‘Amend the bill in Part E by striking out all of sections 4 to 14.’
Amend the amendment on page 2 in Part E in §6915 in the first paragraph in the 4th line (page 2, line 40 in amendment) by striking out the following: " , revenues transferred pursuant to Title 36, chapters 703 and 704"
Amend the amendment on page 2 in Part E in §6915 in the first paragraph in the 8th and 9th lines (page 3, lines 3 and 4 in amendment) by striking out the following: " and revenues transferred pursuant to Title 36, chapters 703 and 704 in the preceding month"
Amend the amendment on page 3 by striking out all first 13 indented paragraphs (page 3, lines 7 to 30 in amendment) and inserting in its place the following:
Amend the amendment on page 3 by inserting after Part E, section 14 the following:
‘Amend the bill in Part E by striking out all of section 16 (page 16, lines 6 to 9 in L.D.)’
Amend the amendment by striking out all of Part F and inserting the following:
PART F
‘Sec. F-1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
DIRIGO HEALTH
Dirigo Health Fund 0988
Initiative: Deallocates funds for Dirigo Health costs that were funded by the savings offset payment.
| DIRIGO HEALTH FUND | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
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All Other
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$0 | ($32,900,000) |
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| DIRIGO HEALTH FUND TOTAL | $0 | ($32,900,000) |
Dirigo Health Fund 0988
Initiative: Allocates Dirigo Health funds from a health access surcharge of 1.8% on all paid claims.
| DIRIGO HEALTH FUND | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
|
All Other
|
$0 | $33,000,000 |
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| DIRIGO HEALTH FUND TOTAL | $0 | $33,000,000 |
| DIRIGO HEALTH | ||
| DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
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DIRIGO HEALTH FUND
|
$0 | $100,000 |
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| DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $0 | $100,000 |
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment removes the tax on tobacco products as proposed in the bill and Committee Amendment "A," as a source of funding for the Dirigo Health program.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)