An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations from the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2212
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_E_S654 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "^, " 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 Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for
the Fiscal Years Ending June 30,2026 and June 30,2027"
Amend the amendment by inserting after Part HHHH the followmg:
'PART mi
Sec. IIII-l. Transfer from General Fund; Maine Agriculture, Food and
Forest Products Investment Fund. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, on or before June 30, 2027, the State Controller shall transfer $24,000,000 from
the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to fhe Maine Agriculture, Food and Forest
Products Investment Fund Other Special Revenue Funds account within the Department of
Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry to provide 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 $8,000,000
for activities of the fund pertaining to agriculture other than the activities of milk producers.
Sec. IIII-2. Transfer from General Fund; Farmers Drought Relief Grant
Program. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, on or before June 30,
2027, the State Controller shall transfer $4,000,000 from the unappropnated surplus of the
General Fund to the Farmers Drought Relief Grant Program Other Special Revenue Funds
account within the Department of AgricuUure, Conservation and Forestry to support the
activities of the program pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 7, section 220-A.
Sec. IIII-3. Transfer from General Fund; Maine He.althy Soils Program.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, on or before June 30,2027, the State
Controller shall transfer $4,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund
to the Maine Healthy Soils Program Other Special Revenue Funds account within the
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to provide funds to support the
activities of the program pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 352.
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Sec. EHI-4. Transfer from General Fund', Maine Working Farmland
Access and Protection Program. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, on or before June 30, 2027, the State Controller shall transfer $5,000,000 fi-om
the unappropriated siuplus of the General Fund to the Maine Working Farmland Access
and Protection Program Other Special Revenue Funds account within the Department of
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to support the activities of the program pursuant to
• the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 7, section 164,
Sec. UII-5. Transfer from General Fund; Dairy Improvement Fund.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, on or before June 30,2027, the State
Controller shall transfer $3,000,000 from the imappropriated surplus of the General Fund
to the Dairy Improvement Fund Other Special Revenue Funds account within the Finance
Authority of Maine to support the activities of the fund pursuant to the Maine Revised
Statutes, Title 10, section 1023-P.
Sec. IIII-6. Department of Health and Human Services to identify positions
to eliminate. By no later than September 1, 2026, the Department of Health and Human
Services shall identify 135 positions or their equivalent to eliminate in order to
deappropriate$ 12,000,000.
Sec. IIII-7. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made,
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
AllOther $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, includmg
$ 12,000,000 for activities of the fond pertaining to forestry, $4,000,000 for activities of the
fund pertaining to milk producers and $8,000,000 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 $24,000,000
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $0 $24,000,000
Maine Healthy Soils Fund Z328
Initiative: Provides funds to support the activities of the program pursuant to the Maine
Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 352,
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2025-26 2026-27
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^ 1 AHOther $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
FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2025-26 2026-27
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS $0 $37,000,000
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS $0 $37,000,000
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308
Initiative: Reduces one-time funding to school districts to stabilize school budgets for
schools with a high proportion of economically disadvantaged students.
GENERAL FUND
All Other
GENERAL FUND TOTAL
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS
GENERAL FUND
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS
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
All Other $0 $3,000,000
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $0 $3,000,000
2025-26
$0
$0
2025-26
$0
$0
2026-27
($3,000,000)
($3,000,000)
2026-27
($3,000,000)
($3,000,000)
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FINANCE AUTHORITY OF MAINE
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2025-26 2026-27
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS $0 $3,000,000
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS $0 $3,000,000
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
ChUd Care Services 0563
Initiative; Deappropriates funding from Part A for the Maine Child Care Affordability
Program.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $0 ($5,000,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 ($5,000,000)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $0 $500
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $0 $500
Departmentwide 0640
Initiative: The Department of Health and Human Services shall eliminate 135 positions or
their equivalent at the department's discretion to deappropriate $12 million, which lapses
into the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 0.000 (135.000)
Personal Services $0 ($12,000,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 ($12,000,000)
Developmental Services Waiver - MaineCare Z211
Initiative: Deappropriates funds from Part A to reflect trends in health care costs and
enrollment.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $0 ($5,000,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 ($5,000,000)
Developmental Services Waiver - MaineCare Z211
Initiative: Deappropriates funds from Part A to reflect trends in health care costs and
enrollment.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
AllOther $0 ($5,000,000)
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 ($5,000,000)
Medlcaid Sendces - Developmental Services Z210
Initiative: Deappropriates funds from Part A to reflect trends in health care costs and
enrollment.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
AHOther $0 ($1,000,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 ($1,000,000)
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
Initiative; Deappropriates one-time funding for a supplemental payment to the Maine
Veterans' Homes for MaineCare residents.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
AllOther $0 ($1,192,705)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 ($1,192,705)
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,
DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2025-26 2026-27
GENERAL FUND $0 ($29,192,705)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS $0 $500
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $0 ($29,192,205)
HOUSING AUTHORITY, MAINE STATE
Shelter Operating Subsidy 0661
Initiative: Reduces one-time funding for emergency homeless shelters in the State to be
allocated as part of the operations share of the shelter operating subsidy through the Maine
State Housing Authority's emergency shelter aad housing assistance program.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $0 ($1,000,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 ($1,000,000)
Shelter Operating Subsidy 0661
Initiative; Reduces one-time fimding for emergency homeless shelters in the State to be
allocated as part of the operations share of the shelter operating subsidy through the Maine
State Housing Authority's emergency shelter and housing assistance program.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
AllOther $0 ($1,000,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 ($1,000,000)
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HOUSING AUTHORITY, MAINE STATE
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2025-26 2026-27
GENERAL FUND $0 ($2,000,000)
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $0 ($2,000,000)
SECTION TOTALS 2025-26 2026-27
GENERAL FUND $0 ($34,192,705)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS $0 $40,000,500
SECTION TOTAL-ALL FUNDS $0 $5,807,795
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or
section number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment transfers a total of $40,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of
the General Fund to support the activities of the Maine Agriculture, Food and Forestry
Products Investment Fund, the Farmers Drought Relief Grant Program, the Maine Healthy
Soils Program, the Maine Working Farmland Access and Protection Program and the Dairy
Improvement Fund,
The amendment reduces the amount of funding provided in Part A for several
programs, including funding for schools with a high proportion of economically
disadvantaged students, the Maine Child Care Affordability Program, certain MaineCare
and Medicaid services and the shelter operating subsidy. It also eliminates an appropriation
for one-time funding for a supplemental payment to the Maine Veterans' Homes for
MaineCare residents.
The amendment also deappropriates $12,000,000 from the Department of Health and
Human Services. Those funds must lapse into the unappropriated surplus of the General
Fund. The amendment also directs the department to identify 135 positions or the
equivalent of 135 positions to eliminate in order to deappropriate $12,000,000 from the
department by no later than September 1,2026,
SPONSORED BY: ^«W^A/'
(Senator CYRWAY, S.)
COUNTY: Kennebec
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
SENATE AMENDMENT
Approved: 04/08/26
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LD 2212 LR 3049(27)
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 Senate Amendment 'y to Committee Amendment "A" Lc^(
Sponsor: Sen. Cynvay ofKennebec
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 $5,807,295 ($22,000,000) ($22,000,000)
Appropriations/AHocations
General Fund $0 ($34,192,705) ($22,000,000) ($22,000,000)
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 $40,000,500 $500 $500
Transfers
General Fund $0 ($40,000,000) $0 $0
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 $40,000,000 $0 $0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This amendment adds transfers from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to various programs within the
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and the Finance Authority of Maine. The amendment also
deappropriates Amds from the Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, and Maine State
Housing Authority. A balanced budget is maintained.
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