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Amend the amendment by striking out all of Parts BBBB and LLLL.
Amend the amendment by inserting after Part MMMM the following:
PART NNNN
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Sec. NNNN-1. 36 MRSA §6652, sub-§1,  as repealed and replaced by PL 2007, c. 438, §114, is amended to read:
 
1. Generally.   A person against whom taxes have been assessed pursuant to Part 2, except for chapters 111 and 112, with respect to eligible property and who has paid those taxes is entitled to reimbursement of a portion of those taxes from the State as provided in this chapter. The reimbursement under this chapter is the percentage of the taxes assessed and paid with respect to eligible property specified in subsection 4, except that for claims filed for the application period that begins on August 1, 2006 the reimbursement is limited to 90% of the taxes assessed and paid with respect to eligible property. For purposes of this chapter, a tax applied as a credit against a tax assessed pursuant to chapter 111 or 112 is a tax assessed pursuant to chapter 111 or 112. A taxpayer that included eligible property in its investment credit base under section 5219-E or 5219-M and claimed the credit provided in one or more of those sections on its income tax return may not be reimbursed under this chapter for taxes assessed on that same eligible property in a year in which one or more of those credits are taken. A successor in interest of a person against whom taxes have been assessed with respect to eligible property is entitled to reimbursement pursuant to this section, whether the tax was paid by the person assessed or by the successor, as long as a transfer of the property in question to the successor has occurred and the successor is the owner of the property as of August 1st of the year in which a claim for reimbursement may be filed pursuant to section 6654. For purposes of this subsection, "successor in interest" includes the initial successor and any subsequent successor. When an eligible successor in interest exists, the successor is the only person to whom reimbursement under this chapter may be made with respect to the transferred property. For an item of eligible property that is first subject to assessment under Part 2 on or after April 1, 2008, and for any item of eligible property for which reimbursement is paid under subsection 4, paragraph B, the reimbursement otherwise payable under this section with respect to that item of eligible property must be reduced by an amount equal to the amount, if any, by which the reimbursement otherwise payable under this section plus payments received by the taxpayer under a tax increment financing arrangement pursuant to Title 30-A, chapter 206, subchapter 1 with respect to that item of eligible property exceeds 100% of the property taxes assessed with respect to that item of eligible property. For an item of eligible property that is first subject to assessment under Part 2 before April 1, 2008, the reimbursement otherwise payable under this section with respect to that item of eligible property must be reduced by an amount equal to 68.1% of the amount, if any, by which the reimbursement otherwise payable under this section plus payments received by the taxpayer under a tax increment financing arrangement pursuant to Title 30-A, chapter 206, subchapter 1 with respect to that item of eligible property exceeds 100% of the property taxes assessed with respect to that item of eligible property.
Sec. NNNN-2. Application. This Part applies to reimbursements attributable to the application period that begins on August 1, 2008.
Sec. NNNN-3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS)
 
Mental Health Services - Child Medicaid 0731
 
Initiative: Appropriates funds to offset a deappropriation in Part A, section 27 that proposed to reduce funding by consolidating crisis services to one provider per district.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09	
All Other	$0	$200,000	
 	  	  	
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$200,000	

Mental Health Services - Children 0136
 
Initiative: Appropriates funds to offset a deappropriation in Part A, section 27 that proposed to reduce funding by consolidating crisis services to one provider per district.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09	
All Other	$0	$50,000	
 	  	  	
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$50,000	

Mental Health Services - Community 0121
 
Initiative: Appropriates funds to offset a deappropriation in Part A, section 27 that proposed to reduce funding by consolidating crisis services to one provider per district.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09	
All Other	$0	$50,000	
 	  	  	
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$50,000	

Mental Health Services - Community 0121
 
Initiative: Appropriates funds to partially offset a deappropriation in Part A, section 27 that proposed to eliminate funding for community integration services for consumers who are not eligible for MaineCare.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09	
All Other	$0	$871,967	
 	  	  	
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$871,967	

Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid 0732
 
Initiative: Appropriates funds to offset a deappropriation in Part A, section 27 that proposed to reduce funding by consolidating crisis services to one provider per district.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09	
All Other	$0	$200,000	
 	  	  	
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$200,000	

Mental Retardation Waiver - MaineCare 0987
 
Initiative: Appropriates funds to partially offset a deappropriation in Part A, section 27 that proposed to reduce funding for home-based and community-based waiver services.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09	
All Other	$0	$1,834,793	
 	  	  	
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$1,834,793	

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS)	 	 	
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09	
 	 	 	
GENERAL FUND	$0	$3,206,760	
 	  	  	
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$3,206,760	

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)
 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Allocates funds to offset a deallocation in Part A, section 28 that proposed to reduce funding by consolidating crisis services to one provider per district.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09	
All Other	$0	$715,138	
 	  	  	
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$715,138	

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Allocates funds to partially offset a deallocation in Part A, section 28 that proposed to reduce funding for home-based and community-based waiver services.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09	
All Other	$0	$3,280,325	
 	  	  	
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$3,280,325	

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)	 	 	
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09	
 	 	 	
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$0	$3,995,463	
 	  	  	
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$3,995,463	

SECTION TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09	
 	 	 	
GENERAL FUND	$0	$3,206,760	
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$0	$3,995,463	
 	  	  	
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$7,202,223	
 
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Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment accomplishes the following.
1. It removes from Committee Amendment "A" the part that repeals the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability.
2. It strikes from Committee Amendment "A" the provision repealing circuit breaker indexing.
3. It restores some funding for community integration services for non-MaineCare-eligible consumers.
4. It restores funding to outpatient crisis services for mental health.
5. It restores some funding for MaineCare home and community-based waiver services.
6. It reduces the reimbursement of property taxes under the Business Equipment Tax Reimbursement program if the taxes are also reimbursed under a tax increment financing district agreement.
 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)