Public Laws

Chapter 539

H.P. 1651 - L.D. 2289

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 pursuant to financial order.

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	($21,000)	$0

Public Improvements - Planning/Construction - Administration 0057

Initiative: Reduces funding for Personal Services from savings through the management of position vacancies.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	($14,604)	$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($14,604)	$0

Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002

Initiative: Reduces funding through one-time savings by postponing the updates to econometric models by one fiscal year.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($300,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($300,000)

Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002

Initiative: Reduces funding through one-time savings by delaying independent consulting services provided to Maine Revenue Services.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($272,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($272,000)

Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002

Initiative: Reduces funding through one-time savings for training.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($56,760)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($56,760)

Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002

Initiative: Provides funding for a projected 60% rate increase in electricity rates for the office located at 14 Edison Drive in Augusta.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$6,475	$6,475
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$6,475	$6,475

Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002

Initiative: Reduces funding for printing through utilization of electronic transmission of information and returns. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($50,000)	($65,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($50,000)	($65,000)

Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002

Initiative: Reduces funding through one-time savings achieved by delaying projected expenditures for contractual computer consulting work. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($306,000)	($75,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($306,000)	($75,000)

Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002

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	($262,208)	$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($262,208)	$0

Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002

Initiative: Provides funding for one Senior Tax Examiner position and one Tax Examiner position assigned to the Collections Unit beginning July 1, 2008 to collect unpaid business and trust fund taxes. These positions will increase General Fund revenue by $901,550 in fiscal year 2008-09.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	2.000
Personal Services	$0	$126,799
All Other	$0	$21,068
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$147,867

Salary Plan 0305

Initiative: Provides funding to correct the deappropriation in the General Fund Salary Plan program that was made in error in Public Law 2007, chapter 452. The intent of the legislation was to appropriate funds to cover the additional costs of health insurance to the State resulting from the requirement to provide coverage for hearing aids for persons 18 years of age and under. This request will be offset by the lapsing of $15,000 from the General Fund Salary Plan program, as reflected in Part U, section 1 of this Act.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	$15,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$15,000

Snow Grooming Property Tax Exemption Reimbursement Z024

Initiative: Reduces funding from projected one-time savings in the Snow Grooming Property Tax Exemption Reimbursement program.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($654)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($654)

State Controller - Office of the 0056

Initiative: Reorganizes 2 Accountant II positions to 2 Public Service Coordinator I positions to work as auditors in the Office of the State Controller.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	$46,974
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$46,974

State Controller - Office of the 0056

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)

State Controller - Office of the 0056

Initiative: Eliminates one vacant Accounting Technician position in the Office of the State Controller.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	(1.000)	(1.000)
Personal Services	($23,296)	($49,034)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($23,296)	($49,034)

Statewide Radio Network System 0112

Initiative: Reduces funding from a one-time savings for the statewide radio network project by delaying the financing scheduled in fiscal year 2008-09 by 6 months.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($800,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($800,000)

Tree Growth Tax Reimbursement 0261

Initiative: Reduces funding from one-time savings for the Tree Growth Tax Reimbursement program. Maine Revenue Services has sufficient information to determine that the final payout of funds will result in an unexpended balance of $76,083 in fiscal year 2007-08.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($76,083)	$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($76,083)	$0

Veterans' Organization Tax Reimbursement Z062

Initiative: Provides funding to reimburse municipalities for 50% of the estimated revenue loss in property taxes as a result of Public Law 2005, chapter 645, which expanded the exemption to include property owned by certain veterans' organizations.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	$322,892
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$322,892

Veterans' Organization Tax Reimbursement Z062

Initiative: Deappropriates funds no longer required to reimburse municipalities for 50% of the estimated revenue loss in property taxes based on fiscal year 2007-08 claims.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($300,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($300,000)

Veterans Tax Reimbursement 0407

Initiative: Reduces funding for veterans' tax reimbursements. Public Law 2007, chapter 240, Part PPPP increased the amount of property tax exemption for qualified post-World War I veterans from $5,000 to $6,000. The increased exemption applies on and after April 1, 2008. The reimbursement for the increased exemption will occur after July 1, 2009; therefore, the additional appropriation is not required in fiscal year 2008-09.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($359,800)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($359,800)

Veterans Tax Reimbursement 0407

Initiative: Reduces funding for veterans' tax reimbursements. The statutory requirement has been fulfilled for all claims paid in fiscal year 2007-08. Additional savings are also projected for fiscal year 2008-09.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($86,265)	($47,598)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($86,265)	($47,598)

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	$1,476,412	($986,647)
FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SERVICES FUND	$38,753	$558,534
OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES FUND	$0	$772,428
REAL PROPERTY LEASE INTERNAL SERVICE FUND	$0	$0
STATE LOTTERY FUND	($20,000)	($15,000)
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$1,495,165	$329,315

Sec. A-2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF

Animal Welfare Fund 0946

Initiative: Provides funding for the approved reorganization of 6 District Humane Agent positions from range 18 to range 20.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$7,904	$22,953
All Other	$429	$1,245
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$8,333	$24,198

Animal Welfare Fund 0946

Initiative: Transfers 50% of the cost of one Office Associate II position from the Division of Animal Health and Industry, General Fund to the Animal Welfare Fund, Other Special Revenue Funds.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	$30,202
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$30,202

Beverage Container Enforcement Fund 0971

Initiative: Reduces funding one time in the Beverage Container Enforcement Fund. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($17,000)	$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($17,000)	$0

Division of Animal Health and Industry 0394

Initiative: Transfers 50% of the cost of one Office Associate II position from the Division of Animal Health and Industry, General Fund to the Animal Welfare Fund, Other Special Revenue Funds.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	($30,202)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($30,202)

Division of Animal Health and Industry 0394

Initiative: Reduces funding for the Soil and Water Conservation Districts to $17,500 each annually.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($40,800)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($40,800)

Division of Animal Health and Industry 0394

Initiative: Reduces funding by managing 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	($49,245)	$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($49,245)	$0

Division of Market and Production Development 0833

Initiative: Transfers 50% of one Public Service Coordinator I position from the Milk Commission, Other Special Revenue Funds to the Division of Market and Production Development, General Fund. Transfers one Planning and Research Associate II position originally funded 50% in the Division of Market and Production Development, General Fund and 50% Pesticides Control, Board of, Other Special Revenue Funds to be 100% funded in the Milk Commission, Other Special Revenue Funds. Also transfers one Planning and Research Associate II position originally funded 50% Division of Market and Production, General Fund and 50% Division of Quality Assurance and Regulation, Federal Expenditures Fund to the Division of Market and Production Development to be funded 61% Federal Expenditures Fund and 39% General Fund to better align funding with function.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	(2.000)	(2.000)
Personal Services	($1,814)	($588)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($1,814)	($588)

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	1.000	1.000
Personal Services	$39,113	$41,275
All Other	$1,738	$2,238
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$40,851	$43,513

Division of Quality Assurance and Regulation 0393

Initiative: Transfers 50% of one Public Service Coordinator I position from the Milk Commission, Other Special Revenue Funds to the Division of Market and Production Development, General Fund. Transfers one Planning and Research Associate II position originally funded 50% in the Division of Market and Production Development, General Fund and 50% Pesticides Control, Board of, Other Special Revenue Funds to be 100% funded in the Milk Commission, Other Special Revenue Funds. Also transfers one Planning and Research Associate II position originally funded 50% Division of Market and Production, General Fund and 50% Division of Quality Assurance and Regulation, Federal Expenditures Fund to the Division of Market and Production Development to be funded 61% Federal Expenditures Fund and 39% General Fund to better align funding with function.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	($32,056)	($33,830)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	($32,056)	($33,830)

Division of Quality Assurance and Regulation 0393

Initiative: Provides funding for increased electrical costs.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$7,270	$7,270
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$7,270	$7,270

Division of Quality Assurance and Regulation 0393

Initiative: Reduces funding by managing 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	($57,236)	$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($57,236)	$0

Division of Quality Assurance and Regulation 0393

Initiative: Reduces funding by postponing filling a vacant Consumer Protection Inspector position during fiscal year 2008-09.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	($62,389)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($62,389)

Harness Racing Commission 0320

Initiative: Adjusts funding to bring it into line with projected available resources based on revenue changes approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($250,634)	$671,973
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	($250,634)	$671,973

Milk Commission 0188

Initiative: Transfers 50% of one Public Service Coordinator I position from the Milk Commission, Other Special Revenue Funds to the Division of Market and Production Development, General Fund. Transfers one Planning and Research Associate II position originally funded 50% in the Division of Market and Production Development, General Fund and 50% Pesticides Control, Board of, Other Special Revenue Funds to be 100% funded in the Milk Commission, Other Special Revenue Funds. Also transfers one Planning and Research Associate II position originally funded 50% Division of Market and Production, General Fund and 50% Division of Quality Assurance and Regulation, Federal Expenditures Fund to the Division of Market and Production Development to be funded 61% Federal Expenditures Fund and 39% General Fund to better align funding with function.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	1.000	1.000
Personal Services	$32,219	$31,328
All Other	$692	$672
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$32,911	$32,000

Pesticides Control - Board of 0287

Initiative: Provides funding for the approved reorganization of 8 Pesticide Control Technician positions to Environmental Specialist II positions.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$2,511	$12,991
All Other	$32	$160
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$2,543	$13,151

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$3,035	$9,527
All Other	$48	$141
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$3,083	$9,668

Pesticides Control - Board of 0287

Initiative: Transfers 50% of one Public Service Coordinator I position from the Milk Commission, Other Special Revenue Funds to the Division of Market and Production Development, General Fund. Transfers one Planning and Research Associate II position originally funded 50% in the Division of Market and Production Development, General Fund and 50% Pesticides Control, Board of, Other Special Revenue Funds to be 100% funded in the Milk Commission, Other Special Revenue Funds. Also transfers one Planning and Research Associate II position originally funded 50% Division of Market and Production, General Fund and 50% Division of Quality Assurance and Regulation, Federal Expenditures Fund to the Division of Market and Production Development to be funded 61% Federal Expenditures Fund and 39% General Fund to better align funding with function.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	($37,462)	($38,185)
All Other	($369)	($377)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	($37,831)	($38,562)

AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	($118,025)	($126,709)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$11,338	$22,834
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	($244,138)	$729,479
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	($350,825)	$625,604

Sec. A-3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

ARTS COMMISSION, MAINE

Arts - Administration 0178

Initiative: Reduces funding for outreach grants and general operations to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($23,039)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($23,039)

Arts - Administration 0178

Initiative: Reduces funding for in-state travel. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($11,222)	($17,734)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($11,222)	($17,734)

ARTS COMMISSION, MAINE
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	($11,222)	($40,773)
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	($11,222)	($40,773)

Sec. A-4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission 0028

Initiative: Reduces funding for the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($1,189)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($1,189)

Sec. A-5. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE

Administration - Attorney General 0310

Initiative: Eliminates one Assistant Attorney General position and related All Other to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)
Personal Services	$0	($108,469)
All Other	$0	($1,500)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($109,969)

Administration - Attorney General 0310

Initiative: Reduces one full-time Assistant Attorney General position to part-time and reduces related All Other to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(0.500)
Personal Services	$0	($51,608)
All Other	$0	($600)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($52,208)

Administration - Attorney General 0310

Initiative: Reduces funding from savings achieved by managing a vacancy to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	($60,318)
All Other	$0	($600)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($60,918)

Administration - Attorney General 0310

Initiative: Reorganizes one Research Assistant position from full-time to part-time. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	(0.500)	(0.500)
Personal Services	($9,579)	($20,300)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($9,579)	($20,300)

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	($7,836)	($16,605)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	($7,836)	($16,605)

Administration - Attorney General 0310

Initiative: Reduces funding for general operations. These are one-time savings. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($3,700)	$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($3,700)	$0

Civil Rights 0039

Initiative: Reduces funding from savings achieved by cancelling the annual statewide Civil Rights Team Project spring conference.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($25,597)	$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($25,597)	$0

District Attorneys Salaries 0409

Initiative: Reduces funding for savings achieved by managing vacancies to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	($301,361)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($301,361)

ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	($38,876)	($544,756)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	($7,836)	($16,605)
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	($46,712)	($561,361)

Sec. A-6. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

AUDIT, DEPARTMENT OF

Audit - Departmental Bureau 0067

Initiative: Transfers 50% of one Staff Auditor II position from the General Fund to Other Special Revenue Funds in this same program and reduces funding in All Other to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	($33,417)
All Other	$0	($17,108)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($50,525)

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	$33,417
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$33,417

Audit - Departmental Bureau 0067

Initiative: Reduces funding for in-state travel, which will result in fewer reviews in the municipal outreach program. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($1,644)	($1,988)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($1,644)	($1,988)

AUDIT, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	($1,644)	($52,513)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$0	$33,417
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	($1,644)	($19,096)

Sec. A-7. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

BAXTER COMPENSATION AUTHORITY

Baxter Compensation Authority 0117

Initiative: Provides funding to cover the unemployment costs of a former Baxter Compensation Authority employee.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$8,834	$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$8,834	$0

Sec. A-8. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

BAXTER STATE PARK AUTHORITY

Baxter State Park Authority 0253

Initiative: Provides funding to increase the length of one seasonal Forest Technician position from 26 weeks to 31 weeks.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - FTE COUNT	0.096	0.096
Personal Services	$4,200	$4,408
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$4,200	$4,408

Baxter State Park Authority 0253

Initiative: Provides funding for the management, resource protection and public safety of the Mt. Chase/Austin-Cary lands.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$50,000	$50,000
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$50,000	$50,000

Tree Harvesting Fund 0809

Initiative: Provides funding for the management, resource protection and public safety of the Scientific Forest Management Area.

BAXTER TREE HARVESTING FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$150,000	$150,000
BAXTER TREE HARVESTING FUND TOTAL	$150,000	$150,000

BAXTER STATE PARK AUTHORITY
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$54,200	$54,408
BAXTER TREE HARVESTING FUND	$150,000	$150,000
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$204,200	$204,408

Sec. A-9. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

CENTERS FOR INNOVATION

Centers for Innovation 0911

Initiative: Reduces funding for research and education projects related to commercial aquaculture. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($5,067)	($12,978)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($5,067)	($12,978)

Sec. A-10. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MAINE

Maine Community College System - Board of Trustees 0556

Initiative: Reduces funding to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($951,966)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($951,966)

Maine Community College System - Board of Trustees 0556

Initiative: Adjusts funding to bring it into line with projected available resources based on revenue changes approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$78,134	$178,398
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$78,134	$178,398

COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MAINE
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	$0	($951,966)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$78,134	$178,398
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$78,134	($773,568)

Sec. A-11. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF

Administrative Services - Conservation 0222

Initiative: Reduces funding for the technology costs related to vacant positions that are being eliminated to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($5,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($5,000)

Administrative Services - Conservation 0222

Initiative: Transfers 50% of one Public Service Coordinator I position from the General Fund to Other Special Revenue Funds within the same program.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)
Personal Services	$0	($43,572)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($43,572)

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	1.000
Personal Services	$0	$43,572
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$43,572

Administrative Services - Conservation 0222

Initiative: Transfers funding from the Land Use Regulation Commission program to the Administrative Services - Conservation program in order to consolidate information technology expenditures in a central account.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$7,500	$7,500
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$7,500	$7,500

Administrative Services - Conservation 0222

Initiative: Provides funding in the Administrative Services - Conservation program to allow for payment of Natural Resources Service Center costs. These costs were budgeted as a transfer to the Agriculture-Conservation-Environmental Service Center in prior periods and now must be budgeted as an expense.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$222,299	$222,299
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$222,299	$222,299

Administrative Services - Conservation 0222

Initiative: Reduces funding associated with the radio inventory. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($95,000)	($100,520)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($95,000)	($100,520)

Administrative Services - Conservation 0222

Initiative: Reduces funding by eliminating duplicate information technology devices and unnecessary phone lines.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($2,976)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($2,976)

Administrative Services - Conservation 0222

Initiative: Reduce All Other costs in all accounts.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($10,470)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($10,470)

Forest Policy and Management - Division of 0240

Initiative: Holds vacant one Chief Planner position to achieve savings.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	($81,198)	($82,469)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($81,198)	($82,469)

Forest Policy and Management - Division of 0240

Initiative: Provides funding for the approved reorganization of one Office Associate II position to one Secretary Associate position in the Division of Forest Policy and Management program.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$2,520	$2,547
All Other	($2,520)	($2,547)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

Forest Policy and Management - Division of 0240

Initiative: Reduces funding by eliminating pool vehicles. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($2,500)	($5,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($2,500)	($5,000)

Geological Survey 0237

Initiative: Transfers 50% of one Hydrogeologist position from the Geological Survey program to the Mining Operations program to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	($42,147)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($42,147)

Geological Survey 0237

Initiative: Provides funding for the approved reorganization of one Geologist position to one Senior Geologist position and eliminates one Cartographer position funded 20% in the Geological Survey program, General Fund and 80% in the Mining Operations program, Other Special Revenue Funds and uses the headcount to establish one Biology Specialist position in the Natural Areas Program, Other Special Revenue Funds.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	(1.000)	(1.000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

Land Use Regulation Commission 0236

Initiative: Eliminates one Public Service Coordinator I position to maintain costs within available resources. The savings resulting from the elimination of this position will be used to offset the cost of one Management Analyst I position being established in the Parks - General Operations program.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)
Personal Services	$0	($83,171)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($83,171)

Land Use Regulation Commission 0236

Initiative: Eliminates one vacant Environmental Specialist III position to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	(1.000)	(1.000)
Personal Services	($64,092)	($67,640)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($64,092)	($67,640)

Land Use Regulation Commission 0236

Initiative: Transfers funding from the Land Use Regulation Commission program to the Administrative Services - Conservation program in order to consolidate information technology expenditures in a central account.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($7,500)	($7,500)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($7,500)	($7,500)

Land Use Regulation Commission 0236

Initiative: Reduces funding by eliminating pool vehicles.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($10,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($10,000)

Maine Conservation Corps Z030

Initiative: Reduces funding for printing, postage and office supplies to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($1,800)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($1,800)

Mining Operations 0230

Initiative: Provides funding for the approved reorganization of one Geologist position to one Senior Geologist position and eliminates one Cartographer position funded 20% in the Geological Survey program, General Fund and 80% in the Mining Operations program, Other Special Revenue Funds and uses the headcount to establish one Biology Specialist position in the Natural Areas Program, Other Special Revenue Funds.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	($55,054)	($55,908)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	($55,054)	($55,908)

Mining Operations 0230

Initiative: Transfers 50% of one Hydrogeologist position from the Geological Survey program to the Mining Operations program to maintain costs within available resources.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	$42,147
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$42,147

Natural Areas Program 0821

Initiative: Provides funding for the approved reorganization of one Geologist position to one Senior Geologist position and eliminates one Cartographer position funded 20% in the Geological Survey program, General Fund and 80% in the Mining Operations program, Other Special Revenue Funds and uses the headcount to establish one Biology Specialist position in the Natural Areas Program, Other Special Revenue Funds.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	1.000
Personal Services	$0	$61,615
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$61,615

Parks - General Operations 0221

Initiative: Provides funding for increased electrical costs.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$2,137	$2,137
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$2,137	$2,137

Parks - General Operations 0221

Initiative: Reduces funding as a result of reorganizing 40 seasonal Life Guard positions and 5 seasonal Life Guard Supervisor positions from 12 weeks to 11 weeks. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - FTE COUNT	(0.855)	(0.855)
Personal Services	($27,265)	($27,788)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($27,265)	($27,788)

Parks - General Operations 0221

Initiative: Reduces funding by reorganizing one seasonal Office Assistant II position from 44 weeks to 30 weeks.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - FTE COUNT	0.000	(0.269)
Personal Services	$0	($11,140)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($11,140)

CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	($267,918)	($491,556)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$167,245	$313,725
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	($100,673)	($177,831)

Sec. A-12. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF

Administration - Corrections 0141

Initiative: Reduces funding for savings achieved by managing vacancies and eliminates pagers and land lines for employees that have cell phones in the adult community corrections programs and the juvenile community corrections programs to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	($65,653)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($65,653)

Administration - Corrections 0141

Initiative: Continues 2 Social Services Program Specialist I positions established by Financial Order 003439 F8 approved June 8, 2007 and provides funding for related All Other costs and continues one Social Services Program Specialist I position that was continued in Public Law 2007, chapter 240.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	3.000
Personal Services	$0	$129,758
All Other	$0	$3,716
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$133,474

Administration - Corrections 0141

Initiative: Provides funding to address the overcrowding of female inmates by providing alternative housing options and also continues funding for one limited-period Public Service Manager II position through June 6, 2009 to manage contracts and services for female offenders in the community.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	$105,147
All Other	$0	$1,155,251
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$1,260,398

Administration - Corrections 0141

Initiative: Eliminates funding for overcrowding initiatives due to delayed implementation of the Bangor women's unit and boarding inmates at county jails. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($1,330,010)	$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($1,330,010)	$0

Administration - Corrections 0141

Initiative: Eliminates one Correctional Maintenance Mechanic position.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)
Personal Services	$0	($65,653)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($65,653)

Adult Community Corrections 0124

Initiative: Reduces funding for savings achieved by managing vacancies and eliminates pagers and land lines for employees that have cell phones in the adult community corrections programs and the juvenile community corrections programs to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	($77,620)
All Other	$0	($39,360)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($116,980)

Adult Community Corrections 0124

Initiative: Reduces funding for savings achieved by managing vacancies to partially offset restoration of funding to county jails.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	($75,510)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($75,510)

Adult Community Corrections 0124

Initiative: Continues one Probation Officer position and provides funding for related All Other costs. This position was established by Financial Order 003438 F8 approved June 8, 2007.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	1.000
Personal Services	$0	$68,531
All Other	$0	$8,873
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$77,404

Charleston Correctional Facility 0400

Initiative: Continues 11 limited-period Correctional Officer positions, one limited-period Correctional Sergeant position, one limited-period Correctional Unit Manager position, one limited-period Correctional Caseworker position and one limited-period Office Associate II position and related All Other at the Charleston Correctional Facility, established by Financial Order 003400 F7 approved May 17, 2007 and continued by Public Law 2007, chapter 240, as part of the overcrowding initiative. These positions will end June 6, 2009.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	$897,048
All Other	$0	$170,038
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$1,067,086

Charleston Correctional Facility 0400

Initiative: Provides funding for increased fuel costs.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$102,542	$51,271
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$102,542	$51,271

Charleston Correctional Facility 0400

Initiative: Provides funding for the increased cost of electricity.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$34,956	$34,956
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$34,956	$34,956

Charleston Correctional Facility 0400

Initiative: Eliminates one Correctional Officer position.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)
Personal Services	$0	($68,960)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	($68,960)

Correctional Center 0162

Initiative: Reduces funding for savings achieved by managing vacancies to partially offset restoration of funding to county jails.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	($64,371)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($64,371)

Correctional Center 0162

Initiative: Provides funding for the replacement of capital equipment due to age and daily use.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Capital Expenditures	$65,380	$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$65,380	$0

Correctional Center 0162

Initiative: Provides funding for increased fuel costs.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$279,925	$139,963
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$279,925	$139,963

Correctional Center 0162

Initiative: Provides funding for the increased cost of electricity.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$150,984	$150,984
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$150,984	$150,984

Correctional Medical Services Fund 0286

Initiative: Reduces funding for medical services for inmates to partially offset restoration of funding to county jails.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($500,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($500,000)

County Jail Prisoner Support and Community Corrections Fund 0888

Initiative: Reduces funding for the County Jail Prisoner Support and Community Corrections Fund in fiscal year 2008-09 to fund state prison overcrowding initiatives that were not funded in fiscal year 2008-09.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($1,046,562)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($1,046,562)

Downeast Correctional Facility 0542

Initiative: Provides funding for increased fuel costs.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$65,896	$43,869
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$65,896	$43,869

Downeast Correctional Facility 0542

Initiative: Provides funding for the increased cost of electricity.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$35,100	$35,100
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$35,100	$35,100

Juvenile Community Corrections 0892

Initiative: Reduces funding for savings achieved by managing vacancies and eliminates pagers and land lines for employees that have cell phones in the adult community corrections programs and the juvenile community corrections programs to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	($69,103)
All Other	$0	($28,812)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($97,915)

Juvenile Community Corrections 0892

Initiative: Reduces funding for savings achieved by managing vacancies to partially offset restoration of funding to county jails.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	($81,517)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($81,517)

Juvenile Community Corrections 0892

Initiative: Provides funding for training and quality assurance activities and transfers one Public Service Coordinator II position (Director of Continuing Quality Improvement) and related All Other costs from Other Special Revenue Funds to the General Fund within the same program.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	1.000	1.000
Personal Services	$35,960	$106,883
All Other	$121,040	$393,117
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$157,000	$500,000

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	(1.000)	(1.000)
Personal Services	($35,960)	($106,883)
All Other	($121,040)	($393,117)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	($157,000)	($500,000)

Long Creek Youth Development Center 0163

Initiative: Eliminates one Public Service Manager I position, one Laborer I position and one Juvenile Program Worker position as a result of closing one unit to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(3.000)
Personal Services	($76,554)	($173,450)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($76,554)	($173,450)

Long Creek Youth Development Center 0163

Initiative: Reduces funding for savings achieved by managing vacancies and eliminates pagers and land lines for employees that have cell phones in the adult community corrections programs and the juvenile community corrections programs to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	($541,395)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($541,395)

Long Creek Youth Development Center 0163

Initiative: Provides funding for the increased cost of electricity.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$193,405	$193,405
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$193,405	$193,405

Long Creek Youth Development Center 0163

Initiative: Continues one Teacher BS Juvenile position and one Teacher MS Juvenile position, established by Financial Order 003533 F8 approved June 21, 2007 at the Long Creek Youth Development Center and continues one Teacher BS Juvenile position, established by Financial Order 003534 F8 approved June 21, 2007 at the Mountain View Youth Development Center. The headcount for these positions will be offset by a reduction in headcount by the Department of Education and the positions will be funded by the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	2.000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

Long Creek Youth Development Center 0163

Initiative: Provides funding for increased fuel costs.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$35,402	$17,700
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$35,402	$17,700

Mountain View Youth Development Center 0857

Initiative: Eliminates one Juvenile Facility Operations Supervisor position, one Librarian II position, one Assistant Principal position, and one Vocational Trades Instructor - Juvenile MS position as a result of closing one unit to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(4.000)
Personal Services	($195,650)	($300,561)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($195,650)	($300,561)

Mountain View Youth Development Center 0857

Initiative: Reduces funding for savings achieved by managing vacancies and eliminates pagers and land lines for employees that have cell phones in the adult community corrections programs and the juvenile community corrections programs to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	($376,865)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($376,865)

Mountain View Youth Development Center 0857

Initiative: Continues one Teacher MS Juvenile position and provides funding for related All Other, which was established by Financial Order 003440 F8 approved June 21, 2007.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	1.000
Personal Services	$0	$85,326
All Other	$0	$9,126
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$94,452

Mountain View Youth Development Center 0857

Initiative: Continues one Teacher BS Juvenile position and one Teacher MS Juvenile position, established by Financial Order 003533 F8 approved June 21, 2007 at the Long Creek Youth Development Center and continues one Teacher BS Juvenile position, established by Financial Order 003534 F8 approved June 21, 2007 at the Mountain View Youth Development Center. The headcount for these positions will be offset by a reduction in headcount by the Department of Education and the positions will be funded by the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	1.000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

Mountain View Youth Development Center 0857

Initiative: Provides funding for increased fuel costs.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$107,328	$53,664
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$107,328	$53,664

Mountain View Youth Development Center 0857

Initiative: Provides funding for the increased cost of electricity.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$102,814	$102,814
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$102,814	$102,814

State Prison 0144

Initiative: Reduces funding for savings achieved by managing vacancies and eliminates pagers and land lines for employees that have cell phones in the adult community corrections programs and the juvenile community corrections programs to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	($740,570)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($740,570)

State Prison 0144

Initiative: Reduces funding for savings achieved by managing vacancies to partially offset restoration of funding to county jails.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	($80,702)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($80,702)

State Prison 0144

Initiative: Continues 14 limited-period Correctional Officer positions through June 6, 2009 and provides funding for related All Other. These positions were established in Public Law 2007, chapter 240.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	$795,984
All Other	$0	$55,204
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$851,188

State Prison 0144

Initiative: Provides funding for increased fuel costs.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$524,901	$262,451
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$524,901	$262,451

State Prison 0144

Initiative: Provides funding for the increased cost of electricity.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$495,417	$495,417
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$495,417	$495,417

State Prison 0144

Initiative: Eliminates one Teacher BS position, one Correctional Trades Shop Supervisor position, one Correctional Licensed Practical Nurse position and one Industrial Shop Supervisor position from the General Fund, one Correctional Officer position from Other Special Revenue Funds and 2 Correctional Officer positions from the Prison Industries Fund.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(4.000)
Personal Services	$0	($278,684)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($278,684)

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)
Personal Services	$0	($67,224)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	($67,224)

PRISON INDUSTRIES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(2.000)
Personal Services	$0	($135,840)
PRISON INDUSTRIES FUND TOTAL	$0	($135,840)

CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	$683,456	$653,878
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$0	$305,330
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	($91,620)	($636,184)
PRISON INDUSTRIES FUND	$0	($135,840)
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$591,836	$187,184

Sec. A-13. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

CULTURAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL, MAINE STATE

New Century Program Fund 0904

Initiative: Reduces funding for the New Century Program to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($49,531)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($49,531)

Sec. A-14. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF

Administration - Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management 0109

Initiative: Eliminates funding for the civil air patrol program to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($15,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($15,000)

Administration - Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management 0109

Initiative: Transfers one Accounting Technician position from the Administration - Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management program to the Military Training and Operations program.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	(1.000)	(1.000)
Personal Services	($58,386)	($61,451)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	($58,386)	($61,451)

Administration - Maine Emergency Management Agency 0214

Initiative: Reallocates the cost of one Civil Engineer I position from 100% General Fund to 50% Federal Expenditures Fund and 50% General Fund to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	($37,691)	($38,331)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($37,691)	($38,331)

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$37,691	$38,331
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$37,691	$38,331

Administration - Maine Emergency Management Agency 0214

Initiative: Transfers one Director Maine Emergency Management Agency position and reallocates the cost from 50% General Fund and 50% Federal Expenditures Fund to 37.5% General Fund and 62.5% Federal Expenditures Fund within the same program to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	(1.000)	(1.000)
Personal Services	($11,240)	($11,866)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($11,240)	($11,866)

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	1.000	1.000
Personal Services	$11,240	$11,866
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$11,240	$11,866

Administration - Maine Emergency Management Agency 0214

Initiative: Transfers one Contract Grant Specialist position and reallocates the cost from 50% General Fund and 50% Federal Expenditures Fund to 30% General Fund and 70% Federal Expenditures Fund within the same program to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	(1.000)	(1.000)
Personal Services	($12,641)	($13,370)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($12,641)	($13,370)

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	1.000	1.000
Personal Services	$12,641	$13,370
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$12,641	$13,370

Administration - Maine Emergency Management Agency 0214

Initiative: Reallocates funding for one Customer Representative Assistant II position from 100% Federal Expenditures Fund to 50% Federal Expenditures Fund and 50% General Fund, one Staff Development Specialist IV position from 50% General Fund and 50% Federal Expenditures Fund to 100% Federal Expenditures Fund and one Planning and Research Associate I position from 50% Federal Expenditures Fund and 50% General Fund to 100% Other Special Revenue Funds.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	(2.000)	(2.000)
Personal Services	($41,480)	($42,284)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($41,480)	($42,284)

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	1.000	1.000
Personal Services	($9,634)	($11,480)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	($9,634)	($11,480)

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	1.000	1.000
Personal Services	$51,114	$53,764
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$51,114	$53,764

Administration - Maine Emergency Management Agency 0214

Initiative: Reallocates funding for one Planning and Research Assistant position from 100% Other Special Revenue Funds to 75% Federal Expenditures Fund and 25% General Fund.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$12,629	$12,850
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$12,629	$12,850

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	1.000	1.000
Personal Services	$37,886	$38,558
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$37,886	$38,558

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	(1.000)	(1.000)
Personal Services	($50,515)	($51,408)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	($50,515)	($51,408)

Administration - Maine Emergency Management Agency 0214

Initiative: Provides funding for the reorganization of one Planning and Research Associate I position to one Planning and Research Associate II position.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$255	$582
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$255	$582

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$256	$583
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$256	$583

Administration - Maine Emergency Management Agency 0214

Initiative: Provides funding for the reorganization of one Public Service Manager II position from range 29 to range 30.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$433	$1,734
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$433	$1,734

Emergency Response Operations 0918

Initiative: Provides funding for the reorganization of one Public Service Manager II position from range 29 to range 30.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$432	$1,734
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$432	$1,734

Military Training and Operations 0108

Initiative: Reorganizes one full-time Laborer II position to part-time to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	(0.500)	(0.500)
Personal Services	($20,690)	($21,176)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($20,690)	($21,176)

Military Training and Operations 0108

Initiative: Reallocates funding for one Business Manager II position from 86% Federal Expenditures Fund, 9% General Fund and 5% Other Special Revenue Funds to 100% Federal Expenditures Fund and one Accounting Associate I position from 94% Federal Expenditures Fund and 6% Other Special Revenue Funds to 97% Federal Expenditures Fund and 3% Other Special Revenue Funds.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	($6,105)	($6,459)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($6,105)	($6,459)

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$11,079	$11,664
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$11,079	$11,664

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	($4,974)	($5,205)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	($4,974)	($5,205)

Military Training and Operations 0108

Initiative: Transfers one Accounting Technician position from the Administration - Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management program to the Military Training and Operations program.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	1.000	1.000
Personal Services	$58,386	$61,451
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$58,386	$61,451

Military Training and Operations 0108

Initiative: Reallocates funding for 2 Custodial Worker I positions, one Custodial Worker II position and one Custodial Worker III position from 100% Federal Expenditures Fund to 75% Federal Expenditures Fund and 25% General Fund.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$33,271	$46,436
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$33,271	$46,436

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	($33,271)	($46,436)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	($33,271)	($46,436)

Military Training and Operations 0108

Initiative: Provides funding to increase the hours for one Electrician II position from 1,456 to 2,080 and reallocates the funding from 100% General Fund to 75% Federal Expenditures Fund and 25% General Fund.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)
Personal Services	$0	($38,231)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($38,231)

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	1.000
Personal Services	$0	$41,271
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$41,271

Military Training and Operations 0108

Initiative: Eliminates one part-time Office Associate I position. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	(1.000)	(1.000)
Personal Services	($26,307)	($26,307)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($26,307)	($26,307)

Veterans Services 0110

Initiative: Provides funding related to Public Law 2007, chapter 229.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$30,000	$32,000
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$30,000	$32,000

Veterans Services 0110

Initiative: Eliminates one full-time Auto Mechanic II position. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	(1.000)	(1.000)
Personal Services	($60,228)	($61,559)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($60,228)	($61,559)

DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	($170,227)	($214,715)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$68,321	$99,461
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$26,057	$30,885
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	($75,849)	($84,369)

Sec. A-15. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, MAINE

Development Foundation 0198

Initiative: Reduces funding for grants provided by the Maine Development Foundation.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($5,887)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($5,887)

Sec. A-16. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

DISABILITY RIGHTS CENTER

Disability Rights Center 0523

Initiative: Reduces funding for special education advocacy for people with learning and serious disabilities to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($4,777)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($4,777)

Sec. A-17. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

DOWNEAST INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED MARINE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research and Education 0993

Initiative: Reduces funding for matching federal and private grants for applied marine research to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($529)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($529)

Sec. A-18. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF

Administration - Economic and Community Development 0069

Initiative: Reduces funding to the Loring Development Authority of Maine to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($55,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($55,000)

Administration - Economic and Community Development 0069

Initiative: Reduces funding to the Maine Procurement Technical Assistance Center to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($70,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($70,000)

Administration - Economic and Community Development 0069

Initiative: Eliminates one Office Associate II position to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	(1.000)	(1.000)
Personal Services	($34,262)	($58,478)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($34,262)	($58,478)

Administration - Economic and Community Development 0069

Initiative: Reduces funding to the Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($50,000)	($80,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($50,000)	($80,000)

Business Development 0585

Initiative: Reduces funding in fiscal year 2008-09 by transferring the sponsorship of the New England Products trade show from the Office of Business Development program, General Fund to the Office of Tourism program, Other Special Revenue Funds.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($25,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($25,000)

International Northeast Biotechnology Corridor Z022

Initiative: Transfers funding from the International Northeast Biotechnology Corridor program to the Office of Innovation program for payment of EPSCoR dues.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($11,000)	($11,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($11,000)	($11,000)

Office of Innovation 0995

Initiative: Reduces funding that supports the Maine Technology Institute Innovation Cluster Program to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($220,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($220,000)

Office of Innovation 0995

Initiative: Transfers funding from the International Northeast Biotechnology Corridor program to the Office of Innovation program for payment of EPSCoR dues.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$11,000	$11,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$11,000	$11,000

Office of Innovation 0995

Initiative: Reduces funding in fiscal years 2007-08 and 2008-09 that supports the management and related operating costs of bond program administration by the Maine Technology Institute. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($300,000)	($150,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($300,000)	($150,000)

Office of Tourism 0577

Initiative: Adjusts funding to bring it into line with projected available resources based on revenue changes approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$178,350	($80,196)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$178,350	($80,196)

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	($384,262)	($658,478)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$178,350	($80,196)
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	($205,912)	($738,674)

Sec. A-19. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF

State Board of Education 0614

Initiative: Reduces funding for per diem and general operating costs to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	($1,506)	$0
All Other	($48,813)	($5,288)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($50,319)	($5,288)

Sec. A-20. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF

Adult Education 0364

Initiative: Reduces funding for a professional development contract at the University of Maine that provides teacher stipends for curriculum work and a contract with Sanford Curriculum to support implementation of the system of learning results to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($217,734)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($217,734)

Adult Education 0364

Initiative: Reduces funding for the Adult Education College Transition program to maintain funding at the fiscal year 2007-08 level.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($55,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($55,000)

Adult Education 0364

Initiative: Transfers 25% of one Education Specialist III position from the Learning Systems program, General Fund to the Adult Education program, Federal Expenditures Fund.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	$21,245
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$21,245

Adult Education 0364

Initiative: Transfers one Education Specialist III position from the Adult Education program, Federal Expenditures Fund to the Learning Systems program, General Fund.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)
Personal Services	$0	($90,342)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	($90,342)

Adult Education 0364

Initiative: Transfers 50% of one Education Specialist III position from the Learning Systems program, General Fund to the Adult Education program, Federal Expenditures Fund.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	$42,491
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$42,491

After-school Program Fund Z023

Initiative: Reduces funding for the Maine Parent Federation for the bullying contract to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($881)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($881)

Education in Unorganized Territory 0220

Initiative: Eliminates 3 Teacher positions to offset the continuation of one Teacher position in the Mountain View Youth Development Center program and 2 Teacher positions in the Long Creek Youth Development Center program, to be funded from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program. This initiative results in a decrease to General Fund undedicated revenue in the Department of Audit's Unorganized Territory General Fund account of $124,137 in fiscal year 2008-09.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(2.000)
Personal Services	$0	($124,137)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($124,137)

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)
Personal Services	$0	($70,807)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	($70,807)

General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308

Initiative: Reduces funding for the state share of General Purpose Aid for Local Schools from 55% to 54.01% at 97% of Essential Programs and Services to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($34,139,720)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($34,139,720)

General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308

Initiative: Transfers funding for one Director of Special Projects position and one Education Specialist II position in the Learning Through Technology program to the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program and increases funding in the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program for 54.01% of the cost.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	$95,600
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$95,600

General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308

Initiative: Transfers funding for one Education Specialist III position in the Support Systems program to the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program and increases funding in the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program for 54.01% of the cost.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	$44,505
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$44,505

General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308

Initiative: Reduces funding from debt service savings as a result of lower than anticipated interest rates on school construction bonds.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($1,500,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($1,500,000)

General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308

Initiative: Reduces funding by maintaining the Consumer Price Index at the fiscal year 2007-08 level.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($1,500,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($1,500,000)

General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308

Initiative: Reduces funding from savings in purchasing school buses.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($990,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($990,000)

General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308

Initiative: Reduces funding for one Office Associate II position, one Education Specialist III position, one Office Specialist I Supervisor position and one Public Service Manager III position in the Management Information Systems program and increases funding for the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program for 54.01% of the cost. The positions will be funded through a transfer from the GPA program.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	$171,923
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$171,923

General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308

Initiative: Reallocates funding in the Management Information Services program for Distance Learning Support cost to the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program and increases funding in the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program for 54.01% of that cost.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	$497,990
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$497,990

General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308

Initiative: Reduces funding available for professional development. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($2,500,000)	$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($2,500,000)	$0

General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308

Initiative: Provides funding to offset unrecognized savings as a result of an increase in the number of eligible children who are currently receiving free, appropriate public education services through the Child Development Services System and whose parents choose to delay the entry of the children into kindergarten until the start of the following school year due to the extension of the window of eligibility by 2 months.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	$53,590
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$53,590

General Purpose Aid for Local Schools 0308

Initiative: Reduces funding in the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program by amounts available in unencumbered balance forward at the end of fiscal year 2006-07. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($3,500,000)	$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($3,500,000)	$0

Leadership 0836

Initiative: Reduces funding for travel and office expenses of the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($29,261)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($29,261)

Leadership 0836

Initiative: Provides funding for grants and private contributions received from various sources other than the Federal Government.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$825,000	$0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$825,000	$0

Leadership 0836

Initiative: Transfers one Education Specialist II position from the Leadership program, Federal Expenditures Fund, 73% to the Learning Through Technology program, Federal Expenditures Fund and 27% to the Learning Through Technology program, General Fund to be funded through a transfer from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program. Transfers one Education Specialist III position from the Management Information Services program, Federal Expenditures Fund to the Learning Through Technology program, General Fund to be funded through a transfer from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)
Personal Services	$0	($78,669)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	($78,669)

Leadership 0836

Initiative: Eliminates one vacant Office Associate II position (position number 014002991).

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)
Personal Services	$0	($42,570)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($42,570)

Learning Systems 0839

Initiative: Reduces funding for the Innovative Grant Program, the Interdepartmental Transition Councils and temporary support for homeschooling to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($245,638)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($245,638)

Learning Systems 0839

Initiative: Transfers 50% of one Education Specialist III position from the Learning Systems program, General Fund to the Adult Education program, Federal Expenditures Fund.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	($42,491)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($42,491)

Learning Systems 0839

Initiative: Transfers 25% of one Education Specialist III position from the Learning Systems program, General Fund to the Adult Education program, Federal Expenditures Fund.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	($21,245)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($21,245)

Learning Systems 0839

Initiative: Transfers one Education Specialist III position from the Adult Education program, Federal Expenditures Fund to the Learning Systems program, General Fund.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	1.000
Personal Services	$0	$90,342
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$90,342

Learning Systems 0839

Initiative: Adjusts All Other funding from the Learning Systems program, General Fund to the Learning Through Technology program, General Fund to align Learning Through Technology funding in the appropriate program.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($3,534)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($3,534)

Learning Systems 0839

Initiative: Establishes 2 Education Specialist II positions and 2 Office Associate II positions to provide education, treatment and other services for juvenile offenders at the youth development centers in Charleston and South Portland. The positions were previously established as limited-period positions by Financial Order 003539 F8. These positions will be funded from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	4.000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

Learning Systems 0839

Initiative: Continues one Education Specialist III position established by Financial Order 003732 F8, approved October 18, 2007, to administer the Reading First federal formula grant program.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	1.000
Personal Services	$0	$74,123
All Other	$0	$3,714
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$77,837

Learning Systems 0839

Initiative: Provides funding to reorganize one Office Assistant I position to one Office Specialist I position. This position is allocated 65% in the Management Information Systems program, General Fund and 35% in the Learning Systems program, Federal Expenditures Fund.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$943	$4,014
All Other	$47	$201
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$990	$4,215

Learning Through Technology Z029

Initiative: Reduces funding in general operating costs to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($415)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($415)

Learning Through Technology Z029

Initiative: Transfers funding for one Director of Special Projects position and one Education Specialist II position in the Learning Through Technology program to the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program and increases funding in the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program for 54.01% of the cost.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	($176,939)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($176,939)

Learning Through Technology Z029

Initiative: Adjusts All Other funding from the Learning Systems program, General Fund to the Learning Through Technology program, General Fund to align Learning Through Technology funding in the appropriate program.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	$3,534
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$3,534

Learning Through Technology Z029

Initiative: Transfers one Education Specialist II position from the Leadership program, Federal Expenditures Fund, 73% to the Learning Through Technology program, Federal Expenditures Fund and 27% to the Learning Through Technology program, General Fund to be funded through a transfer from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program. Transfers one Education Specialist III position from the Management Information Services program, Federal Expenditures Fund to the Learning Through Technology program, General Fund to be funded through a transfer from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	1.000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

Learning Through Technology Z029

Initiative: Transfers one Education Specialist II position from the Leadership program, Federal Expenditures Fund, 73% to the Learning Through Technology program, Federal Expenditures Fund and 27% to the Learning Through Technology program, General Fund to be funded through a transfer from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program. Transfers one Education Specialist III position from the Management Information Services program, Federal Expenditures Fund to the Learning Through Technology program, General Fund to be funded through a transfer from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	1.000
Personal Services	$0	$57,428
All Other	$0	$3,108
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$60,536

Management Information Systems 0838

Initiative: Reduces funding for general operating costs, printing, mailing and supplies to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($24,861)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($24,861)

Management Information Systems 0838

Initiative: Provides funding to reorganize one Office Specialist I Supervisor position to one Office Specialist II Supervisor position.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$933	$3,764
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$933	$3,764

Management Information Systems 0838

Initiative: Reduces funding to offset the cost of the reorganization of one Office Specialist I Supervisor position to one Office Specialist II Supervisor position as it will be funded from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	($933)	($3,764)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($933)	($3,764)

Management Information Systems 0838

Initiative: Continues one limited-period Public Service Manager II position established by Financial Order 003695 F8 to carry out a cooperative agreement for a statewide longitudinal data system. This position will end on September 10, 2010.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	$104,134
All Other	$0	$5,217
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$109,351

Management Information Systems 0838

Initiative: Reduces funding to offset the General Fund share of the reorganization of one Office Assistant I position to one Office Specialist I position as it will be funded from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	($1,754)	($7,456)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($1,754)	($7,456)

Management Information Systems 0838

Initiative: Provides funding to reorganize one Office Assistant I position to one Office Specialist I position. This position is allocated 65% in the Management Information Systems program, General Fund and 35% in the Learning Systems program, Federal Expenditures Fund.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$1,754	$7,456
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$1,754	$7,456

Management Information Systems 0838

Initiative: Reduces funding for one Office Associate II position, one Education Specialist III position, one Office Specialist I Supervisor position and one Public Service Manager III position in the Management Information Systems program and increases funding for the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program for 54.01% of the cost. The positions will be funded through a transfer from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	($318,317)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($318,317)

Management Information Systems 0838

Initiative: Reallocates funding in the Management Information Services program for Distance Learning Support cost to the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program and increases funding in the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program for 54.01% of that cost.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($922,033)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($922,033)

Management Information Systems 0838

Initiative: Transfers one Education Specialist II position from the Leadership program, Federal Expenditures Fund, 73% to the Learning Through Technology program, Federal Expenditures Fund and 27% to the Learning Through Technology program, General Fund to be funded through a transfer from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program. Transfers one Education Specialist III position from the Management Information Services program, Federal Expenditures Fund to the Learning Through Technology program, General Fund to be funded through a transfer from the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)
Personal Services	$0	($84,987)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	($84,987)

Preschool Handicapped 0449

Initiative: Provides funding to replace targeted case management services for the Child Development Services regional sites lost through a reduction in federal Medicaid funding.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$733,000	$1,750,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$733,000	$1,750,000

Preschool Handicapped 0449

Initiative: Eliminates one vacant Education Specialist III position (position number 014006056).

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)
Personal Services	$0	($61,068)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($61,068)

Regional Services 0840

Initiative: Reduces funding for general operating costs to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($12,433)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($12,433)

Regional Services 0840

Initiative: Eliminates one Regional Education Representative position.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)
Personal Services	$0	($74,123)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($74,123)

Regional Support Services Z051

Initiative: Eliminates funding for support services for the local schools reorganization.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($1,776,092)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($1,776,092)

Retired Teachers' Health Insurance 0854

Initiative: Reduces funding through negotiated savings in the contract for retired teachers' health insurance.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($926,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($926,000)

Support Systems 0837

Initiative: Reduces funding for support of the Post Secondary Enrollment initiative. The cost of this program will be absorbed by the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($112,767)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($112,767)

Support Systems 0837

Initiative: Transfers funding for one Education Specialist III position in the Support Systems program to the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program and increases funding in the General Purpose Aid for Local Schools program for 54.01% of the cost.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	($82,370)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($82,370)

EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	($5,267,000)	($40,692,145)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$990	($9,130)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$825,000	$0
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	($4,441,010)	($40,701,275)

Sec. A-21. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF

Administration - Environmental Protection 0251

Initiative: Reduces funding for out-of-state travel to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($10,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($10,000)

Administration - Environmental Protection 0251

Initiative: Provides funding in the Administration - Environmental Protection program to allow for payment of Natural Resources Service Center costs. These costs were budgeted as a transfer to the Agriculture-Conservation-Environmental Service Center in prior periods and now must be budgeted as an expense.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$439,107	$457,496
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$439,107	$457,496

Air Quality 0250

Initiative: Reduces funding for out-of-state travel to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($5,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($5,000)

Land and Water Quality 0248

Initiative: Reduces funding for out-of-state travel to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($10,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($10,000)

Land and Water Quality 0248

Initiative: Reduces funding for general operating expenditures to maintain costs within available resources.

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

Land and Water Quality 0248

Initiative: Transfers one Senior Environmental Engineer position from the Performance Partnership Grant program, Federal Expenditures Fund to the Land and Water Quality program, Other Special Revenue Funds to align function with funding.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	1.000	1.000
Personal Services	$90,929	$92,563
All Other	$1,910	$1,944
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$92,839	$94,507

Land and Water Quality 0248

Initiative: Reduces funding to Maine's Surface Water Ambient Toxics monitoring program. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($21,496)	($34,405)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($21,496)	($34,405)

Maine Environmental Protection Fund 0421

Initiative: Transfers 50% of the cost of one Environmental Specialist IV position from the Maine Environmental Protection Fund to the Remediation and Waste Management program to align function with funding.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	($41,555)	($42,334)
All Other	($864)	($881)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	($42,419)	($43,215)

Performance Partnership Grant 0851

Initiative: Transfers one Senior Environmental Engineer position from the Performance Partnership Grant program, Federal Expenditures Fund to the Land and Water Quality program, Other Special Revenue Funds to align function with funding.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	(1.000)	(1.000)
Personal Services	($90,929)	($92,563)
All Other	($1,910)	($1,944)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	($92,839)	($94,507)

Remediation and Waste Management 0247

Initiative: Transfers 4% of one Oil and Hazardous Material Specialist II position from the General Fund to Other Special Revenue Funds within the same program to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	($2,672)	($2,832)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($2,672)	($2,832)

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$2,672	$2,832
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$2,672	$2,832

Remediation and Waste Management 0247

Initiative: Transfers one Environmental Specialist IV position from the Federal Expenditures Fund to the Other Special Revenue Funds within the same program to align function with funding.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	(1.000)	(1.000)
Personal Services	($74,897)	($79,480)
All Other	($1,558)	($1,653)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	($76,455)	($81,133)

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	1.000	1.000
Personal Services	$74,897	$79,480
All Other	$1,558	$1,653
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$76,455	$81,133

Remediation and Waste Management 0247

Initiative: Transfers 50% of the cost of one Environmental Specialist IV position from the Maine Environmental Protection Fund to the Remediation and Waste Management program to align function with funding.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$41,555	$42,334
All Other	$864	$881
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$42,419	$43,215

Remediation and Waste Management 0247

Initiative: Provides funding to align the department's payment for solid waste-related legal fees with an appropriate and sustainable funding source.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$102,083	$102,083
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$102,083	$102,083

Remediation and Waste Management 0247

Initiative: Provides funding to offset a negative appropriation associated with a reclassification.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$2,245	$2,664
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$2,245	$2,664

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	($21,923)	($79,573)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	($169,294)	($175,640)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$713,156	$738,051
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$521,939	$482,838

Sec. A-22. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

ETHICS AND ELECTION PRACTICES, COMMISSION ON GOVERNMENTAL

Governmental Ethics and Election Practices - Commission on 0414

Initiative: Reduces funding for printing, postage and travel to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($5,641)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($5,641)

Governmental Ethics and Election Practices - Commission on 0414

Initiative: Reorganizes one Auditor II position to an Auditor III position and transfers All Other to Personal Services to fund the reorganization.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$2,581	$10,421
All Other	($2,581)	($10,421)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$0

ETHICS AND ELECTION PRACTICES, COMMISSION ON GOVERNMENTAL
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	$0	($5,641)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$0	$0
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	($5,641)

Sec. A-23. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

Administration - Executive - Governor's Office 0165

Initiative: Eliminates 2 Governor's Special Assistant positions and associated All Other to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(2.000)
Personal Services	$0	($121,665)
All Other	$0	($5,635)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($127,300)

Administration - Executive - Governor's Office 0165

Initiative: Eliminates one vacant Governor's Special Assistant position. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	(1.000)	(1.000)
Personal Services	($27,562)	($29,168)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($27,562)	($29,168)

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	($27,554)	($29,162)
All Other	($776)	($776)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	($28,330)	($29,938)

Ombudsman Program 0103

Initiative: Reduces funding for contractual services from the Maine Children's Alliance to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($4,476)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($4,476)

Planning Office 0082

Initiative: Eliminates funding in the General Fund for the technical assistance grants in the land use team, reallocates one Public Service Manager I position from 75% Federal Expenditures Fund and 25% General Fund to 100% General Fund and transfers Personal Services to All Other in the Federal Expenditures Fund to meet objectives in the coastal program in order to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	1.000
Personal Services	$0	$73,880
All Other	$0	($154,631)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($80,751)

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)
Personal Services	$0	($73,880)
All Other	$0	$73,880
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$0

Planning Office 0082

Initiative: Reduces funding for printing, copying, postage and consultant and staff travel related to special projects. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($12,802)	($20,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($12,802)	($20,000)

Planning Office 0082

Initiative: Reduces funding used for unforeseen expenditures. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($13,000)	($13,676)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($13,000)	($13,676)

Planning Office 0082

Initiative: Reduces funding for technical resource information made available to municipalities.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($10,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($10,000)

Planning Office 0082

Initiative: Establishes 2 limited-period Senior Planner positions, transfers All Other to Personal Services to fund the Other Special Revenue Funds portion of one position and provides associated All Other funding. One position will end on February 28, 2010 and the other on April 30, 2011.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$25,845	$122,690
All Other	$976	$4,635
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$26,821	$127,325

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$2,886	$17,524
All Other	($2,886)	($17,524)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$0

Public Advocate 0410

Initiative: Eliminates one Public Service Coordinator III position (Nuclear Safety Advisor) as of August 31, 2008 and reduces related All Other funding.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)
Personal Services	$0	($71,624)
All Other	$0	($13,728)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	($85,352)

Public Advocate 0410

Initiative: Provides funding to cover a projected shortfall in fiscal year 2008-09 as a result of collective bargaining.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	$82,338
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$82,338

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2007-08	2008-09
GENERAL FUND	($53,364)	($285,371)
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	($1,509)	$97,387
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$0	($3,014)
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	($54,873)	($190,998)

Sec. A-24. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

FINANCE AUTHORITY OF MAINE

Waste Motor Oil Disposal Site Remediation Program Z060

Initiative: Provides funding to allocate revenues collected from the premium on motor vehicle oil changes enacted in Public Law 2007, chapter 464 to make interest and principal payments for bonds issued by the Finance Authority of Maine to fund the cleanup of waste motor oil disposal sites across Maine.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$2,193,750	$2,925,000
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$2,193,750	$2,925,000

Sec. A-25. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

FOUNDATION FOR BLOOD RESEARCH

Scienceworks for ME 0908

Initiative: Reduces funding for community outreach. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($2,240)	($5,737)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($2,240)	($5,737)

Sec. A-26. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

HEALTH DATA ORGANIZATION, MAINE

Maine Health Data Organization 0848

Initiative: Establishes one Programmer Analyst position to handle the increase in the amount of data the Maine Health Data Organization is collecting and to meet the increased demands for claims data.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	1.000
Personal Services	$0	$73,332
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$73,332

Sec. A-27. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS)

Consumer-directed Services Z043

Initiative: Reduces funding for personal care attendant services for individuals with physical disabilities who are not eligible for MaineCare.

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

Consumer-directed Services Z043

Initiative: Reduces funding from savings achieved by managing vacancies. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if necessary, the department is authorized to adjust the amount of savings among its accounts in the Personal Services line category by financial order upon the approval of the State Budget Officer and the Governor. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

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

Departmentwide 0019

Initiative: Adjusts funding as a result of the increase in the federal fiscal year 2008-09 federal financial participation rate.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	$238,965
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$238,965

Disproportionate Share - Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center 0734

Initiative: Provides funding for contracts for services and fuel.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$730,641	$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$730,641	$0

Disproportionate Share - Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center 0734

Initiative: Adjusts funding as a result of the increase in the federal fiscal year 2008-09 federal financial participation rate.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	($90,209)
All Other	$0	($3,205)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($93,414)

Disproportionate Share - Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center 0734

Initiative: Provides funding to pay the Department of Administrative and Financial Services for the costs of 10 new positions established for the Department of Health and Human Services Service Center to improve the efficiency in financial accounting and reporting services for the department.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	$10,790
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$10,790

Disproportionate Share - Riverview Psychiatric Center 0733

Initiative: Provides funding for contracts for services and fuel.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$331,921	$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$331,921	$0

Disproportionate Share - Riverview Psychiatric Center 0733

Initiative: Adjusts funding as a result of the increase in the federal fiscal year 2008-09 federal financial participation rate.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	($82,519)
All Other	$0	($32,477)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($114,996)

Disproportionate Share - Riverview Psychiatric Center 0733

Initiative: Transfers one Physician III position, one Mental Health Casework Supervisor position and one Intensive Case Manager position from the Mental Health Services - Community program to be funded 63.75% Other Special Revenue Funds in the Disproportionate Share - Riverview Psychiatric Center program and 36.25% General Fund in the Riverview Psychiatric Center program.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	$128,043
All Other	$0	$6,011
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$134,054

Disproportionate Share - Riverview Psychiatric Center 0733

Initiative: Provides funding to pay the Department of Administrative and Financial Services for the costs of 10 new positions established for the Department of Health and Human Services Service Center to improve the efficiency in financial accounting and reporting services for the department.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	$9,658
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$9,658

Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center 0120

Initiative: Reduces funding for equipment for the remainder of fiscal year 2007-08.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Capital Expenditures	($5,006)	$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($5,006)	$0

Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center 0120

Initiative: Adjusts funding as a result of the increase in the federal fiscal year 2008-09 federal financial participation rate.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	$0	$90,209
All Other	$0	$3,205
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$93,414

Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center 0120

Initiative: Provides funding to pay the Department of Administrative and Financial Services for the costs of 10 new positions established for the Department of Health and Human Services Service Center to improve the efficiency in financial accounting and reporting services for the department.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	$18,562
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$18,562

Driver Education and Evaluation Program - Substance Abuse 0700

Initiative: Reduces funding for information technology services for the remainder of fiscal year 2007-08.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($160,000)	$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($160,000)	$0

Driver Education and Evaluation Program - Substance Abuse 0700

Initiative: Reduces funding from savings achieved by managing vacancies. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if necessary, the department is authorized to adjust the amount of savings among its accounts in the Personal Services line category by financial order upon the approval of the State Budget Officer and the Governor. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	($5,000)	$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($5,000)	$0

Elizabeth Levinson Center 0119

Initiative: Reduces funding to reflect the privatization of the Elizabeth Levinson Center, including the elimination of 41 full-time positions, 5 part-time positions and 6 intermittent positions effective October 1, 2008. Position detail is on file in the Bureau of the Budget. This request will reduce General Fund undedicated revenue by $1,299,708 in fiscal year 2008-09.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(43.500)
POSITIONS - FTE COUNT	0.000	(1.299)
Personal Services	$0	($2,013,549)
All Other	$0	($424,339)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($2,437,888)

Elizabeth Levinson Center 0119

Initiative: Reduces funding from savings achieved by managing vacancies. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if necessary, the department is authorized to adjust the amount of savings among its accounts in the Personal Services line category by financial order upon the approval of the State Budget Officer and the Governor. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
Personal Services	($160,000)	$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($160,000)	$0

FHM - Substance Abuse 0948

Initiative: Adjusts funding as a result of the increase in the federal fiscal year 2008-09 federal financial participation rate.

FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($11,741)
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE TOTAL	$0	($11,741)

Medicaid Services - Mental Retardation 0705

Initiative: Adjusts funding as a result of the increase in the federal fiscal year 2008-09 federal financial participation rate.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($258,102)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($258,102)

Medicaid Services - Mental Retardation 0705

Initiative: Adjusts funding to bring it into line with projected available resources based on revenue changes approved by the Revenue Forecasting Committee.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$1,138,697	$1,167,164
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$1,138,697	$1,167,164

Medicaid Services - Mental Retardation 0705

Initiative: Adjusts funding in various MaineCare accounts to reflect modifications to projections of Medicaid-dedicated tax revenues, to comport with the November 2007 Revenue Forecasting Committee report.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($1,085,570)	($1,112,709)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($1,085,570)	($1,112,709)

Medicaid Services - Mental Retardation 0705

Initiative: Adjusts funding by converting 5 intermediate care facilities for people with mental retardation to waiver homes under the Home and Community Based Waiver program. The corresponding federal match reduction is in the Medical Care - Payments to Providers program.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($1,322,048)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($1,322,048)

Medicaid Services - Mental Retardation 0705

Initiative: Provides funding for the cost of services to individuals as a result of the privatization of the Elizabeth Levinson Center. The corresponding federal funding increase is in the Medical Care - Payments to Providers program.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	$618,671
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$618,671

Mental Health Services - Child Medicaid 0731

Initiative: Adjusts funding as a result of the increase in the federal fiscal year 2008-09 federal financial participation rate.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	($460,183)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($460,183)

Mental Health Services - Child Medicaid 0731

Initiative: Reduces funding to 2 agencies in one geographic area of the State for day treatment services. The corresponding federal match reduction is in the Medical Care - Payments to Providers program. This initiative relates to the curtailments ordered in Financial Order 003806 F8.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	($125,000)	($500,000)
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($125,000)	($500,000)

Mental Health Services - Child Medicaid 0731

Initiative: Reduces funding by consolidating crisis services to one provider per district. The corresponding federal match reduction is in the Medical Care - Payments to Providers program.

GENERAL FUND

2007-08