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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
Second Regular Session of the 118th

PART A

     Sec. A-1. Supplemental appropriations from the General Fund. There are appropriated from the General Fund for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1998 and June 30, 1999, to the departments listed, the following sums.

    1997-98 1998-99

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Office of the Commissioner - Administrative and Financial Services

Provides for the appropriation of funds to correct the omission of a longevity payment from Public Law 1997, chapter 24, Part A. This increase will be offset by the deappropriation of salary savings from within the Bureau of Revenue Services.

Administration - Human Resources

Provides for the deappropriation of funds through the transfer of the Director of Human Resources Administration position from the Bureau of Human Resources to the Bureau of Accounts and Control where the

position will be reorganized to supplement the management of bureau projects.

Accounts and Control - Bureau of

Provides for the appropriation of funds for one Financial Management Coordinator position and support costs. This position will provide expertise in GAAP reporting.

Accounts and Control - Bureau of

Provides for the appropriation of funds for the transfer of the Director of Human Resources Administration position from the Bureau of Human Resources to the Bureau of Accounts and Control. This position will be reorganized to supplement the management of bureau projects.

Accounts and Control - Bureau of

Provides for the appropriation of funds for the transfer of one 1/2-time Tax Analyst position from the Bureau of Revenue Services to the Bureau of Accounts and Control. This position will be reorganized to a 1/2-time Financial Management Coordinator position.

Accounts and Control - Bureau of - System Project

Provides for the appropriation of funds for the continued maintenance, development and Year 2000 conversion of the statewide administrative system.

Buildings and Grounds Operations

Provides for the appropriation of funds to meet the cost of unavoidable overtime required for the operation of the state office complex. This increase will be offset by the deappropriation of savings in the All Other line category, which are no longer required.

Buildings and Grounds Operations

Provides for the deappropriation of funds to meet supplemental requirements in the Personal Services line category of the Public Improvements - Planning - Construction - Administration program.

Capital Construction - Repairs - Improvements - Administration

Provides for the appropriation of funds for removal of underground storage tanks and for the demolition of buildings at the Pineland Center.

Employee Relations - Office of

Provides for the appropriation of funds to meet the cost of employees receiving 5% in lieu of state-paid

retirement. This increase will be offset by the deappropriation of salary savings from within the Bureau of Revenue Services.

Financial and Personnel Services - Division of

Provides for the appropriation of funds for arbitration settlements.

Public Improvements - Planning - Construction - Administration

Provides for the appropriation of funds to meet the cost of filling a vacant position at higher than the budgeted pay step. This increase will be offset by the deappropriation of All Other funds from within the Building and Grounds Operations program.

Public Improvements - Planning - Construction - Administration

Provides for the appropriation of funds for a Real Property Manager position. Approximately 50% of the cost of this position will be offset through STACAP, generating General Fund revenue in fiscal year 1998-99 of $41,250.

Purchases - Division of

Provides for the appropriation of funds due to the filling of a position at a higher than the budgeted pay step and also to meet the costs of unavoidable overtime. This increase will be offset by the deappropriation of salary savings from within the Bureau of Revenue Services, and the increase in General Fund undedicated revenue in the amount of $4,925 for fiscal year 1997-98.

Salary Plan

Provides for the appropriation of funds for the implementation of the agreement between the State of Maine and AFSCME for a career ladder program for Guards, Correctional Officers, Detention Careworkers and Training School Counselors.

Revenue Services - Bureau of

Provides for the deappropriation of funds through the transfer of one 1/2-time Tax Analyst position to the Bureau of Accounts and Control. This position will be reorganized to one 1/2-time Financial Management Coordinator position to assist with financial reporting and statewide internal controls.

Revenue Services - Bureau of

Provides for the deappropriation of salary savings to offset supplemental Personal Services appropriations to other General Fund accounts within the department.

Rainy Day Fund Program

Provides for the appropriation of funds to

reimburse the Maine Rainy Day Fund for funds used to supplement the Military Training and Operations payroll.

Public Improvements - Planning - Construction - Administration

Provides funds to maintain the former Pineland Center.

Capital Construction - Repairs - Improvements - Administration

Provides for the deappropriation of capital repair funds no longer necessary for repairs at the State Office Building as a result of the renovation project undertaken in conjunction with the Maine Governmental Facilities Authority. These savings will be transferred to the State Facilities Renovation account to pay temporary All Other costs and the first year's debt service payment on the renovation of the Tyson and Marquardt Buildings.

Capital Construction - Repairs - Improvements - Renovation of State Facilities

Provides for the appropriation of funds to pay for the temporary costs associated with the renovation of state facilities and to pay the debt service costs to the Maine Governmental Facilities Authority.

General Purpose Aid - Subsidy Payment

Provides for the appropriation of funds for the payment of General Purpose Aid subsidy to schools in June, 1998 that would have been paid in July, 1998 as a result of Public Law 1991, chapter 121, Part A, section 9. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, these funds may be transferred to the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools account in the Department of Education.

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES ____________ ____________
TOTAL 40,702,594 1,688,500

AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF

Seed Potato Board

Provides for the appropriation of funds for the continued operation of the Porter Nuclear Seed Facility.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL RESOURCES ____________
TOTAL 150,000

ATLANTIC SALMON AUTHORITY

Atlantic Salmon Authority

Provides for the appropriation of funds to establish one Fish and Game Technician position in the last quarter of fiscal year 1998-99 to work on salmon restoration programs in Maine rivers.

ATLANTIC SALMON AUTHORITY ____________
TOTAL 6,683

ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE

Chief Medical Examiner - Office of

Provides for the appropriation of funds related to the change in the salary pay scales effective April 1, 1998 for the Chief Medical Examiner position and the Deputy Chief Medical Examiner position and All Other related to moving expenses.

Attorney General - Contingent

Provides funds to establish a Contingent Account for the Department of the Attorney General to be used to meet legal costs related to legal proceedings concerning the location of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Unexpended funds do not lapse but carry forward to the next fiscal year. The Attorney General shall provide a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs no later than December 31, 1998 and every December 31st thereafter concerning expenses incurred in this program.

District Attorneys - Salaries

Provides funds for 8 Assistant District Attorney positions to help reduce current caseloads.

DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ____________ ____________
TOTAL 104,500 432,803

CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF

Parks - General Operations

Provides for the deappropriation of funds through the transfer of one seasonal Park Ranger position, 1,040 hours, to the Land Management and Planning program, Other Special Revenue.

Parks - General Operations

Provides for the appropriation of funds through the transfer of 1/2 of a Resource Administrator position from the Land Management and Planning program, Other Special Revenue and a reduction of All Other and Capital Expenditures.

Parks - General Operations

Provides for the appropriation of funds for the reclassification of one split-funded Director of Parks and Lands position from range 88 to range 89.

DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION ____________ ____________
TOTAL -0- -0-

CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF

Administration - Corrections

Provides for the appropriation of funds to consolidate the Bureau of Juvenile Corrections program, General Fund into this program.

Charleston Correctional Facility

Provides for the appropriation of funds through the transfer of the fuel account from the central office to the individual facilities.

Correctional Center

Provides for the appropriation of funds through the transfer of the fuel account from the central office to the individual facilities.

Correctional Center

Provides for the appropriation of funds to establish 10 Correctional Officer I positions, 2 Correctional Officer II positions, one Correctional Caseworker position and 2 Correctional Trades Instructor positions to program the additional population at the Maine Correctional Center due to expansion.

Downeast Correctional Facility

Provides for the appropriation of funds through the transfer of the fuel account from the central office to the individual facilities.

Fuel - Corrections

Provides for the deappropriation of funds through the transfer of the fuel account from the central office to the individual facilities.

Bureau of Juvenile Corrections

Provides for the deappropriation of funds through the consolidation of this program with the Administration - Corrections program, General Fund.

Probation and Parole

Provides for the appropriation of funds to establish one Corrections Support Specialist position and 5 Probation Officer positions and necessary related All Other and capital costs associated with these positions. This request is to fund supervised community confinement intended to release certain inmates from state institutions prior to their projected release dates.

Probation and Parole

Provides for the appropriation of funds for 9 Probation Officer positions and one full-time and one part-time Clerk-Typist II positions, and related All Other

costs. Two Probation Officer positions will support juvenile activities, while the other positions will support adult probation activities. All positions will start November 1, 1998.

Probation and Parole

Provides for the appropriation of funds to allow Community Corrections to comply with the provisions of the Maine Revised Statutes requiring DNA testing for offenders convicted of 13 of the most violent crimes.

State Prison

Provides for the appropriation of funds through the transfer of the fuel account from the central office to the individual facilities.

Youth Center - Maine

Provides for the appropriation of funds through the transfer of the fuel account from the central office to the individual facilities.

Youth Center - Maine

Provides for the appropriation of funds for 10 Training School Counselor I positions, one Correctional Caseworker position and one Training School Counselor Supervisor position to provide appropriate staff ratios to meet standard care, custody and security needs for juveniles and for continuation of holding detained juveniles at the Cumberland County jail.

Youth Center - Maine

Provides for the appropriation of funds to staff and house juveniles ordered detained by the court at the Cumberland County Jail.

Youth Center - Maine

Provides for appropriation of funds for 4 Teacher positions, 5 Teacher Aide positions and related costs to support education and library efforts at the A. R. Gould School located on the grounds of the Maine Youth Center. These positions take effect no sooner than April 1, 1998.

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS ____________ ____________
TOTAL 634,556 2,792,903

DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF

Dam Safety Program

Provides for the appropriation of funds for the Dam Safety Program, extending partial-year operations as authorized in Public Law 1997, chapter 517 to a full fiscal year.

Military Training and Operations

Provides for the appropriation of funds through the transfer of Personal Services savings generated through a vacancy to All Other for utility needs.

Veterans' Memorial Cemetery

Provides for the appropriation of funds for one Engineer Technician II position, 2 Heavy Equipment Operator II positions, one Heavy Equipment Operator I position and one Clerk III position for the Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery in order to meet its obligations to veterans and their dependents as prescribed by the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 37-B.

Administration - Maine Emergency Management Agency

Provides for the appropriation of funds to reimburse the United States Geological Survey.

Administration - Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management

Provides for the appropriation of funds for the reclassification of the Commissioner of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management position from range 89 to range 91.

Administration - Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management

Provides for the appropriation of funds for the transfer of the Director, Military Bureau position from the Military Training and Operations program and the reclassification of the position to Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management.

Military Training and Operations

Provides for the deappropriation of funds through the transfer of the Director, Military Bureau position to administration.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ____________ ____________
TOTAL 294,375 589,260

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF

Office of Tourism

Provides for the appropriation of funds for the 5-year marketing and development strategy.

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ____________
TOTAL 1,800,000

EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF

Education in Unorganized Territory

Provides for the appropriation of funds for the replacement of the Connor School roof.

Management Information Systems

Provides for the appropriation of funds for the reorganization of one Data Entry Specialist position to one Database Analyst position.

Preschool Handicapped

Provides for the appropriation of funds for increases in eligible children and those children identified with multiple needs.

Regional Services

Provides for the appropriation of funds from salary savings for support services for the Regional Services team.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ____________ ____________
TOTAL 2,800,000 1,200,000

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF

Administration - Environmental Protection

Provides for appropriation of funds through the transfer of the Director, Office of Innovation and Assistance position and related cost from the Remediation and Waste Management program, Other Special Revenue to minimize fees needed to continue the program.

Air Quality

Provides for the appropriation of funds through the transfer of one Energy Conservation Specialist position from the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Program, General Fund.

Alternative Fuel - Vehicle Program

Provides for the deappropriation of funds through the transfer of one Energy Conservation Specialist position to the Air Quality program, General Fund.

Land and Water Quality

Provides for the appropriation of funds through the transfer of one Biologist I position, one Biologist III position and one Environmental Specialist IV position and related cost from the Maine Environmental Protection Fund program, Other Special Revenue to continue licensing at the current level and one Environmental Specialist IV position and related cost from the Performance Partnership Fund program, Federal Expenditures Fund to support wastewater treatment plant operator training.

Remediation and Waste Management

Provides for the appropriation of funds through the transfer of one Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I position and one Planning and Research Assistant position and related cost from the Performance Partnership Fund program, Federal Expenditures Fund to ensure continued compliance with the State's PCB program due to a loss of federal funds.

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ____________
TOTAL 416,984

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

Planning Office

Provides for the appropriation of funds for the implementation of the Atlantic Salmon Conservation Plan.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT ____________
TOTAL 144,000

HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Child Welfare Services

Provides for the deappropriation of funds based on expenditure projections through June 30, 1998.

Elder and Adult Services - Bureau of

Provides for the appropriation of funds for homemaker assistance for 500 elders and adults with disabilities.

Foster Care

Provides for the deappropriation of funds based on expenditure projections through June 30, 1998.

Health Planning and Development

Provides for the appropriation of funds to correct a negative allotment of funds created in Public Law 1997, chapter 24, Part JJ, section 1.

Long-term Care - Human Services

Provides for the appropriation of funds for supportive services for 500 elders and disabled adults to prevent or delay institutionalization.

Medical Care - Payments to Providers

Provides for the deappropriation of funds due to an adjustment in the federal match rate for fiscal year 1998-99.

Medical Care - Payments to Providers

Provides for the appropriation of funds based on estimated expenditure projections for fiscal years 1997-98 and 1998-99.

Medical Care - Payments to Providers

Provides for the deappropriation of funds to transfer to the Augusta Mental Health Institute and the Bangor Mental Health Institute to pay for final gross patient services revenue limit.

Medical Care - Payments to Providers

Provides for the appropriation of funds for physician and dental rate increases in fiscal years 1997-98 and 1998-99.

Bureau of Medical Services

Provides for the appropriation of funds for the reorganization of a Provider Relations Supervisor position to a Supervisor Professional Claims Review position.

Nursing Facilities

Provides for the deappropriation of funds due to an adjustment in the federal match rate for fiscal year 1998-99.

Nursing Facilities

Provides for the deappropriation of funds based on estimated expenditure projections for fiscal years 1997-98 and 1998-99.

Child Welfare Services

Provides for the deappropriation of funds based on estimated available fiscal year 1997-98 balance.

Purchased Social Services

Provides for the appropriation of funds for services to children and families at risk for child abuse.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Provides for the appropriation of funds for a 5% cost-of-living adjustment to certain Temporary Assistance for Needy Families recipients.

Office of Management and Budget - Regional Operations

Provides for the appropriation of funds to open an office in Oxford County.

Bureau of Family Independence - Central

Provides for the deappropriation of funds for transfer to the Office of Management and Budget - Regional Operations to open an office in Oxford County.

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES ____________ ____________
TOTAL (951,826) 995,114

INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT OF

Office of the Commissioner - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Provides for the deappropriation of funds through the transfer of one Clerk Typist III position to the Resource Management Services - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife program, General Fund.

Enforcement Operations - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Provides for the authorization for an increase in FTE hours for 11 intermittent Recreational Safety Coordinator positions from 475 to 750. Funding for the additional hours is allocated in the matching portion of the Enforcement Operations - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife program, Federal Expenditures Fund, Support Land Owners Program, Other Special Revenue and the Sport Hunter Program, Other Special Revenue.

Resource Management Services - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Provides for the appropriation of funds through the transfer of one Clerk Typist III position from the Office of the Commissioner - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife program, General Fund.

Licensing Services - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Provides for the authorization to combine 2 seasonal Clerk Typist II positions into one full-time Clerk Typist II position.

DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE ____________
TOTAL -0-

JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

Courts - Supreme, Superior, District and Administrative

Provides for the appropriation of funds for court-appointed attorney expenses and miscellaneous All Other expenses. This appropriation does not authorize an increase in compensation rates for court-appointed attorneys.

JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT ____________ ____________
TOTAL 565,000 735,000

LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF

Welfare to Work

Provides for the appropriation of funds for employment and training related expenses to assist eligible recipients for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, TANF, program. These funds must be used as match for federal funding.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ____________ ____________
TOTAL 200,000 800,000

MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF

Division of Administrative Services

Provides for the appropriation of funds to establish one Deputy Commissioner position, Marine Resources and related All Other expenses. This position will be assigned to represent Maine at proceedings of the New England Fisheries Management Council and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission.

DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES ____________ ____________
TOTAL 25,295 68,026

MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL RETARDATION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Aroostook Residential Center

Provides for the appropriation of funds through the transfer of Personal Services from the Mental Health Services - Community program to cover unbudgeted overtime.

Augusta Mental Health Institute

Provides for the deappropriation of funds pursuant to Public Law 1997, chapter 24, Part TT, sections 2 and 3 that transfer medical and dental clinic expenditures to the Disproportionate Share - Augusta Mental Health Institute program.

Augusta Mental Health Institute

Provides for the deappropriation of funds through the transfer of 4 Mental Health Worker I positions to the Disproportionate Share - Augusta Mental Health Institute program to reflect expenditures in the proper account for fiscal year 1997-98.

Departmentwide

Provides for the appropriation of funds to offset a statewide deappropriation in Public Law 1997, chapter 24, Part TT that transfers the medical and dental clinic to the Disproportionate Share programs. Appropriation and allocation adjustments that will accurately reflect the cost of the clinic have been included in the department's supplemental requests, which will offset this request.

Disproportionate Share - Augusta Mental Health Institute

Provides for the appropriation of funds pursuant to Public Law 1997, chapter 24, Part TT, sections 2 and 3 that transfer one Physician III position, one Nurse IV position, and 2 part-time Medical Care Coordinator positions and All Other medical and dental clinic expenditures to the Disproportionate Share - Augusta Mental Health Institute program.

Disproportionate Share - Augusta Mental Health Institute

Provides for the deappropriation of funds due to a change in the federal match rate for fiscal year 1998-99 from 66.04% to 66.40%.

Disproportionate Share - Augusta Mental Health Institute

Provides for the appropriation of funds through the transfer of 4 Mental Health Worker I positions from the Augusta Mental Health Institute to the Disproportionate Share - Augusta Mental Health Institute program in order

to reflect expenditures in the proper account.

Disproportionate Share - Augusta Mental Health Institute

Provides for the appropriation of funds to provide state seed and General Funds to pay for the final gross patient services revenue limit for fiscal year 1995-96.

Disproportionate Share - Augusta Mental Health Institute

Provides for the appropriation of funds for the purpose of contracting physician services. These funds are made available through the unexpended Personal Services balance from fiscal year 1996-97.

Disproportionate Share - Augusta Mental Health Institute

Provides for the appropriation of funds for the purpose of contracting physician services.

Disproportionate Share - Bangor Mental Health Institute

Provides for the deappropriation of funds made available from the unexpended balance from fiscal year 1996-97.

Disproportionate Share - Bangor Mental Health Institute

Provides for the appropriation of state matching funds pursuant to Public Law 1997, chapter 24, Part TT, sections 2 and 3 that transfer medical and dental clinic expenditures to the Disproportionate Share - Bangor Mental Health Institute program.

Disproportionate Share - Bangor Mental Health Institute

Provides for the appropriation of state matching funds for the purpose of purchasing 12 computers. These funds are made available from the unexpended balance from fiscal year 1996-97.

Disproportionate Share - Bangor Mental Health Institute

Provides for the deappropriation of funds due to a change in the federal match rate for fiscal year 1998-99 from 66.04% to 66.40%.

Disproportionate Share - Bangor Mental Health Institute

Provides for the deappropriation of funds from the reduction in the General Fund match associated with the elimination of 43.5 positions as a result of downsizing at the Bangor Mental Health Institute.

Disproportionate Share - Bangor Mental Health Institute

Provides for the appropriation of funds to provide state seed and General Funds to pay for the final gross patient

services limit for fiscal year 1995-96.

Disproportionate Share - Bangor Mental Health Institute

Provides for the deappropriation of funds through the transfer to Mental Health Services - Community to support start-up costs for community development. These funds are made available from the unexpended balance from fiscal year 1996-97.

Disproportionate Share - Bangor Mental Health Institute

Provides for the deappropriation of funds made available from the unexpended balance from fiscal year 1996-97.

Elizabeth Levinson Center

Provides for the deappropriation of funds to transfer one Mental Health Mental Retardation Caseworker position to Mental Health Services - Children in order to reflect expenditures in the appropriate program.

Freeport Towne Square

Provides for the appropriation of funds for unbudgeted overtime through the transfer of Personal Services salary savings from the Mental Health Services - Community program.

Medicaid Services - Mental Retardation

Provides for the appropriation of funds through the transfer from Mental Retardation Services - Community for services provided to individuals through the home and community-based waiver program.

Medicaid Services - Mental Retardation

Provides for the appropriation of funds through the transfer from Mental Retardation Services - Community for supported employment services that became Medicaid-eligible on October 1, 1997.

Medicaid Services - Mental Retardation

Provides for the appropriation of funds for residential and day services for individuals with mental retardation who are not class members.

Medicaid Services - Mental Retardation

Provides for the deappropriation of funds due to a change in the federal match rate for fiscal year 1998-99 from 66.04% to 66.40%.

Mental Health Services - Child Medicaid

Provides for the deappropriation of funds due to a change in the federal match rate for fiscal year 1998-99 from 66.04% to 66.40%.

Mental Health Services - Child Medicaid

Provides for the appropriation of state matching funds for mental health and mental retardation services to children and their families on waiting lists.

Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid

Provides for the deappropriation of funds due to a change in the federal match rate for fiscal year 1998-99 from 66.04% to 66.40%.

Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid

Provides for the appropriation of funds for community development from savings associated with downsizing at Bangor Mental Health Institute.

Mental Health Services - Children

Provides for the appropriation of funds to transfer one Mental Health Mental Retardation Caseworker position from the Elizabeth Levinson Center in order to reflect expenditures in the appropriate program.

Mental Health Services - Children

Provides for the appropriation of funds for training and systems development in order to provide mental health and mental retardation services to children and their families on waiting lists.

Mental Health Services - Community

Provides for the deappropriation of funds from salary savings to cover a Personal Services shortfall in the Freeport Towne Square, Aroostook Residential Center and Mental Retardation Services - Community programs.

Mental Health Services - Community

Provides for the deappropriation of funds through the transfer of Personal Services to All Other to provide a comprehensive crisis system. This request eliminates 5 Crisis Stabilization Worker positions effective September 26, 1998. Reduction in General Fund revenue is $100,791 in fiscal year 1998-99.

Mental Health Services - Community

Provides for the appropriation of funds from the transfer of funds from Bangor Mental Health Institute in support of start-up costs for community development.

Mental Health Services - Community

Provides for the appropriation of funds to establish 6 Mental Health Worker III positions and one Nurse II position to provide supportive residential services in a least restrictive environment that promotes community reintegration for individuals under legal hold or designated as forensic patients.

Mental Retardation Services - Community

Provides for the deappropriation of funds through a transfer to Medicaid Services - Mental Retardation for services available through the home and community-based waiver program.

Mental Retardation Services - Community

Provides for the deappropriation of funds through the transfer to Medicaid Services - Mental Retardation for supported employment services that became Medicaid-eligible on October 1, 1997.

Mental Retardation Services - Community

Provides for the appropriation of funds through the transfer of Personal Services from the Mental Health Services - Community program to cover an estimated shortfall.

Mental Retardation Services - Community

Provides for the deappropriation of funds pursuant to Public Law 1997, chapter 24, Part TT, sections 2 and 3 that transfer one Physician III position, one Nurse IV position, and 2 part-time Medical Care Coordinator positions and All Other medical and dental clinic expenditures to the Disproportionate Share - Augusta Mental Health Institute program.

Mental Retardation Services - Community

Provides for the appropriation of funds for residential and day services for individuals with mental retardation who are not class members. This request includes funding for 7.5 Mental Health Mental Retardation Caseworker positions and one Mental Health Mental Retardation Caseworker Supervisor position that would be needed for increased service delivery. This request will generate $423,843 in General Fund undedicated revenue in fiscal year 1998-99.

Disproportionate Share - Augusta Mental Health Institute

Provides for the appropriation of funds to contract for physician services through the elimination of one Physician Assistant position.

Mental Health Services - Community

Provides for the deappropriation of funds through a transfer to the Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid program in order to reflect expenditures in the proper account.

Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid

Provides for the appropriation of funds through a transfer from the Mental Health Services - Community program in order to reflect expenditures in the proper account.

DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL RETARDATION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES ____________ ____________
TOTAL 1,144,368 6,630,212

MAINE STATE MUSEUM

Administration - Museum

Provides for the deappropriation of funds from salary savings.

Exhibit Design & Preparation - Museum

Provides for the appropriation of funds for increased costs in exhibit design and preparation.

Research & Collection - Museum

Provides for the deappropriation of funds from salary savings.

MAINE STATE MUSEUM ____________
TOTAL 4,000

PROPERTY TAX REVIEW, STATE BOARD OF

Property Tax Review - State Board of

Provides for the appropriation of funds for per diem expenses, which was omitted from the original biennial budget request and for the increase of the per diem rate for the board members.

STATE BOARD OF PROPERTY TAX REVIEW ____________ ____________
TOTAL 8,000 10,000

PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF

Administration - Public Safety

Provides for the appropriation of funds to cover the costs associated with funding the Commissioner of Public Safety position.

State Police

Provides for the appropriation of the 40% General Fund share of one Senior Programmer Analyst position and cost of maintenance for the automated fingerprint identification and the criminal history records systems.

State Police

Provides for the appropriation of the 40% General Fund share of 8

State Trooper positions to provide necessary interstate highway system coverage. The next State Police Academy for those positions is authorized to start no sooner than September 8, 1998. The Capital Expenditures appropriation includes $60,002 for State Police technology improvements.

State Police

Provides for the appropriation of the 40% General Fund share of one State Police Sergeant position effective January 1, 1999, one Police Communications Operator Supervisor position and 6 Police Communications Operator positions to provide necessary 24-hour statewide communications services.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY ____________ ____________
TOTAL 39,882 575,308

SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF THE

Elections and Commissions

Provides for the appropriation of funds to cover the costs associated with the upcoming special election.

DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE ____________
TOTAL 95,000

MAINE TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE

Capital Construction/Repairs/ Improvements - Technical College System

Provides for the appropriation of funds for repairs to the sewerage collection system.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MAINE TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM ____________
TOTAL 182,125

SECTION ____________ ____________
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS 46,141,869 18,740,793

     Sec. A-2. Allocation. The following funds are allocated from the Highway Fund for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1998 and June 30, 1999, to carry out the purposes of this Part.

    1997-98 1998-99

PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF

State Police

Provides for the transfer of salary savings to All Other in order to offset the increased cost of STA-CAP due to the change in the State Police funding ratio.

State Police

Provides for the allocation of the 60% Highway Fund share for one Senior Programmer Analyst position and the cost of maintenance for the automated fingerprint and criminal history record systems.

State Police

Provides for the allocation of the 60% Highway Fund share for 8 State Trooper positions necessary to provide proper interstate highway system coverage.

The next State Police Academy for these positions is authorized to start no sooner than September 8, 1998. The "Capital Expenditures" allocation includes $90,001 for State Police technology improvements.

State Police

Provides for the allocation of the 60% Highway Fund share for one State Police Sergeant position effective January 1, 1999, one Police Communications Operator Supervisor position and 6 Police Communications Operator positions necessary to provide 24-hour statewide communications services.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY ____________ ____________
TOTAL -0- 708,143

SECTION ____________ ____________
TOTAL ALLOCATIONS -0- 708,143

     Sec. A-3. Allocation. The following funds are allocated from the Federal Expenditures Fund for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1998 and June 30, 1999 to carry out the purposes of this Part.

    1997-98 1998-99

ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE

Administration - Attorney General

Provides for the allocation of funds for the expansion of the civil rights team project to additional schools throughout the State to reduce bias and intolerance in the schools.

Administration - Attorney General

Provides for the allocation of funds for information and technology development to assist the prosecution initiatives to combat violent crimes against women.

District Attorneys Salaries

Provides for the allocation of funds to establish 2 Assistant District Attorney positions specifically to coordinate and strengthen the prosecution efforts in cases of violence against women.

Human Services Division

Provides for the allocation of funds to establish one Research Assistant position and one Legal Secretary position and related All Other costs for child support enforcement cases.

DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ____________ ____________
TOTAL 334,988 158,783

CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF

Administration - Corrections

Provides for the allocation of funds for one Accountant III position and related costs to coordinate cash drawdowns, expenditures and reporting requirements of federal funds.

Capital Construction/Repairs/ Improvements - Corrections

Provides for the allocation of funds for the federal "Truth-in-Sentencing and Violent Offender" grant awarded to the Department of Corrections.

Correctional Services

Provides for the allocation of funds to establish one Correctional Planning Analyst position and related costs for assisting management with the implementation, coordination, monitoring and analysis of policies and programs.

Justice - Planning, Projects & Statistics

Provides for the allocation of funds for one Auditor II position and related All Other costs.

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS ____________ ____________
TOTAL 576,610 2,435,234

DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF

Hazard Mitigation Program

Provides for the allocation of funds resulting from increased funding by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Loring Rebuild Facility

Provides for the allocation of funds for the increased operations and federal funding for the Loring Rebuild Facility at the former Loring Air Force Base for the remainder of the current biennium. This request continues the funding of 41 positions originally established by financial order, pursuant to Public Law 1997, chapter 559 and for the establishment of an additional 59 positions on file in the Bureau of the Budget.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ____________ ____________
TOTAL 1,522,324 5,080,000

EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF

Learning Systems

Provides for the allocation of funds for the new federal Working Together for a Healthy Maine grant that will be used to strengthen school health programs.

Management Information Systems

Provides for the allocation of funds for the transfer of one Education Specialist III position from the ECIA Chapter 2 account.

Management Information Systems

Provides for the allocation of funds for one

Education Specialist III position to manage the Technology Literacy Challenge Fund and integrate with other Department of Education technology initiatives.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ____________ ____________
TOTAL 318,626 128,449

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF

Performance Partnership Grant

Provides for the deallocation of funds through the transfer of one Environmental Specialist IV position to the Land and Water Quality program, General Fund, and one Planning and Research Assistant position and one Oil & Hazardous Materials Specialist I position to the Remediation and Waste Management program, General Fund.

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ____________
TOTAL (165,374)

HEALTH DATA ORGANIZATION, MAINE

Maine Health Data Organization

Provides for the allocation of funds received through a Health Care Financing Administration grant for the implementation and evaluation of ambulatory patient groups as an outpatient measurement and financing methodology.

MAINE HEALTH DATA ORGANIZATION ____________ ____________
TOTAL 25,000 25,000

HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Office of Management and Budget

Provides for the allocation of funds to allow for the transfer of one Senior Database Analyst position from the Medical Care Administration account.

Bureau of Child and Family Services - Central

Provides for the allocation of federal matching funds for the completion of the Maine Automated Child Welfare Information System Project in fiscal year 1997-98 and fiscal year 1998-99.

Bureau of Child and Family Services - Central

Provides for the deallocation of funds to eliminate one Social Services Program Specialist I position and one Social Services Program Specialist II position.

Disability Determination - Division of

Provides for the allocation of funds for 2 Disability Claims Adjudicator positions needed for increased workload and continuing disability reviews.

Elder and Adult Services - Bureau of

Provides for the allocation of funds to establish one Programmer Analyst position.

Elder and Adult Services - Bureau of

Provides for the deallocation of funds to eliminate one Planning and Research Associate II position and one Social Services Program Specialist II position.

Health - Bureau of

Provides for the allocation of funds for the Maine Nutrition Network.

Health - Bureau of

Provides for the deallocation of funds to eliminate one part-time Environmental Specialist II position and one Environmental Specialist III position.

Health - Bureau of

Provides for the allocation of funds for the new State Injury Intervention and Surveillance Program grant award.

Health - Bureau of

Provides for the deallocation of funds to eliminate one Engineering Technician III position in the federal project grants account.

Medical Care - Payments to Providers

Provides for the allocation of funds due to an adjustment in the federal match rate for fiscal year 1998-99.

Medical Care - Payments to Providers

Provides for the allocation of federal matching funds to eliminate a backlog in providing mental health and mental retardation services to entitled children.

Medical Care - Payments to Providers

Provides for the allocation of federal matching funds based on estimated expenditure projections for fiscal year 1997-98 and fiscal year 1998-99.

Medical Care - Payments to Providers

Provides for the allocation of federal matching funds for physician and dental rate increases in fiscal years 1997-98 and 1998-99.

Bureau of Medical Services

Provides for the deallocation of funds in the Medical Care Administration account to allow for the transfer of one Senior Database Analyst position to the Office of Management and Budget.

Bureau of Medical Services

Provides for the allocation of funds in the Medical Care Administration account to establish 6 Health Services Consultant positions; one Health Education Consultant position; and 2 Social Services Program Specialist I positions.

Bureau of Medical Services

Provides for the allocation of funds through the transfer from All Other to cover the reorganization of a Comprehensive Health Planner II position to an Assistant Director, Division Medicaid/Medicare Services position.

Bureau of Medical Services

Provides for the deallocation of funds to eliminate 2 Clerk Typist II positions.

Nursing Facilities

Provides for the allocation of funds due to an adjustment in the federal match rate for fiscal year 1998-99.

Nursing Facilities

Provides for the deallocation of federal matching funds based on estimated expenditure projections for fiscal year 1997-98 and fiscal year 1998-99.

Additional Support for Persons in Retraining and Employment

Provides for the allocation of funds for one time expenditures for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)/Additional Support for Persons in Retraining and Employment (ASPIRE) resource room and materials to support the implementation of the goals of the federal welfare reform.

Additional Support for Persons in Retraining and Employment

Provides for the allocation of funds to serve able-bodied adults without dependents, who are food stamp recipients with employment and training activities.

Foster Care

Provides for the allocation of funds to cover the retroactive 12/95 - 9/97 and ongoing claim to Title IV-E for IV-E eligibles not previously claimed.

Medical Care - Payments to Providers

Provides for the allocation of funds to cover the claim for child welfare case management to Medicaid not previously claimed.

Office of Management and Budget - Regional operations

Provides for the allocation of Federal Matching funds

to open an office in Oxford County.

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES ____________ ____________
TOTAL 7,000,495 13,002,154

INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT OF

Enforcement Operations - IF&W

Provides for the allocation of funds for cost associated with an increase in FTE hours for 11 intermittent Recreational Safety Coordinator positions. Headcount is established in the General Fund matching account of this program where the positions are authorized.

DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE ____________
TOTAL 25,410

LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF

Administration - Labor

Provides for the adjustment of authorized positions from the transfer of one part-time Account Clerk I position to the Employment Securities Services program. This corrects an error made in Public Law 1997, chapter 24.

Administration - Labor

Provides for the allocation of funds from the transfer of one Account Clerk I position and one Accountant II position from the Employment Services program to reflect the reorganization of the activities of the office of the commissioner.

Employment Services Activity

Provides for the deallocation of funds from the transfer of one Account Clerk I position and one Accountant II position to the Administration - Labor account to reflect the reorganization of the activities of the office of the commissioner.

Employment Security Services

Provides for the adjustment of authorized positions from a transfer of one part-time Account Clerk I position from the Adminstration - Labor program. This corrects an error made in Public Law 1997, chapter 24.

Welfare to Work

Provides for the allocation of funds for the Welfare to Work program.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ____________ ____________
TOTAL 400,000 1,600,000

MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL RETARDATION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Mental Health Services - Children

Provides for the allocation of funds for the children mental health services grant (WINGS).

Mental Health Services - Community

Provides for the allocation of funds for a statewide

study of the effectiveness of 3 approaches to providing housing and support services to persons with severe and persistent mental illness.

DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL RETARDATION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES ____________ ____________
TOTAL 958,333 176,325

PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF

Motor Carrier Safety

Provides for the deallocation of funds through the consolidation of the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit programs, due to the potential loss of federal funding because of Maine's 100 air mile variance. The funding for these positions will be funded through the Transportation Safety Fund, Other Special Revenue.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY ____________ ____________
TOTAL (109,556) (441,730)

SECTION ____________ ____________
TOTAL ALLOCATIONS 11,026,820 22,024,251

     Sec. A-4. Allocation. The following funds are allocated from Other Special Revenue for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1998 and June 30, 1999 to carry out the purposes of this Part.

    1997-98 1998-99

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Administration - Human Resources

Provides for the allocation of funds through the transfer of one Human Resources Development Consultant position to the Workers' Compensation program. This request also increases the allocation in All Other for the purpose of using contractors on an as-needed basis.

Financial and Personnel Services - Division of

Provides for the allocation of funds for one Management Analyst II position and one Accountant III position to provide financial management support to the Retiree Health Fund and the State Employee Health and Post Retiree Health Benefits Fund.

Public Improvements - Planning/ Construction - Administration

Provides for the allocation of funds to correct an error in Public Law 1997, chapter 24, Part A.

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES ____________ ____________
TOTAL 38,631 103,396

ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE

Human Services Division

Provides for the allocation of funds to establish 2 Assistant Attorney General positions and related costs for child support enforcement cases.

DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ____________ ____________
TOTAL 24,686 105,136

BAXTER STATE PARK AUTHORITY

Baxter State Park Authority

Provides for the allocation of funds to increase one seasonal Trail Supervisor position (1,600 hours) to one full-time Trail Supervisor position due to the increase in winter camping.

Baxter State Park Authority

Provides for the allocation of funds in order to meet a shortfall in Personal Services.

BAXTER STATE PARK AUTHORITY ____________ ____________
TOTAL 137,124 149,339

CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF

Forest Recreation Resource Fund

Provides for the allocation of funds to establish an intermittent Assistant Park Ranger position (320 FTE hours) for the Penobscot Corridor.

Insect and Disease Management

Provides for the allocation of funds to establish one 1/2-time project Entomology Technician position and related costs to carry out a grant received from the Outdoor Heritage Fund. The position is authorized through fiscal year 1998-99 only.

Land Management and Planning

Provides for the allocation of funds for the transfer of one seasonal Park Ranger position (1,040 hours) from the Parks General Operations program, General Fund, and the transfer of 10 hours of one split-funded Resource Administrator position to the Parks - General Operations program, General Fund.

Land Management and Planning

Provides for the allocation of funds to transfer 30 hours of funding from a split-funded Resource Administrator position to the Parks - General Operations program, General Fund, and create one seasonal Planning and Research Associate I position (1,000 FTE hours) to handle planning and analysis needs.

Land Management and Planning

Provides for the allocation of funds for the reclassification of one split-funded Director of Parks and Lands position from range 88 to range 89.

Parks - General Operations

Provides for the allocation of funds in the Municipal Recreation Fund for grants to municipalities.

DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION ____________ ____________
TOTAL 80,436 46,866

DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF

Military Training and Operations

Provides for the allocation of funds for maintenance, repairs and operating expenses for the Military Bureau facilities.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ____________
TOTAL 120,000

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF

Community Development Block Grant Program

Provides for the allocation of funds in the Business Assistance Fund for the 2% allowed for administrative costs.

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ____________ ____________
TOTAL 6,000 10,000

EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF

Leadership

Provides for the allocation of funds to continue administration of the Christa McAuliffe Fellowship grants.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ____________ ____________
TOTAL 59,388 29,700

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF

Maine Environmental Protection Fund

Provides for the deallocation of funds through the transfer of one Biologist I position, one Biologist III position and one Environmental Specialist IV position and related cost to the Land and Water Quality program, General Fund, to continue the licensing and monitoring of wastewater treatment plants.

Remediation and Waste Management

Provides for the deallocation of funds through the transfer of one Director, Office of Innovation and Assistance position and related costs to the Administration - Environmental Protection program, General Fund to minimize fees needed to continue the program.

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ____________
TOTAL (297,809)

GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS AND ELECTION PRACTICES, COMMISSION ON

Governmental Ethics and Election Practices - Commission on

Provides for the headcount authorization for one Clerk Typist III position to assist in implementing the provisions of the Maine Clean Elections Act.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

Public Advocate

Provides for the allocation of funds from the unexpended balance at the end of fiscal year 1996-97 to cover increased costs associated with rate cases and the closing of the Maine Yankee nuclear power plant. Separate legislation is included in a Part of this Act, which permits the Public Advocate to use prior-year balances to cover this increased workload.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT ____________
TOTAL 60,483

HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Bureau Of Child And Family Services - Central

Provides for the allocation of funds for the completion of the Maine Automated Child Welfare Information System in fiscal year 1997-98 and fiscal year 1998-99. A portion of these funds are Maximus-related.

Elder and Adult Services - Bureau of

Provides for the allocation of funds to increase one Health Care Financial Analyst position from part time to full time.

Foster Care

Provides for the allocation of funds for expenditure of donated money for scholarships for foster care youth for postsecondary education and for other similar support programs.

General Assistance - Reimbursement to Cities and Towns

Provides for the allocation of funds from the Stripper Well Fund to support energy-related costs.

Health - Bureau of

Provides for the deallocation of funds to eliminate one Planning and Research Associate II position.

Long Term Care - Human Services

Provides for the allocation of funds for supportive services for 500 elders and disabled adults to prevent or delay institutionalization. A portion of these funds are Maximus-related.

Plumbing - Control Over

Provides for the allocation of funds to establish one Sanitarian II position.

Bureau of Child and Family Services - Central

Provides for the allocation of Maximus-related funds to establish one Social Services Manager position for services to children and families at risk for child abuse.

Purchased Social Services

Provides for the allocation of Maximus-related funds for services to children and families at risk for child abuse.

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES ____________ ____________
TOTAL 1,683,180 3,737,844

INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT OF

Boating Access Sites

Provides for the allocation of funds for the purchase of land and development of boating access sites.

Public Information and Education, Division of

Provides for the allocation of funds to increase one Game Keeper position from 48 weeks per year to 52 weeks per year.

Sport Hunter Program

Provides for the allocation of funds for this program's share of costs associated with an increase in FTE hours for 11 intermittent Recreational Safety Coordinator positions. Headcount is established in the Enforcement Operations, Inland Fisheries and Wildlife program, General Fund, where the positions are authorized.

Support Landowners Program

Provides for the allocation of funds for this program's share of costs associated with an increase in FTE hours for 11 intermittent Recreational Safety Coordinator positions. Headcount is established in the Enforcement Operations program, General Fund, where the positions are authorized.

Support Landowners Program

Provides for the allocation of funds received as a grant from the Aroostook Literacy Coalition to help defray the costs of distributing materials that will promote better landowner relations.

DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE ____________ ____________
TOTAL 1,230 417,489

LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF

Blind and Visually Impaired - Division for the

Provides for the allocation of funds to properly fund the Business Enterprise Program Assistant position established in the last legislative session.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ____________
TOTAL 5,333

MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL RETARDATION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Augusta Mental Health Institute

Provides for the allocation of funds pursuant to Public Law 1997, chapter 24, Part TT, sections 2 and 3 that transfer one Physician III position, one Nurse IV position, and 2 part-time Medical Care Coordinator positions and All Other medical and dental expenditures to the Disproportionate Share - Augusta Mental Health Institute program.

Augusta Mental Health Institute

Provides for the allocation of funds to pay the final gross patient services revenue limit for fiscal year 1996.

Augusta Mental Health Institute

Provides for the allocation of funds for contracted physician services.

Augusta Mental Health Institute

Provides for the allocation of funds for the removal of the current emergency generator and installation of an automated switchable system. State matching funds are provided by the Bureau of General Services.

Augusta Mental Health Institute

Provides for the allocation of funds for unbudgeted overtime costs, contracted services and a management information system upgrade.

Augusta Mental Health Institute

Provides for the allocation of funds due to a change in the federal match rate for fiscal year 1998-99 from 66.04% to 66.40%.

Augusta Mental Health Institute

Provides for the allocation of funds through the transfer of 4 Mental Health Worker I positions from Augusta Mental Health Institute to the Disproportionate Share - Augusta Mental Health Institute program in order to reflect expenditures in the proper account.

Augusta Mental Health Institute

Provides for the allocation of funds for the purpose of contracting physician services.

Bangor Mental Health Institute

Provides for the allocation of funds pursuant to Public Law 1997, chapter 24, Part TT, sections 2 and 3 that transfers All Other medical and dental clinic expenditures to the Bangor Mental Health Institute program.

Bangor Mental Health Institute

Provides for the allocation of funds to pay the final gross patient services revenue limit for fiscal year 1995-96.

Bangor Mental Health Institute

Provides for the allocation of funds to cover unbudgeted overtime, computers, printers and repairs.

Bangor Mental Health Institute

Provides for the deallocation of funds from the elimination of 5 Assistant Team Leader positions, one Clerk Typist II position, one Clerk Typist III position, 2 Food Service Worker positions, one Furniture Repairer position, one part-time Hospital Ward Clerk position, one Light Equipment Operator position, one part-time Light Equipment Operator position, one Medical Records Technician position, 18 Mental Health Worker I positions, 3 Mental Health Worker II positions, one Nurse V position, one Physician III position, one Recreation Therapist position, 5 Institutional Custodial Worker positions, one Laborer II position and one part-time Tailor position due to downsizing.

Bangor Mental Health Institute

Provides for the allocation of funds due to a change in the federal match rate for fiscal year 1998-99 from 66.04% to 66.40%.

Mental Health Services - Children

Provides for the allocation of funds from cost settlements of the state-operated intensive care facilities and mental retardation facilities for fiscal years 1991-92 through 1995-96.

Mental Health Services - Community

Provides for the allocation of funds from cost settlements of the state-operated intensive care facilities and mental retardation facilities for fiscal years 1991-92 through 1995-96.

Mental Health Services - Community

Provides for the allocation of funds for consent decree purposes due to the impact of the final gross patient services revenue limit for fiscal year 1995-96 for the Augusta Mental Health Institute and the Bangor Mental Health Institute.

Augusta Mental Health Institute

Provides for the allocation of funds to contract for physician services through the elimination of one Physician Assistant position.

DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL RETARDATION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES ____________ ____________
TOTAL 2,376,756 (489,175)

PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION, DEPARTMENT OF

Administrative Services - Professional and Financial Regulations

Provides for the allocation of funds for the reorganization of one Staff Attorney position to one Assistant to the Commissioner position; a range change for one Director of Administrative Services position; and increased Wide Area Network (WAN) costs, computer conversion costs, imaging and 1-800 number.

Banking - Bureau of

Provides for the allocation of funds for legal services provided by the Attorney General's office; reclassifications of one Clerk Typist II position and one Securities Specialist position; and a range change of one Securities Registration Supervisor position.

Banking - Bureau of

Provides for the allocation of funds for out-of-state travel to cover the costs of regulation and attendance at meetings relating to interstate banking and Maine's new Universal Bank Charter, and the increased examination of contractual services.

Dental Examiners - Board of

Provides for the allocation of funds for the payment of per diem expenses of board members.

Engineers - Board of Registration for Professional

Provides for the allocation of funds for the 2% increase in salaries, increased health insurance costs and the purchase of a Personal computer in fiscal year 1997-98.

Insurance - Bureau of

Provides for the allocation of funds for the examination of Blue Cross/Blue Shield and the reclassification of one Clerk IV position to one Supervisor Office Services position and an increase of authorized hours.

Licensing and Enforcement

Provides for the allocation of funds to establish one Elevator Inspector position and related All Other expenses to relieve the backlog of inspections across the State.

DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION ____________ ____________
TOTAL 632,681 361,429

PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF

Traffic Safety - Commercial Vehicle Enforcement

Provides for the allocation of funds from the Transportation Safety Fund for the consolidation of the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit programs due to the potential loss of federal funding because of Maine's 100 air mile variance.

Turnpike Enforcement

Provides for the allocation of funds for 4 State Trooper positions necessary to maintain minimum coverage on the Maine Turnpike.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY ____________ ____________
TOTAL 109,556 873,754

SECTION ____________ ____________
TOTAL ALLOCATIONS 5,210,151 5,173,302

     Sec. A-5. Allocation. The following funds are allocated from Federal Block Grant funds for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1998 and June 30, 1999 to carry out the purposes of this Part.

    1997-98 1998-99

EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF

Learning Systems

Provides for the allocation of funds through a transfer of rape crisis intervention funds from the Department of Human Services.

Management Information Systems

Provides for the deallocation of funds through the transfer of one Education Specialist III position to the Management Information System program.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ____________
TOTAL 6,947

HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Office of Management and Budget

Provides for the allocation of funds for the transfer of All Other allotment from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families administration account to cover STA-CAP charges.

Administration - Regional - Human Services

Provides for the allocation of funds for the transfer of All Other allotment from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families administration account to cover STA-CAP charges.

Bureau of Family Independence - Central

Provides for the deallocation of funds for the transfer of All Other allotment into the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families administrative accounts to cover their STA-CAP costs.

Child Care Services

Provides for the allocation of funds to establish one Social Services Program Specialist II position and

2 Community Care Worker positions.

Health - Bureau of

Provides for the allocation of funds for Preventative Health and Health Services Block Grant programs from carry-over funds from prior years, including the Governor's Statewide Youth Suicide Prevention Plan; Teen & Young Adult Health; Injury Control; Community Health Nursing; Services for Special Needs Children; Nutrition; Genetics; and Maternal & Child Health Services.

Maternal and Child Health

Provides for the allocation of funds for Maternal and Child Health and Coordinated Care Services programs from carry-over funds from prior years, including the Governor's Statewide Youth Suicide Prevention Plan; Teen & Young Adult Health; Injury Control; Community Health Nursing; Services for Special Needs Children; Nutrition; Genetics; and Maternal & Child Health Services.

Maternal and Child Health

Provides for the allocation of funds to cover a stipend.

Purchased Social Services

Provides for the allocation of funds through a transfer from Personal Services to All Other to cover an allocation shortfall.

Rape Crisis Control

Provides for the deallocation of funds through a transfer of rape crisis intervention funds to the Department of Education.

Service Center - Auditing, Contracting and Licensing

Provides for the allocation of funds to increase a Clerk Typist II position from part time to full time.

Additional Support for Persons in Retraining and Employment

Provides for the allocation of funds to correct Public Law 1997, chapter 24, Part J in order to charge these positions directly to the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Block Grant account rather than the federal account.

Abstinence Education

Provides for the allocation of funds for the purpose of providing abstinence education.

Additional Support for Persons in Retraining and Employment

Provides for the deallocation of funds for the transfer to the

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to cover a 5% cost-of-living increase.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Provides for the allocation of funds for a 5% cost-of-living adjustment for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families recipients.

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES ____________ ____________
TOTAL 252,418 1,241,638

MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL RETARDATION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Mental Health Services - Children

Provides for the allocation of funds for community services to children with special needs.

Mental Health Services - Community

Provides for the allocation of funds for comprehensive community mental health services to adults with serious mental illness.

Office of Substance Abuse

Provides for the allocation of funds due to an increase in the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment block grant.

DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL RETARDATION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES ____________ ____________
TOTAL 450,577 370,939

SECTION ____________ ____________
TOTAL ALLOCATIONS 702,995 1,619,524

     Sec. A-6. Allocation. The following funds are allocated from the Office of Information Services Fund for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1998 and June 30, 1999 to carry out the purposes of this Part.

    1997-98 1998-99

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Information Services

Provides for the deallocation of funds through the elimination of one Data Control Specialist position that is no longer necessary to meet operational demands.

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES ____________ ____________
TOTAL (26,293) (27,718)

SECTION ____________ ____________
TOTAL ALLOCATIONS (26,293) (27,718)

     Sec. A-7. Allocation. The following funds are allocated from the Workers' Compensation Management Fund for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1998 and June 30, 1999 to carry out the purposes of this Part.

    1997-98 1998-99

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Workers' Compensation Management Fund Program

Provides for the allocation of funds through the transfer of a Human Resources Development Consultant from the Bureau of Human Resources Training account and the reorganization of that position to a Return-to-Work Coordinator.

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES ____________ ____________
TOTAL 11,503 37,884

SECTION ____________ ____________
TOTAL ALLOCATIONS 11,503 37,884

     Sec. A-8. Allocation. The following funds are allocated from the Real Property Lease Internal Service Fund for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1998 and June 30, 1999 to carry out the purposes of this Part.

    1997-98 1998-99

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Buildings and Grounds Operations

Provides for the allocation of funds for the approved reorganization of the vacant Space Management Specialist position to an Interior Space Planner position.

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES ____________ ____________
TOTAL -0- -0-

SECTION ____________ ____________
TOTAL ALLOCATIONS -0- -0-

     Sec. A-9. Allocation. The following funds are allocated from the Island Ferry Services Fund for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1998 and June 30, 1999 to carry out the purposes of this Part.

    1997-98 1998-99

TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF

Island Ferry Services Fund

Provides for the allocation of funds for 2 Able Seamen positions as required by the United States Coast Guard for the operation of the Margaret Chase Smith ferry vessel.

Island Ferry Services Fund

Provides for the allocation of funds for preventive maintenance and for nonscheduled and emergency repairs for the 7-vessel fleet.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ____________ ____________
TOTAL 240,000 304,644

SECTION ____________ ____________
TOTAL ALLOCATIONS 240,000 304,644

     Sec. A-10. Allocation. The following funds are allocated from the Alcoholic Beverage Fund for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1998 and June 30, 1999 to carry out the purposes of this Part.

    1997-98 1998-99

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Alcoholic Beverages - General Operation

Provides for the allocation of funds for a public information initiative.

Alcoholic Beverages - General Operation

Provides for the allocation of funds for the development and implementation of a new liquor operations and point of sale system. This request is necessary to meet year 2000 requirements as well as to replace a system that is beyond its useful life.

Alcoholic Beverages - General Operation

Provides for the deallocation of funds through the elimination of 2 Retail Store Clerk positions that are no

longer necessary to the operation.

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES ____________ ____________
TOTAL 1,580,841 92,805

SECTION ____________ ____________
TOTAL ALLOCATIONS 1,580,841 92,805

     Sec. A-11. Allocation. The following funds are allocated from the State Lottery Fund for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1998 and June 30, 1999 to carry out the purposes of this Part.

    1997-98 1998-99

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Lottery Operations

Provides for the allocation of funds for lottery advertising. The funds will be used to promote Instant Ticket and Heritage Fund games.

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES ____________ ____________
TOTAL 100,000 100,000

SECTION ____________ ____________
TOTAL ALLOCATIONS $100,000 $100,000

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