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An Act To Fund the Cold Case Homicide Unit in the Department of the Attorney General
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  PL 2013, c. 585, §§3 and 4  are repealed
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
 
State Police 0291
 
Initiative: Provides funding for 2 State Police Detective positions and one Forensic Chemist position and related All Other costs to establish a cold case homicide unit.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	3.000	
Personal Services	$0	$243,648	
All Other	$0	$88,372	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$332,020	

HIGHWAY FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
Personal Services	$0	$131,194	
All Other	$0	$47,585	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$0	$178,779	

SUMMARY
This bill repeals the requirement that the Commissioner of Public Safety and the Attorney General pursue federal funding to establish a cold case homicide unit. The bill also repeals the provision of law that makes establishment of a cold case homicide unit contingent upon availability of federal funding. The provision of law directing the Attorney General in collaboration with the Commissioner of Public Safety to establish a cold case homicide unit is not repealed. The bill provides funding for the fiscal year 2016-17.