Highway Fund Total ($75,121) ($187,100)

PART F

Sec. F-1. Highway Summer Maintenance account; lapsed balances. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $1,367,264 of Personal Services unencumbered balance forward and $107,468 of All Other unencumbered balance forward in fiscal year 2003-04 in the Highway Summer Maintenance account in the Department of Transportation lapses to the Highway Fund in fiscal year 2003-04.

Sec. F-2. Traffic Services account; lapsed balances. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $845,363 of Personal Services unencumbered balance forward in fiscal year 2003-04 in the Traffic Services account in the Department of Transportation lapses to the Highway Fund in fiscal year 2003-04.

Sec. F-3. Bridge Maintenance account; lapsed balances. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $679,905 of Personal Services unencumbered balance forward in fiscal year 2003-04 in the Bridge Maintenance account in the Department of Transportation lapses to the Highway Fund in fiscal year 2003-04.

PART G

Sec. G-1. Report on strategies to address the State's transportation infrastructure deficit. The Commissioner of Transportation shall prepare and deliver to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation matters by February 15, 2005 a report containing research findings and recommendations regarding strategies to address the State's transportation infrastructure deficit including all modes of travel. These strategies should not rely on significant revisions to existing laws that establish constitutionally protected Highway Fund revenues. These strategies should include, but need not be limited to, expanded use of public-private and state-municipal partnerships, revision of match requirements to stretch existing federal funding, expanded use of tolling, new or expanded collaboration with the Maine Turnpike Authority and other local or regional transportation agencies, innovative cash management and financing and increased coordination with economic development agencies.

PART H

Sec. H-1. Transfer authorized. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1585 or any other provision of