An Act to Make Supplemental Allocations from the Highway Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and to Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2023
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 0260
Committee Amendment CA_A_H59 (House)
Amends: 23 MRSA §4206

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/1,, to H.P. 165, L.D. 260, "An Act to Make 
Supplemental Allocations from the Highway Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures 
of State Government and to Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper 
Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2023 " 
Amend the bill by inserting after the title and before the enacting clause 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,' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'PART A 
Sec. A-1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Administration 0339 
Initiative: Establishes 41 positions to address project development, planning, legal, 
environmental, safety and human resources needs associated with the department's capital 
programs. Four of the positions are funded 100% Highway Fund, and the remainder are 
50% Federal Expenditures Fund, 45% Highway Fund and 5% Other Special Revenue 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "ff:, to H.P. 165, L.D. 260 
Funds. This initiative also eliminates 61.01 vacant full-time equivalent crew positions and 
vacant positions to offset the cost of the new positions and generate additional savings to 
the Highway Fund. Position detail is on file with the Bureau of the Budget. 
HIGHWAY FUND 
2022-23 
2023-24 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE 
1.000 
0.000 
COUNT 
Personal Services 
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL 
Fleet Services 0347 
$10,080 
$10,080 
$0 
$0 
2024-25 
0.000 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Provides funding to support the operation of vehicles and equipment necessary 
to maintain the transportation system. 
FLEET SERVICES FUND - DOT 
All Other 
FLEET SERVICES FUND - DOT 
TOTAL 
Fleet Services 034 7 
2022-23 
$3,600,000 
$3,600,000 
2023-24 
$0 
$0 
2024-25 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Provides funding for increased costs of critical items, including paint, salt, 
culverts, guardrail parts, plow blades and vehicle parts. 
FLEET SERVICES FUND-DOT 
All Other 
FLEET SERVICES FUND - DOT 
TOTAL 
Highway and Bridge Capital 0406 
2022-23 
$1,200,000 
$1,200,000 
2023-24 
$0 
$0 
2024-25 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Establishes 41 positions to address project development, planning, legal, 
environmental, safety and human resources needs associated with the department's capital 
programs. Four of the positions are funded 100% Highway Fund, and the remainder are 
50% Federal Expenditures Fund, 45% Highway Fund and 5% Other Special Revenue 
Funds. This initiative also eliminates 61.01 vacant full-time equivalent crew positions and 
vacant positions to offset the cost of the new positions and generate additional savings to 
the Highway Fund. Position detail is on file with the Bureau of the Budget. 
HIGHWAY FUND 
2022-23 
2023-24 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE 
35.000 
0.000 
COUNT 
POSITIONS - FTE COUNT 
Personal Services 
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
Personal Services 
(1,000) 
$104,963 
$104,963 
2022-23 
($507,831) 
0.000 
$0 
$0 
2023-24 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2024-25 
0.000 
0.000 
$0 
$0 
2024-25 
$0 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT,/},, to H.P. 165, L.D. 260 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
TOTAL 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE 
FUNDS 
Personal Services 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
TOTAL 
Maintenance and Operations 0330 
($507,831) 
2022-23 
$636,679 
$636,679 
$0 
2023-24 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2024-25 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Establishes 41 positions to address project development, planning, legal, 
environmental, safety and human resources needs associated with the department's capital 
programs. Four of the positions are funded 100% Highway Fund, and the remainder are 
50% Federal Expenditures Fund, 45% Highway Fund and 5% Other Special Revenue 
Funds. This initiative also eliminates 61.01 vacant full-time equivalent crew positions and 
vacant positions to offset the cost of the new positions and generate additional savings to 
the Highway Fund. Position detail is on file with the Bureau of the Budget. 
HIGHWAY FUND 
2022-23 
2023-24 
POSITIONS - FTE COUNT 
(61.010) 
0.000 
Personal Services 
($1,342,658) 
$0 
HIGHWAY FUND TOT AL 
($1,342,658) 
$0 
Multimodal - Island Ferry Service Z016 
2024-25 
0.000 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Provides funding to support the operation of vehicles and equipment necessary 
to maintain the transportation system. 
ISLAND FERRY SERVICES FUND 
All Other 
ISLAND FERRY SERVICES FUND 
TOTAL 
Multimodal - Island Ferry Service Z016 
2022-23 
$500,000 
$500,000 
2023-24 
$0 
$0 
2024-25 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Establishes one Public Service Manager II position to assist with the operations 
of the Maine State Ferry Service. 
ISLAND FERRY SERVICES FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE 
COUNT 
Personal Services 
ISLAND FERRY SERVICES FUND 
TOTAL 
Multimodal Transportation Fund ZOl 7 
2022-23 
1.000 
$30,675 
$30,675 
2023-24 
0.000 
$0 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2024-25 
0.000 
$0 
$0 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" !l"to H.P. 165, L.D. 260 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to bring allocations in line with projected available resources 
for fiscal year 2022-23. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE 
2022-23 
2023-24 
2024-25 
FUNDS 
All Other 
$243,564 
$0 
$0 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
$243,564 
$0 
$0 
TOTAL 
TRANSPORTATION, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2022-23 
2023-24 
2024-25 
HIGHWAY FUND 
($1,227,615) 
$0 
$0 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES 
($507,831) 
$0 
$0 
FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE 
$880,243 
$0 
$0 
FUNDS 
FLEET SERVICES FUND - DOT 
$4,800,000 
$0 
$0 
ISLAND FERRY SERVICES 
$530,675 
$0 
$0 
FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL 
$4,475,472 
$0 
$0 
FUNDS 
PARTB 
Sec. B-1. 
Carrying provision; Department of Secretary of State, 
Administration - Motor Vehicles program. Notwithstanding any provision of law to 
the contrary, the State Controller shall carry forward any unexpended balances in the 
Personal Services and All Other line categories in the Department of the Secretary of State, 
Administration - Motor Vehicles program, after all financial commitments for obligations 
and budgetary adjustments have been made, at the end of fiscal year 2022-23 and at the 
end of fiscal year 2023-24 to the next fiscal year to the All Other line category in the 
Department of the Secretary of State, Administration - Motor Vehicles program, of which 
up to $2,000,000 is to be used for the Bureau of Motor Vehicles modernization project and 
up to $7,000,000 is to be used for the new license plate general issue project. 
PARTC 
Sec. C-1. 23 MRSA §4206, sub-§1, ,ro, as amended by PL 2021, c. 66, §2, is 
further amended to read: 
0. To bring before the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
over transportation matters for review and approval any proposal that would alter the 
current land use, ownership or jurisdiction of lands owned by the State within the Port 
of Searsport presently under the jurisdiction of the department; and 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,pt,, to H.P. I 65, L.D. 260 
Sec. C-2. 23 MRSA §4206, sub-§1, W, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 66, §3, is 
amended to read: 
P. To enter into agreements and cooperate with the United States Department of 
Transportation or any other appropriate federal agency as provided in 23 United States 
Code, Sections 325 to 327 and as authorized under the federal Moving Ahead for 
Progress in the 21st Century Act, the federal Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
Transportation Equity Act: 
A Legacy for Users and the federal National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Pursuant to such an agreement, the commissioner 
may assume certain responsibilities of the Secretary of the United States Department 
of Transportation and take any other actions as required by any such agreement or by 
such federal laws. 
(1) The commissioner may adopt any rules necessary to implement an agreement 
pursuant to this paragraph and carry out any duties imposed under such an 
agreement. Rules adopted pursuant to this subparagraph are routine technical rules 
pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
(2) The commissioner may make expenditures of money in connection with an 
agreement authorized under this paragraph from any funds of the department that 
are available to the commissioner. 
(3) Notwithstanding Title 14, chapter 741, sovereign immunity from civil suit in 
federal court is waived consistent with 23 United States Code, Sections 326 and 
and limited to the compliance, discharge or enforcement of a responsibility 
assumed by the department under this paragraph. This subparagraph applies only 
to actions that are authorized under this paragraph and does not create liability that 
exceeds the liability created under 23 United States Code, Sections 325 to 327-;-~ 
and 
Sec. C-3. 23 MRSA §4206, sub-§1, ~Q is enacted to read: 
O. To implement a program to enhance the skills of the department's transportation 
workers and ferry service workers. The program must provide that employees in these 
classifications who participate in training and who demonstrate they have achieved 
competencies prescribed by the commissioner may progress immediately to the next 
level in these classification series.' 
Amend the bill by adding before the summary the following: 
'Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation 
takes effect when approved.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill, which is a concept draft. 
Part A makes allocations. 
Part B requires the State Controller to carry forward any unexpended balances in the 
Personal Services and All Other line categories in the Department of the Secretary of State, 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" It• to H.P. 165, L.D. 260 
Administration - Motor Vehicles program, after all financial commitments for obligations 
and budgetary adjustments have been made, at the end of fiscal year 2022-23 and at the 
end of fiscal year 2023-24 to the next fiscal year to the All Other line category in the 
Department of the Secretary of State, Administration - Motor Vehicles program, of which 
up to $2,000,000 is to be used for the Bureau of Motor Vehicles modernization project and 
up to $7,000,000 is to be used for the new license plate general issue project. 
Part C authorizes the Commissioner of Transportation to implement a program to 
develop the expertise of transportation workers and ferry service workers. The program 
must provide that upon successful completion of the program and demonstration of 
prescribed competencies, employees in these classifications may immediately progress to 
the next level in the respective classification series. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/14/23 ~ae 
LD260 
LR 2414(02) 
An Act to Make Supplemental Allocations from the Highway Fund and Other Funds for the 
Expenditures of State Government and to Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the 
Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2023 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment f}, (fl--5CJ) 
Committee: Transportation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Projections 
Projections 
FY 2022-23 
FY 2023-24 
FY 2024-25 
FY 2025-26 
FY 2026-27 
Net Cost (Savings) 
Highway Fund 
($1,227,615) 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
Highway Fund 
($1,227,615) 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
($507,831) 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
$880,243 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Fleet Services Fund - DOT 
$4,800,000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Island Ferry Services Fund 
$530,675 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Provides various allocations. 
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