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Governor shall certify expenditures in a manner that is
consistent with federal requirements and minimizes the number of
journal entries required. The State Controller shall provide the
Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs
with a report of the expenditures transferred and the programs
and accounts affected no later than August 1, 2003 for fiscal
year 2002-03 transfers. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the balances created in General Fund programs for which
expenditures were shifted to the Federal Block Grant Fund must
lapse to General Fund unappropriated surplus at the close of
fiscal year 2002-03.

 
Sec. JJJ-4. Calculation and transfer; fiscal year 2003-04 flexible grant funds.
Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section
1585, or any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer
shall calculate the amounts in section 7 of this Part that apply
against each General Fund and Federal Block Grant Fund account
and that represent fiscal year 2003-04 General Fund expenditures
certified by the Governor as eligible for expenditure from the
funds received from the federal Jobs and Growth Tax Relief
Reconciliation Act of 2003, Public Law 108-27. The State Budget
Officer shall transfer those amounts by financial order upon
approval of the Governor. These transfers are considered
adjustments to General Fund appropriations and Federal Block
Grant Fund allocations.

 
Sec. JJJ-5. Transfer to Federal Relief Funds Reserve account. The State
Controller shall transfer $26,687,473 from the General Fund
unappropriated surplus no later than June 30, 2004 to the Federal
Relief Funds Reserve account established in section 2 of this
Part.

 
Sec. JJJ-6. Revenue attributed to increase in federal medical assistance percentage.
The State Controller in consultation with the Revenue Forecasting
Committee shall calculate the amount of additional General Fund
revenue from MaineCare reimbursement that is generated by the
increase in the federal medical assistance percentage contained
in the federal Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of
2003, Public Law 108-27. The calculated amount must be deposited
in the Federal Relief Funds Reserve account established in
section 2 of this Part. The State Controller shall provide to
the Revenue Forecasting Committee a report of the amount of
revenue to be deposited in the Federal Relief Funds Reserve
account no later than December 1, 2003.

 
Sec. JJJ-7. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations
and allocations are made.

 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES,


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