An Act To Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government and To Change Certain Provisions of Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2019
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1000
Committee Amendment CA_A_H6 (House)
Amends: 22 MRSA §317, 22 MRSA §3174-V

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to H.P. 742, L.D. 1000, Bill, "An Act To 
Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State 
Government and To Change Certain Provisions of Law Necessary to the Proper 
Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2019" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
emergency clause and inserting the following: 
'PART A 
Sec. A-1. 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: Adjusts funding as a result of the review of vacant positions as authorized in 
Public Law 2017, chapter 284, Part EE. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND 
FINANCIAL SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2018-19 
$2,899,082 
$2,899,082 
2018-19 
2019-20 
$0 
$0 
2019-20 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2020-21 
$0 
$0 
2020-21 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to H.P. 742, L.D. 1000 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL 
FUNDS 
$2,899,082 
$2,899,082 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF 
Land Management and Planning Z239 
Initiative: Provides funding for capital construction materials, capital improvements to 
bridges and roads, and other improvements to recreational trails and sites used by the 
public. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE 
FUNDS 
Capital Expenditures 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE 
FUNDS TOTAL 
AGRICULTURE, 
CONSERVATION AND 
FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE 
FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL 
FUNDS 
2018-19 
$200,000 
$200,000 
2018-19 
$200,000 
$200,000 
CULTURAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL, MAINE STATE 
2019-20 
2020-21 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2019-20 
2020-21 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for staff support and other expenses associated with 
the planning of the State of Maine bicentennial celebration. Funds appropriated for this 
purpose do not lapse but must be carried forward into the next fiscal year to be used only 
to support the expenses of planning the bicentennial celebration. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2018-19 
$1,000,000 
$1,000,000 
2019-20 
$0 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2020-21 
$0 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ·A "to H.P. 742, L.D. 1000 
CULTURAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL, 
MAINE STATE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL 
FUNDS 
2018-19 
$1,000,000 
$1,000,000 
2019-20 
2020-21 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT 
OF 
Disaster Assistance 0841 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding to the Disaster Recovery Fund to meet the State's 
share of estimated disaster recovery costs, as authorized in the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 37-B, section 744, subsection 2-A. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
DEFENSE,VETERANSAND 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL 
FUNDS 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
2018-19 
$2,500,000 
$2,500,000 
2018-19 
$2,500,000 
$2,500,000 
Higher Education and Educator Support Services Z082 
2019-20 
$0 
$0 
2019-20 
$0 
$0 
2020-21 
$0 
$0 
2020-21 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Establishes one Public Service Manager II position to provide leadership, 
strategic planning and direction for all certification activities effective April 8, 2019. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE 
COUNT 
Personal Services 
2018-19 
1.000 
$19,821 
2019-20 
0.000 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2020-21 
0.000 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 742, L.D. 1000 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$19,821 
Leadership Team Z077 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Establishes one Public Servfoe Executive II position to serve as the chief 
innovation officer within the department effective April 1, 2019. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE 
COUNT 
Personal Services 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL 
FUNDS 
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 
Public Advocate 0410 
2018-19 
1.000 
$31,373 
$31,373 
2018-19 
$51,194 
$51,194 
2019-20 
0.000 
$0 
$0 
2019-20 
$0 
$0 
2020-21 
0.000 
$0 
$0 
2020-21 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Provides funding for expert witnesses and related costs in upcoming billing and 
metering and rate cases. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE 
FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE 
FUNDS TOTAL 
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE 
FUNDS 
2018-19 
$352,078 
$352,078 
2018-19 
$352,078 
2019-20 
$0 
$0 
2019-20 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2020-21 
$0 
$0 
2020-21 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 742, L.D. 1000 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL 
FUNDS 
$352,078 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Disp1·oportionate Share - Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Cente1· Z225 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Transfers 6 Mental Health Worker I positions from 36% General Fund and 
64% Other Special Revenue Funds in the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center program to 
36% Disproportionate Share - Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center program, General Fund 
and 64% Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center program, Other Special Revenue Funds. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE 
COUNT 
Personal Services 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center Z222 
2018-19 
2019-20 
2020-21 
6.000 
0.000 
0.000 
$145,879 
$0 
$0 
-
$145,879 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Transfers 6 Mental Health Worker I positions from 36% General Fund and 
64% Other Special Revenue Funds in the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center program to 
36% Disproportionate Share - Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center program, General Fund 
and 64% Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center program, Other Special Revenue Funds. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS -LEGISLATIVE 
COUNT 
Personal Services 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147 
2018-19 
2019-20 
2020-21 
(6.000) 
0.000 
0.000 
($145,879) 
$0 
$0 
($145,879) 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Adjusts allocations between the Medical Care - Payments to Providers program 
and the Nursing Facilities program within the same fund to correct an allocation approved 
in Public Law 2017, chapter 460. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES 
FUND 
All Other 
2018-19 
2019-20 
($11,528,954) 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2020-21 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A" to H.P. 742, L.D. 1000 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
($11,528,954) 
TOTAL 
Nursing Facilities 0148 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Adjusts allocations between the Medical Care - Payments to Providers program 
and the Nursing Facilities program within the same fund to conect an allocation approved 
in Public Law 2017, chapter 460. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES 
2018-19 
2019-20 
2020-21 
FUND 
All Other 
$11,528,954 
$0 
$0 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
$11,528,954 
$0 
$0 
TOTAL 
HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2018-19 
2019-20 
2020-21 
GENERAL FUND 
$0 
$0 
$0 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES 
$0 
$0 
$0 
FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL 
$0 
$0 
$0 
FUNDS 
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT 
Courts - Supreme, Superior and District 0063 
Initiative: Provides funding to meet cunent rates developed by the Department of 
Administrative and Financial Services, . Office of Information Technology for network 
access. 
GENERAL FUND 
2018-19 
2019-20 
2020-21 
All Other 
$184,214 
$0 
$0 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$184,214 
$0 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 742, L.D. 1000 
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL 
FUNDS 
LIBRARY, MAINE STATE 
Maine State Library 0217 
2018-19 
$184,214 
$184,214 
2019-20 
2020-21 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Provides funding for the full subscription and support of 13 public computers. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
LIBRARY,MAINE STATE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL 
FUNDS 
MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Bureau of Policy and Management 0258 
2018-19 
$6,400 
$6,400 
2018-19 
$6,400 
$6,400 
2019-20 
$0 
$0 
2019-20 
$0 
$0 
2020-21 
$0 
$0 
2020-21 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Reallocates 15% of the cost of 8 Marine Patrol Officer positions and 3 Marine 
Patrol Specialist positions and 10% of the cost of 2 Marine Patrol Mechanic Specialist 
positions from the Bureau of Policy and Management program, Other Special Revenue 
Funds to the Marine Patrol - Bureau of program, General Fund. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE 
FUNDS 
Personal Services 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE 
FUNDS TOTAL 
Marine Patrol - Bureau of 0029 
2018-19 
($180,872) 
($180,872) 
2019-20 
2020-21 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Provides funding for the Department of Public Safety's State Police records 
management system. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to H.P. 742, L.D. 1000 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Marine Patrol - Bureau of 0029 
2018-19 
$36,563 
$36,563 
2019-20 
$0 
$0 
2020-21 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Reallocates 15% of the cost of 8 Marine Patrol Officer positions and 3 Marine 
Patrol Specialist positions and 10% of the cost of 2 Marine Patrol Mechanic Specialist 
positions from the Bureau of Policy and Management program, Other Special Revenue 
Funds to the Marine Patrol - Bureau of program, General Fund. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Marine Patrol - Bureau of 0029 
2018-19 
$180,872 
$180,872 
2019-20 
$0 
$0 
2020-21 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Provides funding for an increase in fees for dispatch services provided by the 
Department of Public Safety. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Marine Patrol - Bureau of 0029 
2018-19 
$41,561 
$41,561 
2019-20 
$0 
$0 
2020-21 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Provides funding for insurance, uniforms, training, rents and minor equipment 
for the Bureau of Marine Patrol. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
MARINE RESOURCES, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
2018-19 
$176,387 
$176,387 
2018-19 
$435,383 
2019-20 
$0 
$0 
2019-20 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2020-21 
$0 
$0 
2020-21 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to H.P. 742, L.D. 1000 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE 
FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL 
FUNDS 
($180,872) 
$254,511 
PROPERTY TAX REVIEW, STATE BOARD OF 
Property Tax Review - State Board of 0357 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Provides funding for payment of Attorney General legal fees. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
PROPERTY TAX REVIEW, 
STATE BOARD OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL 
FUNDS 
2018-19 
$38,772 
$38,772 
2018-19 
$38,772 
-
$38,772 
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 
Bureau of Administrative Services and Corporations 0692 
2019-20 
$0 
$0 
2019-20 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2020-21 
$0 
$0 
2020-21 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Provides funding for the annual lease of accessible voting system equipment, 
software and support to municipalities for 2019. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SECRETARY OF STATE, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
2018-19 
$400,000 
$400,000 
2018-19 
$400,000 
2019-20 
$0 
$0 
2019-20 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2020-21 
$0 
$0 
2020-21 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to H.P. 742, L.D. 1000 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL 
FUNDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES 
FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE 
FUNDS 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$400,000 
2018-19 
$7,515,045 
$0 
$371,206 
$7,886,251 
PARTB 
$0 
$0 
2019-20 
2020-21 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Sec. B-1. 22 MRSA §317 4-SS, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 4 77, Pt. I, § 1, is 
repealed. 
PARTC 
Sec. C-1. 22 MRSA §3174-VV, as amended by PL 2017, c. 407, Pt. A, §78, is 
repealed. 
· 
PARTD 
Sec. D-1. PL 2015, c. 483, §1, sub-§5 is am~nded to read: 
5. Cost recovery fund. There is established within the commission a nonlapsing 
cost recovery fund, referred to in this section as "the fund." The fund receives funds 
allocated or transferred by the Legislature from the unappropriated surplus of the General 
Fund in accordance with subsection 8. The commission shall use the fund to pay all 
above-market costs of any contract entered into under this section. No more than 50% of 
the fund may be awarded to facilities serving the NMISA region. At the close of fisoal 
year 2016 17, amounts remaining in the oost reoovery fund that the oommission has 
determined are not needed to pay above market oosts in aooordanoe with subseotion 6 
must be transferred to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund established under the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1532. The commission by rule or order shall establish 
how above-market costs are dete1mined and how payments from the fund are made. 
Amounts remaining in the cost recovery fund that are not needed to pay above-market 
costs in accordance with subsection 6 may not be transferred without legislative approval. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 742, L.D. 1000 
PARTE 
Sec. E-1. Transfer balances. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, at the 
close of fiscal year 2018-19, the State Controller shall transfer, after the deduction of all 
allocations, financial commitments, other designated funds or any other transfer 
authorized by statute, any remaining bal.ance specifically related to federal supplemental 
nutrition assistance program overpayments in the Department of Health and Human 
Services, Food Supplement Administration program, Federal Expenditures Fund to the 
Department of Health and Human Services, Food Supplement Administration program, 
Other Special Revenue Funds. 
PARTF 
Sec. F-1. Office of the Public Advocate; special assessment on electric 
utility entities. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal year 2018-19, 
every electric utility entity subject to an assessment under the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 35-A, section 116, subsection 8 is subject to an additional assessment on its 
intrastate gross operating revenues sufficient to produce $353,000 total. The revenues 
produced from this assessment must be transferred to the Public Advocate Regulatory 
Fund. All Other funds in the amount of $353,000 may be used only for the costs 
associated with representing electric utility ratepayers in the State and the State's public 
interests for the anticipated Emera Maine rate case and bifurcated Central Maine Power 
Company billing and metering and rate. cases and for retention of expert witnesses and 
related costs.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
· 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes and replaces the bill. 
PART A 
This Part makes appropriations and allocations. 
PARTB 
This Part repeals the limited lifetime maximum coverage and reimbursement of 24 
months under the MaineCare program for buprenorphine and naloxone combination 
drugs for the treatment of addiction. 
PART C 
This Part repeals the limited lifetime maximum reimbursement of 24 months under 
the MaineCare program for methadone for the treatment of addiction. 
PARTD 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to H.P. 742, L.D. 1000 
This Part provides that the remaining funds in the cost recovery fund of the Public 
Utilities Commission may not be transfeu-ed without legislature approval. 
PARTE 
This Part requires the State Controller to transfer any remaining balance specifically 
related to federal supplemental nutrition assistance program overpayments in the 
Department of Health and Human Services, Food Supplement Administration program, 
Federal Expenditures Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Food 
Supplement Administration program, Other Special Revenue Funds. 
PARTF 
This Part imposes an additional assessment on electric utility entities for fiscal year 
2018-19 to provide funding to the Office of the Public Advocate in order to fund the costs 
of representing ratepayers in rate cases. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/01/19 feac:.. 
LD 1000 
LR2406(02) 
An Act To Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State 
Government and To Change Certain Provisions of Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State 
Government for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2019 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ';ti{' (H-f.o) 
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Projections 
Projections 
FY2018-19 
FY2019-20 
FY2020-21 
FY2021-22 
FY2022-23 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
$7,515,045 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
$7,515,045 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
$371,206 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The bill includes one-time appropriations totaling $7,515,045 in FY 2018-19. 
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