PART E

Part E does the following.

1. It repeals provisions of the law delaying conformity with the federal tax code as it relates to expansion of school construction bonds, taxable school construction bonds and certain private activity bonds.

2. It amends the law to specify that 2003 Maine Tax Amnesty Program applies to tax liabilities delinquent as of August 31, 2003.

3. It amends the law to extend the filing period for the 2003 Maine Tax Amnesty Program by one month.

4. It repeals provisions of the law that delayed the increase in the seed capital investment tax credit.

5. It authorizes reimbursement from the Salary Plan program for the costs of contract resolution, administration, implementation and other costs required by the process of collective bargaining and negotiation procedures.

6. It provides for the calculation and transfer of statewide savings in the General Fund in the cost of dental insurance for fiscal year 2004-05 that are identified in Part C, section 1.

7. It transfers $400,000 from the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages Internal Service Fund account in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund no later than June 30, 2005. It returns the working capital advance no longer required due to the proposed closure of the remaining 13 state liquor stores.

8. It authorizes the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services to advance the schedule of issuance of one or more additional instant ticket lottery games.

9. It transfers $57,500 in fiscal year 2003-04 and $57,500 in fiscal year 2004-05 from the Real Property Lease Internal Service Fund account to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund no later than June 30th of each fiscal year to reflect savings as a result of the renegotiation of leases.