LD 1078, Page 2 - 121th Legislature, FIRST REGULAR Session

estimates as may be determined necessary in view of the needs of

the various departments and agencies and the total anticipated

income of the State Government during the ensuing biennium.

This review must cover all budgets regardless of source of

funds, including, but not limited to, budgets related to the

Highway Fund, the Federal Revenue Sharing Fund and other special

revenue funds. The State Budget Officer, at the direction of

the Governor-elect or the Governor, shall then prepare a state

budget document in the form required by law. The Governor-elect

or the Governor is fully responsible for all budgetary

recommendations made to the Legislature. The Governor shall

transmit the budget document to the Legislature not later than

the Friday following the first Monday in ~~January~~ December of the

~~first~~ second regular legislative session. At that time the

Governor shall also transmit any biennial budget bills that

authorize appropriations or allocations in the upcoming biennium

that the Governor may wish to propose as well as any emergency

bills that authorize additional appropriations or allocations in

the current fiscal year that the Governor may wish to propose.

A Governor-elect elected to a first term of office shall

transmit the budget document to the Legislature not later than

the Friday following the first Monday in ~~February~~ January of the

~~first~~ second regular legislative session. At that time the

Governor-elect shall also transmit any biennial budget bills

that authorize appropriations or allocations in the upcoming

biennium that the Governor may wish to propose as well as any

emergency bills that authorize additional appropriations or

allocations in the current fiscal year that the Governor may

wish to propose.

Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §1666-A, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 113, §1, is
amended to read:

§1666-A. Enactment of budget

The Legislature shall review a biennial or supplemental
budget submitted to it in accordance with this chapter and
enact a budget no later than 30 days prior to the date of
adjournment prescribed in Title 3, section 2, except that,
during the first year in office of a Governor-elect, the
Legislature shall enact a budget no later than the first
Friday in ~~June~~ April.

Sec. 5. Application. For the fiscal year beginning on July 1,
2005, the budget of the State must provide for a complete
financial plan for one fiscal year. Those sections of this
Act that amend the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, sections
1665, 1666 and 1666-A take effect July 1, 2006.

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