An Act To Amend the General Assistance Laws Governing Reimbursement
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0910
Senate Amendment SA_A_S609 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" f4 "to H.P. 666, L.D. 910, "An Act To Amend the 
General Assistance Laws Governing Reimbursement" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. Transfer from Liquor Operation Revenue Fund. Notwithstanding the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30-A, section 6054, subsection 4, or any other provision of 
law to the contrary, and in addition to any amount authorized to be transferred in fiscal 
years 2021-22 or 2022-23, the Maine Municipal Bond Bank shall transfer $30,000,000 
during fiscal year 2021-22 and $56,000,000 during fiscal year 2022-23 from the Liquor 
Operation Revenue Fund, established in Title 30-A, section 6054, subsection 1, to the 
unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. 
Sec. 2. Transfer from General Fund unappropriated surplus to 
Department 
of Health 
and 
Human 
Services, 
General 
Assistance. 
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, on or before June 30, 2022, the State 
Controller shall transfer $10,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund 
to the Department of Health and Human Services, General Assistance, Other Special 
Revenue Funds account for the purpose of a one-time, supplemental payment for the 
unanticipated fiscal and operational costs to the general assistance program during the 
COVID-19 pandemic. The department shall distribute funds under this section 
proportionally to each municipality and federally recognized Indian nation, tribe or band 
in the State based on the general assistance costs incurred by that municipality or federally 
recognized Indian nation, tribe or band in the State during fiscal year 2020-21. 
A 
municipality or federally recognized Indian nation, tribe or band in the State may use funds 
received under this section to offset potential reductions in federal funding in fiscal year 
2022-23, potential reductions in funding related to the end of the public health emergency 
and other unanticipated costs incurred by the municipality or federally recognized Indian 
nation, tribe or band in the State during the COVID-19 pandemic. The department shall 
distribute funds under this section as a lump-sum distribution to each municipality and 
federally recognized Indian nation, tribe or band in the State. 
Sec. 3. Review of general assistance program. The Department of Health and 
Human Services shall review long-te1m improvements to the general assistance program. 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATEAMENDMENT"J4--," to H.P. 666, L.D. 910 C <;~t.eor) 
Sec. 4. 
Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
General Assistance - Reimbursement to Cities and Towns 0130 
Initiative: Provides one-time allocation for supplemental payments to municipalities for the 
unanticipated fiscal and operational costs of the general assistance program related to the 
COVID-19 pandemic. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2021-22 
$0 
$0 
2022-23 
$10,000,000 
$10,000,000 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. It transfers $30,000,000 in fiscal year 2021-22 and 
$56,000,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 from the Liquor Operation Revenue Fund. 
The 
amendment provides for a one-time transfer of $10,000,000 from the unappropriated 
surplus of the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, General 
Assistance, Other Special Revenue Funds account. 
The amendment requires the 
department to distribute the funds proportionally to each municipality and federally 
recognized Indian nation, tribe or band in the State based on the general assistance costs 
incurred by that municipality or federally recognized Indian nation, tribe or band in the 
State during fiscal year 2020-21. It provides that a municipality or federally recognized 
Indian nation, tribe or band in the State may use funds to offset potential reductions in 
federal funding in fiscal year 2022-23, potential reductions in funding related to the end of 
the public health emergency and other unanticipated costs incurred by the municipality or 
federally recognized Indian nation, tribe or band in the State during the COVID-19 
pandemic. The department is required to distribute the funds as a lump-sum distribution to 
each municipality and federally recognized Indian nation, tribe or band in the State. The 
amendment also directs the department to review long-term improvements to the general 
assistance program. 
COUNTY: Cumberland 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
( 
Approved: 04/21/22 fe'ac:.. 
LD910 
LR 284(04) 
An Act To Amend the General Assistance Laws Governing Reimbursement 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment ''ff' to Original Bill lsrf.eo1) 
Sponsor: Sen. Breen of Cumberland 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2021-22 
FY 2022-23 
Projections 
FY 2023-24 
Projections 
FY 2024-25 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
($1,685,442) 
($1,685,442) 
($1,685,442) 
($1,685,442) 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Transfers 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
($1,685,442) 
$0 
$0 
$0 
($1,685,442) 
$10,000,000 
$0 
$0 
($1,685,442) 
$0 
$0 
$0 
($1,685,442) 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This amendment strikes the General Fund appropriation from the bill and replaces it with a one-time Other Special 
Revenue Funds allocation to the Department of Health and Human Services of $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 for 
supplemental payments to muicipalites for the unanticipated fiscal and operational costs of the general assistance 
program related to the COVID-19 pandemic. It also includes a transfer of $10,000,000, by June 30th, 2022, from the 
Liquor Operation Revenue Fund within the Maine Municipal Bond Bank to the unappropriated surplus of the general 
fund and a transfer of $10,000,000 by June 30th 2022, from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the 
General Assistance - Reimbursement to Cities and Towns, Other Special Revenue Fund. 
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