PART KK

Sec. KK-1. License fees. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commissioner of Health and Human Services is authorized to increase license fees through rulemaking to include home child care, child care centers and nursery schools. These license fees must be deposited as General Fund undedicated revenue in fiscal year 2005-06 and 2006-07.

PART LL

Sec. LL-1. 3 MRSA §162, sub-§8, as repealed and replaced by PL 1973, c. 590, §4, is amended to read:

8. Oversight of legislative appropriations and accounts. To oversee the appropriations and other financial accounts, including position control, of the Legislature and of all legislative agencies, departments and offices and to comply with provisions of Title 5, Part 4 determined by the Legislative Council as relevant and applicable to the legislative branch and necessary for maintaining proper accounting controls and reporting. Appropriations for carrying out the purposes of this chapter shall must be made annually by the Legislature. All appropriations or allocations by the Legislature, including appropriations or allocations for specific studies to be carried out by the joint standing committees or joint select committees shall, may not lapse but shall must be carried forward and expended for the purpose for which the appropriation or allocation was made. The balance of any appropriation or allocation for such studies that is not fully expended shall must be refunded to the Legislature;

Sec. LL-2. 5 MRSA §1521 is enacted to read:

§1521.__Application to legislative branch

Unless the language in this Part specifically states that it applies to the legislative branch, the legislative branch may not be required to comply with the provisions of this Part unless determined relevant and applicable by the Legislative Council pursuant to Title 3, section 162.