Personal Services 8,513 9,841

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ____________ ____________

TOTAL 8,513 9,841

SECTION ____________ ____________

TOTAL ALLOCATIONS $8,513 $9,841

PART C

Sec. C-1. Arterial program. In order to sustain and encourage economic activity in the State's rural areas, improvement of the rural arterial highway system to modern design standards is critical. The Department of Transportation is directed to present biennial budgets that would result in the achievement of this objective within the next 10 years.

Sec. C-2. Transfer authorized. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1585 or any other provision of law, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000 and June 30, 2001, the Commissioner of Transportation is authorized to transfer by financial order upon the recommendation of the State Budget Officer and approval by the Governor identified Personal Services Highway Fund savings not to exceed $2,500,000 to the Building Renovations Account. The financial order must identify the specific savings in Personal Services after assuming all costs for that program including collective bargaining costs. The Commissioner of Transportation shall provide a report to the members of the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation detailing the financial adjustments to the Highway Fund.

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

SUMMARY

Part A does the following.

1. It makes supplemental allocations from the Highway Fund.

2. It makes supplemental allocations from the Federal Expenditures Fund.