PART D
Sec. D-1. PL 2005, c. 664, Pt. D, §1 is amended to read:
Sec. D-1. Transfer of Highway Fund unallocated balance; capital program needs; Department of Transportation. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1585 or any other provision of law, at the close of fiscal years 2005-06 and 2006-07, the State Controller shall transfer amounts exceeding $1,000,000 $100,000 from the unallocated balance in the Highway Fund after the deduction of all allocations, budgeted financial commitments, accounting adjustments considered necessary by the State Controller, other designated funds or any other transfer authorized by statute and the fiscal year 2005-06 unallocated balance dedicated to the fiscal year 2006-07 budgets to the Department of Transportation for capital needs in the Highway and Bridge Improvement and Maintenance and Operations programs. The Commissioner of Transportation is authorized to allot these funds by financial order upon the recommendation of the State Budget Officer and the approval of the Governor. The transferred amounts are considered adjustments to allocations. Within 30 days of approval of the financial order, the Commissioner of Transportation shall provide to the members of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation matters a report detailing the financial status of the department's capital program.
Download text as MS-Word, RTF or PDF.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes