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LR 2419
Item 1

 
Part F does the following.

 
1. It deappropriates funds for the Department of Conservation
by reducing assistance to landowners, delaying the purchase of a
helicopter used for fire suppression purposes, reducing
operational costs and split funding 2 positions with Other
Special Revenue Funds.

 
2. It reduces the percentage of state park fees that are
returned to host municipalities.

 
PART G

 
Part G authorizes the Department of Corrections to assess
county jails for high-risk prisoners, which will result in an
increase in General Fund revenue of $100,000 annually; provides
for the reduction of All Other funds at the state correctional
institutions due to expanding the use of supervised community
confinement; eliminates a Public Service Coordinator position and
transfers one Information Support Specialist position to an Other
Special Revenue Funds account; eliminates a Clerk Typist II
position and one Correctional Electrician position; transfers 1/2
of one Correctional Electrician position from the Long Creek
Youth Development Center to the Maine Correctional Center;
eliminates an Auto Mechanic position; eliminates one half-time
Advocate position; reduces funding to the State Parole Board;
reduces funding to the County Jail Prisoner Support and Community
Corrections Fund account; reduces contractual services funds to
the Adult Community Corrections program; transfers an Information
Support Specialist position to an Other Special Revenue Funds
account and deappropriates funds for the Maine Criminal Justice
Commission.

 
PART H

 
Part H reduces General Fund appropriations to the Maine State
Library, the Maine State Museum and the Maine Arts Commission.

 
PART I

 
Part I decreases funding to the General Purpose Aid for Local
Schools program by $974,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 and
$12,358,566 in fiscal year 2006-07. This Part reduces funding
for debt service by $974,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 to reflect
savings captured after payments to projects have been made and by
$5,158,566 in fiscal year 2006-07 as a result of postponing the
start date of certain capital improvement projects. It also
allows a school administrative unit that proceeds with a project


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