PART P

Sec. P-1. Department of Administrative and Financial Services; lease-purchase authorization. Pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1587, the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of Information Technology may enter into financing arrangements on or after July 1, 2005 for the acquisition of hardware, software and systems to support the operations of the Statewide Radio and Network System Reserve Fund, established in Title 5, section 1520. The financial agreements may not exceed 7 years in duration and $10,000,000 in principal costs. The interest rate may not exceed 6% and interest costs may not exceed $2,500,000.

The Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of Information Technology may enter into financing arrangements on or after July 1, 2006 for the acquisition of hardware, software and systems to support the operations of the Statewide Radio and Network System Reserve Fund, established in Title 5, section 1520. The financial agreements may not exceed 7 years in duration and $10,000,000 in principal costs. The interest rate may not exceed 6% and interest costs may not exceed $2,500,000. Annual principal and interest costs must be paid from the appropriate line category allocations in the Office of Information Technology, Statewide Radio and Network System Reserve Fund.

Sec. P-2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES,

DEPARTMENT OF

Statewide Radio Network System 0112

Initiative: Allocates funds to cover the projected debt service costs associated with the lease-purchase of a radio and network system.

STATEWIDE RADIO AND NETWORK

SYSTEM RESERVE FUND 2005-06 2006-07

All Other $0 $1,372,996