Sec. HH-1. Appropriation. The following funds are appropriated from the General Fund to carry out the purposes of this Part.
1999-00 2000-01
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Capital Construction/Repairs/ Improvements - Administration
All Other $125,000
Provides funds on a one-time basis for the restoration of a historic brick structure at Fort Knox and related site improvements; increased parking; informational kiosk and phones; handicapped accessible restrooms; outdoor amphitheater; indoor classroom; and a passive interpretive system of informational plaques.
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES ____________
TOTAL 125,000
CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Land Use Regulation Commission
Positions - Legislative Count (1.000) (1.000)
Personal Services 37,512 38,931
All Other 7,300 7,500
Appropriates funds for one additional Environmental Specialist II position and necessary operating costs. This position will be located in the Millinocket office to provide permitting assistance to residents of northern Penobscot County and eastern Piscataquis County.
DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION ____________ ____________
TOTAL 44,812 46,431
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
Business Development
All Other 1,500,000
Provides funds on a one-time basis to continue the business attraction and expansion marketing efforts established in Public Law 1997, chapter 643, Part CC, section 1. Funds must be dispersed in accordance with a competitive quality-based selection procedure as established and administered by the Department of Economic and Community Development.
Business Development
All Other 90,000 120,000
Provides funds to enter into contracts for 2 Field Representative positions in under-served and economically depressed areas.
Tourism and Community Development, Office of
All Other 25,000
Provides funds on a one-time basis for the purpose of studying and implementing a plan to promote St. Croix Island as a permanent tourist destination and to plan for the St. Croix 2004 celebration. The Department of Economic and Community Development's development and implementation of the plan must involve Eastern Maine Development Corporation, the Calais Regional Chamber of Commerce and the St. Croix 2004 Celebration Committee.
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ____________ ____________
TOTAL 1,615,000 120,000
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Jobs for Maine's Graduates
All Other 36,792 74,651
Provides funds to increase support for this program by 2.9% each fiscal year.
General Purpose Aid for Local Schools
All Other 482,274 627,727
Provides funds to increase the amounts available to be distributed to school adminstrative units for the out-of-district placement adjustment. If additional federal funds are received by this program in fiscal year 1999-00 or fiscal year 2000-01, to the extent possible, the additional federal funds must be used to supplant, rather than supplement, General Fund appropriations. The Commissioner of Education shall submit annual reports detailing program revenue and expenditures by funding source, and any General Fund balances remaining as a result of increased federal funding, to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education and cultural affairs no later than January 14, 2000 and January 12, 2001.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ____________ ____________
TOTAL 519,066 702,378
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
Courts - Supreme, Superior, District and Administrative
All Other 1,500,000
Provides funds to increase the rate paid to court-appointed counsel from $40 per hour to $50 per hour effective July 1, 2000.
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT ____________
TOTAL 1,500,000
MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL RETARDATION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Mental Retardation Services Community
All Other 10,000
Provides funds on a one-time basis to support John F. Murphy Homes' development of housing for 2 autistic adults in Raymond.
DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL RETARDATION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES ____________
TOTAL 10,000
MAINE TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM
Maine Technical College System - Board of Trustees
All Other 1,500,000 2,500,000
Provides funds to allow the enrollment of approximately 750 more students to the Maine Technical College System's current rolls.
Maine Technical College System - Board of Trustees
All Other 430,000
Provides funds on a one-time basis for capital projects at Eastern Maine Technical College.
MAINE TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM ____________ ____________
TOTAL 1,930,000 2,500,000
TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Railroad Assistance Program
All Other 300,000
Provides funds on a one-time basis to clear brush and repair washouts on the Calais Rail Branch.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ____________
TOTAL 300,000
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
Strategic Technology Initiative
All Other 200,000
Provides funds on a one-time basis for the "Strategic Technology Initiative," a collaborative effort by the University of Maine System and the Eastern Maine Development Corporation, to examine technological opportunities using the wood-based natural resources and the existing skilled labor pool in the Katahdin region.
Educational and General Activities - University of Maine System
All Other 160,000
Provides funds on a one-time basis to allow the Cultural Heritage Preservation Committee at the University of Maine to develop and publish a new Historical Atlas of Maine.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM ____________
TOTAL 360,000
SECTION ____________ ____________
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS $4,903,878 $4,868,809
Sec. HH-2. Allocation. The following funds are allocated from Other Special Revenue funds to carry out the purposes of this Part.
2000-01
MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL RETARDATION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Office of Substance Abuse
All Other $1,000,000
Provides funds from the Fund for a Healthy Maine to continue the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Substance Abuse. These funds will be used to provide additional statewide substance abuse prevention, intervention and treatment services.
DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL RETARDATION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES ____________
TOTAL $1,000,000
SECTION ____________
TOTAL ALLOCATIONS $1,000,000
Sec. HH-3. Allocation. The following funds are allocated from the Federal Block Grant Fund in order to carry out the purpose of this Part.
1999-00
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
Community Development Block Grant Program
All Other $21,500,000
Provides for the allocation of funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Disaster Recovery Initiative Program. These are special Community Development Block Grant funds provided to the State in response to the ice storm in January 1998.
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT _____________
TOTAL $21,500,000
SECTION _____________
TOTAL ALLOCATIONS $21,500,000
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