PART M

Sec. M-1. PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. D, §22 is amended to read:

*Sec. D-22. Merit increases. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 26, section 979-D and any other provision of law, any merit increase, regardless of funding source, scheduled to be awarded between July 1, 2003 and June 30, 2005 2004 to any person employed by the Executive Branch, departments of the constitutional officers and the Department of Audit may not be awarded, authorized or implemented. These savings may be replaced by other Personal Services savings by agreement of the State and the bargaining agents representing state employees.

Sec. M-2. PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. XX is repealed.

PART N

Sec. N-1. 5 MRSA §1516, sub-§3 is enacted to read:

3.__Private contributions.__The Blaine House Renovations and Repairs Fund account, Other Special Revenue Fund, is established in the Executive Department.__This account may receive and accept allocations, appropriations, grants and contributions of money to be used solely for capital improvements, renovations and repairs to the Blaine House.__This account may not lapse but must be carried forward from year to year.

PART O

Sec. O-1. 26 MRSA §62, as amended by PL 2001, c. 398, Pt. B, §§1 and 2, is further amended to read:

§62. Occupational Safety Loan Fund

1. Establishment of fund. There is established in the State Treasury a special fund known as the Occupational Safety Loan Fund, for the purposes of making loans, interest rate subsidies and grants in accordance with section 63, and of providing funds for the administration of that section. The loan fund must be administered by the commissioner. The department has authority over the loan fund and may do all things necessary