An Act To Make Additional Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2013
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. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Accident - Sickness - Health Insurance 0455
Initiative: Reorganizes one Public Service Manager I position from range 25 to range 28 and one Public Service Coordinator I position from range 22 to range 25 and transfers All Other to Personal Services to fund the reorganization.
ACCIDENT, SICKNESS AND HEALTH INSURANCE INTERNAL SERVICE FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $16,607 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($16,607) |
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ACCIDENT, SICKNESS AND HEALTH INSURANCE INTERNAL SERVICE FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
Administration - Human Resources 0038
Initiative: Transfers one Office Associate II position from the Administration - Human Resources program to the Purchases - Division of program to align workflow in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
(1.000) | (1.000) |
Personal Services
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($10,550) | ($41,811) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | ($10,550) | ($41,811) |
Buildings and Grounds Operations 0080
Initiative: Transfers one Space Management Specialist position and related All Other costs from the Revenue Services - Bureau of program to the Buildings and Grounds Operations program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $72,430 |
All Other
|
$0 | $1,735 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $74,165 |
Buildings and Grounds Operations 0080
Initiative: Provides funding for fuel for state-owned buildings due to the increase in the contracted price.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$646,454 | $0 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $646,454 | $0 |
Departments and Agencies - Statewide 0016
Initiative: Reduces funding based on savings achieved as a result of lowered costs of business communications lines.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($45,360) | ($77,760) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | ($45,360) | ($77,760) |
Departments and Agencies - Statewide 0016
Initiative: Adjusts funding to reflect projected savings to be achieved through a retirement incentive program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$420,154 | ($583,432) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $420,154 | ($583,432) |
Departments and Agencies - Statewide 0016
Initiative: Reduces funding to reflect projected savings from the increase in the attrition rate from 5% to 6% for fiscal year 2012-13.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($3,454,047) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($3,454,047) |
Executive Branch Departments and Independent Agencies - Statewide 0017
Initiative: Recognizes savings from implementing a decrease in charges made by the Division of Financial and Personnel Services in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services for its services.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
($835,588) | ($1,134,518) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | ($835,588) | ($1,134,518) |
Financial and Personnel Services - Division of 0713
Initiative: Transfers one vacant Marine Resources Scientist I position from the Bureau of Resource Management program in the Department of Marine Resources to the Financial and Personnel Services - Division of program in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services and reorganizes the position to one Senior Staff Accountant position.
FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SERVICES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
1.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$18,434 | $68,913 |
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FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SERVICES FUND TOTAL | $18,434 | $68,913 |
Purchases - Division of 0007
Initiative: Transfers one Office Associate II position from the Administration - Human Resources program to the Purchases - Division of program to align workflow in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
1.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$10,550 | $41,811 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $10,550 | $41,811 |
Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002
Initiative: Transfers one Space Management Specialist position and related All Other costs from the Revenue Services - Bureau of program to the Buildings and Grounds Operations program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($72,430) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($1,735) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($74,165) |
Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002
Initiative: Reduces funding for database storage for the Maine Revenue Integrated Tax System as a result of a reduced storage requirement for user acceptance testing.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($120,000) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($120,000) |
Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002
Initiative: Eliminates one Office Assistant II position and related All Other savings in the Revenue Services - Bureau of program resulting from internal reorganization efforts by the bureau.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($48,269) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($11,796) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($60,065) |
Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002
Initiative: Reduces funding through the conversion of 3 physical servers to virtual servers in the Revenue Services - Bureau of program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($20,236) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($20,236) |
Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002
Initiative: Reduces All Other funding as a result of the repeal of the annual pass-through entity information return filing requirement.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($42,000) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($42,000) |
Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002
Initiative: Eliminates one Office Assistant II position and related All Other costs as a result of discontinuing the printing and mailing of a sales tax form related to vehicle and equipment sales transactions.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($46,932) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($17,216) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($64,148) |
Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002
Initiative: Provides funding necessary for computer changes as a result of the addition of commercial wood harvesting and horticulture as a sales tax exemption category.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $5,000 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $5,000 |
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
GENERAL FUND
|
$185,660 | ($5,551,206) |
FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SERVICES FUND
|
$18,434 | $68,913 |
ACCIDENT, SICKNESS AND HEALTH INSURANCE INTERNAL SERVICE FUND
|
$0 | $0 |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $204,094 | ($5,482,293) |
Sec. A-2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
Certified Seed Fund 0787
Initiative: Continues one intermittent Agricultural Worker II position and reduces All Other to fund the position. This position was previously authorized in Financial Order 005933 F0.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - FTE COUNT
|
0.000 | 0.188 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $11,249 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($11,249) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
Certified Seed Fund 0787
Initiative: Provides funding to increase the hours of one Office Associate II position from 64 hours to 80 hours biweekly and reduces All Other to fund the increased hours. Also reallocates the cost of the position from 100% Certified Seed Fund program, Other Special Revenue Funds to 50% Certified Seed Fund program, Other Special Revenue Funds and 50% Division of Quality Assurance and Regulation program, Federal Expenditures Fund.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($16,538) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($762) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($17,300) |
Division of Agricultural Resource Development 0833
Initiative: Transfers one Agricultural Promotional Coordinator position and related All Other from the Office of the Commissioner program to the Division of Agricultural Resource Development program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $76,592 |
All Other
|
$0 | $10,000 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $86,592 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $99,359 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $99,359 |
Division of Agricultural Resource Development 0833
Initiative: Transfers one Agricultural Promotional Specialist position and related All Other from the Harness Racing Commission program to the Division of Agricultural Resource Development program.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $57,088 |
All Other
|
$0 | $15,487 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $72,575 |
Division of Agricultural Resource Development 0833
Initiative: Establishes one Consumer Protection Inspector position in the Division of Quality Assurance and Regulation program funded 50% General Fund and 50% Federal Expenditures Fund. Eliminates one Planning and Research Associate II position in the Division of Agricultural Resource Development program funded 50% General Fund and 50% Federal Expenditures Fund to partially fund this action.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($28,462) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($28,462) |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($28,463) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($28,463) |
Division of Plant Industry 0831
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of one Entomologist II position from 100% Federal Expenditures Fund to 74% Federal Expenditures Fund and 26% General Fund in the same program. Eliminates one intermittent Entomologist I position and uses a portion of the General Fund savings to fund the reallocation.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - FTE COUNT
|
0.000 | (0.481) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($3,513) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($3,513) |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($18,449) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($849) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($19,298) |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($8,311) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($382) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($8,693) |
Division of Quality Assurance and Regulation 0393
Initiative: Establishes one Consumer Protection Inspector position in the Division of Quality Assurance and Regulation program funded 50% General Fund and 50% Federal Expenditures Fund. Eliminates one Planning and Research Associate II position in the Division of Agricultural Resource Development program funded 50% General Fund and 50% Federal Expenditures Fund to partially fund this action.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $29,329 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $29,329 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $29,332 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $29,332 |
Division of Quality Assurance and Regulation 0393
Initiative: Provides funding to increase the hours of one Office Associate II position from 64 hours to 80 hours biweekly and reduces All Other to fund the increased hours. Also reallocates the cost of the position from 100% Certified Seed Fund program, Other Special Revenue Funds to 50% Certified Seed Fund program, Other Special Revenue Funds and 50% Division of Quality Assurance and Regulation program, Federal Expenditures Fund.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $27,095 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($27,095) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
Harness Racing Commission 0320
Initiative: Transfers one Agricultural Promotional Specialist position and related All Other from the Harness Racing Commission program to the Division of Agricultural Resource Development program.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($57,088) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($15,487) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($72,575) |
Harness Racing Commission 0320
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($52,646) | ($89,201) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($52,646) | ($89,201) |
Harness Racing Commission 0320
Initiative: Reduces funding to align allocations with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on December 1, 2011.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($103,467) | ($134,128) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($103,467) | ($134,128) |
Office of the Commissioner 0401
Initiative: Transfers one Agricultural Promotional Coordinator position and related All Other from the Office of the Commissioner program to the Division of Agricultural Resource Development program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($76,592) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($10,000) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($86,592) |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($99,359) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($99,359) |
AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
GENERAL FUND
|
$0 | ($2,646) |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND
|
$0 | ($18,429) |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
($156,113) | ($249,322) |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | ($156,113) | ($270,397) |
Sec. A-3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE
Administration - Attorney General 0310
Initiative: Establishes one part-time Assistant Attorney General position to serve as an ombudsman and assist in compliance with the State's freedom of access laws in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 200-I.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 0.500 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $36,531 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $36,531 |
Administration - Attorney General 0310
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($17,110) | ($17,110) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($17,110) | ($17,110) |
Human Services Division 0696
Initiative: Continues one Secretary Specialist position assigned to the United States Food and Drug Administration tobacco enforcement program that was originally established by financial order.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $68,980 |
All Other
|
$0 | $1,984 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $70,964 |
Victims' Compensation Board 0711
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($25,371) | ($18,637) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($25,371) | ($18,637) |
ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
GENERAL FUND
|
$0 | $36,531 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
($42,481) | $35,217 |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | ($42,481) | $71,748 |
Sec. A-4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
CHARTER SCHOOL COMMISSION, STATE
State Charter School Commission Z137
Initiative: Provides funding to reimburse the State Charter School Commission members for travel expenses. The cost of this change is offset with savings from General Fund accounts in the Department of Education.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$10,000 | $20,000 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $10,000 | $20,000 |
State Charter School Commission Z137
Initiative: Provides funding to cover costs for overseeing public charter schools.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $500 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $500 |
CHARTER SCHOOL COMMISSION, STATE | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
GENERAL FUND
|
$10,000 | $20,000 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
$0 | $500 |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $10,000 | $20,500 |
Sec. A-5. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MAINE
Maine Community College System - Board of Trustees 0556
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($2,507) | ($9,615) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($2,507) | ($9,615) |
Maine Community College System - Board of Trustees 0556
Initiative: Reduces funding to align allocations with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on December 1, 2011.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($11,603) | $0 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($11,603) | $0 |
Maine Community College System - Board of Trustees 0556
Initiative: Reduces funding for the Maine Community College System.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($544,408) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($544,408) |
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MAINE | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
GENERAL FUND
|
$0 | ($544,408) |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
($14,110) | ($9,615) |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | ($14,110) | ($554,023) |
Sec. A-6. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Geological Survey 0237
Initiative: Transfers one Public Service Manager II position, one Public Service Coordinator I position, 2 Senior Planner positions, one Secretary Associate position and one Business Manager I position from the Planning Office program in the Executive Department to the Geological Survey program and Office of the Commissioner program in the Department of Conservation.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 5.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $355,941 |
All Other
|
$0 | $1,006,242 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $1,362,183 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $500 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $500 |
Natural Areas Program 0821
Initiative: Transfers one Public Service Manager I position from the Planning Office program in the Executive Department to the Office of the Commissioner program in the Department of Conservation and 3 Senior Planner positions and related All Other from the Planning Office program in the Executive Department to the Natural Areas Program in the Department of Conservation.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $183,516 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $183,516 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 3.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $228,315 |
All Other
|
$0 | $291,901 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $520,216 |
Natural Areas Program 0821
Initiative: Transfers one Senior Planner position from the Land for Maine's Future Fund program in the Executive Department and 2 Senior Planner positions from the Planning Office program in the Executive Department to the Natural Areas Program in the Department of Conservation. Also transfers related All Other to the Natural Areas Program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 2.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $145,755 |
All Other
|
$0 | $13,462 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $159,217 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $71,185 |
All Other
|
$0 | $5,000 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $76,185 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $49,707 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $49,707 |
Office of the Commissioner 0222
Initiative: Transfers one Public Service Manager I position from the Planning Office program in the Executive Department to the Office of the Commissioner program in the Department of Conservation and 3 Senior Planner positions and related All Other from the Planning Office program in the Executive Department to the Natural Areas Program in the Department of Conservation.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $87,508 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $87,508 |
Office of the Commissioner 0222
Initiative: Transfers one Public Service Manager II position, one Public Service Coordinator I position, 2 Senior Planner positions, one Secretary Associate position and one Business Manager I position from the Planning Office program in the Executive Department to the Geological Survey program and the Office of the Commissioner program in the Department of Conservation. Also transfers All Other funding for the Maine Coastal Program function from the Planning Office program in the Executive Department to the Geological Survey program and the Office of Commissioner program in the Department of Conservation.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $65,861 |
All Other
|
$0 | $244,820 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $310,681 |
CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
GENERAL FUND
|
$0 | $342,733 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND
|
$0 | $1,958,584 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
$0 | $448,396 |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $0 | $2,749,713 |
Sec. A-7. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF
Administration - Corrections 0141
Initiative: Reduces funding on a one-time basis for contracted housing and professional contracts.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($250,000) | $0 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | ($250,000) | $0 |
Adult Community Corrections 0124
Initiative: Reduces funding on a one-time basis for vehicle rentals, general operations and contracted crisis intervention services.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($138,000) | $0 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | ($138,000) | $0 |
Correctional Medical Services Fund 0286
Initiative: Eliminates one Correctional LPN position, one Public Service Manager III position, one Nurse II position, one Nurse III position and 2 Clinical Social Worker positions from the State Prison program and one Psychiatric Social Worker II position effective in fiscal year 2011-12 and one Nurse III position effective in fiscal year 2012-13 from the Long Creek Youth Development Center program and transfers the savings to All Other in the Correctional Medical Services Fund program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$545,234 | $671,692 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $545,234 | $671,692 |
Correctional Medical Services Fund 0286
Initiative: Eliminates 6 medical positions in the State Prison program, 3 medical positions in the Mountain View Youth Development Center program and 6 medical positions in the Long Creek Youth Development Center program and transfers savings to All Other in the Correctional Medical Services Fund program. Details of the eliminated positions are on file with the Bureau of the Budget.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $1,419,028 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $1,419,028 |
Juvenile Community Corrections 0892
Initiative: Reduces funding on a one-time basis for minor equipment purchases, for social aid for juveniles in the community and for contracted services that were initiated later than anticipated.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($112,000) | $0 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | ($112,000) | $0 |
Long Creek Youth Development Center 0163
Initiative: Eliminates one Correctional LPN position, one Public Service Manager III position, one Nurse II position, one Nurse III position and 2 Clinical Social Worker positions from the State Prison program and one Psychiatric Social Worker II position effective in fiscal year 2011-12 and one Nurse III position effective in fiscal year 2012-13 from the Long Creek Youth Development Center program and transfers the savings to All Other in the Correctional Medical Services Fund program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
(1.000) | (2.000) |
Personal Services
|
($63,539) | ($148,314) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | ($63,539) | ($148,314) |
Long Creek Youth Development Center 0163
Initiative: Eliminates 6 medical positions in the State Prison program, 3 medical positions in the Mountain View Youth Development Center program and 6 medical positions in the Long Creek Youth Development Center program and transfers savings to All Other in the Correctional Medical Services Fund program. Details of the eliminated positions are on file with the Bureau of the Budget.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (6.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($579,697) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($579,697) |
Mountain View Youth Development Center 0857
Initiative: Eliminates 6 medical positions in the State Prison program, 3 medical positions in the Mountain View Youth Development Center program and 6 medical positions in the Long Creek Youth Development Center program and transfers savings to All Other in the Correctional Medical Services Fund program. Details of the eliminated positions are on file with the Bureau of the Budget.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (3.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($365,966) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($365,966) |
State Board of Corrections Investment Fund Z075
Initiative: Transfers funding for appropriations made to the State Board of Corrections Investment Fund program in the Department of Corrections in Public Law 2011, chapters 428, 448 and 455 that should have been appropriated to the State Board of Corrections Investment Fund program in the State Board of Corrections.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($9,396) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($9,396) |
State Prison 0144
Initiative: Eliminates one Correctional LPN position, one Public Service Manager III position, one Nurse II position, one Nurse III position and 2 Clinical Social Worker positions from the State Prison program and one Psychiatric Social Worker II position effective in fiscal year 2011-12 and one Nurse III position effective in fiscal year 2012-13 from the Long Creek Youth Development Center program and transfers the savings to All Other in the Correctional Medical Services Fund program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
(6.000) | (6.000) |
Personal Services
|
($481,695) | ($523,378) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | ($481,695) | ($523,378) |
State Prison 0144
Initiative: Eliminates 6 medical positions in the State Prison program, 3 medical positions in the Mountain View Youth Development Center program and 6 medical positions in the Long Creek Youth Development Center program and transfers savings to All Other in the Correctional Medical Services Fund program. Details of the eliminated positions are on file with the Bureau of the Budget.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (6.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($473,365) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($473,365) |
CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
GENERAL FUND
|
($500,000) | ($9,396) |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | ($500,000) | ($9,396) |
Sec. A-8. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
CORRECTIONS, STATE BOARD OF
State Board of Corrections Investment Fund Z087
Initiative: Transfers funding for appropriations made to the State Board of Corrections Investment Fund program in the Department of Corrections in Public Law 2011, chapters 428, 448 and 455 that should have been appropriated to the State Board of Corrections Investment Fund program in the State Board of Corrections.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $9,396 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $9,396 |
State Board of Corrections Investment Fund Z087
Initiative: Continues one Public Service Executive I position created by Financial Order 006420F1 and reduces All Other to fund the position.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $93,864 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($93,864) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
State Board of Corrections Investment Fund Z087
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($135,000) | ($135,000) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($135,000) | ($135,000) |
State Board of Corrections Investment Fund Z087
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on December 1, 2011.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($48,000) | ($48,000) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($48,000) | ($48,000) |
CORRECTIONS, STATE BOARD OF | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
GENERAL FUND
|
$0 | $9,396 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
($183,000) | ($183,000) |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | ($183,000) | ($173,604) |
Sec. A-9. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
Administration - Maine Emergency Management Agency 0214
Initiative: Transfers one Planner II position and 2 Senior Planner positions and All Other funds for general operations and technical assistance from the Planning Office program in the Executive Department to the Administration - Maine Emergency Management Agency program in the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management to support floodplain management.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $41,250 |
All Other
|
$0 | $10,000 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $51,250 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 3.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $184,532 |
All Other
|
$0 | $64,472 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $249,004 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $500 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $500 |
Disaster Assistance 0841
Initiative: Provides funding for the State's share of disaster assistance for previously declared disasters: Aroostook April and May Flood 2008, February and March Floods 2010, December Rains Flood 2010 and Tropical Storm Irene 2011.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$700,000 | $0 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $700,000 | $0 |
Military Training and Operations 0108
Initiative: Continues one Maintenance Mechanic position created by Financial Order 006400F1 and continued through Financial Order 000219F2.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $60,300 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $60,300 |
Military Training and Operations 0108
Initiative: Transfers funding from the All Other line category to the Personal Services line category to fund additional use of active duty personnel.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $28,000 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($28,000) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
Military Training and Operations 0108
Initiative: Establishes one Teacher, BS position.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
1.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$28,164 | $91,200 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $28,164 | $91,200 |
Military Training and Operations 0108
Initiative: Establishes one Teacher Aide position.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
1.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$13,758 | $55,378 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $13,758 | $55,378 |
Military Training and Operations 0108
Initiative: Establishes one Maintenance Mechanic position funded 25% General Fund and 75% Federal Expenditures Fund. The General Fund cost in fiscal year 2011-12 will be funded through salary and benefits savings in the department.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $15,476 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $15,476 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
1.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$11,542 | $46,437 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $11,542 | $46,437 |
Veterans Services 0110
Initiative: Provides funding for leased space in Machias.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $6,600 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $6,600 |
Veterans Services 0110
Initiative: Provides funding for the approved reclassification of one Office Assistant II position to an Office Associate II position. Funding for fiscal year 2011-12 will be through salary and benefits savings in the department.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $2,412 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $2,412 |
DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
GENERAL FUND
|
$700,000 | $75,738 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND
|
$53,464 | $502,319 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
$0 | $500 |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $753,464 | $578,557 |
Sec. A-10. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
DIRIGO HEALTH
Dirigo Health Fund 0988
Initiative: Provides funding for a federal grant anticipated to support continued progress toward the planning and establishment of a state health insurance exchange.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$5,877,676 | $0 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $5,877,676 | $0 |
Sec. A-11. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
Business Development 0585
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of one Development Project Officer position from 50% Business Development program, General Fund and 50% Community Development Block Grant Program, General Fund to 100% Business Development program, General Fund to recognize the duties assigned to this position.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $37,415 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $37,415 |
Business Development 0585
Initiative: Reorganizes one Development Project Officer position to a Public Service Coordinator II position to serve as a Governor's Account Executive position and reduces All Other to fund the reorganization.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $24,328 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($24,328) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
Community Development Block Grant Program 0587
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of one Development Project Officer position from 50% Business Development program, General Fund and 50% Community Development Block Grant Program, General Fund to 100% Business Development program, General Fund to recognize the duties assigned to this position.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($37,415) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($37,415) |
Community Development Block Grant Program 0587
Initiative: Transfers one Public Service Coordinator I position and related All Other funding to oversee the operation of state-owned landfills from the Planning Office program in the Executive Department to the Community Development Block Grant Program in the Department of Economic and Community Development.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $87,691 |
All Other
|
$0 | $81,215 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $168,906 |
Community Development Block Grant Program 0587
Initiative: Transfers one Planner II position and All Other funds for general operation from the Maine Code Enforcement Training and Certification Fund program in the Executive Department to the Community Development Block Grant Program in the Department of Economic and Community Development.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $61,210 |
All Other
|
$0 | $41,256 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $102,466 |
Office of Tourism 0577
Initiative: Reorganizes one Public Service Manager II position to a Public Service Coordinator II position and reduces All Other to fund the reorganization.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$891 | $3,566 |
All Other
|
($891) | ($3,566) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
GENERAL FUND
|
$0 | $0 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
$0 | $271,372 |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $0 | $271,372 |
Sec. A-12. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Child Development Services 0449
Initiative: Transfers funding from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program to the Child Development Services program in order to provide services to children from birth to 5 years of age.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$3,500,000 | $4,500,000 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $3,500,000 | $4,500,000 |
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308
Initiative: Transfers the head count for one Director of Planning and Management Information position from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program to the Leadership Team program in order to reflect the position in the appropriate account.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
(1.000) | (1.000) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308
Initiative: Transfers funding from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program to the Child Development Services program in order to provide services to children from birth to 5 years of age.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($3,500,000) | ($4,500,000) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | ($3,500,000) | ($4,500,000) |
Leadership Team Z077
Initiative: Reallocates 5% of the cost of one Public Service Manager II position and related All Other funding from the Leadership Team program to the PK-20, Adult Education and Federal Programs Team program to complete the reorganization included in Public Law 2011, chapter 380.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($5,109) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($675,110) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($680,219) |
Leadership Team Z077
Initiative: Transfers the head count for one Director of Planning and Management Information position from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program to the Leadership Team program in order to reflect the position in the appropriate account.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
1.000 | 1.000 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
Leadership Team Z077
Initiative: Transfers one Regional Education Representative position from the PK-20, Adult Education and Federal Programs Team program to the Leadership Team program in order to reflect the position in the appropriate program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
1.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$95,013 | $95,045 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $95,013 | $95,045 |
Maine Community Services Z134
Initiative: Transfers one Public Service Manager I position, 3 Senior Planner positions and one Planning and Research Associate I position from the Planning Office program in the Executive Department to the Maine Community Services program in the Department of Education.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 5.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $327,549 |
All Other
|
$0 | $976,963 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $1,304,512 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $100,000 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $100,000 |
PK-20, Adult Education and Federal Programs Team Z081
Initiative: Eliminates funding in the Learning Connections account in the PK-20, Adult Education and Federal Programs Team program. The department no longer receives funding from the learn and serve America school-based and community-based program grant.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($425,289) | ($425,289) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | ($425,289) | ($425,289) |
PK-20, Adult Education and Federal Programs Team Z081
Initiative: Reallocates 5% of the cost of one Public Service Manager II position and related All Other funding from the Leadership Team program to the PK-20, Adult Education and Federal Programs Team program to complete the reorganization included in Public Law 2011, chapter 380.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $5,109 |
All Other
|
$0 | $675,110 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $680,219 |
PK-20, Adult Education and Federal Programs Team Z081
Initiative: Provides funding for the purpose of assisting homeless youth to attend school through the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act grant.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $32,792 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $32,792 |
PK-20, Adult Education and Federal Programs Team Z081
Initiative: Transfers one Regional Education Representative position from the PK-20, Adult Education and Federal Programs Team program to the Leadership Team program in order to reflect the position in the appropriate program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
(1.000) | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
($95,013) | ($95,045) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | ($95,013) | ($95,045) |
School Finance and Operations Z078
Initiative: Provides funding to match available federal funds in the National School Lunch Program under 7 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 210 (2007).
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $20,046 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $20,046 |
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
GENERAL FUND
|
$0 | $20,046 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND
|
($425,289) | $912,015 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
$0 | $100,000 |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | ($425,289) | $1,032,061 |
Sec. A-13. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
EFFICIENCY MAINE TRUST
Efficiency Maine Trust Z100
Initiative: Eliminates one Public Service Coordinator II position and one Public Service Coordinator III position no longer needed since those Efficiency Maine Trust employees who had elected to remain state employees in accordance with Public Law 2009, chapter 372, Part C have retired. Also adjusts Personal Services allocation to ensure funds are available to meet remaining payroll obligations for fiscal year 2011-12. Transfers the Personal Services savings to All Other.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
(2.000) | (2.000) |
Personal Services
|
($107,696) | ($180,749) |
All Other
|
$107,696 | $180,749 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
Efficiency Maine Trust Z100
Initiative: Provides funding to bring the All Other allocation up to the level of anticipated transfers and revenues.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$28,786 | $38,263 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $28,786 | $38,263 |
Efficiency Maine Trust Z100
Initiative: Provides funding for an increase on a one-time basis for alternative compliance mechanism payments in fiscal year 2011-12.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$12,537 | $0 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $12,537 | $0 |
Efficiency Maine Trust Z100
Initiative: Adjusts funding to fund a transfer of one Economic Analyst position from the Public Advocate program in the Executive Department to the Governor's Energy Office program in the Executive Department.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($124,613) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($124,613) |
EFFICIENCY MAINE TRUST | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
$41,323 | ($86,350) |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $41,323 | ($86,350) |
Sec. A-14. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF
Administration - Environmental Protection 0251
Initiative: Reorganizes one Office Specialist I position to an Office Specialist II position and transfers the position from the Remediation and Waste Management program, Other Special Revenue Funds to the Administration - Environmental Protection program, Other Special Revenue Funds. Reduces All Other to fund the position.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
1.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$63,394 | $65,731 |
All Other
|
($63,394) | ($65,731) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
Performance Partnership Grant 0851
Initiative: Provides funding for the reclassification of one Environmental Technician position to a Geology Technician II position and reduces All Other to fund the reclassification.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$294 | $1,255 |
All Other
|
($294) | ($1,255) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
Remediation and Waste Management 0247
Initiative: Reorganizes one Office Specialist I position to an Office Specialist II position and transfers the position from the Remediation and Waste Management program, Other Special Revenue Funds to the Administration - Environmental Protection program, Other Special Revenue Funds. Reduces All Other to fund the position.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
(1.000) | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
($60,078) | ($62,244) |
All Other
|
($1,697) | ($1,758) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($61,775) | ($64,002) |
Remediation and Waste Management 0247
Initiative: Transfers funding for All Other costs from the Planning Office program in the Executive Department to the Remediation and Waste Management program in the Department of Environmental Protection for general operations and technical assistance to support recycling and waste management functions.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $447,738 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $447,738 |
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND
|
$0 | $0 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
($61,775) | $383,736 |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | ($61,775) | $383,736 |
Sec. A-15. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Floodplain Mapping Fund Z116
Initiative: Transfers one Planner II position and 2 Senior Planner positions and All Other funds for general operations and technical assistance from the Planning Office program in the Executive Department to the Administration - Maine Emergency Management Agency program in the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management to support floodplain management.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($500) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($500) |
Governor's Energy Office Z122
Initiative: Transfers one Senior Planner position and transfers and reallocates the cost of one Senior Planner position from 60% General Fund and 40% Federal Expenditures Fund to 100% Federal Expenditures Fund from the Planning Office program to the Governor's Energy Office program.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 2.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $138,482 |
All Other
|
$0 | $1,644,074 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $1,782,556 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $100,000 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $100,000 |
Governor's Energy Office Z122
Initiative: Transfers one Economic Analyst position from the Public Advocate program to the Governor's Energy Office program and reorganizes the position to a Governor's Special Assistant position.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $124,613 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $124,613 |
Land for Maine's Future Fund 0060
Initiative: Transfers one Senior Planner position from the Land for Maine's Future Fund program and 2 Senior Planner positions from the Planning Office program in the Executive Department to the Natural Areas Program in the Department of Conservation. Also transfers related All Other to the Natural Areas Program in the Department of Conservation.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($72,650) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($4,962) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($77,612) |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($49,707) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($49,707) |
Maine Code Enforcement Training and Certification Fund Z093
Initiative: Transfers one Planner II position and All Other funds for general operations from the Maine Code Enforcement Training and Certification Fund program in the Executive Department to the Community Development Block Grant Program in the Department of Economic and Community Development. Further eliminates one vacant Planner II position in the Maine Code Enforcement Training and Certification Fund program in the Executive Department.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (2.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($127,041) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($8,922) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($135,963) |
Office of Policy and Management Z135
Initiative: Establishes one Director, Governor's Office of Policy and Management position in fiscal year 2011-12, transfers one Public Service Executive II position and one Economist position and transfers General Fund savings in Personal Services and All Other from the Planning Office program reorganization in the Executive Department to establish the new oversight agency, the Governor's Office of Policy and Management.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
1.000 | 3.000 |
Personal Services
|
$21,696 | $659,834 |
All Other
|
$5,000 | $113,641 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $26,696 | $773,475 |
Planning Office 0082
Initiative: Eliminates one Director, State Planning Office position, 3 Public Service Executive I positions and one Secretary Associate position in the Planning Office program. Additionally, transfers one Public Service Executive II position and one Economist position from the Planning Office program to the new oversight agency, the Governor's Office of Policy and Management. Further transfers General Fund savings in the elimination of positions and programs to establish the new oversight agency, the Governor's Office of Policy and Management.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (7.000) |
Personal Services
|
($21,696) | ($615,801) |
All Other
|
($5,000) | ($113,641) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | ($26,696) | ($729,442) |
Planning Office 0082
Initiative: Transfers one Senior Planner position and transfers and reallocates the cost of one Senior Planner position from 60% General Fund, 40% Federal Expenditures Fund to 100% Federal Expenditures Fund from the Planning Office program to the Governor's Energy Office program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($44,033) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($44,033) |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($94,449) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($1,688,107) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($1,782,556) |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($100,000) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($100,000) |
Planning Office 0082
Initiative: Eliminates one Senior Planner position and 2 Planner II positions in the Planning Office program in the Executive Department and transfers one Public Service Coordinator I position from the Planning Office program in the Executive Department to the Community Development Block Grant Program in the Department of Economic and Community Development. Further transfers All Other funds for general operations and technical assistance to the Remediation and Waste Management program in the Department of Environmental Protection and the Community Development Block Grant Program in the Department of Economic and Community Development to support recycling and waste management functions and landfill oversight, respectively.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (4.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($315,254) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($361,616) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($676,870) |
Planning Office 0082
Initiative: Transfers one Public Service Manager I position, 3 Senior Planner positions and one Planning and Research Associate I position from the Planning Office program in the Executive Department to the Maine Community Services program in the Department of Education.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($40,000) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($40,000) |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (5.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($331,669) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($972,843) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($1,304,512) |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($100,000) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($100,000) |
Planning Office 0082
Initiative: Transfers one Planner II position and All Other funds for general operations from the Maine Code Enforcement Training and Certification Fund program in the Executive Department to the Community Development Block Grant Program in the Department of Economic and Community Development. Further eliminates one vacant Planner II position in the Maine Code Enforcement Training and Certification Fund program in the Executive Department.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($72,466) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($72,466) |
Planning Office 0082
Initiative: Transfers one Planner II position and 2 Senior Planner positions and All Other funds for general operations and technical assistance from the Planning Office program in the Executive Department to the Administration - Maine Emergency Management Agency program in the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management to support floodplain management.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($40,425) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($10,000) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($50,425) |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (3.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($181,394) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($64,472) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($245,866) |
Planning Office 0082
Initiative: Transfers one Public Service Manager I position from the Planning Office program in the Executive Department to the Office of the Commissioner program in the Department of Conservation and 3 Senior Planner positions and related All Other from the Planning Office program in the Executive Department to the Natural Areas Program in the Department of Conservation.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($88,906) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($183,516) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($272,422) |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (3.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($230,217) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($283,218) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($513,435) |
Planning Office 0082
Initiative: Transfers one Senior Planner position from the Land for Maine's Future Fund program and 2 Senior Planner positions from the Planning Office program in the Executive Department to the Natural Areas Program in the Department of Conservation. Also transfers related All Other to the Natural Areas Program in the Department of Conservation.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($74,373) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($8,500) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($82,873) |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($71,819) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($2,790) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($74,609) |
Planning Office 0082
Initiative: Transfers one Public Service Manager II position, one Public Service Coordinator I position, 2 Senior Planner positions, one Secretary Associate position and one Business Manager I position from the Planning Office program in the Executive Department to the Geological Survey program and the Office of the Commissioner program in the Department of Conservation. Further transfers All Other funding for the Maine Coastal program function from the Planning Office program in the Executive Department to the Geological Survey program and the Office of the Commissioner program in the Department of Conservation.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (5.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($359,111) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($598,646) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($957,757) |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($66,495) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($170,176) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($236,671) |
Planning Office 0082
Initiative: Eliminates one vacant Senior Planner position, one Secretary Specialist position and one vacant Development Program Manager position. Also eliminates Planning Office program All Other funds.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($79,725) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($79,725) |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (2.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($146,808) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($838,299) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($985,107) |
Public Advocate 0410
Initiative: Transfers one Economic Analyst position from the Public Advocate program to the Governor's Energy Office program and reorganizes it to a Governor's Special Assistant position.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($124,613) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($124,613) |
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
GENERAL FUND
|
$0 | ($523,332) |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND
|
$0 | ($3,175,904) |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
$0 | ($2,257,284) |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $0 | ($5,956,520) |
Sec. A-16. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS)
Developmental Services - Community 0122
Initiative: Provides funding for contracted dental services through a transfer of resources from the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $500,000 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $500,000 |
Developmental Services Waiver - Supports Z006
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($26,792) | $0 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($26,792) | $0 |
Disproportionate Share - Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center 0734
Initiative: Eliminates 91 positions effective May 1, 2012, eliminates outpatient medication management services, transfers funding for contracted dental services to the Developmental Services - Community program, reduces capacity, restructures Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center expenses to achieve $2,500,000 in General Fund savings identified in Public Law 2011, chapter 380, Part A and offsets the deappropriation included in that law. Position detail is on file in the Bureau of the Budget.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
($332,335) | ($2,017,523) |
Unallocated
|
$0 | $2,500,000 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | ($332,335) | $482,477 |
Disproportionate Share - Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center 0734
Initiative: Adjusts funding to reflect correct reimbursements to Riverview Psychiatric Center and Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center from MaineCare and to ensure that sufficient resources are available to provide the appropriate level of General Fund match.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $156,701 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $156,701 |
Disproportionate Share - Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center 0734
Initiative: Transfers positions and adjusts funding to restructure the financing of the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center. This initiative will result in General Fund undedicated revenue of $11,577,783.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($5,066,513) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($565,100) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($5,631,613) |
Disproportionate Share - Riverview Psychiatric Center 0733
Initiative: Transfers positions and adjusts funding based on the correct allocation of positions.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($35,406) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($35,406) |
Disproportionate Share - Riverview Psychiatric Center 0733
Initiative: Adjusts funding to reflect correct reimbursements to Riverview Psychiatric Center and Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center from MaineCare and to ensure that sufficient resources are available to provide the appropriate level of General Fund match.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $325,844 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $325,844 |
Disproportionate Share - Riverview Psychiatric Center 0733
Initiative: Transfers positions and adjusts funding to restructure the financing of the Riverview Psychiatric Center. This initiative will result in General Fund undedicated revenue of $9,175,775.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($7,463,333) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($3,195,156) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($10,658,489) |
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center 0120
Initiative: Eliminates 91 positions effective May 1, 2012, eliminates outpatient medication management services, transfers funding for contracted dental services to the Developmental Services - Community program, reduces capacity, restructures Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center expenses to achieve $2,500,000 in General Fund savings identified in Public Law 2011, chapter 380, Part A and offsets the deappropriation included in that law. Position detail is on file in the Bureau of the Budget.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$150,000 | ($694,811) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $150,000 | ($694,811) |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
(88.500) | (88.500) |
POSITIONS - FTE COUNT
|
(0.240) | (0.240) |
Personal Services
|
($312,947) | ($3,475,927) |
All Other
|
($2,600) | ($945,282) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($315,547) | ($4,421,209) |
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center 0120
Initiative: Adjusts funding to reflect correct reimbursements to Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center from Medicare and other 3rd-party payers and to ensure that sufficient resources are available to provide the appropriate level of General Fund match.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $900,000 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $900,000 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($900,000) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($900,000) |
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center 0120
Initiative: Adjusts funding to reflect correct reimbursements to Riverview Psychiatric Center and Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center from MaineCare and to ensure that sufficient resources are available to provide the appropriate level of General Fund match.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($156,701) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($156,701) |
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center 0120
Initiative: Transfers positions and adjusts funding to restructure the financing of the Riverview Psychiatric Center. This initiative will result in General Fund undedicated revenue of $9,175,775.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $281,657 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $281,657 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($281,657) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($281,657) |
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center 0120
Initiative: Transfers positions and adjusts funding to restructure the financing of the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center. This initiative will result in General Fund undedicated revenue of $11,577,783.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 192.500 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $14,050,841 |
All Other
|
$0 | $2,876,807 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $16,927,648 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (192.500) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($8,984,328) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($2,410,458) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($11,394,786) |
Forensic Services Z123
Initiative: Transfers funding from the Office of Management and Budget program to the Forensic Services program in the General Fund and provides funding for the Forensic Services program in the Other Special Revenue Funds.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $70,914 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $70,914 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $17,172 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $17,172 |
Medicaid Services - Developmental Services 0705
Initiative: Reduces funding to align allocations with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on December 1, 2011.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($192,266) | $0 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($192,266) | $0 |
Medicaid Services - Developmental Services 0705
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$188,216 | $0 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $188,216 | $0 |
Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid 0732
Initiative: Reduces funding to align allocations with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on December 1, 2011.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($268,333) | $0 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($268,333) | $0 |
Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid 0732
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$6,352 | $0 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $6,352 | $0 |
Office of Substance Abuse - Medicaid Seed 0844
Initiative: Reduces funding to align allocations with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on December 1, 2011.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($52,628) | $0 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($52,628) | $0 |
Office of Substance Abuse - Medicaid Seed 0844
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$1,431 | $0 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $1,431 | $0 |
Residential Treatment Facilities Assessment 0978
Initiative: Reduces funding to align allocations with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on December 1, 2011.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$204,998 | $0 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $204,998 | $0 |
Residential Treatment Facilities Assessment 0978
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($38,644) | $0 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($38,644) | $0 |
Riverview Psychiatric Center 0105
Initiative: Transfers positions and adjusts funding based on the correct allocation of positions.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $102,468 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $102,468 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($67,062) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($67,062) |
Riverview Psychiatric Center 0105
Initiative: Adjusts funding to reflect correct reimbursements to Riverview Psychiatric Center and Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center from MaineCare and to ensure that sufficient resources are available to provide the appropriate level of General Fund match.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($325,844) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($325,844) |
Riverview Psychiatric Center 0105
Initiative: Transfers positions and adjusts funding to restructure the financing of the Riverview Psychiatric Center. This initiative will result in General Fund undedicated revenue of $9,175,775.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 318.500 |
POSITIONS - FTE COUNT
|
0.000 | 0.360 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $20,893,901 |
All Other
|
$0 | $9,477,471 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $30,371,372 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (318.500) |
POSITIONS - FTE COUNT
|
0.000 | (0.360) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($13,470,800) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($6,593,944) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($20,064,744) |
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS) | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
GENERAL FUND
|
($182,335) | $33,098,762 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
($493,213) | ($37,594,831) |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | ($675,548) | ($4,496,069) |
Sec. A-17. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)
Bureau of Family Independence - Regional 0453
Initiative: Reallocates 50% of the cost of 15 limited-period Customer Service Representative Associate II positions from the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Bureau of Medical Services program to the Other Special Revenue Funds in the Bureau of Family Independence - Regional program.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $305,431 |
All Other
|
$0 | $41,453 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $346,884 |
Bureau of Family Independence - Regional 0453
Initiative: Transfers one Customer Representative Associate II - Human Services position and related All Other from 50% General Fund and 50% Other Special Revenue Funds in the Bureau of Family Independence - Regional program to 50% General Fund and 50% Other Special Revenue Funds in the Office for Family Independence program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($20,845) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($1,803) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($22,648) |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($20,846) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($1,803) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($22,649) |
Bureau of Medical Services 0129
Initiative: Transfers funding for consulting services from the Bureau of Medical Services program to the Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($114,312) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($114,312) |
Bureau of Medical Services 0129
Initiative: Reallocates 50% of the cost of one Auditor II position and related All Other funding from the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Bureau of Medical Services program to the Other Special Revenue Funds in the Office of Management and Budget program.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($66,388) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($3,903) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($70,291) |
Bureau of Medical Services 0129
Initiative: Reallocates 50% of the cost of 15 limited-period Customer Service Representative Associate II positions from the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Bureau of Medical Services program to the Other Special Revenue Funds in the Bureau of Family Independence - Regional program.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($305,431) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($41,453) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($346,884) |
Bureau of Medical Services 0129
Initiative: Reallocates 12.5% of the cost of one Social Services Program Specialist I position from the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Bureau of Medical Services program to the General Fund in the Office of Elder Services Central Office program and reduces All Other to fund the reallocation.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
($7,177) | ($7,463) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | ($7,177) | ($7,463) |
Bureau of Medical Services 0129
Initiative: Provides funding to allow staff time spent on the State Children's Health Insurance Program to be charged to the appropriate funding source.
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $200,000 |
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FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL | $0 | $200,000 |
Bureau of Medical Services 0129
Initiative: Transfers funding for translation and interpretation services from the Medical Care - Payment to Providers program to the Bureau of Medical Services program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $213,000 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $213,000 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $639,000 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $639,000 |
Bureau of Medical Services 0129
Initiative: Transfers funding for the patient-centered medical home incentive payment program from the Medical Care - Payment to Providers program to the Bureau of Medical Services program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$611,797 | $646,920 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $611,797 | $646,920 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$1,059,780 | $1,114,365 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $1,059,780 | $1,114,365 |
Bureau of Medical Services 0129
Initiative: Transfers one Office Assistant II position funded 50% General Fund and 50% Federal Expenditures Fund from the Bureau of Medical Services program to the Office for Family Independence program, funded 50% General Fund and 50% Other Special Revenue Funds and adjusts All Other for related overhead costs.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($27,209) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($870) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($28,079) |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($27,213) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($1,646) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($28,859) |
Dental Disease Prevention 0486
Initiative: Transfers one Health Program Manager position and one Public Health Educator III position from the Federal Block Grant Fund in the Dental Disease Prevention program to the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program.
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (2.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($152,791) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($7,085) |
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FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($159,876) |
Division of Data, Research and Vital Statistics Z037
Initiative: Transfers one Planning and Research Assistant position and related All Other from the Health - Bureau of program to the Division of Data, Research and Vital Statistics program.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $51,335 |
All Other
|
$0 | $4,028 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $55,363 |
Division of Data, Research and Vital Statistics Z037
Initiative: Continues one limited-period Planning and Research Associate I position originally established by financial order with an end date of June 15, 2013 and provides related All Other funding.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $62,436 |
All Other
|
$0 | $1,725 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $64,161 |
Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services Z036
Initiative: Transfers funding for consulting services from the Bureau of Medical Services program to the Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $114,312 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $114,312 |
Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services Z036
Initiative: Provides funding for a new grant award for the statewide program for national and state background checks for direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities and providers.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $625,000 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $625,000 |
Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services Z036
Initiative: Provides funding for travel and general operations.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$382,710 | $765,420 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $382,710 | $765,420 |
Division of Purchased Services Z035
Initiative: Transfers one Procurement Contract Specialist position and related All Other from 100% General Fund in the Health - Bureau of program to 66% General Fund and 34% Other Special Revenue Funds in the Division of Purchased Services program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $36,367 |
All Other
|
$0 | $1,444 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $37,811 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $18,732 |
All Other
|
$0 | $746 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $19,478 |
Drinking Water Enforcement 0728
Initiative: Transfers one Environmental Specialist III position and one Assistant Environmental Engineer position and related All Other from the Other Special Revenue Funds in the Drinking Water Enforcement program to the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (2.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($140,649) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($8,498) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($149,147) |
FHM - Bureau of Health 0953
Initiative: Reduces funding through salary and benefit savings.
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
($154,000) | ($48,000) |
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FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE TOTAL | ($154,000) | ($48,000) |
Food Supplement Administration Z019
Initiative: Transfers funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program nutrition education grant from the Health - Bureau of program to the Food Supplement Administration program.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $4,557,844 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $4,557,844 |
Food Supplement Administration Z019
Initiative: Continues one limited-period Family Independence Unit Supervisor position originally established by Financial Order 00674 F12. This position will end September 30, 2013.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $69,396 |
All Other
|
$0 | $2,740 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $72,136 |
General Assistance - Reimbursement to Cities and Towns 0130
Initiative: Provides funding for general assistance benefits.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$3,991,196 | $2,668,697 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $3,991,196 | $2,668,697 |
General Assistance - Reimbursement to Cities and Towns 0130
Initiative: Provides funding in the General Assistance - Reimbursement to Cities and Towns program to bring allocations into line with anticipated resources.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $449,846 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $449,846 |
Health - Bureau of 0143
Initiative: Transfers one Procurement Contract Specialist position and related All Other from 100% General Fund in the Health - Bureau of program to 66% General Fund and 34% Other Special Revenue Funds in the Division of Purchased Services program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($55,099) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($2,188) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($57,287) |
Health - Bureau of 0143
Initiative: Transfers funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program nutrition education grant from the Health - Bureau of program to the Food Supplement Administration program.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($4,557,844) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($4,557,844) |
Health - Bureau of 0143
Initiative: Transfers one Planning and Research Assistant position and related All Other from the Health - Bureau of program to the Division of Data, Research and Vital Statistics program.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($51,335) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($4,028) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($55,363) |
Health - Bureau of 0143
Initiative: Transfers one Public Health Nurse Consultant position and related All Other from the Federal Block Grant Fund in the Tuberculosis Control Program to the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $89,769 |
All Other
|
$0 | $4,029 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $93,798 |
Health - Bureau of 0143
Initiative: Transfers one Environmental Specialist III position and one Assistant Environmental Engineer position and related All Other from the Other Special Revenue Funds in the Drinking Water Enforcement program to the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 2.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $140,649 |
All Other
|
$0 | $11,966 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $152,615 |
Health - Bureau of 0143
Initiative: Transfers one Health Program Manager position and one Public Health Educator III position from the Federal Block Grant Fund in the Dental Disease Prevention program to the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 2.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $152,791 |
All Other
|
$0 | $8,056 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $160,847 |
Health - Bureau of 0143
Initiative: Transfers one Epidemiologist position and related All Other from the Federal Block Grant Fund to the Federal Expenditures Fund and reallocates 50% of its cost from the Federal Block Grant Fund to the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $37,561 |
All Other
|
$0 | $2,015 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $39,576 |
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($37,561) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($1,692) |
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FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($39,253) |
Health - Bureau of 0143
Initiative: Transfers one Senior Health Program Manager position from 100% Federal Block Grant Fund in the Risk Reduction program to 100% Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program and adjusts related All Other funding.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $90,478 |
All Other
|
$0 | $6,538 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $97,016 |
Health - Bureau of 0143
Initiative: Transfers one Office Associate II position and related All Other from the Federal Block Grant Fund in the Tuberculosis Control Program to the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program and reallocates 55% of the cost from the Federal Block Grant Fund in the Tuberculosis Control Program to the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $29,274 |
All Other
|
$0 | $2,215 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $31,489 |
Health - Bureau of 0143
Initiative: Reallocates 50% of the cost of one Planning and Research Associate I position and related All Other from the Federal Expenditures Fund to the Other Special Revenue Funds in the Health - Bureau of program.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($30,316) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($1,095) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($31,411) |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $30,316 |
All Other
|
$0 | $2,015 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $32,331 |
Health - Bureau of 0143
Initiative: Transfers one Comprehensive Health Planner II position and related All Other from the Federal Block Grant Fund in the Risk Reduction program to the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program and reallocates the cost from 100% Federal Block Grant Fund in the Risk Reduction program to 65% Federal Expenditures Fund and 35% Other Special Revenue Funds in the Health - Bureau of program.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $49,072 |
All Other
|
$0 | $2,619 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $51,691 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $26,425 |
All Other
|
$0 | $1,410 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $27,835 |
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($18,872) |
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FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($18,872) |
Health - Bureau of 0143
Initiative: Reallocates 10% of the cost of one Office Associate II position and related All Other from the Federal Expenditures Fund to the Other Special Revenue Funds in the Health - Bureau of program.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($5,113) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($402) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($5,515) |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $5,113 |
All Other
|
$0 | $402 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $5,515 |
Health - Bureau of 0143
Initiative: Transfers one Comprehensive Health Planner II position and related All Other from the Federal Block Grant Fund to the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program and reallocates its costs to 75% Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program and 25% Federal Block Grant Fund in the Maternal and Child Health program.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $56,343 |
All Other
|
$0 | $3,022 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $59,365 |
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($75,121) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($2,702) |
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FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($77,823) |
Health - Bureau of 0143
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of one Public Health Physician position and related All Other from 20% Federal Expenditures Fund and 80% Other Special Revenue Funds to 60% Federal Expenditures Fund and 40% Other Special Revenue Funds in the same program.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $51,631 |
All Other
|
$0 | $2,418 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $54,049 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($51,631) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($2,418) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($54,049) |
Health - Bureau of 0143
Initiative: Transfers one Office Associate I position and related All Other from the Plumbing - Control Over program to the Health - Bureau of program and reallocates 50% of its cost from the Plumbing - Control Over program to the Health - Bureau of program.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $50,843 |
All Other
|
$0 | $2,015 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $52,858 |
Health - Bureau of 0143
Initiative: Reallocates 50% of the cost of one Epidemiologist position and related All Other from Other Special Revenue Funds to the Federal Expenditures Fund in the same program.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $37,692 |
All Other
|
$0 | $2,015 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $39,707 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($37,692) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($1,853) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($39,545) |
Health - Bureau of 0143
Initiative: Transfers and reallocates 25% of the cost of one Office Specialist Manager position and related All Other from the Federal Block Grant Fund in the Tuberculosis Control Program to the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $16,493 |
All Other
|
$0 | $1,008 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $17,501 |
Health - Bureau of 0143
Initiative: Reallocates 50% of the cost of one Office Associate I position and related All Other from the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program to the Federal Block Grant Fund in the Special Children's Services program.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($24,830) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($2,015) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($26,845) |
Health - Bureau of 0143
Initiative: Continues one Public Service Manager II position that was originally established by financial order and provides related All Other funding. The new legislative head count is offset by the elimination of one Office Assistant II position in the Federal Block Grant Fund in the same program.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
1.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$37,396 | $88,149 |
All Other
|
$0 | $2,189 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $37,396 | $90,338 |
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
(1.000) | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
($19,901) | ($46,919) |
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FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL | ($19,901) | ($46,919) |
Health - Bureau of 0143
Initiative: Continues one Planning and Research Associate II position originally established by financial order and provides related All Other funding. The new legislative head count is offset by the elimination of one Public Health Educator III position in the Federal Expenditures Fund in the same program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $64,183 |
All Other
|
$0 | $2,189 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $66,372 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($66,392) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($2,189) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($68,581) |
Long Term Care - Human Services 0420
Initiative: Transfers funding from the Medical Care - Payment to Providers program to the Long Term Care - Human Services program based on the unbundling of rates as required by the Maine Integrated Health Management Solution system.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$15,517 | $15,517 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $15,517 | $15,517 |
Maternal and Child Health 0191
Initiative: Provides funding for new federal grant awards.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $6,373,261 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $6,373,261 |
Maternal and Child Health 0191
Initiative: Transfers one Comprehensive Health Planner II position and related All Other from the Federal Block Grant Fund to the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program and reallocates its costs to 75% Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program and 25% Federal Block Grant Fund in the Maternal and Child Health program.
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $18,778 |
All Other
|
$0 | $1,008 |
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FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL | $0 | $19,786 |
Maternal and Child Health 0191
Initiative: Reorganizes one Health Program Manager position to a Public Service Manager I position and provides All Other funding for STA-CAP expenses.
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $7,936 |
All Other
|
$0 | $100 |
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FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL | $0 | $8,036 |
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
Initiative: Transfers funding for translation and interpretation services from the Medical Care - Payment to Providers program to the Bureau of Medical Services program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($213,000) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($213,000) |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($639,000) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($639,000) |
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
Initiative: Transfers funding for the patient-centered medical home incentive payment program from the Medical Care - Payment to Providers program to the Bureau of Medical Services program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($611,797) | ($646,920) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | ($611,797) | ($646,920) |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($1,059,780) | ($1,114,365) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | ($1,059,780) | ($1,114,365) |
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
Initiative: Transfers funding from the Medical Care - Payment to Providers program to the Long Term Care - Human Services program based on the unbundling of rates as required by the Maine Integrated Health Management Solution system.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($15,517) | ($15,517) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | ($15,517) | ($15,517) |
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($290,945) | $0 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($290,945) | $0 |
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
Initiative: Reduces funding to align allocations with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on December 1, 2011.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($1,214,669) | $0 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($1,214,669) | $0 |
Nursing Facilities 0148
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($236,062) | $0 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($236,062) | $0 |
Nursing Facilities 0148
Initiative: Reduces funding to align allocations with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on December 1, 2011.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($224,754) | $0 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($224,754) | $0 |
Office for Family Independence Z020
Initiative: Transfers one Community Services Manager position and reallocates the cost from 50% General Fund and 50% Other Special Revenue Funds in the Office for Family Independence program to 60% General Fund and 40% Other Special Revenue Funds in the Office of Management and Budget program and adjusts related All Other funding.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($52,610) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($1,851) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($54,461) |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($52,606) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($1,851) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($54,457) |
Office for Family Independence Z020
Initiative: Provides funding for food supplement bonus money.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$900,000 | $900,000 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $900,000 | $900,000 |
Office for Family Independence Z020
Initiative: Transfers one Customer Representative Associate II - Human Services position and related All Other from 50% General Fund and 50% Other Special Revenue Funds in the Bureau of Family Independence - Regional program to 50% General Fund and 50% Other Special Revenue Funds in the Office for Family Independence program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $20,845 |
All Other
|
$0 | $1,803 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $22,648 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $20,846 |
All Other
|
$0 | $1,965 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $22,811 |
Office for Family Independence Z020
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of all positions in the OMB Division of Regional Business Operations program from 55% General Fund and 45% Other Special Revenue Funds to 64% General Fund and 36% Other Special Revenue Funds. The position detail is on file in the Bureau of the Budget. The additional General Fund Personal Services cost will be offset by reducing All Other in the Office for Family Independence program. These adjustments to 2 of the department's cost-allocated programs are intended to ensure that sufficient funds are available for the required state match for the federally approved cost allocation plan for these programs.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($837,692) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($837,692) |
Office for Family Independence Z020
Initiative: Transfers one Office Assistant II position funded 50% General Fund and 50% Federal Expenditures Fund from the Bureau of Medical Services program to the Office for Family Independence program, funded 50% General Fund and 50% Other Special Revenue Funds and adjusts All Other for related overhead costs.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $27,209 |
All Other
|
$0 | $870 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $28,079 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $27,213 |
All Other
|
$0 | $1,646 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $28,859 |
Office for Family Independence Z020
Initiative: Continues one limited-period Social Services Program Specialist II position originally established by Financial Order 00673 F12. This position ends August 17, 2013.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $72,027 |
All Other
|
$0 | $2,740 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $74,767 |
Office of Elder Services Central Office 0140
Initiative: Continues one limited-period Public Service Coordinator I position originally established by financial order until March 19, 2016 and provides All Other for a new grant award from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $96,030 |
All Other
|
$0 | $478,856 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $574,886 |
Office of Elder Services Central Office 0140
Initiative: Reallocates 12.5% of the cost of one Social Services Program Specialist I position from the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Bureau of Medical Services program to the General Fund in the Office of Elder Services Central Office program and reduces All Other to fund the reallocation.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$7,180 | $7,462 |
All Other
|
($7,180) | ($7,462) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
($3) | $1 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | ($3) | $1 |
Office of Elder Services Central Office 0140
Initiative: Continues one limited-period Nursing Education Consultant position originally established by financial order and provides related All Other funding. This position will end on September 29, 2013.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $81,154 |
All Other
|
$0 | $658,000 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $739,154 |
Office of Elder Services Central Office 0140
Initiative: Provides funding to increase the hours of a part-time Legal Services Consultant position to full time and for related All Other costs.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 0.500 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $32,763 |
All Other
|
$0 | $1,277 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $34,040 |
Office of Management and Budget 0142
Initiative: Transfers funding from the Office of Management and Budget program to the Forensic Services program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($70,914) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($70,914) |
Office of Management and Budget 0142
Initiative: Transfers one Community Services Manager position and reallocates the cost from 50% General Fund and 50% Other Special Revenue Funds in the Office for Family Independence program to 60% General Fund and 40% Other Special Revenue Funds in the Office of Management and Budget program and adjusts related All Other funding.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $63,130 |
All Other
|
$0 | $1,372 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $64,502 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $42,086 |
All Other
|
$0 | $1,784 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $43,870 |
Office of Management and Budget 0142
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of 3 Public Service Coordinator I positions and one Management Analyst II position and related All Other from 60% General Fund and 40% Other Special Revenue Funds to 50% General Fund and 50% Other Special Revenue Funds in the same program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($33,744) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($875) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($34,619) |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $33,744 |
All Other
|
$0 | $875 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $34,619 |
Office of Management and Budget 0142
Initiative: Reallocates 50% of the cost of one Auditor II position and related All Other funding from the Bureau of Medical Services program, Federal Expenditures Fund to the Office of Management and Budget program, Other Special Revenue Funds.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $66,388 |
All Other
|
$0 | $3,903 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $70,291 |
Office of Management and Budget 0142
Initiative: Transfers positions and adjusts funding to restructure the financing of the Riverview Psychiatric Center.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($329,236) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($329,236) |
Office of Management and Budget 0142
Initiative: Transfers positions and adjusts funding to restructure the financing of the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($309,066) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($309,066) |
Office of Management and Budget 0142
Initiative: Continues one limited-period Public Service Executive II position originally established by financial order and provides related All Other funding to continue the work necessary to coordinate statewide health information technology and health information exchange policy. This position will end on February 7, 2014.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND ARRA | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $118,879 |
All Other
|
$0 | $4,324 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND ARRA TOTAL | $0 | $123,203 |
OMB Division of Regional Business Operations 0196
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of all positions in the OMB Division of Regional Business Operations program from 55% General Fund and 45% Other Special Revenue Funds to 64% General Fund and 36% Other Special Revenue Funds. The position detail is on file in the Bureau of the Budget. The additional General Fund Personal Services cost will be offset by reducing All Other in the Office for Family Independence program. These adjustments to 2 of the department's cost-allocated programs are intended to ensure that sufficient funds are available for the required state match for the federally approved cost allocation plan for these programs.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $837,692 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $837,692 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($837,692) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($837,692) |
Plumbing - Control Over 0205
Initiative: Transfers one Office Associate I position and related All Other from the Plumbing - Control Over program to the Health - Bureau of program and reallocates 50% of its cost from the Plumbing - Control Over program to the Health - Bureau of program.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($50,843) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($2,015) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($52,858) |
Plumbing - Control Over 0205
Initiative: Reduces funding for training and certification of local plumbing inspectors.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($30,829) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($30,829) |
Risk Reduction 0489
Initiative: Transfers one Senior Health Program Manager position from 100% Federal Block Grant Fund in the Risk Reduction program to 100% Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program and adjusts related All Other funding.
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($90,478) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($3,250) |
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FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($93,728) |
Risk Reduction 0489
Initiative: Transfers one Comprehensive Health Planner II position and related All Other from the Federal Block Grant Fund in the Risk Reduction program to the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program and reallocates the cost from 100% Federal Block Grant Fund in the Risk Reduction program to 65% Federal Expenditures Fund and 35% Other Special Revenue Funds in the Health - Bureau of program.
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($56,625) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($2,927) |
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FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($59,552) |
Special Children's Services 0204
Initiative: Reallocates 50% of the cost of one Office Associate I position and related All Other from the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program to the Federal Block Grant Fund in the Special Children's Services program.
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $24,830 |
All Other
|
$0 | $2,015 |
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FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL | $0 | $26,845 |
State-funded Foster Care/Adoption Assistance 0139
Initiative: Provides funding for a new grant award for preventive intervention, foster care placement, reunification and adoption assistance. The initiative also reduces funding in the Personal Services line category to bring the allocation to zero.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
($220) | ($231) |
All Other
|
$495,620 | $1,176,147 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $495,400 | $1,175,916 |
Tuberculosis Control Program 0497
Initiative: Transfers one Public Health Nurse Consultant position and related All Other from the Federal Block Grant Fund in the Tuberculosis Control Program to the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program.
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($89,769) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($3,706) |
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FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($93,475) |
Tuberculosis Control Program 0497
Initiative: Transfers one Office Associate II position and related All Other from the Federal Block Grant Fund in the Tuberculosis Control Program to the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program and reallocates 55% of the cost from the Federal Block Grant Fund in the Tuberculosis Control Program to the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program.
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($29,274) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($1,786) |
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FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($31,060) |
Tuberculosis Control Program 0497
Initiative: Transfers and reallocates 25% of the cost of one Office Specialist Manager position and related All Other from the Federal Block Grant Fund in the Tuberculosis Control Program to the Federal Expenditures Fund in the Health - Bureau of program.
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($16,493) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($777) |
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FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($17,270) |
Wild Mushroom Harvesting Fund Z128
Initiative: Provides funding for program operations.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $5,780 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $5,780 |
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
GENERAL FUND
|
$4,373,906 | $3,385,521 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND
|
$525,616 | $9,971,304 |
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE
|
($154,000) | ($48,000) |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
($1,066,430) | $225,610 |
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND
|
($19,901) | ($383,161) |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND ARRA
|
$0 | $123,203 |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $3,659,191 | $13,274,477 |
Sec. A-18. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES, MAINE COMMISSION ON
Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services Z112
Initiative: Provides funding for indigent legal services, including attorney fees, private investigators and expert witness fees.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$400,000 | $0 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $400,000 | $0 |
Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services Z112
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$90,000 | $90,000 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $90,000 | $90,000 |
INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES, MAINE COMMISSION ON | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
GENERAL FUND
|
$400,000 | $0 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
$90,000 | $90,000 |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $490,000 | $90,000 |
Sec. A-19. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT OF
Fisheries and Hatcheries Operations 0535
Initiative: Reorganizes 2 seasonal Fish Culturist positions to 2 full-time Fish Culturist positions and reallocates the cost from 100% General Fund to 50% General Fund and 50% Federal Expenditures Fund in the same program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 2.000 |
POSITIONS - FTE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.154) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($7,492) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($7,492) |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $48,963 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $48,963 |
Fisheries and Hatcheries Operations 0535
Initiative: Reorganizes one Biologist III position to a Biologist II position and reallocates the cost from 70% Federal Expenditures Fund and 30% General Fund to 35% Federal Expenditures Fund and 15% General Fund in the Resource Management Services - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife program and 35% Federal Expenditures Fund and 15% General Fund in the Fisheries and Hatcheries Operations program. Reorganizes one Biologist III position to a Biologist II position and reallocates the cost from 100% General Fund to 15% General Fund and 35% Federal Expenditures Fund in the Resource Management Services - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife program and 35% Federal Expenditures Fund and 15% General Fund in the Fisheries and Hatcheries Operations program.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $51,343 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $51,343 |
Fisheries and Hatcheries Operations 0535
Initiative: Reorganizes one Public Service Manager I position to a Biologist II position and reallocates the cost from 65% Federal Expenditures Fund and 35% General Fund to 35% Federal Expenditures Fund and 15% General Fund in the Fisheries and Hatcheries program and 35% Federal Expenditures Fund and 15% General Fund in the Resource Management Services - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($39,845) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($39,845) |
Office of the Commissioner - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 0529
Initiative: Establishes one Public Service Coordinator II position in the Office of the Commissioner - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife program to serve as an assistant to the commissioner. Eliminates one Public Service Coordinator I position in the Public Information and Education, Division of program that was established in Public Law 2011, chapter 380 to deal with landowner relations.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $86,606 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $86,606 |
Public Information and Education, Division of 0729
Initiative: Establishes one Public Service Coordinator II position in the Office of the Commissioner - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife program to serve as an assistant to the commissioner. Eliminates one Public Service Coordinator I position in the Public Information and Education, Division of program that was established in Public Law 2011, chapter 380 to deal with landowner relations.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
(1.000) | (1.000) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
Resource Management Services - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 0534
Initiative: Reorganizes one Biologist III position to a Biologist II position and reallocates the cost from 70% Federal Expenditures Fund and 30% General Fund to 35% Federal Expenditures Fund and 15% General Fund in the Resource Management Services - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife program and 35% Federal Expenditures Fund and 15% General Fund in the Fisheries and Hatcheries Operations program. Reorganizes one Biologist III position to a Biologist II position and reallocates the cost from 100% General Fund to 15% General Fund and 35% Federal Expenditures Fund in the Resource Management Services - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife program and 35% Federal Expenditures Fund and 15% General Fund in the Fisheries and Hatcheries Operations program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($15,388) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($15,388) |
Resource Management Services - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 0534
Initiative: Reorganizes one Office Associate I position to a Biologist I position and reallocates the cost from 60% General Fund and 40% Federal Expenditures Fund to 49.5% General Fund and 50.5% Federal Expenditures Fund in the same program.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $10,740 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $10,740 |
Resource Management Services - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 0534
Initiative: Reorganizes one Public Service Manager I position to a Biologist II position and reallocates the cost from 65% Federal Expenditures Fund and 35% General Fund to 35% Federal Expenditures Fund and 15% General Fund in the Fisheries and Hatcheries program and 35% Federal Expenditures Fund and 15% General Fund in the Resource Management Services - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife program.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $24,647 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $24,647 |
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DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
GENERAL FUND
|
$0 | ($7,492) |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND
|
$0 | $80,460 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
$0 | $86,606 |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $0 | $159,574 |
Sec. A-20. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
Courts - Supreme, Superior and District 0063
Initiative: Provides funding for the increase in contracted court security to provide entry screening in the courthouses.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $788,312 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $788,312 |
Courts - Supreme, Superior and District 0063
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($143,991) | ($165,321) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($143,991) | ($165,321) |
Courts - Supreme, Superior and District 0063
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on December 1, 2011.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($63,900) | ($63,900) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($63,900) | ($63,900) |
Courts - Supreme, Superior and District 0063
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($186,500) | ($186,500) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($186,500) | ($186,500) |
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
GENERAL FUND
|
$0 | $788,312 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
($394,391) | ($415,721) |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | ($394,391) | $372,591 |
Sec. A-21. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF
Administration - Bureau of Labor Standards 0158
Initiative: Decreases funding to bring allocations in line with dedicated revenues and transfers.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($185) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($185) |
Administration - Bureau of Labor Standards 0158
Initiative: Reduces funding to bring expenditures in line with anticipated federal grant awards.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($210,581) | ($210,581) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | ($210,581) | ($210,581) |
Administration - Bureau of Labor Standards 0158
Initiative: Transfers and reallocates the cost of 2 Statistician II positions from 100% in the Administration - Bureau Labor Standards program, Federal Expenditures Fund to 55% in the Safety Education and Training Programs program, Other Special Revenue Funds and 45% in the Administration - Bureau Labor Standards program, Federal Expenditures Fund. Also, reallocates 15% of the cost of one Planning and Research Associate II position and 45% of the cost of one Statistician III position from the Safety Education and Training Programs program, Other Special Revenue Funds to the Administration - Bureau Labor Standards program, Federal Expenditures Fund.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
(2.000) | (2.000) |
Personal Services
|
($23,046) | ($24,599) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | ($23,046) | ($24,599) |
Administration - Labor 0030
Initiative: Reorganizes one Assistant to the Commissioner for Public Affairs position from range 29 to range 35 and one Office Associate II position to a Public Service Coordinator I position in the Administration - Labor program, transfers one Office Associate II position and one Customer Representative Associate I - Employment position from the Safety Education and Training Programs program, Other Special Revenue Funds to the Administration - Labor program and reallocates a portion of the cost of one Clerk IV position from the Safety Education and Training Programs program to the Administration - Labor program. Position details are on file in the Bureau of the Budget.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$12,808 | $20,416 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $12,808 | $20,416 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
2.000 | 2.000 |
Personal Services
|
$112,097 | $154,584 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $112,097 | $154,584 |
Administration - Labor 0030
Initiative: Transfers 9 positions currently allocated in the General Fund, the Federal Expenditures Fund and Other Special Revenue Funds in the Administration - Labor program from the Federal Expenditures Fund to Other Special Revenue Funds. In addition, the portion of the positions' costs currently funded in the Federal Expenditures Fund is reallocated to Other Special Revenue Funds. The position allocation detail is on file in the Bureau of the Budget. Also adjusts All Other funding between several Other Special Revenue Funds and Federal Expenditures Fund programs related to implementing the federally approved indirect cost allocation plan.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
(9.000) | (9.000) |
Personal Services
|
($662,790) | ($668,993) |
All Other
|
($2,481,072) | ($2,480,296) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | ($3,143,862) | ($3,149,289) |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
9.000 | 9.000 |
Personal Services
|
$662,790 | $668,993 |
All Other
|
$2,114,084 | $2,114,189 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $2,776,874 | $2,783,182 |
Administration - Labor 0030
Initiative: Transfers funding for indirect costs from the Blind and Visually Impaired - Division for the program, the Rehabilitation Services program and the Employment Services Activity program to the Administration - Labor program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$107,268 | $107,268 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $107,268 | $107,268 |
Administration - Labor 0030
Initiative: Transfers funding for indirect costs to meet the required percentage of the federal indirect cost rate from the Maine Centers for Women, Work and Community program to the Administration - Labor program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$16,796 | $16,796 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $16,796 | $16,796 |
Administration - Labor 0030
Initiative: Adjusts funding to recognize additional information technology management fees not currently budgeted and transfers funding for other information technology management fees from various Federal Expenditures Fund and Other Special Revenue Funds programs to the Administration - Labor program, Other Special Revenue Funds as part of the implementation of an indirect cost allocation plan.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$288,224 | $288,224 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $288,224 | $288,224 |
Blind and Visually Impaired - Division for the 0126
Initiative: Transfers funding for indirect costs from the Blind and Visually Impaired - Division for the program, the Rehabilitation Services program and the Employment Services Activity program to the Administration - Labor program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($19,272) | ($19,272) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | ($19,272) | ($19,272) |
Employment Security Services 0245
Initiative: Decreases funding to bring allocations in line with dedicated revenues and transfers.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($24) | ($113) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($24) | ($113) |
Employment Security Services 0245
Initiative: Continues the following limited-period positions through June 8, 2013: 5 Claims Adjudicator positions, 10 Customer Representative Associate I Employment positions, 7 Customer Representative Specialist Benefits positions, 5 Hearings Examiner positions, 4 Office Assistant II positions and one Secretary Legal position. These positions were originally established by financial order and continued in Public Law 2011, chapter 380.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $1,647,365 |
All Other
|
$0 | $22,404 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $1,669,769 |
Employment Security Services 0245
Initiative: Continues 2 limited-period Office Associate II positions and 10 limited-period Customer Representative Associate I positions, established by Financial Order 006308 F1, through June 8, 2013.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $567,773 |
All Other
|
$0 | $7,722 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $575,495 |
Employment Security Services 0245
Initiative: Provides funding for payment of unemployment benefits.
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY TRUST FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $76,171,120 |
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EMPLOYMENT SECURITY TRUST FUND TOTAL | $0 | $76,171,120 |
Employment Security Services 0245
Initiative: Transfers 9 positions currently allocated in the General Fund, the Federal Expenditures Fund and Other Special Revenue Funds in the Administration - Labor program from the Federal Expenditures Fund to Other Special Revenue Funds. In addition, the portion of the positions' costs currently funded in the Federal Expenditures Fund is reallocated to Other Special Revenue Funds. The position allocation detail is on file in the Bureau of the Budget. Also adjusts All Other funding between several Other Special Revenue Funds and Federal Expenditures Fund programs related to implementing the federally approved indirect cost allocation plan.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($7,293) | ($5,959) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($7,293) | ($5,959) |
Employment Security Services 0245
Initiative: Adjusts funding to recognize additional information technology management fees not currently budgeted and transfers funding for other information technology management fees from various Federal Expenditures Fund and Other Special Revenue Funds programs to the Administration - Labor program, Other Special Revenue Funds as part of the implementation of an indirect cost allocation plan.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($126,680) | ($126,680) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | ($126,680) | ($126,680) |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($305) | ($244) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($305) | ($244) |
Employment Security Services 0245
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of one Principal Economic Research Analyst position for one-time only from 100% Federal Expenditures Fund to 70% Federal Expenditures Fund and 30% Other Special Revenue Funds in the same program and provides funding for All Other costs related to technology and rent.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($28,447) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($28,447) |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $28,447 |
All Other
|
$0 | $43,021 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $71,468 |
Employment Services Activity 0852
Initiative: Reduces the hours of one Program Manager Employment and Training position from 80 hours to 58 hours biweekly in the Employment Services Activity program to fund the cost of position reorganizations and reallocations in the Administration - Labor program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
($12,808) | ($21,640) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | ($12,808) | ($21,640) |
Employment Services Activity 0852
Initiative: Decreases funding to bring allocations in line with dedicated revenues and transfers.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($231) | ($320) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($231) | ($320) |
Employment Services Activity 0852
Initiative: Transfers 9 positions currently allocated in the General Fund, the Federal Expenditures Fund and Other Special Revenue Funds in the Administration - Labor program from the Federal Expenditures Fund to Other Special Revenue Funds. In addition, the portion of the positions' costs currently funded in the Federal Expenditures Fund is reallocated to Other Special Revenue Funds. The position allocation detail is on file in the Bureau of the Budget. Also adjusts All Other funding between several Other Special Revenue Funds and Federal Expenditures Fund programs related to implementing the federally approved indirect cost allocation plan.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($6,850) | ($6,886) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($6,850) | ($6,886) |
Employment Services Activity 0852
Initiative: Transfers funding for indirect costs from Blind and Visually Impaired - Division for the program, the Rehabilitation Services program and the Employment Services Activity program to the Administration - Labor program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($45,092) | ($45,092) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | ($45,092) | ($45,092) |
Employment Services Activity 0852
Initiative: Adjusts funding to recognize additional information technology management fees not currently budgeted and transfers funding for other information technology management fees from various Federal Expenditures Fund and Other Special Revenue Funds programs to the Administration - Labor program, Other Special Revenue Funds as part of the implementation of an indirect cost allocation plan.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($59,024) | ($59,024) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | ($59,024) | ($59,024) |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($6,378) | ($6,380) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($6,378) | ($6,380) |
COMPETITIVE SKILLS SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($860) | ($860) |
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COMPETITIVE SKILLS SCHOLARSHIP FUND TOTAL | ($860) | ($860) |
Labor Relations Board 0160
Initiative: Transfers funding from the Maine Centers for Women, Work and Community program to the Labor Relations Board program to cover per diem payments to Maine Labor Relations Board members.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $2,000 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $2,000 |
Maine Centers for Women, Work and Community 0132
Initiative: Transfers funding from the Maine Centers for Women, Work and Community program to the Labor Relations Board program to cover per diem payments to Maine Labor Relations Board members.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($2,000) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($2,000) |
Maine Centers for Women, Work and Community 0132
Initiative: Transfers funding for indirect costs to meet the required percentage of the federal indirect cost rate from the Maine Centers for Women, Work and Community program to the Administration - Labor program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($16,796) | ($16,796) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | ($16,796) | ($16,796) |
Regulation and Enforcement 0159
Initiative: Decreases funding to bring allocations in line with dedicated revenues and transfers.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($191) | $0 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | ($191) | $0 |
Regulation and Enforcement 0159
Initiative: Transfers one Occupational Health Specialist position and one Occupational Safety Engineer position from the Safety Education and Training Programs program, Other Special Revenue Funds to the Regulation and Enforcement program, Federal Expenditures Fund. Reallocates 50% of the cost of one Occupational Health and Safety Program Supervisor position, one Office Associate II position and one Occupational Safety Engineer position and 40% of the cost of one Director of Industrial Safety position from the Safety Education and Training Programs program, Other Special Revenue Funds to the Regulation and Enforcement program, Federal Expenditures Fund and reduces All Other to align the budget with expected federal grant revenue.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
2.000 | 2.000 |
Personal Services
|
$268,759 | $273,575 |
All Other
|
($118,076) | ($118,076) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $150,683 | $155,499 |
Regulation and Enforcement 0159
Initiative: Transfers one Occupational Safety Engineer position from the Regulation and Enforcement program, Federal Expenditures Fund to the Safety Education and Training Programs program, Other Special Revenue Funds. Reallocates 50% of the cost of one Occupational Health Specialist position from the Regulation and Enforcement program, Federal Expenditures Fund to the Safety Education and Training Programs program, Other Special Revenue Funds.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
(1.000) | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
($103,984) | ($106,648) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | ($103,984) | ($106,648) |
Regulation and Enforcement 0159
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of one Director, Bureau of Labor Standards position, one Public Service Manager II position and one Office Specialist I position from 34.5% Administration - Bureau of Labor Standards program, General Fund and 5.5% Federal Expenditures Fund; and 9% Regulation and Enforcement program, Federal Expenditures Fund and 51% Safety Education and Training Programs program, Other Special Revenue Funds to 34.5% Administration - Bureau of Labor Standards, General Fund, 5.5% Federal Expenditures Fund, and 60% Safety Education and Training Programs program, Other Special Revenue Funds.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
($24,162) | ($23,760) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | ($24,162) | ($23,760) |
Rehabilitation Services 0799
Initiative: Decreases funding to bring allocations in line with dedicated revenues and transfers.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($167) | ($231) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($167) | ($231) |
Rehabilitation Services 0799
Initiative: Transfers 9 positions currently allocated in the General Fund, the Federal Expenditures Fund and Other Special Revenue Funds in the Administration - Labor program from the Federal Expenditures Fund to Other Special Revenue Funds. In addition, the portion of the positions' costs currently funded in the Federal Expenditures Fund is reallocated to Other Special Revenue Funds. The position allocation detail is on file in the Bureau of the Budget. Also adjusts All Other funding between several Other Special Revenue Funds and Federal Expenditures Fund programs related to implementing the federally approved indirect cost allocation plan.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($4,938) | ($4,964) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($4,938) | ($4,964) |
Rehabilitation Services 0799
Initiative: Transfers funding for indirect costs from Blind and Visually Impaired - Division for the program, the Rehabilitation Services program and the Employment Services Activity program to the Administration - Labor program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($42,904) | ($42,904) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | ($42,904) | ($42,904) |
Rehabilitation Services 0799
Initiative: Adjusts funding to recognize additional information technology management fees not currently budgeted and transfers funding for other information technology management fees from various Federal Expenditures Fund and Other Special Revenue Funds programs to the Administration - Labor program, Other Special Revenue Funds as part of the implementation of an indirect cost allocation plan.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($429) | ($430) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($429) | ($430) |
Safety Education and Training Programs 0161
Initiative: Reorganizes one Assistant to the Commissioner for Public Affairs position from range 29 to range 35 and one Office Associate II position to a Public Service Coordinator I position in the Administration - Labor program, transfers one Office Associate II position and one Customer Representative Associate I - Employment position from the Safety Education and Training Programs program, Other Special Revenue Funds to the Administration - Labor program and reallocates a portion of the cost of one Clerk IV position from the Safety Education and Training Programs program to the Administration - Labor program. Position details are on file in the Bureau of the Budget.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
(2.000) | (2.000) |
Personal Services
|
($110,792) | ($115,528) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($110,792) | ($115,528) |
Safety Education and Training Programs 0161
Initiative: Reduces funding in order to align the budget with annual revenue collected.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($632,914) | ($466,471) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($632,914) | ($466,471) |
Safety Education and Training Programs 0161
Initiative: Transfers one Occupational Health Specialist position and one Occupational Safety Engineer position from the Safety Education and Training Programs program, Other Special Revenue Funds to the Regulation and Enforcement program, Federal Expenditures Fund. Reallocates 50% of the cost of one Occupational Health and Safety Program Supervisor position, one Office Associate II position and one Occupational Safety Engineer position and 40% of the cost of one Director of Industrial Safety position from the Safety Education and Training Programs program, Other Special Revenue Funds to the Regulation and Enforcement program, Federal Expenditures Fund and reduces All Other to align the budget with expected federal grant revenue.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
(2.000) | (2.000) |
Personal Services
|
($268,759) | ($273,575) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($268,759) | ($273,575) |
Safety Education and Training Programs 0161
Initiative: Transfers and reallocates the cost of 2 Statistician II positions from 100% in the Administration - Bureau Labor Standards program, Federal Expenditures Fund to 55% in the Safety Education and Training Programs program, Other Special Revenue Funds and 45% in the Administration - Bureau Labor Standards program, Federal Expenditures Fund. Also, reallocates 15% of the cost of one Planning and Research Associate II position and 45% of the cost of one Statistician III position from the Safety Education and Training Programs program, Other Special Revenue Funds to the Administration - Bureau Labor Standards program, Federal Expenditures Fund.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
2.000 | 2.000 |
Personal Services
|
$23,046 | $24,599 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $23,046 | $24,599 |
Safety Education and Training Programs 0161
Initiative: Transfers one Occupational Safety Engineer position from the Regulation and Enforcement program, Federal Expenditures Fund to the Safety Education and Training Programs program, Other Special Revenue Funds. Reallocates 50% of the cost of one Occupational Health Specialist position from the Regulation and Enforcement program, Federal Expenditures Fund to the Safety Education and Training Programs program, Other Special Revenue Funds.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
1.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$103,984 | $106,648 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $103,984 | $106,648 |
Safety Education and Training Programs 0161
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of one Director, Bureau of Labor Standards position, one Public Service Manager II position and one Office Specialist I position from 34.5% Administration - Bureau of Labor Standards program, General Fund and 5.5% Federal Expenditures Fund; and 9% Regulation and Enforcement program, Federal Expenditures Fund and 51% Safety Education and Training Programs program, Other Special Revenue Funds to 34.5% Administration - Bureau of Labor Standards, General Fund, 5.5% Federal Expenditures Fund, and 60% Safety Education and Training Programs program, Other Special Revenue Funds.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$24,162 | $23,760 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $24,162 | $23,760 |
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
GENERAL FUND
|
$0 | ($1,224) |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND
|
($3,540,847) | ($1,328,450) |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
$2,289,307 | $2,571,364 |
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY TRUST FUND
|
$0 | $76,171,120 |
COMPETITIVE SKILLS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
|
($860) | ($860) |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | ($1,252,400) | $77,411,950 |
Sec. A-22. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
Bureau of Resource Management 0027
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of one Office Associate I position from the Federal Expenditures Fund to Other Special Revenue Funds and adjusts the All Other in the same program.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($53,512) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($1,606) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($55,118) |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $53,512 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($25,954) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $27,558 |
Bureau of Resource Management 0027
Initiative: Transfers one vacant Marine Resources Scientist I position from the Bureau of Resource Management program in the Department of Marine Resources to the Financial and Personnel Services - Division of program in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services and reorganizes the position to one Senior Staff Accountant position.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
(1.000) | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
($17,684) | ($61,798) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($17,684) | ($61,798) |
Bureau of Resource Management 0027
Initiative: Transfers one Marine Resource Scientist I position funded 75% General Fund and 25% Federal Expenditures Fund to 100% Other Special Revenue Funds and transfers one Marine Resource Scientist I position funded 100% Other Special Revenue Funds to 70% General Fund and 30% Federal Expenditures Fund in the same program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
1.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$3,918 | $2,096 |
All Other
|
($3,918) | ($2,096) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
(1.000) | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
$6,220 | $5,616 |
All Other
|
($6,220) | ($5,616) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
($10,138) | ($7,712) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($10,138) | ($7,712) |
Bureau of Resource Management 0027
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of one Marine Resource Scientist II position from 75% Other Special Revenue Funds and 25% Federal Expenditures Fund to 60% Other Special Revenue Funds and 40% Federal Expenditures Fund in the same program.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$11,484 | $11,488 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $11,484 | $11,488 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
($11,484) | ($11,488) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($11,484) | ($11,488) |
Bureau of Resource Management 0027
Initiative: Provides funding to correct negative allocations in the program.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$51,433 | $51,433 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $51,433 | $51,433 |
Bureau of Resource Management 0027
Initiative: Reorganizes one Microbiologist II position to a Microbiologist III position and reduces All Other to fund the reorganization.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $9,645 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($9,645) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
Marine Patrol - Bureau of 0029
Initiative: Reorganizes one seasonal Marine Patrol Officer position to one full-time Marine Patrol Officer position and transfers the position from the Marine Recreation Fishing Conservation and Management Fund account, Other Special Revenue Funds to the Lobster Management Fund account, Other Special Revenue Funds in the same program.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
1.000 | 1.000 |
POSITIONS - FTE COUNT
|
(0.500) | (0.500) |
Personal Services
|
$33,713 | $34,763 |
All Other
|
$2,030 | $2,093 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $35,743 | $36,856 |
Marine Patrol - Bureau of 0029
Initiative: Reorganizes one Planning and Research Associate I position to a Management Analyst II position and reduces All Other to fund the reorganization.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $3,322 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($3,322) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
Office of the Commissioner 0258
Initiative: Eliminates one Planning and Research Associate I position in the Office of the Commissioner program and reduces funding for related All Other costs.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
(1.000) | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
($45,288) | ($60,591) |
All Other
|
($1,358) | ($1,817) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($46,646) | ($62,408) |
Office of the Commissioner 0258
Initiative: Transfers one Office Associate II position from the Sea Run Fisheries and Habitat program to the Office of the Commissioner program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
1.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$46,150 | $47,983 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $46,150 | $47,983 |
Sea Run Fisheries and Habitat Z049
Initiative: Reallocates 100% of the cost of 2 seasonal Conservation Aide positions, one Marine Resource Scientist I position and one Marine Resource Specialist I position and 50% of the cost of one Marine Resource Scientist IV position, one Marine Resource Scientist III position and 2 Marine Specialist I positions from the Marine Recreation Fishing Conservation and Management Fund account, Other Special Revenue Funds to the Kennebec Fisheries account, Other Special Revenue Funds in the same program and adjusts the All Other costs in the same program to partially fund the reallocation.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 0.000 |
POSITIONS - FTE COUNT
|
0.000 | 0.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $0 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($188,168) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($188,168) |
Sea Run Fisheries and Habitat Z049
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of 2 seasonal Conservation Aide positions from 75% Other Special Revenue Funds and 25% General Fund to 75% Federal Expenditures Fund and 25% General Fund in the same program.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - FTE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $27,739 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $27,739 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - FTE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($27,739) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($27,739) |
Sea Run Fisheries and Habitat Z049
Initiative: Transfers one Office Associate II position from the Sea Run Fisheries and Habitat program to the Office of the Commissioner program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
(1.000) | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
($46,150) | ($47,983) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | ($46,150) | ($47,983) |
Sea Run Fisheries and Habitat Z049
Initiative: Reorganizes one Biologist I position to a Marine Resource Scientist II position and transfers All Other to Personal Services to fund the reorganization.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$1,902 | $6,309 |
All Other
|
($1,902) | ($6,309) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
GENERAL FUND
|
$0 | $0 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND
|
$11,484 | ($15,891) |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
$1,224 | ($243,466) |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $12,708 | ($259,357) |
Sec. A-23. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
MARITIME ACADEMY, MAINE
Maritime Academy - Operations 0035
Initiative: Reduces funding for the Maine Maritime Academy.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($86,117) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($86,117) |
Sec. A-24. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION, MAINE
Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation 0033
Initiative: Eliminates funding for the Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($1,707,709) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($1,707,709) |
Sec. A-25. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
Capitol Police - Bureau of 0101
Initiative: Provides funding for the approved retroactive range change of 6 Capitol Police Officer positions from range 14 to range 17. Funding for fiscal year 2011-12 will be through salary and benefits savings in the department.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $28,084 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $28,084 |
Computer Crimes 0048
Initiative: Establishes one Computer Forensic Analyst position and provides All Other funding for contracted detective services and operating costs to be assigned to the Computer Crime Laboratory.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $76,722 |
All Other
|
$0 | $285,813 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $362,535 |
Consolidated Emergency Communications Z021
Initiative: Provides funding for building rental costs for the Regional Communications Center and the State Police troop currently in Orono.
CONSOLIDATED EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $41,883 |
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CONSOLIDATED EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS FUND TOTAL | $0 | $41,883 |
Criminal Justice Academy 0290
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($12,019) | ($14,111) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($12,019) | ($14,111) |
Fire Marshal - Office of 0327
Initiative: Provides funding for premium overtime for Public Safety Inspector II positions at the same level as other staff in this classification receive in the Fire Marshal - Office of program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $15,000 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $15,000 |
Fire Marshal - Office of 0327
Initiative: Transfers one Forensic Chemist I position from the Fire Marshal - Office of program to the State Police program.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | (1.000) |
Personal Services
|
$0 | ($73,482) |
All Other
|
$0 | ($755) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($74,237) |
Fire Marshal - Office of 0327
Initiative: Provides funding for ongoing federal grants.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $101,675 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $101,675 |
Fire Marshal - Office of 0327
Initiative: Reduces funding by recognizing savings from organizational changes made to bring the operational budget within available resources.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($90,000) | ($150,000) |
Capital Expenditures
|
($73,775) | ($112,066) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($163,775) | ($262,066) |
Fire Marshal - Office of 0327
Initiative: Reduces funding by recognizing savings from leaving several positions vacant for part of fiscal year 2011-12 and all of fiscal year 2012-13.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
($331,220) | ($597,721) |
All Other
|
($3,000) | ($19,722) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($334,220) | ($617,443) |
Gambling Control Board Z002
Initiative: Establishes one State Police Detective position, one Office Assistant II position, one Auditor II position, 6 Public Safety Inspector I positions and one Public Safety Inspector III position; funds overtime for all inspector positions; and provides funds for licensing and monitoring software to provide adequate resources for the Gambling Control Board to regulate gambling in the State in light of the addition of a 2nd casino and the addition of table games.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
10.000 | 10.000 |
Personal Services
|
$111,069 | $769,279 |
All Other
|
$44,849 | $26,952 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $155,918 | $796,231 |
Gambling Control Board Z002
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($2,507) | ($9,615) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($2,507) | ($9,615) |
Gambling Control Board Z002
Initiative: Reduces funding to align with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on December 1, 2011.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($4,927) | $0 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($4,927) | $0 |
Licensing and Enforcement - Public Safety 0712
Initiative: Provides funding for the replacement of vehicles.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Capital Expenditures
|
$0 | $21,750 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $21,750 |
State Police 0291
Initiative: Provides funding for overtime costs related to Maine State Police federal grants.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $950,000 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $950,000 |
State Police 0291
Initiative: Provides funding for overtime costs for escort and construction details performed by the Maine State Police.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $500,000 |
All Other
|
$0 | $6,985 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $506,985 |
State Police 0291
Initiative: Transfers one Forensic Chemist I position from the Fire Marshal - Office of program to the State Police program.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$0 | $37,475 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $37,475 |
State Police 0291
Initiative: Provides funding for building rental costs for the Regional Communications Center and the State Police troop currently in Orono.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | $64,802 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $64,802 |
Traffic Safety - Commercial Vehicle Enforcement 0715
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of 11 Motor Carrier Inspector positions from 34% Federal Expenditures Fund and 66% Highway Fund to 37% Federal Expenditures Fund and 63% Highway Fund for 9 positions, 38% Federal Expenditures Fund and 62% Highway Fund for one position and 38.09% Federal Expenditures Fund and 61.91% Highway Fund for one position; and one Contract/Grant Specialist position from 34% Federal Expenditures Fund and 66% Highway Fund to 100% Highway Fund in the same program.
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
($925) | ($785) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | ($925) | ($785) |
Turnpike Enforcement 0547
Initiative: Provides funding for the replacement of vehicles.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Capital Expenditures
|
$0 | $153,655 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $153,655 |
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
GENERAL FUND
|
$155,918 | $1,304,127 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND
|
($925) | $1,050,890 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
($517,448) | ($295,082) |
CONSOLIDATED EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS FUND
|
$0 | $41,883 |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | ($362,455) | $2,101,818 |
Sec. A-26. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
RETIREMENT SYSTEM, MAINE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Retirement System - Retirement Allowance Fund 0085
Initiative: Reduces funding for benefits for retired Governors and their surviving spouses and retired pre-1984 judges to align the budget with projections provided by the Maine Public Employees Retirement System.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All
Other
|
($1,122,570) | ($1,122,570) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | ($1,122,570) | ($1,122,570) |
Sec. A-27. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
TREASURER OF STATE, OFFICE OF
Debt Service - Treasury 0021
Initiative: Reduces funding for debt service to reflect updated interest costs for the biennium.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($1,343,561) | ($1,755,232) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | ($1,343,561) | ($1,755,232) |
Disproportionate Tax Burden Fund 0472
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($196,848) | ($147,243) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($196,848) | ($147,243) |
Disproportionate Tax Burden Fund 0472
Initiative: Adjusts allocations for a sales tax exemption for positive airway pressure equipment used in respiratory ventilation and for supplies, repair parts and replacement parts for such equipment.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($959) | ($2,349) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($959) | ($2,349) |
Disproportionate Tax Burden Fund 0472
Initiative: Provides funding to align allocations with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on December 1, 2011.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$374,972 | $117,603 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $374,972 | $117,603 |
Disproportionate Tax Burden Fund 0472
Initiative: Adjusts allocations for a sales tax exemption or refund on the purchase of items used in commercial wood harvesting and in the commercial production of greenhouse and nursery products.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($3,312) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($3,312) |
State - Municipal Revenue Sharing 0020
Initiative: Adjusts allocations for a sales tax exemption for positive airway pressure equipment used in respiratory ventilation and for supplies, repair parts and replacement parts for such equipment.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($4,684) | ($10,701) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($4,684) | ($10,701) |
State - Municipal Revenue Sharing 0020
Initiative: Provides funding to align allocations with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on December 1, 2011.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$869,663 | ($135,027) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $869,663 | ($135,027) |
State - Municipal Revenue Sharing 0020
Initiative: Adjusts allocations for a sales tax exemption or refund on the purchase of items used in commercial wood harvesting and in the commercial production of greenhouse and nursery products.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($15,088) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | ($15,088) |
TREASURER OF STATE, OFFICE OF | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
GENERAL FUND
|
($1,343,561) | ($1,755,232) |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
$1,042,144 | ($196,117) |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | ($301,417) | ($1,951,349) |
Sec. A-28. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
Educational and General Activities - UMS 0031
Initiative: Reduces funding for the University of Maine System.
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
$0 | ($1,785,305) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($1,785,305) |
University of Maine Scholarship Fund Z011
Initiative: Reduces funding to align allocations with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on December 1, 2011.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($23,205) | $0 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($23,205) | $0 |
University of Maine Scholarship Fund Z011
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align allocations with projected available resources approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee on March 1, 2012.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
All Other
|
($5,014) | ($19,229) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | ($5,014) | ($19,229) |
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
GENERAL FUND
|
$0 | ($1,785,305) |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
($28,219) | ($19,229) |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | ($28,219) | ($1,804,534) |
PART B
Sec. B-1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Lottery Operations 0023
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS
STATE LOTTERY FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$11,516 | $11,869 |
All Other
|
($11,516) | ($11,869) |
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STATE LOTTERY FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
STATE LOTTERY FUND
|
$0 | $0 |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $0 | $0 |
AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
Division of Animal Health and Industry 0394
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$10,525 | $3,508 |
All Other
|
($10,525) | ($3,508) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
GENERAL FUND
|
$0 | $0 |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $0 | $0 |
ARTS COMMISSION, MAINE
Arts - Administration 0178
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$6,409 | $6,410 |
All Other
|
($6,409) | ($6,410) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
Arts - Sponsored Program 0176
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$1,205 | $1,205 |
All Other
|
($1,205) | ($1,205) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
ARTS COMMISSION, MAINE | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
GENERAL FUND
|
$0 | $0 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND
|
$0 | $0 |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $0 | $0 |
CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Parks - General Operations 0221
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$4,884 | $4,886 |
All Other
|
($4,884) | ($4,886) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
GENERAL FUND
|
$0 | $0 |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $0 | $0 |
DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
Military Training and Operations 0108
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$11,977 | $8,756 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $11,977 | $8,756 |
DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND
|
$11,977 | $8,756 |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $11,977 | $8,756 |
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Special Services Team Z080
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$3,666 | $3,667 |
All Other
|
($3,666) | ($3,667) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND
|
$0 | $0 |
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|
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $0 | $0 |
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF
Administration - Environmental Protection 0251
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$7,737 | $3,618 |
All Other
|
($7,737) | ($3,618) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
Maine Environmental Protection Fund 0421
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$16,741 | $7,772 |
All Other
|
($16,741) | ($7,772) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
Remediation and Waste Management 0247
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$18,220 | $10,157 |
All Other
|
($18,220) | ($10,157) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$147,413 | $80,858 |
All Other
|
($147,413) | ($80,858) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND
|
$0 | $0 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
$0 | $0 |
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|
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $0 | $0 |
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Planning Office 0082
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$6,237 | $6,239 |
All Other
|
($6,237) | ($6,239) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND
|
$0 | $0 |
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|
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $0 | $0 |
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)
Child Support 0100
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$2,683 | $1,117 |
All Other
|
($2,683) | ($1,117) |
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|
GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$6,005 | $2,236 |
All Other
|
$166 | $61 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $6,171 | $2,297 |
Division of Data, Research and Vital Statistics Z037
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$6,351 | $3,385 |
All Other
|
$176 | $85 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $6,527 | $3,470 |
Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services Z036
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$30,125 | $9,586 |
All Other
|
($30,125) | ($9,586) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$59,152 | $17,807 |
All Other
|
$1,162 | $506 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $60,314 | $18,313 |
Office of Elder Services Central Office 0140
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$16,079 | $8,473 |
All Other
|
($16,079) | ($8,473) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$2,719 | $1,517 |
All Other
|
$44 | $31 |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $2,763 | $1,548 |
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
GENERAL FUND
|
$0 | $0 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND
|
$8,934 | $3,845 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
$66,841 | $21,783 |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $75,775 | $25,628 |
INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT OF
Licensing Services - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 0531
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$3,415 | $3,420 |
All Other
|
($3,415) | ($3,420) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
Public Information and Education, Division of 0729
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$5,807 | $5,808 |
All Other
|
($5,807) | ($5,808) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$7,710 | $3,632 |
All Other
|
$88 | $42 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $7,798 | $3,674 |
INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT OF | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
GENERAL FUND
|
$0 | $0 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
$7,798 | $3,674 |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $7,798 | $3,674 |
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
Courts - Supreme, Superior and District 0063
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$61,611 | $62,217 |
All Other
|
($61,611) | ($62,217) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
GENERAL FUND
|
$0 | $0 |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $0 | $0 |
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF
Blind and Visually Impaired - Division for the 0126
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$38,205 | $4,652 |
All Other
|
($38,205) | ($4,652) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
Rehabilitation Services 0799
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$33,606 | $7,357 |
All Other
|
($33,606) | ($7,357) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND
|
$0 | $0 |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $0 | $0 |
MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
Bureau of Resource Management 0027
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$2,779 | $2,779 |
All Other
|
($2,779) | ($2,779) |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$21,021 | $5,681 |
All Other
|
($21,021) | ($5,681) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$2,444 | $2,445 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $2,444 | $2,445 |
Sea Run Fisheries and Habitat Z049
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$20,441 | $6,388 |
All Other
|
($20,441) | ($6,388) |
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$19,620 | $6,081 |
All Other
|
($19,620) | ($6,081) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
GENERAL FUND
|
$0 | $0 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND
|
$0 | $0 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
$2,444 | $2,445 |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $2,444 | $2,445 |
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
Drug Enforcement Agency 0388
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS
GENERAL FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$3,800 | $2,153 |
All Other
|
($3,800) | ($2,153) |
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|
GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
Licensing and Enforcement - Public Safety 0712
Initiative: RECLASSIFICATIONS
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
Personal Services
|
$2,420 | $970 |
All Other
|
($2,420) | ($970) |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $0 |
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF | ||
DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
GENERAL FUND
|
$0 | $0 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
$0 | $0 |
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $0 | $0 |
SECTION TOTALS | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
GENERAL FUND
|
$0 | $0 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND
|
$20,911 | $12,601 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
$77,083 | $27,902 |
STATE LOTTERY FUND
|
$0 | $0 |
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SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $97,994 | $40,503 |
PART C
Sec. C-1. 20-A MRSA §1462, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. XXXX, §13, is amended to read:
Sec. C-2. 20-A MRSA §15671, sub-§7, ¶A, as amended by PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. C, §1, is further amended to read:
(1) For fiscal year 2005-06, the target is 84%.
(2) For fiscal year 2006-07, the target is 90%.
(3) For fiscal year 2007-08, the target is 95%.
(4) For fiscal year 2008-09, the target is 97%.
(5) For fiscal year 2009-10, the target is 97%.
(6) For fiscal year 2010-11, the target is 97%.
(7) For fiscal year 2011-12, the target is 97%.
(8) For fiscal year 2012-13 and succeeding years, the target is 100% 97%.
(9) For fiscal year 2013-14 and succeeding years, the target is 100%.
Sec. C-3. 20-A MRSA §15671, sub-§7, ¶B, as amended by PL 2011, c. 477, Pt. C, §1, is further amended to read:
(1) For fiscal year 2005-06, the target is 52.6%.
(2) For fiscal year 2006-07, the target is 53.86%.
(3) For fiscal year 2007-08, the target is 53.51%.
(4) For fiscal year 2008-09, the target is 52.52%.
(5) For fiscal year 2009-10, the target is 48.93%.
(6) For fiscal year 2010-11, the target is 45.84%.
(7) For fiscal year 2011-12, the target is 46.13% 46.03%.
(8) For fiscal year 2012-13, the target is 46.71%.
Sec. C-4. 20-A MRSA §15671, sub-§7, ¶C, as amended by PL 2011, c. 477, Pt. C, §2, is further amended to read:
(1) For fiscal year 2011-12, the target is 49.56% 49.48%.
(2) For fiscal year 2012-13, the target is 52.50% 50.10%.
(3) For fiscal year 2013-14 and succeeding years, the target is 55%.
Sec. C-5. 20-A MRSA §15671-A, sub-§2, ¶B, as amended by PL 2011, c. 477, Pt. C, §3, is further amended to read:
(1) For the 2005 property tax year, the full-value education mill rate is the amount necessary to result in a 47.4% statewide total local share in fiscal year 2005-06.
(2) For the 2006 property tax year, the full-value education mill rate is the amount necessary to result in a 46.14% statewide total local share in fiscal year 2006-07.
(3) For the 2007 property tax year, the full-value education mill rate is the amount necessary to result in a 46.49% statewide total local share in fiscal year 2007-08.
(4) For the 2008 property tax year, the full-value education mill rate is the amount necessary to result in a 47.48% statewide total local share in fiscal year 2008-09.
(4-A) For the 2009 property tax year, the full-value education mill rate is the amount necessary to result in a 51.07% statewide total local share in fiscal year 2009-10.
(4-B) For the 2010 property tax year, the full-value education mill rate is the amount necessary to result in a 54.16% statewide total local share in fiscal year 2010-11.
(4-C) For the 2011 property tax year, the full-value education mill rate is the amount necessary to result in a 53.87% 53.97% statewide total local share in fiscal year 2011-12.
(5) For the 2012 property tax year, the full-value education mill rate is the amount necessary to result in a 47.74% 53.29% statewide total local share in fiscal year 2012-13.
(6) For the 2013 property tax year, the full-value education mill rate is the amount necessary to result in a 47.50% statewide total local share in fiscal year 2013-14.
(7) For the 2014 property tax year and subsequent tax years, the full-value education mill rate is the amount necessary to result in a 45% statewide total local share in fiscal year 2014-15 and after.
Sec. C-6. 20-A MRSA §15672, sub-§25-A, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 668, §35, is amended to read:
Sec. C-7. 20-A MRSA §15683-A, as amended by PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. C, §7, is further amended to read:
§ 15683-A. Total debt service allocation
For each school administrative unit, that unit's total debt service allocation is that unit's debt service costs as defined in section 15672, subsection 2-A. For the 2008-09 and 2009-10 funding years only, for each school administrative unit, that unit's total debt service allocation is that unit's debt service costs as defined in section 15672, subsection 2-A excluding 80% of the insured value factor pursuant to section 15672, subsection 2-A, paragraph C. For the 2010-11 funding year only, each Each school administrative unit's total debt service allocation must include the portion of the tuition cost applicable to the insured value factor for the base year computed under section 5806 limited to an insured value factor no greater than 5% for each eligible student.
Sec. C-8. 20-A MRSA §15689, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2009, c. 571, Pt. E, §21, is further amended to read:
(1) Multiplying 5% of each school administrative unit's essential programs and services per-pupil elementary rate by the average number of resident kindergarten to grade 8 pupils as determined under section 15674, subsection 1, paragraph C, subparagraph (1); and
(2) Multiplying 5% of each school administrative unit's essential programs and services per-pupil secondary rate by the average number of resident grade 9 to grade 12 pupils as determined under section 15674, subsection 1, paragraph C, subparagraph (1).
The 5% factor in subparagraphs (1) and (2) must be replaced by: 4% for the 2009-10 funding year including funds provided under Title XIV of the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; 3% for the 2010-11 funding year including funds provided under Title XIV of the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; and 3% for the 2011-12 funding year ; and 4% for the 2012-13 funding year and subsequent years; and
Sec. C-9. 20-A MRSA §15689, sub-§1, ¶B, as repealed and replaced by PL 2009, c. 571, Pt. E, §22, is amended to read:
(1) In fiscal year 2005-06, 84%;
(2) In fiscal year 2006-07, 84%;
(3) In fiscal year 2007-08, 84%;
(4) In fiscal year 2008-09, 45%;
(5) In fiscal year 2009-10, 40% including funds provided under Title XIV of the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009;
(6) In fiscal year 2010-11, 35% including funds provided under Title XIV of the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; and
(7) In fiscal year 2011-12 and succeeding years, 30% . ; and
(8) In fiscal year 2012-13 and succeeding years, 35%.
Sec. C-10. 20-A MRSA §15689, sub-§12 is enacted to read:
Sec. C-11. 20-A MRSA §15689-A, sub-§§21 and 22 are enacted to read:
Sec. C-12. 20-A MRSA §15690, sub-§1, ¶D, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 571, Pt. E, §25, is amended to read:
This paragraph is repealed June 30, 2012 2013.
Sec. C-13. PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. C, §§8 and 9, as amended by PL 2011, c. 477, Pt. C, §4, are further amended to read:
Sec. C-8. 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 2011-12 is as follows:
2011-12 | |||
TOTAL | |||
Total Operating Allocation | |||
Total operating allocation pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15683 without transitions percentage | $1,390,771,314 | ||
Total operating allocation pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15683 with 97% transitions percentage | $1,349,048,174 | ||
Total other subsidizable costs pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15681-A | $413,851,257 | ||
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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 | $1,762,899,431 | ||
Total Debt Service Allocation | |||
Total debt service allocation pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15683-A | $104,575,834 | ||
Total Adjustments and Miscellaneous Costs | |||
Total adjustments and miscellaneous costs pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, sections 15689 and 15689-A | $67,593,846 $64,093,846 | ||
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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 2011-12 pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, chapter 606-B | $1,935,069,111 $1,931,569,111 | ||
Total cost of the state contribution to teacher retirement, teacher retirement health insurance and teacher retirement life insurance for fiscal year 2011-12 pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapters 421 and 423 | $172,592,848 | ||
Adjustment pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15683, subsection 2 | $41,723,140 | ||
Total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 | $2,149,385,099 $2,145,885,099 |
Sec. C-9. 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, 2011 and ending June 30, 2012 is calculated as follows:
2011-12 | 2011-12 | ||
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 - subject to statewide distributions required by law | $1,042,466,969 | $892,602,142 $889,102,142 | |
State contribution to the total cost of teacher retirement, teacher retirement health insurance and teacher retirement life insurance for fiscal year 2011-12 pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapters 421 and 423 | $172,592,848 | ||
State contribution to the total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 | $1,065,194,990 $1,061,694,990 |
Sec. C-14. Mill expectation. The mill expectation pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15671-A for fiscal year 2012-13 is 7.69.
Sec. C-15. 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 2012-13 is as follows:
2012-13 | |||
TOTAL | |||
Total Operating Allocation | |||
Total operating allocation pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15683 without transitions percentage | $1,395,869,772 | ||
Total operating allocation pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15683 with 97% transitions percentage | $1,353,993,679 | ||
Total other subsidizable costs pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15681-A | $430,187,826 | ||
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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 | $1,784,181,505 | ||
Total Debt Service Allocation | |||
Total debt service allocation pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15683-A | $103,872,675 | ||
Total Adjustments and Miscellaneous Costs | |||
Total adjustments and miscellaneous costs pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, sections 15689 and 15689-A | $70,440,632 | ||
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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 2012-13 pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, chapter 606-B | $1,958,494,812 | ||
Total cost of the state contribution to teacher retirement, teacher retirement health insurance and teacher retirement life insurance for fiscal year 2012-13 pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapters 421 and 423 | $174,932,892 | ||
Adjustment pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 15683, subsection 2 | $41,876,093 | ||
Total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 | $2,175,303,797 |
Sec. C-16. 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, 2012 and ending June 30, 2013 is calculated as follows:
2012-13 | 2012-13 | ||
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 - subject to statewide distributions required by law | $1,043,692,866 | $914,801,946 | |
State contribution to the total cost of teacher retirement, teacher retirement health insurance and teacher retirement life insurance for fiscal year 2012-13 pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapters 421 and 423 | $174,932,892 | ||
State contribution to the total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 | $1,089,734,838 |
Sec. C-17. Limit of State's obligation. If the State's continued obligation for any individual component contained in those sections of this Part that set the total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 and the local and state contributions for that purpose 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 this Part may not lapse but must be carried forward for the same purpose.
Sec. C-18. Authorization of payments. Those sections of this Part that set the total cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 and the local and state contributions for that purpose 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, 2012 and ending June 30, 2013.
PART D
Sec. D-1. 5 MRSA §931, sub-§1, ¶G, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 729, §4, is amended to read:
Sec. D-2. 5 MRSA §937, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2007, c. 1, Pt. D, §1, is further amended to read:
Sec. D-3. 5 MRSA §937, sub-§1, ¶F, as amended by PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. PPP, §1, is further amended to read:
Sec. D-4. 5 MRSA §937, sub-§1, ¶¶K, L and M are enacted to read:
Sec. D-5. 5 MRSA §942, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1983, c. 862, §14, is further amended to read:
Sec. D-6. 5 MRSA §943, sub-§1, ¶¶J and K, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. G, §3, are amended to read:
Sec. D-7. 5 MRSA §943, sub-§1, ¶¶L and M are enacted to read:
Sec. D-8. 12 MRSA §10103, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:
Sec. D-9. 20-A MRSA §203, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2009, c. 571, Pt. W, §1, is further amended to read:
Sec. D-10. 20-A MRSA §203, sub-§1, ¶F, as amended by PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. PPP, §2, is further amended to read:
Sec. D-11. 20-A MRSA §203, sub-§1, ¶K is enacted to read:
Sec. D-12. 26 MRSA §1401-B, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 2007, c. 1, Pt. D, §4, is further amended to read:
(2) Assistant to the Commissioner for Public Affairs;
(3) Deputy Commissioner;
(4) Director, Bureau of Labor Standards;
(5) Beginning April 15, 1996, Executive Director, Bureau of Employment Services;
(6) Executive Director, Office of Operations; and
(7) Director, Bureau of Rehabilitation Services . ;
(8) Director, Bureau of Unemployment Compensation; and
(9) Director, Public Information.
PART E
Sec. E-1. 20-A MRSA §2307, first ¶, as amended by PL 2007, c. 668, §28 and affected by §55, is further amended to read:
Notwithstanding any other law, municipal school budgets developed after January 1, 2008 must follow the same school budget requirements as regional school units pursuant to chapter 103-A, except as described in subsections 1 and 2. A municipal school unit is deemed to be a regional school unit solely for the purpose of developing a budget pursuant to chapter 103-A. A municipality has the same authority to commit property taxes as provided in section 1487.
PART F
Sec. F-1. 20-A MRSA §15689, sub-§12 is enacted to read:
PART G
Sec. G-1. Transfer of funds. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1585 or any other provision of law, for fiscal years 2011-12 and 2012-13, the Commissioner of Education is authorized to identify savings within existing General Fund programs of the Department of Education and transfer up to $150,000 in available balances by financial order upon the recommendation of the State Budget Officer and approval of the Governor from existing General Fund program accounts to the State Charter School Commission program in order to provide start-up funding for the oversight of public charter schools.
PART H
Sec. H-1. Department of Education; General Purpose Aid for Local Schools; lapsed balances. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $7,009,774 of unencumbered balance forward from the Department of Education, General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program, General Fund carrying account, All Other line category lapses to the General Fund no later than June 30, 2012.
PART I
Sec. I-1. 2 MRSA §6, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. N, §1 and affected by c. 695, Pt. A, §47, is further amended to read:
Sec. I-2. 2 MRSA §6, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. WWW, §1, is further amended to read:
Sec. I-3. 5 MRSA §282, 2nd ¶, as amended by PL 1985, c. 785, Pt. B, §14, is further amended to read:
The commissioner may employ such other deputies, division heads, assistants and employees as may be necessary, subject to the Civil Service Law. In addition, the commissioner may employ a Director of Compliance to carry out departmental responsibilities related to: Labor relations and labor contract compliance; human rights and affirmative action compliance; and , audit guidelines and other 3rd-party compliance requirements. The Director of Compliance shall serve serves at the pleasure of the commissioner. In addition, the commissioner may employ an Associate Commissioner for Tax Policy to supervise and direct the tax policy analysis, guidance and communications activities of the Office of Tax Policy within the Bureau of Revenue Services. The Associate Commissioner for Tax Policy serves at the pleasure of the commissioner.
Sec. I-4. 5 MRSA §931, sub-§1, ¶L-2, as amended by PL 2005, c. 218, §2, is repealed.
Sec. I-5. 5 MRSA §947-B, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. HH, §2, is further amended to read:
Sec. I-6. 5 MRSA §1710-E, as amended by PL 2001, c. 2, §1, is further amended to read:
§ 1710-E. Revenue Forecasting Committee; established; membership
There is established the Revenue Forecasting Committee, referred to in this chapter as the "committee," for the purpose of providing the Governor, the Legislature and the State Budget Officer with analyses, findings and recommendations relating to the projection of revenues for the General Fund and the Highway Fund based on economic assumptions recommended by the Consensus Economic Forecasting Commission. The committee includes the State Budget Officer, the State Tax Assessor Associate Commissioner for Tax Policy, the State Economist, an economist on the faculty of the University of Maine System selected by the chancellor, the Director of the Office of Fiscal and Program Review and another member of the Legislature's nonpartisan staff familiar with revenue estimating issues appointed by the Legislative Council. One of the 6 members must be selected by a majority vote of the committee members to serve as the chair of the committee.
Sec. I-7. 36 MRSA §112, sub-§2, as repealed and replaced by PL 1999, c. 127, Pt. A, §48, is amended to read:
The Office of Tax Policy, referred to in this paragraph as "the office," is established within the bureau. The head of the office is the Associate Commissioner for Tax Policy, who reports directly to, and serves at the pleasure of, the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services and who must have an advanced degree in economics, statistics, accounting, business, law or public policy. The office is responsible for: providing economic and legal policy analysis on tax issues; oversight of tax legislation review; providing revenue forecasting analysis to the Revenue Forecasting Committee under Title 5, section 1710-E; the preparation of tax expenditure reports; the establishment of policy criteria reflected in bureau rules and advisory rulings; and related public relations.
Sec. I-8. 36 MRSA §112, sub-§7, as amended by PL 1997, c. 526, §7, is further amended to read:
Sec. I-9. 36 MRSA §191, sub-§2, ¶F, as amended by PL 2003, c. 673, Pt. DD, §2 and c. 689, Pt. B, §6 and c. 705, §3, is further amended to read:
Sec. I-10. Appointment. The Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services shall appoint the person holding the position of Director of Econometric Research on December 9, 2011 to the Associate Commissioner for Tax Policy position effective December 10, 2011.
Sec. I-11. Retroactivity. This Part applies retroactively to December 10, 2011.
PART J
Sec. J-1. 5 MRSA §285, sub-§7, ¶L, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. V, §1 and affected by §7, is amended to read:
Sec. J-2. 20-A MRSA §13451, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. W, §3 and affected by §5, is further amended to read:
Except for individuals receiving who have received retirement benefits under Title 5, section 17907 or 17192 17929, for a teacher who retires after July 1, 2012, the State shall begin paying the percentage of the retired teacher member's share pursuant to this subsection when the retiree reaches normal retirement age.
For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2013, the State's total cost for retired teachers' health insurance premiums is capped at the fiscal year 2010-11 funding level.
PART K
Sec. K-1. 5 MRSA §1667-B, sub-§§3 and 4, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. T, §7, are amended to read:
PART L
Sec. L-1. 5 MRSA §1710-F, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2009, c. 461, §1, is further amended to read:
Sec. L-2. 30-A MRSA §5250-J, sub-§4-B, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 461, §20, is repealed.
Sec. L-3. 36 MRSA §2016, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2009, c. 461, §25, is further amended to read:
PART M
Sec. M-1. 5 MRSA §1532, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. A, §5 and affected by §14, is amended to read:
PART N
Sec. N-1. Transfer; unexpended funds; Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Local and Regional Services. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $100,000 in unexpended funds from the Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Local and Regional Services - Administration program, Other Special Revenue Funds account in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to General Fund unappropriated surplus no later than June 30, 2012.
PART O
Sec. O-1. 2 MRSA §6, sub-§4, as repealed and replaced by PL 2007, c. 695, Pt. A, §5 and affected by §47 and amended by PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. B, §5, is further amended to read:
Sec. O-2. 5 MRSA §938, sub-§1-A, ¶¶F, G and H, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. E, §2, are amended to read:
Sec. O-3. 38 MRSA §352, sub-§2, ¶E, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 384, §3 and affected by §16, is amended to read:
Sec. O-4. 38 MRSA §441, sub-§3, ¶C, as amended by PL 1991, c. 346, §10, is further amended to read:
Sec. O-5. Department of Environmental Protection; rename bureaus. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following bureaus within the Department of Environmental Protection are renamed: the Bureau of Air Quality Control is renamed the Bureau of Resource Administration, the Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management is renamed the Bureau of Environmental Assessment and the Bureau of Land and Water Quality is renamed the Bureau of Resource Protection.
PART P
Sec. P-1. 35-A MRSA §1701, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2001, c. 476, §1, is further amended to read:
The employees listed in this subsection serve at the pleasure of the Public Advocate and are confidential employees. All other employees of the Public Advocate are subject to the Civil Service Law.
The Public Advocate may, at the Public Advocate's discretion, substitute an Economic Analyst position at salary range 36 for any vacant Senior Counsel position. The Public Advocate also may compensate one or more Senior Counsels at salary range 37 if, in the judgment of the Public Advocate, an increase is necessary to provide competitive salary levels.
PART Q
Sec. Q-1. 5 MRSA §1591, sub-§5 is enacted to read:
PART R
Sec. R-1. 22 MRSA §4301, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1991, c. 9, Pt. U, §1, is further amended to read:
Sec. R-2. 22 MRSA §4301, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 577, §1, is amended to read:
"Eligible person" does not include:
Sec. R-3. 22 MRSA §4308, sub-§2, ¶C is enacted to read:
Sec. R-4. 22 MRSA §4309, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 577, §1, is amended to read:
Sec. R-5. 22 MRSA §4309, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 528, Pt. SS, §3 and affected by Pt. RRR and enacted by c. 591, Pt. SS, §3, is amended to read:
For the purposes of this subsection, "parent" includes legal guardian.
Sec. R-6. 22 MRSA §4310, first ¶, as amended by PL 1991, c. 9, Pt. U, §7, is further amended to read:
Whenever an applicant eligible person applies for general assistance and states to the administrator that the applicant is in an emergency situation and requires immediate assistance to meet basic necessities, the overseer shall, pending verification, issue to the applicant either personally or by mail, as soon as possible but in no event later than 24 hours after application, sufficient benefits to provide the basic necessities needed immediately by the applicant, provided that as long as the following conditions are met.
Sec. R-7. 22 MRSA §4310, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 577, §1, is amended to read:
Sec. R-8. 22 MRSA §4311, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. AAA, §7 and by PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
As used in this subsection, "Indian tribe" has the same meaning as in section 411, subsection 8-A.
Sec. R-9. 22 MRSA §4311, sub-§1-B, as amended by PL 1991, c. 9, Pt. U, §8, is repealed.
Sec. R-10. 22 MRSA §4311, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1991, c. 9, Pt. U, §9, is further amended to read:
PART S
Sec. S-1. 22 MRSA §3762, sub-§8, ¶D, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. XX, §2, is repealed.
Sec. S-2. 22 MRSA §3762, sub-§8, ¶F is enacted to read:
PART T
Sec. T-1. 22 MRSA §1708, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 622, Pt. M, §8 and affected by §9, is repealed.
PART U
Sec. U-1. 22 MRSA §3273, sub-§10 is enacted to read:
PART V
Sec. V-1. Department of Health and Human Services; lapsed balances. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $80,904 of unencumbered balance forward from the Department of Health and Human Services, Disproportionate Share - Riverview Psychiatric Center program, General Fund account, Personal Services line category lapses to the General Fund no later than June 30, 2012.
Sec. V-2. Department of Health and Human Services; lapsed balances. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $228,852 of unencumbered balance forward from the Department of Health and Human Services, Disproportionate Share - Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center program, General Fund account, Personal Services line category lapses to the General Fund no later than June 30, 2012.
PART W
Sec. W-1. 4 MRSA §1, 4th ¶, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. QQ, §1, is amended to read:
The Chief Justice, as head of the judicial branch, shall prepare the budget for the judicial branch. The Chief Justice may approve financial orders for transfers and revisions of and increases to allotment within the judicial branch in accordance with procedures for financial orders established in the executive branch. The Chief Justice shall provide a copy of each approved financial order to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of the Budget and the Office of Fiscal and Program Review.
PART X
Sec. X-1. Personal Services balances authorized to carry; Department of Corrections. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Corrections is authorized to carry all fiscal year 2011-12 year-end balances in the Personal Services line category of General Fund accounts to fiscal year 2012-13 to the Capital Expenditures line category in the Capital Construction/Repairs/Improvements - Corrections program, General Fund account in the Department of Corrections to be used for the purpose of making capital improvements to correctional facilities.
PART Y
Sec. Y-1. Transfer of funds; Department of Public Safety; Criminal Justice Academy program. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $600,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Criminal Justice Academy program, Other Special Revenue Funds account within the Department of Public Safety no later than June 30, 2012.
PART Z
Sec. Z-1. Transfer of funds; Department of Public Safety, Fire Marshal - Office of account. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $700,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Fire Marshal - Office of program, Other Special Revenue Funds account within the Department of Public Safety no later than June 30, 2012.
PART AA
Sec. AA-1. Transfer of funds; Clean Elections Act Chapter 1 Initiated Bill. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $1,500,000 on or before June 30, 2012 and $950,000 on or before June 30, 2013 from the Clean Elections Act Chapter 1 Initiated Bill program, Other Special Revenue Funds account to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund.
PART BB
Sec. BB-1. Department of Labor; lapsed balances. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $451,183 of unencumbered balance forward from the Department of Labor, Governor's Training Initiative Program, General Fund account, All Other line category, lapses to the General Fund no later than June 30, 2012.
PART CC
Sec. CC-1. 2 MRSA §6, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. WWW, §1, is further amended to read:
Sec. CC-2. 3 MRSA §959, sub-§1, ¶M, as amended by PL 2003, c. 600, §1, is further amended to read:
(1) Capitol Planning Commission in 2011;
(1-A) Maine Governmental Facilities Authority in 2005;
(2) State Civil Service Appeals Board in 2005;
(3) State Claims Commission in 2005;
(4) Maine Municipal Bond Bank in 2007;
(5) Office of Treasurer of State in 2007;
(6) Department of Administrative and Financial Services, except for the Bureau of Revenue Services, in 2011; and
(7) Department of the Secretary of State, except for the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, in 2011 ; and .
(9) State Planning Office, except for the Land for Maine's Future Board, in 2007.
Sec. CC-3. 5 MRSA c. 311, as amended, is repealed.
Sec. CC-4. Effective date. This Part takes effect July 1, 2012.
PART DD
Sec. DD-1. 5 MRSA §1531, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. A, §5 and affected by §14, is amended to read:
Sec. DD-2. 5 MRSA §1531, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2005, c. 621, §1, is further amended to read:
Sec. DD-3. 5 MRSA §1710-D, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 368, Pt. J, §1, is amended to read:
§ 1710-D. Staffing
The commission may receive staff support from the State Planning Office Governor's Office of Policy and Management.
Sec. DD-4. 5 MRSA §1710-I, as amended by PL 1997, c. 526, §14, is further amended to read:
§ 1710-I. Staffing
The committee may receive staff assistance from the Bureau of the Budget, the State Planning Office Governor's Office of Policy and Management, the Bureau of Revenue Services and, at the discretion of the Legislature, the Office of Fiscal and Program Review. The committee may also utilize other professionals having revenue forecasting, economic and fiscal expertise.
Sec. DD-5. 5 MRSA c. 310 is enacted to read:
CHAPTER 310
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
§ 3101. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
§ 3102. Office established; purpose
The Governor's Office of Policy and Management is established in the Executive Department to facilitate achievement of long-term state economic goals and objectives and identification and implementation of opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the performance of the functions of and delivery of services by State Government.
§ 3103. Director
The Director of the Governor's Office of Policy and Management is appointed by the Governor and serves at the pleasure of the Governor.
§ 3104. Powers and duties
The director is authorized to exercise the powers and is responsible for fulfillment of the duties of the office provided for by this section.
(1) Prepare strategic and long-range plans and goals for reform of State Government through creation of efficiencies and streamlining of operations;
(2) Establish metrics for and further develop systems for ongoing evaluation of the efficiency and effectiveness of state programs and delivery of state services; and
(3) Review and determine whether there is continuing need for state programs, boards and commissions, in part through consideration of whether their public benefit equals or exceeds their cost;
§ 3105. Acceptance and administration of funds
The office may accept, administer and expend funds, including but not limited to funds from the Federal Government or from any individual, foundation or corporation, for purposes consistent with this chapter.
§ 3106. Contracts
The office may contract with public and private entities for research and analysis and other services as the director determines necessary to address the office's duties under this chapter.
§ 3107. Governmental cooperation; temporary reassignment of governmental employees
All departments, agencies, authorities, boards, commissions and other instrumentalities of the State shall, at the director's request, assist the office in the gathering of information, reports and data that relate to the performance of the duties of the office. Subject to approval by the Governor, at the request of the director a state agency shall, as provided in chapter 309, assign qualified personnel to the office for a period of up to 6 months to assist the office in the performance of its duties.
§ 3108. Confidential or proprietary information
An entity of state, county or municipal government, including a quasi-governmental or independent agency of the State, may not deny the office access to confidential information when a request for such information is made in connection with the performance of the duties of the office. All information and documents determined to be confidential under federal or state law or by order of a court remain confidential under the original public records exception when in the possession of the office.
Sec. DD-6. 5 MRSA §13056, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 534, Pt. A, §§17 and 19, is amended to read:
Sec. DD-7. 5 MRSA §13120-Q, first ¶, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 703, §6, is amended to read:
The authority, with the advice of the department, the Department of Labor , the State Planning Office and such other agencies it determines appropriate, may waive the requirements of section 13120-P, subsection 2, paragraph E and section 13120-P, subsection 3, paragraph E if the municipality has experienced a historical lack of private investment and it is reasonably expected that private investment will not be available to assist with project financing and one of the following conditions is met:
Sec. DD-8. 10 MRSA §363, sub-§2-A, as amended by PL 1999, c. 728, §2, is further amended to read:
Sec. DD-9. 12 MRSA §8876, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 720, §9, is further amended to read:
Sec. DD-10. 26 MRSA §3, as amended by PL 1997, c. 132, §1, is further amended to read:
§ 3. Records confidential
All information and reports recorded by the director or the director's authorized agents under this Title are confidential, and no names of individuals, firms or corporations may be used in any reports of the director nor made available for public inspection. The director may release information and reports to other government agencies if the director believes that the information will serve to further the protection of the public or assist in the enforcement of local, state and federal laws. The director may also release information and reports to the public pertaining to final bureau action taken under the authority of this Title. Records pertaining to the work force, employment patterns, wage rates, poverty and low-income patterns, economically distressed communities and regions and other similar information and data must be made available to the Department of Economic and Community Development and to the State Planning Office Governor's Office of Policy and Management for the purposes of analysis and evaluation, measuring and monitoring poverty and economic and social conditions throughout the State and to promote economic development with the understanding that the confidentiality of the information will be maintained.
Sec. DD-11. 30-A MRSA §5652, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 405, §2, is amended to read:
Sec. DD-12. 30-A MRSA §5724, sub-§10, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 405, §3, is amended to read:
Sec. DD-13. 30-A MRSA §5903, sub-§6-A, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 48, §§14 and 31, is amended to read:
Sec. DD-14. 35-A MRSA §3454, first ¶, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 661, Pt. A, §7, is amended to read:
In making findings pursuant to Title 12, section 685-B, subsection 4 or Title 38, section 484, subsection 3, the primary siting authority shall presume that an expedited wind energy development provides energy and emissions-related benefits described in section 3402 and shall make additional findings regarding other tangible benefits provided by the development. The Department of Labor, the Executive Department, State Planning Office Governor's Office of Policy and Management, the Governor's Energy Office and the Public Utilities Commission shall provide review comments if requested by the primary siting authority.
Sec. DD-15. 35-A MRSA §3454, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 642, Pt. A, §7, is amended to read:
Sec. DD-16. 36 MRSA §6759, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 669, §5, is amended to read:
§ 6759. Program administration
The commissioner shall administer this Act. The commissioner and the State Tax Assessor may adopt rules pursuant to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act for implementation of the program, including, but not limited to, rules for determining and certifying eligibility. The commissioner may also by rule establish fees, including fees payable to the State Tax Assessor and the State Planning Office for obligations under this chapter. Any fees collected pursuant to this chapter must be deposited into a special revenue account administered by the State Tax Assessor and those fees may be used only to defray the actual costs of administering this Act.
Sec. DD-17. 36 MRSA §7302, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. H, §2, is amended to read:
§ 7302. Progress reporting and data
Sec. DD-18. 38 MRSA §484, sub-§10, as amended by PL 2009, c. 615, Pt. E, §18, is further amended to read:
The Department of Labor, the Executive Department, State Planning Office Governor's Office of Policy and Management, the Governor's Energy Office and the Public Utilities Commission shall provide review comments if requested by the primary siting authority.
For purposes of this subsection, "grid-scale wind energy development," "primary siting authority," "significant tangible benefits" and "expedited wind energy development" have the same meanings as in Title 35-A, section 3451.
Sec. DD-19. Resolve 1997, c. 36, §1 is repealed.
Sec. DD-20. Maine Revised Statutes headnote amended; revision clause. In the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, Part 8, in the part headnote, the words "state planning" are amended to read "policy and management" and the Revisor of Statutes shall implement this revision when updating, publishing or republishing the statutes.
Sec. DD-21. Initial recommendations. No later than December 1, 2012, the Governor's Office of Policy and Management shall develop and recommend to the Governor and the Legislature changes in the structure, functions or operations of State Government to achieve General Fund savings of at least $1,000,000 during fiscal year 2013-14 and at least $1,000,000 during fiscal year 2014-15.
Sec. DD-22. Creation of Governor’s Office of Policy and Management; elimination of the Executive Department, State Planning Office; transition provisions. The following transition provisions govern the creation of the Governor's Office of Policy and Management and the elimination of the Executive Department, State Planning Office.
1. The Governor's Office of Policy and Management is created as of May 1, 2012. The Governor shall appoint the Director of the Governor's Office of Policy and Management at any time on or after that date. The director shall organize the office, including creation of employee positions pursuant to this Act, to be hired on or after July 1, 2012.
2. The Executive Department, State Planning Office is eliminated on July 1, 2012. All transfers of Executive Department, State Planning Office responsibilities to the Governor’s Office of Policy and Management under this Act are effective on July 1, 2012.
3. All records, property and equipment previously belonging to or allocated for the use of the Executive Department, State Planning Office that have not otherwise been provided for under this Act become the property of the Governor’s Office of Policy and Management.
Sec. DD-23. Transition provisions; economics and demographics matters. The following provisions apply to the reassignment of duties, responsibilities and activities of the Executive Department, State Planning Office regarding economics and demographics.
1. Two authorized positions and incumbent personnel in the Executive Department, State Planning Office that are assigned to that office's economics and demographics program are transferred to the Governor's Office of Policy and Management. These employees must retain their accrued fringe benefits, including but not limited to vacation and sick leave, health and life insurance and retirement benefits.
2. If so designated by the Governor, the Department of Labor is authorized to serve as the State Data Center for purposes of the State Data Center Program administered by the United States Department of Commerce, United States Census Bureau and to develop a memorandum of agreement with the bureau that outlines responsibilities of the department and bureau under the State Data Center Program.
Sec. DD-24. Effective date. This Part takes effect May 1, 2012.
PART EE
Sec. EE-1. 5 MRSA §2003, sub-§2, ¶D, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. SS, §16, is amended to read:
(1) A representative of the University of Maine System, appointed by the Chancellor of the University of Maine System;
(2) Two representatives of a statewide association of municipalities, one representative appointed by the President of the Senate from nominations made by the association's governing body and one representative appointed by the Speaker of the House from nominations made by the association's governing body;
(3) One representative of a statewide association of regional councils, appointed by the Speaker of the House from nominations made by the Executive Department, State Planning Office Department of Conservation;
(4) One representative of a statewide association of counties, appointed by the Governor from nominations made by the association's governing body;
(5) One representative of a statewide association representing real estate and development interests, appointed by the President of the Senate;
(6) One representative of a statewide association representing environmental interests, appointed by the Speaker of the House; and
(7) One member representing public utilities, appointed by the Governor;
Sec. EE-2. 5 MRSA §3331, as amended by PL 2009, c. 652, Pt. A, §1, is repealed.
Sec. EE-3. 5 MRSA Pt. 16-A, as amended, is repealed.
Sec. EE-4. 5 MRSA §12004-G, sub-§29-C, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 483, §2, is repealed.
Sec. EE-5. 5 MRSA §12004-I, sub-§24-F, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 648, §1, is repealed.
Sec. EE-6. 5 MRSA §12004-I, sub-§68-B, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 192, §1, is repealed.
Sec. EE-7. 5 MRSA §13056-D, sub-§2, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 414, Pt. G, §1 and affected by §5, is amended to read:
Sec. EE-8. 5 MRSA §13083-T, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 39, Pt. F, §1 and affected by §2, is amended to read:
Sec. EE-9. 5 MRSA §13083-T, sub-§2, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 39, Pt. F, §1 and affected by §2, is repealed.
Sec. EE-10. 5 MRSA §13090-F, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2009, c. 211, Pt. B, §2, is further amended to read:
(1) One member representing a statewide organization of hunters, anglers and trappers;
(2) One member representing the interests of large landowners; and
(3) One member representing a statewide organization of licensed Maine guides;
(1) At least one member representing a statewide organization of hotels, motels and inns;
(2) At least one member representing a statewide organization of restaurants;
(3) At least one member representing a statewide organization of campground owners;
(4) At least one member representing the retail sector in the State;
(5) At least one member representing the motorcoach industry;
(6) At least one member representing the air transportation industry;
(7) At least one member representing arts and cultural organizations; and
(8) At least one member representing a statewide organization of youth camps; and
The terms of the voting members are for 4 years each. The Governor shall fill a vacancy in the membership for any unexpired term. The commissioners, directors or designees of the following state departments or offices shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members of the commission: the department; the State Planning Office; the Department of Conservation; the Department of Transportation; the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife; the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources; the Department of Education; and the Bureau of Public Improvements General Services. The Canadian Affairs Coordinator shall also serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the commission. A chair and vice-chair of the commission must be elected annually from the appointed membership.
Sec. EE-11. 5 MRSA §13107, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 673, Pt. M, §8, is amended to read:
Sec. EE-12. 5 MRSA §15302, sub-§3, ¶C, as amended by PL 2005, c. 425, §19, is further amended to read:
Sec. EE-13. 7 MRSA §214, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2005, c. 382, Pt. C, §2, is further amended to read:
Sec. EE-14. 10 MRSA §918, sub-§3, as corrected by RR 2003, c. 2, §14, is amended to read:
Sec. EE-15. 10 MRSA §945-B, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 648, §5 and amended by PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. OO, §2 and affected by §4, is further amended to read:
Sec. EE-16. 10 MRSA §1063, sub-§2, ¶J, as amended by PL 1989, c. 501, Pt. DD, §20, is further amended to read:
(1) The Public Utilities Commission has certified that all required licenses have been issued or that none are required; and
(2) The Director of the State Planning Office Governor's Office of Policy and Management has reviewed and commented upon the project proposal. The Director of the State Planning Office Governor's Office of Policy and Management shall make comments within 30 days after receipt of a notification and copy of the project proposal from the authority. The authority shall take the comments into consideration in its consideration of the project; and
Sec. EE-17. 12 MRSA §406, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 458, §1, is repealed.
Sec. EE-18. 12 MRSA §407, as amended by PL 1989, c. 878, Pt. A, §29, is further amended to read:
§ 407. Comprehensive river resource management plans
The State Planning Office Department of Conservation, with assistance from the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the Department of Marine Resources, the Department of Environmental Protection , the Governor's Energy Office and other state agencies as needed, shall develop, subject to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375, a comprehensive river resource management plan for each watershed with a hydropower project licensed under the Federal Power Act or to be licensed under the Federal Power Act. These plans shall must provide a basis for state agency comments, recommendations and permitting decisions and shall at a minimum include, as applicable, minimum flows, impoundment level regimes, upstream and downstream fish passage, maintenance of aquatic habitat and habitat productivity, public access and recreational opportunities. These plans shall must update, complement and, after public notice, comment , and hearings in the watershed, be adopted as components of the State's comprehensive rivers management plan.
Sec. EE-19. 26 MRSA §2006, sub-§7, ¶C, as amended by PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. OO, §2 and affected by §4 and amended by c. 114, §13; c. 545, §4; and c. 689, Pt. B, §6, is further amended to read:
(1) The local areas;
(2) Adult education;
(3) School-to-work;
(4) Providers that specialize in women's workforce issues;
(5) Rehabilitation providers;
(6) Welfare-to-work;
(7) The University of Maine System;
(8) The Maine Community College System;
(9) Career and technical education; and
(10) The Department of Economic and Community Development, the Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Labor and the State Planning Office.
Sec. EE-20. 30-A MRSA §2343, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 483, §3, is repealed.
Sec. EE-21. 30-A MRSA §6208, sub-§1, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 266, §2, is repealed.
Sec. EE-22. 36 MRSA §305, sub-§2, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1973, c. 620, §10, is amended to read:
Sec. EE-23. 38 MRSA §410-M, last ¶, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 643, Pt. YY, §1, is repealed.
Sec. EE-24. 38 MRSA §470-G, as repealed and replaced by PL 2007, c. 619, §6, is repealed.
Sec. EE-25. 38 MRSA §1803, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 794, Pt. A, §11, is repealed.
Sec. EE-26. 38 MRSA §2013, sub-§2, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 519, Pt. B, §1 and affected by §3, is repealed.
Sec. EE-27. 38 MRSA §2123-C, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 192, §4, is repealed.
Sec. EE-28. PL 2011, c. 205, §4 is amended to read:
Sec. 4. Statewide aquatic restoration plan for stream crossings. The Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the Department of Marine Resources and the Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the Executive Department, State Planning Office Department of Conservation and other interested stakeholders, shall work collaboratively to develop a statewide aquatic conservation and restoration strategy plan, referred to in this section as "the plan," designed to maintain and restore the ecological health of the State's aquatic ecosystems and focusing on maintaining and restoring dynamic ecological processes responsible for creating and sustaining habitats over broad landscapes as opposed to individual projects or small watersheds. The plan must improve upon best management practices for public and private roads by including consideration of the Department of Transportation's Waterway and Wildlife Crossing Policy and Design Guide, the Maine Interagency Stream Connectivity Work Group's 2010 final report, Maine's Atlantic salmon recovery plan and any other technical, policy and financial information that may help the process. The plan must include, but not be limited to, using scientific data from stakeholders, establishing active restoration priorities, refining existing and proposing additional best management practices, reviewing statutory exemptions and regulatory standards to inform regulatory decision making, establishing performance measures, proposing funding alternatives for passive and active restoration, identifying gaps and overlaps with other pertinent issues such as climate change and flood management and providing for education and outreach. The Department of Environmental Protection, in cooperation with the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the Department of Marine Resources and the Department of Transportation, shall present the final draft of the plan, which may include suggested legislation, to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over natural resources matters no later than January 31, 2013. The committee may report out a bill to the First Regular Session of the 126th Legislature.
Sec. EE-29. P&SL 1999, c. 58, §2, sub-§7 is repealed.
Sec. EE-30. P&SL 1999, c. 58, §4, sub-§1, ¶B is repealed.
Sec. EE-31. Effective date. This Part takes effect July 1, 2012.
PART FF
Sec. FF-1. 5 MRSA §13056, sub-§6, ¶B, as amended by PL 2003, c. 159, §2, is further amended to read:
Sec. FF-2. 5 MRSA §13072, sub-§7, as amended by PL 1995, c. 395, Pt. D, §7, is further amended to read:
Sec. FF-3. 10 MRSA §9723, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 699, §6, is amended to read:
Sec. FF-4. 25 MRSA §2374, as amended by PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. M, §3, is further amended to read:
§ 2374. Uniform Building Codes and Standards Fund
The Uniform Building Codes and Standards Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," is established within the Department of Public Safety to fund the activities of the bureau under this chapter and the activities of the board under Title 10, chapter 1103 and the Executive Department, State Planning Office Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of Community Development under Title 30-A, section 4451, subsection 3-A. Revenue for this fund is provided by the surcharge established by section 2450-A. The Department of Public Safety and the Executive Department, State Planning Office Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of Community Development shall together determine an amount to be transferred annually from the fund for training and certification under Title 30-A, section 4451, subsection 3-A to the Maine Code Enforcement Training and Certification Fund established in Title 30-A, section 4451, subsection 3-B. Any balance of the fund may not lapse, but must be carried forward as a continuing account to be expended for the same purpose in the following fiscal year.
Sec. FF-5. 25 MRSA §2450-A, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 699, §13, is amended to read:
§ 2450-A. Surcharge on plan review fee for Uniform Building Codes and Standards Fund
In addition to the fees established in section 2450, a surcharge of 4¢ per square foot of occupied space must be levied on the existing fee schedule for new construction, reconstruction, repairs, renovations or new use for the sole purpose of funding the activities of the Technical Building Codes and Standards Board with respect to the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code, established pursuant to the Title 10, chapter 1103, the activities of the Bureau of Building Codes and Standards under chapter 314 and the activities of the Executive Department, State Planning Office Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of Community Development under Title 30-A, section 4451, subsection 3-A, except that the fee for review of a plan for the renovation of a public school, including the fee established under section 2450, may not exceed $450. Revenue collected from this surcharge must be deposited into the Uniform Building Codes and Standards Fund established by section 2374.
Sec. FF-6. 30-A MRSA §4215, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. M, §4, is further amended to read:
Sec. FF-7. 30-A MRSA §4221, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 296, §3, is further amended to read:
Compensation of plumbing inspectors is determined by the municipal officers and paid by the respective municipalities.
The municipal officers may remove a plumbing inspector for cause, after notice and hearing.
Sec. FF-8. 30-A MRSA §4221, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 683, Pt. B, §15 and PL 1999, c. 547, Pt. B, §78 and affected by §80, is further amended to read:
Sec. FF-9. 30-A MRSA §4451, as amended by PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. M, §§5 to 9 and c. 261, Pt. A, §14, is further amended to read:
§ 4451. Training and certification for code enforcement officers
(1) The code enforcement officer has practiced fraud or deception;
(2) Reasonable care, judgment or the application of a duly trained and knowledgeable code enforcement officer's ability was not used in the performance of the duties of the office; or
(3) The code enforcement officer is incompetent or unable to perform properly the duties of the office.
Sec. FF-10. 30-A MRSA §4452, sub-§7, as amended by PL 2007, c. 569, §1, is further amended to read:
Sec. FF-11. 30-A MRSA §4453, as amended by PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. M, §§10 to 12, is further amended to read:
§ 4453. Certification for representation in court
The office Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of Community Development shall establish certification standards and a program to certify familiarity with court procedures for the following individuals:
Sec. FF-12. 38 MRSA §480-F, sub-§1, ¶B, as repealed and replaced by PL 1997, c. 364, §19, is amended to read:
Sec. FF-13. 38 MRSA §480-F, sub-§1, ¶F, as amended by PL 2003, c. 688, Pt. A, §43, is further amended to read:
Sec. FF-14. 38 MRSA §488, sub-§19, as amended by PL 2001, c. 626, §11, is further amended to read:
The department, in consultation with the State Planning Office Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of Community Development, shall publish a list of those municipalities determined to have capacity pursuant to this subsection. This list need not be established by rule and must be published by January 1st of each year. The list must specify whether a municipality has capacity to review structures or subdivisions of lots for single-family, detached, residential housing, common areas or open space or both types of development. The department may recognize joint arrangements among municipalities and regional organizations in determining whether the requirements of this subsection are met. The department may review municipalities that are determined to have capacity pursuant to this subsection for compliance with the criteria in paragraphs A to D, and if the department determines that a municipality does not meet the criteria, the department may modify or remove the determination of capacity.
A modification to a development that was reviewed by a municipality and exempted pursuant to this subsection is exempt as long as the modification will not cause the total area of the development to exceed the maximum acreage specified in this subsection for that type of development or, based upon information submitted by the municipality concerning the development and modification, the department determines that the modification may be adequately reviewed by the municipality.
Sec. FF-15. Transition provisions; code enforcement training and certification-related matters. The following provisions apply to the reassignment of duties, responsibilities and activities of the Executive Department, State Planning Office regarding code enforcement training and certification to the Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of Community Development.
1. One authorized position and incumbent personnel in the State Planning Office that is assigned to that office's code enforcement training and certification program is transferred to the Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of Community Development. This employee retains accrued fringe benefits, including but not limited to vacation and sick leave, health and life insurance and retirement benefits.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, the State Controller, upon request of the State Budget Officer and with the approval of the Governor, shall transfer to the proper account in the Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of Community Development all accrued expenditures, assets and liabilities, including but not limited to any contractual obligations, balances, appropriations, allocations, transfers, revenues and other available funds, in any account or subdivision of an account of the State Planning Office established for funds provided to the office under Title 25, section 2374 and Title 30-A, section 4215, subsection 4. Nothing in this section changes or is intended to change or otherwise affect the purposes or uses for which any funds transferred pursuant to this section may be expended.
Sec. FF-16. Effective date. This Part takes effect July 1, 2012.
PART GG
Sec. GG-1. 5 MRSA §1742, sub-§28 is enacted to read:
Sec. GG-2. 5 MRSA §12004-D, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 585, Pt. A, §5, is repealed.
Sec. GG-3. 5 MRSA §12006, sub-§3, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 643, §6, is repealed.
Sec. GG-4. 10 MRSA §1023-G, sub-§3, ¶D, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §2, is further amended to read:
Sec. GG-5. 10 MRSA §1041, sub-§18, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §3, is further amended to read:
Sec. GG-6. 10 MRSA §1063, sub-§2, ¶I-1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §4, is further amended to read:
Sec. GG-7. 38 MRSA §1303-C, sub-§6, ¶D, as amended by PL 2005, c. 612, §2, is further amended to read:
Sec. GG-8. 38 MRSA §1303-C, sub-§19-C, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §21, is repealed.
Sec. GG-9. 38 MRSA §1303-C, sub-§35, as amended by PL 1997, c. 393, Pt. B, §9, is further amended to read:
Sec. GG-10. 38 MRSA §1304, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §22, is further amended to read:
Sec. GG-11. 38 MRSA §1304, sub-§13, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §23, is further amended to read:
Sec. GG-12. 38 MRSA §1304-B, sub-§4-A, ¶D, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §24, is further amended to read:
Sec. GG-13. 38 MRSA §1309, as amended by PL 2001, c. 22, §1, is further amended to read:
§ 1309. Interstate cooperation
The Legislature encourages cooperative activities by the department and the office with other states for the improved management of hazardous and solid waste; for improved, and as far as is practicable, uniform state laws relating to the management of hazardous and solid waste; and compacts between this and other states for the improved management of hazardous and solid waste.
Sec. GG-14. 38 MRSA §1310-S, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §25, is further amended to read:
Sec. GG-15. 38 MRSA §1310-U, first ¶, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §26, is further amended to read:
Municipalities are prohibited from enacting stricter standards than those contained in this chapter and in the solid waste management rules adopted pursuant to this chapter governing the hydrogeological criteria for siting or designing solid waste disposal facilities or governing the engineering criteria related to waste handling and disposal areas of a solid waste disposal facility. Except as provided in section 2173, municipalities are further prohibited from enacting or applying ordinances that regulate solid waste disposal facilities owned by the office State or a state agency or a regional association.
Sec. GG-16. 38 MRSA §1316-G, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 578, §1, is amended to read:
The State shall undertake a program to eliminate tire stockpiles. The program is under the direction of the department with assistance from other agencies including the State Planning Office, the Department of the Attorney General, the Maine State Police, the Maine National Guard and the Department of Corrections.
Sec. GG-17. 38 MRSA §1316-G, sub-§§2 and 3, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 578, §1, are amended to read:
Sec. GG-18. 38 MRSA §1652, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 195, §1, is further amended to read:
The State Planning Office department may renew the waiver for 2-year periods if it finds that the school or school administrative district has made reasonable progress toward implementing the waste reduction plan. The State Planning Office department, within available resources, may provide technical and financial assistance to schools and school administrative districts to assist them with meeting the goal of using durable containers.
Sec. GG-19. 38 MRSA §1668, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 779, §2, is amended to read:
§ 1668. Education program
The department and the Executive Department, State Planning Office shall implement an education program relating to mercury-added products no later than January 1, 2001. The program must provide information to the public about labeled mercury-added products, the requirements of the law regarding the source separation of waste mercury-added products and collection programs that are available to the public.
Sec. GG-20. 38 MRSA §1669, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 779, §2, is amended to read:
§ 1669. Technical assistance to municipalities
The department shall coordinate with the Executive Department, State Planning Office to assist interested municipalities and regional associations in developing collection programs for mercury-added products.
Sec. GG-21. 38 MRSA §1705, sub-§9-B, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §28, is repealed.
Sec. GG-22. 38 MRSA §1721, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §29, is further amended to read:
§ 1721. Formation
The formation of a disposal district is accomplished as follows.
Directors must be chosen to represent municipalities in the manner provided in section 1725.
Sec. GG-23. 38 MRSA §1722, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §30, is further amended to read:
§ 1722. Approval and organization
When the residents of the municipality, or each municipality when more than one is involved, or the municipal officers, as the case may be, have voted upon the formation of a proposed disposal district and all of the other questions submitted, the clerk of each of the municipalities shall make a return to the office department in such form as the office department may determine. If the office department finds from the returns that each of the municipalities involved, voting on each of the articles and questions submitted to them, has voted in the affirmative, and that the municipalities have appointed the necessary directors and listed the names of the directors to represent each municipality, and that all other steps in the formation of the proposed disposal district are in order and in conformity with law, the office department shall make a finding to that effect and record the finding upon its records. When 3 or more municipalities are concerned in the voting, and at least 2 have voted to approve each of the articles and questions submitted, appointed the necessary directors and listed the names of the directors to represent each municipality, rejection of the proposed disposal district by one or more does not defeat the creation of a district composed of the municipalities voting affirmatively on the question, if the office department determines and issues an order stating that it is feasible or practical to constitute the district as a geographic unit composed of the municipalities voting affirmatively, unless the vote submitted to the municipalities provided that specific participants or a minimum number of participants must approve the formation of the district.
The office department, immediately after making its findings, shall issue a certificate of organization in the name of the disposal district in such form as the office department determines. The original certificate must be delivered to the directors on the day that they are directed to organize and a copy of the certificate duly attested by the executive director of the office commissioner must be filed and recorded in the office of the Secretary of State. The issuance of the certificate by the office department is conclusive evidence of the lawful organization of the disposal district. The disposal district is not operative until the date set by the directors under section 1726.
Sec. GG-24. 38 MRSA §1725, first ¶, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §31, is further amended to read:
Directors are appointed by the municipal officers of the municipality they represent. Alternate directors may be appointed by the municipal officers to act in the absence of a director. To the extent possible, the board of directors must include a mix of individuals with sufficient managerial, technical, financial or business experience to execute their duties efficiently and effectively. Appointments must be by vote of the municipal officers, attested to by the municipal clerk and presented to the clerk of the district. The municipal officers, by majority vote, may remove their appointed representatives during their term for stated reasons, but directors may not be removed except for neglect of duty, misconduct or other acts that indicate an unfitness to serve. Upon receipt of the names of all the directors, the office department shall set a time, place and date for the first meeting of the directors, notice of the meeting to be given to the directors by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and mailed at least 10 days prior to the date set for the meeting.
Sec. GG-25. 38 MRSA §1726-A, sub-§4, ¶A, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §32, is further amended to read:
Sec. GG-26. 38 MRSA §1727, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §33, is further amended to read:
§ 1727. Admission of new member municipalities
The board of directors may authorize the inclusion of additional member municipalities in the district upon the terms and conditions as the board, in its sole discretion, determines to be fair, reasonable and in the best interest of the district, except that on proper application any municipality that is host to a waste facility of the district must be admitted on equal terms with existing members , provided that if the new member municipality assumes or becomes responsible for a proportionate share of liabilities of the district in a manner similar to that of existing municipalities. The legislative body of any nonmember municipality that desires to be admitted to the district shall make application for admission to the board of directors of the district. The directors shall determine the effects and impacts that are likely to occur if the municipality is admitted and shall either grant or deny authority for admission of the petitioning municipality. If the directors grant the authority, they shall also specify any terms and conditions, including, but not limited to, financial obligations upon which the admission is predicated. The petitioning municipality shall comply with the voting procedures specified in section 1721. The vote, if in the affirmative, must be certified by the clerk of that municipality to the board of directors and to the office department. Upon satisfactory performance of the terms and conditions of admission, the municipality by resolution of the board of directors becomes and thereafter is a member municipality of the district. The clerk of the district shall promptly certify to the agency and the Secretary of State that the municipality has become a member of the district. The certification is conclusive evidence that the municipality is a lawful member of the district. Upon admission of a municipality to a district, the provisions of section 1724 determine the number of votes to be cast by the director or directors representing that municipality.
Sec. GG-27. 38 MRSA §2101-A, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 465, Pt. A, §28 and affected by Pt. C, §2, is repealed.
Sec. GG-28. 38 MRSA §2101-A, sub-§3 is enacted to read:
Sec. GG-29. 38 MRSA §2122, as repealed and replaced by PL 1995, c. 465, Pt. A, §34 and affected by Pt. C, §2 and amended by c. 588, §2, is further amended to read:
§ 2122. State waste management and recycling plan
The office department shall prepare an analysis of, and a plan for, the management, reduction and recycling of solid waste for the State. The plan must be based on the priorities and recycling goals established in sections 2101 and 2132. The plan must provide guidance and direction to municipalities in planning and implementing waste management and recycling programs at the state, regional and local levels.
Sec. GG-30. 38 MRSA §2124, as amended by PL 1995, c. 465, Pt. A, §37 and affected by Pt. C, §2, is further amended to read:
§ 2124. Reports
The office department shall submit the plan and subsequent revisions to the Governor , the department and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over natural resource matters.
Sec. GG-31. 38 MRSA §2124-A, as amended by PL 2007, c. 583, §8, is further amended to read:
§ 2124-A. Solid waste generation and disposal capacity report
By January 1, 2008 2013 and annually thereafter, the office department shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over natural resources matters , and the Governor and the department setting forth information on statewide generation of solid waste, statewide recycling rates and available disposal capacity for solid waste.
The report submitted under this section must include an analysis of how changes in available disposal capacity have affected or are likely to affect disposal prices. When the office department determines that a decline in available landfill capacity has generated or has the potential to generate supracompetitive prices, the office department shall include this finding in its report and shall include recommendations for legislative or regulatory changes as necessary.
Beginning on January 1, 2009 2013 and every odd-numbered year thereafter, the report submitted under this section must include an analysis of how the rate of fill at each solid waste landfill has affected the expected lifespan of that solid waste landfill. The January 2009 report must also include an analysis of the solid waste disposal needs of the State as of January 1, 2009 for the next 3, 5 and 10 years.
Beginning on January 1, 2010 2014 and every even-numbered year thereafter, the report submitted under this section must include an analysis of consolidation of ownership in the disposal, collection, recycling and hauling of solid waste.
The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over solid waste matters may report out legislation related to the report submitted pursuant to this section.
Sec. GG-32. 38 MRSA §2132, as amended by PL 2005, c. 220, §§2 to 4, is further amended to read:
§ 2132. State goals
Sec. GG-33. 38 MRSA §2133, as amended by PL 2003, c. 567, §§1 and 2, is further amended to read:
§ 2133. Municipal recycling
Preference in allocating resources under this subsection must be given to municipalities that participate in a household hazardous waste collection region as defined in subsection 2-D.
At a minimum, the office department shall award grants to public schools and municipalities for reasonable costs incurred as a result of managing waste mercury-added products generated by those public schools and municipalities, in compliance with the requirements in sections 1663 and 1664, that would not otherwise be incurred by complying with existing laws, rules or regulations as of July 15, 2002.
(1) Accommodate or encourage additional growth and development;
(2) Improve, expand or construct public facilities; or
(3) Acquire land for conservation or management of specific economic and natural resource concerns.
This subsection does not apply to state grants or other assistance for sewage treatment facilities, public health programs or education.
The office department shall work with state agencies to prepare mechanisms for establishing preferences in specific investment and grant programs as described in paragraphs A and B.
Sec. GG-34. 38 MRSA §2134, first ¶, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §39, is further amended to read:
The office department shall provide marketing assistance, which may include the following elements:
Sec. GG-35. 38 MRSA §2134, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §39, is further amended to read:
Sec. GG-36. 38 MRSA §2138, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §41, is further amended to read:
The office department may provide technical and marketing assistance and direction to entities within the State to assist with meeting this requirement. Municipalities and regional associations may assist employers in attaining the objectives of this section.
Sec. GG-37. 38 MRSA §2138, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 585, Pt. A, §7, is repealed.
Sec. GG-38. 38 MRSA §2140, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §43, is further amended to read:
§ 2140. Interstate and national initiatives
The office department may participate in interstate and national initiatives to adopt uniform state laws when practicable, and to enter compacts between the State and other states for the improved management, recycling and reduction of solid waste.
Sec. GG-39. 38 MRSA §2151-A, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 465, Pt. A, §60 and affected by Pt. C, §2, is amended to read:
§ 2151-A. Indemnification
The office department shall defend and indemnify any employee of the office, bureau and any former employee of the former State Planning Office including the director , and any member of the former Facility Siting Board against expenses actually and necessarily incurred by the person in connection with the defense of any action or proceeding in which the person is made party by reason of past or present association with the office bureau or former State Planning Office with regard to the powers and duties set forth in this article.
Sec. GG-40. 38 MRSA §2152, as amended by PL 2001, c. 352, §16, is repealed.
Sec. GG-41. 38 MRSA §2153, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 465, Pt. A, §62 and affected by Pt. C, §2, is further amended to read:
Sec. GG-42. 38 MRSA §2154, as amended by PL 1995, c. 465, Pt. A, §63 and affected by Pt. C, §2 and amended by c. 656, Pt. A, §§44 and 45, is further amended to read:
§ 2154. Site selection
Sec. GG-43. 38 MRSA §2155, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 585, Pt. A, §7, is amended to read:
§ 2155. Notification
The office bureau shall notify the municipal officers of any municipality within which a waste disposal facility site is recommended under this subchapter of that recommendation. The office bureau shall notify the municipal officers by certified mail within 30 days of making the recommendation. If the proposed site is located within the jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission, the office bureau shall notify the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission and the county commissioners in lieu of the municipal officers.
Sec. GG-44. 38 MRSA §2156-A, as amended by PL 2007, c. 192, §6, is further amended to read:
§ 2156-A. Facility development
Sec. GG-45. 38 MRSA §2159, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §46, is further amended to read:
§ 2159. Real and personal property; right of eminent domain
The office bureau may acquire and hold real and personal property that it considers necessary for its purposes, is granted the right of eminent domain and, for those purposes, may take and hold, either by exercising its right of eminent domain or by purchase, lease or otherwise, for public use, any land, real estate, easements or interest therein, necessary for constructing, establishing, maintaining, operating and the closure of solid waste disposal facilities.
Sec. GG-46. 38 MRSA §2160, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 646, Pt. A, §47, is further amended to read:
Notice may be made by personal service in hand by an officer duly qualified to serve civil process in this State or by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the owner or owners. If the owner or owners are not known or can not be notified by personal service or certified mail, notice may be given by publication in the manner provided in subsection 4.
Sec. GG-47. 38 MRSA §2160, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §47, is further amended to read:
Sec. GG-48. 38 MRSA §2161, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §48, is further amended to read:
§ 2161. Condemnation proceedings
At the time the office bureau sends the notice in section 2160, the office bureau shall file in the county commissioner's office in which the property to be taken is located and cause to be recorded in the registry of deeds in the county plans of the location of all lands, real estate, easements or interest therein, with an appropriate description and the names of the owners thereof, if known. When for any reason the office bureau fails to acquire property that it is authorized to take, which is described in that location, or if the location so recorded is defective and uncertain, it may, at any time, correct and perfect the location and file a new description. In that case, the office bureau is liable in damages only for property for which the owner had not previously been paid, to be assessed as of the time of the original taking, and the office bureau is not liable for any acts that would have been justified if the original taking had been lawful. No entry may be made on any private lands, except to make surveys, until the expiration of 10 days from the filing, whereupon, possession may be had of all the lands, real estate, easements or interests therein and other property and rights as aforesaid to be taken, but title may not vest in the office bureau until payment for the property is made.
Sec. GG-49. 38 MRSA §2162, as repealed and replaced by PL 1999, c. 736, §2, is amended to read:
§ 2162. Assistance in regional association siting
Sec. GG-50. 38 MRSA §2170, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §51, is further amended to read:
§ 2170. Host community benefits; application limited to facilities owned or operated by the bureau
This subchapter applies only to solid waste disposal facilities owned or operated by the office bureau. Wherever in this subchapter the term "solid waste disposal facility" or "facility" is used, those terms may be construed only to mean a solid waste disposal facility owned or operated by the office bureau.
Sec. GG-51. 38 MRSA §2170-A, first ¶, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 406, §3, is amended to read:
The provisions of this section apply to a solid waste disposal facility owned or operated by the office bureau.
Sec. GG-52. 38 MRSA §2171, first ¶, as amended by PL 1993, c. 310, Pt. B, §3, is further amended to read:
The municipal officers of each municipality identified by the Facility Siting Board bureau as a potential site for a waste disposal facility and each contiguous municipality that may be affected by the construction or operation of that facility shall jointly establish a single citizen advisory committee within 60 days of notification pursuant to section 2155.
Sec. GG-53. 38 MRSA §2172, first ¶, as repealed and replaced by PL 2007, c. 406, §4, is amended to read:
In the event that the office bureau and a host community cannot agree on the terms of a host community agreement pursuant to section 2170-A, the parties shall submit the dispute for resolution in accordance with this section.
Sec. GG-54. 38 MRSA §2172, sub-§2, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 406, §4, is amended to read:
Sec. GG-55. 38 MRSA §2173, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §53, is further amended to read:
§ 2173. Municipal jurisdiction over regional association disposal facilities
A municipality may adopt a local ordinance authorizing the municipal officers to issue a local permit containing the same findings, conclusions and conditions contained in the license issued by the department for a solid waste disposal facility located within the municipality's jurisdiction. The municipal officers may also attach to the permit additional conditions for the operation of the solid waste disposal facility on any issues not specifically addressed in any condition of the department's license. These conditions may not unreasonably restrict the operation of the facility and must be attached to the local permit by the municipal officers within 90 days of issuance of the department's license or within 30 days of a final decision by the department to relicense the facility.
An enforcement action brought by the municipality to enforce local permit conditions shall does not preclude the State from bringing an action to enforce the conditions of any license issued by the State or any other provision of law. In addition, the State shall have has a right to intervene in any enforcement action brought by a municipality under this section. A municipality that has adopted local permit conditions described in this section shall employ an inspector certified under section 2174 to enforce permit conditions.
Sec. GG-56. 38 MRSA §2174, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §54, is further amended to read:
(1) Copies of any inspection report of the facility within 5 working days of the preparation of the report;
(2) Prompt notification of all enforcement or emergency orders for those facilities, including, but not limited to, abatement orders, cessation orders, final civil penalty assessments, consent orders and decrees and notices of violation;
(3) Copies of all air, soil and water quality monitoring data collected by the commissioner at such facilities, including leachate and ash testing results, within 5 working days after complete laboratory analysis becomes available to the commissioner; and
(4) Copies of all analyses of the data under subparagraph (3).
(1) Copies of any inspection report of the facility within 5 working days of the preparation of the report;
(2) Prompt notification of all enforcement or emergency orders for those facilities, including, but not limited to, abatement orders, cessation orders, final civil penalty assessments, consent orders and decrees and notices of violation;
(3) Copies of all air, soil and water quality monitoring data collected by the municipality at such facilities, including leachate and ash testing results, within 5 working days after complete laboratory analysis becomes available to the municipality; and
(4) Copies of all analyses of the data under subparagraph (3).
Sec. GG-57. 38 MRSA §2175-A, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §55, is further amended to read:
§ 2175-A. Property value offset
Owners of property, the value of which has been affected by a solid waste disposal facility, are eligible for reimbursement from the office bureau for loss in property value directly attributable to the construction and operation of the facility. The office bureau shall adopt rules to establish the formula and procedure for reimbursement, including, without limitation, definition of the impact area, a process for establishing baseline real estate values, a time frame within which the property value offset program will be in effect and an accounting of real estate trends in the area.
Sec. GG-58. 38 MRSA §2175-B, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 465, Pt. A, §70 and affected by Pt. C, §2, is amended to read:
§ 2175-B. Payment in lieu of taxes
The office bureau shall annually pay a municipality an amount in lieu of taxes equal to the amount of property taxes on a solid waste disposal facility owned or operated by the office bureau not paid to that municipality during the previous calendar year. In the case of an unorganized territory, the office bureau shall annually pay the amount to the State Tax Assessor who shall deposit that amount in the Unorganized Territory Education and Services Fund established in Title 36, chapter 115. If the office bureau disagrees with the amount determined to be due in lieu of taxes under this section, it may appeal to the State Board of Property Tax Review as provided in Title 36, section 271.
Sec. GG-59. 38 MRSA §2176, first ¶, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §56, is further amended to read:
In addition to payment in lieu of taxes provided in section 2175-B, the office bureau shall make impact payments to a municipality in which a solid waste disposal facility is located or, in the case of an unorganized territory, to the State Tax Assessor upon request by the community involved or by the State Tax Assessor. The office bureau shall base its impact payments on measurable criteria including, without limitation:
Sec. GG-60. 38 MRSA §2176, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 406, §7, is amended to read:
Sec. GG-61. 38 MRSA §2177, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §57, is further amended to read:
§ 2177. Water supply monitoring and protection
Upon written request from persons owning land contiguous to a solid waste disposal facility, the office bureau shall have quarterly sampling and analysis conducted of private water supplies used by the requestors for drinking water. The sampling and analysis must be conducted in a manner specified by and that meets criteria developed by the department.
If a facility adversely affects a public or private water supply by pollution, degradation, diminution or other means that result in a violation of the state drinking water standards as determined by the commissioner, the office bureau shall restore the affected supply at no cost to the consumer or replace the affected supply with an alternative source of water that is of like quantity and quality to the original supply at no cost to the consumer.
Sec. GG-62. 38 MRSA §2191, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §58, is further amended to read:
§ 2191. Fees
The office bureau shall establish reasonable fees for waste disposal services provided by the office bureau.
Sec. GG-63. 38 MRSA §2192, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §§59 and 60, is further amended to read:
§ 2192. Purposes of the fees
The fees charged to users of office-owned state-owned facilities and established by the office bureau under this article, by rule, provide revenue for the following purposes:
Sec. GG-64. 38 MRSA §2193, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §61, is further amended to read:
§ 2193. Host municipality fees
The office bureau may set fees under this article for the host municipality at a level lower than the fees charged to other municipalities or users, provided that as long as the lower fees are set in a manner consistent with the rules promulgated adopted by the office bureau.
Sec. GG-65. 38 MRSA §2201, as amended by PL 2011, c. 429, §7, is further amended to read:
§ 2201. Maine Solid Waste Management Fund established
The Maine Solid Waste Management Fund, referred to in this section as the "fund," is established as a nonlapsing fund to support programs administered by the State Planning Office bureau and the Department of Environmental Protection. The fund must be segregated into 2 subsidiary accounts. The first subsidiary account, called operations, receives all fees established and received under article 1. The 2nd subsidiary account, called administration, receives all fees established under this article and under Title 36, chapter 719 and all funds recovered by the department as reimbursement for departmental expenses incurred to abate imminent threats to public health, safety and welfare posed by the illegal disposal of solid waste.
Money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the office department or bureau must be deposited with the Treasurer of State to the credit of the fund and may be invested as provided by law. Interest on these investments must be credited to the fund.
Funds related to administration may be expended only in accordance with allocations approved by the Legislature for administrative expenses directly related to the office's bureau's and the department's programs, including actions by the department necessary to abate threats to public health, safety and welfare posed by the disposal of solid waste. Funds related to operations may be expended only in accordance with allocations approved by the Legislature and solely for the development and operation of publicly owned facilities owned or approved by the office bureau and for the repayment of any obligations of the office bureau incurred under article 3. These allocations must be based on estimates of the actual costs necessary for the office bureau and the department to administer their programs, to provide financial assistance to regional associations and to provide other financial assistance necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. Beginning in the fiscal year ending on June 30, 1991 and thereafter, the fund must annually transfer to the General Fund an amount necessary to reimburse the costs of the Bureau of Revenue Services incurred in the administration of Title 36, chapter 719. Allowable expenditures include "Personal Services," "All Other" and "Capital Expenditures" associated with all office bureau activities other than those included in the operations account.
Sec. GG-66. 38 MRSA §2232, first ¶, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §65, is further amended to read:
An incineration facility shall submit an annual report to the office department no later than 90 days after the end of the incineration facility's fiscal year. For reasonable cause shown and upon written application by an incineration facility, the office department may grant an extension of the 90-day period. The report must be certified by an appropriate executive officer of the incineration facility as being complete and accurate. The office department may prescribe the form of the annual report and the number of copies that must be submitted. The report must include the following information:
Sec. GG-67. 38 MRSA §2232, sub-§§4 and 5, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §66, are further amended to read:
Sec. GG-68. 38 MRSA §2235, as amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §67, is further amended to read:
§ 2235. Use of files
The office department shall keep on file for public inspection and use all reports submitted under this subchapter.
Sec. GG-69. 38 MRSA §2236, as corrected by RR 1993, c. 1, §138 and amended by PL 1995, c. 656, Pt. A, §68, is further amended to read:
§ 2236. Limitation
Nothing in this subchapter may be construed to create or expand any office authority of the department over financial, organizational or rate regulation of incineration facilities.
Sec. GG-70. Transition provisions; waste management-related and recycling-related matters. The following provisions apply to the reassignment of waste management-related and recycling-related duties, responsibilities and activities of the Executive Department, State Planning Office to the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services and the Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of Community Development.
1. One authorized, unclassified position and incumbent personnel in the Executive Department, State Planning Office assigned to that office's waste management and recycling program are transferred to the Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of Community Development. Those employees retain their accrued fringe benefits, including but not limited to vacation and sick leave, health and life insurance and retirement benefits. The Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of Community Development and the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services shall enter into a memorandum of agreement under which personnel transferred to the Office of Community Development by this section shall assist the Bureau of General Services in the performance of its functions and duties under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, chapter 24.
2. All rights, duties, authorities, responsibilities and related assets and liabilities, if any, assigned to the Executive Department, State Planning Office pursuant to Resolve 2003, chapter 93 and Resolve 2011, chapter 90 are assigned to and must be exercised by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services.
3. All real property acquired by the Executive Department, State Planning Office pursuant to Public Law 1995, chapter 464, Resolve 2003, chapter 93 and Resolve 2011, chapter 90 is transferred to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services.
4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Environmental Protection shall approve transfer of all licenses, permits and other authorizations issued by the department to the Executive Department, State Planning Office for construction and operation of state-owned waste disposal facilities referenced in subsection 2 to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services. Within 60 days of the effective date of this section, the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services shall submit to the Department of Environmental Protection applications for transfer of all licenses, permits and other authorizations for the state-owned solid waste disposal facilities referenced in subsection 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, until the Department of Environmental Protection has approved the transfers required by this section, the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services is deemed to be the licensee or permittee of all licenses, permits and other authorizations for the state-owned solid waste disposal facilities referenced in subsection 2.
Sec. GG-71. Effective date. This Part takes effect July 1, 2012.
PART HH
Sec. HH-1. 37-B MRSA §704, as amended by PL 2007, c. 167, §11, is further amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read:
The director shall oversee the agency's activities as the state coordinating agency for the National Flood Insurance Program pursuant to 42 United States Code, Chapter 50 (2012).
Sec. HH-2. 37-B MRSA §709 is enacted to read:
§ 709. Floodplain management
The agency shall serve as the state coordinating agency for the National Flood Insurance Program pursuant to 42 United States Code, Chapter 50 (2012) and in that capacity shall oversee delivery of technical assistance and resources to municipalities for the purpose of floodplain management activities and shall administer the State Floodplain Mapping Fund established under section 746.
Sec. HH-3. 37-B MRSA §746 is enacted to read:
§ 746. State Floodplain Mapping Fund
Sec. HH-4. 37-B MRSA §1112, as amended by PL 2009, c. 561, §35, is further amended to read:
§ 1112. Administration
The department shall administer this chapter. In carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the department shall consult as appropriate with other state agencies, including the Department of Conservation, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the Department of Marine Resources, the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Transportation , and the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission and the State Planning Office, for their aid and assistance.
Sec. HH-5. 37-B MRSA §1119, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2009, c. 561, §36, is further amended to read:
Sec. HH-6. 37-B MRSA §1131, sub-§2, ¶G, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 662, §99, is repealed.
Sec. HH-7. Transition provisions; floodplain management matters. The following provisions apply to the reassignment of floodplain management duties, responsibilities and activities of the Executive Department, State Planning Office to the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, Maine Emergency Management Agency.
1. The Governor shall, pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 37-B, section 709 and 42 United States Code, Chapter 50 (2012), designate the Maine Emergency Management Agency the state coordinating agency for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program.
2. Three authorized positions and incumbent personnel in the State Planning Office assigned to that office's floodplain management program are transferred to the Maine Emergency Management Agency. Those employees retain their rights as unclassified employees as well as their accrued fringe benefits, including but not limited to vacation and sick leave, health and life insurance and retirement benefits.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 5 and except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the State Controller, upon request of the State Budget Officer and with the approval of the Governor, shall transfer to the proper account in the Maine Emergency Management Agency all accrued expenditures, assets and liabilities, including but not limited to any contractual obligations, balances, appropriations, allocations, transfers, revenues and other available funds, in any account or subdivision of an account of the State Planning Office established for administration of floodplain management-related grant funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Nothing in this section changes or is intended to change or otherwise affect the purposes or uses for which any funds transferred pursuant to this section may be expended.
4. On the effective date of this section, the State Controller shall transfer any unexpended and unencumbered balance in the Floodplain Mapping Fund established by former Title 5, section 3307-G to the State Floodplain Mapping Fund established by Title 37-B, section 746.
Sec. HH-8. Effective date. This Part takes effect July 1, 2012.
PART II
Sec. II-1. 5 MRSA §6204, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1993, c. 728, §6, is further amended to read:
Sec. II-2. 5 MRSA §6204, sub-§6, as amended by PL 1993, c. 728, §6, is further amended to read:
Sec. II-3. 12 MRSA §544, sub-§3, ¶G is enacted to read:
Sec. II-4. 12 MRSA §6072, sub-§7-A, ¶F, as amended by PL 2003, c. 660, Pt. A, §6, is further amended to read:
The Executive Department, State Planning Office Department of Conservation shall maintain a list of conserved lands. The commissioner shall request this information from the State Planning Office Department of Conservation prior to holding a preapplication proceeding.
Sec. II-5. 12 MRSA §6673, sub-§2-A, as amended by PL 2009, c. 229, §16, is further amended to read:
A municipality shall review the Executive Department, State Planning Office's Department of Conservation's list of conserved lands compiled pursuant to section 6072, subsection 7-A, paragraph F prior to issuing a municipal shellfish aquaculture permit.
A municipality shall put its findings on each of the criteria listed in this subsection in writing and make those findings available to the public.
Sec. II-6. 33 MRSA §132, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 574, §1, is amended to read:
Sec. II-7. 33 MRSA §479-C, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 412, §10, is amended to read:
§ 479-C. Conservation easement registry
A holder of a conservation easement that is organized or doing business in the State shall annually report to the Executive Department, State Planning Office Department of Conservation the book and page number at the registry of deeds for each conservation easement that it holds, the municipality and approximate number of acres protected under each easement and such other information as the State Planning Office Department of Conservation determines necessary to fulfill the purposes of this subchapter. The filing must be made by a date and on forms established by the State Planning Office Department of Conservation to avoid duplicative filings when possible and otherwise reduce administrative burdens. The annual filing must be accompanied by a $30 fee. The State Planning Office Department of Conservation shall maintain a permanent record of the registration and report to the Attorney General any failure of a holder disclosed by the filing or otherwise known to the State Planning Office Department of Conservation. The fees established under this section must be held by the State Planning Office Department of Conservation in a nonlapsing, special account to defray the costs of maintaining the registry and carrying out its duties under this section.
Sec. II-8. 36 MRSA §305, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 564, §4, is amended to read:
Sec. II-9. 36 MRSA §1140-B, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 466, Pt. A, §58, is amended to read:
Sec. II-10. Transition provisions; Land for Maine's Future Board matters. The following provisions apply to the reassignment of duties, responsibilities and activities of the Executive Department, State Planning Office related to the Land for Maine's Future Board established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 353 to the Department of Conservation, Natural Areas Program established by Title 12, section 544.
1. Three authorized positions and incumbent personnel in the State Planning Office assigned to provide staff assistance to the Land for Maine's Future Board are transferred to the Natural Areas Program. Those employees retain their rights as unclassified employees as well as their accrued fringe benefits, including but not limited to vacation and sick leave, health and life insurance and retirement benefits.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 5, the State Controller, upon request of the State Budget Officer and with the approval of the Governor, shall transfer from the State Planning Office to the proper account in the Department of Conservation all accrued expenditures, assets and liabilities, including but not limited to any contractual obligations, balances, appropriations, allocations, transfers, revenues and other available funds, in any account or subdivision of any account of the Land for Maine's Future Fund, established by Title 5, section 6203. Nothing in this section changes or is intended to change or otherwise affect the purposes or uses for which any funds transferred pursuant to this section may be expended.
Sec. II-11. Effective date. This Part takes effect July 1, 2012.
PART JJ
Sec. JJ-1. 5 MRSA §298, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 513, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
Sec. JJ-2. 5 MRSA §13056-E, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 414, Pt. G, §2 and affected by §5, is amended to read:
Sec. JJ-3. 5 MRSA §13058, sub-§19, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 498, §1, is amended to read:
Sec. JJ-4. 5 MRSA §13073-B is enacted to read:
§ 13073-B. Maine Downtown Center
Sec. JJ-5. 12 MRSA §212, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1979, c. 541, Pt. A, §116 and PL 1995, c. 532, §17, is further amended to read:
Sec. JJ-6. 12 MRSA §685-C, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 2009, c. 375, §1, is repealed.
Sec. JJ-7. 12 MRSA §685-C, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 2009, c. 375, §1, is further amended to read:
Sec. JJ-8. 12 MRSA §1847, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1999, c. 556, §19, is further amended to read:
Within the context of the comprehensive management plan, the commissioner, after adequate opportunity for public review and comment, shall adopt a specific action plan for each unit of the public reserved lands system. Each action plan must include consideration of the related systems of silviculture and regeneration of forest resources and must provide for outdoor recreation including remote, undeveloped areas, timber, watershed protection, wildlife and fish. The commissioner shall provide adequate opportunity for public review and comment on any substantial revision of an action plan. Management of the public reserved lands before the action plans are completed must be in accordance with all other provisions of this section.
Sec. JJ-9. 23 MRSA §73, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2003, c. 22, §1, is further amended to read:
The Department of Transportation shall adopt a rule, in coordination with the State Planning Office Department of Conservation, that establishes linkage between the planning processes outlined in this section and those promoted by Title 30-A, chapter 187, subchapter 2 and that promotes investment incentives for communities that adopt and implement land use plans that minimize over-reliance on the state highway network. This rule is a major substantive rule as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
Sec. JJ-10. 23 MRSA §7105, sub-§3, ¶A, as amended by PL 1989, c. 600, Pt. A, §§11 and 12 and c. 626, is further amended to read:
The department shall, in good faith, seek to lease the railroad rights-of-way until it finds that the preservation of the rights-of-way is not necessary for the welfare of the State or until the voters of the State approve or disapprove, at a statewide election, the issue of bonds to purchase the rights-of-way along the abandoned portion of the line.
Nothing in this paragraph may require the department to lease or purchase the railroad rights-of-way to an entire railroad line or any portion of the line for which railroad service has been abandoned if the railroad corporation owner does not intend to sell, lease or in any other way dispose of the rights-of-way by which railroad service could be easily restored along the abandoned service portion of the line.
Sec. JJ-11. 30-A MRSA §2303, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2, and Pt. C, §106 and amended by PL 1989, c. 6; c. 9, §2; and c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, is further amended to read:
§ 2303. Lead agency
Sec. JJ-12. 30-A MRSA §4301, sub-§5-C is enacted to read:
Sec. JJ-13. 30-A MRSA §4301, sub-§13, as amended by PL 1995, c. 395, Pt. D, §12, is repealed.
Sec. JJ-14. 30-A MRSA §4301, sub-§14-A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 90, §1, is amended to read:
Sec. JJ-15. 30-A MRSA §4312, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2001, c. 406, §2, is further amended to read:
Sec. JJ-16. 30-A MRSA §4314, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2007, c. 247, §1, is further amended to read:
Sec. JJ-17. 30-A MRSA §4326, sub-§3-A, ¶A, as amended by PL 2007, c. 247, §3, is further amended to read:
(1) Within growth areas, each municipality or multimunicipal region shall:
(a) Establish development standards;
(b) Establish timely permitting procedures;
(c) Ensure that needed public services are available; and
(d) Prevent inappropriate development in natural hazard areas, including flood plains and areas of high erosion.
(2) Within rural areas, each municipality or multimunicipal region shall adopt land use policies and ordinances to discourage incompatible development. These policies and ordinances may include, without limitation, density limits, cluster or special zoning, acquisition of land or development rights, transfer of development rights pursuant to section 4328 and performance standards. The municipality or multimunicipal region should also identify which rural areas qualify as critical rural areas as defined in this chapter. Critical rural areas must receive priority consideration for proactive strategies designed to enhance rural industries, manage wildlife and fisheries habitat and preserve sensitive natural areas.
(3) A municipality or multimunicipal region may also designate as a transitional area any portion of land area that does not meet the definition of either a growth area or a rural area. Such an area may be appropriate for medium-density development that does not require expansion of municipal facilities and does not include significant rural resources.
(4) A municipality or multimunicipal region is not required to identify growth areas within the municipality or multimunicipal region for residential, commercial or industrial growth if it demonstrates, in accordance with rules adopted by the office department pursuant to this article, that:
(a) It is not possible to accommodate future residential, commercial or industrial growth within the municipality or multimunicipal region because of severe physical limitations, including, without limitation, the lack of adequate water supply and sewage disposal services, very shallow soils or limitations imposed by protected natural resources;
(b) The municipality or multimunicipal region has experienced minimal or no residential, commercial or industrial development over the past decade and this condition is expected to continue over the 10-year planning period;
(c) The municipality or multimunicipal region has identified as its growth areas one or more growth areas identified in a comprehensive plan adopted or to be adopted by one or more other municipalities or multimunicipal regions in accordance with an interlocal agreement adopted in accordance with chapter 115 with one or more municipalities or multimunicipal regions; or
(d) The municipality or multimunicipal region has no village or densely developed area.
(6) A municipality or multimunicipal region exercising the discretion afforded by subparagraph 4 shall review the basis for its demonstration during the periodic revisions undertaken pursuant to section 4347-A;
Sec. JJ-18. 30-A MRSA §4331, as amended by PL 2001, c. 578, §17, is further amended to read:
§ 4331. Evaluation process
The office department shall conduct an ongoing evaluation process to determine the effectiveness of state, regional and local efforts under this chapter to achieve the purposes and goals of this chapter. Working through the Land and Water Resources Council, the office The department shall seek the assistance of other state agencies. If requested, all state agencies shall render assistance to the office department in this effort.
Sec. JJ-19. 30-A MRSA §4345, as amended by PL 2003, c. 641, §9, is further amended to read:
§ 4345. Purpose; department to administer program
Under the provisions of this article, a municipality or multimunicipal region may request financial or technical assistance from the office department for the purpose of planning and implementing a growth management program. A municipality or multimunicipal region that requests and receives a financial assistance grant shall develop and implement its growth management program in cooperation with the office department and in a manner consistent with the procedures, goals and guidelines established in this subchapter.
To accomplish the purposes of this article, the office department shall develop and administer a technical and financial assistance program for municipalities or multimunicipal regions. The program must include direct financial assistance for planning and implementation of growth management programs, standards governing the review of growth management programs by the office department, technical assistance to municipalities or multimunicipal regions and a voluntary certification program for growth management programs.
Sec. JJ-20. 30-A MRSA §4346, as amended by PL 2003, c. 641, §§10 to 12 and c. 689, Pt. B, §6, is further amended to read:
§ 4346. Technical and financial assistance program
The technical and financial assistance program for municipalities, regional councils and multimunicipal regions is established to encourage and facilitate the adoption and implementation of local, regional and statewide growth management programs.
The office department may enter into financial assistance grants only to the extent that funds are available. In making grants, the office department shall consider the need for planning in a municipality or multimunicipal region, the proximity of the municipality or multimunicipal region to other areas that are conducting or have completed the planning process and the economic and geographic role of the municipality or multimunicipal region within a regional context. The office department may consider other criteria in making grants, as long as the criteria support the goal of encouraging and facilitating the adoption and implementation of local and multimunicipal growth management programs consistent with the procedures, goals and guidelines established in this subchapter. In order to maximize the availability of the technical and financial assistance program to all municipalities, multimunicipal regions and regional councils, financial assistance programs administered competitively under this article are exempt from rules adopted by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services pursuant to Title 5, section 1825-C for use in the purchase of services and the awarding of grants and contracts. The office department shall publish a program statement describing its grant program and advertising its availability to eligible applicants.
The office department may not require a municipality or multimunicipal region to provide matching funds in excess of 25% of the value of that municipality's or multimunicipal region's financial assistance contract for its first planning assistance grant and implementation assistance grant. The office department may require a higher match for other grants, including, but not limited to, grants for the purpose of updating comprehensive plans. This match limitation does not apply to distribution of federal funds that the office department may administer.
Sec. JJ-21. 30-A MRSA §4347-A, as amended by PL 2003, c. 641, §§13 to 15 and PL 2007, c. 247, §§4 and 5, is further amended to read:
§ 4347-A. Review of programs by department
(1) Each state agency reviewing the proposal shall designate a person or persons responsible for coordinating the agency's review of the growth management program.
(2) Any regional council commenting on a growth management program shall determine whether the program is compatible with the programs of other municipalities that may be affected by the program and with regional policies or needs identified by the regional council;
(1) In its findings, the office department shall clearly indicate its position on any point on which there are significant conflicts among the written comments submitted to the office department.
(2) If the office department finds that the growth management program was adopted in accordance with the procedures, goals and guidelines established in this subchapter, the office department shall issue a certificate of consistency for the growth management program.
(3) Notwithstanding paragraph D, if a municipality or multimunicipal region requests a certificate of consistency for its growth management program, any unmodified component of that program that has previously been reviewed by the former State Planning Office or the office department and has received a finding of consistency will retain that finding during program certification review by the office department as long as the finding of consistency is current as defined in rules adopted by the office department;
The office's department's decision on consistency of a growth management program constitutes final agency action.
(1) In its findings, the office department shall clearly indicate its position on any point on which there are significant conflicts among the written comments submitted to the office department.
(2) If the office department finds that the comprehensive plan was developed in accordance with the procedures, goals and guidelines established in this subchapter, the office department shall issue a finding of consistency for the comprehensive plan.
(3) A finding of inconsistency must identify the goals under this subchapter not adequately addressed, specific sections of the rules relating to comprehensive plan review adopted by the office department not adequately addressed and recommendations for resolving the inconsistency;
If the office department finds that a plan is not consistent with the procedures, goals and guidelines established in this subchapter, the municipality or multimunicipal district that submitted the plan may appeal that finding to the office department within 20 business days of receipt of the finding in accordance with rules adopted by the office department, which are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
The office's department's decision on consistency of a comprehensive plan constitutes final agency action.
A finding by the office department pursuant to paragraph D that a comprehensive plan is consistent with the procedures, goals and guidelines established in this subchapter is valid for 12 years from the date of its issuance. A finding by the office former State Planning Office issued pursuant to this subchapter prior to December 31, 2000 that a comprehensive plan is consistent with the procedures, goals and guidelines established in this subchapter is valid until December 31, 2012. For purposes of section 4314, subsection 3 and section 4352, subsection 2, expiration of a finding of consistency pursuant to this subsection does not itself make a comprehensive plan inconsistent with the procedures, goals and guidelines established in this subchapter.
Sec. JJ-22. 30-A MRSA §4349-A, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 2001, c. 613, §2, is further amended to read:
(1) A project certified to the Land and Water Resources Council established in Title 5, section 3331 by the head of the agency funding the project as necessary to remedy a threat to public health or safety or to comply with environmental clean-up laws;
(2) A project related to a commercial or industrial activity that, due to its operational or physical characteristics, typically is located away from other development, such as an activity that relies on a particular natural resource for its operation;
(3) An airport, port or railroad or industry that must be proximate to an airport, a port or a railroad line or terminal;
(4) A pollution control facility;
(5) A project that maintains, expands or promotes a tourist or cultural facility that is required to be proximate to a specific historic, natural or cultural resource or a building or improvement that is related to and required to be proximate to land acquired for a park, conservation, open space or public access or to an agricultural, conservation or historic easement;
(6) A project located in a municipality that has none of the geographic areas described in paragraph A or B and that prior to January 1, 2000 formally requested but had not received from the office former State Planning Office funds to assist with the preparation of a comprehensive plan or that received funds from the department to assist with the preparation of a comprehensive plan within the previous 2 years. This exception expires for a municipality 2 years after such funds are received; or
(7) A housing project serving the following: individuals with mental illness, mental retardation, developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, brain injuries, substance abuse problems or a human immunodeficiency virus; homeless individuals; victims of domestic violence; foster children; or children or adults in the custody of the State. A nursing home is not considered a housing project under this paragraph ; or .
(8) A project certified to the Land and Water Resources Council established in Title 5, section 3331 by the head of the agency funding the project as having no feasible location within an area described in paragraph A or B if, by majority vote of all members, the Land and Water Resources Council finds that extraordinary circumstances or the unique needs of the agency require state funds for the project. The members of the Land and Water Resources Council may not delegate their authority under this subparagraph to the staffs of their member agencies.
Sec. JJ-23. 30-A MRSA §4349-A, sub-§3-A, ¶¶A and D, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 604, §2 and affected by §3, are amended to read:
(1) First, to a municipality that has received a certificate of consistency for its growth management program under section 4347-A;
(2) Second, to a municipality that has adopted a comprehensive plan that the office former State Planning Office or the department has determined is consistent with the procedures, goals and guidelines of this subchapter and has adopted zoning ordinances that the office former State Planning Office or the department has determined are consistent with the comprehensive plan; and
(3) Third, to a municipality that has adopted a comprehensive plan that the office former State Planning Office or the department has determined is consistent with the procedures, goals and guidelines of this subchapter.
If a municipality has submitted a comprehensive plan, zoning ordinance or growth management program to the office former State Planning Office or the department for review, the time for the office to respond response as established in section 4347-A has expired and the office has not provided its comments or findings have not been provided to the municipality, a state agency when awarding a grant or making a discretionary investment under this subsection may not give preference over the municipality to another municipality.
Sec. JJ-24. 30-A MRSA §4353, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 and Pt. C, §10, is amended to read:
Sec. JJ-25. 30-A MRSA §4353, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 and Pt. C, §10, is amended to read:
Sec. JJ-26. 30-A MRSA §5226, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 669, §1, is amended to read:
Sec. JJ-27. 30-A MRSA §5953-D, sub-§3, ¶D, as amended by PL 2003, c. 288, §2, is further amended to read:
(1) A municipality is eligible to receive a grant or a loan, or a combination of both, if that municipality has adopted a growth management program certified under section 4347-A that includes a capital improvement program composed of the following elements:
(a) An assessment of all public facilities and services, such as, but not limited to, roads and other transportation facilities, sewers, schools, parks and open space, fire and police;
(b) An annually reviewed 5-year plan for the replacement and expansion of existing public facilities or the construction of such new facilities as are required to meet expected growth and economic development. The plan must include projections of when and where those facilities will be required; and
(c) An assessment of the anticipated costs for replacement, expansion or construction of public facilities, an identification of revenue sources available to meet these costs and recommendations for meeting costs required to implement the plan.
(2) A municipality is eligible to receive a loan if that municipality:
(a) Has adopted a comprehensive plan that is determined by the Executive Department, former State Planning Office or the Department of Conservation to be consistent with section 4326, subsections 1 to 4.
(3) A municipality is eligible to receive a grant or a loan if that municipality is a service center community.
Subject to the limitations of this subsection, 2 or more municipalities that each meet the requirements of subparagraph (1), (2) or (3) may jointly apply for assistance under this section; and
Sec. JJ-28. 30-A MRSA §5953-D, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1999, c. 776, §13, is further amended to read:
Sec. JJ-29. 38 MRSA §420-D, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 704, Pt. B, §2 and affected by PL 1997, c. 603, §§8 and 9, is amended to read:
Sec. JJ-30. 38 MRSA §420-D, sub-§11, ¶A, as amended by PL 2011, c. 206, §10, is further amended to read:
(1) The department may establish a storm water compensation fund for the purpose of receiving compensation fees, grants and other related income. The fund must be a nonlapsing fund dedicated to payment of the costs and related expenses of compensation projects. Income received under this subsection must be deposited with the Treasurer of State to the credit of the fund and may be invested as provided by statute. Interest on these investments must be credited to the fund. The department may make payments from the fund consistent with the purpose of the fund.
(2) The department may enter into a written agreement with a public, quasi-public or private, nonprofit organization for purposes of receiving compensation fees and implementing compensation projects. If the authorized agency is a state agency other than the department, it shall establish a fund meeting the requirements specified in subparagraph (1). The authorized organization shall maintain records of expenditures and provide an annual summary report to the department. If the organization does not perform in accordance with this section or with the requirements of the written agreement, the department may revoke the organization's authority to conduct activities in accordance with this paragraph. If an organization's authorization is revoked, any remaining funds must be provided to the department.
(3) The commissioner may set a fee rate of no more than $25,000 per pound of available phosphorus.
(4) Except in an urbanized part of a designated growth area, best management practices must be incorporated on site that, by design, will reduce phosphorus export by at least 50%, and a phosphorus compensation project must be carried out or a compensation fee must be paid to address the remaining phosphorus reduction required to meet the parcel's phosphorus allocation. In an urbanized part of a designated growth area, an applicant may pay a phosphorus compensation fee in lieu of part or all of the on-site phosphorus reduction requirement. The commissioner shall identify urbanized parts of designated growth areas in the direct watersheds of lakes most at risk, in consultation with the State Planning Office Department of Conservation.
(5) Projects carried out or funded through compensation fees as provided in this paragraph must be located in the same watershed as the project with respect to which the compensation fee is paid.
Sec. JJ-31. 38 MRSA §480-Z, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2007, c. 527, §1, is further amended to read:
(1) Identification of wetland management priorities on a watershed or biophysical region basis;
(1-A) Identification of management priorities for the areas listed in subsection 7, paragraphs C, D and E;
(2) Identification of the types of losses eligible for compensation under this subsection;
(3) Standards for compensation fee projects;
(4) Calculation of compensation fees based on the functions and values of the affected areas and the cost of compensation, taking into account the potential higher cost of compensation when a project is implemented at a later date; and
(5) Methods to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of compensation fee projects implemented under this subsection in meeting the management priorities identified pursuant to subparagraphs (1) and (1-A).
(1) The department may establish compensation funds for the purpose of receiving compensation fees, grants and other related income. A compensation fund must be a fund dedicated to payment of costs and related expenses of restoration, enhancement, preservation and creation projects. The department may make payments from the fund consistent with the purpose of the fund. Income received under this subsection must be deposited with the State Treasurer to the credit of the compensation fund and may be invested as provided by law. Interest on these investments must be credited to the compensation fund.
(2) The department may enter into an enforceable, written agreement with a public, quasi-public or municipal organization or a private, nonprofit organization for the protection of natural areas. Such an organization must demonstrate the ability to receive compensation fees, administer a compensation fund and ensure that compensation projects are implemented consistent with local, regional or state management priorities. If compensation fees are provided to an authorized organization, the organization shall maintain records of expenditures and provide an annual summary report as requested by the department. If the authorized agency is a state agency other than the department, the agency shall establish a fund meeting the requirements specified in subparagraph (1). If the organization does not perform in accordance with this subsection or with the requirements of the written agreement, the department may revoke the organization's authority to conduct activities in accordance with this subsection.
Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules under Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
Sec. JJ-32. 38 MRSA §488, sub-§14, ¶A, as amended by PL 2001, c. 406, §17, is further amended to read:
(1) A municipality that has adopted a local growth management program that the State Planning Office has been certified under Title 30-A, section 4347-A; and
(2) An area designated in that municipality's local growth management program as a growth area.
An applicant claiming an exemption under this paragraph shall include with the application a statement from the State Planning Office Department of Conservation affirming that the location of the proposed development meets the provisions of subparagraphs (1) and (2).
An applicant claiming an exemption under this paragraph shall publish a notice of that application in a newspaper of general circulation in the region that includes the municipality in which the development is proposed to occur. That notice must include a statement indicating the standard or standards for which the applicant is claiming an exemption.
Sec. JJ-33. 38 MRSA §489-D, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 704, Pt. A, §22 and affected by Pt. C, §2, is amended to read:
Sec. JJ-34. 38 MRSA §909, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 789, §4 and affected by §5, is amended to read:
§ 909. Technical assistance
To the extent existing resources are available, when one or more municipalities seeks seek ownership of a dam, the State Planning Office Department of Conservation may provide grants and technical assistance to the participating municipality or municipalities or to regional planning organizations.
Sec. JJ-35. 38 MRSA §956, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 663, §233, is amended to read:
Sec. JJ-36. 38 MRSA §956, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 663, §233, is amended to read:
Sec. JJ-37. 38 MRSA §961, as amended by PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 and Pt. B, §204, is further amended to read:
§ 961. Relation to municipal, state and federal regulations
Nothing in this chapter prevents municipal, state or federal authorities from adopting and administering more stringent requirements regarding performance standards or permitted uses within use districts established by the commission or within districts overlapping the districts established pursuant to this chapter. Where there is a conflict between a provision adopted under this chapter and any other municipal, state or federal requirement applicable to the same land or water areas within the corridor, the more restrictive provision takes precedence. All performance standards, rules and regulations proposed for hearing by the commission must be submitted to the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, the State Planning Office Department of Conservation, the Greater Portland Council of Governments and the Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission at least 7 days prior to the hearing for review and comment. The commission shall may not promulgate adopt any rule establishing air or water quality standards within the corridor in conflict with the rules of the Department of Environmental Protection without the prior approval of the Board of Environmental Protection.
Sec. JJ-38. 38 MRSA §1163, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 636, §1, is amended to read:
Sec. JJ-39. 38 MRSA §1252, sub-§7, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 636, §2, is amended to read:
(1) The office Department of Conservation may request any additional information from the sewer district, the municipality or the department. All information requested by the office Department of Conservation must be submitted within 30 days of the request, unless an extension is granted by the office Department of Conservation.
(2) Within a reasonable time, the office Department of Conservation shall hold a hearing. The office Department of Conservation shall give at least 7 days' written notice of the hearing to the sewer district, the municipality and the party that requested the hearing. The hearing is informal and the office may receive any information it considers necessary.
(3) Within 15 days of the hearing and within 60 days of the request for review, the office Department of Conservation shall make a decision that must include findings of fact on whether the sewer extension proposal is inconsistent with adopted municipal plans and ordinances regulating land use. The decision of the office Department of Conservation constitutes final agency action.
(4) Notwithstanding paragraph A, if the office Department of Conservation determines that the sewer extension proposal is not inconsistent with adopted municipal plans and ordinances regulating land use, the office Department of Conservation shall issue written assurance that the proposal is consistent with adopted municipal plans and ordinances regulating land use, and the sewer district may construct the sewer extension.
Sec. JJ-40. Transition provisions; land use planning-related matters. The following provisions apply to the reassignment of duties, responsibilities and activities of the Executive Department, State Planning Office regarding land use planning and related technical assistance to muncipalities, including but not limited to those under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30-A, chapter 187, to the Department of Conservation.
1. Four authorized positions and incumbent personnel in the State Planning Office that are assigned to that office's land use planning program are transferred to the Department of Conservation. These employees retain their rights as unclassified employees as well as their accrued fringe benefits, including but not limited to vacation and sick leave, health and life insurance and retirement benefits.
Sec. JJ-41. Effective date. This Part takes effect July 1, 2012.
PART KK
Sec. KK-1. 1 MRSA §25, as amended by PL 1999, c. 556, §1, is further amended to read:
§ 25. Topographic mapping
The Bureau of Geology and , Natural Areas and Coastal Resources has charge of topographic mapping on behalf of the State. The Bureau of Geology and , Natural Areas and Coastal Resources is authorized and directed to enter into such agreements with the Director of the United States Geological Survey as will assure ensure the progress of the work in an efficient and economical manner.
Sec. KK-2. 2 MRSA §6, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2005, c. 405, Pt. D, §4, is further amended to read:
Sec. KK-3. 5 MRSA §935, sub-§1, ¶D, as amended by PL 1999, c. 556, §3, is further amended to read:
Sec. KK-4. 12 MRSA §541-A, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 556, §12, is amended to read:
§ 541-A. Bureau of Geology, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources
The Bureau of Geology and , Natural Areas and Coastal Resources is established within the Department of Conservation and is administered by the commissioner. The bureau consists of the Maine Geological Survey, referred to in this chapter as the "survey," and the Natural Areas Program and the Maine Coastal Program. The executive director of the bureau is the director of the survey.
Sec. KK-5. 12 MRSA §544-D is enacted to read:
§ 544-D. Maine Coastal Program
Nothing in this section may be construed as limiting the powers and duties of any officer, authority, board, commission, department or political subdivision of the State.
Sec. KK-6. 12 MRSA §549, as amended by PL 1999, c. 556, §14, is further amended to read:
§ 549. Jurisdiction
The Bureau of Geology and , Natural Areas and Coastal Resources and the agencies having jurisdiction over state-owned lands have jurisdiction, as set forth in this subchapter, over all state-owned lands for the purpose of mineral development and mining on that land. The Bureau of Geology and , Natural Areas and Coastal Resources and the agencies having jurisdiction over state-owned lands may make such rules as each deems considers proper with respect to the authority delegated pursuant to this subchapter.
Sec. KK-7. 12 MRSA §549-A, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1999, c. 556, §15, is further amended to read:
Sec. KK-8. 12 MRSA §550-B, sub-§3, ¶A, as amended by PL 2003, c. 175, §3, is further amended to read:
Sec. KK-9. 12 MRSA §550-B, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2009, c. 567, §6, is further amended to read:
Sec. KK-10. 12 MRSA §1835, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 1999, c. 556, §18, is further amended to read:
Sec. KK-11. 12 MRSA §1849, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 1999, c. 556, §20, is further amended to read:
Sec. KK-12. 12 MRSA §1863-A, sub-§4, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 615, Pt. B, §3, is amended to read:
Sec. KK-13. 12 MRSA §1868, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 270, Pt. C, §1, is amended to read:
Sec. KK-14. 12 MRSA §5013, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1999, c. 556, §21, is further amended to read:
Sec. KK-15. 12 MRSA §6022, sub-§11, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 661, §5, is amended to read:
Sec. KK-16. 12 MRSA §13001, sub-§12, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read:
Sec. KK-17. 22 MRSA §676, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1999, c. 556, §26, is further amended to read:
Sec. KK-18. 22 MRSA §679-B, sub-§8, as amended by PL 1999, c. 556, §27, is further amended to read:
Sec. KK-19. 32 MRSA §4700-G, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2009, c. 153, §8, is further amended to read:
Sec. KK-20. 32 MRSA §4700-G, sub-§6, as amended by PL 1999, c. 556, §29, is further amended to read:
Sec. KK-21. 33 MRSA §1213, as enacted by PL 1973, c. 616, §1, is amended to read:
§ 1213. Water boundaries
For the purposes of this chapter, the State Planning Office is directed to Department of Conservation, Bureau of Geology, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources shall draw the water boundaries of the 8 coastal counties in order to determine in which registry of deeds the island shall must be registered. These lines shall must be drawn in accordance with the corporate charters of the counties as amended. In instances in which the charter does not clearly specify the seaward boundaries of the counties, the boundaries shall must be drawn in accordance with state law and the principles contained in the International Convention for the Contiguous and Territorial Sea in determining seaward boundaries between adjacent nation states.
Sec. KK-22. 35-A MRSA §3451, sub-§9, ¶H, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 661, Pt. A, §7, is amended to read:
(1) One of the scenic inventories prepared for and published by the Executive Department, State Planning Office: "Method for Coastal Scenic Landscape Assessment with Field Results for Kittery to Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth to South Thomaston," Dominie, et al., October 1987; "Scenic Inventory Mainland Sites of Penobscot Bay," Dewan and Associates, et al., August 1990; or "Scenic Inventory: Islesboro, Vinalhaven, North Haven and Associated Offshore Islands," Dewan and Associates, June 1992; or
(2) A scenic inventory developed by or prepared for the Executive Department, former State Planning Office or the Department of Conservation in accordance with section 3457.
Sec. KK-23. 35-A MRSA §3457, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 661, Pt. A, §7, is amended to read:
Sec. KK-24. 38 MRSA §361-A, sub-§1-D, as amended by PL 1999, c. 556, §30, is further amended to read:
Sec. KK-25. 38 MRSA §401, 7th ¶, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 472, §12, is amended to read:
It is the intention of the Legislature that the Bureau of Geology , Natural Areas and Coastal Resources provide coordination and develop programs for the collection and analysis of information relating to the nature, extent and quality of aquifers and aquifer recharge areas.
Sec. KK-26. 38 MRSA §402, as amended by PL 1999, c. 556, §31, is further amended to read:
§ 402. Research
The Bureau of Geology , Natural Areas and Coastal Resources in cooperation with the Department of Environmental Protection, is authorized to conduct research and studies to determine recharge and cleansing rates of ground water in different sand and gravel and bedrock formations.
The Bureau of Geology and , Natural Areas and Coastal Resources, Maine Geological Survey within the Department of Conservation in cooperation with other agencies as appropriate shall conduct a 3-year program to assess the impact of agricultural practices and chemicals on ground water quality in selected agricultural areas and selected aquifers. The program must evaluate the extent and level of contamination associated with pesticide use, the mechanisms by which pesticides move through the soil and into ground water supplies, the synergistic effects of these substances and their persistence in ground water.
The survey shall report annually its progress to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over natural resources.
Sec. KK-27. 38 MRSA §410-I, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 345 and amended by PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §7, is further amended to read:
Sec. KK-28. 38 MRSA §546-B, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 454, §6, is amended to read:
Sec. KK-29. 38 MRSA §549, as amended by PL 1999, c. 556, §36, is further amended to read:
§ 549. Personnel and equipment
The commissioner shall establish and maintain at such ports within the State, and other places as the commissioner determines, employees and equipment necessary to carry out this subchapter. The commissioner, subject to the Civil Service Law, may employ personnel necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, and shall prescribe the duties of those employees. The salaries of those employees and the cost of that equipment must be paid from the Maine Coastal and Inland Surface Oil Clean-up Fund established by this subchapter. The commissioner and the Director of the Bureau of Geology and , Natural Areas and Coastal Resources shall periodically consult with each other relative to procedures for the prevention of oil discharges into the coastal waters of the State from offshore drilling production facilities. Inspection and enforcement employees of the department in their line of duty under this subchapter have the powers of a constable.
Sec. KK-30. 38 MRSA §1804, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 595, §1, is amended to read:
§ 1804. Interagency review of coastal water access issues
The Executive Department , State Planning Office of Conservation and the Department of Marine Resources, within existing budgeted resources, shall convene a working group of staff from all state agencies that deal with coastal water access issues to share data, program activities and areas for collaboration on coastal water access issues. Each agency shall identify the coastal water access data that the agency has, the coastal water access data that the agency needs and potential funding sources for the collection of the needed data. Other stakeholders may be included as appropriate. The State Planning Office Department of Conservation and the Department of Marine Resources shall submit a report of the working group's activities, including how the agencies can work cooperatively to make creative use of available funds to address both recreational and commercial access needs and to optimize projects that are multiuse in nature to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over marine resources matters by January 15th of every odd-numbered year.
Sec. KK-31. 38 MRSA §1905, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 556, §40, is further amended to read:
Sec. KK-32. Transition provisions; Maine Coastal Program-related matters. The following provisions apply to reassignment of duties, responsibilities and activities regarding management and administration and implementation of aspects of the State's federally approved coastal zone management program from the Executive Department, State Planning Office to the Department of Conservation, Bureau of Geology, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources.
1. The Governor shall designate the Department of Conservation to receive and administer implementation grants for and serve as the state agency for federal consistency review as provided by the Maine Coastal Program approved by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in September 1978 and as subsequently amended in accordance with the federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, 16 United States Code, Sections 1451 to 1466 (2012). No later than one year following the effective date of this section, the Department of Conservation shall submit to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management for its review and approval in accordance with 15 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 923 any changes to the Maine Coastal Program necessary to conform the program to the intent of this section.
2. Six authorized positions and incumbent personnel in the State Planning Office assigned to the Maine Coastal Program are transferred to the Department of Conservation, Bureau of Geology, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources. Those employees retain their accrued fringe benefits, including but not limited to vacation and sick leave, health and life insurance and retirement benefits.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, the State Controller, upon request of the State Budget Officer and with the approval of the Governor, shall transfer to the proper account in the Department of Conservation all accrued expenditures, assets and liabilities, including but not limited to any contractual obligations, balances, appropriations, allocations, transfers, revenues and other available funds, in any account or subdivision of an account of the State Planning Office established for administration of funds related to management of coastal resources, including but not limited to grant funds from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration pursuant to the federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, 16 United States Code, Sections 1451 to 1466 (2012). Nothing in this section changes or is intended to change or otherwise affect the purposes or uses for which any funds transferred pursuant to this section may be expended.
Sec. KK-33. Maine Revised Statutes headnote amended; revision clause. In the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, chapter 201-A, subchapter 1, in the subchapter headnote, the words "bureau of geology and natural areas" are amended to read "bureau of geology, natural areas and coastal resources" and the Revisor of Statutes shall implement this revision when updating, publishing or republishing the statutes.
Sec. KK-34. Effective date. This Part takes effect July 1, 2012.
PART LL
Sec. LL-1. 5 MRSA §7504, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 54, §1, is amended to read:
§ 7504. Staff and administrative services
The State Planning Office Department of Education shall provide staff and administrative services as follows.
Sec. LL-2. Transition provisions; Maine Commission for Community Service matters. The following provisions apply to the reassignment of duties, responsibilities and activities of the Maine Commission for Community Service.
1. Five authorized positions and incumbent personnel in the Executive Department, State Planning Office assigned to the Maine Commission for Community Service are transferred to the Department of Education, Maine Commission for Community Service. These employees retain their accrued fringe benefits, including but not limited to vacation and sick leave, health and life insurance and retirement benefits.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, the State Controller, upon request of the State Budget Officer and with the approval of the Governor, shall transfer to the proper account in the Department of Education, Maine Commission for Community Service program all accrued expenditures, assets and liabilities, including but not limited to any contractual obligations, balances, appropriations, allocations, transfers, revenues and other available funds, in any account or subdivision of an account of the State Planning Office established for funds administered by the Maine Commission for Community Service. Nothing in this section changes or is intended to change or otherwise affect the purposes or uses for which any funds transferred pursuant to this section may be expended.
Sec. LL-3. Effective date. This Part takes effect July 1, 2012.
PART MM
Sec. MM-1. 2 MRSA §9, sub-§§1 and 2, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 656, Pt. C, §1, are amended to read:
Sec. MM-2. 2 MRSA §9, sub-§2-A, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 372, Pt. H, §1, is amended to read:
Sec. MM-3. 2 MRSA §9, sub-§3, ¶G, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 656, Pt. C, §1, is amended to read:
Sec. MM-4. 2 MRSA §9, sub-§§6 and 7 are enacted to read:
(1) "Petroleum product" means propane; gasoline; unleaded gasoline; gasohol; kerosene; #2 heating oil; diesel fuel; kerosene-based jet fuel; aviation gasoline; #4, #5 and #6 residual oil for utility and nonutility uses; and Bunker C oil;
(2) "Primary storage facility" means a facility that receives petroleum products into the State by pipeline or by ship; and
(3) "Primary supplier" means a refiner, marketer, distributor, firm or person who makes the first sale of any petroleum product to resellers or consumers in this State.
(1) The total inventory of each petroleum product stored in the State, as measured within not more than 3 working days prior to the reporting date; and
(2) The quantities of each petroleum product delivery expected into the State within 15 days of the reporting date or within any longer period established by the director.
(1) Actual deliveries of all petroleum products in this State during the preceding calendar month;
(2) Anticipated deliveries of all petroleum products in this State during the following calendar month or during any longer period established by the director; and
(3) Allocation fractions for all petroleum products for the following month or for any longer period established by the director.
(1) An owner or lessee of a primary storage facility or a primary supplier who fails to provide the information required by this subsection commits a Class D crime. Violation of this subparagraph is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A.
(2) An owner or lessee of a primary storage facility or a primary supplier who knowingly or recklessly supplies false or misleading information is guilty of a violation of Title 17-A, section 453. An owner or lessee of a primary storage facility who supplies false or misleading information commits a civil violation for which a fine of $2,500 may be adjudged.
(1) If the office determines, based on available information, that there is or may be a significant shortfall in supply inventories or anticipated deliveries into the State of home heating oil or kerosene, the office shall provide a report including:
(a) The information that suggests a supply shortfall;
(b) Current and anticipated inventories of home heating oil and kerosene storage supplies;
(c) Any recommendations of the office for actions by the State in response to the anticipated supply shortfall; and
(d) A report on inventories, deliveries, curtailments, shortfalls or other matters relating to the availability of petroleum products in this State, at the request of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over utilities and energy matters.
Sec. MM-5. 7 MRSA §2, 4th ¶, as amended by PL 1991, c. 9, Pt. I, §6, is further amended to read:
In addition, the commissioner shall be concerned with the quality of life of Maine farmers and rural communities. The commissioner shall promote: farm financing and rural development proposals; conservation and preservation of agricultural lands; increased and improved production of beef, poultry, sheep, dairy beef and other livestock; expanded and improved production of potatoes, fruits and other vegetables and horticultural ventures; coordinated foreign and domestic marketing of Maine agricultural products; in conjunction with the university, crop development and integrated pest management; and conservation of nonrenewable energy resources and utilization of renewable energy resources in conjunction with the State Planning Office Governor's Energy Office. To accomplish these objectives, the commissioner is authorized for, or on behalf of, Maine's farmers and rural community: to engage in research and educational programs; to participate directly or indirectly in programs to encourage and enable individuals to enter agricultural or other rural enterprises; to institute litigation or upon request to represent farmers or other members of the rural community in litigation where the commissioner determines that such litigation may be beneficial to agricultural industry as a whole; and to exercise all other powers of an agency of State Government. The commissioner may study such issues and, consistent with statute, take such actions either individually, for, or on behalf of, the State's farmers or rural residents, or jointly with such other persons, agencies or organizations as the commissioner determines may benefit the State's farmers and rural communities. To further accomplish these objectives, the commissioner is authorized beginning July 1, 1991, on behalf of the State's rural community, to administer food assistance programs including the receipt, distribution and administration of federal and state funds, including block grants, for food assistance.
Sec. MM-6. 10 MRSA §1023-K, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2009, c. 124, §2, is further amended to read:
Sec. MM-7. 10 MRSA §1023-K, sub-§3-B, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 124, §2, is amended to read:
(1) The applicant demonstrates a reasonable likelihood that the applicant will be able to repay the loan;
(2) The project is technologically feasible; and
(3) The project will contribute to a reduction of or more efficient use of fossil fuels.
The authority, in consultation with the Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security Office within the Executive Department, shall adopt rules for determining eligibility, project feasibility, terms, conditions and security for loans under this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules under Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
Sec. MM-8. 10 MRSA §1043, sub-§2, ¶O, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 261, §4, is amended to read:
(1) The energy distribution system project has received all authorizations or certifications from the Public Utilities Commission necessary for construction and operation of the project. The authority may issue a certificate of approval for a project that has received conditional approvals or certifications from the commission, except that the authority's certificate becomes legally effective only upon fulfillment of the conditional provisions of the commission's certificates or approvals. If the commission has approved rates to be charged by the project or has issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the project, the authority shall take into consideration any findings and conclusions of law of the commission, including any findings and conclusions pertaining to the need for the project and the financial viability of the project.
(2) The authority has reviewed and considered any comments provided by the Director of the Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security Office and the Public Advocate.
(3) The authority has determined that the applicant is creditworthy and that there is a reasonable likelihood that the revenue obligation securities will be repaid through the revenues of the project and any other sources of revenues and collateral pledged to the repayment of those securities. In order to make these determinations, the authority shall consider such factors as it considers necessary and appropriate in light of the special purpose or other nature of the business entity owning the project and the specific purposes of the project to measure and evaluate the project and the sufficiency of the pledged revenues to repay the obligations, including, but not limited to:
(a) Whether the individuals or entities obligated to repay the obligations have demonstrated sufficient revenues from the project or from other sources to repay the obligations and a reasonable probability that those revenues will continue to be available for the term of the revenue obligation securities;
(b) Whether the applicant demonstrates a reasonable probability that the project will continue to operate and provide the public benefits projected to be created for the term of the revenue obligation securities;
(c) Whether the applicant's creditworthiness is demonstrated by factors such as its historical financial performance, management ability, plan for marketing its product or service and ability to access conventional financing;
(d) Whether the applicant meets or exceeds industry average financial performance ratios commonly accepted in determining creditworthiness in that industry;
(e) Whether the applicant demonstrates that the need for authority assistance is due to the reduced cost and increased flexibility of the financing for the project that result from authority assistance and not from an inability to obtain necessary financing without the capital reserve fund security provided by the authority;
(f) Whether collateral securing the repayment obligation is reasonably sufficient under the circumstances;
(g) Whether the proposed project enhances the opportunities for economic development;
(h) The effect that the proposed project financing has on the authority's financial resources;
(i) The financial performance of similar projects;
(j) The need for the project, as determined by the Public Utilities Commission and as indicated by any comments provided by the Director of the Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security Office, other public officials and members of the public;
(k) The nature and extent of customer commitment to use the project or the fuel or energy the project distributes or transmits; and
(l) The cost advantages to end users of the fuel or energy to be distributed or transmitted by the project, to the extent those advantages may affect market penetration by the project.
Sec. MM-9. 10 MRSA §1492, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1989, c. 501, Pt. DD, §29, is further amended to read:
Sec. MM-10. 10 MRSA §9722, sub-§2, ¶I, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 699, §6, is amended to read:
Sec. MM-11. 12 MRSA §405-A, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 635, is amended to read:
Sec. MM-12. 22 MRSA §666, sub-§§1 and 2, as reenacted by PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. KK, §5, are amended to read:
Sec. MM-13. 22 MRSA §676, sub-§6, as amended by PL 1989, c. 501, Pt. DD, §31, is further amended to read:
Sec. MM-14. 35-A MRSA §122, sub-§1-B, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 655, Pt. A, §2, is amended to read:
(1) The Director of the Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security Office within the Executive Department or the director's designee;
(2) The Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services or the commissioner's designee;
(3) The commissioner of each department or the director of any other state agency or authority that owns or controls land or assets within the statutory corridor under consideration or that commissioner's or director's designee; and
(4) Four members of the public appointed by the Governor in accordance with this subparagraph, subject to review by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over utilities and energy matters and to confirmation by the Senate:
(a) One member with expertise in energy and utilities selected from candidates nominated by the President of the Senate;
(b) One member with expertise in real estate or finance selected from candidates nominated by the President of the Senate;
(c) One member representing industrial or commercial energy consumers selected from candidates nominated by the Speaker of the House; and
(d) One member representing residential energy consumers selected from candidates nominated by the Speaker of the House.
Public members serve 3-year terms, except that a vacancy must be filled for the unexpired portion of the term. A public member serves until a successor is appointed. A public member may serve a maximum of 2 consecutive terms. Compensation of public members is as provided in Title 5, section 12004-G, subsection 30-D.
Sec. MM-15. 35-A MRSA §122, sub-§2, ¶B, as amended by PL 2009, c. 655, Pt. A, §2, is further amended to read:
Sec. MM-16. 35-A MRSA §122, sub-§7, ¶C, as amended by PL 2009, c. 655, Pt. A, §2, is further amended to read:
(1) The commission may exercise the authority under this paragraph only in an adjudicatory proceeding upon a petition by the Office of the Public Advocate or the Executive Department, Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security Office demonstrating that such action is urgently needed to avoid substantial harm to electricity consumers regarding anticipated activity associated with an energy infrastructure corridor. A determination by the commission that the exercise of eminent domain under this paragraph is urgently needed to avoid substantial harm to electricity consumers regarding anticipated activity associated with an energy infrastructure corridor constitutes reviewable final agency action.
(2) The amount of any lands or easements taken by the commission pursuant to this subsection may be no greater than is required to avoid the harm to electricity consumers identified under subparagraph (1).
(3) The right of eminent domain granted in this paragraph does not apply to personal property, fixtures or improvements that constitute transmission and distribution plant or an energy transport pipeline.
(4) The commission may exercise the right of eminent domain for the purposes of this paragraph in the same manner and under the same conditions as set forth in chapter 65. For the purposes of the exercise of eminent domain authorized by this paragraph, the commission is both a person and the State.
(5) The commission is authorized to assess transmission and distribution utilities to the extent necessary to obtain sufficient funds to pay for lands and easements taken pursuant to this subsection.
(6) The commission, in an adjudicatory proceeding upon petition by the Office of the Public Advocate or the Executive Department, Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security Office, may transfer or convey to any person or state agency or authority lands and easements once acquired, except that a transmission and distribution utility or the owner of an energy transport pipeline whose lands or easements were taken pursuant to this paragraph must be given the first opportunity to acquire the lands or easements to the extent necessary or useful in the performance of its duties as a transmission and distribution utility or an owner of an energy transport pipeline.
(7) The commission shall report on the circumstances of any taking by eminent domain to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over utilities and energy matters during the next regular session of the Legislature following the acquisition of lands or easements by eminent domain.
Sec. MM-17. 35-A MRSA §4131, sub-§3, ¶C, as amended by PL 1995, c. 254, §12, is further amended to read:
Sec. MM-18. 35-A MRSA §10103, sub-§2, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 372, Pt. B, §3, is amended to read:
(1) The director Director of the Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security Office;
(2) The director of the Maine State Housing Authority; and
(3) Seven members appointed by the Governor, reviewed by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over energy matters and approved by the Senate. Among these 7 members must be persons who adequately represent the interests of commercial energy consumers, industrial energy consumers, small business energy consumers, residential energy consumers and low-income energy consumers; among these members must be persons with knowledge of and experience in financial matters and consumer advocacy and who possess substantial management expertise or knowledge of or experience with conservation fund programs, carbon reduction programs or energy efficiency or climate change policy. The requirements of this subparagraph may be met through the appointment of one or more persons who satisfy more than one of the requirements, as long as at any one time the 7 members include among them members who adequately represent the identified interests and who posses possess the required knowledge, expertise and experience.
Appointed trustees serve 3-year terms. If an appointed trustee is unable to complete the term, the Governor shall appoint a replacement for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Sec. MM-19. 37-B MRSA §742, sub-§2, ¶B, as amended by PL 2005, c. 677, Pt. C, §2, is further amended to read:
(1) Establish and implement programs, controls, standards, priorities and quotas for the allocation, conservation and consumption of energy resources;
(2) Regulate the hours and days during which nonresidential buildings may be open and the temperatures at which they may be maintained;
(3) Regulate the use of gasoline and diesel-powered land vehicles, watercraft and aircraft;
(4) After consulting, when appropriate, with the New England governors and upon the recommendations of the Public Utilities Commission, regulate the generation, distribution and consumption of electricity;
(5) Establish temporary state and local boards and agencies;
(6) Establish and implement programs and agreements for the purposes of coordinating the emergency energy response of the State with those of the Federal Government and of other states and localities;
(7) Temporarily suspend truck weight and size regulations, but not in conflict with federal regulations;
(8) Regulate the storage, distribution and consumption of home heating oil; and
(9) If the energy emergency was caused by a lack of electric grid reliability in this State resulting from insufficient capacity resources, take appropriate action, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, to procure sufficient capacity resources including generation capacity and interruptible, demand response or energy efficiency capacity resources.
Sec. MM-20. 38 MRSA §480-HH, sub-§3, ¶H, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 270, Pt. A, §2, is amended to read:
Sec. MM-21. 38 MRSA §634, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1989, c. 501, Pt. DD, §46 and affected by c. 890, Pt. A, §40 and amended by Pt. B, §183, is further amended to read:
The commissioner shall circulate the application among the Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Conservation, Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Department of Marine Resources, Department of Transportation, Maine Historic Preservation Commission, State Planning Office Governor's Energy Office, Public Utilities Commission and the municipal officials of the municipality in which the project is located. The State Planning Office Governor's Energy Office and the Public Utilities Commission shall submit written comments on section 636, subsection 7, paragraph F. For projects within the jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission, the director may request and obtain technical assistance and recommendations from the staff of the department. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall respond to the requests in a timely manner. The recommendations of the Commissioner of Environmental Protection must be considered by the commission in acting upon a project application.
Sec. MM-22. 38 MRSA §640, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 453, §2, is amended to read:
Unless otherwise provided in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, for all existing hydropower projects located in Maine currently licensed under the Federal Power Act, and for all proposed hydropower projects requiring a license to operate under the Federal Power Act, all state agencies that review, comment on and consult in the proposed studies, plans, terms and conditions in the course of licensing or relicensing these projects, including the State Planning Office Department of Conservation, the Governor's Energy Office, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Department of Marine Resources, shall cooperatively take the following steps to ensure that interested members of the public are informed of, and allowed to participate in, the review and comment process.
Sec. MM-23. 38 MRSA §1480-A, as amended by PL 1995, c. 642, §19 and PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6, is further amended to read:
§ 1480-A. Joint hearings; intervention
The Department of Health and Human Services or the State Planning Office Governor's Energy Office may intervene in any federal licensing proceeding to carry out the purpose of this chapter.
Sec. MM-24. Rename Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security program. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security program within the Executive Department is renamed the Governor's Energy Office program.
Sec. MM-25. Transition provisions; Governor's Energy Office matters. The following provisions apply to the reassignment of energy policy-related duties and responsibilities of the Executive Department, State Planning Office to the Governor's Energy Office.
1. Two authorized positions and incumbent personnel in the State Planning Office currently assigned to duties and responsibilities of the Governor's Energy Office are transferred to the Governor's Energy Office. Those employees retain their accrued fringe benefits, including but not limited to vacation and sick leave, health and life insurance and retirement benefits.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, the State Controller, upon request of the State Budget Officer and with the approval of the Governor, shall transfer to the proper account in the Governor's Energy Office all accrued expenditures, assets and liabilities, including but not limited to any contractual obligations, balances, appropriations, allocations, transfers, revenues and other available funds, in any account or subdivision of an account of the State Planning Office established for administration of grant funds previously allocated to the Governor's Energy Office. Nothing in this section changes or is intended to change or otherwise affect the purposes or uses for which any funds transferred pursuant to this section may be expended.
Sec. MM-26. Effective date. This Part takes effect July 1, 2012.
PART NN
Sec. NN-1. General transition provisions. The following provisions apply to the reassignment of duties and responsibilities and transfer of personnel of the Executive Department, State Planning Office to other agencies as provided in this Act.
1. By December 1, 2013, the Director of the Governor's Office of Policy and Management within the Executive Department shall submit legislation to the First Regular Session of the 126th Legislature to revise remaining references, if any, to the State Planning Office in the Maine Revised Statutes and to make any additional technical changes to the law needed to effectuate the intent of this Act. All references to the State Planning Office that are in the Maine Revised Statutes, private and special laws, resolves, rules, procedures, ordinances or plans that are in effect, in operation or are adopted by a state agency or other instrumentality of the State following the effective date of this Act must be construed to refer to the appropriate state agency, instrumentality or other entity in accordance with the terms and intent of this Act.
2. All rules and procedures that have been adopted by the State Planning Office and that are in effect on July 1, 2012 remain in effect until rescinded, revised or amended by the appropriate authority in accordance with this Act and other applicable state law. Nothing in this section is intended to increase, diminish or otherwise affect the rule-making authority of any agency or other instrumentality of State Government.
3. All personal property and equipment previously belonging to or allocated for the use of a program of the State Planning Office must be transferred to the agency to which that program is transferred by this Act. The Department of Administrative and Financial Services shall oversee and resolve any questions regarding such transfer in accordance with the intent of this Act.
4. Records of the State Planning Office that are needed for continued performance of a duty or function previously assigned to the State Planning Office must be transferred to the agency to which that duty or function is assigned by this Act. Other essential records of the State Planning Office must be transferred to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to be maintained and stored pursuant to standard procedure.
5. The transfer of all personal property, equipment, records and personnel under this Act, except where provided otherwise, is effective July 1, 2012.
Sec. NN-2. Effective date. This Part takes effect July 1, 2012.
PART OO
Sec. OO-1. 20-A MRSA §7001, sub-§1-A, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 662, Pt. A, §15, is amended to read:
Sec. OO-2. 20-A MRSA §7001, sub-§2-B, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 662, Pt. A, §15, is amended to read:
Sec. OO-3. 20-A MRSA §7001, sub-§4-A, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 662, Pt. A, §15, is repealed.
Sec. OO-4. 20-A MRSA §7209, as amended by PL 2007, c. 530, §1 and c. 572, Pt. B, §§1 to 4, is further amended to read:
§ 7209. General administration and supervision
All regional site employees and board of directors members of a regional intermediate education unit are employees for purposes of the Maine Tort Claims Act.
PART PP
Sec. PP-1. Transfer; unexpended funds; Bureau of Revenue Services Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $450,000 by June 30, 2012 in unexpended funds from the Bureau of Revenue Services Fund program, Internal Service Fund account in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to General Fund unappropriated surplus.
PART QQ
Sec. QQ-1. 36 MRSA §111, sub-§7, as amended by PL 1997, c. 526, §6, is further amended to read:
Sec. QQ-2. 36 MRSA §187-B, sub-§1-A, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 437, §3 and affected by §22, is repealed.
Sec. QQ-3. 36 MRSA §187-B, sub-§7, as amended by PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. L, §1, is further amended to read:
Absent a determination by the assessor that grounds constituting reasonable cause are otherwise apparent, the burden of establishing grounds for waiver or abatement is on the taxpayer.
Sec. QQ-4. 36 MRSA §5102, sub-§10, as amended by PL 1999, c. 414, §39, is further amended to read:
Sec. QQ-5. 36 MRSA §5222, sub-§6, as enacted by P&SL 1969, c. 154, §F, is repealed.
Sec. QQ-6. 36 MRSA §5241, as amended by PL 1997, c. 746, §23 and affected by §24, is repealed.
Sec. QQ-7. 36 MRSA §5245, as amended by PL 2011, c. 1, Pt. CC, §4 and affected by §5, is repealed.
Sec. QQ-8. Application. This Part applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2012.
PART RR
Sec. RR-1. 36 MRSA §5122, sub-§2, ¶M, as amended by PL 2005, c. 218, §53, is further amended to read:
(1) Six thousand dollars reduced by the total amount of the individual's social security benefits and railroad retirement benefits paid by the United States, but not less than $0. The reduction does not apply to benefits paid under a military retirement plan; or
(2) The aggregate of pension benefits under employee retirement plans included in the individual's federal adjusted gross income.
For purposes of this paragraph, the following terms have the following meanings. "Primary recipient" means the individual upon whose earnings the employee retirement plan benefits are based or the surviving spouse of that individual. "Pension benefits" means employee retirement plan benefits reported as pension or annuity income for federal income tax purposes. "Employee retirement plan" means a state, federal or military retirement plan or any other retirement benefit plan established and maintained by an employer for the benefit of its employees under the Code, Section 401(a), Section 403 or Section 457(b), except that distributions made pursuant to a Section 457(b) plan are not eligible for the deduction provided by this paragraph if they are made prior to age 55 and are not part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments made for the life of the primary recipient or the joint lives of the primary recipient and that recipient's designated beneficiary. "Employee retirement plan" does not include an individual retirement account under Section 408 of the Code, a Roth IRA under Section 408A of the Code, a rollover individual retirement account, a simplified employee pension under Section 408(k) of the Code or an ineligible deferred compensation plan under Section 457(f) of the Code. Pension benefits under an employee retirement plan do not include distributions that are subject to the tax imposed by the Code, Section 72(t). "Military retirement plan" means benefits received as a result of service in the active or reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast Guard ; .
This paragraph does not apply to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2014;
Sec. RR-2. 36 MRSA §5122, sub-§2, ¶M-1 is enacted to read:
For purposes of this paragraph, the following terms have the following meanings.
(1) "Employee retirement plan" means a state, federal or military retirement plan or any other retirement benefit plan established and maintained by an employer for the benefit of its employees under the Code, Section 401(a), Section 403 or Section 457(b), except that distributions made pursuant to a Section 457(b) plan are not eligible for the deduction provided by this paragraph if they are made prior to age 55 and are not part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments made for the life of the primary recipient or the joint lives of the primary recipient and that recipient's designated beneficiary.
(2) "Individual retirement account" means an individual retirement account under Section 408 of the Code, a Roth IRA under Section 408A of the Code, a simplified employee pension under Section 408(k) of the Code or a simple retirement account for employees under Section 408(p) of the Code.
(3) "Military retirement plan" means benefits received as a result of service in the active or reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast Guard.
(4) "Pension deduction amount" means $10,000 for taxable years beginning in 2014 increased by $5,000 for each succeeding taxable year until that amount reaches $35,000 for taxable years beginning in 2019 and thereafter adjusted annually by the pension adjustment factor in accordance with section 5404.
(5) "Primary recipient" means the individual upon whose earnings or contributions the retirement plan benefits are based or the surviving spouse of that individual.
(6) "Retirement plan benefits" means employee retirement plan benefits, except pick-up contributions for which a subtraction is allowed under paragraph E, reported as pension or annuity income for federal income tax purposes and individual retirement account benefits reported as individual retirement account distributions for federal income tax purposes. "Retirement plan benefits" does not include distributions that are subject to the tax imposed by the Code, Section 72(t);
Sec. RR-3. 36 MRSA §5402, sub-§1-C is enacted to read:
Sec. RR-4. 36 MRSA §5404 is enacted to read:
§ 5404. Annual adjustment to subtraction modification for pension benefits
Beginning in 2019, by December 1st annually, the State Tax Assessor shall determine an adjustment to the subtraction modification for pension benefits under section 5122, subsection 2, paragraph M-1 as follows: the State Tax Assessor shall multiply the pension adjustment factor for taxable years beginning in the succeeding calendar year by the pension deduction amount determined in accordance with section 5122, subsection 2, paragraph M-1 for the current year. The result must be rounded to the nearest $50 and applies to taxable years beginning in the succeeding calendar year.
Sec. RR-5. Application. That section of this Part that enacts the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, section 5122, subsection 2, paragraph M-1 applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2014.
PART SS
Sec. SS-1. 5 MRSA §943, sub-§1, ¶E, as amended by PL 1983, c. 862, §15, is further amended to read:
Sec. SS-2. 26 MRSA §1401-B, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 2007, c. 1, Pt. D, §4, is further amended to read:
(2) Assistant to the Commissioner for Public Director of Legislative Affairs;
(3) Deputy Commissioner;
(4) Director, Bureau of Labor Standards;
(5) Beginning April 15, 1996, Executive Director, Bureau of Employment Services;
(6) Executive Director, Office of Operations; and
(7) Director, Bureau of Rehabilitation Services.
PART TT
Sec. TT-1. Transfer of funds; Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife carrying account. On or before August 1, 2012, the State Controller shall transfer $32,555 from the Carrying Balances - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife program, General Fund account in the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to the Resource Management Services - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife program, General Fund account in the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and transfer $32,555 from the Carrying Balances - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife program, General Fund account in the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to the Fisheries and Hatcheries Operations program, General Fund account in the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to partially fund the reorganization of 3 positions that are included in the retirement incentive program to Biologist II positions.
PART UU
Sec. UU-1. Lapsed balances; Veterans' Organization Tax Reimbursement program; General Fund account. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $55,798 of unencumbered balance forward in the All Other line category in the Veterans' Organization Tax Reimbursement program, General Fund account in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services lapses to the General Fund in fiscal year 2011-12.
Sec. UU-2. Lapsed balances; Veterans' Organization Tax Reimbursement program; General Fund account. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $5,766 of unencumbered balance forward in the All Other line category in the Veterans' Organization Tax Reimbursement program, General Fund account in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services lapses to the General Fund in fiscal year 2011-12.
PART VV
Sec. VV-1. Transfer of funds; Fund for a Healthy Maine. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $3,858,368 no later than June 30, 2012 and $358,409 no later than June 30, 2013 from the Fund for a Healthy Maine to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund.
PART WW
Sec. WW-1. 25 MRSA §2396, first ¶, as amended by PL 1997, c. 728, §17, is further amended to read:
The Office of the State Fire Marshal is established as a bureau within the Department of Public Safety. The Commissioner of Public Safety , with the advice and consent of the Governor and subject to review by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over public safety matters and to confirmation by the Legislature, shall appoint as State Fire Marshal a person experienced in fire prevention work , who may be removed for cause by the commissioner to serve for a term of 4 years unless removed for cause. The State Fire Marshal may be removed by impeachment or by the Governor on the address of both branches of the Legislature. The Commissioner of Public Safety or the commissioner's designee shall appoint, subject to the Civil Service Law, such investigators, inspectors and other employees as are necessary to carry out the duties assigned to the office. The State Fire Marshal and the Commissioner of Public Safety or the commissioner's designee have all of the duties and responsibilities assigned to the office.
PART XX
Sec. XX-1. Personal Services savings; transfer to General Fund undedicated revenue. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1582, subsection 4 or any other provision of law, the State Controller is authorized to transfer the first $6,600,000 of unexpended Personal Services appropriations that would otherwise lapse to the Salary Plan program in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund at the close of fiscal year 2011-12.
Sec. XX-2. General Fund Salary Plan; transfer to General Fund undedicated revenue. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller is authorized to transfer up to $6,600,000 from the Salary Plan program in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund at the close of fiscal year 2011-12 in the event that the total savings in section 1 of this Part are not achieved.
PART YY
Sec. YY-1. Lapsed balances; Agricultural Vitality Program - Carrying Account; General Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $6,072 of unencumbered balance forward in the All Other line category in the Agricultural Vitality Program - Carrying Account, General Fund account in the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources lapses to the General Fund in fiscal year 2011-12.
Sec. YY-2. Lapsed balances; Maine Farms for the Future Program; General Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $300,000 of unencumbered balance forward in the All Other line category in the Maine Farms for the Future Program, General Fund account in the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources lapses to the General Fund in fiscal year 2011-12.
PART ZZ
Sec. ZZ-1. Attrition savings. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the attrition rate for fiscal year 2012-13 only is increased from 5% to 6% for executive branch departments and agencies and the judicial branch.
Sec. ZZ-2. Calculation and transfer; General Fund; attrition savings. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer shall calculate the amount of savings in Part A that applies against each General Fund account for executive branch departments and agencies statewide and the judicial branch as a result of attrition savings. The State Budget Officer shall transfer the savings by financial order upon approval of the Governor. These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal year 2012-13.
PART AAA
Sec. AAA-1. 5 MRSA §1582, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2011, c. 1, Pt. S, §1, is further amended to read:
Sec. AAA-2. 34-B MRSA §1409, sub-§9, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 459, §7, is amended to read:
Sec. AAA-3. 34-B MRSA §1409, sub-§13, as amended by PL 2005, c. 256, §4, is repealed.
Sec. AAA-4. 34-B MRSA §1409, sub-§14, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 528, Pt. Q, §6 and affected by Pt. RRR and enacted by c. 591, Pt. Q, §6 and amended by PL 2005, c. 236, §3, is repealed.
Sec. AAA-5. 34-B MRSA §1409, sub-§15, as amended by PL 2011, c. 1, Pt. S, §2, is further amended to read:
Sec. AAA-6. Department of Health and Human Services; state psychiatric centers; transfers and adjustments to position count. The Commissioner of Health and Human Services shall review the current organizational structure of the State's psychiatric centers to improve organizational efficiency and cost-effectiveness within the centers. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer is authorized to transfer position counts and available balances by financial order in order to achieve the purposes of this section. In accordance with the requirements of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1585, a financial order describing such a transfer must be submitted by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of the Budget to the Office of Fiscal and Program Review 30 days before a transfer is to be implemented. In the case of extraordinary emergency transfers, the 30-day prior submission requirement may be waived by vote of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs. Any transfer or adjustment pursuant to this section that would result in a program or mission change must be reported to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters for review before the associated financial order is submitted to the Governor for approval. These transfers are considered adjustments to authorized position count, appropriations and allocations.
PART BBB
Sec. BBB-1. 36 MRSA §5122, sub-§2, ¶KK is enacted to read:
Sec. BBB-2. Application. This Part applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2014.
PART CCC
Sec. CCC-1. 36 MRSA §1752, sub-§8-C is enacted to read:
Sec. CCC-2. 36 MRSA §1752, sub-§11, ¶B, as amended by PL 2011, c. 209, §1 and affected by §5, is further amended to read:
(1) Any casual sale;
(2) Any sale by a personal representative in the settlement of an estate unless the sale is made through a retailer or the sale is made in the continuation or operation of a business;
(3) The sale, to a person engaged in the business of renting automobiles, of automobiles, integral parts of automobiles or accessories to automobiles, for rental or for use in an automobile rented for a period of less than one year. For the purposes of this subparagraph, "automobile" includes a pickup truck or van with a gross vehicle weight of less than 26,000 pounds;
(4) The sale, to a person engaged in the business of renting video media and video equipment, of video media or video equipment for rental;
(5) The sale, to a person engaged in the business of renting or leasing automobiles, of automobiles for rental or lease for one year or more;
(6) The sale, to a person engaged in the business of providing cable or satellite television services, of associated equipment for rental or lease to subscribers in conjunction with a sale of extended cable or extended satellite television services;
(7) The sale, to a person engaged in the business of renting furniture or audio media and audio equipment, of furniture, audio media or audio equipment for rental pursuant to a rental-purchase agreement as defined in Title 9-A, section 11-105;
(8) The sale of loaner vehicles to a new vehicle dealer licensed as such pursuant to Title 29-A, section 953;
(9) The sale of automobile repair parts used in the performance of repair services on an automobile pursuant to an extended service contract sold on or after September 20, 2007 that entitles the purchaser to specific benefits in the service of the automobile for a specific duration;
(10) The sale, to a retailer that has been issued a resale certificate pursuant to section 1754-B, subsection 2-B or 2-C, of tangible personal property for resale in the form of tangible personal property, except resale as a casual sale;
(11) The sale, to a retailer that has been issued a resale certificate pursuant to section 1754-B, subsection 2-B or 2-C, of a taxable service for resale, except resale as a casual sale;
(12) The sale, to a retailer that is not required to register under section 1754-B, of tangible personal property for resale outside the State in the form of tangible personal property, except resale as a casual sale;
(13) The sale, to a retailer that is not required to register under section 1754-B, of a taxable service for resale outside the State, except resale as a casual sale; or
(14) The sale of repair parts used in the performance of repair services on telecommunications equipment as defined in section 2551, subsection 19 pursuant to an extended service contract that entitles the purchaser to specific benefits in the service of the telecommunications equipment for a specific duration . ; or
(15) The sale of positive airway pressure equipment and supplies for rental for personal use to a person engaged in the business of renting positive airway pressure equipment.
Sec. CCC-3. 36 MRSA §1760, sub-§94 is enacted to read:
Sec. CCC-4. Retroactivity. Those sections of this Part that enact the Maine Revised Statutes, section 1752, subsection 8-C and section 1760, subsection 94 and amend section 1752, subsection 11, paragraph B apply retroactively to sales occurring on or after January 1, 2012.
PART DDD
Sec. DDD-1. 36 MRSA §1760, sub-§7-B, as amended by PL 2009, c. 422, §1, is further amended to read:
Sec. DDD-2. 36 MRSA §2013, as amended by PL 2011, c. 285, §8 and affected by §15 and amended by c. 380, Pt. EEEE, §§1 and 2 and affected by §3, is further amended to read:
§ 2013. Refund of sales tax on depreciable machinery and equipment purchases
(1) All cultivating activities occurring at hatcheries or nurseries, from the egg, larval or spore stages to the transfer of the product to a growing site; and
(2) All cultivating activities occurring on water, from the receipt of fish, shellfish, seaweed or other marine plants from onshore facilities to the delivery of harvested products to onshore facilities for processing.
(1) New or used machinery and equipment for use directly and primarily in commercial agricultural production, including self-propelled vehicles , but excluding motor vehicles as defined in section 1752, subsection 7; attachments and equipment for the production of field and orchard crops; new or used machinery and equipment for use directly and primarily in production of milk, animal husbandry and production of livestock, including poultry; new or used machinery and equipment used in the removal and storage of manure; and new or used machinery and equipment not used directly and primarily in commercial agricultural production, but used to transport potatoes from a truck into a storage location;
(2) New or used watercraft, nets, traps, cables, tackle and related equipment necessary to and used directly and primarily in the operation of a commercial fishing venture, but excluding motor vehicles as defined in section 1752, subsection 7; or
(3) New or used watercraft, machinery or equipment used directly and primarily for commercial aquacultural production, including, but not limited to: nets; ropes; cables; anchors and anchor weights; shackles and other hardware; buoys; fish tanks; fish totes; oxygen tanks; pumping systems; generators; water-heating systems; boilers and related pumping systems; diving equipment; feeders and related equipment; power-generating equipment; tank water-level sensors; aboveground piping; water-oxygenating systems; fish-grading equipment; safety equipment; and sea cage systems, including walkways and frames, lights, netting, buoys, shackles, ropes, cables, anchors and anchor weights; but excluding motor vehicles as defined in section 1752, subsection 7. ; and
(4) New or used machinery and equipment for use directly and primarily in commercial wood harvesting, including, but not limited to, chain saws, skidders, delimbers, forwarders, slashers, feller bunchers and wood chippers.
"Depreciable machinery and equipment" does not include a motor vehicle as defined in section 1752, subsection 7 or a trailer as defined in section 1752, subsection 19-A.
Evidence required by the assessor may include a copy or copies of that portion of the purchaser's or lessee's most recent filing under the United States Internal Revenue Code that indicates that the purchaser or lessee is engaged in commercial agricultural production, commercial fishing or , commercial aquacultural production or commercial wood harvesting and that the purchased machinery or equipment is depreciable for those purposes or would be depreciable for those purposes if owned by the lessee.
In the event that any piece of machinery or equipment is only partially depreciable under the United States Internal Revenue Code, any reimbursement of the sales tax must be prorated accordingly. In the event that electricity or fuel for a commercial fishing vessel is used in qualifying and nonqualifying activities, any reimbursement of the sales tax must be prorated accordingly.
Application for refunds must be filed with the assessor within 36 months of the date of purchase or execution of the lease.
Sec. DDD-3. Application. Those sections of this Part that amend the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, section 1760, subsection 7-B and section 2013 apply to purchases made on or after January 1, 2013.
PART EEE
Sec. EEE-1. Calculation and transfer; General Fund; business communications lines savings. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer shall calculate the amount of savings in Part A of this Act that applies against each General Fund account for executive branch departments and agencies statewide and the judicial branch as a result of lowered costs of business communications lines. The State Budget Officer shall transfer the savings by financial order upon approval of the Governor. These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal years 2011-12 and 2012-13.
PART FFF
Sec. FFF-1. 20-A MRSA §852, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2009, c. 62, §1, is further amended to read:
PART GGG
Sec. GGG-1. PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. JJJ, §1, as amended by PL 2011, c. 477, Pt. HH, §1, is further amended to read:
Sec. JJJ-1. Transfer from Other Special Revenue Funds to unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $103,500,000 $91,000,000 on June 30, 2012 from Other Special Revenue Funds to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. On July 1, 2012, the State Controller shall transfer $103,500,000 $91,000,000 from the General Fund unappropriated surplus to Other Special Revenue Funds as repayment. This transfer is considered an interfund advance.
PART HHH
Sec. HHH-1. 5 MRSA §1591, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. GGGG, §2, is amended to read:
PART III
Sec. III-1. Calculation and transfer; General Fund savings; central administration. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer shall calculate the amount of savings in the Statewide Service Center account in Part A of this Act that applies against each General Fund account for executive branch departments and independent agencies statewide from implementing a decrease in charges made by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Division of Financial and Personnel Services for its services. The State Budget Officer shall transfer the savings by financial order upon approval of the Governor. These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal years 2011-12 and 2012-13.
PART JJJ
Sec. JJJ-1. PL 2011, c. 477, Pt. U, §1 is amended to read:
Sec. U-1. Payments to State from Loan Insurance Reserve Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Finance Authority of Maine shall transfer $1,000,000 $2,000,000 from the Loan Insurance Reserve Fund to the State as undedicated General Fund revenue no later than June 30, 2012 and an additional $1,000,000 from the Loan Insurance Reserve Fund to the State as undedicated General Fund revenue no later than June 30, 2013.
PART KKK
Sec. KKK-1. Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of Information Technology; online public notice services. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of Information Technology shall competitively bid for online public notice services in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1825-B.
Sec. KKK-2. Exclusive use of online public notice for 2012-2013 biennium. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, for the 2012-2013 biennium, state agencies shall provide public notices only by means of the online public notice services obtained pursuant to section 1 and not by any other means, including, but not limited to, newspaper, television and radio.
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation takes effect when approved, except as otherwise indicated.
SUMMARY
This Part makes appropriations and allocations.
This Part makes allocations of funds for approved reclassifications.
This Part does the following.
1. It amends the law regarding general purpose aid for local schools to reflect the reduced appropriation for the state agency client budget. As a result of a spending trend analysis for state agency client special education services, a savings in the 2011-12 state agency client budget is expected because expenditures will be less than originally anticipated. The actual minimum teacher salary adjustment was less than anticipated.
2. It establishes the total cost of education from kindergarten to grade 12 for the state contribution and the annual target state share percentage for fiscal year 2012-13.
3. It allows the Department of Education to expend state subsidy on behalf of a school administrative unit to purchase items on statewide contracts to take advantage of lower prices for these items.
This Part makes certain communications and other positions within the Department of Education, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Department of Labor part of the unclassified service and subject to the appointment of the commissioners of the respective departments. It also clarifies that employees of the Governor's Office of Communications and the Governor's Energy Office are unclassified employees.
This Part clarifies that municipal school units have the authority to commit property taxes.
This Part authorizes the Commissioner of Education to establish a program for increasing the state share of the cost of approved bus refurbishing.
This Part authorizes the Commissioner of Education, for fiscal years 2011-12 and 2012-13, to transfer funds to the State Charter School Commission program in order to provide funding for start-up costs for the oversight of public charter schools.
This Part lapses $7,009,774 of the unencumbered balance forward from the Department of Education, General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program to the General Fund.
This Part does the following.
It creates a new Associate Commissioner for Tax Policy position that is within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Revenue Services, within salary range 90, but that reports directly to the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services.
It eliminates the existing Director of Econometric Research position, a salary range 89 position within Bureau of Revenue Services that reports to the State Tax Assessor.
It amends the membership of the Revenue Forecasting Committee by replacing the State Tax Assessor with the Associate Commissioner for Tax Policy.
It identifies the qualifications and duties of the new Associate Commissioner for Tax Policy.
It establishes a new Office of Tax Policy within the Bureau of Revenue Services.
It clarifies for purposes of authorized disclosures of confidential taxpayer information that the Bureau of Revenue Services's enforcement of the tax laws includes all aspects of administering the tax laws.
This Part clarifies that state employees and teachers who have retired as the result of a disability and who are automatically converted from a disability retirement plan to a regular retirement plan are not required to contribute to the cost of health insurance if that conversion occurs prior to normal retirement age. It also corrects a cross-reference.
This Part exempts financial orders that increase allotments in excess of legislatively authorized allocations for the State - Municipal Revenue Sharing program, Other Special Revenue Funds account and the Disproportionate Tax Burden Fund program, Other Special Revenue Funds account in the Office of the Treasurer of State from legislative review and 30-day wait provisions in order to facilitate the timely distribution of revenue-sharing funds to municipalities.
This Part amends the consensus revenue forecasting process to eliminate the provision that requires the Revenue Forecasting Committee to exclude revenue that accrues from the Pine Tree Development Zone program from the revenue forecast and repeals the provision requiring that all revenue attributable to the Pine Tree Development Zone program be set aside in a separate fund to pay the benefits. This Part also repeals the law that establishes the Pine Tree Development Zone Reserve Fund and fixes a cross-reference.
This Part clarifies that transfers from the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund to pay for death benefits are made by financial order and take effect upon the recommendation of the State Budget Officer and approval of the Governor.
This Part requires the State Controller to transfer $100,000 in unexpended funds from the Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Local and Regional Services to General Fund unappropriated surplus no later than June 30, 2012.
This Part renames 3 bureaus within the Department of Environmental Protection. It also amends the titles of the bureau directors to be consistent with the names of the bureaus and amends 2 other statutes to include the new bureau titles.
This Part eliminates the position of Economic Analyst from the Office of the Public Advocate.
This Part requires any General Fund balances remaining in the Administration - Executive - Governor's Office, Blaine House, Governor's Office of Communications, Office of Policy and Management and Governor's Energy Office programs to be carried forward for use in the next fiscal year.
This Part does the following.
It makes individuals who receive cash assistance under the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program or who have been sanctioned for noncompliance under that program ineligible for municipal general assistance.
It restricts housing assistance in the municipal general assistance program to no more than 90 days per calendar year.
It clarifies certain restrictions on eligibility in the municipal general assistance program.
It reduces the state reimbursement rate to municipalities for allowable expenditures of municipal general assistance to 50% but does not change the reimbursement rate for Indian tribes.
This Part does the following.
It eliminates the requirement that the Department of Health and Human Services provide limited transitional food benefits to ASPIRE-TANF program recipients who lose TANF eligibility due to employment earnings.
It authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to provide limited transitional food benefits to working families who are food supplement benefit recipients with dependent children.
This Part repeals the provision of law that requires nursing facilities to submit payment to the Department of Health and Human Services equal to 50% of Medicaid savings due the State pursuant to the principles of reimbursement. The department no longer calculates these savings.
This Part requires remaining balances of funds appropriated for state supplemental income benefits to be carried forward from year to year.
This Part provides that a portion of unencumbered balance forward of the Department of Health and Human Services, Disproportionate Share - Riverview Psychiatric Center program, General Fund account and Disproportionate Share - Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center program, General Fund account lapses to the General Fund no later than June 30, 2012.
This Part amends the law that authorizes the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court to approve financial orders to further authorize revisions of and increases to allotment within the judicial branch. The procedure for judicial financial orders must follow the same procedures as the executive branch.
This Part authorizes the Department of Corrections to carry all remaining Personal Services balances remaining at the end of fiscal year 2011-12 to fiscal year 2012-13 to the Capital Expenditures line category in the Capital Construction/Repairs/Improvements - Corrections program, General Fund account in the Department of Corrections to be used for capital improvements to correctional facilities.
This Part transfers $600,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Criminal Justice Academy program, Other Special Revenue Funds account within the Department of Public Safety.
This Part directs the State Controller to transfer $700,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Fire Marshal - Office of program, Other Special Revenue Funds account within the Department of Public Safety.
This Part requires the State Controller to transfer $1,500,000 on or before June 30, 2012 and $950,000 on or before June 30, 2013 from the Clean Elections Act Chapter 1 Initiated Bill program, Other Special Revenue Funds account to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund.
This Part provides that the unencumbered balance forward from the Department of Labor, Governor's Training Initiative Program, General Fund account lapses to the General Fund in fiscal year 2011-12.
This Part implements the recommendations of the working group established by Public Law 2011, chapter 380, Part FF regarding transfer of duties and responsibilities of the State Planning Office to other state departments and agencies.
This Part abolishes the State Planning Office.
This Part establishes in the Executive Department the Governor's Office of Policy and Management whose primary mission is to facilitate achievement of long-term state economic goals and objectives and improvement of efficiency and effectiveness with which State Government performs its functions and delivers services. The office's duties include a number of economic policy-related functions for which the Executive Department, State Planning Office has been responsible.
This Part amends laws regarding state boards and commissions and natural resources-related planning functions to reflect the elimination of the Executive Department, State Planning Office and eliminates several boards and commissions for which the State Planning Office has provided support.
This Part transfers the Executive Department, State Planning Office's duties and responsibilities regarding training and certification for municipal code enforcement officers to the Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of Community Development.
This Part transfers the Executive Department, State Planning Office's duties and responsibilities regarding solid waste management and recycling policy to the Department of Environmental Protection and transfers ownership of state-owned landfills and related management duties and responsibilities to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services.
This Part transfers the Executive Department, State Planning Office's duties and responsibilities as the state coordinating agency for the National Flood Insurance Program to the Maine Emergency Management Agency in the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management.
This Part transfers the duties, responsibilities and activities of the Executive Department, State Planning Office regarding provision of staff support for the Land for Maine's Future program to the Department of Conservation, Natural Areas Program.
This Part transfers the Executive Department, State Planning Office's duties and responsibilities regarding planning and land use regulation to the Department of Conservation.
This Part transfers the Executive Department, State Planning Office's duties and responsibilities as lead agency for the Maine Coastal Program to the Department of Conservation's Bureau of Geology and Natural Areas, renamed, accordingly, the Bureau of Geology, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources.
This Part transfers the Executive Department, State Planning Office's duties, responsibilities and activities regarding provision of administrative support for the Maine Commission for Community Service to the Department of Education.
This Part transfers the Executive Department, State Planning Office's duties and responsibilities regarding various energy policy-related matters to the Governor's Energy Office.
This Part also changes the name of the Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security to the Governor's Energy Office. It also fixes cross-references to reflect the name change.
This Part contains general transition provisions regarding transfer of the Executive Department, State Planning Office's duties, responsibilities and property to the other units of State Government as provided in the bill.
This Part amends the special education laws by:
1. Giving the Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee, responsibility for developing and implementing a funding mechanism for the operation of the state intermediate educational unit and the delivery of services to eligible children with disabilities from birth to under 6 years of age;
2. Placing sole responsibility for the development and adoption of rules necessary to carry out the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act on the Commissioner of Education;
3. Requiring the Department of Education to develop a corrective action plan to achieve compliance with federal or state law;
4. Eliminating regional sites as locally governed regional intermediate educational units established to ensure the provision of services to children with disabilities and instead allowing the state intermediate educational unit to establish and maintain regional sites, the operation of which will be overseen by the director of early childhood special education; and
5. Requiring the state intermediate educational unit, through the use of regional sites if considered appropriate by the state intermediate educational unit, to perform duties such as data collection, child count and child find activities, and to ensure that eligible children with disabilities, from birth to under 3 years of age, receive early intervention services in accordance with payment provisions established by the State.
This Part requires the State Controller to transfer $450,000 from the Bureau of Revenue Services Fund program, Internal Service Fund account to General Fund unappropriated surplus by June 30, 2012.
This Part repeals the filing requirement of information returns by partnerships and S corporations. It also amends the definition of "taxpayer" to include pass-through entities in order to provide the State Tax Assessor the ability to audit a pass-through entity even if the entity does not have a Maine filing requirement. This is especially needed in cases when the owners of an entity have a Maine filing obligation. This Part also makes technical changes to reflect the proposed changes. This Part applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2012.
This Part amends the income tax subtraction modification for certain retirement benefits to raise the $6,000 limit to $10,000 for tax years beginning in 2014 and increase that amount by $5,000 increments for succeeding tax years until the amount reaches $35,000 for tax years beginning in 2019. The deduction is increased for tax years beginning after 2019 by increasing the deduction amount annually by a percentage equal to the annual cost-of-living adjustment for social security benefits. The subtraction modification is expanded to include all federally taxable pension income, annuity income and individual retirement account distributions, except pick-up contributions for which a deduction has been allowed.
This Part changes the position title for the Assistant to the Commissioner for Public Affairs to the Director of Legislative Affairs within the Department of Labor.
This Part authorizes the State Controller to transfer funds from the Carrying Balances - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife program, General Fund account to partially fund the reorganization of 3 positions that were included in the retirement incentive program.
This Part does the following.
1. It lapses $55,798 from the unencumbered balance of the Veterans' Organization Tax Reimbursement program, General Fund account in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to the General Fund in fiscal year 2011-12.
2. It lapses $5,766 from the unencumbered balance in the Veterans' Organization Tax Reimbursement program, General Fund account in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to the General Fund in fiscal year 2011-12.
This Part requires the State Controller to transfer $3,858,368 in fiscal year 2011-12 and $358,409 in fiscal year 2012-13 from the Fund for a Healthy Maine to the General Fund unappropriated surplus.
This Part amends the provisions for the appointment of the State Fire Marshal so that the appointment is made for a term of 4 years with the consent of the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Legislature. It further clarifies circumstances for removal of the State Fire Marshal from office.
This Part requires the State Controller to transfer the first $6,600,000 of unexpended Personal Services appropriations that would otherwise lapse to the Salary Plan program in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to General Fund unappropriated surplus at the close of fiscal year 2011-12. This Part also allows the State Controller to transfer funding from the Salary Plan program to General Fund unappropriated surplus in the event that the full $6,600,000 of Personal Services savings in this Part is not achieved.
This Part does the following.
It lapses $6,072 from the unencumbered balance of the Agricultural Vitality Program - Carrying Account, General Fund account in the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources to the General Fund in fiscal year 2011-12.
It lapses $300,000 from the unencumbered balance in the Maine Farms for the Future, General Fund account in the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources to the General Fund in fiscal year 2011-12.
This Part increases the attrition rate for fiscal year 2012-13 only from 5% to 6%. It also requires the State Budget Officer to calculate the savings in Part A and transfer the savings by financial order upon approval of the Governor.
This Part does the following.
It revises the authority to carry unexpended Personal Services balances to reflect the accounts in which the positions of the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center and the Riverview Psychiatric Center are authorized.
It requires that any revenue received from the Medicaid, Medicare or other payers for the care and treatment of residents at the Riverview Psychiatric Center or the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center must be deposited as General Fund undedicated revenue.
It repeals provisions related to special revenue accounts at the 2 centers.
It requires the Commissioner of Health and Human Services to identify improvements to the organizational efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the state psychiatric centers and authorizes the State Budget Officer to transfer by financial order positions and available balances to achieve those improvements. The transfers are made by financial order and are adjustments to authorized position count, appropriations and allocations.
This Part exempts from Maine income tax active duty military pay earned outside of Maine for service performed pursuant to written orders during tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2014.
This Part enacts a new sales and use tax exemption for positive airway pressure equipment used in respiratory ventilation and for supplies and repair and replacement parts for such equipment.
This Part expands the scope of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, section 2013, which provides for the refund of sales tax on purchases of depreciable machinery and equipment used for commercial agriculture and certain other purposes, to include items used in commercial wood harvesting and in the commercial production of crops, plants, trees, compost and livestock, which is intended to include greenhouse and nursery products.
This Part requires the State Budget Officer to calculate the savings in Part A of this bill related to lowered costs of business communications lines and transfer the savings by financial order upon approval of the Governor.
This Part amends the laws regarding the University of Maine System's statewide public broadcasting network to replace the requirement that an annual appropriation be provided to ensure the delivery of statewide broadcast sources with language that permits such an appropriation.
This Part reduces the interfund advance from Other Special Revenue Funds to the General Fund unappropriated surplus required for one day at the end of fiscal year 2011-12 from $103,500,000 to $91,000,000.
This Part requires any General Fund balances remaining in the Debt Service - Government Facilities Authority program in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to be carried forward for use in the next fiscal year. This Part also updates the name of an existing fund.
This Part requires the State Budget Officer to calculate the savings from a decrease in charges made by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Division of Financial and Personnel Services for its services and transfer those savings by financial order upon the approval of the Governor.
This Part increases the amount the Finance Authority of Maine is required to transfer from the Loan Insurance Reserve Fund to General Fund undedicated revenue in fiscal year 2011-12 from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000.
This Part requires the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of Information Technology to competitively bid for online public notice services. It also requires state agencies to use the online public notice service exclusively for any notice required by state law for the 2012-2013 biennium.