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An Act Making Supplemental Allocations from the Highway Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2015
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas,  the 90-day period may not terminate until after the beginning of the next fiscal year; and
Whereas,  certain obligations and expenses incident to the operation of state departments and institutions will become due and payable immediately; and
Whereas,  in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore,
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
 
State Police 0291
 
Initiative: Provides funding for equipment and supplies.

HIGHWAY FUND	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$137,774	$0	$0	
				
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$137,774	$0	$0	

State Police 0291
 
Initiative: Provides funding to correct law enforcement personnel safety issues identified through an audit of the State Police program.

HIGHWAY FUND	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$17,500	$0	$0	
				
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$17,500	$0	$0	

Traffic Safety 0546
 
Initiative: Provides funding for the approved reclassification of one State Police Trooper position to a State Police Specialist position retroactive to October of 2013.

HIGHWAY FUND	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	
Personal Services	$12,062	$0	$0	
All Other	$220	$0	$0	
				
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$12,282	$0	$0	

PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF				
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	
				
HIGHWAY FUND	$167,556	$0	$0	
				
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$167,556	$0	$0	
 
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Highway Light Capital Z095
 
Initiative: Provides additional funding in the Highway Light Capital program and Local Road Assistance Program as a result of increased Highway Fund revenue projections in December 2014.

HIGHWAY FUND	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	
Capital Expenditures	$6,786,777	$0	$0	
				
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$6,786,777	$0	$0	

Local Road Assistance Program 0337
 
Initiative: Provides additional funding in the Highway Light Capital program and Local Road Assistance Program as a result of increased Highway Fund revenue projections in December 2014.

HIGHWAY FUND	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$610,810	$0	$0	
				
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$610,810	$0	$0	

Multimodal - Island Ferry Service Z016
 
Initiative: To implement a recruitment and retention stipend of 15% for Ferry Able Seaman positions based on the August 2014 agreement between the State of Maine and the Maine State Employees Association to address recruitment and retention problems at the Maine State Ferry Service. The hours were reduced from 7 positions, and this initiative puts those hours back.

ISLAND FERRY SERVICES FUND	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	
POSITIONS - FTE COUNT	1.110	0.000	0.000	
Personal Services	$70,164	$0	$0	
				
ISLAND FERRY SERVICES FUND TOTAL	$70,164	$0	$0	

TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF				
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	
				
HIGHWAY FUND	$7,397,587	$0	$0	
ISLAND FERRY SERVICES FUND	$70,164	$0	$0	
				
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$7,467,751	$0	$0	
 
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation takes effect when approved.
 
SUMMARY
This bill makes supplemental allocations from the Highway Fund and other funds for the expenditures of State Government necessary to the proper operations of State Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015.