to the office on a 
form provided by the director, unless the report is already being submitted in 
accordance with federal regulations. The form must contain a conspicuous statement 
of the penalties provided in paragraph D and must require the following information: 
(1)  Actual deliveries of all petroleum products in this State during the preceding 
calendar month; 
(2)  Anticipated deliveries of all petroleum products in this State during the 
following calendar month or during any longer period established by the director; 
and 
(3)  Allocation fractions for all petroleum products for the following month or for 
any longer period established by the director. 
D.  A person who violates this subsection is subject to the following penalties. 
(1)  An owner or lessee of a primary storage facility or a primary supplier who 
fails to provide the information required by this subsection commits a Class D 
crime. Violation of this subparagraph is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 
17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A. 
(2)  An owner or lessee of a primary storage facility or a primary supplier who 
knowingly or recklessly supplies false or misleading information is guilty of a 
violation of Title 17-A, section 453. An owner or lessee of a primary storage 
facility who supplies false or misleading information commits a civil violation 
for which a fine of $2,500 may be adjudged. 
E.  The office shall provide reports to the joint standing committee of the Legislature 
having jurisdiction over utilities and energy matters as follows: 
(1)  If the office determines, based on available information, that there is or may 
be a significant shortfall in supply inventories or anticipated deliveries into the 
State of home heating oil or kerosene, the office shall provide a report including: 
(a)  The information that suggests a supply shortfall; 
(b)  Current and anticipated inventories of home heating oil and kerosene 
storage supplies; 
(c)  Any recommendations of the office for actions by the State in response to 
the anticipated supply shortfall; and 
(d)  A report on inventories, deliveries, curtailments, shortfalls or other 
matters relating to the availability of petroleum products in this State, at the 
request of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
over utilities and energy matters. 
Sec. MM-5.  7 MRSA §2, 4th ¶, as amended by PL 1991, c. 9, Pt. I, §6, is further 
amended to read: 
In addition, the commissioner shall be concerned with the quality of life of Maine 
farmers and rural communities. The commissioner shall promote: farm financing and 
rural development proposals; conservation and preservation of agricultural lands; 
increased and improved production of beef, poultry, sheep, dairy beef and other livestock; 
expanded and improved production of potatoes, fruits and other vegetables and 
horticultural ventures; coordinated foreign and domestic marketing of Maine agricultural 
products; in conjunction with the university, crop development and integrated pest 
management; and conservation of nonrenewable energy resources and utilization of 
renewable energy resources in conjunction with the State Planning Office Governor's 
Energy Office. To accomplish these objectives, the commissioner is authorized for, or on 
behalf of, Maine's farmers and rural community: to engage in research and educational 
programs; to participate directly or indirectly in programs to encourage and enable 
individuals to enter agricultural or other rural enterprises; to institute litigation or upon 
request to represent farmers or other members of the rural community in litigation where 
the commissioner determines that such litigation may be beneficial to agricultural 
industry as a whole; and to exercise all other powers of an agency of State Government. 
The commissioner may study such issues and, consistent with statute, take such actions 
either individually, for, or on behalf of, the State's farmers or rural residents, or jointly 
with such other persons, agencies or organizations as the commissioner determines may 
benefit the State's farmers and rural communities. To further accomplish these objectives, 
the commissioner is authorized beginning July 1, 1991, on behalf of the State's rural 
community, to administer food assistance programs including the receipt, distribution and 
administration of federal and state funds, including block grants, for food assistance. 
Sec. MM-6.  10 MRSA §1023-K, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2009, c. 124, §2, is 
further amended to read: 
1.  Established; fund administration.  The Clean Fuel Vehicle Fund, referred to in 
this section as the "fund," is established under the jurisdiction of the authority to support 
production, distribution and consumption of clean fuels and biofuels.  In administering 
the fund, the authority shall consult and provide opportunity for input from the 
Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security Office within the Executive 
Department. 
Sec. MM-7.  10 MRSA §1023-K, sub-§3-B, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 124, §2, 
is amended to read: 
3-B.  Application of fund.  The fund may be used in accordance with this 
subsection. 
A.  The fund may be applied to carry out any power of the authority under or in 
connection with section 1026-A, subsection 1, paragraph A, subparagraph (1), 
division (c), including, but not limited to, the pledge or transfer and deposit of money 
in the fund as security for and the application of the fund to pay principal, interest and 
other amounts due on insured loans. 
B.  The fund may be used for direct loans to finance all or part of any clean fuel or 
sustainable biofuel vehicle project when the authority determines that: 
(1)  The applicant demonstrates a reasonable likelihood that the applicant will be 
able to repay the loan; 
(2)  The project is technologically feasible; and 
(3)  The project will contribute to a reduction of or more efficient use of fossil 
fuels. 
C.  The fund may be used for grants to support clean fuel and sustainable biofuel 
production, distribution and consumption.  The authority, in consultation with the 
Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security Office within the Executive 
Department, shall establish a formula and method for the awarding of grants under 
this paragraph. 
D.  The fund may be used for reasonable development and administration costs for an 
online contribution process, in accordance with subsection 6. 
E.  The fund may be used for reasonable initial and ongoing administrative costs of 
the authority to implement this section. 
The authority, in consultation with the Governor's Office of Energy Independence and 
Security Office within the Executive Department, shall adopt rules for determining 
eligibility, project feasibility, terms, conditions and security for loans under this section.   
Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules under Title 5, chapter 
375, subchapter 2-A. 
Sec. MM-8.  10 MRSA §1043, sub-§2, ¶O, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 261, §4, is 
amended to read: 
O.  In the case of an energy distribution system project regulated by the Public 
Utilities Commission with respect to rates or terms of service or that requires, for 
construction or operation, authorization or certification from the commission, the 
following conditions are met. 
(1)  The energy distribution system project has received all authorizations or 
certifications from the Public Utilities Commission necessary for construction 
and operation of the project.  The authority may issue a certificate of approval for 
a project that has received conditional approvals or certifications from the 
commission, except that the authority's certificate becomes legally effective only 
upon fulfillment of the conditional provisions of the commission's certificates or 
approvals.  If the commission has approved rates to be charged by the project or 
has issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the project, the 
authority shall take into consideration any findings and conclusions of law of the 
commission, including any findings and conclusions pertaining to the need for 
the project and the financial viability of the project. 
(2)  The authority has reviewed and considered any comments provided by the 
Director of the Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security Office 
and the Public Advocate. 
(3)  The authority has determined that the applicant is creditworthy and that there 
is a reasonable likelihood that the revenue obligation securities will be repaid 
through the revenues of the project and any other sources of revenues and 
collateral pledged to the repayment of those securities.  In order to make these 
determinations, the authority shall consider such factors as it considers necessary 
and appropriate in light of the special purpose or other nature of the business 
entity owning the project and the specific purposes of the project to measure and 
evaluate the project and the sufficiency of the pledged revenues to repay the 
obligations, including, but not limited to: 
(a)  Whether the individuals or entities obligated to repay the obligations 
have demonstrated sufficient revenues from the project or from other sources 
to repay the obligations and a reasonable probability that those revenues will 
continue to be available for the term of the revenue obligation securities; 
(b)  Whether the applicant demonstrates a reasonable probability that the 
project will continue to operate and provide the public benefits projected to 
be created for the term of the revenue obligation securities; 
(c)  Whether the applicant's creditworthiness is demonstrated by factors such 
as its historical financial performance, management ability, plan for 
marketing its product or service and ability to access conventional financing; 
(d)  Whether the applicant meets or exceeds industry average financial 
performance ratios commonly accepted in determining creditworthiness in 
that industry; 
(e)  Whether the applicant demonstrates that the need for authority assistance 
is due to the reduced cost and increased flexibility of the financing for the 
project that result from authority assistance and not from an inability to 
obtain necessary financing without the capital reserve fund security provided 
by the authority; 
(f)  Whether collateral securing the repayment obligation is reasonably 
sufficient under the circumstances; 
(g)  Whether the proposed project enhances the opportunities for economic 
development; 
(h)  The effect that the proposed project financing has on the authority's 
financial resources; 
(i)  The financial performance of similar projects; 
(j)  The need for the project, as determined by the Public Utilities 
Commission and as indicated by any comments provided by the Director of 
the Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security Office, other 
public officials and members of the public; 
(k)  The nature and extent of customer commitment to use the project or the 
fuel or energy the project distributes or transmits; and 
(l)  The cost advantages to end users of the fuel or energy to be distributed or 
transmitted by the project, to the extent those advantages may affect market 
penetration by the project. 
Sec. MM-9.  10 MRSA §1492, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1989, c. 501, Pt. DD, 
§29, is further amended to read: 
1.  Solar energy equipment.  "Solar energy equipment" means all controls, tanks, 
pumps, heat exchangers, collectors and all other equipment necessary for the collection, 
transfer and storage of solar energy, as determined by the State Planning Office 
Governor's Energy Office. Passive solar energy systems or those systems using natural 
means to collect, store and transfer solar energy shall may not be included under this 
chapter. 
Sec. MM-10.  10 MRSA §9722, sub-§2, ¶I, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 699, §6, 
is amended to read: 
I.  An energy efficiency representative, recommended by the director Director of the 
Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security Office within the Executive 
Department, who has experience or expertise in the design or implementation of 
energy codes or in the application of energy efficiency measures in residential or 
commercial construction;  
Sec. MM-11.  12 MRSA §405-A, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 635, is 
amended to read: 
4.  Review.  The State Planning Office Governor's Energy Office shall review the 
status of hydropower development on the St. Croix River and shall report to the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over energy and natural 
resources by January 1, 1993 2013 and every 5 years thereafter.  The report shall must 
include any recommendations for changes in the provisions of this section together with 
the justification for the changes.  If the St. Croix River is included in any legislative Act 
or regulation which that directly or indirectly has as its effect the essential prohibition of 
construction of new dams or development or redevelopment of existing dams on the St. 
Croix River, this section shall be is repealed on the effective date of that Act or 
regulation. 
Sec. MM-12.  22 MRSA §666, sub-§§1 and 2, as reenacted by PL 2007, c. 539, 
Pt. KK, §5, are amended to read: 
1.  Damages to public health and safety.  If the State Nuclear Safety Inspector has 
reason to believe that any activity poses a danger to public health and safety, and after 
notifying the facility licensee and the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the 
inspector shall immediately notify the Governor, and the Commissioner of Health and 
Human Services and the State Nuclear Safety Advisor within the State Planning Office.  
This subsection may not be construed as precluding the State Nuclear Safety Inspector 
from discussing the safety inspector's concerns with the United States Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission or others before making a determination that any activity poses a danger to 
public health and safety. 
2.  Reports.  The State Nuclear Safety Inspector, with the cooperation of the Director 
of Health Engineering, shall prepare a report of the safety inspector's activities under this 
chapter to be submitted July 1st of each year to the State Nuclear Safety Advisor 
Governor's Energy Office and the Legislature. The State Nuclear Safety Inspector shall 
prepare monthly reports for the State Nuclear Safety Advisor Governor's Energy Office, 
the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, with copies to the United States 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the facility licensee. 
Sec. MM-13.  22 MRSA §676, sub-§6, as amended by PL 1989, c. 501, Pt. DD, 
§31, is further amended to read: 
6.  Energy.  The State Planning Office Governor's Energy Office shall serve as 
liaison with the United States Department of Energy. 
Sec. MM-14.  35-A MRSA §122, sub-§1-B, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 655, 
Pt. A, §2, is amended to read: 
A.  The panel includes the following members: 
(1)  The Director of the Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security 
Office within the Executive Department or the director's designee; 
(2)  The Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services or the 
commissioner's designee; 
(3)  The commissioner of each department or the director of any other state 
agency or authority that owns or controls land or assets within the statutory 
corridor under consideration or that commissioner's or director's designee; and 
(4)  Four members of the public appointed by the Governor in accordance with 
this subparagraph, subject to review by the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over utilities and energy matters and to 
confirmation by the Senate: 
(a)  One member with expertise in energy and utilities selected from 
candidates nominated by the President of the Senate; 
(b)  One member with expertise in real estate or finance selected from 
candidates nominated by the President of the Senate; 
(c)  One member representing industrial or commercial energy consumers 
selected from candidates nominated by the Speaker of the House; and 
(d)  One member representing residential energy consumers selected from 
candidates nominated by the Speaker of the House. 
Public members serve 3-year terms, except that a vacancy must be filled for the 
unexpired portion of the term. A public member serves until a successor is 
appointed. A public member may serve a maximum of 2 consecutive terms.  
Compensation of public members is as provided in Title 5, section 12004-G, 
subsection 30-D. 
Sec. MM-15.  35-A MRSA §122, sub-§2, ¶B, as amended by PL 2009, c. 655, 
Pt. A, §2, is further amended to read: 
B.  The commission may commence a proceeding to designate a petitioned corridor 
only upon the filing of a petition for the designation of a petitioned corridor by the 
Office of the Public Advocate, the Executive Department, Governor's Office of 
Energy Independence and Security  Office or a potential developer. 
Sec. MM-16.  35-A MRSA §122, sub-§7, ¶C, as amended by PL 2009, c. 655, 
Pt. A, §2, is further amended to read: 
C.  The commission may take and hold by right of eminent domain lands and 
easements within an energy infrastructure corridor in accordance with this paragraph, 
notwithstanding any transmission and distribution utility ownership of the lands or 
easements. 
(1) The commission may exercise the authority under this paragraph only in an 
adjudicatory proceeding upon a petition by the Office of the Public Advocate or 
the Executive Department, Governor's Office of Energy Independence and 
Security Office demonstrating that such action is urgently needed to avoid 
substantial harm to electricity consumers regarding anticipated activity associated 
with an energy infrastructure corridor. A determination by the commission that 
the exercise of eminent domain under this paragraph is urgently needed to avoid 
substantial harm to electricity consumers regarding anticipated activity associated 
with an energy infrastructure corridor constitutes reviewable final agency action. 
(2) The amount of any lands or easements taken by the commission pursuant to 
this subsection may be no greater than is required to avoid the harm to electricity 
consumers identified under subparagraph (1). 
(3) The right of eminent domain granted in this paragraph does not apply to 
personal property, fixtures or improvements that constitute transmission and 
distribution plant or an energy transport pipeline. 
(4) The commission may exercise the right of eminent domain for the purposes of 
this paragraph in the same manner and under the same conditions as set forth in 
chapter 65.  For the purposes of the exercise of eminent domain authorized by 
this paragraph, the commission is both a person and the State. 
(5) The commission is authorized to assess transmission and distribution utilities 
to the extent necessary to obtain sufficient funds to pay for lands and easements 
taken pursuant to this subsection. 
(6) The commission, in an adjudicatory proceeding upon petition by the Office of 
the Public Advocate or the Executive Department, Governor's Office of Energy 
Independence and Security Office, may transfer or convey to any person or state 
agency or authority lands and easements once acquired, except that a 
transmission and distribution utility or the owner of an energy transport pipeline 
whose lands or easements were taken pursuant to this paragraph must be given 
the first opportunity to acquire the lands or easements to the extent necessary or 
useful in the performance of its duties as a transmission and distribution utility or 
an owner of an energy transport pipeline. 
(7) The commission shall report on the circumstances of any taking by eminent 
domain to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
over utilities and energy matters during the next regular session of the Legislature 
following the acquisition of lands or easements by eminent domain. 
Sec. MM-17.  35-A MRSA §4131, sub-§3, ¶C, as amended by PL 1995, c. 254, 
§12, is further amended to read: 
C.    The Director of the State Planning Office Governor's Energy Office, or another 
employee of the State Planning Office that office, as the director may from time to 
time designate in writing filed with the clerk of the agency, shall serve as a member 
of the board of directors. 
Sec. MM-18.  35-A MRSA §10103, sub-§2, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 372, 
Pt. B, §3, is amended to read: 
A.  The board consists of the following 9 voting members: 
(1)  The director Director of the Governor's Office of Energy Independence and 
Security Office; 
(2)  The director of the Maine State Housing Authority; and 
(3)  Seven members appointed by the Governor, reviewed by the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over energy matters and 
approved by the Senate.  Among these 7 members must be persons who 
adequately represent the interests of commercial energy consumers, industrial 
energy consumers, small business energy consumers, residential energy 
consumers and low-income energy consumers; among these members must be 
persons with knowledge of and experience in financial matters and consumer 
advocacy and who possess substantial management expertise or knowledge of or 
experience with conservation fund programs, carbon reduction programs or 
energy efficiency or climate change policy.  The requirements of this 
subparagraph may be met through the appointment of one or more persons who 
satisfy more than one of the requirements, as long as at any one time the 7 
members include among them members who adequately represent the identified 
interests and who posses possess the required knowledge, expertise and 
experience. 
Appointed trustees serve 3-year terms.  If an appointed trustee is unable to 
complete the term, the Governor shall appoint a replacement for the remainder of 
the unexpired term. 
Sec. MM-19.  37-B MRSA §742, sub-§2, ¶B, as amended by PL 2005, c. 677, 
Pt. C, §2, is further amended to read: 
B.  Upon the issuance of an energy emergency proclamation and after consulting with 
the Executive Department, State Planning Office Governor's Energy Office, the 
Governor may exercise all the powers granted in this chapter, except as specifically 
limited by paragraph C.  The powers of the Governor include, without limitation, the 
authority to: 
(1)  Establish and implement programs, controls, standards, priorities and quotas 
for the allocation, conservation and consumption of energy resources; 
(2)  Regulate the hours and days during which nonresidential buildings may be 
open and the temperatures at which they may be maintained; 
(3)  Regulate the use of gasoline and diesel-powered land vehicles, watercraft and 
aircraft; 
(4)  After consulting, when appropriate, with the New England governors and 
upon the recommendations of the Public Utilities Commission, regulate the 
generation, distribution and consumption of electricity; 
(5)  Establish temporary state and local boards and agencies; 
(6)  Establish and implement programs and agreements for the purposes of 
coordinating the emergency energy response of the State with those of the 
Federal Government and of other states and localities; 
(7)  Temporarily suspend truck weight and size regulations, but not in conflict 
with federal regulations;  
(8)  Regulate the storage, distribution and consumption of home heating oil; and 
(9)  If the energy emergency was caused by a lack of electric grid reliability in 
this State resulting from insufficient capacity resources, take appropriate action, 
in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, to procure sufficient 
capacity resources including generation capacity and interruptible, demand 
response or energy efficiency capacity resources. 
Sec. MM-20.  38 MRSA §480-HH, sub-§3, ¶H, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 270, 
Pt. A, §2, is amended to read: 
H.  Documentation that, in developing each plan required under paragraphs E to G, 
the applicant consulted with: the Department of Marine Resources, the Department of 
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Department of Conservation; the Maine Land 
Use Regulation Commission and the Executive Department, State Planning Office 
Governor's Energy Office; the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the United 
States Coast Guard, the National Marine Fisheries Service, the National Park Service 
and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; the lobster management policy 
council established under Title 12, section 6447 for the lobster management zone in 
which the offshore wind energy demonstration project is proposed; each municipality 
in which or adjacent to which the project is proposed; and any other local, state or 
federal agency the applicant considers appropriate.  This documentation must include 
copies of these agencies' comments and recommendations on the plan, if any, and 
specific descriptions of how the agencies' comments are accommodated by the plan, 
including the applicant's reasons, based on project-specific information, for any 
agency recommendation not adopted.  The applicant shall allow a minimum of 60 
days for the agencies to review and make comments and recommendations on each 
draft plan before it is filed with the department.  No more than 30 days prior to its 
initiation, the applicant shall notify each municipality within or adjacent to which it 
intends to site and operate an offshore wind energy demonstration project and invite 
its participation in the consultation required under this paragraph; 
Sec. MM-21.  38 MRSA §634, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1989, c. 501, Pt. DD, 
§46 and affected by c. 890, Pt. A, §40 and amended by Pt. B, §183, is further amended to 
read: 
3.  Application review.  Within 10 working days of receiving a completed 
application, the commissioner shall notify the applicant of the official date on which the 
application was accepted.  
The commissioner shall circulate the application among the Department of 
Environmental Protection, Department of Conservation, Department of Inland Fisheries 
and Wildlife, Department of Marine Resources, Department of Transportation, Maine 
Historic Preservation Commission, State Planning Office Governor's Energy Office, 
Public Utilities Commission and the municipal officials of the municipality in which the 
project is located. The State Planning Office Governor's Energy Office and the Public 
Utilities Commission shall submit written comments on section 636, subsection 7, 
paragraph F.  For projects within the jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use Regulation 
Commission, the director may request and obtain technical assistance and 
recommendations from the staff of the department.  The Commissioner of Environmental 
Protection shall respond to the requests in a timely manner.  The recommendations of the 
Commissioner of Environmental Protection must be considered by the commission in 
acting upon a project application. 
Sec. MM-22.  38 MRSA §640, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 453, §2, is 
amended to read: 
Unless otherwise provided in accordance with regulations promulgated by the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, for all existing hydropower projects located in 
Maine currently licensed under the Federal Power Act, and for all proposed hydropower 
projects requiring a license to operate under the Federal Power Act, all state agencies that 
review, comment on and consult in the proposed studies, plans, terms and conditions in 
the course of licensing or relicensing these projects, including the State Planning Office 
Department of Conservation, the Governor's Energy Office, the Department of 
Environmental Protection, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the 
Department of Marine Resources, shall cooperatively take the following steps to ensure 
that interested members of the public are informed of, and allowed to participate in, the 
review and comment process. 
Sec. MM-23.  38 MRSA §1480-A, as amended by PL 1995, c. 642, §19 and PL 
2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6, is further amended to read: 
§1480-A.  Joint hearings; intervention 
The Department of Health and Human Services or the State Planning Office 
Governor's Energy Office may intervene in any federal licensing proceeding to carry out 
the purpose of this chapter. 
Sec. MM-24.  Rename Governor's Office of Energy Independence and 
Security program.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Governor's Office 
of Energy Independence and Security program within the Executive Department is 
renamed the Governor's Energy Office program. 
Sec. MM-25.  Transition provisions; Governor's Energy Office matters.  
The following provisions apply to the reassignment of energy policy-related duties and 
responsibilities of the Executive Department, State Planning Office to the Governor's 
Energy Office. 
1.  Two authorized positions and incumbent personnel in the State Planning Office 
currently assigned to duties and responsibilities of the Governor's Energy Office are 
transferred to the Governor's Energy Office. Those employees retain their accrued fringe 
benefits, including but not limited to vacation and sick leave, health and life insurance 
and retirement benefits. 
2.  Notwithstanding the provisions of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, the State 
Controller, upon request of the State Budget Officer and with the approval of the 
Governor, shall transfer to the proper account in the Governor's Energy Office all accrued 
expenditures, assets and liabilities, including but not limited to any contractual 
obligations, balances, appropriations, allocations, transfers, revenues and other available 
funds, in any account or subdivision of an account of the State Planning Office 
established for administration of grant funds previously allocated to the Governor's 
Energy Office. Nothing in this section changes or is intended to change or otherwise 
affect the purposes or uses for which any funds transferred pursuant to this section may 
be expended. 
Sec. MM-26.  Effective date.  This Part takes effect July 1, 2012. 
PART NN 
Sec. NN-1.  General transition provisions. The following provisions apply to 
the reassignment of duties and responsibilities and transfer of personnel of the Executive 
Department, State Planning Office to other agencies as provided in this Act. 
1.  By December 1, 2013, the Director of the Governor's Office of Policy and 
Management within the Executive Department shall submit legislation to the First 
Regular Session of the 126th Legislature to revise remaining references, if any, to the 
State Planning Office in the Maine Revised Statutes and to make any additional technical 
changes to the law needed to effectuate the intent of this Act. All references to the State 
Planning Office that are in the Maine Revised Statutes, private and special laws, resolves, 
rules, procedures, ordinances or plans that are in effect, in operation or are adopted by a 
state agency or other instrumentality of the State following the effective date of this Act 
must be construed to refer to the appropriate state agency, instrumentality or other entity 
in accordance with the terms and intent of this Act. 
2. All rules and procedures that have been adopted by the State Planning Office and 
that are in effect on July 1, 2012 remain in effect until rescinded, revised or amended by 
the appropriate authority in accordance with this Act and other applicable state law. 
Nothing in this section is intended to increase, diminish or otherwise affect the rule-
making authority of any agency or other instrumentality of State Government. 
3.  All personal property and equipment previously belonging to or allocated for the 
use of a program of the State Planning Office must be transferred to the agency to which 
that program is transferred by this Act. The Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services shall oversee and resolve any questions regarding such transfer in accordance 
with the intent of this Act. 
4.  Records of the State Planning Office that are needed for continued performance of 
a duty or function previously assigned to the State Planning Office must be transferred to 
the agency to which that duty or function is assigned by this Act. Other essential records 
of the State Planning Office must be transferred to the Department of Administrative and 
Financial Services to be maintained and stored pursuant to standard procedure. 
5.  The transfer of all personal property, equipment, records and personnel under this 
Act, except where provided otherwise, is effective July 1, 2012. 
Sec. NN-2.  Effective date.  This Part takes effect July 1, 2012. 
PART OO 
Sec. OO-1.  20-A MRSA §7001, sub-§1-A, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 662, Pt. A, 
§15, is amended to read: 
1-A.  Child Development Services System.  "Child Development Services System" 
means regional sites, or their successor sites, and the state intermediate educational unit 
under section 7209, subsection 3, or its successor, established and any regional sites it 
chooses to establish and maintain, to ensure the provision of child find activities, early 
intervention services and free, appropriate public education services to eligible children. 
Sec. OO-2.  20-A MRSA §7001, sub-§2-B, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 662, Pt. A, 
§15, is amended to read: 
2-B.  Intermediate educational unit.  "Intermediate educational unit" means an 
entity that meets the definition of intermediate educational unit in the federal Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act, 20 United States Code, Section 1402, (23) as in effect 
prior to June 4, 1997 and that is a public authority, other than a local educational agency, 
under the general supervision of the department, that is established for the purpose of 
providing free public education on a regional basis and that provides special education 
and related services to children with disabilities within the State.  An intermediate 
educational unit is considered a local educational agency under federal law.  The Child 
Development Services System regional sites are organized as intermediate educational 
units.  In this State, a local educational agency is a school administrative unit.  For 
purposes of this chapter all references to school administrative units include intermediate 
educational units. 
Sec. OO-3.  20-A MRSA §7001, sub-§4-A, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 662, Pt. A, 
§15, is repealed. 
Sec. OO-4.  20-A MRSA §7209, as amended by PL 2007, c. 530, §1 and c. 572, 
Pt. B, §§1 to 4, is further amended to read: 
§7209.  General administration and supervision  
1.  Department of Education.  The department shall serve as the lead agency for the 
statewide system pursuant to 20 United States Code, Section 1435, including the 
identification and coordination of all available resources within the State for services to 
eligible children from birth to under 3 years of age, and shall exercise general supervisory 
authority over child find as provided in 20 United States Code, Section 1412 (a) (3) and 
the provision of a free, appropriate public education to children at least 3 years of age and 
under 6 years of age. 
A.  The commissioner or the commissioner's designee is responsible for developing 
and adopting rules necessary to carry out the provisions of the federal Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, Section 619 and Part C, 20 United States 
Code, Section 1400 et seq. 
B-1.  The commissioner or the commissioner's designee is responsible for developing 
and implementing a funding mechanism for the operation of the state intermediate 
educational unit established pursuant to subsection 3 and the delivery of services to 
eligible children with disabilities from birth to under 6 years of age. 
C.  The commissioner or the commissioner's designee is responsible for ensuring 
legal and policy compliance throughout the early childhood special education 
program by reviewing or performing regular audits of program records. 
D.  The commissioner or the commissioner's designee is responsible for ensuring 
fiscal compliance throughout the early childhood special education program by 
reviewing or performing regular audits of program records. 
E.  The department, in consultation with regional sites, shall develop an a corrective 
action plan with timelines to achieve compliance with federal or state law.  The 
department may assume temporary responsibility for operations at a regional site that 
fails to meet compliance requirements. The department shall report at least quarterly 
to the state interagency coordinating council described in 20 United States Code, 
Section 1441, to the state advisory panel described in 34 Code of Federal 
Regulations, Sections 300.167 to 300.169 and to other advisory bodies that may be 
appropriate about individual regional sites that are under an a corrective action plan 
and about individual regional sites for whose operations the department has taken 
temporary responsibility. These reports must describe any progress or slippage by 
individual regional sites in meeting compliance requirements. For an individual 
regional site under an a corrective action plan, the reports must describe how long the 
department expects the regional site to remain under an a corrective action plan. For 
an individual regional site for whose operation the department has taken temporary 
responsibility, the reports must describe when the department expects to return 
responsibility to the regional site. 
3.  State intermediate educational unit establishment; administrative functions.  
The commissioner shall establish and supervise the state intermediate educational unit.  
The state intermediate educational unit is established as a body corporate and politic and 
as a public instrumentality of the State for the purpose of conducting child find activities 
as provided in 20 United States Code, Section 1412 (a) (3) for children from birth to 
under 6 years of age, ensuring the provision of providing early intervention services for 
eligible children from birth to under 3 years of age and ensuring providing a free, 
appropriate public education for eligible children at least 3 years of age and under 6 years 
of age.  The state intermediate educational unit shall perform the following statewide 
coordination and administration functions: 
A.  Establish standard policies and procedures for a statewide salary and benefits 
administration system, including personnel classifications, position descriptions and 
salary ranges, and a standard package of health, retirement and other fringe benefits 
for Child Development Services System personnel, which must be included in the 
annual entitlement plan described in subsection 1 beginning in fiscal year 2006-07; 
B.  Develop a statewide salary and benefits administration system and perform the 
payroll functions for Child Development Services System personnel; 
B-1.  Bargain collectively under Title 26, chapter 9-A if the employees of the 
regional sites choose to be represented by an agent for purposes of collective 
bargaining.  In such circumstances, the state intermediate educational unit must be 
considered the public employer for purposes of collective bargaining; 
C.  Establish a centralized system for statewide fiscal administration to be 
implemented by September 1, 2006.  The state intermediate educational unit shall 
establish internal controls and implement accounting policies and procedures in 
accordance with standards set forth by the State Controller; 
D.  Develop and implement a centralized data management system to be fully 
operational beginning July 1, 2007; 
E.  Establish a standard, statewide template for regional site contracts with 
therapeutic service providers, including policies and procedures for the review of 
contracts, that must be included in the annual entitlement plan described in subsection 
1, beginning in fiscal year 2006-07; 
F.  Refine program accountability standards for compliance with federal mandates 
that must be included in the annual entitlement plan described in subsection 1, 
including the development of a performance review system to monitor and improve 
regional site performance through the use of efficiency ratings aligned with the 
accountability standards and through a compliance plan that requires the regional site 
to address the unmet needs of eligible children in accordance with specific targets and 
time frames; 
G.  Design and implement a statewide plan to provide professional development and 
training to Child Development Services System personnel;  
H.  Employ professional and other personnel at the state level and at the regional 
sites, including those necessary to ensure the implementation of the centralized fiscal 
and data management systems. All state intermediate educational unit employees are 
employees for the purposes of the Maine Tort Claims Act; and 
I.  Enter into contracts, leases and agreements and any other instruments and 
arrangements that are necessary, incidental or convenient to the performance of its 
duties and the execution of its powers under this chapter. 
3-A.  State intermediate educational unit; program functions.  The state 
intermediate educational unit established pursuant to subsection 3, through a network of 
regional sites as appropriate, shall: 
A.  Engage in child find activities as required by the federal Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act, 20 United States Code, Section 1400 et seq.; 
B.  Engage in child count activities as required by the federal Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act, 20 United States Code, Section 1400 et seq.; 
C.  Engage in appropriate data collection, training, staff development and direct 
service provision to eligible children with disabilities, from birth to under 3 years of 
age, in accordance with Part C of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Act, 20 United States Code, Section 1400 et seq.; 
D.  Ensure that eligible children with disabilities, from birth to under 3 years of age, 
receive early intervention services, in accordance with the payment provisions 
established by the State; 
E.  Ensure that eligible children with disabilities, from 3 years of age to under 6 years 
of age, receive free, appropriate public education services; 
F.  Coordinate with eligible families the development of individualized family service 
plans for children with disabilities from birth to 2 years of age or coordinate an 
individualized education program for a child 3 years of age to under 6 years of age; 
and 
G.  Ensure that children from birth until 6 years of age who are referred to the Child 
Development Services System also receive appropriate referrals for support outside 
of the system, including appropriate public and private programmatic resources, 
regardless of a child's eligibility for early intervention or free, appropriate public 
education. 
3-B.  Provision of services by school administrative units.  Regional sites shall 
collaborate with school administrative units when possible.  School administrative units 
may assume responsibility for providing special education and related services to children 
years of age to under 6 years of age by submitting a letter of intent and a proposed 
implementation plan to the commissioner for approval.  The commissioner shall provide 
funding to school administrative units serving children from 3 years of age to under 6 
years of age through a funding mechanism established pursuant to subsection 1, 
paragraph B-1. 
4.  Director of early childhood special education.  The commissioner shall appoint 
and supervise a director of early childhood special education.  The director has the 
following powers and duties: 
A.  To administer the state intermediate educational unit established under subsection 
3.  The director shall develop operating policies and establish organizational and 
operational procedures that include supervision, monitoring, data and accountability 
structures; 
A-1.  To oversee the operation of the regional sites; 
B.    To develop statewide policies and procedures for carrying out federal and state 
laws and rules relating to child find, early intervention services and the provision of a 
free, appropriate public education to children from birth to under 6 years of age;  
C.    To provide training in federal and state laws, regulations, rules and policies 
relating to child find as provided in 20 United States Code, Section 1412 (a) (3), early 
intervention services and the provision of a free, appropriate public education to 
children from birth to under 6 years of age and to conduct regular file reviews to 
determine compliance with federal and state laws, regulations, rules and policies and 
conduct training and provide technical assistance where deficiencies are found; and 
D.  To report annually to the council and to the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over education and cultural affairs on the performance 
of the Child Development Services System.  This report may include information on 
any expansions of the connections of child find and service delivery with school 
administrative units, with the Department of Health and Human Services and with 
medical providers.  This report may include information on any expansion of the 
connection of child find with nurse midwives.  This report may include information 
on the number of children screened in the programs in Title 22, sections 1532, 8824 
and 8943, the number of such children referred to the Child Development Services 
System who were found eligible for early intervention and the number of such 
children referred to the Child Development Services System who were found 
ineligible for early intervention.  This report may also include information on annual 
performance over at least a 5-year period of each individual regional site and of the 
entire Child Development Services System; may benchmark performance against 
state and national standards; may include information about performance in child 
find, service delivery, service coordination, eligibility and exit data for children 
leaving the Child Development Services System; and may describe strategies that the 
Child Development Services System has undertaken to maximize the usage of a 
broad base of community resources including private providers, public schools, 
resources from other agencies and other available resources serving children and 
families.  The report must be publicly posted on the website of the department. 
5.  Regional site board of directors.  A board of directors of a regional site is 
responsible for governance of its activities, including the management and oversight of its 
general operations.  Membership must include representatives of the regional offices of 
the Department of Health and Human Services, representatives of participating school 
administrative units, parents of children with disabilities and other community members 
as determined appropriate.  A regional site board member or a board member's employer 
may not, during the term for which the member serves on the board, derive any revenue 
from work performed for the Child Development Services System.  A representative of a 
participating school administrative unit whose participation in the Child Development 
Services System is limited to work performed for the school administrative unit is exempt 
from the requirements of this subsection.  Terms of membership and methods of 
appointment or election for each board of directors must be determined by the board of 
directors' bylaws, subject to approval by the department. 
6.  Regional site board of directors; annual entitlement plan; site budget 
approval.  A board of directors of a regional site is entitled to receive annual grant award 
allocations that are approved by the department in accordance with the approval 
provisions for the annual entitlement plan and the budget for a regional site pursuant to 
subsection 1, paragraph B. 
7.  Regional site; administration.  A board of directors of a regional site shall: 
A.  Hire, fire and supervise the staff of the regional site according to the job 
classifications, pay scales and personnel policies established by the state intermediate 
educational unit established under subsection 3; 
B.  Enter into contracts, leases and agreements and any other  instruments and 
arrangements that are necessary, incidental or convenient to the performance of its 
duties and the execution of its powers under this chapter, using forms and procedures 
developed by the department; 
C.    Ensure data entry and reporting; and 
D.  Provide fiscal management of money allocated to it, in compliance with federal 
and state laws and subject to proof of an annual audit. 
8.  Regional site; duties and obligations.  A board of directors of a regional site 
shall: 
A.  Ensure provision of child find activities as required by the federal Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act, 20 United States Code, Section 1400 et seq.; 
B.  Ensure provision of childcount activities as required by the federal Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act, 20 United States Code, Section 1400 et seq.; 
C.  Ensure appropriate data collection, training, staff development and direct service 
provision to eligible children with disabilities, from birth to under 3 years of age, in 
accordance with Part C of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 
United States Code, Section 1400 et seq.; 
D.  Ensure that eligible children with disabilities, from birth to under 3 years of age, 
receive early intervention services, in accordance with the payment provisions 
established by the State; 
E.  Ensure that eligible children with disabilities, from 3 years of age to under 6 years 
of age, receive free, appropriate public education services, in collaboration with 
school administrative units when possible; 
F.  Coordinate with eligible families the development of individualized family service 
plans for children with disabilities from birth to 2 years of age or coordinate an 
individualized education program for a child 3 years of age to under 6 years of age 
unless an individualized family service plan is preferred;  
G.  Designate local personnel for training to commit funds for free, appropriate public 
education.  Personnel who commit funds for free, appropriate public education must 
be trained and certified by the state intermediate educational unit established under 
subsection 3.  The board of directors of a regional site shall determine and designate 
which trained and certified personnel may commit funds; and 
H.  Ensure that children from birth until 6 years of age who are referred to the Child 
Development Services System also receive appropriate referrals for support outside 
of the system, including appropriate public and private programmatic resources, 
regardless of the child's eligibility for early intervention or free, appropriate public 
education. 
All regional site employees and board of directors members of a regional intermediate 
education unit are employees for purposes of the Maine Tort Claims Act. 
PART PP 
Sec. PP-1.  Transfer; unexpended funds; Bureau of Revenue Services 
Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer 
$450,000 by June 30, 2012 in unexpended funds from the Bureau of Revenue Services 
Fund program, Internal Service Fund account in the Department of Administrative and 
Financial Services to General Fund unappropriated surplus. 
PART QQ 
Sec. QQ-1.  36 MRSA §111, sub-§7, as amended by PL 1997, c. 526, §6, is 
further amended to read: 
7.  Taxpayer. "Taxpayer" means any person required to file a return under this Title 
or to pay, withhold and pay over or collect and pay over any tax imposed by this Title.  
For the purposes of sections 171, 175-A and 176-A, "taxpayer" also means any person 
obligated to the State for the payment of a fee, fine, penalty or other obligation to the 
State provided for by law, if this obligation is subject to collection by the assessor 
pursuant to an agreement entered into by the bureau and another agency of the State. 
"Taxpayer" also means any pass-through entity doing business in the State or having a 
Maine resident member, including an S corporation, general partnership, limited 
partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company or similar entity, that 
is not taxed as a C corporation for federal tax purposes. 
Sec. QQ-2.  36 MRSA §187-B, sub-§1-A, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 437, §3 and 
affected by §22, is repealed. 
Sec. QQ-3.  36 MRSA §187-B, sub-§7, as amended by PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. L, 
§1, is further amended to read: 
7.  Reasonable cause.  The assessor shall waive or abate or, in the case of those 
penalties that do not accrue automatically under subsection 6, refrain from imposing any 
penalty imposed by subsection 1, 1-A, 2, 4-A, 4-B, 5-A or 5-B or by the terms of the 
International Fuel Tax Agreement if grounds constituting reasonable cause are 
established by the taxpayer or if the assessor determines that grounds constituting 
reasonable cause are otherwise apparent.  Reasonable cause includes, but is not limited to, 
the following circumstances: 
A.  The failure to file or pay resulted directly from erroneous information provided by 
the Bureau of Revenue Services; 
B.  The failure to file or pay resulted directly from the death or serious illness of the 
taxpayer or a member of the taxpayer's immediate family; 
C.  The failure to file or pay resulted directly from a natural disaster; 
D.  A return that was due monthly was filed and paid less than one month late and all 
of the taxpayer's returns and payments during the preceding 12 months were timely; 
E.  A return that was due other than monthly was filed and paid less than one month 
late and all of the taxpayer's returns and payments during the preceding 3 years were 
timely; 
F.  The taxpayer has supplied substantial authority justifying the failure to file or pay; 
or 
G.  The amount subject to a penalty imposed by subsection 1, 2, 4-A or 5-A is de 
minimis when considered in relation to the amount otherwise properly paid, the 
reason for the failure to file or pay and the taxpayer's compliance history. 
Absent a determination by the assessor that grounds constituting reasonable cause are 
otherwise apparent, the burden of establishing grounds for waiver or abatement is on the 
taxpayer. 
Sec. QQ-4.  36 MRSA §5102, sub-§10, as amended by PL 1999, c. 414, §39, is 
further amended to read: 
10.  Taxable corporation. "Taxable corporation" means, for any taxable year, a 
corporation that, at any time during that taxable year, realized Maine net income.  
"Taxable corporation" and includes any S corporation that is required by section 5241 to 
file a return and with realized Maine net income that is subject to federal tax under the 
Code, Section 1374 and 1375. 
Sec. QQ-5.  36 MRSA §5222, sub-§6, as enacted by P&SL 1969, c. 154, §F, is 
repealed. 
Sec. QQ-6.  36 MRSA §5241, as amended by PL 1997, c. 746, §23 and affected 
by §24, is repealed. 
Sec. QQ-7.  36 MRSA §5245, as amended by PL 2011, c. 1, Pt. CC, §4 and 
affected by §5, is repealed. 
Sec. QQ-8.  Application.  This Part applies to tax years beginning on or after 
January 1, 2012. 
PART RR 
Sec. RR-1.  36 MRSA §5122, sub-§2, ¶M, as amended by PL 2005, c. 218, §53, 
is further amended to read: 
M.  For each individual who is a primary recipient of pension benefits under an 
employee retirement plan, an amount that is the lesser of: 
(1)  Six thousand dollars reduced by the total amount of the individual's social 
security benefits and railroad retirement benefits paid by the United States, but 
not less than $0.  The reduction does not apply to benefits paid under a military 
retirement plan; or 
(2)  The aggregate of pension benefits under employee retirement plans included 
in the individual's federal adjusted gross income. 
For purposes of this paragraph, the following terms have the following meanings.  
"Primary recipient" means the individual upon whose earnings the employee 
retirement plan benefits are based or the surviving spouse of that individual.  
"Pension benefits" means employee retirement plan benefits reported as pension or 
annuity income for federal income tax purposes.  "Employee retirement plan" means 
a state, federal or military retirement plan or any other retirement benefit plan 
established and maintained by an employer for the benefit of its employees under the 
Code, Section 401(a), Section 403 or Section 457(b), except that distributions made 
pursuant to a Section 457(b) plan are not eligible for the deduction provided by this 
paragraph if they are made prior to age 55 and are not part of a series of substantially 
equal periodic payments made for the life of the primary recipient or the joint lives of 
the primary recipient and that recipient's designated beneficiary.  "Employee 
retirement plan" does not include an individual retirement account under Section 408 
of the Code, a Roth IRA under Section 408A of the Code, a rollover individual 
retirement account, a simplified employee pension under Section 408(k) of the Code 
or an ineligible deferred compensation plan under Section 457(f) of the Code.  
Pension benefits under an employee retirement plan do not include distributions that 
are subject to the tax imposed by the Code, Section 72(t).  "Military retirement plan" 
means benefits received as a result of service in the active or reserve components of 
the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast Guard;. 
This paragraph does not apply to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2014; 
Sec. RR-2.  36 MRSA §5122, sub-§2, ¶M-1 is enacted to read: 
M-1.  For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2014, for each individual who is 
a primary recipient of retirement plan benefits under an employee retirement plan or 
an individual retirement account, an amount that is the lesser of the aggregate of 
retirement plan benefits under employee retirement plans or individual retirement 
accounts included in the individual's federal adjusted gross income and the pension 
deduction amount reduced by the total amount of the individual's social security 
benefits and railroad retirement benefits paid by the United States, but not less than 
$0.  The social security benefits and railroad retirement benefits reduction does not 
apply to benefits paid under a military retirement plan. 
For purposes of this paragraph, the following terms have the following meanings. 
(1)  "Employee retirement plan" means a state, federal or military retirement plan 
or any other retirement benefit plan established and maintained by an employer 
for the benefit of its employees under the Code, Section 401(a), Section 403 or 
Section 457(b), except that distributions made pursuant to a Section 457(b) plan 
are not eligible for the deduction provided by this paragraph if they are made 
prior to age 55 and are not part of a series of substantially equal periodic 
payments made for the life of the primary recipient or the joint lives of the 
primary recipient and that recipient's designated beneficiary.   
(2)  "Individual retirement account" means an individual retirement account 
under Section 408 of the Code, a Roth IRA under Section 408A of the Code, a 
simplified employee pension under Section 408(k) of the Code or a simple 
retirement account for employees under Section 408(p) of the Code. 
(3)  "Military retirement plan" means benefits received as a result of service in 
the active or reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast 
Guard. 
(4)  "Pension deduction amount" means $10,000 for taxable years beginning in 
2014 increased by $5,000 for each succeeding taxable year until that amount 
reaches $35,000 for taxable years beginning in 2019 and thereafter adjusted 
annually by the pension adjustment factor in accordance with section 5404. 
(5)  "Primary recipient" means the individual upon whose earnings or 
contributions the retirement plan benefits are based or the surviving spouse of 
that individual. 
(6)  "Retirement plan benefits" means employee retirement plan benefits, except 
pick-up contributions for which a subtraction is allowed under paragraph E, 
reported as pension or annuity income for federal income tax purposes and 
individual retirement account benefits reported as individual retirement account 
distributions for federal income tax purposes.  "Retirement plan benefits" does 
not include distributions that are subject to the tax imposed by the Code, Section 
72(t); 
Sec. RR-3.  36 MRSA §5402, sub-§1-C is enacted to read: 
1-C.  Pension adjustment factor.  "Pension adjustment factor" means one plus the 
annualized cost-of-living adjustment for social security retirement benefits payable for 
the calendar year during which the tax year begins. 
Sec. RR-4.  36 MRSA §5404 is enacted to read: 
§5404.  Annual adjustment to subtraction modification for pension benefits 
Beginning in 2019, by December 1st annually, the State Tax Assessor shall determine 
an adjustment to the subtraction modification for pension benefits under section 5122, 
subsection 2, paragraph M-1 as follows: the State Tax Assessor shall multiply the pension 
adjustment factor for taxable years beginning in the succeeding calendar year by the 
pension deduction amount determined in accordance with section 5122, subsection 2, 
paragraph M-1 for the current year.  The result must be rounded to the nearest $50 and 
applies to taxable years beginning in the succeeding calendar year. 
Sec. RR-5.  Application.  That section of this Part that enacts the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 36, section 5122, subsection 2, paragraph M-1 applies to tax years 
beginning on or after January 1, 2014. 
PART SS 
Sec. SS-1.  5 MRSA §943, sub-§1, ¶E, as amended by PL 1983, c. 862, §15, is 
further amended to read: 
E.  Assistant to the Commissioner for Public Director of Legislative Affairs; 
Sec. SS-2.  26 MRSA §1401-B, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 2007, c. 1, Pt. D, 
§4, is further amended to read: 
B.  The commissioner shall appoint to serve at the commissioner's pleasure: 
(2)  Assistant to the Commissioner for Public Director of Legislative Affairs; 
(3)  Deputy Commissioner; 
(4)  Director, Bureau of Labor Standards; 
(5)  Beginning April 15, 1996, Executive Director, Bureau of Employment 
Services; 
(6)  Executive Director, Office of Operations; and 
(7)  Director, Bureau of Rehabilitation Services. 
PART TT 
Sec. TT-1.  Transfer of funds; Department of Inland Fisheries and 
Wildlife carrying account.  On or before August 1, 2012, the State Controller shall 
transfer $32,555 from the Carrying Balances - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife program, 
General Fund account in the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to the Resource 
Management Services - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife program, General Fund account in 
the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and transfer $32,555 from the Carrying 
Balances - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife program, General Fund account in the 
Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to the Fisheries and Hatcheries Operations 
program, General Fund account in the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to 
partially fund the reorganization of 3 positions that are included in the retirement 
incentive program to Biologist II positions. 
PART UU 
Sec. 
UU-1. 
Lapsed 
balances; 
Veterans' 
Organization 
Tax 
Reimbursement program; General Fund account.  Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, $55,798 of unencumbered balance forward in the All Other line 
category in the Veterans' Organization Tax Reimbursement program, General Fund 
account in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services lapses to the General 
Fund in fiscal year 2011-12. 
Sec. 
UU-2. 
Lapsed 
balances; 
Veterans' 
Organization 
Tax 
Reimbursement program; General Fund account.  Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, $5,766 of unencumbered balance forward in the All Other line category 
in the Veterans' Organization Tax Reimbursement program, General Fund account in the 
Department of Administrative and Financial Services lapses to the General Fund in fiscal 
year 2011-12. 
PART VV 
Sec. VV-1.  Transfer of funds; Fund for a Healthy Maine.  Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $3,858,368 no later than 
June 30, 2012 and $358,409 no later than June 30, 2013 from the Fund for a Healthy 
Maine to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. 
PART WW 
Sec. WW-1.  25 MRSA §2396, first ¶, as amended by PL 1997, c. 728, §17, is 
further amended to read: 
The Office of the State Fire Marshal is established as a bureau within the Department 
of Public Safety. The Commissioner of Public Safety, with the advice and consent of the 
Governor and subject to review by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over public safety matters and to confirmation by the Legislature, shall 
appoint as State Fire Marshal a person experienced in fire prevention work, who may be 
removed for cause by the commissioner to serve for a term of 4 years unless removed for 
cause. The State Fire Marshal may be removed by impeachment or by the Governor on 
the address of both branches of the Legislature. The Commissioner of Public Safety or 
the commissioner's designee shall appoint, subject to the Civil Service Law, such 
investigators, inspectors and other employees as are necessary to carry out the duties 
assigned to the office. The State Fire Marshal and the Commissioner of Public Safety or 
the commissioner's designee have all of the duties and responsibilities assigned to the 
office. 
PART XX 
Sec. XX-1.  Personal Services savings; transfer to General Fund 
undedicated revenue.  Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 
1582, subsection 4 or any other provision of law, the State Controller is authorized to 
transfer the first $6,600,000 of unexpended Personal Services appropriations that would 
otherwise lapse to the Salary Plan program in the Department of Administrative and 
Financial Services to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund at the close of fiscal 
year 2011-12. 
Sec. XX-2.  General Fund Salary Plan; transfer to General Fund 
undedicated revenue.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State 
Controller is authorized to transfer up to $6,600,000 from the Salary Plan program in the 
Department of Administrative and Financial Services to the unappropriated surplus of the 
General Fund at the close of fiscal year 2011-12 in the event that the total savings in 
section 1 of this Part are not achieved. 
PART YY 
Sec. YY-1.  Lapsed balances; Agricultural Vitality Program - Carrying 
Account; General Fund.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $6,072 of 
unencumbered balance forward in the All Other line category in the Agricultural Vitality 
Program - Carrying Account, General Fund account in the Department of Agriculture, 
Food and Rural Resources lapses to the General Fund in fiscal year 2011-12. 
Sec. YY-2.  Lapsed balances; Maine Farms for the Future Program; 
General Fund.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $300,000 of 
unencumbered balance forward in the All Other line category in the Maine Farms for the 
Future Program, General Fund account in the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural 
Resources lapses to the General Fund in fiscal year 2011-12. 
PART ZZ 
Sec. ZZ-1.  Attrition savings.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
attrition rate for fiscal year 2012-13 only is increased from 5% to 6% for executive 
branch departments and agencies and the judicial branch. 
Sec. ZZ-2.  Calculation and transfer; General Fund; attrition savings.  
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer shall calculate the 
amount of savings in Part A that applies against each General Fund account for executive 
branch departments and agencies statewide and the judicial branch as a result of attrition 
savings. The State Budget Officer shall transfer the savings by financial order upon 
approval of the Governor. These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations in 
fiscal year 2012-13. 
PART AAA 
Sec. AAA-1.  5 MRSA §1582, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2011, c. 1, Pt. S, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
4.  Use of savings; personal services funds.  Savings accrued from unused funding 
of employee benefits may not be used to increase services provided by employees.  
Accrued salary savings generated within an appropriation or allocation for Personal 
Services may be used for the payment of nonrecurring Personal Services costs only 
within the account where the savings exist.  Accrued savings generated from vacant 
positions within a General Fund account's appropriation for Personal Services may be 
used to offset Personal Services shortfalls in other General Fund accounts that occur as a 
direct result of Personal Services appropriation reductions for projected vacancies, and 
accrued savings generated within a Highway Fund account's allocations for Personal 
Services may be used to offset Personal Services shortfalls in other Highway Fund 
accounts that occur as a direct result of Personal Services allocation reductions for 
projected vacancies; except that the transfer of such accrued savings is subject to review 
by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations 
and financial affairs.  Costs related to acting capacity appointments and emergency, 
unbudgeted overtime for which it is impractical to budget in advance may be used with 
the approval of the appointing authority. Other actions such as retroactive compensation 
for reclassifications or reallocations and retroactive or one-time settlements related to 
arbitrator or court decisions must be recommended by the department or agency head and 
approved by the State Budget Officer. Salary and employee benefits savings may not be 
used to fund recurring Personal Services actions either in the account where the savings 
exist or in another account.  At the close of each fiscal year, except for the Division of 
Forest Protection account within the Department of Conservation, the Disproportionate 
Share - Riverview Psychiatric Center and the Disproportionate Share - Dorothea Dix 
Psychiatric Center accounts within the Department of Health and Human Services and the 
Education in the Unorganized Territory account within the Department of Education, any 
unexpended General Fund Personal Services appropriations to executive branch agencies 
including accounts that are authorized to carry unexpended balances forward must lapse 
to the Salary Plan program, General Fund account in the Department of Administrative 
and Financial Services. 
Sec. AAA-2.  34-B MRSA §1409, sub-§9, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 459, 
§7, is amended to read: 
A.  The chief administrative officer shall apply the benefits toward deposit any such 
funding received for the care and treatment of the resident in accordance with charges 
made by the department as General Fund undedicated revenue. 
Sec. AAA-3.  34-B MRSA §1409, sub-§13, as amended by PL 2005, c. 256, §4, 
is repealed. 
Sec. AAA-4.  34-B MRSA §1409, sub-§14, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 528, Pt. Q, 
§6 and affected by Pt. RRR and enacted by c. 591, Pt. Q, §6 and amended by PL 2005, c. 
236, §3, is repealed. 
Sec. AAA-5.  34-B MRSA §1409, sub-§15, as amended by PL 2011, c. 1, Pt. S, 
§2, is further amended to read: 
15.  General Fund accounts; disproportionate share hospital match.  The 
commissioner shall establish General Fund accounts to provide the General Fund match 
for eligible disproportionate share hospital components in for the care and treatment of 
residents of the Riverview Psychiatric Center and the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center.  
Any unencumbered balances of General Fund appropriations remaining at the end of each 
fiscal year must be carried forward to be used for the same purposes.  Available 
unencumbered balances at the end of each fiscal year in the Personal Services line 
category of the accounts may be transferred to the All Other line category by financial 
order upon the recommendation of the State Budget Officer and approval of the 
Governor.  Reimbursement received from the Medicaid program for disproportionate 
share hospital match must be deposited in the General Fund as undedicated revenue. 
Sec. AAA-6.  Department of Health and Human Services; state 
psychiatric centers; transfers and adjustments to position count.  The 
Commissioner of Health and Human Services shall review the current organizational 
structure of the State's psychiatric centers to improve organizational efficiency and cost-
effectiveness within the centers.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State 
Budget Officer is authorized to transfer position counts and available balances by 
financial order in order to achieve the purposes of this section. In accordance with the 
requirements of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1585, a financial order 
describing such a transfer must be submitted by the Department of Administrative and 
Financial Services, Bureau of the Budget to the Office of Fiscal and Program Review 30 
days before a transfer is to be implemented.  In the case of extraordinary emergency 
transfers, the 30-day prior submission requirement may be waived by vote of the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and 
financial affairs.  Any transfer or adjustment pursuant to this section that would result in a 
program or mission change must be reported to the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters for review before 
the associated financial order is submitted to the Governor for approval.  These transfers 
are considered adjustments to authorized position count, appropriations and allocations. 
PART BBB 
Sec. BBB-1.  36 MRSA §5122, sub-§2, ¶KK is enacted to read: 
KK.  To the extent included in federal adjusted gross income, an amount equal to 
military compensation earned for service pursuant to written military orders during 
the taxable year not performed in this State.  For the purposes of this paragraph, 
"military compensation" means active duty pay received as a result of service in the 
active or reserve components of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or 
Coast Guard, including active state service as defined in Title 37-B, section 101-A, 
subsection 1. 
Sec. BBB-2.  Application.  This Part applies to tax years beginning on or after 
January 1, 2014. 
PART CCC 
Sec. CCC-1.  36 MRSA §1752, sub-§8-C is enacted to read: 
8-C.  Positive airway pressure equipment and supplies.  "Positive airway pressure 
equipment and supplies" means continuous positive air pressure and bilevel positive air 
pressure equipment and supplies, and repair and replacement parts for such equipment, 
used in respiratory ventilation. 
Sec. CCC-2.  36 MRSA §1752, sub-§11, ¶B, as amended by PL 2011, c. 209, 
§1 and affected by §5, is further amended to read: 
B.  "Retail sale" does not include: 
(1)   Any casual sale; 
(2)  Any sale by a personal representative in the settlement of an estate unless the 
sale is made through a retailer or the sale is made in the continuation or operation 
of a business; 
(3)  The sale, to a person engaged in the business of renting automobiles, of 
automobiles, integral parts of automobiles or accessories to automobiles, for 
rental or for use in an automobile rented for a period of less than one year.  For 
the purposes of this subparagraph, "automobile" includes a pickup truck or van 
with a gross vehicle weight of less than 26,000 pounds; 
(4)  The sale, to a person engaged in the business of renting video media and 
video equipment, of video media or video equipment for rental; 
(5)  The sale, to a person engaged in the business of renting or leasing 
automobiles, of automobiles for rental or lease for one year or more; 
(6)  The sale, to a person engaged in the business of providing cable or satellite 
television services, of associated equipment for rental or lease to subscribers in 
conjunction with a sale of extended cable or extended satellite television services; 
(7)  The sale, to a person engaged in the business of renting furniture or audio 
media and audio equipment, of furniture, audio media or audio equipment for 
rental pursuant to a rental-purchase agreement as defined in Title 9-A, section 
11-105; 
(8)  The sale of loaner vehicles to a new vehicle dealer licensed as such pursuant 
to Title 29-A, section 953; 
(9)  The sale of automobile repair parts used in the performance of repair services 
on an automobile pursuant to an extended service contract sold on or after 
September 20, 2007 that entitles the purchaser to specific benefits in the service 
of the automobile for a specific duration; 
(10)  The sale, to a retailer that has been issued a resale certificate pursuant to 
section 1754-B, subsection 2-B or 2-C, of tangible personal property for resale in 
the form of tangible personal property, except resale as a casual sale; 
(11)  The sale, to a retailer that has been issued a resale certificate pursuant to 
section 1754-B, subsection 2-B or 2-C, of a taxable service for resale, except 
resale as a casual sale; 
(12)  The sale, to a retailer that is not required to register under section 1754-B, 
of tangible personal property for resale outside the State in the form of tangible 
personal property, except resale as a casual sale; 
(13)  The sale, to a retailer that is not required to register under section 1754-B, 
of a taxable service for resale outside the State, except resale as a casual sale; or 
(14)  The sale of repair parts used in the performance of repair services on 
telecommunications equipment as defined in section 2551, subsection 19 
pursuant to an extended service contract that entitles the purchaser to specific 
benefits in the service of the telecommunications equipment for a specific 
duration.; or 
(15)  The sale of positive airway pressure equipment and supplies for rental for 
personal use to a person engaged in the business of renting positive airway 
pressure equipment. 
Sec. CCC-3.  36 MRSA §1760, sub-§94 is enacted to read: 
94.  Positive airway pressure equipment and supplies.  Positive airway pressure 
equipment and supplies sold or leased for personal use. 
Sec. CCC-4.  Retroactivity.  Those sections of this Part that enact the Maine 
Revised Statutes, section 1752, subsection 8-C and section 1760, subsection 94 and 
amend section 1752, subsection 11, paragraph B apply retroactively to sales occurring on 
or after January 1, 2012. 
PART DDD 
Sec. DDD-1.  36 MRSA §1760, sub-§7-B, as amended by PL 2009, c. 422, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
7-B.  Products used in commercial agricultural production.  Sales of seed, 
fertilizers, defoliants and pesticides, including, but not limited to, rodenticides, 
insecticides, fungicides and weed killers, for use in the commercial agricultural 
production as defined in section 2013, subsection 1, paragraph A of an agricultural or 
silvicultural crop. 
Sec. DDD-2.  36 MRSA §2013, as amended by PL 2011, c. 285, §8 and affected 
by §15 and amended by c. 380, Pt. EEEE, §§1 and 2 and affected by §3, is further 
amended to read: 
§2013.  Refund of sales tax on depreciable machinery and equipment purchases  
1.  Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the 
following words have the following meanings. 
A.  "Commercial agricultural production" means commercial production of crops for 
human and animal consumption, including the commercial production of sod, an 
agricultural composting operation as defined in Title 7, section 152, subsection 1, the 
commercial production of seed to be used primarily to raise crops for nourishment of 
humans or animals and the production of livestock, including the removal and storage 
of manure from that livestock, plants, trees, compost and livestock. 
A-1.    "Commercial aquacultural production" means the commercial production of 
cultured fish, shellfish, seaweed or other marine plants for human and animal 
consumption, including: 
 (1)  All cultivating activities occurring at hatcheries or nurseries, from the egg, 
larval or spore stages to the transfer of the product to a growing site; and 
 (2)  All cultivating activities occurring on water, from the receipt of fish, 
shellfish, seaweed or other marine plants from onshore facilities to the delivery of 
harvested products to onshore facilities for processing. 
B.    "Commercial fishing" means attempting to catch fish or any other marine 
animals or organisms with the intent of disposing of them for profit or trade in 
commercial channels and does not include subsistence fishing for personal use, sport 
fishing or charter boat fishing where the vessel is used for carrying sport anglers to 
available fishing grounds. 
B-1.  "Commercial wood harvesting" means the commercial severance and yarding of 
trees for sale or for processing into logs, pulpwood, bolt wood, wood chips, stud 
wood, poles, pilings, biomass or fuel wood or other products commonly known as 
forest products. 
C.  "Depreciable  machinery and equipment" means, except as otherwise provided by 
this paragraph, that part of the following machinery and equipment for which 
depreciation is allowable under the Code and repair parts for that machinery and 
equipment: 
(1)  New or used machinery and equipment for use directly and primarily in 
commercial agricultural production, including self-propelled vehicles, but 
excluding motor vehicles as defined in section 1752, subsection 7; attachments 
and equipment for the production of field and orchard crops; new or used 
machinery and equipment for use directly and primarily in production of milk, 
animal husbandry and production of livestock, including poultry; new or used 
machinery and equipment used in the removal and storage of manure; and new or 
used machinery and equipment not used directly and primarily in commercial 
agricultural production, but used to transport potatoes from a truck into a storage 
location; 
(2)  New or used watercraft, nets, traps, cables, tackle and related equipment 
necessary to and used directly and primarily in the operation of a commercial 
fishing venture, but excluding motor vehicles as defined in section 1752, 
subsection 7; or 
 (3)  New or used watercraft, machinery or equipment used directly and primarily 
for commercial aquacultural production, including, but not limited to: nets; ropes; 
cables; anchors and anchor weights; shackles and other hardware; buoys; fish 
tanks; fish totes; oxygen tanks; pumping systems; generators; water-heating 
systems; boilers and related pumping systems; diving equipment; feeders and 
related equipment; power-generating equipment; tank water-level sensors; 
aboveground piping; water-oxygenating systems; fish-grading equipment; safety 
equipment; and sea cage systems, including walkways and frames, lights, netting, 
buoys, shackles, ropes, cables, anchors and anchor weights; but excluding motor 
vehicles as defined in section 1752, subsection 7.; and 
(4)  New or used machinery and equipment for use directly and primarily in 
commercial wood harvesting, including, but not limited to, chain saws, skidders, 
delimbers, forwarders, slashers, feller bunchers and wood chippers. 
"Depreciable machinery and equipment" does not include a motor vehicle as defined 
in section 1752, subsection 7 or a trailer as defined in section 1752, subsection 19-A. 
2.  Refund authorized.  Any person, association of persons, firm or corporation that 
purchases electricity, or that purchases or leases depreciable machinery or equipment, for 
use in commercial agricultural production, commercial fishing or, commercial 
aquacultural production or commercial wood harvesting or that purchases fuel for use in a 
commercial fishing vessel must be refunded the amount of sales tax paid upon presenting 
to the State Tax Assessor evidence that the purchase is eligible for refund under this 
section. 
Evidence required by the assessor may include a copy or copies of that portion of the 
purchaser's or lessee's most recent filing under the United States Internal Revenue Code 
that indicates that the purchaser or lessee is engaged in commercial agricultural 
production, commercial fishing or, commercial aquacultural production or commercial 
wood harvesting and that the purchased machinery or equipment is depreciable for those 
purposes or would be depreciable for those purposes if owned by the lessee. 
In the event that any piece of machinery or equipment is only partially depreciable under 
the United States Internal Revenue Code, any reimbursement of the sales tax must be 
prorated accordingly.  In the event that electricity or fuel for a commercial fishing vessel 
is used in qualifying and nonqualifying activities, any reimbursement of the sales tax 
must be prorated accordingly. 
Application for refunds must be filed with the assessor within 36 months of the date of 
purchase or execution of the lease. 
3.  Purchases made free of tax with certificate.  Sales tax need not be paid on the 
purchase of electricity, fuel for a commercial fishing vessel or a single item of machinery 
or equipment if the purchaser has obtained a certificate from the assessor stating that the 
purchaser is engaged in commercial agricultural production, commercial fishing or, 
commercial aquacultural production or commercial wood harvesting and authorizing the 
purchaser to purchase electricity, fuel for a commercial fishing vessel or depreciable 
machinery and equipment without paying Maine sales tax.  The seller is required to 
obtain a copy of the certificate together with an affidavit as prescribed by the assessor, to 
be maintained in the seller's records, attesting to the qualification of the purchase for 
exemption pursuant to this section.  In order to qualify for this exemption, the electricity, 
fuel for a commercial fishing vessel or depreciable machinery or equipment must be used 
directly in commercial agricultural production, commercial fishing or, commercial 
aquacultural production or commercial wood harvesting.  In order to qualify for this 
exemption, the electricity or fuel for a commercial fishing vessel must be used in 
qualifying activities, including support operations. 
4.  Information on processes for refunds and appeals.  The assessor shall post 
information describing the process for requesting a refund under this section on the 
bureau’s publicly accessible website along with a description of the process to appeal a 
denial of refund request. 
Sec. DDD-3.  Application.  Those sections of this Part that amend the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 36, section 1760, subsection 7-B and section 2013 apply to 
purchases made on or after January 1, 2013. 
PART EEE 
Sec. EEE-1.  Calculation and transfer; General Fund; business 
communications lines savings.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State 
Budget Officer shall calculate the amount of savings in Part A of this Act that applies 
against each General Fund account for executive branch departments and agencies 
statewide and the judicial branch as a result of lowered costs of business communications 
lines. The State Budget Officer shall transfer the savings by financial order upon approval 
of the Governor. These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal 
years 2011-12 and 2012-13. 
PART FFF 
Sec. FFF-1.  20-A MRSA §852, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2009, c. 62, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
3.  Transfer of assets and liabilities.  The University of Maine System may transfer 
any assets and liabilities acquired pursuant to this section in order to unify operation in a 
nonprofit, nonstock private corporation, referred to in this section as "the corporation."  
The University of Maine System retains a reversionary interest in the university's assets 
as provided for in the articles of incorporation of that corporation.  An annual 
appropriation for operating, constructing, equipping, maintaining, improving and 
replacing facilities of the corporation must may be made in amounts sufficient to ensure 
for the delivery of broadcast sources throughout the State. 
PART GGG 
Sec. GGG-1.  PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. JJJ, §1, as amended by PL 2011, c. 477, Pt. 
HH, §1, is further amended to read: 
Sec. JJJ-1.  Transfer from Other Special Revenue Funds to 
unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the State Controller shall transfer $103,500,000 $91,000,000 on June 30, 2012 
from Other Special Revenue Funds to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. On 
July 1, 2012, the State Controller shall transfer $103,500,000 $91,000,000 from the 
General Fund unappropriated surplus to Other Special Revenue Funds as repayment. This 
transfer is considered an interfund advance. 
PART HHH 
Sec. HHH-1.  5 MRSA §1591, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. GGGG, 
§2, is amended to read: 
1.  Department of Administrative and Financial Services.  The Department of 
Administrative and Financial Services must apply: 
A.  Any balance remaining in the Salary Plan program in the Department of 
Administrative and Financial Services at the end of any fiscal year to be carried 
forward for the next fiscal year; and 
B.  Any balance remaining in the General Fund Capital, Construction, Repairs, 
Improvements - Administrative Capital Construction/Repairs/Improvements - 
Administration program in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services 
at the end of any fiscal year to be carried forward for the next fiscal year.; and 
C.  Any balance remaining in the Debt Service - Government Facilities Authority 
program in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services at the end of any 
fiscal year to be carried forward for the next fiscal year. 
PART III 
Sec. III-1.  Calculation and transfer; General Fund savings; central 
administration.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer 
shall calculate the amount of savings in the Statewide Service Center account in Part A of 
this Act that applies against each General Fund account for executive branch departments 
and independent agencies statewide from implementing a decrease in charges made by 
the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Division of Financial and 
Personnel Services for its services. The State Budget Officer shall transfer the savings by 
financial order upon approval of the Governor. These transfers are considered 
adjustments to appropriations in fiscal years 2011-12 and 2012-13. 
PART JJJ 
Sec. JJJ-1.  PL 2011, c. 477, Pt. U, §1 is amended to read: 
Sec. U-1.  Payments to State from Loan Insurance Reserve Fund.  
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Finance Authority of Maine shall 
transfer $1,000,000 $2,000,000 from the Loan Insurance Reserve Fund to the State as 
undedicated General Fund revenue no later than June 30, 2012 and an additional 
$1,000,000 from the Loan Insurance Reserve Fund to the State as undedicated General 
Fund revenue no later than June 30, 2013. 
PART KKK 
Sec. KKK-1.  Department of Administrative and Financial Services, 
Office 
of 
Information 
Technology; 
online 
public 
notice 
services.  
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Administrative and 
Financial Services, Office of Information Technology shall competitively bid for online 
public notice services in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 
1825-B. 
Sec. KKK-2.  Exclusive use of online public notice for 2012-2013 
biennium.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, for the 2012-2013 
biennium, state agencies shall provide public notices only by means of the online public 
notice services obtained pursuant to section 1 and not by any other means, including, but 
not limited to, newspaper, television and radio. 
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved, except as otherwise indicated. 
SUMMARY 
PART A 
This Part makes appropriations and allocations. 
PART B 
This Part makes allocations of funds for approved reclassifications. 
PART C 
This Part does the following. 
1.  It amends the law regarding general purpose aid for local schools to reflect the 
reduced appropriation for the state agency client budget.  As a result of a spending trend 
analysis for state agency client special education services, a savings in the 2011-12 state 
agency client budget is expected because expenditures will be less than originally 
anticipated.  The actual minimum teacher salary adjustment was less than anticipated. 
2.  It establishes the total cost of education from kindergarten to grade 12 for the state 
contribution and the annual target state share percentage for fiscal year 2012-13. 
3.  It allows the Department of Education to expend state subsidy on behalf of a 
school administrative unit to purchase items on statewide contracts to take advantage of 
lower prices for these items. 
PART D 
This Part makes certain communications and other positions within the Department 
of Education, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Department of 
Labor part of the unclassified service and subject to the appointment of the 
commissioners of the respective departments.  It also clarifies that employees of the 
Governor's Office of Communications and the Governor's Energy Office are unclassified 
employees. 
PART E 
This Part clarifies that municipal school units have the authority to commit property 
taxes. 
PART F 
This Part authorizes the Commissioner of Education to establish a program for 
increasing the state share of the cost of approved bus refurbishing. 
PART G 
This Part authorizes the Commissioner of Education, for fiscal years 2011-12 and 
2012-13, to transfer funds to the State Charter School Commission program in order to 
provide funding for start-up costs for the oversight of public charter schools. 
PART H 
This Part lapses $7,009,774 of the unencumbered balance forward from the 
Department of Education, General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program to the General 
Fund. 
PART I 
This Part does the following. 
It creates a new Associate Commissioner for Tax Policy position that is within the 
Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Revenue Services, 
within salary range 90, but that reports directly to the Commissioner of Administrative 
and Financial Services. 
It eliminates the existing Director of Econometric Research position, a salary range 
position within Bureau of Revenue Services that reports to the State Tax Assessor. 
It amends the membership of the Revenue Forecasting Committee by replacing the 
State Tax Assessor with the Associate Commissioner for Tax Policy. 
It identifies the qualifications and duties of the new Associate Commissioner for Tax 
Policy. 
It establishes a new Office of Tax Policy within the Bureau of Revenue Services. 
It clarifies for purposes of authorized disclosures of confidential taxpayer information 
that the Bureau of Revenue Services's enforcement of the tax laws includes all aspects of 
administering the tax laws. 
PART J 
This Part clarifies that state employees and teachers who have retired as the result of 
a disability and who are automatically converted from a disability retirement plan to a 
regular retirement plan are not required to contribute to the cost of health insurance if that 
conversion occurs prior to normal retirement age.  It also corrects a cross-reference. 
PART K 
This Part exempts financial orders that increase allotments in excess of legislatively 
authorized allocations for the State - Municipal Revenue Sharing program, Other Special 
Revenue Funds account and the Disproportionate Tax Burden Fund program, Other 
Special Revenue Funds account in the Office of the Treasurer of State from legislative 
review and 30-day wait provisions in order to facilitate the timely distribution of revenue-
sharing funds to municipalities. 
PART L 
This Part amends the consensus revenue forecasting process to eliminate the 
provision that requires the Revenue Forecasting Committee to exclude revenue that 
accrues from the Pine Tree Development Zone program from the revenue forecast and 
repeals the provision requiring that all revenue attributable to the Pine Tree Development 
Zone program be set aside in a separate fund to pay the benefits.  This Part also repeals 
the law that establishes the Pine Tree Development Zone Reserve Fund and fixes a cross-
reference. 
PART M 
This Part clarifies that transfers from the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund to pay for 
death benefits are made by financial order and take effect upon the recommendation of 
the State Budget Officer and approval of the Governor. 
PART N 
This Part requires the State Controller to transfer $100,000 in unexpended funds from 
the Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Local and Regional Services to General Fund 
unappropriated surplus no later than June 30, 2012. 
PART O 
This Part renames 3 bureaus within the Department of Environmental Protection.  It 
also amends the titles of the bureau directors to be consistent with the names of the 
bureaus and amends 2 other statutes to include the new bureau titles. 
PART P 
This Part eliminates the position of Economic Analyst from the Office of the Public 
Advocate. 
PART Q 
This Part requires any General Fund balances remaining in the Administration - 
Executive - Governor's Office, Blaine House, Governor's Office of Communications, 
Office of Policy and Management and Governor's Energy Office programs to be carried 
forward for use in the next fiscal year. 
PART R 
This Part does the following. 
It makes individuals who receive cash assistance under the Temporary Assistance to 
Needy Families program or who have been sanctioned for noncompliance under that 
program ineligible for municipal general assistance. 
It restricts housing assistance in the municipal general assistance program to no more 
than 90 days per calendar year. 
It clarifies certain restrictions on eligibility in the municipal general assistance 
program. 
It reduces the state reimbursement rate to municipalities for allowable expenditures of 
municipal general assistance to 50% but does not change the reimbursement rate for 
Indian tribes. 
PART S 
This Part does the following. 
It eliminates the requirement that the Department of Health and Human Services 
provide limited transitional food benefits to ASPIRE-TANF program recipients who lose 
TANF eligibility due to employment earnings.  
It authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to provide limited 
transitional food benefits to working families who are food supplement benefit recipients 
with dependent children. 
PART T 
This Part repeals the provision of law that requires nursing facilities to submit 
payment to the Department of Health and Human Services equal to 50% of Medicaid 
savings due the State pursuant to the principles of reimbursement.  The department no 
longer calculates these savings. 
PART U 
This Part requires remaining balances of funds appropriated for state supplemental 
income benefits to be carried forward from year to year. 
PART V 
This Part provides that a portion of unencumbered balance forward of the Department 
of Health and Human Services, Disproportionate Share - Riverview Psychiatric Center 
program, General Fund account and Disproportionate Share - Dorothea Dix Psychiatric 
Center program, General Fund account lapses to the General Fund no later than June 30, 
2012. 
PART W 
This Part amends the law that authorizes the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial 
Court to approve financial orders to further authorize revisions of and increases to 
allotment within the judicial branch.  The procedure for judicial financial orders must 
follow the same procedures as the executive branch. 
PART X 
This Part authorizes the Department of Corrections to carry all remaining Personal 
Services balances remaining at the end of fiscal year 2011-12 to fiscal year 2012-13 to 
the Capital Expenditures line category in the Capital Construction/Repairs/Improvements 
- Corrections program, General Fund account in the Department of Corrections to be used 
for capital improvements to correctional facilities. 
PART Y 
This Part transfers $600,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to 
the Criminal Justice Academy program, Other Special Revenue Funds account within the 
Department of Public Safety. 
PART Z 
This Part directs the State Controller to transfer $700,000 from the unappropriated 
surplus of the General Fund to the Fire Marshal - Office of program, Other Special 
Revenue Funds account within the Department of Public Safety.  
PART AA 
This Part requires the State Controller to transfer $1,500,000 on or before June 30, 
2012 and $950,000 on or before June 30, 2013 from the Clean Elections Act Chapter 1 
Initiated Bill program, Other Special Revenue Funds account to the unappropriated 
surplus of the General Fund. 
PART BB 
This Part provides that the unencumbered balance forward from the Department of 
Labor, Governor's Training Initiative Program, General Fund account lapses to the 
General Fund in fiscal year 2011-12. 
PART CC 
This Part implements the recommendations of the working group established by 
Public Law 2011, chapter 380, Part FF regarding transfer of duties and responsibilities of 
the State Planning Office to other state departments and agencies. 
This Part abolishes the State Planning Office. 
PART DD 
This Part establishes in the Executive Department the Governor's Office of Policy 
and Management whose primary mission is to facilitate achievement of long-term state 
economic goals and objectives and improvement of efficiency and effectiveness with 
which State Government performs its functions and delivers services.  The office's duties 
include a number of economic policy-related functions for which the Executive 
Department, State Planning Office has been responsible. 
PART EE 
This Part amends laws regarding state boards and commissions and natural resources-
related planning functions to reflect the elimination of the Executive Department, State 
Planning Office and eliminates several boards and commissions for which the State 
Planning Office has provided support. 
PART FF 
This Part transfers the Executive Department, State Planning Office's duties and 
responsibilities regarding training and certification for municipal code enforcement 
officers to the Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of 
Community Development. 
PART GG 
This Part transfers the Executive Department, State Planning Office's duties and 
responsibilities regarding solid waste management and recycling policy to the 
Department of Environmental Protection and transfers ownership of state-owned landfills 
and related management duties and responsibilities to the Department of Administrative 
and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services. 
PART HH 
This Part transfers the Executive Department, State Planning Office's duties and 
responsibilities as the state coordinating agency for the National Flood Insurance 
Program to the Maine Emergency Management Agency in the Department of Defense, 
Veterans and Emergency Management. 
PART II 
This Part transfers the duties, responsibilities and activities of the Executive 
Department, State Planning Office regarding provision of staff support for the Land for 
Maine's Future program to the Department of Conservation, Natural Areas Program. 
PART JJ 
This Part transfers the Executive Department, State Planning Office's duties and 
responsibilities regarding planning and land use regulation to the Department of 
Conservation. 
PART KK 
This Part transfers the Executive Department, State Planning Office's duties and 
responsibilities as lead agency for the Maine Coastal Program to the Department of 
Conservation's Bureau of Geology and Natural Areas, renamed, accordingly, the Bureau 
of Geology, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources. 
PART LL 
This Part transfers the Executive Department, State Planning Office's duties, 
responsibilities and activities regarding provision of administrative support for the Maine 
Commission for Community Service to the Department of Education. 
PART MM 
This Part transfers the Executive Department, State Planning Office's duties and 
responsibilities regarding various energy policy-related matters to the Governor's Energy 
Office. 
This Part also changes the name of the Governor's Office of Energy Independence 
and Security to the Governor's Energy Office.  It also fixes cross-references to reflect the 
name change. 
PART NN 
This Part contains general transition provisions regarding transfer of the Executive 
Department, State Planning Office's duties, responsibilities and property to the other units 
of State Government as provided in the bill. 
PART OO 
This Part amends the special education laws by: 
1.  Giving the Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee, 
responsibility for developing and implementing a funding mechanism for the operation of 
the state intermediate educational unit and the delivery of services to eligible children 
with disabilities from birth to under 6 years of age; 
2.  Placing sole responsibility for the development and adoption of rules necessary to 
carry out the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act on the Commissioner of 
Education; 
3.  Requiring the Department of Education to develop a corrective action plan to 
achieve compliance with federal or state law; 
4.  Eliminating regional sites as locally governed regional intermediate educational 
units established to ensure the provision of services to children with disabilities and 
instead allowing the state intermediate educational unit to establish and maintain regional 
sites, the operation of which will be overseen by the director of early childhood special 
education; and 
5.  Requiring the state intermediate educational unit, through the use of regional sites 
if considered appropriate by the state intermediate educational unit, to perform duties 
such as data collection, child count and child find activities, and to ensure that eligible 
children with disabilities, from birth to under 3 years of age, receive early intervention 
services in accordance with payment provisions established by the State. 
PART PP 
This Part requires the State Controller to transfer $450,000 from the Bureau of 
Revenue Services Fund program, Internal Service Fund account to General Fund 
unappropriated surplus by June 30, 2012. 
PART QQ 
This Part repeals the filing requirement of information returns by partnerships and S 
corporations.  It also amends the definition of "taxpayer" to include pass-through entities 
in order to provide the State Tax Assessor the ability to audit a pass-through entity even if 
the entity does not have a Maine filing requirement.  This is especially needed in cases 
when the owners of an entity have a Maine filing obligation.  This Part also makes 
technical changes to reflect the proposed changes.  This Part applies to tax years 
beginning on or after January 1, 2012.   
PART RR 
This Part amends the income tax subtraction modification for certain retirement 
benefits to raise the $6,000 limit to $10,000 for tax years beginning in 2014 and increase 
that amount by $5,000 increments for succeeding tax years until the amount reaches 
$35,000 for tax years beginning in 2019.  The deduction is increased for tax years 
beginning after 2019 by increasing the deduction amount annually by a percentage equal 
to the annual cost-of-living adjustment for social security benefits.  The subtraction 
modification is expanded to include all federally taxable pension income, annuity income 
and individual retirement account distributions, except pick-up contributions for which a 
deduction has been allowed.  
PART SS 
This Part changes the position title for the Assistant to the Commissioner for Public 
Affairs to the Director of Legislative Affairs within the Department of Labor. 
PART TT 
This Part authorizes the State Controller to transfer funds from the Carrying Balances 
- Inland Fisheries and Wildlife program, General Fund account to partially fund the 
reorganization of 3 positions that were included in the retirement incentive program. 
PART UU 
This Part does the following. 
1.  It lapses $55,798 from the unencumbered balance of the Veterans' Organization 
Tax Reimbursement program, General Fund account in the Department of Administrative 
and Financial Services to the General Fund in fiscal year 2011-12. 
2.  It lapses $5,766 from the unencumbered balance in the Veterans' Organization Tax 
Reimbursement program, General Fund account in the Department of Administrative and 
Financial Services to the General Fund in fiscal year 2011-12. 
PART VV 
This Part requires the State Controller to transfer $3,858,368 in fiscal year 2011-12 
and $358,409 in fiscal year 2012-13 from the Fund for a Healthy Maine to the General 
Fund unappropriated surplus. 
PART WW 
This Part amends the provisions for the appointment of the State Fire Marshal so that 
the appointment is made for a term of 4 years with the consent of the Governor, subject to 
confirmation by the Legislature.  It further clarifies circumstances for removal of the 
State Fire Marshal from office. 
PART XX 
This Part requires the State Controller to transfer the first $6,600,000 of unexpended 
Personal Services appropriations that would otherwise lapse to the Salary Plan program in 
the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to General Fund unappropriated 
surplus at the close of fiscal year 2011-12. This Part also allows the State Controller to 
transfer funding from the Salary Plan program to General Fund unappropriated surplus in 
the event that the full $6,600,000 of Personal Services savings in this Part is not achieved. 
PART YY 
This Part does the following. 
It lapses $6,072 from the unencumbered balance of the Agricultural Vitality Program 
- Carrying Account, General Fund account in the Department of Agriculture, Food and 
Rural Resources to the General Fund in fiscal year 2011-12. 
It lapses $300,000 from the unencumbered balance in the Maine Farms for the 
Future, General Fund account in the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural 
Resources to the General Fund in fiscal year 2011-12. 
PART ZZ 
This Part increases the attrition rate for fiscal year 2012-13 only from 5% to 6%.  It 
also requires the State Budget Officer to calculate the savings in Part A and transfer the 
savings by financial order upon approval of the Governor. 
PART AAA 
This Part does the following. 
It revises the authority to carry unexpended Personal Services balances to reflect the 
accounts in which the positions of the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center and the Riverview 
Psychiatric Center are authorized. 
It requires that any revenue received from the Medicaid, Medicare or other payers for 
the care and treatment of residents at the Riverview Psychiatric Center or the Dorothea 
Dix Psychiatric Center must be deposited as General Fund undedicated revenue. 
It repeals provisions related to special revenue accounts at the 2 centers. 
It requires the Commissioner of Health and Human Services to identify 
improvements to the organizational efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the state 
psychiatric centers and authorizes the State Budget Officer to transfer by financial order 
positions and available balances to achieve those improvements.  The transfers are made 
by financial order and are adjustments to authorized position count, appropriations and 
allocations. 
PART BBB 
This Part exempts from Maine income tax active duty military pay earned outside of 
Maine for service performed pursuant to written orders during tax years beginning on or 
after January 1, 2014. 
PART CCC 
This Part enacts a new sales and use tax exemption for positive airway pressure 
equipment used in respiratory ventilation and for supplies and repair and replacement 
parts for such equipment. 
PART DDD 
This Part expands the scope of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, section 2013, 
which provides for the refund of sales tax on purchases of depreciable machinery and 
equipment used for commercial agriculture and certain other purposes, to include items 
used in commercial wood harvesting and in the commercial production of crops, plants, 
trees, compost and livestock, which is intended to include greenhouse and nursery 
products. 
PART EEE 
This Part requires the State Budget Officer to calculate the savings in Part A of this 
bill related to lowered costs of business communications lines and transfer the savings by 
financial order upon approval of the Governor. 
PART FFF 
This Part amends the laws regarding the University of Maine System's statewide 
public broadcasting network to replace the requirement that an annual appropriation be 
provided to ensure the delivery of statewide broadcast sources with language that permits 
such an appropriation. 
PART GGG 
This Part reduces the interfund advance from Other Special Revenue Funds to the 
General Fund unappropriated surplus required for one day at the end of fiscal year 2011-
from $103,500,000 to $91,000,000. 
PART HHH 
This Part requires any General Fund balances remaining in the Debt Service - 
Government Facilities Authority program in the Department of Administrative and 
Financial Services to be carried forward for use in the next fiscal year.  This Part also 
updates the name of an existing fund. 
PART III 
This Part requires the State Budget Officer to calculate the savings from a decrease in 
charges made by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Division of 
Financial and Personnel Services for its services and transfer those savings by financial 
order upon the approval of the Governor. 
PART JJJ 
This Part increases the amount the Finance Authority of Maine is required to transfer 
from the Loan Insurance Reserve Fund to General Fund undedicated revenue in fiscal 
year 2011-12 from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000. 
PART KKK 
This Part requires the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of 
Information Technology to competitively bid for online public notice services.  It also 
requires state agencies to use the online public notice service exclusively for any notice 
required by state law for the 2012-2013 biennium. 
Approved: 03/23/12
LD     
LR 2847(01)
FY 2011-12
FY 2012-13
Projections 
FY 2013-14
Projections 
FY 2014-15
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund
($5,062,492)
($7,979,888)
$14,673,529
$36,308,183
Fund for a Healthy Maine
$3,704,368
$310,409
($49,440)
($50,924)
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund
$2,677,018
$25,984,529
$26,434,898
$26,898,780
Federal Expenditures Fund
$2,522,090
$9,949,499
$10,057,340
$10,168,416
Fund for a Healthy Maine
($154,000)
($48,000)
($49,440)
($50,924)
Other Special Revenue Funds
$583,901
($37,308,814)
($38,160,296)
($38,972,085)
Federal Block Grant Fund
($19,901)
($383,161)
($394,033)
($405,232)
Federal Expenditures Fund 
ARRA
$0
$123,203
$126,769
$130,442
Financial and Personnel Services 
Fund
$18,434
$68,913
$70,980
$73,109
Accident, Sickness and Health 
Insurance Internal Service Fund
$0
$0
$498
$1,011
Consolidated Emergency 
Communications Fund
$0
$41,883
$41,883
$41,883
State Lottery Fund
$0
$0
$356
$723
Employment Security Trust Fund
$0
$76,171,120
$76,171,120
$76,171,120
Competitive Skills Scholarship 
Fund
($860)
($860)
($860)
($860)
Revenue
General Fund
$892,793
$20,156,008
$11,761,369
($9,409,403)
Other Special Revenue Funds
($5,643)
($31,450)
($473,274)
($1,587,524)
Fiscal Note
An Act To Make Additional Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations and To Change Certain 
Provisions of the Law for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2013
Fiscal Note for Original Bill
Sponsor: Rep. Flood of Winthrop
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
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FY 2011-12
FY 2012-13
Projections 
FY 2013-14
Projections 
FY 2014-15
Transfers
General Fund
$6,846,717
$13,808,409
$0
$0
Fund for a Healthy Maine
($3,858,368)
($358,409)
$0
$0
Other Special Revenue Funds
$12,200,000
($13,450,000)
$0
$0
Bureau of Revenue Services Fund
($450,000)
$0
$0
$0
Fund Detail by Section
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund
PART A, Section 1
$185,660
($5,551,206)
($5,709,222)
($5,871,979)
PART A, Section 2
$0
($2,646)
($2,725)
($2,807)
PART A, Section 3
$0
$36,531
$37,627
$38,756
PART A, Section 4
$10,000
$20,000
$20,000
$20,000
PART A, Section 5
$0
($544,408)
($544,408)
($544,408)
PART A, Section 6
$0
$342,733
$347,106
$351,610
PART A, Section 7
($500,000)
($9,396)
($72,117)
($136,720)
PART A, Section 8
$0
$9,396
$9,396
$9,396
PART A, Section 9
$700,000
$75,738
$77,512
$79,340
PART A, Section 11
$0
$0
$730
$1,482
PART A, Section 12
$0
$20,046
$20,046
$20,046
PART A, Section 15
$0
($523,332)
($531,623)
($540,162)
PART A, Section 16
($182,335)
$33,098,762
$33,712,695
$34,345,047
PART A, Section 17
$4,373,906
$3,385,521
$3,411,543
$3,438,345
PART A, Section 18
$400,000
$0
$0
$0
PART A, Section 19
$0
($7,492)
($7,717)
($7,949)
PART A, Section 20
$0
$788,312
$788,312
$788,312
PART A, Section 21
$0
($1,224)
($1,201)
($1,177)
PART A, Section 22
$0
$0
$641
$1,302
PART A, Section 23
$0
($86,117)
($86,117)
($86,117)
PART A, Section 24
$0
($1,707,709)
($1,707,709)
($1,707,709)
PART A, Section 25
$155,918
$1,304,127
$1,331,924
$1,360,556
PART A, Section 26
($1,122,570)
($1,122,570)
($1,122,570)
($1,122,570)
PART A, Section 27
($1,343,561)
($1,755,232)
($1,755,232)
($1,755,232)
PART A, Section 28
$0
($1,785,305)
($1,785,305)
($1,785,305)
PART B, Section 1
$0
$0
$3,312
$6,723
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FY 2011-12
FY 2012-13
Projections 
FY 2013-14
Projections 
FY 2014-15
Federal Expenditures Fund
PART A, Section 2
$0
($18,429)
($18,143)
($17,850)
PART A, Section 6
$0
$1,958,584
$1,978,247
$1,998,501
PART A, Section 9
$53,464
$502,319
$515,454
$528,983
PART A, Section 10
$5,877,676
$0
$0
$0
PART A, Section 12
($425,289)
$912,015
$921,841
$931,962
PART A, Section 14
$0
$0
$38
$77
PART A, Section 15
$0
($3,175,904)
($3,212,202)
($3,249,589)
PART A, Section 17
$525,616
$9,971,304
$9,991,041
$10,011,370
PART A, Section 19
$0
$80,460
$82,873
$85,359
PART A, Section 21
($3,540,847)
($1,328,450)
($1,279,362)
($1,228,801)
PART A, Section 22
$11,484
($15,891)
($16,151)
($16,419)
PART A, Section 25
($925)
$1,050,890
$1,079,366
$1,108,697
PART B, Section 1
$20,911
$12,601
$14,338
$16,126
Fund for a Healthy Maine
PART A, Section 17
($154,000)
($48,000)
($49,440)
($50,924)
Other Special Revenue Funds
PART A, Section 2
($156,113)
($249,322)
($249,730)
($250,150)
PART A, Section 3
($42,481)
$35,217
$37,286
$39,417
PART A, Section 4
$0
$500
$500
$500
PART A, Section 5
($14,110)
($9,615)
($9,615)
($9,615)
PART A, Section 6
$0
$448,396
$452,997
$457,736
PART A, Section 8
($183,000)
($183,000)
($180,184)
($177,284)
PART A, Section 9
$0
$500
$1,340
$2,205
PART A, Section 11
$0
$271,372
$275,946
$280,657
PART A, Section 12
$0
$100,000
$100,000
$100,000
PART A, Section 13
$41,323
($86,350)
($91,772)
($97,357)
PART A, Section 14
($61,775)
$383,736
$383,841
$383,949
PART A, Section 15
$0
($2,257,284)
($2,276,952)
($2,297,210)
PART A, Section 16
($493,213)
($37,594,831)
($38,374,775)
($39,178,117)
PART A, Section 17
($1,066,430)
$225,610
$210,538
$195,013
PART A, Section 18
$90,000
$90,000
$90,000
$90,000
PART A, Section 19
$0
$86,606
$89,204
$91,880
PART A, Section 20
($394,391)
($415,721)
($415,721)
($415,721)
PART A, Section 21
$2,289,307
$2,571,364
$2,589,902
$2,608,996
PART A, Section 22
$1,224
($243,466)
($245,897)
($248,401)
PART A, Section 25
($517,448)
($295,082)
($363,557)
($368,848)
PART A, Section 27
$1,042,144
($196,117)
($196,117)
($196,117)
PART A, Section 28
($28,219)
($19,229)
($19,229)
($19,229)
PART B, Section 1
$77,083
$27,902
$31,699
$35,611
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FY 2011-12
FY 2012-13
Projections 
FY 2013-14
Projections 
FY 2014-15
Federal Block Grant Fund
PART A, Section 17
($19,901)
($383,161)
($394,033)
($405,232)
Federal Expenditures Fund ARRA
PART A, Section 17
$0
$123,203
$126,769
$130,442
Financial and Personnel Services Fund
PART A, Section 1
$18,434
$68,913
$70,980
$73,109
Accident, Sickness and Health Insurance Internal Service Fund
PART A, Section 1
$0
$0
$498
$1,011
Consolidated Emergency Communications Fund
PART A, Section 25
$0
$41,883
$41,883
$41,883
State Lottery Fund
PART B, Section 1
$0
$0
$356
$723
Employment Security Trust Fund
PART A, Section 21
$0
$76,171,120
$76,171,120
$76,171,120
Competitive Skills Scholarship Fund
PART A, Section 21
($860)
($860)
($860)
($860)
Revenue
General Fund
PART RR
$0
$0
($7,199,100)
($27,208,000)
PART AAA, Section 1
$0
$20,753,558
$20,753,558
$20,753,558
PART BBB
$0
$0
($741,000)
($1,873,400)
PART CCC
($107,207)
($247,950)
($256,132)
($265,353)
PART DDD
$0
($349,600)
($795,957)
($816,208)
PART JJJ, Section 1
$1,000,000
$0
$0
$0
Other Special Revenue Funds
PART RR
$0
$0
($378,900)
($1,432,000)
PART BBB
$0
$0
($39,000)
($98,600)
PART CCC
($5,643)
($13,050)
($13,481)
($13,966)
PART DDD
$0
($18,400)
($41,893)
($42,958)
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FY 2011-12
FY 2012-13
Projections 
FY 2013-14
Projections 
FY 2014-15
Transfers
General Fund
PART H, Section 1
$7,009,774
$0
$0
$0
PART N, Section 1
$100,000
$0
$0
$0
PART V, Section 1
$80,904
$0
$0
$0
PART V, Section 2
$228,852
$0
$0
$0
PART Y, Section 1
($600,000)
$0
$0
$0
PART Z, Section 1
($700,000)
$0
$0
$0
PART AA, Section 1
$1,500,000
$950,000
$0
$0
PART BB, Section 1
$451,183
$0
$0
$0
PART PP, Section 1
$450,000
$0
$0
$0
PART UU, Section 1
$55,798
$0
$0
$0
PART UU, Section 2
$5,766
$0
$0
$0
PART VV, Section 1
$3,858,368
$358,409
$0
$0
PART XX, Section 1
$6,600,000
$0
$0
$0
PART YY, Section 1
$6,072
$0
$0
$0
PART YY, Section 2
$300,000
$0
$0
$0
PART GGG, Section 1
($12,500,000)
$12,500,000
$0
$0
Fund for a Healthy Maine
PART VV, Section 1
($3,858,368)
($358,409)
$0
$0
Other Special Revenue Funds
PART N, Section 1
($100,000)
$0
$0
$0
PART Y, Section 1
$600,000
$0
$0
$0
PART Z, Section 1
$700,000
$0
$0
$0
PART AA, Section 1
($1,500,000)
($950,000)
$0
$0
PART GGG, Section 1
$12,500,000
($12,500,000)
$0
$0
Bureau of Revenue Services Fund
PART PP, Section 1
($450,000)
$0
$0
$0
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