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,

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

PART A

Sec. A-1. Appropriations and allocations. In order to provide for necessary expenditures of State Government and other purposes for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005, the following sums as designated in the following tabulations are appropriated or allocated out of any money not otherwise appropriated or allocated.

Sec. A-2. Allotments required. Upon receipt of allotments duly approved by the Governor based upon work programs submitted to the State Budget Officer, the State Controller shall authorize expenditures of these funds, together with expenditures for other purposes necessary to the conduct of State Government, on the basis of these allotments and not otherwise. Allotments for Personal Services and Capital Expenditures and amounts for All Other departmental expenses may not exceed the amounts shown in the budget document or as they may be revised by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over these appropriations and allocations, unless recommended by the State Budget Officer and approval of the Governor in accordance with established law.

Sec. A-3. Personal Services funding. The amounts provided for Personal Services in appropriated and allocated programs are subject to the provision that the total number of positions and the costs thereof in any program may not, during any fiscal year, vary either from the positions included in computing the total dollars appropriated or allocated for Personal Services or in the specific cost of each position upon which the appropriations and allocations are based. The State Budget Officer shall take the