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PUBLIC LAWS
Second Regular Session of the 121st

PART M

     Sec. M-1. Transfer of funds. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer shall identify in each General Fund account the amount of savings related to the merger of the Department of Human Services and the Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services in Public Law 2003, chapter 20, Part B and shall transfer the amounts by financial order upon the approval of the Governor following consultation with the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial matters and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters. These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal year 2004-05. The identified savings must be administrative cost reductions or savings that result from efficiencies in the delivery of services. The State Budget Officer shall provide to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs a report of the transferred amounts no later than January 15, 2005.

     Sec. M-2. Transfer of funds. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1585 or any other provision of law, available balances of appropriations in MaineCare General Fund accounts in fiscal years 2003-04 and 2004-05 may be transferred between accounts by financial order upon the recommendation of the State Budget Officer and approval of the Governor.

     Sec. M-3. Appropriation and allocation transfers. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1585 or any other provision of law, available balances of appropriations and allocations in fiscal year 2004-05 in the Department of Human Services and Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services may be transferred between line categories and accounts by financial order upon the recommendation of the State Budget Officer and approval of the Governor in order to implement the provisions of Public Law 2003, chapter 20, Part B and Part K, section 18, related to the merger of the 2 departments.

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