LD 468, Page 284 - 122th Legislature, FIRST REGULAR Session

invoices presented after that date may be paid from appropriations

or allocations for the ensuing year on the recommendation of the

State Controller if within the amounts of approved allotments. At

the end of each fiscal year, unencumbered appropriation and

allocation balances lapse into the appropriate fund and are not

available unless authorized by law. Encumbered balances may not be

carried forward more than once at the end of a fiscal year, except

that all encumbered balances and accounts for financial assistance

and regional planning grants in accordance with Title 30-A, chapter

187 may be carried forward for 2 years beyond the year in which

those balances are encumbered.

Sec. T-5. 5 MRSA §1667-B is enacted to read:

§1667-B.__Allotment in excess of legislatively authorized

allocations

Allotments in Other Special Revenue funds accounts and
internal service fund accounts may exceed current year
allocations and the unused balance of allocations authorized to
carry forward by law under the following conditions, except that
funds in Other Special Revenue funds accounts and internal
service fund accounts must be expended in accordance with the
statutes that establish the accounts and for no other purpose:

1.__Sufficient cash.__Sufficient cash is available from the
Other Special Revenue funds accounts, the internal service fund
accounts or the unencumbered balance authorized to carry forward
by law;

2.__Recommendation and approval.__Allotment of the funds under
subsection 1 is recommended by the State Budget Officer and
approved by the Governor by financial order as an allotment
increase in the annual work program;

3.__Legislative review.__Allotment of the funds under
subsection 1 is subject to review by the joint standing committee
of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and
financial affairs;

4.__30-day wait.__Allotment of the funds under subsection 1
does not take effect until 30 days after the approval by the
Governor; and

5.__Collective bargaining; detrimental effect.__Either one of
the following:

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