WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD

Workers' Compensation Board 0183

Initiative: Provides for an allocation of funds to contract for temporary worker advocate and clerical support services and associated overtime for the Worker Advocate Program offices in Portland and Augusta. Recent changes by the Bureau of Accounts and Controls prohibit the encumbering of a contract in fiscal year 2002-03 for services to be provided in fiscal year 2003-04. Funding is available for these expenditures in fiscal year 2003- 04 from the unexpended cash in fiscal year 2002-03.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2003-04 2004-05

Personal Services 30,000 0

All Other 140,000 0

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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 170,000 0

WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD

DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2003-04 2004-05

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 170,000 0

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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 170,000 0

SECTION TOTALS 2003-04 2004-05

GENERAL FUND (12,192,124) (13,396,882)

HIGHWAY FUND (988,552) (253,649)

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 9,802,271 12,700,988

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 1,245,121 1,485,788

FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE 0 0

FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT 18,202 69,284

INFORMATION SERVICES FUND 271,369 220,907

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE FUND 0 (2,424,740)

RISK MANAGEMENT FUND (66,051) (69,125)

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SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS ($1,909,764) ($1,667,429)

PART D

Sec. D-1. 39-A MRSA §154, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2001, c. 692, §1, is further amended to read:

6. Assessment levied. The assessments levied under this section may not be designed to produce more than $6,000,000 in revenues annually beginning in the 1995-96 fiscal year, more than