Resolve, To Provide Funding for the County Jail Operations Fund

Emergency preamble. Whereas,  acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and

Whereas,  funding is needed immediately for the operation of the State's county jails and one regional jail; 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, be it

Sec. 1. Distributions by Department of Corrections. Resolved: That the Department of Corrections shall distribute the funds appropriated in this resolve prior to June 30, 2016 on the basis of the financial needs of each county jail and the regional jail. The department shall determine the financial needs of the jails in cooperation with the Maine County Commissioners Association and the Maine Sheriffs' Association, taking into consideration the revenues and verified expenditures of each jail and the use of tax assessments by each county as allowed by the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30-A, section 701, subsection 2-C; and be it further

Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: That the following appropriations and allocations are made.

CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF

County Jail Operations Fund Z194

Initiative: Provides one-time funding for the County Jail Operations Fund to meet funding needs for the operation of the State's county jails and regional jail.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17
All Other	$2,465,896	$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$2,465,896	$0

CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2015-16	2016-17
GENERAL FUND	$2,465,896	$0
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$2,465,896	$0

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147

Initiative: Adjusts funding as a result of the increase in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for federal fiscal year 2017.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17
All Other	$0	($2,465,896)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($2,465,896)

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2015-16	2016-17
All Other	$0	$2,465,896
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$2,465,896

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2015-16	2016-17
GENERAL FUND	$0	($2,465,896)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$0	$2,465,896
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$0

SECTION TOTALS	2015-16	2016-17
GENERAL FUND	$2,465,896	($2,465,896)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$0	$2,465,896
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$2,465,896	$0

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