Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §701, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 and Pt. C, §106 and amended by PL 1989, c. 6, c. 9, §2 and c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, is further amended to read:

1. Forms. The county estimates must be made on forms and in the manner approved by the Department of Audit. The Secretary of State shall provide copies of these forms to the county commissioners of each county no later than September 19th of each year.

Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §702, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 and Pt. C, §106 and amended by PL 1989, c. 6, c. 9, §2 and c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

§702.__Estimates recorded and sent to State Auditor

The county clerk shall record the estimates made under section 701.__A copy of the estimates must be signed by the chair of the county commissioners and attested to by the county commissioners' clerk.__The clerk shall transmit that copy to the State Auditor on or before the first day of each January, who shall retain the copy for 3 years.__These records are a public record at the office of the county commissioners in the county that submitted those records.

Sec. 3. 30-A MRSA §704, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 and Pt. C, §106 and amended by PL 1989, c. 6, c. 9, §2 and c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, is further amended to read:

1. Anticipated federal funds. Any county which receives federal funds shall provide for the expenditure of those funds in accordance with the laws and procedures governing the expenditure of its own revenue and shall record estimates of the expenditure as provided in section 702, except as provided in subsection 2.

SUMMARY

This bill removes obsolete references to filing county budget estimates with the Secretary of State, on forms provided by the Secretary of State. These duties fall within the scope of the State Auditor's responsibilities.