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Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts of the Legislature do not become
effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as
emergencies; and

 
Whereas, the 90-day period may not terminate until after the
beginning of the next fiscal year; and

 
Whereas, certain obligations and expenses incident to the
operation of state departments and institutions will become due
and payable immediately; and

 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create
an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and
require the following legislation as immediately necessary for
the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now,
therefore,

 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
PART A

 
Sec. A-1. Appropriations and allocations. In order to provide for
necessary expenditures of State Government and other purposes for
the fiscal years ending June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2007, the
following sums as designated in the following tabulations are
appropriated or allocated out of money not otherwise appropriated
or allocated.

 
Sec. A-2. Personal Services funding. The amounts provided for Personal
Services in appropriated and allocated programs are subject to
the provision that the total number of positions and the costs
thereof in any program may not, during any fiscal year, vary
either from the positions included in computing the total dollars
appropriated or allocated for Personal Services or in the
specific cost of each position upon which the appropriations and
allocations are based. This provision excludes positions funded
by the Maine Military Authority Enterprise Fund. The State
Budget Officer shall take the action necessary to ensure
compliance with this section except as provided for in this
section and the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1583-B.

 
Except as indicated below, savings accruing from unused
funding of employee benefits may not be used to increase services
provided by employees. Except as indicated below, accrued salary
savings generated from vacant positions within an appropriation
or allocation for Personal Services may be used for the payment
of nonrecurring Personal Services costs within the account where
the savings exist. In the 2006-2007 biennium only, accrued
savings generated from vacant positions within a General Fund


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