Sec. EE-1. Transfers from unappropriated surplus at close of fiscal year 2000-01. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, at the close of fiscal year 2000-01, the State Controller shall transfer from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Executive Branch - Departments and Agencies Statewide account within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services after all required deductions of appropriations and budgeted financial commitments and as the next priority after the transfers required pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, sections 1507, 1511, 1513, 1517 and 1519 and the amounts authorized pursuant to Public Law 2001, chapter 358, Part X, section 2 an amount not to exceed $9,100,572 as determined in section 2 of this Part. At the close of fiscal year 2000-01, transfers authorized pursuant to Title 5, section 1519 may not exceed $2,000,000 and transfers authorized pursuant to Title 5, section 1517 may not exceed $1,700,000.
Sec. EE-2. Priority of transfers. Transfers made in accordance with section 1 of this Part must be expended for the purposes listed in this section in the following amounts and priority order.
1. ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
Office of Tourism $2,193,844
New Initiative: Provides funds to increase tourism promotion in fiscal year 2002-03. These funds may not be expended in fiscal year 2001-02 but must be carried forward until June 30, 2003.
2. MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
Bureau of Resource Management $139,418
New Initiative: Appropriates funds to develop alternative lobster stock assessment models and to develop alternative biological reference points for lobster in the State.
3. DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
Disaster Assistance $424,396
New Initiative: To provide the state share of federal disaster assistance.
4. AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
Office of Agricultural, Natural and Rural Resources $5,000
New Initiative: Appropriates funds in fiscal year 2001-02 for the United States Geological Survey to conduct a low-flow study in Aroostook County.
5. MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL RETARDATION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Disproportionate Share - Augusta Mental Health
Institute $26,490
New Initiative: Modernization of management information system.
6. MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL RETARDATION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Disproportionate Share - Augusta Mental Health
Institute $133,894
New Initiative: Continues using contract nurses at the Augusta Mental Health Institute.
7. MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL RETARDATION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Disproportionate Share - Bangor Mental Health
Institute $132,530
New Initiative: Provides funds to contract for nurse coverage due to difficulty in recruiting state employees.
8. ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Bureau of General Services Capital Improvement
Reserve Fund $400,000
New Initiative: Provides funds to the Bureau of General Services to complete renovating the HETL building and clinical laboratories.
9. ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Bureau of General Services Capital Improvement
Reserve Fund $350,000
New Initiative: Provides funding for the development of a capital investment plan for the Downeast Correctional Facility.
10. ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Bureau of General Services Capital Improvement
Reserve Fund $125,000
New Initiative: Provides funding for repairs to a hangar in Greenville.
11. ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Bureau of General Services Capital Improvement
Reserve Fund $350,000
New Initiative: Provides funding in fiscal year 2002-03 for an architectural and engineering assessment of the Harlow Building.
12. GOVERNOR BAXTER SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
Governor Baxter School for the Deaf $100,000
New Initiative: Provides one-time funds in fiscal year 2001-02 and the authority to use unobligated resources in order to offset expenditures by local education authorities for the costs of educational programs and related services required for students under federal and state laws related to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The Governor Baxter School for the Deaf is to submit a report by January 15, 2002 to the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services and to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education and cultural affairs and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs detailing the school's specific responsibilities and the resources necessary to address those responsibilities.
13. CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF
Administration - Corrections $1,800,000
New Initiative: Provides for the continued development of the department's technology plan.
14. ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
Office of Tourism $1,000,000
New Initiative: Provides funds to match a federal grant to plan and construct the Downeast Heritage Center on the St. Croix River in Calais and to promote tourism and economic growth in Washington County.
15. HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Bureau of Health $25,000
New Initiative: Appropriates funds on a one-time basis to design and conduct a health study of selected residents of the Town of Orrington relating to levels of mercury.
16. DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
Military Educational Benefits $300,000
New Initiative: Provides educational funds in fiscal year 2001-02.
17. ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Bureau of General Services Capital Improvement
Reserve Fund $1,000,000
New Initiative: Provides funding in fiscal year 2001-02 for renovations at the Bangor Mental Health Institute campus to make office space ADA-accessible, to upgrade heating and cooling systems and to repair the roof and parapets.
18. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
State Board of Education $150,000
New Initiative: Provides funding to continue the implementation of essential programs and services.
19. MAINE STATE MUSEUM
Maine State Museum $445,000
New Initiative: Provides funds for the repair of portraits in the State House and for the stabilization of the historic flags exhibit.
Sec. EE-3. Calculation and transfer. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1585, in fiscal year 2001-02, the State Budget Officer shall calculate the amounts that may be transferred to the various state departments and agencies for the projects listed in section 2 of this Part and shall transfer the calculated amounts by financial order upon the approval of the Governor. These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations and allocations in fiscal year 2001-02. The State Budget Officer shall provide the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs with a report of the transferred amounts no later than January 31, 2003. Amounts transferred pursuant to this Part and not expended during fiscal year 2001-02 may not lapse at the end of fiscal year 2001-02 but must be carried forward to be used for the purposes for which they were originally transferred.
Sec. EE-4. Revenue Reserve. A Revenue Reserve is established as an account within the General Fund to be used to reserve funds against future revenue reductions that may result from the State taking action to conform the State's tax laws to the United States Internal Revenue Code, to offset future budget shortfalls, to secure resources for the Fund for a Healthy Maine or for other purposes as determined by the Legislature. At the close of fiscal year 2000-01, the State Controller shall transfer to the Revenue Reserve any balance remaining in General Fund unappropriated surplus after all the transfers authorized pursuant to section 1 and after all other required deductions of appropriations and budgeted financial commitments.
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