An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Governmlmt, General Fund and Other Funds and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2015
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1509
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_P_H499 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT" P" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1079, 
L.D. 1509, Bill, "An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the 
Expenditures of State Governmlmt, General Fund and Other Funds and Changing Certain 
Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the 
Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2015" 
Amend the amendment in Part A in section 34 on page 344 under the 4th occurrence 
of "Low-cost Drugs To Maine's Elderly 0202" by striking out all of the Initiative (page 
344, lines 30 and 31 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
'Initiative: Reduces funding as a result of eliminating Medicare Part D prescription drug 
copayments for nondual Medicare Savings Program members.' 
Amend the amendment in Part A in section 34 on page 354 in the first occurrence of 
"Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147" in the Initiative in the first line (page 
354, line 10 in amendment) by inserting after the following: 
"related to the" the 
following: 'non dual' 
Amend the amendment in Part A in section 44 on page 430 in the 2nd occurrence of 
"Judicial - Debt Service Z097" in the 4th line (page 430, line 21 in amendment) by 
striking out the following: "Personal Services" and inserting the following: 'All Other' 
Amend the amendment in Part A in section 44 on page 430 by striking out all of the 
"PROGRAM SUMMARY" (page 430, lines 25 to 31 in amendment) and inserting the 
following: 
'PROGRAM SUMMARY 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2013-14 
$8,865,554 
$8,865,554 
2014-15 
$10,639,349 
$10,639,349 
Amend the amendment in Part G in section 1 in subsection 4 in the 10th line from the 
end (page 572, line 35 in amendment) by striking out the following: ""net reduction in 
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"to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1079, L.D. 1509 
funding" means" and inserting the following: 'a municipality may calculate net reduction 
in funding as' 
Amend the amendment in Part 00 in section 6 in subsection 7 in the first paragraph 
in the last line (page 618, line 29 in amendment) by inserting after the following: 
"5219-II" the following: " unless used for basic necessities as defim:d in section 4301. 
subsection l' 
Amend the amendment by inserting after Part MMMMM the following: 
'PARTNNNNN 
Sec. NNNNN-1. 
Appropriations and allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF 
Employment Services Activity 0852 
Initiative: Reduces funding for the Maine Apprenticeship Program. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
PART 00000 
2013·-14 
($574,576) 
($574,576) 
The following 
2014-15 
($590,915) 
($590,915) 
Sec. 00000-1. Continuation of limited-period positions. Notwithstanding 
any provision of law to the contrary, all limited-period positions throughout State 
Government that are scheduled to expire during June of 2013 are continued until August 
1,2013.' 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is a technical amendment that makes the following corrections to 
Committee Amendment "A": 
1. 
It clarifies that the reduction in funding for prescription chugs and crossover 
payments relates to nondual Medicare Savings Program members; 
2. It makes a correction in an appropriations and allocations section; 
3. It corrects language regarding the calculation of net reduction in funding for 
purposes of adjustments to the property tax levy limit; 
4. It makes a technical correction to make consistent the language regarding the 
counting of benefits as income when determining eligibility for general assistance; 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT" p .. to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1079, L.D. 1509 
5. It reduces funding for the Maine Apprenticeship Program to offset an inadvertent 
overfunding; and 
6. It continues until August 1, 2013 all limited-period po~ons throughout State 
Government that are scheduled to expire during June of2013. 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/13/13 
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LD 1509 
LR 1046(38) 
An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, 
General Fund and Other Funds and Changing Certain Provisions of the La.w Necessary to the Proper 
Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2,014 and June 30, 2015 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment "p "to Committee Amendment "A" 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fund Detail by Section 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
PARTNNNNN, Section 1 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Sponsor: Rep. Rotundo of Lewiston 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
FY 2014-15 
($574,576) 
($590,915) 
($574,576) 
($590,915) 
($574,576) 
($590,915) 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
($590,915) 
($590,915) 
($590,915) 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
($590,9L 
($590,915) 
($590,915) 
This amendment reduces the General Fund cost of the bill by $574,576 in fiscal year 20113-14 and $590,915 per year 
beginning in fiscal year 2014-15. A balanced budget is maintained for the 2014-2015 biennium. 
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