‘Emergency preamble. Whereas,  acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and

Whereas,  the 90-day period may not terminate until after the beginning of the next fiscal year; and

Whereas,  certain obligations and expenses incident to the operation of state departments and institutions will become due and payable immediately; and

Whereas,  in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore,

PART A

Sec. A-1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Accident - Sickness - Health Insurance 0455

Initiative: Reduces funding for the State's contribution to premiums for the law enforcement and firefighters retiree health insurance to recognize savings from slightly lower than projected enrollments.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($29,607)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($29,607)

Administration - Human Resources 0038

Initiative: Transfers one Public Service Manager II position, 2 Public Service Coordinator II positions, 3 Public Service Coordinator I positions and one Office Specialist II position and related All Other funding from the Office of Employee Relations to the Bureau of Human Resources as part of the merger approved in Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part HH.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	7.000
Personal Services	$0	$611,952
All Other	$0	$57,791
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$669,743

Administration - Human Resources 0038

Initiative: Transfers one Office Associate I position and one Office Associate II position from the Office of the State Controller to the Bureau of Human Resources in order to properly place these positions in the program where the duties of these 2 individuals are being performed.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	2.000	2.000
Personal Services	$93,963	$97,237
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$93,963	$97,237

Administration - Human Resources 0038

Initiative: Reduces funding by recognizing one-time savings in Personal Services from the management of vacant positions in fiscal year 2007-08. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	($13,487)	$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($13,487)	$0

Budget - Bureau of the 0055

Initiative: Reduces funding for Personal Services and information technology from the management of vacant positions in fiscal year 2007-08. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	($90,000)	$0
All Other	($2,939)	($4,645)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($92,939)	($4,645)

Buildings and Grounds Operations 0080

Initiative: Reduces the headcount in the Real Property Lease Internal Service Fund. The headcount was incorrectly increased in Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part A.

REAL PROPERTY LEASE INTERNAL SERVICE FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	(0.500)	(0.500)
REAL PROPERTY LEASE INTERNAL SERVICE FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

Buildings and Grounds Operations 0080

Initiative: Provides funding for a projected 60% rate increase in electrical charges paid by the Bureau of General Services for state-owned facilities. It is projected that the fiscal year 2007-08 expenditure will result in $800,000 of additional undedicated revenue to the General Fund in fiscal year 2008-09 from the State Cost Allocation Plan.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$1,580,585	$1,580,585
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$1,580,585	$1,580,585

Buildings and Grounds Operations 0080

Initiative: Provides funding for fuel expenditures for state-owned buildings based on new fuel rates and fuel usage in fiscal year 2006-07. It is projected that the fiscal year 2007-08 expenditure will result in $935,000 of additional undedicated revenue to the General Fund in fiscal year 2008-09 from the State Cost Allocation Plan.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$1,870,415	$935,208
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$1,870,415	$935,208

Buildings and Grounds Operations 0080

Initiative: Reorganizes one Public Service Manager II position from range 29 to range 31 and transfers All Other to Personal Services to fund the reorganization.

REAL PROPERTY LEASE INTERNAL SERVICE FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$1,907	$7,161
All Other	($1,907)	($7,161)
REAL PROPERTY LEASE INTERNAL SERVICE FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

Buildings and Grounds Operations 0080

Initiative: Reduces funding by recognizing one-time savings in Personal Services from the management of vacant positions in fiscal year 2007-08. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	($75,309)	$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($75,309)	$0

Buildings and Grounds Operations 0080

Initiative: Eliminates 2 vacant Boiler Engineer positions and transfers funding to All Other for the purpose of contracting for boiler engineer maintenance in state-owned buildings.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(2.000)
Personal Services	$0	($125,290)
All Other	$0	$125,290
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

Debt Service - Government Facilities Authority 0893

Initiative: Reduces funding for the debt service payments to the Maine Governmental Facilities Authority (MGFA) in fiscal years 2007-08 and 2008-09 to recognize investment earnings on the construction fund balance maintained by MGFA that will be credited to the State.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($441,000)	($277,712)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($441,000)	($277,712)

Departments and Agencies - Statewide 0016

Initiative: Provides funding to offset the deappropriation made in Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part G, section 2 to the statewide account for health insurance. The savings in health insurance will not be achieved through a rate reduction but through a transfer from the Accident, Sickness and Health Insurance Internal Service Fund to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$500,000	$500,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$500,000	$500,000

Employee Relations - Office of 0244

Initiative: Transfers one Public Service Manager II position, 2 Public Service Coordinator II positions, 3 Public Service Coordinator I positions and one Office Specialist II position and related All Other funding from the Office of Employee Relations to the Bureau of Human Resources as part of the merger approved in Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part HH.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(7.000)
Personal Services	$0	($611,952)
All Other	$0	($57,791)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($669,743)

Financial and Personnel Services - Division of 0713

Initiative: Establishes 3 Public Service Manager I positions, 3 Senior Staff Accountant positions, 3 Accounting Technician positions and one Financial Analyst position and provides All Other funds for these positions for the Department of Health and Human Services Service Center in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to improve the efficiency in financial accounting and reporting services for the department.

FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SERVICES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	10.000
Personal Services	$0	$699,264
All Other	$0	$55,270
FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SERVICES FUND TOTAL	$0	$754,534

Financial and Personnel Services - Division of 0713

Initiative: Transfers 3 Public Service Coordinator I positions and one Social Services Manager I position and related All Other funds from the Department of Health and Human Services Service Center to the Office of Management and Budget in the Department of Health and Human Services in order to properly align these fiscal program coordinator positions within the department.

FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SERVICES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(4.000)
Personal Services	$0	($331,842)
All Other	$0	($22,108)
FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SERVICES FUND TOTAL	$0	($353,950)

Financial and Personnel Services - Division of 0713

Initiative: Transfers one Accounting Technician position and one Public Service Manager I position from the Maine State Library to the General Government Service Center effective April 1, 2008.

FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SERVICES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	2.000	2.000
Personal Services	$38,753	$157,950
FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SERVICES FUND TOTAL	$38,753	$157,950

Homestead Property Tax Exemption - Mandate Reimbursement 0887

Initiative: Reduces funding from projected savings in the Homestead Property Tax Exemption - Mandate Reimbursement program.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($4,100)	($1,093)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($4,100)	($1,093)

Homestead Property Tax Exemption Reimbursement 0886

Initiative: Reduces funding from savings for the Homestead Property Tax Exemption Reimbursement program. Maine Revenue Services has sufficient information to determine that the final payout of funds will result in an unexpended balance of $830,000 in fiscal year 2007-08. The projected savings in fiscal year 2008-09 assumes the same level of claim payments as for fiscal year 2007-08 with no significant changes in real property values or mill rates. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($830,000)	($800,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($830,000)	($800,000)

Information Services 0155

Initiative: Reduces funding in the Office of Information Technology to recognize a reduction in costs due to changes in operations and other efficiencies.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($1,012,848)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($1,012,848)

Information Services 0155

Initiative: Reduces funding for professional services, enterprise-level training for project management, information technology advisory services and security initiatives and delays printer replacement schedules in the Office of Information Technology. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($184,772)	($109,897)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($184,772)	($109,897)

Information Services 0155

Initiative: Provides funding to extend 8 limited-period positions through June 12, 2010 and one position through June 13, 2009. The following positions were previously established by financial order: one Public Service Manager II position, one Information Technology Consultant position, one Systems Analyst position, one Computer Programmer position, one Information Technology Senior Project Manager position and 3 Information Technology Project Associate positions. Extends one GIS Coordinator position through June 2009. Six of the positions are required to support the claims management system (MECMS) during the transition of MaineCare to the fiscal agent. Two are required to support MSCommNet - Enterprise Radio project. The GIS Coordinator position is required to support ambient water quality data collection and quality assurance and control for the Department of Environmental Protection.

OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	$772,428
OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES FUND TOTAL	$0	$772,428

Lottery Operations 0023

Initiative: Reduces general operating expenditures through maintaining a vacant position through the first quarter of fiscal year 2008-09. This reduction will result in increased undedicated General Fund revenue due to decreased cost of goods sold.

STATE LOTTERY FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($20,000)	($15,000)
STATE LOTTERY FUND TOTAL	($20,000)	($15,000)

Mandate BETE - Reimburse Municipalities Z065

Initiative: Provides funding to cover the mandate expense for the new business equipment tax exemption for eligible property first subject to tax on or after April 1, 2008.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	$20,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$20,000

Office of the Commissioner - Administrative and Financial Services 0718

Initiative: Recognizes one-time savings in Personal Services from the management of vacant positions in fiscal year 2007-08. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	($21,000)	$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL