An Act To Streamline Advocacy for Maine Small Businesses by Relocating the Bureau of the Special Advocate within the Department of the Secretary of State to the Department of Economic and Community Development
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1764
Committee Amendment CA_A_H638 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "R" to H.P. 1218, L.D. 1764, Bill, "An Act To 
Streamline Advocacy for Maine Small Businesses by Relocating the Bureau of the 
Special Advocate within the Department of the Secretary of State to the Department of 
Economic and Community Development" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 4 the following: 
'Sec. 5. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made; 
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF 
Business Development 0585 
Initiative: Provides funds for one Public Service Manager I position and related All Other 
costs due to the small business Special Advocate position being transferred from the 
Department of the Secretary of State. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERALFUNDTOTAL 
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY 
DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
2017-18 
0.000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2017-18 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2018-19 
1.000 
$92,384 
$12,000 
$104,384 
2018-19 
$104,384 
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CO'MMl'ITEE AMEND11BNT "A" to H.P. 1218, L.D. 1764 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 
Administration - Motor Vehicles 0077 
$0 
$104,384 
Initiative: Reduces funding due to transferring the Special Advocate position to the 
Department of Economic and Community Development. 
HIGHWAY FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL 
Bureau of Administrative Services and Corporations 0692 
2017-18 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2018-19 
($64,843) 
($3,479) 
($68,322) 
Initiative: Reduces funding due to transferring the Special Advocate position to the 
Department of Economic and Community Development. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
GENERALFUNDTOTAL 
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
HIGHWAY FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
HIGHWAY FUND 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
2017-18 
0.000 
$0 
$0 
2017-18 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2017-18 
$0 
$0 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2018-19 
(1.000) 
($64,849) 
($64,849) 
2018-19 
($64,849) 
($68,322) 
-($133,171) 
2018-19 
$39,535 
($68,322) 
- ($28,787) 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT A 
"to H.P. 1218, L.D. 1764 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds an appropriations and allocations section to the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/14/18 feac 
128th MAINE LEGISLATURE~ 
LD 17 64 
LR 2735(02) 
An Act To Streamline Advocacy for Maine Small Businesses by Relocating the Bureau of the Special 
Advocate within the Department of the Secretary of State to the Department of Economic and 
Community Development 
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A' l H-(;; J 8 j 
Committee: State and Local Government 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2017-18 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
FY 2018-19 
$39,535 
($68,322) 
$39,535 
($68,322) 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
$51,557 
($68,322) 
$51,557 
($68,322) 
Projections 
FY 2020-21 
$54,225 
($68,322) 
$54,225 
($68,322) 
This bill transfers the Special Advocate position from the Department of Secretary of State to the Department of 
Economic and Community Development. The bill includes a General Fund deappropriation of $64,849 and a 
Highway Fund deallocation of $68,322 to the Department of Secretary of State in fiscal year 2018-19. This bill 
includes a General Fund appropriation of $104,384 in fiscal year 2018-19 to the Office of Business Development 
within the Department of Economic and Community Development for one Public Service Manager I position to serve 
as the small business Special Advocate. 
Overall, transferring this position will result in a net General Fund cost of $39,535 in fiscal year 2018-19 and a 
Highway Fund savings of$68,322 in fiscal year 2018-19. This assumes an August 1, 2018 effective date. 
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