APPROVED CHAPTER
JULY 1, 2021 398
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE
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H.P. 156 - L.D. 221
An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures
of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds and Changing Certain
Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State
Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2021, June 30, 2022 and
June 30, 2023
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
Accident - Sickness - Health Insurance 0455
Initiative: Establishes one Public Service Coordinator I position to support implementation
of Public Law 2019, chapter 424, An Act To Expand Health Insurance Options for Town
Academies, and Public Law 2019, chapter 446, An Act To Amend the Laws Concerning
the Retired County and Municipal Law Enforcement Officers and Municipal Firefighters
Health Insurance Program, and provides funding for related All Other costs.
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ACCIDENT, SICKNESS AND HEALTH 2021-22 2022-23
INSURANCE INTERNAL SERVICE FUND
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 1.000 1.000
Personal Services $86,742 $91,130
All Other $1,929 $7,687
__________ __________
ACCIDENT, SICKNESS AND HEALTH $88,671 $98,817
INSURANCE INTERNAL SERVICE FUND TOTAL
Accident - Sickness - Health Insurance 0455
Initiative: Reduces funding in the cost of goods sold account to correct for an erroneous
baseline increase enacted in Public Law 2021, chapter 29.
ACCIDENT, SICKNESS AND HEALTH 2021-22 2022-23
INSURANCE INTERNAL SERVICE FUND
All Other ($167,840,593) ($167,840,593)
__________ __________
ACCIDENT, SICKNESS AND HEALTH ($167,840,593) ($167,840,593)
INSURANCE INTERNAL SERVICE FUND TOTAL
FIREFIGHTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT 2021-22 2022-23
OFFICERS HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM
FUND
All Other ($1,658,819) ($1,658,819)
__________ __________
FIREFIGHTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ($1,658,819) ($1,658,819)
OFFICERS HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM
FUND TOTAL
Adult Use Marijuana Regulatory Coordination Fund Z264
Initiative: Eliminates one Planning and Research Associate I position, one Liquor Tax
Auditor position and 3 State Police Trooper positions and provides funding for the
proposed reorganization of one Public Service Manager III position to a Director, Office
of Marijuana Policy position.
GENERAL FUND 2021-22 2022-23
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT (5.000) (5.000)
Personal Services ($469,721) ($485,439)
__________ __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL ($469,721) ($485,439)
Adult Use Marijuana Regulatory Coordination Fund Z264
Initiative: Eliminates 3 temporary positions erroneously included in the baseline for the
Governor's recommended budget as permanent positions and subsequently enacted in
Public Law 2021, chapter 29.
GENERAL FUND 2021-22 2022-23
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT (3.000) (3.000)
Personal Services ($297,141) ($309,739)
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL ($297,141) ($309,739)
Alcoholic Beverages - General Operation 0015
Initiative: Transfers and reallocates one Public Service Manager III position and related All
Other from 50% Lottery Operations program within the State Lottery Fund and 50%
Alcoholic Beverages - General Operation program within the State Alcoholic Beverage
Fund to 100% Alcoholic Beverages - General Operation program within the State
Alcoholic Beverage Fund.
STATE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE FUND 2021-22 2022-23
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 1.000 1.000
Personal Services $74,743 $75,024
All Other $12,312 $12,340
__________ __________
STATE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE FUND TOTAL $87,055 $87,364
Alcoholic Beverages - General Operation 0015
Initiative: Reorganizes 5 Liquor Licensing Inspector positions from salary range 20 to
salary range 22 and transfers All Other to Personal Services to fund the reorganization.
GENERAL FUND 2021-22 2022-23
Personal Services $23,535 $23,714
All Other ($23,535) ($23,714)
__________ __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $0
Alcoholic Beverages - General Operation 0015
Initiative: Reorganizes one Public Service Manager I position to a Public Service Manager
II position and transfers All Other to Personal Services to fund the proposed reorganization.
GENERAL FUND 2021-22 2022-23
Personal Services $8,531 $8,531
All Other ($8,531) ($8,531)
__________ __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $0
Alcoholic Beverages - General Operation 0015
Initiative: Provides funding for annual principal and interest payments on funds borrowed
via a certificate of participation in support of the acquisition, licensing, installation,
implementation, maintenance and support of computer hardware, software and other
systems to support alcoholic beverage operations within the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages
and Lottery Operations.
STATE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE FUND 2021-22 2022-23
All Other $230,704 $461,407
__________ __________
STATE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE FUND TOTAL $230,704 $461,407
Alcoholic Beverages - General Operation 0015
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Initiative: Reduces funding in the cost of goods sold account to correct for an erroneous
baseline increase enacted in Public Law 2021, chapter 29.
STATE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE FUND 2021-22 2022-23
All Other ($135,862,763) ($135,862,763)
__________ __________
STATE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE FUND TOTAL ($135,862,763) ($135,862,763)
Budget - Bureau of the 0055
Initiative: Provides funding for operating expenditures for the Bureau of the Budget.
GENERAL FUND 2021-22 2022-23
All Other $30,000 $30,000
__________ __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $30,000 $30,000
Buildings and Grounds Operations 0080
Initiative: Provides funding for the approved reclassification of 9 Boiler Engineer positions
to Plant Maintenance Engineer I positions.
GENERAL FUND 2021-22 2022-23
Personal Services $212,225 $72,735
__________ __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $212,225 $72,735
Buildings and Grounds Operations 0080
Initiative: Provides funding to align allocations with projected expenditures and available
resources.
REAL PROPERTY LEASE INTERNAL SERVICE 2021-22 2022-23
FUND
All Other $1,000,000 $1,000,000
__________ __________
REAL PROPERTY LEASE INTERNAL SERVICE $1,000,000 $1,000,000
FUND TOTAL
Buildings and Grounds Operations 0080
Initiative: Provides funding to meet the current rates published by the Office of Information
Technology for the network security costs associated with cameras.
GENERAL FUND 2021-22 2022-23
All Other $22,920 $22,920
__________ __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $22,920 $22,920
Bureau of General Services - Capital Construction and Improvement Reserve Fund
0883
Initiative: Provides funding for capital construction and repair at state facilities.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2021-22 2022-23
Capital Expenditures $15,000,000 $15,000,000
__________ __________
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $15,000,000 $15,000,000
Central Administrative Applications Z234
Initiative: Provides funding for the new human resources management system.
GENERAL FUND 2021-22 2022-23
All Other $6,048,776 $0
__________ __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $6,048,776 $0
Central Services - Purchases 0004
Initiative: Reduces funding in the cost of goods sold account to correct for an erroneous
baseline increase enacted in Public Law 2021, chapter 29.
POSTAL, PRINTING AND SUPPLY FUND 2021-22 2022-23
All Other ($50,201,174) ($50,201,174)
__________ __________
POSTAL, PRINTING AND SUPPLY FUND TOTAL ($50,201,174) ($50,201,174)
County Tax Reimbursement 0263
Initiative: Provides funding to accommodate the increasing revenue collected from
unorganized territory taxpayers for motor vehicle and watercraft excise tax.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2021-22 2022-23
All Other $560,000 $560,000
__________ __________
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $560,000 $560,000
COVID Disaster Relief Payment Fund N408
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for the administrative costs associated with the
COVID Disaster Relief Payment Fund, including the cost of programming and mailing.
GENERAL FUND 2021-22 2022-23
All Other $300,000 $0
__________ __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $300,000 $0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2021-22 2022-23
All Other $200,000 $0
__________ __________
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $200,000 $0
COVID Disaster Relief Payment Fund N408
Initiative: Provides funding for one-time disaster relief benefits to those eligible Maine
citizens who were employed and working during the COVID pandemic in 2020.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2021-22 2022-23
All Other $149,800,000 $0
__________ __________
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $149,800,000 $0
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Financial and Personnel Services - Division of 0713
Initiative: Reorganizes one Clerk IV position to a Staff Accountant position, one
Management Analyst I position to a Management Analyst II position, one Public Service
Coordinator I position to a Public Service Manager II position and one Office Assistant II
position to a Reimbursement Specialist position within the Financial and Personnel
Services - Division of program, Financial and Personnel Services Fund and reduces All
Other to fund the proposed reorganizations.
FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SERVICES FUND 2021-22 2022-23
Personal Services $30,731 $31,061
All Other ($30,731) ($31,061)
__________ __________
FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SERVICES FUND $0 $0
TOTAL
Homestead Property Tax Exemption Reimbursement 0886
Initiative: Deappropriates funds on a one-time basis for the homestead property tax
exemption reimbursement program.
GENERAL FUND 2021-22 2022-23
All Other ($97,080,000) ($97,580,000)
__________ __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL ($97,080,000) ($97,580,000)
Homestead Property Tax Exemption Reimbursement 0886
Initiative: Allocates funds on a one-time basis for the homestead property tax exemption
reimbursement program.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2021-22 2022-23
All Other $97,080,000 $97,580,000
__________ __________
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $97,080,000 $97,580,000
Homestead Property Tax Exemption Reimbursement 0886
Initiative: Allocates funds on a one-time basis to increase the reimbursement to
municipalities by 3% per year until it reaches 100%.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2021-22 2022-23
All Other $0 $3,145,000
__________ __________
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $0 $3,145,000
Information Services 0155
Initiative: Provides funding to support and maintain the State's cybersecurity program and
investments.
GENERAL FUND 2021-22 2022-23
All Other $4,078,003 $4,095,401
__________ __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $4,078,003 $4,095,401
Information Services 0155
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Initiative: Transfers 4 Information System Support Specialist II positions from 100%
Office of Information Services Fund to 100% General Fund within the same program and
transfers All Other related costs.
GENERAL FUND