Sec. E-15. Transfer of funds; Real Property Lease Internal Service Fund Account. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $57,500 in fiscal year 2003-04 and $57,500 in fiscal year 2004-05 from the Real Property Lease 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, 2004 and June 30, 2005 to reflect savings as a result of the renegotiation of leases.

Sec. E-16. Retirement incentive. The Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services is authorized to offer a retirement incentive program to employees who are eligible to retire and who have reached their normal retirement age. The Personal Services savings generated from any such retirement incentive program must be used toward the restoration of merit increases, as long as such restoration may be achieved as authorized by Public Law 2003, chapter 20, Part D, section 22.

Sec. E-17. Department of Administrative and Financial Services; lease-purchase authorization. Pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1587, the Department of Administrative and Financial Services on behalf of the Department of Public Safety may enter into financing arrangements in fiscal years 2003-04 and 2004-05 for the acquisition of motor vehicles for the Maine State Police. The financing arrangements entered into in each fiscal year may not exceed $1,800,000 in principal costs, and no financing arrangement may exceed 3 years in duration. The interest rate may not exceed 5%, and total interest costs with respect to the financing arrangements entered into in each fiscal year may not exceed $200,000. The annual principal and interest costs must be paid from the appropriate line category appropriations and allocations in the Department of Public Safety accounts.

Sec. E-18. Restructuring of state departments and agencies. The Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services shall submit legislation to the Second Regular Session of the 121st Legislature to address restructuring of State Government agencies, consolidation of services and other efficiencies in order to achieve cost savings.