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An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations from the Highway Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2021
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:
PART A
Sec. A-1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Buildings and Grounds Operations 0080
 
Initiative: Reallocates the costs of one Institutional Custodial Worker position from 50% Highway Fund and 50% Real Property Lease Internal Service Fund to 100% Highway Fund within the same program.

HIGHWAY FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
Personal Services	$27,372	$28,305	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$27,372	$28,305	

PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
 
State Police 0291
 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for a comparison microscope for the firearms unit of the crime laboratory.

HIGHWAY FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
Capital Expenditures	$32,200	$0	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$32,200	$0	

State Police 0291
 
Initiative: Provides funding for the approved reclassification of one Planning and Research Associate II position to a Criminal Intelligence Analyst position effective July 26, 2019, and related All Other costs.

HIGHWAY FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
Personal Services	$2,584	$2,577	
All Other	$61	$61	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$2,645	$2,638	

State Police 0291
 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for interface development and ongoing funding for the Maine telecommunications and routing operations system maintenance fees associated with the judicial branch case management system.

HIGHWAY FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
All Other	$140,000	$10,500	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$140,000	$10,500	

State Police 0291
 
Initiative: Establishes 10 State Police Trooper positions and 4 State Police Sergeant-E positions and provides funding for related All Other costs.

HIGHWAY FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
Personal Services	$0	$602,751	
All Other	$0	$375,315	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$0	$978,066	

State Police 0291
 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for the implementation, and ongoing funding for the maintenance, of a database associated with Public Law 2019, chapter 411.

HIGHWAY FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
All Other	$179,158	$8,958	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$179,158	$8,958	

State Police 0291
 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for the purchase of a gas chromatograph for the examination of fire debris.

HIGHWAY FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
Capital Expenditures	$25,900	$0	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$25,900	$0	

PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2019-20	2020-21	
			
HIGHWAY FUND	$379,903	$1,000,162	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$379,903	$1,000,162	

SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Administration - Motor Vehicles 0077
 
Initiative: Provides funding for the approved reorganization of one Data Base Administrator position to an Information Technology Consultant position and related All Other costs.

HIGHWAY FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
Personal Services	$3,563	$13,199	
All Other	$236	$875	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$3,799	$14,074	

Administration - Motor Vehicles 0077
 
Initiative: Provides funding for the approved reorganization of one Programmer Analyst position to an Information Technology Business Analyst position and related All Other costs.

HIGHWAY FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
Personal Services	$1,418	$6,147	
All Other	$94	$408	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$1,512	$6,555	

Administration - Motor Vehicles 0077
 
Initiative: Provides funding for the approved reorganization of one Senior Programmer Analyst position to an Agency Application Architect position and related All Other costs.

HIGHWAY FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
Personal Services	$1,849	$6,849	
All Other	$123	$454	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$1,972	$7,303	

Administration - Motor Vehicles 0077
 
Initiative: Provides funding for the approved reorganization of 3 Customer Representative Associate I positions to Customer Representative Associate II positions and related All Other costs.

HIGHWAY FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
Personal Services	$1,692	$6,488	
All Other	$112	$430	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$1,804	$6,918	

Administration - Motor Vehicles 0077
 
Initiative: Provides funding for the increase in the STA-CAP rate from 4.65% to 6.626%.

HIGHWAY FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
All Other	$813,214	$820,357	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$813,214	$820,357	

Administration - Motor Vehicles 0077
 
Initiative: Provides funding for the approved reorganization of one Staff Development Specialist IV position to a Public Service Coordinator I position and related All Other costs.

HIGHWAY FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
Personal Services	$3,795	$15,892	
All Other	$250	$1,100	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$4,045	$16,992	

Administration - Motor Vehicles 0077
 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding to develop and enhance the interface and web services associated with the judicial case management system.

HIGHWAY FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
All Other	$164,562	$225,143	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$164,562	$225,143	

Administration - Motor Vehicles 0077
 
Initiative: Provides funding for the approved reorganization of one Office Specialist II position to a Programmer Analyst position and related All Other costs.

HIGHWAY FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
Personal Services	$4,439	$16,960	
All Other	$294	$1,124	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$4,733	$18,084	

Administration - Motor Vehicles 0077
 
Initiative: Provides funding for the approved reorganization of one Clerk IV position to a Motor Vehicle Section Manager position and related All Other costs.

HIGHWAY FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
Personal Services	$946	$6,846	
All Other	$63	$454	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$1,009	$7,300	

SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2019-20	2020-21	
			
HIGHWAY FUND	$996,650	$1,122,726	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$996,650	$1,122,726	

TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Highway and Bridge Capital 0406
 
Initiative: Provides increased allocation to properly expense revenue received.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2019-20	2020-21	
All Other	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	
Capital Expenditures	$15,000,000	$15,000,000	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$20,000,000	$20,000,000	

Multimodal - Freight Rail 0350
 
Initiative: Provides increased federal allocation to properly expense federal discretionary grants.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
All Other	$0	$10,000,000	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$10,000,000	

Multimodal - Ports and Marine 0323
 
Initiative: Provides increased federal allocation to properly expense federal discretionary grants.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
All Other	$0	$50,000	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$50,000	

TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2019-20	2020-21	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$0	$10,050,000	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$20,000,000	$20,000,000	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$20,000,000	$30,050,000	
 
PART B
Sec. B-1.  PL 2019, c. 415, Pt. C, §1  is amended to read:
Sec. C-1. Carrying provision; Department of Secretary of State, Administration - Motor Vehicles program. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the State Controller shall carry forward any unexpended balances in the Personal Services and All Other line categories in the Department of Secretary of State, Administration - Motor Vehicles program, after all financial commitments for salary, benefits and other obligations and budgetary adjustments have been made, at the end of fiscal year 2018-19 to the All Other line category for the 2019-20 fiscal year and at the end of fiscal year 2019-20 to the All Other line category for the 2020-21 fiscal year,in the Department of Secretary of State, Administration - Motor Vehicles program to be used for the procurement and implementation of an automated driver's license testing system for written and road skills tests that must meet conditions prescribed in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations for commercial license examinationshardware and software for computer modernization projects.
PART C
Sec. C-1.  PL 2019, c. 415, Pt. G, §1  is amended to read:
Sec. G-1. Transfer authorized. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1585 or any other provision of law to the contrary, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2021 the Commissioner of Transportation is authorized to transfer, by financial order upon the recommendation of the State Budget Officer and approval of the Governor, identified Highway Fund Personal Services, All Other or Capital savings in any program in the Department of Transportation to the Department of Transportation, Highway and Bridge Capital, Highway Light Capital and Maintenance and Operations programs for capital or all other needs. The financial order must identify the specific savings after all adjustments that may be required by the State Controller to ensure that all financial commitments have been met in Personal Services after assuming all costs for that program including collective bargaining costs. The Commissioner of Transportation shall provide a report by September 15, 2020 and September 15, 2021 to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation matters detailing the financial adjustments to the Highway Fund.
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation takes effect when approved.
 
SUMMARY
PART A
This Part makes appropriations and allocations.
PART B
This Part amends a provision in Public Law 2019, chapter 415, Part C to require the State Controller, at the end of fiscal years 2018-19 and 2019-20, to carry forward any unexpended balances in the Personal Services and All Other line categories in the Department of Secretary of State, Administration - Motor Vehicles program, after all financial commitments for salary, benefits and other obligations and budgetary adjustments have been made, to the All Other line category in the Department of Secretary of State, Administration - Motor Vehicles program to be used for the procurement and implementation of hardware and software for computer modernization projects. Public Law 2019, chapter 415, Part C authorized the balances to be used for the procurement and implementation of an automated driver's license testing system.
PART C
This Part amends a provision in Public Law 2019, chapter 415, Part G to authorize the Commissioner of Transportation, for fiscal years ending June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2021, to transfer Highway Fund Personal Services, All Other or Capital savings in any program in the Department of Transportation to the Department of Transportation, Highway and Bridge Capital, Highway Light Capital and Maintenance and Operations programs for capital or all other needs.