Sec. FF-1. 3 MRSA §162, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:
1-A. Budget requests. To authorize the Executive Director of the Legislative Council to prepare and submit a tentative consolidated legislative budget request and other budget requests necessary for the operation of the legislative branch and other additional information, as requested, directly to the State Budget Officer on or before September 1st of the even-numbered years prior to review by the Legislative Council. The Legislative Council shall review the tentative budget submission developed by the executive director, altering, revising, increasing or decreasing the items as may be determined necessary. Upon final approval of the full legislative budget request, the Legislative Council shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs outlining any differences from the tentative legislative budget submission;
Sec. FF-2. 3 MRSA §162, sub-§12-A, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 415, Pt. J, §1, is amended to read:
12-A. Reserve Fund for State House Preservation and Maintenance. To administer the Reserve Fund for State House Preservation and Maintenance, established and maintained as provided in this subsection. The State Controller at the close of each fiscal year and at the request of the Legislative Council shall transfer from unexpended balances of General Fund appropriations to the Legislature to the Reserve Fund for State House Preservation and Maintenance available amounts up to $250,000 a year until a maximum of $1,500,000 is achieved. The State Controller is further authorized to transfer from the Reserve Fund for State House Preservation and Maintenance to the Blaine House Renovations and Repairs Fund the amounts recommended by the Legislative Council. The Reserve Fund for State House Preservation and Maintenance may also receive and accept allocations, appropriations, grants and contributions of money to be held, used or applied to carry out this subsection, subject to the conditions upon which these allocations, appropriations, grants and contributions are made. Expenditures from the Reserve Fund for State House Preservation and Maintenance are subject to legislative allocation, may be made only for major repairs and renovations to the State House, must be reviewed and recommended by the State House and Capitol Park Commission and must receive a majority vote of the Legislative Council. Funds allocated or appropriated to the Reserve Fund for State House Preservation and Maintenance may not lapse but must be carried forward;.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning in fiscal year 1997-98, the State Controller, at the beginning of each fiscal year, shall transfer from the Capital Construction/Repairs/Improvements-Administration program within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to the Reserve Fund for State House Preservation and Maintenance an amount of $850,000 each year;
Sec. FF-3. 5 MRSA §1581, as amended by PL 1991, c. 780, Pt. EEE, §1, is further amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read:
The Reserve Fund for State House Preservation and Maintenance, established under Title 3, section 162, subsection 12-A, must be a separate appropriation not included under any other department or agency in the General Fund appropriation bill.
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