Sec. J-1. 35-A MRSA §116, sub-§8, ¶C-1, as amended by PL 2003, c. 272, §2, is further amended to read:
C-1. Except as specified in this subsection, funds that are not expended at the end of a fiscal year do not lapse but must be carried forward to be expended for the purposes specified in this section in succeeding fiscal years; but, with the exception of funds carried forward from fiscal year 2002-03 2004-05 and fiscal year 2003-04 2005-06 for use in the following fiscal year, unexpended funds in excess of 10% of the total annual assessment authorized in this section must, at the option of the Public Advocate, either be presented to the Legislature in accordance with paragraph A for reallocation and expenditure or used to reduce the utility assessment in the following fiscal year. In the case of funds carried forward from fiscal year 2002-03 2004-05 and fiscal year 2003-04 2005-06 for use in the following fiscal year, 100% of these funds may be expended for the purposes specified in this section.
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