An Act To Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government To Address Revenue Shortfalls Projected for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2012
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1870
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs pursuant to Joint Order, H

Legislative Document 
No. 1870 
H.P. 1384 
House of Representatives, March 13, 2012 
An Act To Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for 
the Expenditures of State Government and To Change Certain 
Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State 
Government To Address Revenue Shortfalls Projected for the Fiscal 
Year Ending June 30, 2012 
Reported by Representative FLOOD of Winthrop for the Joint Standing Committee on 
Appropriations and Financial Affairs pursuant to Joint Order, H.P. 1367. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
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. 
TREASURER OF STATE, OFFICE OF 
Debt Service - Treasury 0021 
Initiative: Reduces funding for debt service to reflect updated interest costs for fiscal year 
2011-12. 
PART B 
Sec. B-1.  PL 2011, c. 477, Part 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 C 
Sec. C-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, Internal Service Fund account in the Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services to General Fund unappropriated surplus. 
PART D 
Sec. D-1.  Personal Services savings; transfer to General Fund. 
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 $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. 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($1,343,560)
$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
($1,343,560)
$0
PART E 
Sec. E-1.  Lapsed balances; Maine Farms for the Future; 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, General Fund account in 
the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources lapses to the General Fund in 
fiscal year 2011-12. 
PART F 
Sec. F-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, General Fund account, Personal Services line category lapses to the 
General Fund no later than June 30, 2012. 
Sec. F-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, General Fund account, Personal Services line category lapses to 
the General Fund no later than June 30, 2012. 
PART G 
Sec. G-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, 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 H 
Sec. H-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 section 
of this Part 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 year 2011-12. 
Sec. H-2.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Executive Branch Departments and Independent Agencies - Statewide 0017 
Initiative: Recognizes savings from implementing a decrease in charges made by the 
Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Division of Financial and 
Personnel Services for its services. 
SUMMARY 
PART A 
This Part adjusts appropriations and allocations for debt service within the Office of 
the Treasurer of State. 
PART B 
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 C 
This Part requires the State Controller to transfer $450,000 from the Bureau of 
Revenue Services Fund, Internal Service Fund account to General Fund unappropriated 
surplus by June 30, 2012. 
PART D 
This Part requires the State Controller to transfer the first $600,000 of unexpended 
Personal Services savings that would otherwise lapse to the Salary Plan program to 
General Fund unappropriated surplus at the close of fiscal year 2011-12. 
PART E 
This Part 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 F 
This Part provides that a portion of unencumbered balance forward of the Department 
of Health and Human Services, Disproportionate Share - Riverview Psychiatric Center 
and Disproportionate Share - Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, General Fund accounts 
lapses to the General Fund in fiscal year 2011-12. 
PART G 
GENERAL FUND 
2011-12
2012-13
All Other 
($835,588)
$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
($835,588)
$0
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 H 
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. 
Approved: 03/09/12
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LR 2844(01)
FY 2011-12
FY 2012-13
Projections 
FY 2013-14
Projections 
FY 2014-15
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund
($4,938,904)
$0
$0
$0
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund
($2,179,148)
$0
$0
$0
Revenue
General Fund
$1,000,000
$0
$0
$0
Transfers
General Fund
$1,759,756
$0
$0
$0
Other Special Revenue Funds
($100,000)
$0
$0
$0
Bureau of Revenue Services Fund
($450,000)
$0
$0
$0
Fund Detail by Section
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund
PART A, Section 1
($1,343,560)
$0
$0
$0
PART H, Section 2
($835,588)
$0
$0
$0
Revenue
General Fund
PART B, Section 1
$1,000,000
$0
$0
$0
Fiscal Note
An Act To Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State 
Government and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of 
State Government To Address Revenue Shortfalls Projected for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2012
Fiscal Note for Original Bill
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
PART C, Section 1
$450,000
$0
$0
$0
PART D, Section 1
$600,000
$0
$0
$0
PART E, Section 1
$300,000
$0
$0
$0
PART F, Section 1
$80,904
$0
$0
$0
PART F, Section 2
$228,852
$0
$0
$0
PART G, Section 1
$100,000
$0
$0
$0
Other Special Revenue Funds
PART G, Section 1
($100,000)
$0
$0
$0
Bureau of Revenue Services Fund
PART C, Section 1
($450,000)
$0
$0
$0
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