Part D provides the necessary appropriations and allocations.

It appropriates $254,286 in fiscal year 2004-05 from the General Fund for 3 Claims Administration positions and related expenses in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services.

It deappropriates $34,931,664 from the General Fund due to the repeal of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, chapter 105, subchapter 4-B as of April 1, 2004.

It appropriates from the General Fund in fiscal year 2004-05 to the Municipal Service District Fund $7,821,908 of one-time savings from repeal of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, chapter 105, subchapter 4-B.

It appropriates $190,000 from the General Fund in fiscal year 2004-05 to reimburse municipalities for 90% of the estimated local administrative costs incurred from the repeal of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, chapter 105, subchapter 4-B.

It appropriates $25,807,443 from the General Fund in fiscal year 2004-05 for increased benefits under the Maine Residents Property Tax Program due to the expansion in the program.

It appropriates $275,183 from the General Fund in fiscal year 2004-05 to provide funds to hire additional personnel to process the increased number of applications due to the expansion in the Maine Residents Property Tax Program. This appropriation also includes funds to make changes in Maine's automated tax system to reflect the changes in the program and to print and mail the additional application forms and instructions.

It allocates $956,561 from Other Special Revenue funds to provide initial funding to pay for the costs of implementing the local option sales tax initiative. Start-up costs will be for software development. Funds allocated for fiscal year 2004-05 will pay the cost of ongoing administration of the initiative.