3.__Use of fund.__The Legislature may authorize transfers, appropriations and allocations from the fund only to fund the costs of the Highway Fund budget up to the expenditure limit calculated under section 1994 in years when Highway Fund revenues are less than the amount necessary to finance the level of expenditures permitted under section 1994.

4.__Investment of funds; proceeds.__The money in the fund may be invested as provided by law with the earnings credited to the fund.__At the close of every month during which the fund is at the 10% limitation described in subsection 2, the State Controller shall transfer the excess to the Highway Fund Reserve Fund established under section 1996.

Sec. 5. 5 MRSA c. 142, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. A, §5 and affected by §14, is repealed.

Sec. 6. 5 MRSA §1664, last ¶, as amended by PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. A, §6 and affected by §14, is further amended to read:

The total General Fund appropriation for each fiscal year of the biennium in the Governor's budget submission to the Legislature may not exceed the General Fund appropriation limitation established in section 1534 1994.

Sec. 7. 5 MRSA §1665, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. A, §7 and affected by §14, is further amended to read:

1. Expenditure and appropriation requirements. On or before September 1st of the even-numbered years, all departments and other agencies of the State Government and corporations and associations receiving or desiring to receive state funds under the provisions of law shall prepare, in the manner prescribed by and on blanks furnished them by the State Budget Officer, and submit to the officer estimates of their expenditure and appropriation requirements for each fiscal year of the ensuing biennium contrasted with the corresponding figures of the last completed fiscal year and the estimated figures for the current