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