An Act To Reduce Certain Highway Fund Obligations
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0471
Committee Amendment CA_A_H280 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,l~" to H.P. 364, L.D. 471, Bill, "An Act To 
Reduce Certain Highway Fund Obligations" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 1 to 3 (page 1, lines 2 to 25 in L.D.) 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 4 the following: 
'Sec. 5. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
State Police 0291 
Initiative: Deallocates funds from decreasing the portion of State Police costs paid by the 
Highway Fund from 49% to 33%. 
HIGHWAY FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL 
2011-12 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2012-13 
($5,803,771) 
($2,4 73,785) 
($8,277,556) 
State Police 0291 
Initiative: Provides funding as a result of increasing the portion of State Police costs paid 
by the General Fund from 51 % to 67%. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
2011-12 
$0 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2012-13 
$5,803,771 
$2,473,785 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 364, L.D. 471 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
HIGHWAY FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
$0 
$8,277,556 
2011-12 
2012-13 
$0 
$8,277,556 
$0 
($8,277,556) 
$0 
$0 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes from the bill the provision that changes the source of the 
state funding support for the Maine State Ferry Service from the Highway Fund to the 
General Fund. The amendment also strikes the provisions specifying that the amount of 
savings to the Highway Fund due to the transfer of support o'f the Maine State Ferry 
Service from the Highway Fund to the General Fund and due to the reduction of funding, 
from 49% to 33%, from the Highway Fund to support the Department of Public Safety, 
Bureau of State Police must be used for highway resurfacing and maintenance pavirig. 
The amendment leaves in place the provision in the bill that decreases the portion of 
the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of State Police funding provided by the 
Highway Fund from 49% to 33% and increases the portion of funding provided by the 
General Fund from 51 % to 67%. 
The amendment adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/16/11 frac.. 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
LD471 
LR 1731(02) 
An Act To Reduce Certain Highway Fund Obligations 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "n" 
Committee: Transportation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2011-12 
$0 
$0 
FY 2012-13 
$8,277,556 
($8,277,556) 
Projections 
FY 2013-14 
$8,456,312 
($8,456,312) 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
$0 
$0 
$8,277,556 
($8,277,556) 
$8,456,312 
(~8,456,312) 
Highway Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Projections 
FY 2014-15 
$8,640,574 
($8,640,574) 
$8,640,574 
($8,640,574) 
This bill proposes to change the State Police funding from 49% Highway Fund and 51 % General Fund to 33% 
Highway Fund and 67% General Fund. This change would result in a Highway Fund savings of $8,277,556 in fiscal 
year 2012-13. The Department of Public Safety, Bureau of State Police will require a General Fund appropriation of 
$8,277,556 in fiscal year 2012-13. 
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