Sec. W-5. Transfer of funds. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services, in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1742, subsection 28, shall transfer up to $390,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 and up to $250,000 in fiscal year 2006-07 from the Bureau of General Services, Other Special Revenue Funds account to the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, National Guard Education Assistance Pilot Program, Other Special Revenue Funds account.

PART X

Sec. X-1. PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. PPP, §1 is amended to read:

Sec. *PPP-1. Costs to General Fund. Costs to the General Fund must be provided in the Salary Plan account referred to in this Act to cover the costs to the General Fund in the amount of $9,401,462 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006 and in the amount of $19,666,881 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007 to implement the economic terms of the collective bargaining agreements, including market pay adjustments and benefits, made by the State and the Maine State Employees Association, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and, Maine State Troopers Association, and Maine State Law Enforcement Association and, notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 26, section 979-D, subsection 1, paragraph E, subparagraph (3), for confidential employees.

Sec. X-2. Transfer of Personal Services appropriation. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1585, or any other provision of law, available balances of General Fund appropriations for Personal Services in fiscal year 2005-06 and fiscal year 2006-07 may be transferred by financial order between programs and departments within the General Fund upon recommendation of the State Budget Officer and approval of the Governor to be used for costs associated with collective bargaining agreements for state employees.

PART Y