PART N

Sec. N-1. Transfer from unappropriated surplus; Fund for a Healthy Maine. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $2,346,727 no later than June 30, 2006 and $2,253,273 no later than June 30, 2007 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Fund for a Healthy Maine.

Sec. N-2. Transfer from unappropriated surplus; Medical Care Services; audit settlements. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $3,954,211 by June 30, 2006 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Medical Care Services Federal Expenditures Fund program within the Department of Health and Human Services for federal audit settlements.

Sec. N-3. Transfer from unappropriated surplus; Adoption Assistance program; audit settlements. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $4,850,000 by June 30, 2006 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Foster Care Federal Expenditures Fund program within the Department of Health and Human Services for federal audit settlements.

PART O

Sec. O-1. 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, Office of Information Technology may enter into financing arrangements on or after July 1, 2006 for the acquisition of hardware, software and other systems retrofitting to support the operations of Maine Revenue Services tax administration. The financial agreements may not exceed 7 years in duration and $14,000,000 in principal costs. The interest rate may not exceed 7%. Annual principal and interest costs must be paid from the appropriate line category allocations in the Office of Information Technology.

PART P

Sec. P-1. 5 MRSA §13090-H, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2003, c. 198, §13, is further amended to read: