Amend the bill in Part A in section 5 under the caption "PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF" in the 2nd occurrence of "Administration - Public Safety 0088" by striking out all of the Initiative and the "HIGHWAY FUND" table (page 5, lines 16 to 26 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
‘Initiative: Provides funding for the approved reorganization of one Public Service Executive II position from range 34 to range 36.
HIGHWAY FUND |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
Personal Services
|
$5,694 |
$5,702 |
All Other
|
$120 |
$121 |
|
|
|
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL |
$5,814 |
$5,823 |
’
Amend the bill in Part A in section 5 under the caption "PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF" by striking out all of the 2nd occurrence of "State Police 0291" (page 7, lines 14 to 22 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
‘State Police 0291
Initiative: Provides funding for Computer Forensic Analyst overtime pay.
HIGHWAY FUND |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
Personal Services
|
$4,235 |
$4,242 |
All Other
|
$75 |
$75 |
|
|
|
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL |
$4,310 |
$4,317 |
State Police 0291
Initiative: Transfers one Inventory and Property Associate II position from Other Special Revenue Funds to the Highway Fund within the same program.
HIGHWAY FUND |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
1.000 |
1.000 |
Personal Services
|
$22,846 |
$23,059 |
All Other
|
$409 |
$412 |
|
|
|
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL |
$23,255 |
$23,471 |
State Police 0291
Initiative: Provides funding for the uniform crime reporting system.
HIGHWAY FUND |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
All Other
|
$12,546 |
$12,546 |
|
|
|
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL |
$12,546 |
$12,546 |
State Police 0291
Initiative: Provides funding for the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of Information Technology increase in technology costs.
HIGHWAY FUND |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
All Other
|
$53,177 |
$72,712 |
|
|
|
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL |
$53,177 |
$72,712 |
State Police 0291
Initiative: Provides funding for the approved range change of 2 Computer Forensic Analyst positions from range 25 to range 27, effective January 1, 2015.
HIGHWAY FUND |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
Personal Services
|
$1,895 |
$1,898 |
All Other
|
$33 |
$33 |
|
|
|
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL |
$1,928 |
$1,931 |
State Police 0291
Initiative: Provides funding for the approved reclassification of one Forensic Technician position to a Forensic Chemist Technician position.
HIGHWAY FUND |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
Personal Services
|
$733 |
$763 |
All Other
|
$13 |
$13 |
|
|
|
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL |
$746 |
$776 |
State Police 0291
Initiative: Provides funding for the replacement and maintenance of the records management system.
HIGHWAY FUND |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
All Other
|
$0 |
$84,059 |
|
|
|
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL |
$0 |
$84,059 |
State Police 0291
Initiative: Provides funding for a contract to move the housing of services for the Maine telecommunications and radio operations system from the Office of Information Services to a public vendor, as well as provide a system upgrade and equipment update.
HIGHWAY FUND |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
All Other
|
$22,717 |
$26,481 |
|
|
|
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL |
$22,717 |
$26,481 |
’
Amend the bill in Part A in section 5 under the caption "PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF" by inserting after the 3rd occurrence of "Traffic Safety - Commercial Vehicle Enforcement 0715" (page 9 in L. D.) the following:
‘Traffic Safety - Commercial Vehicle Enforcement 0715
Initiative: Provides funding for the approved range change of 6 Motor Carrier Inspector positions from range 18 to range 20, retroactive to 2015.
HIGHWAY FUND |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
Personal Services
|
$59,802 |
$18,600 |
All Other
|
$928 |
$289 |
|
|
|
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL |
$60,730 |
$18,889 |
’
Amend the bill in Part A in section 5 under the caption "PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF" by striking out all of the last 6 lines (page 9, lines 13 to 18 in L. D.) and inserting the following:
‘
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF |
|
|
DEPARTMENT TOTALS |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
|
|
|
HIGHWAY FUND
|
$30,635,638 |
$30,813,257 |
|
|
|
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS |
$30,635,638 |
$30,813,257 |
’
Amend the bill in Part A in section 7 under the caption "TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF" in the 11th occurrence of "Highway and Bridge Capital 0406" by striking out all of the Initiative and the "OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS" table (page 22, lines 7 to 13 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
‘Initiative: Provides funding for Capital Expenditures.
HIGHWAY FUND |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
Capital Expenditures
|
$867,218 |
$1,734,436 |
|
|
|
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL |
$867,218 |
$1,734,436 |
’
Amend the bill in Part A in section 7 under the caption "TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF" by striking out all of the 2nd and 3rd occurrences of "Highway Light Capital Z095" (page 22, lines 20 to 32 and page 23, lines 1 to 4 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
‘Highway Light Capital Z095
Initiative: Provides funding for the Highway Light Capital program at a level to provide approximately 600 miles of light capital paving per year, among other work, depending on bid prices and the severity of winter weather.
HIGHWAY FUND |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
Personal Services
|
$2,493,750 |
$2,565,000 |
Capital Expenditures
|
$226,933 |
$773,755 |
|
|
|
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL |
$2,720,683 |
$3,338,755 |
Highway Light Capital Z095
Initiative: Provides authority to spend the return of the cash available after the repayment of bonds from the funds previously transferred to the Maine Municipal Bond Bank TransCap Trust Fund.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
Capital Expenditures
|
$17,500,000 |
$17,500,000 |
|
|
|
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL |
$17,500,000 |
$17,500,000 |
’
Amend the bill in Part A in section 7 under the caption "TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF" in the 2nd occurrence of "Local Road Assistance Program 0337" by striking out all of the Initiative and the "HIGHWAY FUND" table (page 23, lines 12 to 17 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
‘Initiative: Adjusts funding in the Local Road Assistance Program at the correct proportioned rate per the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 23, section 1803-B.
HIGHWAY FUND |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
All Other
|
$321,766 |
$142,926 |
|
|
|
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL |
$321,766 |
$142,926 |
’
Amend the bill in Part A in section 7 under the caption "TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF" by inserting after the 11th occurrence of "Maintenance and Operations 0330" (page 27 in L.D.) the following:
‘Maintenance and Operations 0330
Initiative: Transfers one Highway Laborer position from the Department of Transportation, Maintenance and Operations program, Highway Fund to the Department of Marine Resources, Bureau of Policy and Management program, Other Special Revenue Funds and reorganizes the position to a Resource Management Coordinator position.
HIGHWAY FUND |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
(1.000) |
(1.000) |
Personal Services
|
($54,207) |
($56,918) |
|
|
|
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL |
($54,207) |
($56,918) |
’
Amend the bill in Part A in section 7 under the caption "TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF" by striking out all of the last 12 lines (page 34, lines 11 to 22 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
‘
TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF |
|
|
DEPARTMENT TOTALS |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
|
|
|
HIGHWAY FUND
|
$259,231,767 |
$257,091,084 |
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND
|
$205,898,957 |
$209,443,064 |
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
$46,942,979 |
$97,008,074 |
TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES FUND
|
$2,200,000 |
$2,200,000 |
FLEET SERVICES FUND - DOT
|
$29,206,465 |
$29,525,904 |
INDUSTRIAL DRIVE FACILITY FUND
|
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
ISLAND FERRY SERVICES FUND
|
$10,672,939 |
$10,791,421 |
|
|
|
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS |
$554,653,107 |
$606,559,547 |
’
Amend the bill by striking out all of Part C and inserting the following:
PART C
‘
Sec. C-1. 29-A MRSA §1304, sub-§2, ¶H, as amended by PL 2013, c. 381, Pt. B, §16, is further amended to read:
H. The fee for a motorcycle or moped learner's permit and the first road test is $10 $35. The fee for a subsequent examination is $5 $35.
Sec. C-2. 29-A MRSA §1307, sub-§§1 to 3, as amended by PL 2013, c. 381, Pt. B, §17, are further amended to read:
Sec. C-3. 29-A MRSA §1307, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2015, c. 206, §6, is further amended to read:
Sec. C-4. 29-A MRSA §2303, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:
Sec. C-5. Allocation of increased fees. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the 2018-2019 biennium, the increase in revenue from this Part must be allocated to the Highway and Bridge Capital program, Highway Fund account within the Department of Transportation.
Sec. C-6. Effective date. Those sections of this Part that amend the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, section 1304, subsection 2, paragraph H; section 1307, subsections 1 to 4; and section 2303, subsection 5 take effect January 1, 2018.’
Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency clause (page 38, lines 7 and 8 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
‘Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation takes effect when approved, except as otherwise indicated.’
SUMMARY
This amendment removes the change in the allocation of funding in the bill and instead increases certain examination fees charged by the Secretary of State for driver's license examinations. The effective date of these fee increases is January 1, 2018.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)