An Act To Provide Allocations for the Administration of State Fiscal Recovery Funds
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1700
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Sponsors: PIERCE

Legislative Document
No. 1700
H.P. 1263
House of Representatives, May 12, 2021
An Act To Provide Allocations for the Administration of State Fiscal 
Recovery Funds
(EMERGENCY)
Received by the Clerk of the House on May 10, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Appropriations and Financial Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant 
to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative PIERCE of Falmouth.  (GOVERNOR'S BILL)
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 federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Public Law 117-2, 
establishes the State Fiscal Recovery Fund; and
Whereas, the State Fiscal Recovery Fund will be used to provide funds to the State 
to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency and to its negative economic effects, 
including by providing assistance to households and small and nonprofit businesses, aid to 
affected industries, such as tourism, travel and hospitality, and assistance to workers 
performing essential work during the COVID-19 pandemic; and
Whereas, funding is needed to ensure the proper coordination, processing, tracking, 
reporting, reconciling, compliance, auditing and program guidance monitoring and 
summarizing of the funds from the State Fiscal Recovery Fund; 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:
Sec. 1.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
American Rescue Plan Audit, Controller and Program Management 
Initiative: Provides one-time allocations necessary to support all aspects of financial 
management oversight of funds from the State Fiscal Recovery Fund established in the 
federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Public Law 117-2, including state discretionary 
and direct funds as well as the local passthrough funds authorized in the federal American 
Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES
FUND – AMERICAN RESCUE 
PLAN STATE FISCAL RECOVERY
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
All Other
$1,000,000
$2,000,000
$0
__________
__________
__________
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES
FUND – AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN 
STATE FISCAL RECOVERY TOTAL
$1,000,000
$2,000,000
$0
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
American Rescue Plan Economic, Workforce and Innovation 
Initiative: Provides one-time allocations for preliminary program, metrics and assessment 
tool development for economic development, innovation and workforce programs.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES
FUND – AMERICAN RESCUE 
PLAN STATE FISCAL RECOVERY
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
All Other
$800,000
$800,000
$0
__________
__________
__________
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES
FUND – AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN 
STATE FISCAL RECOVERY TOTAL
$800,000
$800,000
$0
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation 
takes effect when approved.
SUMMARY
This bill establishes the American Rescue Plan Audit, Controller and Program 
Management program within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services and 
provides for an allocation from the Federal Expenditures Fund – American Rescue Plan 
State Fiscal Recovery fund.  Funds must be used for all aspects of financial management 
oversight of funds from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, including state 
discretionary and direct funds as well as the local passthrough funds.  This bill also 
establishes the American Rescue Plan Economic, Workforce and Innovation program 
within the Department of Economic and Community Development to provide one-time 
allocations from the Federal Expenditures Fund – American Rescue Plan State Fiscal 
Recovery fund for preliminary program, metrics and assessment tool development for 
economic development, innovation and workforce programs.