PART E

Sec. E-1. 7 MRSA §2106 is enacted to read:

§2106.__Working capital advance

The State Controller is authorized to advance $300,000 from the General Fund unappropriated surplus to the Division of Plant Industry program in the department during any state fiscal year, if requested in writing by the Director of the Division of Plant Industry, to be used to provide cash necessary to meet current expenditures of the seed certification program.__These funds must be returned to the General Fund unappropriated surplus before the close of the state fiscal year in which the advance was made.__ The State Controller shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs within 30 days of making any working capital advance for this purpose.

PART F

Sec. F-1. Implementation of memoranda of agreement. The memoranda of agreement executed on September 8, 1998 between the Maine State Employees Association and the Judicial Department that adjust pay ranges and certain other provisions of the current collective bargaining agreements for the administrative services, professional services and supervisory services bargaining units in the Judicial Department must be implemented March 1, 1999.

Sec. F-2. Transfer from Salary Plan. The Salary Plan program in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services may be made available as needed in allotment by financial order upon the recommendation of the State Budget Officer and approval of the Governor to be used in fiscal years 1999-00 and 2000-01 for the implementation of the memoranda of agreement identified in section 1 of this Part.

Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this Act takes effect when approved.

FISCAL NOTE

APPROPRIATIONS AND ALLOCATIONS