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Amend the bill by striking out all of section 5 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 5.  36 MRSA §4381  is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
§ 4381. Disposition of revenue
The revenue derived from the tax imposed by this chapter and described in section 4365-G must be distributed as follows:
 
1.  General Fund.     One hundred mills per cigarette must be deposited to the General Fund;
 
2.  Fund for a Healthy Maine.     Twenty-five mills per cigarette must be deposited in the Fund for a Healthy Maine;
 
3.  Tax Relief Fund for Maine Residents.     Twenty-five mills per cigarette must be deposited in the Tax Relief Fund for Maine Residents established in Title 5, section 1518-A; and
 
4.  Nursing facilities fund.     Twenty-five mills per cigarette must be deposited in the nursing facilities fund account in the Department of Health and Human Services.
Sec. 6. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Revenue Services - Bureau of 0002
 
Initiative: Appropriates funds to notify all cigarette distributors and retailers, print and mail floor stock returns, print and mail interim tax stamps, manually track the new process and follow up with noncompliant taxpayers.

GENERAL FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
Personal Services	$14,500	$14,500	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$14,500	$14,500	

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2011-12	2012-13	
			
GENERAL FUND	$14,500	$14,500	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$14,500	$14,500	

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)
 
FHM - Bureau of Health 0953
 
Initiative: Provides funds for tobacco treatment counseling by a tobacco help line.

FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$800,000	$400,000	
			
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE TOTAL	$800,000	$400,000	

Nursing Facilities 0148
 
Initiative: Allocates funds for MaineCare nursing facility services.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$28,050,191	$27,561,076	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$28,050,191	$27,561,076	

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2011-12	2012-13	
			
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE	$800,000	$400,000	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$28,050,191	$27,561,076	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$28,850,191	$27,961,076	

SECTION TOTALS	2011-12	2012-13	
			
GENERAL FUND	$14,500	$14,500	
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE	$800,000	$400,000	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$28,050,191	$27,561,076	
			
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$28,864,691	$27,975,576	
 
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Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
The amendment provides for an allocation of $1.50 that will be generated by the cigarette tax increase among the Fund for a Healthy Maine account, the Tax Relief Fund for Maine Residents account and the Nursing Facilities Other Special Revenue Funds account in the Department of Health and Human Services. The amendment also replaces the appropriations and allocations section.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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