Sec. A-1. Adjustments to allocations. Allocations from the Maine Nuclear Emergency Planning Fund, the Public Utilities Commission Regulatory Fund, the Public Utilities Commission Reimbursement Fund, the Public Advocate Regulatory Fund, the Ground Water Oil Clean-up Fund, the Maine Coastal and Inland Surface Oil Clean-up Fund, the Maine Hazardous Waste Fund, the State Alcoholic Beverages Fund and the State Lottery Fund and all federal block grant allocations may be increased or adjusted by the State Budget Officer, with the approval of the Governor, to specifically cover those adjustments determined necessary under any salary plan approved by the Legislature and those reclassifications and range changes that have been approved by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services and submitted for legislative review prior to the effective date of Public Law 1997, chapter 24.
Sec. A-2. Allotments required - Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations. Upon receipt of allotments duly approved by the Governor, based upon work programs submitted to the State Budget Officer, the State Controller shall authorize expenditures from allocations from the State Alcoholic Beverages Fund and the State Lottery Fund in Part A of Public Law 1997, chapter 24, on the basis of these allotments and not on any other basis.
Sec. A-3. Federal block grant additional funds. Any additional funds that become available due to implementation of the federal block grants and the possible overlapping of other grants may be carried forward for future allocations by the Legislature or may be used to offset any possible reductions in the federal block grants.
Sec. A-4. Federal block grant encumbered balances at year-end. At the end of each fiscal year, all encumbered balances in the federal block grants may not be carried forward more than one time, except that encumbered balances in the Community Development Block Grant may be carried twice and encumbered balances of grant awards for capital construction projects may carry until the completion of the project, provided that the construction was started prior to the end of the year for which the allocation was made.
Sec. A-5. Capital expenditures. Notwithstanding the allocations in Part A of Public Law 1997, chapter 24 and the provision of section 2 of this Part, up to $500,000 in the State Alcoholic Beverages Fund and up to $90,000 in the State Lottery Fund may be expended for capital expenditures in each fiscal year of the biennium.
Sec. A-6. Legislative intent. It is the intent of the Legislature that allocations by the Legislature from the State Alcoholic Beverages Fund and the State Lottery Fund in Part A of Public Law 1997, chapter 24 apply to administrative expenses only and that these allocations must be allotted and approved under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5. It is not the intent of the Legislature to affect the use of the working capital provided under Title 28-A or other activities required of the State Liquor and Lottery Commission under Title 28-A.
Sec. A-7. Ground Water Oil Clean-up Fund; Maine Coastal and Inland Surface Oil Clean-up Fund; Maine Hazardous Waste Fund; encumbered balances at year-end. At the end of each fiscal year, all encumbered balances in the Ground Water Oil Clean-up Fund, the Maine Coastal and Inland Surface Oil Clean-up Fund and the Maine Hazardous Waste Fund may not be carried forward more than one time.
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