An Act To Make Allocations from Maine Turnpike Authority Funds for the Maine Turnpike Authority for the Calendar Year Ending December 31, 2016
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0228
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: McLEAN, COLLINS

Legislative Document 
No. 228 
H.P. 160 
House of Representatives, February 3, 2015 
An Act To Make Allocations from Maine Turnpike Authority Funds 
for the Maine Turnpike Authority for the Calendar Year Ending 
December 31, 2016 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative McLEAN of Gorham. 
Cosponsored by Senator COLLINS of York. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  Allocation.  Gross revenues of the Maine Turnpike Authority for the 
calendar year ending December 31, 2016 must be segregated, apportioned and disbursed 
as designated in the following schedule. 
MAINE TURNPIKE AUTHORITY 
2016
Administration 
Personal Services 
$1,174,693
All Other 
1,544,411
TOTAL 
$2,719,104
Accounts and Controls 
Personal Services 
$2,884,074
All Other 
1,291,164
TOTAL 
$4,175,238
Highway Maintenance 
Personal Services 
$4,389,009
All Other 
2,930,269
TOTAL 
$7,319,278
Equipment Maintenance 
Personal Services 
$1,180,020
All Other 
2,151,953
TOTAL 
$3,331,973
Fare Collection 
Personal Services 
$9,901,756
All Other 
3,673,678
TOTAL 
$13,575,434
Public Safety and Special Services 
Personal Services 
$448,516
All Other 
6,041,708
Sec. 2.  Transfer of allocations.  Any balance of the allocation for "General 
Contingency" made by the Legislature for the Maine Turnpike Authority may be 
transferred at any time prior to the closing of the books to any other allocation or 
subdivision of any other allocation made by the Legislature for the use of the Maine 
Turnpike Authority for the same calendar year.  Any balance of any other allocation or 
subdivision of any other allocation made by the Legislature for the Maine Turnpike 
Authority that at any time is not required for the purpose named in the allocation or 
subdivision may be transferred at any time prior to the closing of the books to any other 
allocation or subdivision of any other allocation made by the Legislature for the use of 
the Maine Turnpike Authority for the same calendar year subject to review by the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation matters.  
Financial statements describing the transfer, other than a transfer from "General 
Contingency," must be submitted by the Maine Turnpike Authority to the Office of Fiscal 
and Program Review 30 days before the 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 committee.  These financial statements must include information 
specifying the accounts that are affected, amounts to be transferred, a description of the 
transfer and a detailed explanation as to why the transfer is needed. 
Sec. 3.  Encumbered balance at year-end.  At the end of each calendar year, 
encumbered balances may be carried to the next calendar year. 
Sec. 4.  Supplemental information.  As required by the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 23, section 1961, subsection 6, the following statement of the revenues in 2016 that 
are necessary for capital expenditures and reserves and to meet the requirements of any 
resolution authorizing bonds of the Maine Turnpike Authority during 2016, including 
debt service and the maintenance of reserves for debt service and reserve maintenance, is 
submitted. 
TOTAL 
$6,490,224
Building Maintenance 
Personal Services 
$555,919
All Other 
552,116
TOTAL 
$1,108,035
Subtotal of Line Items Budgeted 
$38,719,285
General Contingency - 5% of line items 
budgeted for 2015 (10% allowed) 
$1,935,964
MAINE TURNPIKE AUTHORITY 
TOTAL REVENUE FUNDS 
$40,655,249
SUMMARY 
This bill makes allocations from gross revenues of the Maine Turnpike Authority for 
the payment of the authority's operating expenses for the calendar year ending December 
31, 2016 in accordance with the requirements of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 23, 
section 1961, subsection 6. 
Turnpike Revenue Bond Resolution 
Adopted April 18, 1991; Issuance of Bonds 
Authorized Pursuant to the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 23, section 1968, subsection 1 
and former subsection 2 
2016
Debt Service Fund 
$35,089,696
Reserve Maintenance Fund 
37,000,000
General Reserve Fund, to be applied as 
follows: 
Capital Improvements 
15,549,815
Debt Service Fund under the General 
Special Obligation Bond Resolution 
Adopted May 15, 1996; Issuance of 
Bonds Authorized Pursuant to the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 23, 
section 1968, subsection 2-A 
3,700,613
TOTAL 
$91,340,124