| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become | | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | | emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, the 90-day period may not terminate until after the | | beginning of the next fiscal year; and |
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| | | Whereas, certain obligations and expenses incident to the | | operation of state departments and institutions will become | | due and payable immediately; and |
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| | | 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, |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. A-1. Appropriations and allocations. In order to provide for | | necessary expenditures of State Government and other purposes | | for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005, | | the following sums as designated in the following tabulations | | are appropriated or allocated out of any money not otherwise | | appropriated or allocated. |
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| | | Sec. A-2. Allotments required. Upon receipt of allotments duly | | approved by the Governor based upon work programs submitted to | | the State Budget Officer, the State Controller shall authorize | | expenditures of these funds, together with expenditures for | | other purposes necessary to the conduct of State Government, | | on the basis of these allotments and not otherwise. | | Allotments for Personal Services and Capital Expenditures and | | amounts for All Other departmental expenses may not exceed the | | amounts shown in the budget document or as they may be revised | | by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having | | jurisdiction over these appropriations and allocations, unless | | recommended by the State Budget Officer and approval of the | | Governor in accordance with established law. |
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| | | Sec. A-3. Personal Services funding. The amounts provided for Personal | | Services in appropriated and allocated programs are subject to | | the provision that the total number of positions and the costs | | thereof in any program may not, during any fiscal year, vary | | either from the positions included in computing the total | | dollars appropriated or allocated for Personal Services or in | | the specific cost of each position upon which the | | appropriations and allocations are based. The State Budget | | Officer shall take the |
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