‘Sec. 5. Application; single-year budget 2017-18. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2017, the budget of the State must provide for a complete financial plan for only that one fiscal year.

Sec. 6. Submit legislation. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs shall submit a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 127th Legislature to address references throughout the Maine Revised Statutes to the "biennial budget" and to make any additional technical changes necessary to implement this Act.

Sec. 7. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Information Services 0155

Initiative: Provides funds for the Bureau of the Budget's information system changes required to accommodate the change to the budget biennium.

GENERAL FUND	2013-14	2014-15
All Other	$0	$245,975
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$245,975

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2013-14	2014-15
GENERAL FUND	$0	$245,975
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$245,975

LEGISLATURE

Legislature 0081

Initiative: Provides funding for the Legislature to contract for assistance to reprogram the Legislature's budget and fiscal note system to accommodate the change to the budget biennium.

GENERAL FUND	2013-14	2014-15
All Other	$60,000	$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$60,000	$0

LEGISLATURE
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2013-14	2014-15
GENERAL FUND	$60,000	$0
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$60,000	$0

SECTION TOTALS	2013-14	2014-15
GENERAL FUND	$60,000	$245,975
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$60,000	$245,975

Sec. 8. Effective date. Those sections of this Act that amend the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1665, subsections 1 and 7; Title 5, section 1666, first paragraph; and Title 5, section 1666-A take effect July 1, 2017.’