An Act Related to the Report ofthe Tax Expenditure Review Task Force
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1762
House Amendment HA_E_H606 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT ,,~, to H.P. 1264, L.D. 1762, Bill, "An Act Related to the 
Report ofthe Tax Expenditure Review Task Force" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the enacting clause and before section 1 the 
following: 
'PART A' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 (page 1, lines 3 to 14 in L.D.) and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 2. PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. S, §9 is repealed.' 
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'PARTB 
Sec. B-1. 
Review. 
The Director of the Governor's Office of Policy and 
Management shall use the powers established under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, 
section 3104 to analyze the structures and functions of government and identify potential 
savings in the fiscal year 2014-15 budget. 
The savings identified must provide a 
minimum of $25,000,000 in General Fund savings in fiscal year 2014-15 that do not 
require legislative approval but can be achieved administratively and by financial order 
upon the recommendation of the State Budget Officer and the approval of the Governor. 
Sec. B-2. 
Report. 
The Director of the Governor's Office of Policy and 
Management shall submit a report of the savings identified under this Part to the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and 
financial affairs by December 3, 2014. The report must also be delivered to the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation matters if 
the report includes any positions that are partially or wholly funded by the Highway Fund 
or by internal service funds, enterprise funds or Other Special Revenue Funds accounts of 
the Department of Transportation, the Department of Public Safety or the Department of 
the Secretary of State. 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT "Gto H.P. 1264, L.D. 1762 
Sec. B-3. Calculation and transfer; General Fund savings. Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer shall calculate the: amount of savings 
that applies against each General Fund account for executive branch departments and 
independent agencies statewide from implementing the savings identified under section 1. 
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 
2014-15. 
Sec. B-4. 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: Reduces funding to reflect savings to be identified by the Director of the 
Governor's Office of Policy and Management as a result of the director's review of 
governmental structure and operations. 
GENERAL FUND 
2013-14 
2014-15 
Unallocated 
$0 ($25,000,000) 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0 ($25,000,000) 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes provisions from the bill transferring funds from the Maine 
Budget Stabilization Fund and the Tax Relief Fund for Maine Residents to the 
unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. 
Instead, this amendment repeals the 
inclusion in the so-called cascade of the fiscal year 2013-14 year-end transfer from the 
General Fund unappropriated surplus to the Local Government Fund of up to 
$40,000,000. 
The amendment provides funding to replace that contingent reduction by requiring 
the Director of the Governor's Office of Policy and Management to analyze the structures 
and functions of government and identify potential savings in the fiscal year 2014-15 
budget. The savings identified must provide a minimum of $25,000,000 in General Fund 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT ,,6,0 H.P. 1264, L.D. 1762 
savings in fiscal year 2014-15 that do not require legislative approval but can be achieved 
administratively and by financial order upon the recommendation of the State Budget 
Officer and the approval of the Governor. 
I CAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attacbed) 
SPONSOREDBY:~~ ____________________ ___ 
(Representative F 
TOWN: Newport 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/10114 ;tvac 
LD 1762 
LR2721(09) 
An Act Related to the Report of the Tax Expenditure Review Task Force 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment "~o Original Bill 
Sponsor: Rep. Fredette of Newport 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
FY 2014-15 
Projections 
FY2015-16 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Transfers 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
($25,000,000) 
$0 
$0 
($25,000,000) 
$0 
This amendment eliminates the transfers from the Tax Relief and Maine Budget Stabilization Funds from the bill, 
which increases the General Fund cost of the bill by $25,000,000 in fiscal year 2014-15. 
$0 
$0 
$0 
To offset the General Fund cost of eliminating the transfers this amendment includes a statewide deappropriation of 
$25,000,000 in fiscal year 2014-15 to achieve General Fund savings from a review of governmental structure and 
operations by the Office of Policy and Management. 
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