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Sec. J-1. 35-A MRSA §116, sub-§8, śC-1, as amended by PL 2003, c. 272, §2,
is further amended to read:

 
C-1. Except as specified in this subsection, funds that are
not expended at the end of a fiscal year do not lapse but
must be carried forward to be expended for the purposes
specified in this section in succeeding fiscal years; but,
with the exception of funds carried forward from fiscal year
2002-03 2004-05 and fiscal year 2003-04 2005-06 for use in
the following fiscal year, unexpended funds in excess of 10%
of the total annual assessment authorized in this section
must, at the option of the Public Advocate, either be
presented to the Legislature in accordance with paragraph A
for reallocation and expenditure or used to reduce the
utility assessment in the following fiscal year. In the
case of funds carried forward from fiscal year 2002-03 2004-
05 and fiscal year 2003-04 2005-06 for use in the following
fiscal year, 100% of these funds may be expended for the
purposes specified in this section.

 
PART K

 
Sec. K-1. Carrying Account - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. On or before June
30, 2005, the State Controller shall transfer $100,000 from the
Carrying Balances - IF&W General Fund account to the Licensing
and Registration General Fund account in the Department of Inland
Fisheries and Wildlife to support costs associated with the
transfer of the MOSES program from MCI to the Department of
Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Information
Services.

 
Sec. K-2. Savings Fund - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. On or before June 30,
2005, the State Controller shall transfer $248,501 from the
unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Savings Fund
General Fund account within the Department of Inland Fisheries
and Wildlife.

 
PART L

 
Sec. L-1. 5 MRSA §1541, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1979, c. 312, §2, is
further amended to read:

 
3. Audit. To audit and approve bills, invoices, accounts,
payrolls and all other evidences of claims, demands or charges
against the State Government; and to determine the regularity,

 
legality and correctness of such claims, demands or charges. The
State Controller may elect to audit electronically based systems
for adequate safeguards and procedural controls.__Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the State Controller may engage


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