Sec. W-1. 5 MRSA §1742, sub-§26 is enacted to read:
26. Rental income. To credit income from the rental of facilities in Limestone to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services, Other Special Revenue Funds account. These funds must be used for repairs, capital improvements and other costs of managing the facilities operated by the Maine Military Authority in Limestone.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department also may recommend that:
A. Part of the rental income collected by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services pursuant to this subsection be transferred to the General Fund as undedicated revenue;
B. Part of the rental income collected by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services pursuant to this subsection be transferred to the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, Maine National Guard Education Assistance Pilot Program, Other Special Revenue Funds account for tuition assistance; and
C. Part of the rental income collected by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services pursuant to this subsection be transferred to the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, Maine National Guard Education Assistance Pilot Program, Other Special Revenue Funds account for the reimbursement of the purchase of supplemental life insurance as provided for in the provisions of Title 37-B, section 390-B.
Sec. W-2. 37-B MRSA §390-B is enacted to read:
§390-B. Reimbursement for purchase of supplemental life insurance
A member of the National Guard or the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces assigned to a unit located in the State who serves in the theater of operations for Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom during any month in the 2006 calendar year is eligible to receive reimbursement for the cost of the monthly premium for supplemental life insurance offered by the Federal Government from the Commissioner of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management in an amount up to $16.25 per month for each month in 2006 that member serves in either theater of operations and for which that member purchases supplemental insurance.
Sec. W-3. PL 2005, c. 457, Pt. ZZ, §1 is amended to read:
Sec. ZZ-1. Maine Military Authority; transfer of rent payments to General Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the firstup to $855,223 of rent paid in fiscal year 2005-06 by the Maine Military Authority to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services for the rental of facilities in Limestone andthe firstup to $1,109,723 of rent paid in fiscal year 2006-07 must be transferred to the General Fund.Sec. W-4. Transfer of funds. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services, in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1742, subsections 28 and 29, shall transfer up to $390,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 and up to $341,536 in fiscal year 2006-07 from the Bureau of General Services, Other Special Revenue Funds account to the Maine National Guard Education Assistance Pilot Program, Other Special Revenue Funds account and the reimbursement for purchase of supplemental insurance program, Other Special Revenue Funds account, both within the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management.
Sec. W-5. Transfer unexpended project balances. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer, in fiscal year 2006-07, the unexpended project balances on June 30, 2006 from several of the Capital Construction and Improvement Reserve program accounts to the Williams Pavilion Renovation project account, all within the Capital Construction and Improvement Reserve Program, Other Special Revenue Funds, in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services. Details of the affected program accounts are on file in the Bureau of the Budget. Several construction and repair projects that were initiated several years ago are now complete, and these projects have accumulated unexpended balances totaling $365,913 as of January 31, 2006. These funds will be used for the renovation of the Williams Pavilion on the East Campus in Augusta and will provide office space for bureaus of the Department of Conservation not currently housed in the Harlow Building.
Sec. W-6. Reimbursement by commissioner. From the effective date of this section until June 30, 2007, the Commissioner of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management shall reimburse a member of the National Guard or the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces for the cost of the monthly premium for supplemental life insurance offered by the Federal Government in an amount up to $16.25 per month of each month in 2006 in which the member served in the theater of operations for Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom regardless of the length of time served during any given month. The commissioner shall verify, based on proof provided by the member of the National Guard or the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces assigned to a unit located in the State, that supplemental life insurance was purchased.
Sec. W-7. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT,
DEPARTMENT OF
Military Training and Operations 0108
Initiative: Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1742, subsection 26, provides reimbursement using income from the rental of facilities in Limestone to certain members of the Maine National Guard and the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces for the cost of purchasing life insurance.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE
FUNDS 2005-06 2006-07
All Other $0 $91,536
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE
FUNDS TOTAL $0 $92,536
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