LD 1011
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fiscal year. The total General Fund appropriation requests
submitted by each department and agency for each fiscal year may
not exceed the General Fund appropriation of the previous fiscal
year multiplied by one plus the average real personal income growth
rate or 2.75%, whichever is less inflation adjustment factor as
defined in section 1992. For purposes of this subsection, "average
real personal income growth rate" means the average for the prior
10 calendar years, ending with the most recent calendar year for
which data is available, of the percent change in personal income
in this State for a calendar year, as estimated by the United
States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, less
the percent change in the Consumer Price Index for that calendar
year. For purposes of this subsection, "Consumer Price Index" has
the same meaning as in Title 36, section 5402, subsection 1. The
expenditure estimates must be classified to set forth the data by
funds, organization units, character and objects of expenditure.
The organization units may be subclassified by functions and
activities, or in any other manner, at the discretion of the State
Budget Officer.

 
All departments and other agencies receiving or desiring to
receive state funds from the Highway Fund shall submit to the
officer estimates of their expenditure and appropriation
requirements for each fiscal year of the ensuing biennium that do
not exceed the Highway Fund appropriation of the previous fiscal
year multiplied by one plus the average real personal income
growth rate or 2.75%, whichever is less inflation adjustment
factor as defined in section 1992. The Highway Fund highway and
bridge improvement accounts are exempt from this spending
limitation.

 
Sec. 8. 5 MRSA §1710-F, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. A, §8
and affected by §14, is repealed.

 
Sec. 9. 5 MRSA c. 165 is enacted to read:

 
CHAPTER 165

 
THE TAXPAYERS' BILL OF RIGHTS

 
§1991.__Expenditure and revenue requirements; construction of

 
chapter

 
The following provisions of this section apply,
notwithstanding any other provision of law.

 
1.__Expenditure limitations.__Annual state and local
expenditures may not exceed the limits provided in this chapter.

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