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Amend the bill by striking out all of Parts I, O and X.
Amend the bill in Part Z by striking out all of section 1.
Amend the bill by striking out all of Parts AA, BB and CC.
Amend the bill by striking out all of Part II and inserting the following:
PART II
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Sec. II-1.  PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. JJJ, §1  is amended to read:
Sec. JJJ-1. Transfer from Other Special Revenue Funds to unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $43,000,000$104,400,000 on June 30, 2012 from Other Special Revenue Funds to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. On July 1, 2012, the State Controller shall transfer $43,000,000$104,400,000 from the General Fund unappropriated surplus to Other Special Revenue Funds as repayment. This transfer is considered an interfund advance.
PART JJ
Sec. JJ-1.  36 MRSA §5117  is enacted to read:
§ 5117. Equalization of tax rates
The State Tax Assessor shall calculate annually the average effective tax rate on all state and local taxes paid by the top 1% of income earners and the bottom 99% of income earners based on the most recent tax incidence study completed by the bureau. The State Tax Assessor shall calculate an income tax amount for each taxpayer that equalizes this tax rate on the top 1% of income earners and the bottom 99% of income earners. This income tax equalization amount may be equal to but not less than zero. This income tax equalization amount is imposed for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2012. The State Tax Assessor may adopt rules, which are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A, to implement this section.
Sec. JJ-2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002
 
Initiative: Provides funding for costs incurred to produce and print new tax forms and programming costs.

GENERAL FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$0	$250,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$250,000	
 
PART KK
Sec. KK-1. Transfer from unappropriated surplus; Maine Budget Stabilization Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $15,000,000 during fiscal year 2012-13 from the General Fund unappropriated surplus to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services.
PART LL
Sec. LL-1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Child Development Services 0449
 
Initiative: Restores funding reduced in this Act from savings from elimination of the "parent choice" portion of the program.

GENERAL FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$0	$850,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$850,000	

EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2011-12	2012-13	
			
GENERAL FUND	$0	$850,000	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$850,000	

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS)
 
Developmental Services - Community 0122
 
Initiative: Restores funding reduced in this Act for reducing reimbursement in rental assistance to United States Department of Housing and Urban Development levels.

GENERAL FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$0	$1,200,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$1,200,000	

Developmental Services Waiver - MaineCare 0987
 
Initiative: Restores funding reduced in this Act from a 5% reduction in rates paid to agency per diem homes.

GENERAL FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$0	$3,654,635	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$3,654,635	

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS)			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2011-12	2012-13	
			
GENERAL FUND	$0	$4,854,635	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$4,854,635	

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)
 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Restores funding reduced in this Act from mandating the use of generic drugs to the extent allowed by federal law, with limited exceptions.

GENERAL FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$1,168,120	$5,840,598	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$1,168,120	$5,840,598	

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$2,023,465	$9,838,860	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$2,023,465	$9,838,860	

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Restores funding reduced in this Act by lowering methadone reimbursement from $70 per week to $60 per week.

GENERAL FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$87,490	$474,902	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$87,490	$474,902	

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$150,708	$818,052	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$150,708	$818,052	

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Restores funding reduced in this Act by limiting access to buprenorphine and naloxone combination drugs for MaineCare recipients, effective January 1, 2013, to a 2-year period, to be applied retroactively.

GENERAL FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$0	$600,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$600,000	

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$0	$1,033,542	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$1,033,542	

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Restores funding reduced in this Act due to limitations placed on MaineCare reimbursement for opioids.

GENERAL FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	($90,000)	$660,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($90,000)	$660,000	

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	($115,031)	$1,136,896	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	($115,031)	$1,136,896	

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Restores funding reduced in this Act for the 5% reduction in rates paid to agency per diem homes.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$0	$6,295,365	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$6,295,365	

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Restores funding reduced in this Act from freezing new enrollment and waiver benefit redesign in the MaineCare childless adult waiver program.

GENERAL FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$0	$11,000,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$11,000,000	

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$0	$18,948,271	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$18,948,271	

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Restores funding reduced in this Act as a result of a one-time transfer from the Dirigo Health Fund to the Medical Care - Payments to Providers program as a result of reducing eligibility for Medicaid services for parents with a maximum income of 200% to a maximum income of 133% of the nonfarm income official poverty line effective September 1, 2012.

GENERAL FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$0	$7,210,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$7,210,000	

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$0	$12,421,096	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$12,421,096	

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Restores funding reduced in this Act for outpatient services at acute care hospitals.

GENERAL FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$0	$3,180,269	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$3,180,269	

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$0	$5,478,236	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$5,478,236	

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Restores funding reduced in this Act from reducing reimbursement for critical access hospitals from 109% to 105%.

GENERAL FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$290,834	$1,179,804	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$290,834	$1,179,804	

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$503,794	$1,987,455	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$503,794	$1,987,455	

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Restores funding reduced in this Act from limiting reimbursement for hospital admissions to 5 per member per year.

GENERAL FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$91,890	$490,081	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$91,890	$490,081	

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$159,176	$825,573	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$159,176	$825,573	

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Restores funding reduced in this Act from reducing funding for outpatient services at acute care hospitals by 5%, effective July 1, 2012.

GENERAL FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$0	$3,180,269	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$3,180,269	

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$0	$5,357,366	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$5,357,366	

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Restores funding reduced in this Act from reducing reimbursement for hospital inpatient services by 10%.

GENERAL FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$768,208	$3,127,406	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$768,208	$3,127,406	

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$2,098,929	$5,268,314	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$2,098,929	$5,268,314	

State-funded Foster Care/Adoption Assistance 0139
 
Initiative: Restores funding reduced in this Act from reducing funding for supplemental services for children with complex emotional and behavioral needs.

GENERAL FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
Personal Services	$0	$44,286	
All Other	$0	$2,142,400	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$2,186,686	

State-funded Foster Care/Adoption Assistance 0139
 
Initiative: Restores funding reduced in this Act from eliminating funding for supplemental services for children with complex emotional and behavioral needs.

GENERAL FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$0	$1,999,984	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$1,999,984	

State-funded Foster Care/Adoption Assistance 0139
 
Initiative: Restores funding reduced in this Act from reducing contracts in the alternative response program.

GENERAL FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$0	$1,290,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$1,290,000	

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2011-12	2012-13	
			
GENERAL FUND	$2,316,542	$42,419,999	
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$4,821,041	$69,409,026	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$7,137,583	$111,829,025	

SECTION TOTALS	2011-12	2012-13	
			
GENERAL FUND	$2,316,542	$48,124,634	
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$4,821,041	$69,409,026	
			
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$7,137,583	$117,533,660	
 
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Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment restores funding for MaineCare and other services that were reduced in the bill by requiring that the wealthiest 1% of Maine residents pay at least the same average state and local tax rate as all other Maine residents. It increases the intergovernmental transfer from $102,000,000 to $104,400,000 and makes a transfer of $15,000,000 from the General Fund unappropriated surplus to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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