__________ __________

General Fund Total $0 $1,000,000

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147

Initiative: Deappropriates funds as a result of creating a preferred drug list in the Drugs for the Elderly and Disabled program, taking into account available manufacturers' rebates, efficacy and cost-effectiveness in a manner similar to that used under MaineCare.

General Fund 2003-04 2004-05

All Other $0 ($1,000,000)

__________ __________

General Fund Total $0 ($1,000,000)

HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2003-04 2004-05

GENERAL FUND $0 ($10,874,014)

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 0 (19,749,740)

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 0 124,014

__________ ____________

DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $0 ($30,499,740)

PART GGG

Sec. GGG-1. 12 MRSA §6135 is enacted to read:

§6135. Maine Groundfish Fund

The Maine Groundfish Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," is established as a dedicated, nonlapsing fund within the department.__Unexpended balances in the fund at the end of the fiscal year may not lapse and must be carried forward to the next fiscal year and used for the purposes of this section.

The fund may receive money from any source for the purposes of this section.__Revenues may be used for support of the groundfish industry including research, development and economic assistance to maintain access, capacity and infrastructure along the entire coast.__The commissioner shall select activities and projects that will be most beneficial to the commercial groundfish industry of the State.

Sec. GGG-2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.