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which are imbued with a public trust, finds that this public
trust money is most appropriately expended for purposes of
supporting public access to inland and coastal submerged lands.

 
Sec. J-5. Division of Forest Fire Control; lapsed balances. Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, $193,241 of the unencumbered balance
forward in fiscal year 2003-04 in the Division of Forest Fire
Control, General Fund - carrying account in the Department of
Conservation lapses to the General Fund in fiscal year 2003-04.

 
PART K

 
Sec. K-1. PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. D, §§19 to 21 are amended to read:

 
*Sec. D-19. Calculation and transfer. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the State Budget Officer shall calculate the
amount of savings in Part B, section 1 for fiscal year 2003-04
that applies against each General Fund account for all
departments and agencies from savings in the cost of health
insurance from hospital rate adjustments and shall transfer the
amounts by financial order upon the approval of the Governor.
These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations in
fiscal years year 2003-04 and 2004-05. The State Budget Officer
shall provide the joint standing committee of the Legislature
having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs a
report of the transferred amounts no later than January 15, 2005.

 
*Sec. D-20. Calculation and transfer. Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the State Budget Officer shall calculate the amount of
savings in Part B, section 1 for fiscal year 2003-04 that applies
against each Other Special Revenue Funds account for all
departments and agencies from savings in the cost of health
insurance from hospital rate adjustments and shall transfer the
calculated amounts to the General Fund by financial order upon
the approval of the Governor. These transfers are considered
adjustments to allocations in fiscal years year 2003-04 and 2004-
05, including allocations from the Fund for a Healthy Maine. The
State Budget Officer shall provide the joint standing committee
of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and
financial affairs a report of the transferred amounts no later
than January 15, 2005. The following Other Special Revenue Funds
accounts are exempt from these calculations: the Public Reserved
Lands Management Fund account and the Submerged Lands Fund
account in the Department of Conservation and the Baxter State
Park Authority account.


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