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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Help Stabilize Homeless Shelters and Shelters for Victims of Human Trafficking in Maine’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. Distribution of settlement funds. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall distribute $100,000 of the funds received from the settlement agreement reached between the United States and McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. and its subsidiary Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC on February 2, 2015 and received by the State on March 10, 2015 to the Shelter Rehabilitation for Victims of Human Trafficking, Other Special Revenue Funds account within the Maine State Housing Authority for the rehabilitation and operating costs of a shelter for victims of human trafficking no later than September 30, 2015. This funding must supplement and not supplant any other funding available for this purpose.
Sec. 2. Distribution of settlement funds in fiscal year 2015-16 and fiscal year 2016-17. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall distribute $150,000 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $150,000 in fiscal year 2016-17 of the funds received from the settlement agreement reached between the United States and McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. and its subsidiary Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC on February 2, 2015 and received by the State on March 10, 2015 to the Shelter Operations for Victims of Human Trafficking, Other Special Revenue Funds account within the Department of Health and Human Services for the operating costs of a shelter for victims of human trafficking. These funds must be distributed no later than June 30th of the applicable fiscal year. This funding must supplement and not supplant any other funding available for this purpose.
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)
 
Shelter Operations for Victims of Human Trafficking N212
 
Initiative: Allocates funds for 2 years for the operating costs of a shelter for victims of human trafficking.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$150,000	$150,000	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$150,000	$150,000	

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2015-16	2016-17	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$150,000	$150,000	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$150,000	$150,000	

HOUSING AUTHORITY, MAINE STATE
 
Shelter Operating Subsidy 0661
 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funds for homeless shelters.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	

Shelter Rehabilitation for Victims of Human Trafficking N213
 
Initiative: Allocates one-time funds for the rehabilitation and operating costs of a building to be used as a shelter for victims of human trafficking.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$100,000	$0	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$100,000	$0	

HOUSING AUTHORITY, MAINE STATE			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2015-16	2016-17	
			
GENERAL FUND	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$100,000	$0	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$2,100,000	$2,000,000	

SECTION TOTALS	2015-16	2016-17	
			
GENERAL FUND	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$250,000	$150,000	
			
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$2,250,000	$2,150,000	
 
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SUMMARY
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. It allocates $100,000 for the rehabilitation and operating costs of a building to be used as a shelter for victims of human trafficking and it allocates $150,000 in fiscal year 2015-16 and in fiscal year 2016-17 for the operating costs of a shelter for victims of human trafficking. It also reduces the ongoing funding proposed in the bill for homeless shelters from $3,500,000 to $2,000,000 per year.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)