An Act To Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2009

Emergency preamble. Whereas,  acts and resolves 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,

PART A

Sec. A-1.

PART B

Sec. B-1. Appropriations and allocations. There are appropriated and allocated from the various funds for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2009, to the departments listed, the sums identified in the following, in order to provide funding for approved reclassifications and range changes.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Administration - Human Resources 0038

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$5,661	$4,080
All Other	($5,661)	($4,080)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

Buildings and Grounds Operations 0080

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$23,232	$20,864
All Other	($23,232)	($20,864)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

Central Fleet Management 0703

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

CENTRAL MOTOR POOL	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$13,314	$12,355
CENTRAL MOTOR POOL TOTAL	$13,314	$12,355

Financial and Personnel Services - Division of 0713

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SERVICES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$5,770	$38,812
All Other	($5,770)	($38,812)
FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SERVICES FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

Information Services 0155

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$43,357	$45,600
OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES FUND TOTAL	$43,357	$45,600

Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$92,440	$58,891
All Other	($92,440)	($58,891)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	$0	$0
FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SERVICES FUND	$0	$0
OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES FUND	$43,357	$45,600
CENTRAL MOTOR POOL	$13,314	$12,355
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$56,671	$57,955

AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF

Animal Welfare Fund 0946

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$395	$435
All Other	$22	$24
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$417	$459

Office of the Commissioner 0401

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$4,759	$4,212
All Other	($4,759)	($4,212)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	$0	$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$417	$459
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$417	$459

BAXTER STATE PARK AUTHORITY

Baxter State Park Authority 0253

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$2,504	$1,995
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$2,504	$1,995

BAXTER STATE PARK AUTHORITY
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$2,504	$1,995
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$2,504	$1,995

CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF

Forest Policy and Management - Division of 0240

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$25,409	$18,238
All Other	($25,409)	($18,238)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

Natural Areas Program 0821

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$21,871	$8,038
All Other	$1,350	$495
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$23,221	$8,533

CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	$0	$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$23,221	$8,533
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$23,221	$8,533

CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF

Charleston Correctional Facility 0400

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$6,010	$3,593
All Other	($6,010)	($3,593)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

Correctional Center 0162

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$9,967	$8,289
All Other	($9,967)	($8,289)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

Mountain View Youth Development Center 0857

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$4,492	$4,361
All Other	($4,492)	($4,361)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

State Prison 0144

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$5,185	$12,408
All Other	($5,185)	($12,408)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	$0	$0
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$0

DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF

Administration - Maine Emergency Management Agency 0214

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$1,182	$1,448
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$1,182	$1,448

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$3,542	$4,329
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$3,542	$4,329

Military Training and Operations 0108

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	($1,182)	($1,448)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($1,182)	($1,448)

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$2,211	$1,352
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$2,211	$1,352

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$72	$43
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$72	$43

DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	$0	$0
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$5,753	$5,681
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$72	$43
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$5,825	$5,724

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF

Business Development 0585

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$8,617	$12,323
All Other	($8,617)	($12,323)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	$0	$0
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$0

EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF

Learning Systems 0839

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$6,185	$5,505
All Other	($6,185)	($5,505)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$10,544	$5,243
All Other	($10,544)	($5,243)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$0

Learning Through Technology Z029

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$3,364	$3,119
All Other	($3,364)	($3,119)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

Support Systems 0837

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$4,888	$5,785
All Other	($4,888)	($5,785)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	$0	$0
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$0	$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$0	$0
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$0

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF

Administration - Environmental Protection 0251

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$6,025	$5,740
All Other	$125	$120
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$6,150	$5,860

Air Quality 0250

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$13,233	$7,303
All Other	($13,233)	($7,303)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

Land and Water Quality 0248

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$9,316	$7,303
All Other	($9,316)	($7,303)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$11,755	$12,033
All Other	$247	$253
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$12,002	$12,286

Maine Environmental Protection Fund 0421

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$25,079	$24,025
All Other	$527	$505
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$25,606	$24,530

Performance Partnership Grant 0851

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$70,078	$63,310
All Other	$1,472	$1,329
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$71,550	$64,639

Remediation and Waste Management 0247

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$13,560	$11,812
All Other	$282	$245
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$13,842	$12,057

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$181,142	$123,303
All Other	$3,798	$2,584
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$184,940	$125,887

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	$0	$0
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$85,392	$76,696
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$228,698	$168,563
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$314,090	$245,259

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS)

Driver Education and Evaluation Program - Substance Abuse 0700

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$9,266	$5,803
All Other	($9,266)	($5,803)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS)
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	$0	$0
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$0

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)

Bureau of Child and Family Services - Central 0307

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$9,203	$5,740
All Other	($9,203)	($5,740)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$4,165	$5,618
All Other	$257	$348
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$4,422	$5,966

Bureau of Child and Family Services - Regional 0452

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$81,757	$44,914
All Other	($81,757)	($44,914)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

Bureau of Medical Services 0129

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$10,693	$6,983
All Other	$418	$273
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$11,111	$7,256

Child Support 0100

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	$2,105
All Other	$0	($2,105)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$13,169	$4,210
All Other	$515	$164
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$13,684	$4,374

Child Welfare Services 0139

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$3,278	$1,912
All Other	($3,278)	($1,912)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

Disability Determination - Division of 0208

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$6,881	$4,862
All Other	$269	$190
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$7,150	$5,052

FHM - Service Center 0957

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$22,176	$12,470
All Other	$203	$114
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE TOTAL	$22,379	$12,584

Health - Bureau of 0143

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$3,242	$2,900
All Other	($3,242)	($2,900)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$5,992	$6,049
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$5,992	$6,049

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$9,203	$5,740
All Other	$359	$224
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$9,562	$5,964

Office of Elder Services Central Office 0140

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$6,359	$2,869
All Other	($6,359)	($2,869)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$33,848	$29,385
All Other	$328	$284
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$34,176	$29,669

Office of Integrated Access and Support - Central Office Z020

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$8,501	$8,262
All Other	($8,501)	($8,262)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$8,588	$5,788
All Other	$335	$226
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$8,923	$6,014

Office of Licensing and Regulatory Services Z036

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$18,190	$10,647
All Other	($18,190)	($10,647)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$6,020	$5,334
All Other	$235	$217
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$6,255	$5,551

FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$45,107	$29,081
All Other	$1,761	$1,136
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL	$46,868	$30,217

Office of Management and Budget 0142

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$6,432	$5,479
All Other	($6,432)	($5,479)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

OMB Division of Regional Business Operations 0196

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$9,266	$5,803
All Other	($9,266)	($5,803)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$85,463	$56,418
All Other	$3,337	$2,203
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$88,800	$58,621

Special Children's Services 0204

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$2,116	$4,187
All Other	$83	$164
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL	$2,199	$4,351

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	$0	$0
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$82,790	$63,917
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE	$22,379	$12,584
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$107,285	$70,599
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND	$49,067	$34,568
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$261,521	$181,668

HEALTH DATA ORGANIZATION, MAINE

Maine Health Data Organization 0848

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$9,026	$8,832
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$9,026	$8,832

HEALTH DATA ORGANIZATION, MAINE
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$9,026	$8,832
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$9,026	$8,832

INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT OF

Public Information and Education, Division of 0729

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$11,952	$11,525
All Other	$1,300	$1,300
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$13,252	$12,825

INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$13,252	$12,825
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$13,252	$12,825

LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF

Employment Security Services 0245

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$33,689	$21,650
All Other	$2,700	$2,700
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$36,389	$24,350

Employment Services Activity 0852

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$9,178	$5,783
All Other	$772	$772
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$9,950	$6,555

Rehabilitation Services 0799

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$14,664	$16,090
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$14,664	$16,090

Safety Education and Training Programs 0161

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$13,911	$12,284
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$13,911	$12,284

LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$61,003	$46,995
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$13,911	$12,284
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$74,914	$59,279

MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF

Bureau of Resource Management 0027

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$17,826	$7,867
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$17,826	$7,867

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$2,531	$873
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$2,531	$873

Sea Run Fisheries and Habitat Z049

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$6,483	$8,223
All Other	($6,483)	($8,223)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$2,216	$3,604
All Other	($2,216)	($3,604)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$0

MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$17,826	$7,867
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$2,531	$873
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$20,357	$8,740

PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION, DEPARTMENT OF

Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection 0091

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$14,903	$5,802
All Other	($14,903)	($5,802)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$0

Licensing and Enforcement 0352

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$10,298	$4,224
All Other	($10,298)	($4,224)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$0

Licensure in Medicine - Board of 0376

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$10,601	$10,991
All Other	($10,601)	($10,991)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$0

PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$0	$0
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$0

PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF

Administration - Public Safety 0088

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$7,949	$8,021
All Other	($7,949)	($8,021)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$0

Liquor Enforcement 0293

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$33,044	$25,789
All Other	($33,044)	($25,789)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

State Police 0291

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$4,271	$3,040
All Other	($4,271)	($3,040)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	$0	$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$0	$0
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$0

WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD

Administration - Workers' Compensation Board 0183

Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$53,128	$32,540
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$53,128	$32,540

WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$53,128	$32,540
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$53,128	$32,540

SECTION TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	$0	$0
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$252,764	$201,156
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE	$22,379	$12,584
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$454,045	$317,546
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND	$49,067	$34,568
FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SERVICES FUND	$0	$0
OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES FUND	$43,357	$45,600
CENTRAL MOTOR POOL	$13,314	$12,355
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$834,926	$623,809

PART C

Sec. C-1. 20-A MRSA §15675, sub-§1, ¶A,  as enacted by PL 2003, c. 504, Pt. A, §6, is amended to read:

Sec. C-2. 20-A MRSA §15675, sub-§1, ¶B,  as amended by PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. UU, §2 and affected by §§12 and 13 and Pt. WW, §18, is further amended to read:

Sec. C-3. 20-A MRSA §15675, sub-§2,  as enacted by PL 2003, c. 504, Pt. A, §6, is amended to read:

Sec. C-4. 20-A MRSA §15689, sub-§1, ¶B,  as amended by PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. C, §3, is further amended to read:

Sec. C-5. 20-A MRSA §15905, sub-§1, ¶A,  as amended by PL 2005, c. 519, Pt. J, §3, is further amended to read:

Sec. C-6. Mill expectation. The mill expectation pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15671-A for fiscal year 2008-09 is 6.54.

Sec. C-7. Total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12. The total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 for fiscal year 2008-09 is as follows:

			2008-09
			TOTAL
Total Operating Allocation
	Total operating allocation pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15683		$1,305,415,057
	Total other subsidizable costs pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15681-A		$371,996,906
Total Operating Allocation
	Total operating allocation pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15683 and total other subsidizable costs pursuant to Title 20-A, section 15681-A		$1,677,411,963
Total Debt Service Allocation
	Total debt service allocation pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15683-A		$96,171,433
Total Adjustments and Miscellaneous Costs
	Total adjustments and miscellaneous costs pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, sections 15689 and 15689-A		$76,506,478
Total Cost of Funding Public Education from Kindergarten to Grade 12
	Total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 for fiscal year 2008-09 pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, chapter 606-B		$1,850,089,874

Sec. C-8. Local and state contributions to total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12. The local contribution and the state contribution appropriation provided for general purpose aid for local schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008 and ending June 30, 2009 is calculated as follows:

		2008-09	2008-09
		LOCAL	STATE
Local and State Contributions to the Total Cost of Funding Public Education from Kindergarten to Grade 12
	Local and state contributions to the total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15683	$832,540,444	$1,017,549,430

Sec. C-9. Limit of State's obligation. If the State's continued obligation for any individual component contained in sections 7 and 8 of this Part exceeds the level of funding provided for that component, any unexpended balances occurring in other programs may be applied to avoid proration of payments for any individual component. Any unexpended balances from sections 7 and 8 of this Part may not lapse but must be carried forward for the same purpose.

Sec. C-10. Authorization of payments. Sections 1 to 8 of this Part may not be construed to require the State to provide payments that exceed the appropriation of funds for general purpose aid for local schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008 and ending June 30, 2009.

PART D

Sec. D-1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Administration - Human Resources 0038

Initiative: Eliminates one Personnel Assistant position. The merger of the Office of Employee Relations with the Bureau of Human Resources on July 1, 2007 has revealed additional opportunities for efficiency resulting in the elimination of the position as part of the initiative to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)
Personal Services	$0	($59,161)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($59,161)

Budget - Bureau of the 0055

Initiative: Eliminates one Budget Analyst position that is currently vacant, eliminates one Budget Examiner position and creates one Senior Budget Analyst position as part of the reorganization of the Bureau of the Budget to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)
Personal Services	$0	($54,329)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($54,329)

Buildings and Grounds Operations 0080

Initiative: Reduces funding for heating fuel and electricity from savings achieved through the leasing of the Stone Building on the East Campus as part of the initiative to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($300,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($300,000)

Buildings and Grounds Operations 0080

Initiative: Eliminates one Institutional Custodial Worker I position and reclassifies 2 Institutional Custodial Worker I positions to 2 Building Custodian positions as part of the initiative to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)
Personal Services	$0	($19,538)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($19,538)

Central Services - Purchases 0004

Initiative: Eliminates one Media/Graphics Supervisor position and one Photographer I position and reduces All Other funds. This eliminates the audio visual operation within the Central Services - Purchases program in the Bureau of General Services. This operation is currently subsidized by other central services operations. If eliminated, the subsidy would no longer be necessary and rates for central services could be reduced. The savings in central services to the General Fund is reflected in a separate statewide initiative in this Part to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

POSTAL, PRINTING AND SUPPLY FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(2.000)
Personal Services	$0	($124,976)
All Other	$0	($50,733)
POSTAL, PRINTING AND SUPPLY FUND TOTAL	$0	($175,709)

Central Services - Purchases 0004

Initiative: Eliminates one vacant Accounting Associate I position and reduces All Other funds in the Postal, Printing and Supply Fund as part of the consolidation of the printing and postal activities currently carried out in both the Bureau of General Services and the Office of Information Technology. This is part of the initiative to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

POSTAL, PRINTING AND SUPPLY FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)
Personal Services	$0	($57,655)
All Other	$0	($140,342)
POSTAL, PRINTING AND SUPPLY FUND TOTAL	$0	($197,997)

Central Services - Purchases 0004

Initiative: Transfers one Central Services Supervisor position, one Central Services Manager position, one Inventory and Property Associate I position and 7 Office Assistant II positions from the Central Services - Purchases program to the Information Services program as part of the consolidation of the printing functions from central printing to the Office of Information Technology. This is part of the initiative to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

POSTAL, PRINTING AND SUPPLY FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(10.000)
Personal Services	$0	($528,590)
POSTAL, PRINTING AND SUPPLY FUND TOTAL	$0	($528,590)

Central Services - Purchases 0004

Initiative: Transfers one Office Specialist I Supervisor position, one Office Associate II position and one Office Associate I position from the Information Services program to the Central Services - Purchases program in the Bureau of General Services as part of the consolidation of the postal services operations in the Bureau of General Services. This is part of the initiative to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

POSTAL, PRINTING AND SUPPLY FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	3.000	3.000
Personal Services	$84,904	$172,254
POSTAL, PRINTING AND SUPPLY FUND TOTAL	$84,904	$172,254

Departments and Agencies - Statewide 0016

Initiative: Provides funding to offset the deappropriation made in Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ, section 9 to the statewide account regarding savings through the initiative to streamline State Government. Savings are achieved in this Part.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Unallocated	$0	$10,100,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$10,100,000

Departments and Agencies - Statewide 0016

Initiative: Reduces funding to reflect savings to the State for the cost of property insurance and vehicle liability insurance through negotiated plan savings and adjustments in coverage as part of the initiative to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($168,000)	($168,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($168,000)	($168,000)

Departments and Agencies - Statewide 0016

Initiative: Reduces funding through the elimination of desktop telephones for those employees who are currently assigned cellular telephones and do not need desktop telephones for their offices as part of the initiative to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($27,360)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($27,360)

Departments and Agencies - Statewide 0016

Initiative: Reduces funding from a realignment of training dollars for information technology to focus training in critical skills for the delivery of information technology and through a reduction in nonessential training in the Information Services program as part of the initiative to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($104,500)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($104,500)

Departments and Agencies - Statewide 0016

Initiative: Reduces funding from a reduction in the rates for the Central Services - Purchases program associated with the elimination of 2 Audio Visual Operation positions that were subsidized by the Postal, Printing and Supply Fund. This is part of the initiative to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($40,644)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($40,644)

Departments and Agencies - Statewide 0016

Initiative: Reduces funding through the consolidation of printing and postal activities as part of the initiative to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($75,816)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($75,816)

Employee Relations - Office of 0244

Initiative: Reduces funding for office rental. Staff in the Office of Employee Relations currently in leased space will be located with staff of the Bureau of Human Resources within the Burton M. Cross Building, resulting in savings as part of the initiative to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($39,062)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($39,062)

Executive Branch Departments and Independent Agencies - Statewide 0017

Initiative: Reduces funding to reflect savings to the State from executive branch departments and independent agencies statewide from the elimination of contracts for broadcast sponsorships and advertising as part of the initiative to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($30,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($30,000)

Executive Branch Departments and Independent Agencies - Statewide 0017

Initiative: Reduces funding to departments and agencies statewide for costly newspaper advertisements for state employment opportunities and requires all employment opportunities to be posted on the Internet unless the vacancy is in a specialized position and approval for newspaper advertisement is granted by the Bureau of Human Resources as part of the initiative to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($200,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($200,000)

Information Services 0155

Initiative: Transfers one Central Services Supervisor position, one Central Services Manager position, one Inventory and Property Associate I position and 7 Office Assistant II positions from the Central Services - Purchases program to the Information Services program as part of the consolidation of the printing functions from central printing to the Office of Information Technology. This is part of the initiative to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	10.000
Personal Services	$0	$528,590
OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES FUND TOTAL	$0	$528,590

Information Services 0155

Initiative: Transfers one Office Specialist I Supervisor position, one Office Associate II position and one Office Associate I position from the Information Services program to the Central Services - Purchases program in the Bureau of General Services as part of the consolidation of the postal services operations in the Bureau of General Services. This is part of the initiative to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	(3.000)	(3.000)
Personal Services	($84,904)	($172,254)
OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES FUND TOTAL	($84,904)	($172,254)

Lottery Operations 0023

Initiative: Reduces funding in general operating expenditures. This reduction will result in a net increase to General Fund undedicated revenue of $300,000 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $600,000 in fiscal year 2008-09. The standardization of commissions to retail agents for instant ticket sales in the State would decrease the cost of goods sold and also result in an additional $1,000,000 in General Fund undedicated revenue in fiscal year 2008-09 as part of the initiative to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

STATE LOTTERY FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($300,000)	($600,000)
STATE LOTTERY FUND TOTAL	($300,000)	($600,000)

State Controller - Office of the 0056

Initiative: Reduces funding through the streamlining of the State's payroll processing by requiring direct deposit of paychecks and eliminating the paper copy that is currently mailed or hand delivered. Employees will be able to access their pay records online via the Maine State - Time and Attendance Management System. This is part of the initiative to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($25,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($25,000)

State Controller - Office of the 0056

Initiative: Reduces funding in technology from a transfer of the cash receipts functions to the State's new accounting system, AdvantageME, and from the elimination of the training environment and reduction in the testing environment supported by the Office of Information Technology for the Treasurer's Automated Management Information System (TAMI). The support functions for TAMI were paid for in part by the Office of the State Controller. This is part of the initiative to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($20,000)	($25,500)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($20,000)	($25,500)

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	($188,000)	$8,931,090
POSTAL, PRINTING AND SUPPLY FUND	$84,904	($730,042)
OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES FUND	($84,904)	$356,336
STATE LOTTERY FUND	($300,000)	($600,000)
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	($488,000)	$7,957,384

CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF

Division of Forest Protection 0232

Initiative: Reduces funding by pooling aircraft resources and coordinating dual missions, allowing a reduction to contracts with outside vendors for fire detection and savings on maintenance and fuel costs to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($57,526)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($57,526)

CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	$0	($57,526)
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	($57,526)

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF

Business Development 0585

Initiative: Eliminates the funding in fiscal year 2008-09 for one Development Director position in the Office of Business Development program and reduces All Other funding as a result of efficiencies in the Maine Small Business Commission - DECD program in order to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	($105,156)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($105,156)

Maine Small Business and Entrepreneurship Commission 0675

Initiative: Eliminates the funding in fiscal year 2008-09 for one Development Director position in the Office of Business Development program and reduces All Other funding as a result of efficiencies in the Maine Small Business Commission - DECD program in order to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($50,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($50,000)

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	$0	($155,156)
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	($155,156)

EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF

Education in Unorganized Territory 0220

Initiative: Eliminates funding for the Benedicta School including 2 Teacher positions, one part-time seasonal Office Assistant II position and one part-time Principal position to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(2.500)
POSITIONS - FTE COUNT	0.000	(0.404)
Personal Services	$0	($205,015)
All Other	$0	($94,985)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($300,000)

Leadership 0836

Initiative: Eliminates funding for dues to the Education Commission of the States to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($60,500)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($60,500)

EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	$0	($360,500)
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	($360,500)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF

Administration - Environmental Protection 0251

Initiative: Transfers 50% of one Public Service Manager II position from the Air Quality program, General Fund to the Maine Environmental Protection Fund program, Other Special Revenue Funds. Transfers 50% of one Public Service Manager II position and 50% of one Environmental Specialist III position from the Land and Water Quality program, General Fund to the Maine Environmental Protection Fund program, Other Special Revenue Funds and transfers technology funds from the Maine Environmental Protection Fund program, Other Special Revenue Funds to the Administration - Environmental Protection program, Other Special Revenue Funds to continue centralizing information technology costs to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	$145,294
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$145,294

Air Quality 0250

Initiative: Transfers 50% of one Public Service Manager II position from the Air Quality program, General Fund to the Maine Environmental Protection Fund program, Other Special Revenue Funds. Transfers 50% of one Public Service Manager II position and 50% of one Environmental Specialist III position from the Land and Water Quality program, General Fund to the Maine Environmental Protection Fund program, Other Special Revenue Funds and transfers technology funds from the Maine Environmental Protection Fund program, Other Special Revenue Funds to the Administration - Environmental Protection program, Other Special Revenue Funds to continue centralizing information technology costs to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	($51,966)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($51,966)

Land and Water Quality 0248

Initiative: Transfers 50% of one Public Service Manager II position from the Air Quality program, General Fund to the Maine Environmental Protection Fund program, Other Special Revenue Funds. Transfers 50% of one Public Service Manager II position and 50% of one Environmental Specialist III position from the Land and Water Quality program, General Fund to the Maine Environmental Protection Fund program, Other Special Revenue Funds and transfers technology funds from the Maine Environmental Protection Fund program, Other Special Revenue Funds to the Administration - Environmental Protection program, Other Special Revenue Funds to continue centralizing information technology costs to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)
Personal Services	$0	($89,233)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($89,233)

Maine Environmental Protection Fund 0421

Initiative: Transfers 50% of one Public Service Manager II position from the Air Quality program, General Fund to the Maine Environmental Protection Fund program, Other Special Revenue Funds. Transfers 50% of one Public Service Manager II position and 50% of one Environmental Specialist III position from the Land and Water Quality program, General Fund to the Maine Environmental Protection Fund program, Other Special Revenue Funds and transfers technology funds from the Maine Environmental Protection Fund program, Other Special Revenue Funds to the Administration - Environmental Protection program, Other Special Revenue Funds to continue centralizing information technology costs to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	1.000
Personal Services	$0	$141,199
All Other	$0	($141,199)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$0

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	$0	($141,199)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$0	$145,294
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$4,095

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

Planning Office 0082

Initiative: Eliminates one Planner II position from the land use team in order to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)
Personal Services	$0	($72,106)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($72,106)

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	$0	($72,106)
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	($72,106)

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS)

Mental Health Services - Child Medicaid 0731

Initiative: Reduces funding by streamlining the case management services provided to any one child and family to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ. The corresponding federal funding decrease is reflected in the Medical Care - Payments to Providers program.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($487,950)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($487,950)

Mental Health Services - Children 0136

Initiative: Appropriates funds to partially offset the reduction in MaineCare funding resulting from reducing the number of children placed in congregate care settings to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	$278,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$278,000

Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid 0732

Initiative: Reduces funding by consolidating the provision of community integration services for adults with mental illness to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ. This proposal will require the department to pursue a federal waiver from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The corresponding federal funding decrease is reflected in the Medical Care - Payments to Providers program.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($146,100)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($146,100)

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($39,810)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	($39,810)

Mental Retardation Services - Community 0122

Initiative: Adjusts funding by redirecting a portion of the funding for sheltered workshop services included in the Mental Retardation Services - Community program to the new Mental Retardation Waiver - Supports program, providing seed funds to draw federal match and resulting in net General Fund savings of $400,000 to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ. The corresponding federal funding increase is reflected in the Medical Care - Payments to Providers program.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($500,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($500,000)

Mental Retardation Waiver - Supports Z006

Initiative: Adjusts funding by redirecting a portion of the funding for sheltered workshop services included in the Mental Retardation Services - Community program to the new Mental Retardation Waiver - Supports program, providing seed funds to draw federal match and resulting in net General Fund savings of $400,000 to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ. The corresponding federal funding increase is reflected in the Medical Care - Payments to Providers program.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	$300,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$300,000

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS)
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	$0	($556,050)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$0	($39,810)
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	($595,860)

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)

Bureau of Medical Services 0129

Initiative: Reduces funding by eliminating contracted services for surveying hospitals to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($16,078)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($16,078)

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($16,078)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	($16,078)

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147

Initiative: Reduces funding by prorating monthly reimbursement payments for assertive community treatment (ACT) and some targeted case management (TCM) services to be consistent with utilization of the services to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($200,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($200,000)

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($344,960)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	($344,960)

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147

Initiative: Reduces funding by changing the assessment requirement for individuals eligible for services under MaineCare's Katie Beckett option from an annual assessment to an assessment every 3 years to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($42,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($42,000)

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($72,442)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	($72,442)

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147

Initiative: Adjusts funding by reducing the number of children placed in congregate care settings to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($1,520,035)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($1,520,035)

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($2,959,751)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	($2,959,751)

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($195,966)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	($195,966)

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147

Initiative: Reduces funding by unbundling the cost of clinical services from therapeutic foster care rates and by the issuance of a request for proposals for therapeutic foster care for fiscal year 2008-09 and every 3 years thereafter to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($1,776,179)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($1,776,179)

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($3,591,744)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	($3,591,744)

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($306,238)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	($306,238)

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147

Initiative: Reduces funding by consolidating the provision of community integration services for adults with mental illness to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ. This proposal will require the department to pursue a federal waiver from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The corresponding state funding decrease is reflected in the Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid program.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($320,657)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	($320,657)

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147

Initiative: Adjusts funding by redirecting a portion of the funding for sheltered workshop services to the new Supports Waiver, providing seed funds to draw federal match and resulting in net General Fund savings of $200,000 in fiscal year 2008-09 and $400,000 per year in subsequent fiscal years to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ. The corresponding General Fund adjustments are reflected in the Mental Retardation Waiver - Supports and Mental Retardation Services - Community programs.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	$517,439
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$517,439

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147

Initiative: Reduces funding by streamlining the case management services provided to any one child and family to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ. The corresponding state funding decrease is reflected in the Mental Health Services - Child Medicaid program.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($841,614)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	($841,614)

Office of Licensing and Regulatory Services Z036

Initiative: Eliminates 2 Health Services Consultant positions and one Assistant Director Medicaid/Medicare Services position and reduces All Other for overhead costs and for inspection and consulting services to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	($167,511)
All Other	$0	($32,489)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($200,000)

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(3.000)
Personal Services	$0	($81,362)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	($81,362)

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	$0	($3,754,292)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$0	($7,711,169)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$0	($502,204)
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	($11,967,665)

INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT OF

Enforcement Operations - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 0537

Initiative: Reduces funding by pooling aircraft resources and coordinating dual missions, allowing a reduction to contracts with outside vendors for fire detection and savings on maintenance and fuel costs to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($14,103)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($14,103)

Licensing Services - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 0531

Initiative: Eliminates one Office Associate II position and reduces funding by migrating to an online process for any deer and moose permit lotteries and eliminating costs associated with printing and mailing permit applications to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)
Personal Services	$0	($54,900)
All Other	$0	($120,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($174,900)

Licensing Services - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 0531

Initiative: Reduces funding by requiring all licensing agents with annual number of licenses sold in excess of 500 to become MOSES agents and reducing the printing cost associated with off-line agents to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($72,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($72,000)

Office of the Commissioner - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 0529

Initiative: Reduces funding by eliminating the requirement that everyone who applies for a license be given a printed law book, resulting in savings in printing, handling and mailing costs to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($40,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($40,000)

INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	$0	($301,003)
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	($301,003)

LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF

Employment Services Activity 0852

Initiative: Reduces funding as a result of restructuring Career Center service delivery and reallocates 14 Career Center Consultant positions from 50% to 38.85% General Fund and 42.85% to 54% Federal Expenditures Fund and for one Employment and Training Specialist III position from 50% to 38.85% General Fund and 50% to 61.15% Federal Expenditures Fund in order to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	($106,867)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($106,867)

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	$106,867
All Other	$0	($106,867)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	$0	($106,867)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$0	$0
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	($106,867)

MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF

Marine Patrol - Bureau of 0029

Initiative: Reduces funding by pooling aircraft resources and coordinating dual missions, allowing a reduction to contracts with outside vendors for fire detection and savings on maintenance and fuel costs to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($5,101)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($5,101)

MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	$0	($5,101)
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	($5,101)

PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF

Departmentwide - Public Safety Z013

Initiative: Reduces funding through the elimination of one Public Service Manager II position by reorganizing the administrative functions only of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, State Harness Racing Commission and the Department of Public Safety, Gambling Control Board into a single Gaming and Harness Racing Integrity Unit within the Department of Public Safety to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ. The amount of this reduction must be distributed to the new Gaming and Harness Racing Integrity program as authorized by Part G.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	($100,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($100,000)

State Police 0291

Initiative: Reduces funding by pooling aircraft resources and coordinating dual missions, allowing a reduction to contracts with outside vendors for fire detection and savings on maintenance and fuel costs to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($3,080)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($3,080)

PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	$0	($103,080)
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	($103,080)

TREASURER OF STATE, OFFICE OF

Administration - Treasury 0022

Initiative: Eliminates one vacant Office Associate II position and provides for the reclassification of one Public Service Coordinator I position from range 20 to range 23 as part of the reorganization of the Office of the Treasurer of State in an effort to streamline State Government in accordance with Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part QQQ.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	(1.000)	(1.000)
Personal Services	($40,000)	($40,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($40,000)	($40,000)

TREASURER OF STATE, OFFICE OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	($40,000)	($40,000)
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	($40,000)	($40,000)

SECTION TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	($228,000)	$3,278,210
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$0	($7,711,169)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$0	($396,720)
POSTAL, PRINTING AND SUPPLY FUND	$84,904	($730,042)
OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES FUND	($84,904)	$356,336
STATE LOTTERY FUND	($300,000)	($600,000)
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	($528,000)	($5,803,385)

PART E

Sec. E-1. 5 MRSA §1543-A  is enacted to read:

§ 1543-A.  Direct deposit of certain disbursements

Sec. E-2. 12 MRSA §10103, sub-§7,  as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is repealed.

Sec. E-3. 12 MRSA §10201, sub-§1,  as affected by PL 2003, c. 614, §9, amended by c. 655, Pt. B, §37 and affected by c. 655, Pt. B, §422, is further amended to read:

Sec. E-4. 12 MRSA §10201, sub-§2,  as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is repealed.

Sec. E-5. 22 MRSA §1696-I, 2nd ¶,  as amended by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. B, §35 and affected by c. 614, §9, is further amended to read:

If, in the professional judgment of the Director of the Bureau of Health, conditions exist in which consumption of fish caught in state waters poses a threat to public health, the director shall prepare an advisory of the public health threat. The advisory must be in a form suitable for posting in places frequented by noncommercial anglers , included in the abstract of fish and wildlife laws prepared under Title 12, section 10103, subsection 7 and distributed to all holders of sport fishing licenses. The director has final authority regarding the content of the advisory, including the exact language used in the advisory. The Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is responsible for printing and posting verbatim copies of the advisory and for incorporating the verbatim health advisory in the abstract of fish and wildlife laws.

Sec. E-6. Report and analysis on administrative positions. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs shall review during the First Regular Session of the 124th Legislature the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability's report and the Office of Fiscal and Program Review's analysis on administrative positions within state agencies and shall include the committee's recommendations in response to the report and analysis in the next supplemental budget bill following its review.

Sec. E-7. Investment earnings; float earnings bonus. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Treasurer of State is authorized to reduce the earnings distribution costs for the Treasurer of State's cash pool by retaining the float earnings bonus in order to generate additional General Fund revenue of $1,000,000 annually beginning in fiscal year 2008-09.

Sec. E-8. Legislature; lapsed balances. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $60,000 of unencumbered balance forward in the Personal Services line category in the Legislative General Fund account in the Legislature lapses to the General Fund in fiscal year 2007-08. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $100,000 of unencumbered balance forward in the All Other line category in the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability General Fund account in the Legislature lapses to the General Fund in fiscal year 2007-08.

Sec. E-9. Calculation and transfer; General Fund insurance savings. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer shall calculate the amount of projected savings in Part D that applies against each General Fund account for all departments and agencies from savings in the cost of property insurance and vehicle liability insurance and shall transfer the amounts by financial order upon the approval of the Governor. These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal year 2007-08 and fiscal year 2008-09.

Sec. E-10. Calculation and transfer; General Fund central services savings. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer shall calculate the amount of projected savings in Part D that applies against each General Fund account for all departments and agencies from savings in central services from the elimination of audio visual operations and shall transfer the amounts by financial order upon the approval of the Governor. These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal year 2008-09.

Sec. E-11. Calculation and transfer; General Fund telecommunications savings. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer shall calculate the amount of projected savings in Part D that applies against each General Fund account for all departments and agencies from savings through the elimination of desktop phones for those employees who have both a desktop phone and a state-provided cellular phone, a low volume of call minutes per month on their desk phones and good cellular coverage in their offices. The State Budget Officer shall transfer the amounts by financial order upon the approval of the Governor. These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal year 2008-09.

Sec. E-12. Calculation and transfer; General Fund technology training savings. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer shall calculate the amount of projected savings in Part D that applies against each General Fund account for all departments and agencies from savings associated with the realignment and reduction in training dollars for information technology and shall transfer the amounts by financial order upon the approval of the Governor. These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal year 2008-09.

Sec. E-13. Calculation and transfer; General Fund postal and printing savings. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer shall calculate the amount of projected savings in Part D that applies against each General Fund account for all departments and agencies from savings associated with the elimination of a position and the reduction of All Other expenditures in the Printing, Postal and Supply Internal Services Fund through the consolidation of the printing and postal activities currently carried out in the Department of Labor and the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services and Office of Information Technology. The State Budget Officer shall transfer the amounts by financial order upon the approval of the Governor. These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal year 2008-09.

Sec. E-14. Position transfers; appropriation and allocation adjustments; postal and printing consolidation. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of the Office of Information Technology within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services is authorized to transfer by financial order positions to achieve the consolidation of the postal and printing functions referenced in section 13. The State Budget Officer shall transfer the amounts by financial order upon the approval of the Governor. These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations and allocations and position counts in fiscal year 2008-09.

Sec. E-15. Calculation and transfer; General Fund savings from general advertising. The Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services shall identify and eliminate current contracts for broadcast sponsorships and other advertising that does not have a direct educational benefit to consumers. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer shall calculate the amount of these savings that applies to each General Fund account for all executive branch departments and agencies and shall transfer the amounts by financial order upon approval of the Governor. These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal year 2008-09.

Sec. E-16. Calculation and transfer; General Fund savings from employment advertising. The Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services shall reduce newspaper advertisements for state employment opportunities to the extent possible and require that all employment opportunities be posted on the Internet instead of in newspapers unless the vacancy is specialized and approval for newspaper advertisement is granted by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Human Resources. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer shall calculate the amount of these savings that applies to each General Fund account for all executive branch departments and agencies and shall transfer the amounts by financial order upon approval of the Governor. These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal year 2008-09.

PART F

Sec. F-1. Eliminate dual food licensing. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, Division of Quality Assurance and Regulation shall eliminate dual food licensing in accordance with this Part.

Sec. F-2. Defining jurisdiction; food inspection. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in defining jurisdiction for food inspection services the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, Division of Quality Assurance and Regulation shall apply a "predominance of business rule" based on a successful model used in the State of New York, where health and agriculture agencies share responsibility for food inspection. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is responsible for the inspection and regulation of places where food is consumed on the premises or sold ready-to-eat for off-premises consumption, including the site at which individual portions are provided. The Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, Division of Quality Assurance and Regulation is responsible for the inspection and regulation of places where food is processed or manufactured, food warehouses, wholesale food distributors and retail food stores.

Sec. F-3. Resolving overlapping jurisdiction. If an establishment has operations that may fall under the jurisdiction of both the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, Division of Quality Assurance and Regulation, the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources has jurisdiction over all operations of the establishment unless sales of food for consumption on the premises or ready-to-eat for off-premises consumption, measured by annual dollar receipts, exceeds 50% of total annual dollar receipts, in which case the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has jurisdiction over the establishment. The field staff of the respective departments shall meet on a regular basis to resolve jurisdictional questions and issues.

Sec. F-4. Consistent application of policy, laws and rules. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, Division of Quality Assurance and Regulation shall administer the State's food policy, laws and rules in a consistent way for all licensed establishments and in a manner that eliminates inspector and program "shopping" by licensees.

Sec. F-5. Conflicts and inconsistencies; proposed legislation. If the Commissioner of Health and Human Services and the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources identify a conflict or inconsistency between provisions in the Maine Revised Statutes or rules adopted by the agencies, the commissioners shall attempt to resolve that conflict or inconsistency by interpreting the laws or rules together to give effect to the intent of the Legislature or agency, as the case may be. If the commissioners determine rulemaking is required to resolve a conflict or inconsistency, the commissioners shall adopt routine technical rules as authorized by law, the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. In adopting rules under this section, the commissioners have sole discretion to determine whether an emergency exists. The commissioners may notify the members of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs prior to adopting any emergency rule under this section. The commissioners may jointly submit proposed legislation necessary to fully implement the intent of this Part by October 1, 2008 to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs and the joint standing committee may submit legislation to the 124th Legislature based on the proposed legislation.

PART G

Sec. G-1. Reorganization of administrative functions of the State Harness Racing Commission and Gambling Control Board. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the administrative functions only of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, State Harness Racing Commission and the Department of Public Safety, Gambling Control Board must be combined into a new Gaming and Harness Racing Integrity Unit and program within the Department of Public Safety in accordance with this section.

1. All positions in the State Harness Racing Commission program with the exception of a split-funded Public Service Coordinator I position and a split-funded Office Associate II position and all positions in the Gambling Control Board program are transferred to the new Gaming and Harness Racing Integrity program.

2. Fifty percent of the split-funded Office Associate II position is reallocated from the State Harness Racing Commission program, Other Special Revenue Funds account to the Maine Milk Commission program, Other Special Revenue Funds account.

3. Fifty percent of the split-funded Public Service Coordinator I position is reallocated from the State Harness Racing Commission program, Other Special Revenue Funds account to the Office of the Commissioner program, Other Special Revenue Funds account.

4. One Planning and Research Associate I position is eliminated in the Division of Animal Health and Industry program, Federal Expenditures Fund account within the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources.

5. One Auditor I position is established in the Gaming and Harness Racing Integrity program, Other Special Revenue Funds account. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer shall transfer position counts and available balances between line categories by financial order upon approval of the Governor in order to achieve the reorganization and position elimination identified in Part D. These transfers are considered adjustments to authorized position counts, appropriations and allocations in fiscal year 2008-09.

Sec. G-2. Department recommendations. The Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources and the Department of Public Safety shall submit proposed legislation to implement this Part, including legislation to correct and update any cross-references related to and necessitated by the combining of the State Harness Racing Commission and the Gambling Control Board, to the First Regular Session of the 124th Legislature.

PART H

Sec. H-1. Transfer of funds from Accident, Sickness and Health Insurance Internal Service Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $500,000 by June 30, 2008 and $500,000 by June 30, 2009 from the Accident, Sickness and Health Insurance Internal Service Fund in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. The State Controller shall also transfer the equitable share of health insurance savings to each participating fund by June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2009. The fund transfers are to recognize health insurance savings achieved through changes to be adopted by the State Employee Health Commission.

Sec. H-2. Transfer of excess equity reserves from Accident, Sickness and Health Insurance Internal Service Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $10,438,051 representing the General Fund share of excess equity reserve for health insurance by June 30, 2008 from the Accident, Sickness and Health Insurance Internal Service Fund in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. The State Controller shall also transfer the equitable share of health insurance excess equity reserve to each participating fund by June 30, 2008.

Sec. H-3. Transfer of excess equity reserves from Retiree Health Insurance Internal Service Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $9,936,891 representing the General Fund share of excess equity reserve for retiree health insurance by June 30, 2008 from the Retiree Health Insurance Internal Service Fund in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. The State Controller shall also transfer the equitable share of retiree health insurance excess equity reserve to each participating fund by June 30, 2008.

PART I

Sec. I-1. Department of Administrative and Financial Services; Statewide Radio and Network System; 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, 2009 for the acquisition of hardware, software and systems to support the operations of the Statewide Radio and Network System Reserve Fund established in Title 5, section 1520. The financing arrangements may not exceed 7 years in duration and $15,000,000 in principal costs. The interest rate may not exceed 8% and interest costs may not exceed $4,890,000. Annual principal and interest costs must be paid from the Office of Information Technology, Statewide Radio and Network System Reserve Fund.

Sec. I-2. Department of Administrative and Financial Services; statewide enterprise system, e-mail; lease-purchase authorization. Pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1587, the Chief Information Officer within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services may enter into financing arrangements in fiscal years 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 for the acquisition of a statewide enterprise system to facilitate e-mail archiving and related activities, including software, necessary hardware and peripherals and contractual services associated with the implementation and deployment of the system. The financing arrangements may not exceed $3,000,000 and 5 years in duration. The interest rate may not exceed the current market rate at the time of the financing. The annual principal and interest costs must be paid from the appropriate line category in the Office of Information Services account.

PART J

Sec. J-1. Transfer from the Maine Asthma and Lung Disease Research Fund Other Special Revenue Funds; unexpended funds. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $14,648 in unexpended funds from the Maine Asthma and Lung Disease Research Fund Other Special Revenue Funds account within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services in fiscal year 2007-08 to General Fund unappropriated surplus.

PART K

Sec. K-1. Transfer; Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife carrying account; training reimbursement. On or before May 15, 2008, the State Controller shall transfer $7,200 from the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife carrying account to the Enforcement Operations program for training reimbursement.

Sec. K-2. Transfer; Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife carrying account. On or before May 15, 2008, the State Controller shall transfer $140,000 from the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife carrying account to the Office of the Commissioner program for legal fees.

Sec. K-3. Transfer; Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife carrying account; management review reimbursements. On or before May 15, 2008, the State Controller shall transfer $45,000 from the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife carrying account to the Enforcement Operations program for management review reimbursements.

Sec. K-4. Transfer; Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife carrying account; retroactive pay to employees. On or before May 15, 2008, the State Controller shall transfer $8,565 from the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife carrying account to the Public Information and Education program and $211,165 to the Fisheries and Hatcheries Operations program for retroactive pay to employees.

Sec. K-5. Transfer; Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife carrying account; purchase of airplane engine. On or before September 1, 2008, the State Controller shall transfer $30,000 from the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife carrying account to the Enforcement Operations program for the purchase of one airplane engine.

PART L

Sec. L-1. Transfers to Maine Clean Election Fund. In addition to the transfers authorized pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 21-A, section 1124, the State Controller shall transfer $2,425,000 from General Fund undedicated revenue to the Maine Clean Election Fund on or before June 1, 2010 and shall transfer an additional $2,000,000 from General Fund undedicated revenue to the Maine Clean Election Fund on or before August 1, 2010.

PART M

Sec. M-1. 36 MRSA §185, sub-§3  is enacted to read:

Sec. M-2. 36 MRSA §191, sub-§2, ¶II,  as amended by PL 2007, c. 328, §3, is further amended to read:

Sec. M-3. 36 MRSA §191, sub-§2, ¶JJ,  as enacted by PL 2007, c. 328, §4, is amended to read:

Sec. M-4. 36 MRSA §191, sub-§2, ¶KK  is enacted to read:

PART N

Sec. N-1. 2 MRSA §6, sub-§2,  as amended by PL 2007, c. 273, Pt. B, §1 and affected by §7, is further amended to read:

Sec. N-2. 2 MRSA §6, sub-§11,  as enacted by PL 2005, c. 412, §3, is amended to read:

Sec. N-3. 4 MRSA §807, sub-§3, ¶H,  as corrected by RR 2003, c. 2, §1, is amended to read:

Sec. N-4. 5 MRSA §946-A, sub-§1,  as amended by PL 2005, c. 519, Pt. Z, §§1 and 2, is further amended to read:

Sec. N-5. 5 MRSA §20006-A, sub-§3,  as enacted by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. L, §8 and affected by §16, is amended to read:

Sec. N-6. 22 MRSA §1,  as amended by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. J, §2 and PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §§6 and 7, is repealed.

Sec. N-7. 22 MRSA §1-A  is enacted to read:

§ 1-A.  Definitions

As used in this Title, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

Sec. N-8. 22 MRSA §6  is repealed.

Sec. N-9. 22 MRSA §5105, 3rd ¶,  as repealed and replaced by PL 1975, c. 771, §231, is amended to read:

The bureau shall be is administered by a director who shall be appointed as provided in section 1.

Sec. N-10. 22 MRSA §5309, first ¶,  as repealed and replaced by PL 1975, c. 771, §233, is amended to read:

The bureau shall be is administered by a director who shall be appointed as provided in section 1.

Sec. N-11. 22-A MRSA §205, first ¶,  as enacted by PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. A, §1, is amended to read:

The commissioner has all of the powers and duties necessary to carry out the mission and responsibilities of the department. The commissioner has the power to distribute the functions and duties given to the commissioner under this Title, Title 5, Title 19-A, Title 22 and Title 34-B among the various offices of the department so as to integrate the work properly and to promote the most economical and efficient administration of the department. Wherever in this Title, Title 5, Title 19-A, Title 22 or Title 34-B powers and duties are given to the commissioner or the department, these must be assumed and carried out by the offices that the commissioner designates, and these powers and duties may in turn be delegated to subordinates by those office directors with the approval of the commissioner.

Sec. N-12. 22-A MRSA §205, sub-§4,  as amended by PL 2005, c. 236, §3 and amended by c. 412, §6, is further amended to read:

Sec. N-13. 22-A MRSA §206  is enacted to read:

§ 206.  Additional duties of the commissioner

In addition to other duties set out in this Title, the commissioner has the duties set forth in this section.

Sec. N-14. 22-A MRSA §207  is enacted to read:

§ 207.  Additional powers of the commissioner

In addition to other powers granted in this Title, the commissioner has the powers set out in this section.

Sec. N-15. 24-A MRSA §10, sub-§6,  as enacted by PL 1997, c. 676, §4 and amended by PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6, is further amended to read:

Sec. N-16. 34-B MRSA §1203,  as amended by PL 2007, c. 80, §1, is repealed.

Sec. N-17. 34-B MRSA §1204,  as amended by PL 2007, c. 286, §1, is repealed.

Sec. N-18. 34-B MRSA §5475, sub-§1, ¶B,  as enacted by PL 1983, c. 459, §7, is amended to read:

PART O

Sec. O-1. 5 MRSA §1767,  as enacted by PL 1985, c. 128, is amended to read:

§ 1767. Energy service companies and 3rd-party financing

Any department or agency of the State, subject to approval of the Bureau of Public Improvements General Services, may enter into an agreement with a private party such as an energy service or 3rd-party financing company for the design, installation, operation, maintenance and financing of energy conservation improvements at state facilities.

Any department or agency of the State, subject to approval by the Bureau of Public Improvements General Services, at the termination of the agreement with the private party pursuant to this section, may acquire, operate and maintain the improvement, may renew the agreement with the private party or may make an agreement with another private party to operate and maintain the improvement.

All agreements made with private parties as contemplated in this section shall be are subject to review by a subcommittee of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs.

The provisions of section 1587 shall do not apply to an agreement with a private party as contemplated in this section, except in the event that the state department or agency chooses to exercise an option to purchase energy conservation improvements, the department or agency before or at the time of the exercise of the option shall submit the proposed purchase of the energy conservation improvements for approval by the Legislature through the usual budget procedure.

The Bureau of General Services on behalf of any department or agency of the State is authorized to enter into agreements with private parties to study, plan, design, install, operate, maintain, finance and secure other services as may be necessary for the delivery of energy conservation projects at state facilities and projects to generate or cogenerate energy at state facilities for use on site and elsewhere. Nothing in this section may be construed to compel the Bureau of General Services to enter into such agreements. An agreement made subject to this section must be submitted to the Legislature for approval through the usual budget procedure if the agreement would require a new expenditure beyond existing appropriations or allocations.

PART P

Sec. P-1. Lump-sum payment. Except for employees identified in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 26, section 1282, subsection 5, paragraph E, Judicial Department employees in the administrative services bargaining unit, the supervisory bargaining unit and the professional bargaining unit and employees referred to in sections 4 and 5 of this Part who were employed in a full-time capacity by the State on July 1, 2007 are entitled to receive a $700 lump-sum payment in fiscal year 2007-08. Payment must be prorated for an employee employed less than full time consistent with the terms of the collective bargaining agreement. This sum may not be considered earnable compensation under the Maine Public Employees Retirement System.

Sec. P-2. Adjustment of salary schedules for fiscal year 2008-09. Effective at the beginning of the pay week commencing after the effective date of this Part and closest to July 1, 2008, the salary schedules for Judicial Department employees in the administrative services bargaining unit, the supervisory bargaining unit and the professional bargaining unit and employees referred to in section 4 of this Part must be adjusted upward by 3%.

Sec. P-3. Adjustment of salary schedules for calendar year 2009. Effective at the beginning of the pay week commencing after the effective date of this Part and closest to April 1, 2009, the salary schedules for Judicial Department employees in the administrative services bargaining unit, the supervisory bargaining unit and the professional bargaining unit and employees referred to in section 4 of this Part must be adjusted upward by 3%.

Sec. P-4. Other employees; similar and equitable treatment. Employees of the Judicial Department in classifications included in the administrative services bargaining unit, the supervisory bargaining unit and the professional bargaining unit who are excluded from collective bargaining pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 26, section 1282, subsection 5, paragraphs C, F and G must be given similar and equitable treatment on a pro rata basis similar to that treatment given employees covered by the collective bargaining agreements.

Sec. P-5. Excepted employees. For the purposes of this Part, "excepted employees" means the employees within the Judicial Department who are in positions excluded from bargaining units pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 26, section 1282, subsection 5, paragraphs C, D and E, other than those referred to in section 4 of this Part. For excepted employees identified in Title 26, section 1282, subsection 5, paragraphs C and D, effective at the beginning of the pay week commencing after the effective date of this Part and closest to July 1, 2008, the salary schedules must be adjusted upward by 2%. Effective at the beginning of the pay week commencing after the effective date of this Part and closest to January 1, 2009, the salary schedules for those excepted employees must be adjusted by eliminating the first step and creating a new last step that is 4% higher than the previous step. For excepted employees identified in Title 26, section 1282, subsection 5, paragraph E, effective at the beginning of the pay week commencing closest to July 1, 2007, the salary schedules must be adjusted upward by 2%. Effective at the beginning of the pay week commencing closest to July 1, 2008, the salary schedules must be adjusted upward by 2%.

PART Q

Sec. Q-1. 5 MRSA §1710-A, sub-§3,  as amended by PL 1997, c. 643, Pt. W, §1, is further amended to read:

Sec. Q-2. 5 MRSA §1710-F, sub-§3,  as amended by PL 1997, c. 157, §1, is further amended to read:

PART R

Sec. R-1. Public school purchasing portal. The Department of Education shall review the Western Maine Educational Collaborative's initiative to establish a cooperative purchase system to achieve cost efficiencies. The Department of Education shall assess the scalability and application of this initiative for schools statewide and report its results and recommendations to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs by September 30, 2008.

PART S

Sec. S-1. 5 MRSA §1541, sub-§10-B  is enacted to read:

PART T

Sec. T-1. 2 MRSA §6, sub-§4,  as amended by PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. HH, §1 and c. 273, Pt. B, §2 and affected by §7, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

Sec. T-2. 10 MRSA §8002, first ¶,  as amended by PL 1999, c. 687, Pt. C, §2, is further amended to read:

The Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation, referred to in this chapter as the "commissioner," is the chief administrative officer of the department and is responsible for supervising the administration of the department. The commissioner is appointed by the Governor, subject to review by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over banking and insurance matters, and to confirmation by the Legislature. In making the appointment under this paragraph, the Governor shall appoint one of the following officials as commissioner, who shall also continue to act as a superintendent or director, as the case may be: the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, the Superintendent of Consumer Credit Protection, the Superintendent of Insurance or the Director of the Office of Licensing and Registration. The commissioner serves at the pleasure of the Governor. Unless otherwise provided in law, the commissioner may not exercise or interfere with the exercise of discretionary regulatory authority granted by statute to the bureaus, offices, boards or commissions within and affiliated with the department. As chief administrative officer of the department, the commissioner has the following duties and authority to:

Sec. T-3. 32 MRSA §16601, sub-§1,  as enacted by PL 2005, c. 65, Pt. A, §2, is amended to read:

PART U

Sec. U-1. Salary Plan; lapsed balances; Administrative and Financial Services, General Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $15,000 of unencumbered balance forward in the Personal Services line category in the Salary Plan, General Fund account in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services lapses to the General Fund at the close of fiscal year 2008-09.

Sec. U-2. Office of State Controller - Carrying; lapsed balances; Administrative and Financial Services, General Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $150,000 of unencumbered balance forward in the All Other line category in the Office of the State Controller - Carrying, General Fund account in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services lapses to the General Fund at the close of fiscal year 2008-09.

PART V

Sec. V-1. Transfer from unappropriated surplus; Callahan Mine Site Restoration, Department of Transportation. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $400,000 in fiscal year 2007-08 by June 30, 2008 and $350,000 in fiscal year 2008-09 by August 15, 2008 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Callahan Mine Site Restoration Other Special Revenue Funds program within the Department of Transportation.

PART W

Sec. W-1. 20-A MRSA §15689-A, sub-§10,  as amended by PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. D, §8, is further amended to read:

Sec. W-2. 20-A MRSA §15689-A, sub-§16  is enacted to read:

Sec. W-3. 20-A MRSA §15689-A, sub-§17  is enacted to read:

PART X

Sec. X-1. 36 MRSA §2872, sub-§1,  as repealed and replaced by PL 2003, c. 467, §5, is amended to read:

Sec. X-2. 36 MRSA §2872, sub-§2,  as repealed and replaced by PL 2003, c. 467, §5, is amended to read:

PART Y

Sec. Y-1. 34-B MRSA §5481,  as enacted by PL 1995, c. 685, §1 and amended by PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6, is repealed.

PART Z

Sec. Z-1. Rename Office of Licensing and Regulatory Services program. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the "Office of Licensing and Regulatory Services" program within the Department of Health and Human Services is renamed the "Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services" program.

Sec. Z-2. Rename State Boarding Homes program. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the "State Boarding Homes" program within the Department of Health and Human Services is renamed the "MR/Elderly PNMI Room and Board" program.

PART AA

Sec. AA-1. PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. X, §3  is amended to read:

Sec. X-3. Authorized MaineCare program transfers defined. The authority to transfer funds pursuant to section 2 of this Part is limited to the following General Fund programs:

1. Medical Care - Payments to Providers;

2. Nursing Facilities;

3. Medicaid Match - Mental Retardation;

4. Mental Health Services - Child Medicaid;

5. Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid;

6. Mental Retardation Waiver - MaineCare Waiver;

7. Office of Substance Abuse - Medicaid Seed;

8. Low-cost Drugs to Maine's Elderly; and

9. Bureau of Medical Services . ;

10. Mental Retardation Waiver - Supports; and

11. MR/Elderly PNMI Room and Board.

PART BB

Sec. BB-1. Disproportionate Share - Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center; lapsed balances. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $730,641 of the unencumbered balance in fiscal year 2007-08 in the Disproportionate Share - Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center General Fund account in the Department of Health and Human Services lapses to the General Fund in fiscal year 2007-08.

Sec. BB-2. Disproportionate Share - Riverview Psychiatric Center; lapsed balances. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $331,921 of the unencumbered balance in fiscal year 2007-08 in the Disproportionate Share - Riverview Psychiatric Center General Fund account in the Department of Health and Human Services lapses to the General Fund in fiscal year 2007-08.

PART CC

Sec. CC-1. PL 2007, c. 1, Pt. K, §1  is amended to read:

Sec. K-1. Transfer from Personal Services - Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center to All Other. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1585 or any other provision of law, available Personal Services salary savings in Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center accounts, which result from Physician positions , Nurse positions and Psychologist positions that are vacant as a result of the inability to recruit, may be transferred to All Other by financial order upon recommendation of the State Budget Officer and approval of the Governor.

Sec. CC-2. PL 2007, c. 1, Pt. K, §2  is amended to read:

Sec. K-2. Transfer from Personal Services - Riverview Psychiatric Center to All Other. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1585 or any other provision of law, available Personal Services salary savings in Riverview Psychiatric Center accounts, which result from Physician positions , Nurse positions and Psychologist positions that are vacant as a result of the inability to recruit, may be transferred to All Other by financial order upon recommendation of the State Budget Officer and approval of the Governor.

PART DD

Sec. DD-1. Transfer of funds; leased space agreements. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1585 or any other provision of law, available balances of All Other appropriations in Department of Health and Human Services General Fund accounts may be transferred to the Office of Management and Budget General Fund account to be used to fund leased space agreements within the department. The amounts transferred pursuant to this section are considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal year 2007-08 and fiscal year 2008-09. These funds may be transferred by financial order upon recommendation of the State Budget Officer and approval of the Governor.

PART EE

Sec. EE-1. 22 MRSA §1971, sub-§1,  as amended by PL 2007, c. 1, Pt. D, §3, is further amended to read:

PART FF

Sec. FF-1. Department of Conservation, Division of Forest Fire Control account; lapsed balances; General Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $28,960 of unencumbered balance forward in the Personal Services line category in the Division of Forest Fire Control, General Fund account in the Department of Conservation lapses to the General Fund at the close of fiscal year 2007-08.

PART GG

Sec. GG-1. Reorganization of accounts in the Department of Education. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer in cooperation with the Commissioner of Education may create programs and accounts in fiscal year 2008-09 for the purpose of reorganizing accounts to improve the financial management and reporting of funds in the Department of Education. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1585, or any other provision of law, appropriations, allocations and positions in the Department of Education may be transferred by financial order between accounts in the same fund in fiscal year 2008-09 upon the recommendation of the State Budget Officer and approval of the Governor in order to implement improvements in the financial management and reporting of funds in the Department of Education. These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations, allocations and positions in fiscal year 2008-09. The Commissioner of Education and the State Budget Officer shall provide the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education and cultural affairs reports of the transfers no later than January 15, 2009.

PART HH

Sec. HH-1. 8 MRSA §1036, sub-§5  is enacted to read:

PART II

Sec. II-1. Transfer of funds from Bureau of Revenue Services Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $120,000 by June 30, 2008 and $200,000 by June 30, 2009 from the Bureau of Revenue Services Fund in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund.

PART JJ

Sec. JJ-1. 4 MRSA §24, 4th ¶  is enacted to read:

Beginning with fiscal year 2007-08, the State Controller shall carry forward up to $500,000 each fiscal year of unexpended appropriation fund balances in the Judicial Department operating budget, General Fund and shall transfer these funds to the Judicial Department Renovations and Repairs General Fund program, established in section 28, for allotment by financial order upon recommendation of the State Budget Officer and approval by the Governor. Before carrying forward and transferring these funds, the State Controller shall adjust the carry-forward amount for the amounts needed by the Judicial Department to meet all costs associated with personal services, including costs associated with collective bargaining agreements. The State Controller shall then transfer the net unexpended appropriation balances to the Judicial Department Renovations and Repairs General Fund program for use in the subsequent fiscal year. Any remaining balances lapse to the General Fund.

Sec. JJ-2. 4 MRSA §28  is enacted to read:

§ 28.  Judicial Department Renovations and Repairs program

PART KK

Sec. KK-1. Legislative account; lapsed balances; Legislative-General Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $122,350 of unencumbered balance forward in the Personal Services line category in the Legislative General Fund account in the Legislature lapses to the General Fund in fiscal year 2007-08. In addition, $194,600 of unencumbered balance forward in the Personal Services line category in the Legislative General Fund account in the Legislature lapses to the General Fund in fiscal year 2008-09.

Sec. KK-2. Legislative account; lapsed balances; Law and Legislative Reference Library-General Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $9,000 of unencumbered balance forward in the Personal Services line category in the Law and Legislative Reference Library General Fund account in the Legislature lapses to the General Fund in fiscal year 2007-08. In addition, $15,000 of unencumbered balance forward in the Personal Services line category in the Law and Legislative Reference Library General Fund account in the Legislature lapses to the General Fund in fiscal year 2008-09.

Sec. KK-3. Legislative account; lapsed balances; Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability-General Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $25,000 of unencumbered balance forward in the All Other line category in the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability General Fund account in the Legislature lapses to the General Fund in fiscal year 2007-08. In addition, $50,000 of unencumbered balance forward in the All Other line category in the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability General Fund account in the Legislature lapses to the General Fund in fiscal year 2008-09.

PART LL

Sec. LL-1. 22 MRSA §661,  as amended by PL 2005, c. 683, Pt. A, §33, is further amended to read:

§ 661. Public policy

In the interests of the public health and welfare of the people of this State, it is the declared public policy of this State that a facility licensed by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission and situated in the State must be accomplished in a manner consistent with protection of the public health and safety and in compliance with the environmental protection policies of this State. It is the purpose of this chapter, in conjunction with sections 671 to 690; Title 25, sections section 51 and 52; and Title 35-A, sections 4351 to 4393, to exercise the jurisdiction of the State to the maximum extent permitted by the United States Constitution and federal law. Nothing in this chapter may be construed as an attempt by the State to regulate radiological health and safety reserved to the Federal Government by reason of the United States Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.

Sec. LL-2. 22 MRSA §674, sub-§5,  as repealed and replaced by 1987, c. 769, Pt. A, §70 and amended by PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6, is further amended to read:

Sec. LL-3. 22 MRSA §676, sub-§4,  as amended by PL 2005, c. 254, Pt. B, §9, is further amended to read:

Sec. LL-4. 25 MRSA §51,  as amended by PL 1987, c. 519, §9 and PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6, is further amended to read:

§ 51. Agreements

The Governor, the Department of Health and Human Services and other state agencies designated in Title 22, section 676 , in consultation with the State Nuclear Safety Advisor, in fulfillment of his duties pursuant to section 52, shall have authority to may enter into agreements, understandings or arrangements with any other department or agency of this State, any federal agency, state, political subdivision or person to provide for mutual aid plans, emergency plans, evacuation plans and their implementation, memoranda of understanding and any other agreements deemed necessary to protect public and property in this State from hazards or dangers from radiation, radioactive materials, nuclear materials or the occurrence of a radiological incident as a result of the presence of, release of or emissions from radioactive materials, radioactivity or nuclear materials in this State. The hazards or dangers referred to in this section shall be are only those arising from the peaceful use, transportation or storage of nuclear or atomic materials.

Sec. LL-5. 25 MRSA §52,  as amended by PL 2005, c. 254, Pt. B, §11, is repealed.

Sec. LL-6. 35-A MRSA §116, sub-§8,  as amended by PL 2005, c. 3, Pt. J, §1 and c. 135, §3, is further amended to read:

PART MM

Sec. MM-1. 36 MRSA §4641-B, sub-§4,  as amended by PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. H, §1 and c. 427, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

PART NN

Sec. NN-1. Carrying balance; Management Information Systems program, General Fund account. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any balance remaining from the $3,500,000 appropriation in fiscal year 2007-08 to the Department of Education's Management Information Systems program, General Fund account in Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part A, section 22 to provide statewide support for certain operational efficiencies, such as GIS routing software and consolidated payroll and accounting systems, associated with school consolidation does not lapse but must carry forward to June 30, 2009 to be used for the same purposes.

Sec. NN-2. General Purpose Aid for Local Schools; lapsed balances; Department of Education, General Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $53,590 of unencumbered balance forward in the All Other line category in the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools, General Fund account in the Department of Education lapses to the General Fund at the close of fiscal year 2008-09.

PART OO

Sec. OO-1. 22 MRSA §1714-A, sub-§7,  as amended by PL 2003, c. 673, Pt. YYY, §1, is further amended to read:

Sec. OO-2. 36 MRSA §111, sub-§5,  as amended by PL 2005, c. 332, §3, is further amended to read:

Sec. OO-3. 36 MRSA §112, sub-§9,  as amended by PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. L, §5, is further amended to read:

Sec. OO-4. 36 MRSA §112-A  is enacted to read:

§ 112-A.  Agreements for transfer from another state agency of debt for collection

Sec. OO-5. 36 MRSA §191, sub-§2, ¶II,  as amended by PL 2007, c. 328, §3, is further amended to read:

Sec. OO-6. 36 MRSA §191, sub-§2, ¶JJ,  as enacted by PL 2007, c. 328, §4, is amended to read:

Sec. OO-7. 36 MRSA §191, sub-§2, ¶KK  is enacted to read:

PART PP

Sec. PP-1. Transfer from Other Special Revenue Funds; Department of Public Safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $2,500,000 of surplus funds not needed for current operations by June 30, 2008 from the Office of the State Fire Marshal Other Special Revenue Funds account in the Department of Public Safety to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund consistent with past practice.

PART QQ

Sec. QQ-1. 34-B MRSA §1001, sub-§8, ¶D,  as amended by PL 2005, c. 457, Pt. NN, §1 and affected by §8, is further amended to read:

Sec. QQ-2. 34-B MRSA §1204, sub-§2, ¶C,  as amended by PL 2007, c. 286, §1, is further amended to read:

Sec. QQ-3. 34-B MRSA §1204, sub-§3, ¶C  is enacted to read:

Sec. QQ-4. 34-B MRSA §5475, 1st ¶,  as amended by PL 1985, c. 503, §10, is further amended to read:

If the chief administrative officer of a facility or his the chief administrative officer's designee, or the director of the Elizabeth Levinson Center or his commissioner or the commissioner's designee, has determined that a client is not capable of giving informed consent to admission, the client may be admitted for extended care and treatment only after judicial certification pursuant to the following procedures.

Sec. QQ-5. 34-B MRSA §6251, sub-§1,  as amended by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. K, §75, is further amended to read:

Sec. QQ-6. 34-B MRSA §6252,  as amended by PL 2003, c. 389, §25, is repealed.

Sec. QQ-7. Effective date. That section of this Part that repeals the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 34-B, section 6252 takes effect June 7, 2008.

PART RR

Sec. RR-1. 36 MRSA §2527,  as amended by PL 2007, c. 1, Pt. O, §§3 and 4 and affected by §9, is repealed.

Sec. RR-2. 36 MRSA §5219-U,  as amended by PL 2007, c. 1, Pt. O, §§6 and 7 and affected by §9, is repealed.

Sec. RR-3. Review by Maine Revenue Services; cross-references. Maine Revenue Services shall review the Maine Revised Statutes and submit a bill to the First Regular Session of the 124th Legislature that includes all sections necessary to correct and update any cross-references in the statutes to provisions of law repealed in this Part.

PART SS

Sec. SS-1. 36 MRSA §2528,  as amended by PL 2007, c. 1, Pt. O, §5 and affected by §9, is repealed.

Sec. SS-2. 36 MRSA §5219-V,  as amended by PL 2007, c. 1, Pt. O, §8 and affected by §9, is repealed.

Sec. SS-3. Review by Maine Revenue Services; cross-references. Maine Revenue Services shall review the Maine Revised Statutes and submit a bill to the First Regular Session of the 124th Legislature that includes all sections necessary to correct and update any cross-references in the statutes to provisions of law repealed in this Part.

PART TT

Sec. TT-1. 22 MRSA §3273, sub-§9,  as enacted by PL 1997, c. 643, Pt. WW, §1, is repealed.

PART UU

Sec. UU-1. 22 MRSA §1714-B,  as enacted by PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. ZZZ, §1 and amended by c. 342, §1 and affected by §2 and amended by c. 519, Pt. PP, §1, is further amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read:

This section is repealed June 30, 2008.

Sec. UU-2. 36 MRSA §2891, sub-§1,  as corrected by RR 2003, c. 2, §116, is amended to read:

Sec. UU-3. Application. That section of this Part that amends the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, section 2891, subsection 1 applies to tax years beginning on or after June 30, 2008.

PART VV

Sec. VV-1. Establishment of joint purchasing pool for prescription drugs. The Governor’s Office of Health Policy and Finance shall establish a joint purchasing pool for the purpose of rebate negotiation, collection and dispute resolution for prescription drugs in order to reduce costs for public employees and dependents receiving prescription drug coverage through the State of Maine, the University of Maine System and the Maine Education Association. Other public employee groups may participate in the joint purchasing pool if they so desire.

Sec. VV-2. Authorized representative. The Governor’s Office of Health Policy and Finance and the Department of Health and Human Services are designated as authorized representatives for the purpose of implementing and operating the joint purchasing pool under section 1. A 3rd-party administrator, a 3rd-party payor and a plan sponsor as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 8702 shall provide health care plan and claims data and information to an authorized representative upon request.

Sec. VV-3. Amend current contracts. The State shall amend current contracts as needed to implement the joint purchasing pool under section 1 and to achieve savings for the State and participating parties. The State shall fund the administrative costs associated with the administration of the joint purchasing pool from the rebates realized as a result of the joint purchasing pool. Fifty percent of net savings realized as a result of the participation of public school employees in the joint purchasing pool must be set aside in an Other Special Revenue Funds account within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services and must be used to increase the State’s contribution to the retired teachers health insurance program under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 13451 in fiscal years 2009-10 and 2010-11. Fifty percent of net savings realized as a result of the participation of public school employees in the joint purchasing pool must be credited as undedicated revenue to the General Fund. Other parties in the pool must receive the net savings realized as a result of their participation; these savings must be sent to those parties following the reconciliation of the rebates and the conclusion of any appeals.

Sec. VV-4. Adopt rules. The Governor’s Office of Health Policy and Finance may adopt rules to implement the joint purchasing pool under section 1. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

PART WW

Sec. WW-1. 30-A MRSA §4852, sub-§2,  as amended by PL 1989, c. 6 and c. 9, §2 and repealed and replaced by c. 48, §§5 and 31 and amended by c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10 and c. 581, §11, is further amended to read:

PART XX

Sec. XX-1. 22 MRSA §3762, sub-§3, ¶B,  as amended by PL 2001, c. 338, §§1 to 3, is further amended to read:

Sec. XX-2. 22 MRSA §3762, sub-§8, ¶D  is enacted to read:

Sec. XX-3. 22 MRSA §4301, sub-§3,  as enacted by PL 1983, c. 577, §1, is amended to read:

Sec. XX-4. 22 MRSA §4301, sub-§6,  as amended by PL 1991, c. 622, Pt. M, §20, is further amended to read:

Sec. XX-5. 22 MRSA §4308, sub-§1,  as amended by PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. AAA, §6, is further amended to read:

Sec. XX-6. 22 MRSA §4308, sub-§2,  as amended by PL 1999, c. 45, §1, is further amended to read:

PART YY

Sec. YY-1. State agency function efficiencies. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the following departments, under the direction of the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services and the Director of the State Planning Office within the Executive Department, shall, by June 30, 2008, implement a plan of consolidation, eliminating duplication or creating greater efficiencies in the following functions:

1. Ministerial licensing and registration: Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, Department of Conservation, Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Department of Marine Resources and Department of Professional and Financial Regulation;

2. Food safety inspection: Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources and Department of Health and Human Services; and

3. Drinking water and septic systems regulation: Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Health and Human Services.

The plan must be designed to achieve a savings of $250,000 during fiscal year 2008-09.

If the commissioners of the affected departments identify a conflict or inconsistency between provisions in the Maine Revised Statutes or rules adopted by the agencies, the commissioners shall attempt to resolve that conflict or inconsistency by interpreting the laws or rules together to give effect to the intent of the Legislature or agency, as the case may be. If the commissioners determine rulemaking is required to resolve a conflict or inconsistency, the commissioners may adopt rules as authorized by law. In adopting rules under this section, the commissioners have sole discretion to determine whether an emergency exists. The commissioners shall notify the members of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs prior to adopting any emergency rule under this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. If the commissioners determine that legislation is required to resolve a conflict or inconsistency, the commissioners shall jointly submit proposed legislation necessary to fully implement the intent of this Part by October 1, 2008 to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs, and the joint standing committee may submit legislation to the First Regular Session of the 124th Legislature based on the proposed legislation.

Sec. YY-2. Merger. The Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, Department of Conservation, Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Department of Marine Resources shall merge into not more than 2 natural resources departments in accordance with this section.

1. In collaboration with the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services and the Director of the State Planning Office within the Executive Department, the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, Commissioner of Conservation, Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Commissioner of Marine Resources shall submit a plan for organization of their departments into not more than 2 natural resources departments and implementing legislation to the First Regular Session of the 124th Legislature by January 1, 2009. The department or departments of natural resources must at a minimum contain offices of law enforcement; resource management; policy, planning and operations; and land management.

2. In developing the reorganization plan, the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, Commissioner of Conservation, Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Commissioner of Marine Resources shall, in collaboration with the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services and the Director of the State Planning Office within the Executive Department:

3. The Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, Department of Conservation, Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Department of Marine Resources shall, using existing funds and in a process administered through the Executive Department, State Planning Office, contract with a consultant to analyze existing department functions, research approaches to natural resources departments’ organization in other states, conduct stakeholder outreach, develop reorganization plan options and write the rationale for each option.

4. The plan developed pursuant to this section must, at a minimum, clearly articulate, regarding the reassignment of powers, duties and responsibilities from the entities in existence on the effective date of this Part to the entities that will result from the reorganization:

5. Rules, contracts, agreements and compacts of the affected agencies that are in effect on the effective date of this Part remain in effect until they expire or are rescinded, revised or amended by the agencies or the parties involved in the contracts, agreements or compacts.

Sec. YY-3. Calculation and transfer; General Fund savings through increased efficiencies. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer shall calculate the amounts of savings from increased efficiencies that result from this Part that apply against each General Fund account and shall transfer the amounts by financial order upon approval of the Governor. These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal year 2008-09. The State Budget Officer shall provide the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs a report of the transferred amounts not later than January 15, 2009.

Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation takes effect when approved.

SUMMARY

This Part makes appropriations and allocations of funds for the 2008-2009 biennium.

This Part makes appropriations and allocations of funds for approved reclassifications and range changes.

This Part provides the recommended funding level for general purpose aid for local schools. It specifies a mill expectation of 6.54 for fiscal year 2008-09; the total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12, consisting of total operating allocation, total debt service allocation and total adjustments and miscellaneous costs; and the state and local share of those costs.

This Part makes appropriations and allocations of funds for initiatives that streamline State Government.

This Part is associated with the streamlining initiatives in Part D and does the following.

1. It authorizes the State Controller and the Treasurer of State to establish an electronic funds transfer system for the purpose of transferring directly into payees' accounts held at accredited financial institutions the payment of any amount or obligation owed by the State.

2. It repeals the requirement that the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife provide summaries of fish and wildlife laws with each license or registration purchased, in order to implement proposed changes to the current schedule and method of providing these summaries. It also amends various provisions of law to reflect the repeal of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 10103, subsection 7.

3. It requires the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs to review the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability's report and the Office of Fiscal and Program Review's analysis on administrative positions within state agencies and to include its recommendations in the next supplemental budget bill following its review.

4. It recognizes additional undedicated revenue to the General Fund in fiscal year 2008-09 from a new policy implemented by the Treasurer of State that reduces the earnings distribution costs for the Treasurer of State's cash pool by retaining the float earnings bonus for the General Fund.

5. It provides that a total of $60,000 from the legislative General Fund account and $100,000 from the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability General Fund account within the Legislature lapses to the General Fund in fiscal year 2007-08.

6. It requires the State Budget Officer to calculate and transfer by financial order, as adjustments to appropriations, savings in the cost of property insurance and vehicle liability insurance; savings in central services; savings in the cost of telecommunications; savings in the cost of technology training; and savings in the cost of postal activities and printing in Part D.

7. It authorizes the Director of the Office of Information Technology within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to transfer by financial order positions to achieve the consolidation of the postal and printing functions.

8. It requires the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services to identify and eliminate contracts for general advertising.

9. It also requires the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services to reduce newspaper advertisements for state employment opportunities to the extent possible and requires that all employment opportunities be posted on the Internet instead of in newspapers unless the vacancy is specialized and approval for newspaper advertisement is granted by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Human Resources.

This Part directs the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources to redefine the jurisdictions of the 2 departments in the food inspection process to eliminate dual licensing processes.

This Part provides for the reorganization of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, State Harness Racing Commission and the Department of Public Safety, Gambling Control Board through the creation of a separate unit within the Department of Public Safety. It eliminates one Executive Director position and provides for the reallocation of other positions.

This Part does the following:

1. It requires the State Controller to transfer $500,000 by June 30, 2008 and $500,000 by June 30, 2009 from the Accident, Sickness and Health Insurance Internal Service Fund in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. The State Controller is also required to transfer the equitable share of health insurance savings to each participating fund by June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2009. The fund transfers are to recognize health insurance savings achieved through changes to be adopted by the State Employee Health Commission;

2. It also requires the transfer of $10,438,051 representing the health insurance excess equity reserve balance to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund by June 30, 2008 and the equitable share transfer to each participating fund by June 30, 2008; and

3. It also requires the transfer of $9,936,891 representing the retiree health insurance excess equity reserve balance to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund by June 30, 2008 and the equitable share transfer to each participating fund by June 30, 2008.

This Part does the following:

1. It authorizes the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of Information Technology to enter into financing arrangements on or after July 1, 2009 for the acquisition of hardware, software and systems to support the operations of the Statewide Radio and Network System Reserve Fund established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1520; and

2. It authorizes the Chief Information Officer within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to enter into financing arrangements in fiscal years 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 for the acquisition of a statewide enterprise system to facilitate e-mail archiving and related activities, including software, necessary hardware and peripherals and contractual services associated with the implementation and deployment of the system.

This Part authorizes the State Controller to transfer $14,648 in unexpended funds from the Maine Asthma and Lung Disease Research Fund Other Special Revenue Funds account within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services in fiscal year 2007-08 to General Fund unappropriated surplus.

This Part authorizes the State Controller to transfer funds from the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife carrying account to several program accounts for various purposes within the department.

This Part transfers $2,425,000 from General Fund undedicated revenue to the Maine Clean Election Fund in fiscal year 2009-10 and $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2010-11.

This Part requires that the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations set off lottery winnings against Maine liquidated tax debts.

This Part does the following.

1. It removes the Deputy Commissioner of Health, Integrated Access and Strategy, Department of Health and Human Services from the list of state officials and employees within salary range 90.

2. It removes language specifying the titles of deputy commissioners of the Department of Health and Human Services whose salaries are within salary range 38.

3. It retains the designation in existing law of deputy commissioners of the Department of Health and Human Services as major policy-influencing positions and eliminates the specific designation with respect to other staff of the department.

4. It repeals redundant text in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 1 concerning the establishment of the department and appointment of the Commissioner of Health and Human Services. The bill also repeals language about the qualifications required of certain bureau directors.

5. It repeals Title 22, section 6, which describes the commissioner's authority to distribute the functions of the department among the various offices. This text is moved to Title 22-A, section 205.

6. It amends Title 22-A, section 205 by moving text in from Title 22 to explain the commissioner's authority to delegate and reassign functions of the department to different offices from time to time. It describes the commissioner's authority to appoint senior staff without listing detailed titles for each.

7. It repeals Title 34-B, section 1203, which describes additional duties of the commissioner, and moves the text to Title 22-A, section 206.

8. It repeals Title 34-B, section 1204, which describes additional powers of the commissioner relating to state institutions, clinical directors, lease of buildings, nurse training, appearances by employees in Probate Court, physicians, contracts with health care servicing entities and ad hoc committee compensation, and moves the text, with minor amendments, to Title 22-A, section 207.

9. It corrects statutory cross-references to reflect changes made in this Part.

This Part amends the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1767 to clarify the authority of the Bureau of General Services to enter into agreements to conduct energy projects at state facilities. It authorizes the bureau to enter into agreements specifically in pursuit of projects at state facilities for on-site generation or cogeneration of energy for use at those facilities and elsewhere. It requires legislative review and approval through the usual budget process for any agreement requiring new expenditures that cannot be absorbed. Otherwise, the bureau is authorized to proceed with such energy independence projects.

This Part approves the cost items in collective bargaining agreements reached by the Judicial Department and the bargaining units pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 26, section 1285.

This Part changes certain reporting dates for odd-numbered years for the Consensus Economic Forecasting Commission and for the Revenue Forecasting Committee.

This Part directs the Department of Education to review the Western Maine Educational Collaborative's initiative to establish a cooperative purchase system to achieve cost efficiencies. This initiative uses a secure online portal that brings buyers and sellers together and allows a multitude of sellers to respond to multiple bids, a process that decreases prices. The Department of Education is directed to assess the scalability and application of this initiative for schools statewide and to report its results and recommendations to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs by September 30, 2008.

This Part ensures the confidentiality of internal audit working papers belonging to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of the State Controller.

This Part provides for the reorganization of the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation. It also eliminates the Administrator, Office of Securities from salary range 88 in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 2, section 6, subsection 4 while correcting a conflict that was created when Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part HH, section 1 and chapter 273, Part B, section 2 both amended that provision of law.

This Part does the following:

1. It lapses $15,000 of unencumbered balance forward in the Personal Services line category in the Salary Plan, General Fund account in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to the General Fund at the close of fiscal year 2008-09; and

2. It lapses $150,000 of unencumbered balance forward in the All Other line category in the Office of the State Controller - Carrying, General Fund account in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to the General Fund at the close of fiscal year 2008-09.

This Part directs the State Controller to transfer $400,000 by June 30, 2008 and $350,000 by August 15, 2008 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Callahan Mine Site Restoration Other Special Revenue Funds program within the Department of Transportation.

This Part does the following.

1. It adds the positions of one Team Leader/Policy Director, one Education Specialist III, one Office Associate II and one Office Specialist I to the positions in the Management Information Systems program funded from the General Purpose Aid to Local Schools account that support the implementation of the requirements of the Essential Programs and Services Funding Act.

2. It authorizes the Commissioner of Education to pay costs from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools account to support the Personal Services and All Other costs for 2 Education Specialist II and 2 Office Associate II positions to provide for the coordination of education, treatment and other services for juvenile offenders at the Mountain View Youth Development Center and the Long Creek Youth Development Center.

3. It authorizes the Commissioner of Education to pay costs from the General Purpose Aid to Local Schools account to support the Personal Services and All Other costs for 1 teacher position to provide special education instruction to juvenile offenders at the Mountain View Youth Development Center and for 2 teacher positions to provide special education instruction to juvenile offenders at the Long Creek Youth Development Center.

This Part revises the basis for applying residential treatment facilities and nursing facilities taxes effective January 1, 2008. For the residential treatment facilities tax, the tax is reduced from 6% of annual gross patient services revenue to 5.5% of annual gross patient services revenue. For the nursing facilities tax, the tax is reduced from 6% of annual net operating revenue to 5.5% of annual net operating revenue.

This Part repeals provisions related to rates for fee-for-service or grant-in-aid programs paid by the Department of Health and Human Services to private agencies providing services to individuals with mental retardation.

This Part renames 2 programs of the Department of Health and Human Services.

This Part authorizes the transfer of funds between the Mental Retardation Waiver - Supports program, the MR/Elderly PNMI Room and Board program and other MaineCare programs.

This Part does the following:

1. It lapses $730,641 of the unencumbered balance in the Disproportionate Share - Dorothea Dix Center General Fund account in the Department of Health and Human Services to the General Fund in fiscal year 2007-08; and

2. It lapses $331,921 of the unencumbered balance in the Disproportionate Share - Riverview Psychiatric Center General Fund account in the Department of Health and Human Services to the General Fund in fiscal year 2007-08.

This Part adds salary savings balances from vacant Nurse and Psychologist positions in the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center and Riverview Psychiatric Center accounts to those salary savings balances that are authorized to be transferred to All Other upon recommendation of the State Budget Officer and approval of the Governor.

This Part authorizes the transfer of available All Other balances in Department of Health and Human Services General Fund accounts to the Office of Management and Budget General Fund account to fund leased space agreements upon recommendation of the State Budget Officer and approval of the Governor. These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal years 2007-08 and fiscal year 2008-09.

This Part ensures that the school nurse consultant position, which is established jointly within the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Education, is also jointly supervised by staff of those 2 departments.

This Part lapses $28,960 of unencumbered balance forward in the Personal Services line category in the Division of Forest Fire Control, General Fund account in the Department of Conservation to the General Fund at the close of fiscal year 2007-08.

This Part authorizes the State Budget Officer in cooperation with the Commissioner of Education to reorganize programs and accounts in the Department of Education for the purpose of improving financial management and reporting within the department.

This Part requires that all nonstate entities receiving funds under the laws governing the allocation of slot machine income submit an annual report to the Gambling Control Board setting forth an itemization of all deposits and expenditures of funds received pursuant to subsection 2.

This Part requires the State Controller to transfer $120,000 by June 30, 2008 and $200,000 by June 30, 2009 from the Bureau of Revenue Services Fund in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund.

This Part authorizes the State Controller to transfer by financial order up to $500,000 each year from unexpended appropriation balances to the Judicial Department Renovations and Repairs program account, and it establishes the Judicial Department Renovations and Repairs program and authorizes any unexpended funds to carry forward and requires a report by the State Court Administrator annually to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs on the nature of the projects funded.

This Part provides that a total of $415,950 from legislative accounts within the Legislature lapses to the General Fund over the 2008-2009 biennium. As a result of the downward adjustments to General Fund revenue for the current biennium, these adjustments will achieve the target figures of $156,350 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $259,600 in fiscal year 2008-09, as established by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of the Budget for the legislative branch.

This Part repeals language that establishes the State Nuclear Safety Advisor in the Office of Public Advocate and corrects cross-references to the repealed section of law.

This Part corrects a conflict created when Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part H, section 1 and Public Law 2007, chapter 427, section 1 both amended the same section of law. This Part corrects the conflict by establishing July 1, 2009 as the date on and after which neither the Governor nor the Legislature may divert the revenues payable to the Housing Opportunities for Maine Fund to any other fund or for any other use.

This Part does the following.

1. It requires the Management Information Systems program, General Fund account to carry forward any balance remaining from the $3,500,000 appropriation in fiscal year 2007-08 in Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part A, section 22 for continued use in fiscal year 2008-09 for its intended purpose.

2. It lapses $53,590 of unencumbered balance forward in the All Other line category in the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools, General Fund account in the Department of Education to the General Fund at the close of fiscal year 2008-09.

This Part provides that the Department of Health and Human Services may seek collection of any debt established under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 1714-A by transferring the debt to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Revenue Services for collection by the bureau under its tax collection authority.

This Part also clarifies that the Department of Health and Human Services may seek collection of any debt established under Title 22, section 1714-A by using the set-off procedure provided by Title 36, section 5276-A.

This Part also specifies procedures for administering the transfer, collection and accounting of debt transferred by another state agency to the Bureau of Revenue Services pursuant to Title 36, section 112, subsection 9. This Part also extends the definition of "tax" to all collection provisions of Title 36, chapter 7.

This Part authorizes the State Controller to transfer $2,500,000 of surplus funds not needed for current operations by June 30, 2008 from the Office of the State Fire Marshal Other Special Revenue Funds account in the Department of Public Safety to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund consistent with past practice.

This Part eliminates the requirement as of June 7, 2008 that the Department of Health and Human Services maintain the Elizabeth Levinson Center as a state institution and instead gives the Commissioner of Health and Human Services the power to contract with a privately operated corporation to operate a facility that replaces the center.

This Part repeals the educational attainment investment tax credits in the income tax and insurance premiums tax statutes. The credits are currently scheduled to take effect in 2009.

This Part repeals the recruitment credits in the income tax and insurance premiums tax statutes. The credits are currently scheduled to take effect in 2009.

This Part repeals the provision that requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide Supplemental Security Income to legal aliens.

This Part repeals the provision that governs the reimbursement of critical access hospitals at 117% of allowable costs, effective June 30, 2008. It also revises the definition of hospital for the purpose of payment of the hospital tax to exclude critical access hospitals.

This Part requires the Governor’s Office of Health Policy and Finance to implement a joint purchasing pool for prescription drugs. This collaborative is intended to maximize savings for public employers and employees through the negotiation of favorable drug rebate arrangements.

This Part establishes the bridging rental assistance program of the Department of Health and Human Services as the first priority for funding in the Housing Opportunities for Maine Program. Beginning with fiscal year 2008-09, at least $2,972,414 must be provided annually to the department for program operations.

This Part makes TANF recipients ineligible for both nonemergency and emergency general assistance beginning July 1, 2008. To offset the loss of general assistance benefits to this group, this Part increases the special housing allowance available to certain TANF recipients from $50 to $100. In addition, this Part provides a new transitional benefit to TANF recipients who have lost their monthly grants due to employment by providing an additional monthly grant to the family for food for the 3 years following loss of TANF eligibility.

This Part directs the development and implementation of a plan of consolidation, eliminating duplication or creating greater efficiencies in certain ministerial licensing and registration functions, food safety inspection activities and the regulation of drinking water and septic systems. This effort will involve the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, Department of Conservation, Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Department of Marine Resources as well as the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Professional and Financial Regulation and Executive Department, State Planning Office. The plan must be implemented by June 30, 2008 and must achieve savings of $250,000 in the current biennium. The Part authorizes the commissioners of the affected departments to adopt rules and submit legislation to implement the plan.

This Part also requires that the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, the Department of Conservation, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Department of Marine Resources merge into not more than 2 departments and establishes a process for the merger.