An Act To Fund the Cold Case Homicide Unit in the Department of the Attorney General

Sec. 1. PL 2013, c. 585, §§3 and 4  are repealed

Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF

State Police 0291

Initiative: Provides funding for 2 State Police Detective positions and one Forensic Chemist position and related All Other costs to establish a cold case homicide unit.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	3.000
Personal Services	$0	$243,648
All Other	$0	$88,372
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$332,020

HIGHWAY FUND	2015-16	2016-17
Personal Services	$0	$131,194
All Other	$0	$47,585
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$0	$178,779

SUMMARY

This bill repeals the requirement that the Commissioner of Public Safety and the Attorney General pursue federal funding to establish a cold case homicide unit. The bill also repeals the provision of law that makes establishment of a cold case homicide unit contingent upon availability of federal funding. The provision of law directing the Attorney General in collaboration with the Commissioner of Public Safety to establish a cold case homicide unit is not repealed. The bill provides funding for the fiscal year 2016-17.