| Sec. F-1. Transfer of Highway Fund unallocated balance to capital program needs of |
the Department of Transportation. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised |
Statutes, Title 5, section 1585 or any other provision of law, at |
the close of fiscal year 2004-05, the State Controller shall |
transfer amounts exceeding $1,000,000 from the unallocated |
balance in the Highway Fund after the deduction of all |
allocations, financial commitments, other designated funds or any |
other transfer authorized by statute and the fiscal year 2004-05 |
unallocated balance dedicated to the fiscal years 2005-06 and |
2006-07 budgets to the Department of Transportation for capital |
needs in the Highway and Bridge Improvement and Maintenance and |
Operations programs. The Commissioner of Transportation is |
authorized to allot these funds by financial order upon the |
recommendation of the State Budget Officer and the approval of |
the Governor. Within 30 days of approval of the financial order, |
the Commissioner of |
Transportation shall provide to the members of the Joint Standing |
Committee on Transportation a report detailing the financial |
status of the department's capital program. |