8.__Staff. The Director of the Bureau of General Services shall appoint, as approved by the Legislature and subject to the Civil Service Law, staff necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

9.__Budget adequate funds. Each department or agency using the services of the Central Fleet Management Division must budget adequate funds to pay for the leasing services provided by the Central Fleet Management Division.

10.__Transfer of funds. Notwithstanding section 1585, state agencies that are in the process of transferring vehicle operations to the Central Fleet Management Division may transfer Capital Expenditures funds to the All Other category for those agencies to allow agencies to pay vehicle expenses.

11.__Report. The Director of the Bureau of General Services within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state and local government matters and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs by February 15th of each year with respect to the status of current vehicle operations, projected requirements, anticipated costs and savings realized to date for each fiscal year in the operation of the Central Fleet Management Division.

PART I

Sec. I-1. 12 MRSA §685-B, sub-§2, ¶B, as amended by PL 1995, c. 487, §1, is repealed.

Sec. I-2. 12 MRSA §685-E, last ¶, as amended by PL 2003, c. 688, Pt. C, §2, is further amended to read:

Beginning with fiscal year 2003-04, a town or a plantation in the commission's jurisdiction or a portion of a town or plantation within the commission's jurisdiction that elects not to administer land use controls at the local level but receives commission services, including planning, permitting and ensuring compliance, must be assessed a fee equal to .0l% of the most recent equalized state valuation established by the State Tax Assessor for that town or plantation or portion of a town or plantation within the commission's jurisdiction. The State Tax Assessor shall issue a warrant to each such town or plantation no later than March 1st of each year. The warrant is payable on