An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations from the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2212
Committee Amendment CA_A_HA_G_H1013 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT " (7 " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1491,
L.D, 2212, "An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations from the
General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing
Certain Provisions of the Law Necessaiy to the Proper Operations of State Government for
the Fiscal Years Ending June 30,2026 and June 30,2027"
Amend the amendment in Part T in section 1 in subsection 1 in paragraph A in the first
line (page 157, line 12 in amendment) by striking out the following; "$300" and inserting
the following;'$200-
Amend the amendment in Part T in section 2 in the 4th line (page 159, line 9 in
amendment) by striking out the following; "$155,200,000" and inserting the following;
'$103,500,000'
Amend the amendment by inserting after part the following:
TART mi
Sec. IIII-l. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made,
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Affordability Payment Program Z456
Initiative: Deallocates from reducing one-time payments provided in Part T for an
affordability payment program.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2025-26 2026-27
AllOther $0 ($51,700,000)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $0 ($51,700,000)
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL
SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2025-26 2026-27
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS $0 ($51,700,000)
HOUSE AMENDMENT
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HOUSE AMENDMENT " (y " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H,P. 1491, L.D. 2212
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS $0 ($51,700,000)
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF
Farmers Drought Relief Grant Program Fund Z364
Initiative; Provides funds to support the activities of the program pursuant to the Maine
Revised Statutes, Title 7, section 220-A.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2025-26 2026-27
Ail Other $0 $4,000,000
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $0 $4,000,000
Maine Agriculture, Food and Forest Products Investment Fund Z384
Initiative; Provides funds to strengthen the State's agricultural, food and forest products
economy and expand infrastructure investments in the agricultural, food and forest
products economy pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 7, section 320-A, including
$ 12,000,000 for activities of the fund pertaining to forestry, $4,000,000 for activities of the
fund pertaining to milk producers and $10,500,000 for activities of the fund pertaining to
agriculture other than the activities of milk producers.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $0 $26,500,000
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $0 $26,500,000
Maine Healthy Soils Fund Z328
Initiative; Provides funds to support the activities of tlie program pursuant to the Maine
Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 352.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $0 $4,000,000
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $0 $4,000,000
Maine Working Farmland Access and Protection Fund Z313
Initiative; Provides funds to support the activities of the program pursuant to the Maine
Revised Statutes, Title 7, section 164,
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2025-26 2026-27
AllOther $0 $5,000,000
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $0 $5,000,000
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND
8 FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2025-26 2026-27
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS $0 $39,500,000
HOUSE AMENDMENT
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HOUSE AMENDMENT " Qr " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P, 1491, L.D. 2212
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS $0 $39,500,000
FINANCE AUTHORITY OF MAINE
Dairy Improvement Fund Z143
Initiative: Provides funds to support the activities of the fund pursuant to the Maine Revised
Statutes, Title 10, section 1023-P,
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2025-26 2026-27
AUOther $0 $3,000,000
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $0 $3,000,000
Improvements to Logging and Fishing Enterprises Loan Fund Z440
Initiative: Provides funds to support the activities of the fund pursuant to the Maine Revised
Statutes, Title 10, section 1023-Q.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $0 $2,500,000
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $0 $2,500,000
FINANCE AUTHORITY OF MAINE
DEPARTMENT TOTALS
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS
SECTION TOTALS
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or
section number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment reduces the amount of the affordabitity payments made pursuant to
the Affordability Payment Program from $300 to $200,
2025-26
$0
$0
2025-26
$0
$0
2026-27
$5,500,000
$5,500,000
2026-27
($6,700,000)
($6,700,000)
HOUSE AMENDMENT
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HOUSE AMENDMENT " Q-" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P, 1491, L,D. 2212
This amendment uses funds from the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund to fund
$45,000,000 for the State's agricultural, food ^ndTbiyst products economy and expand
infrastructure investments in the agjdculturalj/food and jforest products economy.
SPONSORED BY: / / /^^TN»7 )/^\.
(Representative BLIER, 1^)
TOWN: Buxton
P1SCALNOTE REQUIRED
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HOUSE AMENDMENT
Approved: 04/08/26
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LD 2212 LR 3049(10)
An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other
Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law
Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2026
and June 30,2027
Fiscal Note for House Amendment ^ to Committee Amendment "A" (\\- \C>\^)
Sponsor: Rep. Blier ofBuxton
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Projections Projections
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 FY 2028-29
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $0 $0 $0 $0
Appropriatioas/Allocations
Other Special Revenue Funds
Transfers
General Fund
Other Special Revenue Funds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The amendment decreases the transfer from the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund to the Affordability Payment
Program and reduces the one-time Other Special Revenue Funds allocation provided in Part T for this purpose as a
result of decreasing the affordability payment from $300 to $200, Instead the amendment adds transfers from the
Maine Budget Stabilization Fund to various programs in the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
and Finance Authority of Maine, A balanced budget is maintained.
$0
$0
$0
($6,700,000)
$0
($6,700,000)
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
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