It transfers $40,033 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $68,355 in fiscal year 2006-07 in savings from the Division of Elections and Commissions, Administrative Services and Corporations, Other Special Revenue funds account in the Department of the Secretary of State to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund no later than June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2007.

PART FF

Part FF amends the presumptions of abandonment provisions to include stored-value cards.

PART GG

Part GG does the following.

It establishes special voluntary employee incentive programs for state employees for the 2006-2007 biennium, to include a 50% workweek option, flexible position staffing and time off without pay subject to the approval of an employee's appointing authority.

It requires that health insurance and group life insurance benefits for employees participating in the voluntary employee incentive program continue based upon the workweek in effect prior to the employee's participation in the program.

It authorizes the State Budget Officer to transfer General Fund savings resulting from the voluntary employee incentive programs to the General Fund Compensation and Benefit Plan.

It lapses $350,000 in each year of the biennium from savings from the voluntary employee incentive programs to the General Fund.

PART HH

Part HH increases various fees and penalties assessed by the Department of the Secretary of State.

PART II

Part II does the following.

It requires the State Tax Assessor to increase the maximum payment under the Maine Residents Property Tax Program beginning no later than August 15, 2007 and annually thereafter.