An Act To Provide Funding to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1606
Senate Amendment SA_A_S545 (Senate)
Amends: 36 MRSA §2013, 20-A MRSA §15671, 20-A MRSA §15671-A

SENATE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 647, L.D. 1606, Bill, "An Act To Provide 
Funding to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Provide Funding to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund and To Make 
Additional Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State 
Government, General Fund and Other Funds and To Change Certain Provisions of 
the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal 
Years Ending June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2017' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and 
inserting the following: 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, the 90-day period may not terminate until after the beginning of the next 
fiscal year; and 
Whereas, certain obligations and expenses incident to the operation of state 
departments and institutions will become due and payable immediately; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
PART A 
Sec. A-1. Transfer to Maine Budget Stabilization Fund for fiscal year 
2016-17. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no later than October 30, 2016, 
the State Controller shall transfer $10,000,000 to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund 
established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1532 from the funds received 
pursuant to the court order in State of Maine v. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and 
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Standard & Poor's Financial Services, LLC, Kennebec County Superior Court Docket No. 
BCD-CV-14-49. The Attorney General has confirmed that the specified use of the funds 
to be transferred by this Part is consistent with the terms of the court order. 
PARTB 
Sec. B-1. 36 MRSA §2013, sub-§§2 and 3, as amended by PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. 
N, §2 and affected by §3, are further amended to read: 
2. Refund authorize(J. Any person, association of persons, firm or corporation that 
purchases electricity or fuel, or that purchases or leases depreciable machinery or 
equipment, for use in commercial agricultural production, commercial fishing, 
commercial aquacultural production or commercial wood harvesting or that pm:chases 
fuel for use in a commercial fishing Yessel must be refunded the amount of sales tax paid 
upon presenting to the State Tax Assessor evidence that the purchase is eligible for refund 
under this section. 
Evidence required by the assessor may include a copy or copies of that portion of the 
purchaser's or lessee's most recent filing under the United States Internal Revenue Code 
that indicates that the purchaser or lessee is engaged in commercial agricultural 
production, commercial fishing, commercial aquacultural production or commercial 
wood harvesting and that the purchased machinery or equipment is depreciable for those 
purposes or would be depreciable for those purposes if owned by the lessee. 
In the event that any piece of machinery or equipment is only partially depreciable under 
the United States Internal Revenue Code, any reimbursement of the sales tax must be 
prorated accordingly. In the event that electricity or fuel for a commercial fishia.g 'ressel 
is used in qualifying and nonqualifying activities, any reimbursement of the sales tax 
must be prorated accordingly. 
Application for refunds must be filed with the assessor within 36 months of the date of 
purchase or execution of the lease. 
3. Purchases made free of tax with certificate. Sales tax need not be paid on the 
purchase of electricity, fuel for a commercial finh:ing yessel or a single item of machinery 
or equipment if the purchaser has obtained a certificate from the assessor stating that the 
purchaser is engaged in commercial agricultural production, commercial fishing, 
commercial aquacultural production or commercial wood harvesting and authorizing the 
purchaser to purchase electricity, fuel for a commercial fishla.g vessel or depreciable 
machinery and equipment without paying Maine sales tax. The seller is required to 
obtain a copy of the certificate together with an affidavit as prescribed by the assessor, to 
be maintained in the seller's records, attesting to the qualification of the purchase for 
exemption pursuant to this section. In order to qualify for this exemption, the electricity, 
fuel for a commercial fish:ing Yessel or depreciable machinery or equipment must be used 
directly in commercial agricultural production, commercial fishing, commercial 
aquacultural production or commercial wood harvesting. In order to qualify for this 
exemption, the electricity or fuel for a commercial fishing ·vessel must be used in 
qualifying activities, including support operations. 
Sec. B-2. Effective date. This Part takes effect January 1, 2017. 
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PARTC 
Sec. C-1. Cost-of-living adjustment. The Department of Health and Human 
Services shall amend its rules in Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, 
Section 2, Adult Family Care Services and Chapter III, Section 97, Appendix C: 
Principles of Reimbursement for Medical and Remedial Service Facilities - Room and 
Board Costs to provide for 2 annual rate adjustments to adjust for inflation. For the fiscal 
year ending June 30, 2017, the amount of the inflation adjustment is 4%. For the fiscal 
year ending June 30, 2018, the department shall set the amount of the inflation adjustment 
in accordance with the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics 
Consumer Price Index medical care services index. 
Sec. C-2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147 
Initiative: Provides funds for a 4% cost-of-living rate increase for MaineCare Appendix C 
private nonrnedical institutions. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
All Other 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOT AL 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
2016-17 
$1,409,644 
$1,409,644 
2016-17 
$3,051,764 
$3,051,764 
2016-17 
$310,701 
$310,701 
Initiative: Provides funds for a 4% cost-of-living rate increase for adult family care 
homes that are providing service pursuant to Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, 
Chapter II, Section 2. 
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GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
All Other 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOT AL 
PNMI Room and Board Z009 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
2016-17 
$65,773 
$65,773 
2016-17 
$116,677 
$116,677 
Initiative: Provides funds for a 4% cost-of-living rate increase for MaineCare Appendix C 
private nomnedical institutions. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOT AL 
PNMI Room and Board Z009 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
2016-17 
$406,241 
$406,241 
Initiative: Provides funds for a 4% cost-of-living rate increase for adult family care 
homes that are providing service pursuant to Chapter 101 : MaineCare Benefits Manual, 
Chapter II, Section 2. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
$0 
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2016-17 
$15,532 
$15,532 
2016-17 
$1,897,190 
$3,168,441 
$310,701 
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
PARTD 
$0 
$5,376,332 
Sec. D-1. 20-A MRSA §15671, sub-§7, ,S, as amended by PL 2015, c. 389, Pt. 
C, §3, is further amended to read: 
B. The annual targets for the state share percentage of the statewide adjusted total 
cost of the components of essential programs and services are as follows. 
(1) For fiscal year 2005-06, the target is 52.6%. 
(2) For fiscal year 2006-07, the target is 53.86%. 
(3) Forfiscalyear2007-08,thetargetis53.51%. 
(4) For fiscal year 2008-09, the target is 52.52%. 
(5) For fiscal year 2009-10, the target is 48.93%. 
(6) For fiscal year 2010-11, the target is 45.84%. 
(7) For fiscal year 2011-12, the target is 46.02%. 
(8) For fiscal year 2012-13, the target is 45.87%. 
(9) For fiscal year 2013-14, the target is 47.29%. 
(10) For fiscal year 2014-15, the target is 46.80%. 
(11) For fiscal year 2015-16, the target is 47.54%. 
(12) Forfiscalyear2016-17, the target is 48.10%48.14%. 
Sec. D-2. 20-A MRSA §15671, sub-§7, ,re, as amended by PL 2015, c. 389, Pt. 
C, §4, is further amended to read: 
C. Beginning in fiscal year 2011-12, the annual targets for the state share percentage 
of the total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 including 
the cost of the components of essential programs and services plus the state 
contributions to teacher retirement, retired teachers' health insurance and retired 
teachers' life insurance are as follows. 
(1) For fiscal year 2011-12, the target is 49.47%. 
(2) For fiscal year 2012-13, the target is 49.35%. 
(3) For fiscal year 2013-14, the target is 50.44%. 
(4) For fiscal year 2014-15, the target is 50.13%. 
(5) For fiscal year 2015-16, the target is 50.08%. 
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(6) For fiscal year 2016-17, the target is 50.79% 50.82%. 
(7) For fiscal year 2017-18 and succeeding years, the target is 55%. 
Sec. D-3. 20-A MRSA §15671-A, sub-§2, ,ii, as amended by PL 2015, c. 389, 
Pt. C, §5, is further amended to read: 
B. For property tax years beginning on or after April 1, 2005, the commissioner shall 
calculate the full-value education mill rate that is required to raise the statewide total 
local share. The full-value education mill rate is calculated for each fiscal year by 
dividing the applicable statewide total local share by the applicable statewide 
· valuation. The full-value education mill rate must decline over the period from fiscal 
year 2005-06 to fiscal year 2008-09 and may not exceed 9.0 mills in fiscal year 2005-
and may not exceed 8.0 mills in fiscal year 2008-09. The full-value education mill 
rate must be applied according to section 15688, subsection 3-A, paragraph A to 
determine a municipality's local cost share expectation. Full-value education mill 
rates must be derived according to the following schedule. 
(I) For the 2005 property tax year, the full-value education mill rate is the 
amount necessary to result in a 47.4% statewide total local share in fiscal year 
2005-06. 
(2) For the 2006 property tax year, the full-value education mill rate is the 
amount necessary to result in a 46.14% statewide total local share in fiscal year 
2006-07. 
(3) For the 2007 property tax year, the full-value education mill rate is the 
amount necessary to result in a 46.49% statewide total local share in fiscal year 
2007-08. 
(4) For the 2008 property tax year, the full-value education mill rate is the 
amount necessary to result in a 47.48% statewide total local share in fiscal year 
2008-09. 
(4-A) For the 2009 property tax year, the full-value education mill rate is the 
amount necessary to result in a 51.07% statewide total local share in fiscal year 
2009-10. 
(4-B) For the 2010 property tax year, the full-value education mill rate is the 
amount necessary to result in a 54.16% statewide total local share in fiscal year 
2010-11. 
(4-C) For the 2011 property tax year, the full-value education mill rate is the 
amount necessary to result in a 53.98% statewide total local share in fiscal year 
2011-12. 
(5) For the 2012 property tax year, the full-value education mill rate is the 
amount necessary to result in a 54.13% statewide total local share in fiscal year 
2012-13. 
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(6) 
For the 2013 property tax year, the full-value education mill rate is the 
amount necessary to result in a 52.71 % statewide total local share in fiscal year 
2013-14. 
(7) For the 2014 property tax year, the full-value education mill rate is the 
amount necessary to result in a 53.20% statewide total local share in fiscal year 
2014-15. 
(8) For the 2015 property tax year, the full-value education mill rate is the 
amount necessary to result in a 52.46% statewide total local share in fiscal year 
2015-16. 
(9) 
For the 2016 property tax year, the full-value education mill rate is the 
amount necessary to result in a 51.90% 51.86% statewide total local share in 
fiscal year 2016-1 7. 
(10) For the 2017 property tax year and subsequent tax years, the full-value 
education mill rate is the amount necessary to result in a 45% statewide total 
local share in fiscal year 2017-18 and after. 
Sec. D-4. PL 2015, c. 389, Pt. C, §12 is amended to read: 
Sec. C-12. Total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to 
grade 12. The total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 for 
fiscal year 2016-17 is as follows: 
Total Operating Allocation 
Total operating allocation pursuant to the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15683 and total other 
subsidizable costs pursuant to Title 20-A, section 
15681-A 
Total Debt Service Allocation 
Total debt service allocation pursuant to the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15683-_A 
Enhancing Student Performance and Opportunity 
Total Adjustments and Miscellaneous Costs 
Total adjustments and miscellaneous costs pursuant to 
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, sections 15689 
and 15689-A 
2016-17 
TOTAL 
$1,882,494,984 
$88,428,148 
$4,397,105 
$67,13&,019 $68,638,019 
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Total Normal Cost of Teacher Retirement 
Total Cost of Funding Public Education from 
Kindergarten to Grade 12 
Total cost of funding public education from kindergarten 
to grade 12 for fiscal year 2016-17 pursuant to the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, chapter 606-B 
Total cost of the state contribution to teacher retirement, 
teacher retirement health insurance and teacher 
retirement life insurance for fiscal year 2016-1 7 pursuant 
to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapters 421 and 
excluding the normal cost of teacher retirement 
Adjustment pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 
20-A, section 15683, subsection 2 
Total cost of funding public education from kindergarten 
to grade 12 
Sec. D-5. PL 2015, c. 389, Pt. C, §13 is amended to read: 
$38,357,583 
$2,080,815,839 
$2,082,315,839 
$156,985,489 
$42,200,635 
$2,280,001,963 
$2,281,501,963 
Sec. C-13. Local and state contributions to total cost of funding public 
education from kindergarten to grade 1.2. 
The local contribution and the state 
contribution appropriation provided for general purpose aid for local schools for the fiscal 
year beginning July 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2017 is calculated as follows: 
Local and State Contributions to the 
Total Cost of Funding Public Education 
from Kindergarten to Grade 12 
Local and state contributions to the total 
cost of funding public education from 
kindergarten to grade 12 pursuant to the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, 
section 15683, subject to statewide 
distributions required by law 
2016-17 
LOCAL 
$1,079,854,324 
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2016-17 
STATE 
$1,000,961,515 
$1,002,461,515 
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State contribution to the total cost of 
teacher retirement, teacher retirement 
health insurance and teacher retirement 
life insurance for fiscal year 2016-17 
pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 5, chapters 421 and 423 
State contribution to the total cost of 
funding public education from 
kindergarten to grade 12 
$156,985,489 
$1,157,947,004 
$1,159,447,004 
Sec. D-6. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308 
Initiative: Provides one-time funds for the Jobs for Maine's Graduates - College Program. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
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Sec. E-1. 25 MRSA Pt. 13 is enacted to read: 
PART 13 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE ASSISTANCE 
CHAPTER601 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
§5101. Substance Abuse Assistance Program 
2016-17 
$1,500,000 
$1,500,000 
1. 
Substance Abuse Assistance Program. 
The Substance Abuse Assistance 
Program, referred to in this chapter as "the program," is established to support persons 
with presumed substance use disorders by providing grants to municipalities and counties 
to carry out projects designed to reduce substance abuse, substance abuse-related crimes 
and recidivism. 
2. Eligibility; program targets; projects. Grants may be awarded to: 
A. Municipal or county governments or regional jails for projects designed to assist 
persons with presumed substance use disorders by diverting alleged low-level 
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offenders into community-based treatment and support services. 
Projects may 
include, but are not limited to: 
(l) Referral of program participants to evidence-based treatment programs, 
including medically assisted treatment; and 
(2) Provision of case management services to program participants in order to 
secure appropriate treatment and support services such as housing, health care, 
job training and mental health services for program participants; and 
B. County governments or regional jails for projects in county or regional jails 
designed to assist persons with presumed substance use disorders. Projects may 
include, but are not limited to: 
(1) 
Provision of evidence-based treatment programs, including medically 
assisted treatment, to i ail inmates; and 
(2) 
Provision of case management or other support services to program 
participants to assist in transition from jail upon release. 
3. Requirements. A grant application for a project described in subsection 2 must 
include the following: 
A. A statement of purpose and measurable goals for the project and use for the 
funds; 
B. The elements of the project, which must include the targeted population, the 
nature of services or assistance to be provided and expected outcomes: 
C. For diversion projects, a statement of the municipality's or county's diversion 
policy, including criteria for selecting participants for the project; 
D. A review of other substance abuse services available in the applicant municipality 
or county and communities adjacent to the applicant municipality or county and a 
statement of the unmet needs to be addressed by the project: 
E. A review of efforts to collaborate among relevant law enforcement agencies, 
treatment providers, harm reduction services, recovery support services and other 
community resources and a summary of collaborative approaches included in the 
project, if any; and 
F. A summary of data to be collected to assess the effectiveness of the project and 
the methodology that will be used to make that assessment. The data to be collected 
must include measurements of the long-term health, treatment and criminal justice 
involvement outcomes for participants and must be included in reports filed under 
subsection 6 as part of a rigorous evaluation process. 
4~ Selection of grant recipients; steering committee. The Commissioner of Public 
Safety shall review applications submitted by municipalities and counties for grants under 
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this chapter. Preference must be given to collaborative approaches that include treatment 
providers or community-based organizations. The following steering committee shall 
advise the Commissioner of Public Safety in selecting grant recipients. The steering 
committee consists of the Commissioner of Corrections or the commissioner's designee 
and representatives of the following organizations, programs and associations selected by 
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the Commissioner of Public Safety from suggestions provided by the organizations, 
programs and associations: 
a statewide organization of police chiefs; a statewide 
organization of sheriffs; a statewide organization representing physicians; a statewide 
organization representing prosecutors; a statewide organization representing providers of 
legal services for the indigent; peer recovery programs; and harm reduction associations. 
5. Administration of funds. The policy board established in this State to carry out 
the State's responsibilities under the federal Justice Assistance Act of 1984, the federal 
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, the federal Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 and the federal 
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, lmown as "the Justice 
Assistance Council," shall administer grant funds appropriated for use under this chapter 
and disburse the funds to municipalities, counties and regional jails selected under 
subsection 4. The department may retain up to 5% of funds to cover administrative 
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expenses. 
6. 
Reports. 
A recipient of a grant under subsection 4 shall report to the 
Commissioner of Public Safety annually on the anniversary date of the grant award 
regarding the status of the project for which the grant was awarded. The report must 
include a description of how the grant funds were spent, the results of the project and any 
recommendations for modification of the project, including any available information 
concerning the project's effectiveness in reducing substance abuse and recidivism. 
Sec. E-2. Reports to committees. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall 
report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal 
justice matters and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
over judiciary matters by January 15, 2017 regarding the recipients and the amounts of 
the grants awarded under the Substance Abuse Assistance Program established in the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 25, chapter 601. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall 
provide a report summarizing the results of the grant program and providing 
recommendations as to the program's continuation or modification and any need for 
additional funding by January 15, 2018 and January 15, 2019 to the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal justice and public safety 
matters and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
judiciary matters. 
Sec. E-3. Pilot projects. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall implement the 
Substance Abuse Assistance Program established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 25, 
section 5101 by selecting, with the advice of the steering committee described in Title 25, 
section 5101, subsection 4, at least 8 pilot projects in communities around the State, at 
least 2 projects of which are administered by municipalities and at least 2 projects of 
which are administered by county or regional jails. 
Sec. E-4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
Administration - Public Safety 0088 
Initiative: Provides funding for one Contract Grant Specialist pos1t10n and related 
administrative costs to administer and oversee the Substance Abuse Assistance Program. 
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This funding comes from the 5% allowed for administrative costs as specified in the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 25, section 5101, subsection 5. 
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Personal Services 
All Other 
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Administration - Public Safety 0088 
2015-16 
0.000 
$0 
$0 '-
$0 
Initiative: Provides funds for the Substance Abuse Assistance Program. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
PART F 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
2016-17 
1.000 
$73,898 
$3,270 
$77,168 
2016-17 
$1,022,832 
$1,022,832 
2016-17 
$1,100,000, 
$1,100,000 
Sec. F-1. Department to create 3 new peer centers. 
The Department of 
Health and Human Services shall create 3 new peer centers, 2 of which will begin 
operation in fiscal year 2016-17 and one of which will begin operation in fiscal year 
2017-18, in different parts of the State to coordinate and run peer support programs to 
help persons in recovery from drug addiction. In order to serve populations in rural parts 
of the State, 2 of these peer centers must be located in currently underserved areas that 
are outside of Maine's largest cities. These peer centers must be situated in geographic 
areas of the State different from each other and in areas different from any peer support 
recovery centers established pursuant to Public Law 2015, chapter 378, Part D. Funding 
for each peer center must be used to support the hiring of a coordinator who shall support 
recovery group facilitation, peer mentoring and peer recovery resource connections. The 
peer centers may be coordinated and housed within existing health care settings, such as a 
rural health care center. 
Sec. F-2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
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HEAL TH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 0679 
Initiative: Provides funding to create 2 new peer centers beginning in fiscal year 2016-17 
and one new peer center beginning in fiscal year 2017 -18 in different parts of the State to 
coordinate and run peer support programs to help persons in recovery from drug 
addiction. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
PART G 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
2016-17 
$400,000 
$400,000 
Sec. G-1. Transfer of funds. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
later than October 30, 2016, the State Controller shall transfer to the unappropriated 
surplus of the General Fund $10,555,982 from the funds received pursuant to the court 
order in State of Maine v. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Financial 
Services, LLC, Kennebec County Superior Court Docket No. BCD-CV-14-49. 
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Attorney General has confirmed that the specified use of the funds to be transferred by 
this Part is consistent with the terms of the court order. 
PART H 
Sec. H-1. 
Transfer of settlement funds; fiscal year 2016-17. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $979,732 
of the funds received pursuant to court order in State of Maine v. McGraw-Hill 
Companies, Inc, and Standard and & Poor's Financial Services, LLC held by the Office of 
the State Controller to the Office of the Treasurer, Private Trust Fund no later than 
October 1, 2016. 
Funds transferred pursuant to this Part must be used solely for 
consumer and antitrust activities identified in the court decree and approved by the 
Attorney General with the consent of the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leader of 
the House of Representatives. 
PART I 
Sec. 1-1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
FINANCE AUTHORITY OF MAINE 
Student Financial Assistance Programs 0653 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding to the Maine State Grant Program for scholarships. 
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GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOT AL 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
2016-17 
$2,000,000 
$2,000,000 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires the transfer of $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2016-17 from the 
funds received pursuant to the court order in State of Maine v. McGraw-Hill Companies, 
Inc. and Standard & Poor's Financial Services, LLC, Kennebec County Superior Court 
Docket No. BCD-CV-14-49 to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund. 
It extends a sales tax exemption or refund to fuel used in commercial agricultural 
production, aquacultural production and wood harvesting. 
It provides one-time funds for the Jobs for Maine's Graduates Program. 
It provides for 2 cost-of-living rate increases for private nonmedical institutions. The 
first increase is a 4% cost-of-living rate increase in funding in the fiscal year beginning 
July 1, 2016 and the 2nd rate increase, for fiscal year 2017-18, is based on the Consumer 
Price Index medical care services index. 
It establishes the Substance Abuse Assistance Program to provide grants to 
municipalities and counties to carry out proj,ects designed to reduce substance abuse, 
substance abuse-related crimes and recidivism. The Commissioner of Public Safety, in 
consultation with a steering committee, will select at least 8 pilot projects to receive 
grants. At least 2 projects must be awarded to municipalities and at least 2 projects must 
be awarded to counties. The steering committee that will advise in the selection of the 
pilot projects consists of the Commissioner of Corrections or the commissioner's designee 
and representatives of the following: 
a statewide organization of police chiefs; a 
statewide organization of sheriffs; a statewide organization representing physicians; a 
statewide organization representing prosecutors; a statewide organization representing 
providers of legal services for the indigent; peer recovery programs; and harm reduction 
associations. The Maine Justice Assistance Council will administer the grants. The 
recipients of the grants must report the continuation or modification of the grant program 
and any need for additional funding to the Commissioner of Public Safety annually, and 
the commissioner must report in January 2018 and 2019 to the joint standing committee 
of the Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal justice matters and the joint standing 
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committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over judiciary matters. It includes a total 
appropriation of $1,100,000 and uses $77,168 of the total to pay for a position to 
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administer the grants. That amount is part of the 5% that the Department of Public Safety 
may use for administering the grants. 
It provides funding for 3 new peer centers in different parts of the State to coordinate 
and run peer support programs to help persons in recovery from drug addiction. In order 
to serve populations in rural parts of the State, 2 of these peer centers must be located in 
currently underserved areas that are outside of Maine's largest cities. These peer centers 
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must be situated in geographic areas of the State different from each other and in areas 
different from any peer support recovery centers established pursuant to Public Law 
2015, chapter 378, Part D. Funding for each peer center must be used to support the 
hiring of a coordinator who must support recovery group facilitation, peer mentoring and 
peer recovery resource connections. The peer centers may be coordinated and housed 
within existing health care settings, such as a rural health care center. 
It directs the State Controller to transfer $10,555,982 in fiscal year 2016-17 from the 
funds received pursuant to the court order in State of Maine v. McGraw-Hill Companies, 
Inc. and Standard & Poor's Financial Services, LLC, Kennebec County Superior Court 
Docket No. BCD-CV-14-49, to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. 
It requires the transfer of $979,732 in fiscal year 2016-17 from the funds received 
pursuant to court order in State of Maine v. McGraw-Hill Companies. Inc. and Standard 
& Poor's Financial Services, LLC to the Office of the Treasurer to be used solely for 
consumer and antitrust activities identified in the court decree and approved by the 
Attorney General with the consent of the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leader of 
the House of Representatives. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
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SENA TE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 04/15/16 
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LD 1606 
LR 2716(18) 
An Act To Provide Funding to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund and To. Make Additional 
Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, General 
Fund and Other Funds and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper 
Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2017 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment 'i-t,' to Original Bill 
Sponsor: Sen. Alfond of Cumberland 
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Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Transfers 
General Fund 
Private Trust Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
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Fiscal Note 
FY 2015-16 
($67 ,292,995) 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$67,292,995 
$0 
FY 2016-17 
($5,539,377) 
$6,897,190 
$3,168,441 
$310,701 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
$15,007,456 
$4,990,304 
$5,594,813 
$544,970 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
$15,891,478 
$4,990,304 
$5,594,813 
$544,970 
($3,508,792) 
($10,017,152) 
($10,901,174) 
$3,168,441 
$5,594,813 
$5,594,813 
$239,093 
$340,538 
$322,497 
$15,945,359 
($10,555,982) 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This amendment eliminates the transfer of $67,292,995 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $5,389,377 in fiscal year 2016-17 
from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund. Part.A of this 
amendment provides for a transfer of $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2016-17 from the funds received pursuant to court 
order in State of Maine v. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc, and Standard and & Poor's Financial Services, LLC to the 
Maine Budget Stabilization Fund. 
Part B provides a sales tax exemption for fuel used in commercial agricultural production, aquacultural production 
and wood harvesting and would result in a loss of General Fund and Local Government Fund revenues of $3,508, 792 
and $71,608 respectively, in fiscal year 2016-17. 
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Part C includes General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services of $1,897, 190 in fiscal 
year 2016-17 for a 4% cost-of-living rate increase for MaineCare Appendix C private nonmedical institutions and 
adult family care homes. This part also includes a Federal Expenditures Fund allocation for the FMAP match and an 
Other Special Revenue Funds allocation for the Service Provider Tax. 
Part D appropriates one time funds of $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2016-17 to the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 
program within the Department of Education for the Jobs for Maine's Graduates - College Program. 
Part E establishes the Substance Abuse Assistance Program to provide grants to municipalities and counties. It 
includes a General Fund appropriation of$1,100,000 to the Department of Public Safety in fiscal year 2016-17 for 
one Contract Grant Specialist position and grants to municipalities and counties. 
Part F creates 3 new peer centers in different parts of the State to coordinate and run peer support programs to help 
persons in recovery from dmg addiction. The bill includes a General Fund appropriation to the Department of Health 
and Human Services of $400,000 in fiscal year 2016-17 to create 2 new peer centers, while the third peer center is 
identified for creation in fiscal year 201 7-18. 
Part G of this amendment provides for a transfer of$10,555,982 in fiscal year 2016-17 from the funds received 
pursuant to the court order in State of Maine v. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Financial 
Services, LLC to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. 
Part H requires the State Controller to transfer $979, 732 from the Offioe of the State Controller to the Office of the 
Treasurer, Private Trust Funds no later than October 1, 2016. These funds will be used for consumer and antitrust 
activities within the Department of the Attorney General and identified in the court decree. 
Part I appropriates one time funds of $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2016-17 to the Student Financial Assistance Program 
within the Finance Authority of Maine for the Maine State Grant Program. 
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