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submitted by each department and agency for each fiscal year may | not exceed the General Fund appropriation of the previous fiscal | year multiplied by one plus the average real personal income growth | rate or 2.75%, whichever is less. For purposes of this subsection, | "average real personal income growth rate" means the average for | the prior 10 calendar years, ending with the most recent calendar | year for which data is available, of the percent change in personal | income in this State for a calendar year, as estimated by the | United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, | less the percent change in the Consumer Price Index for that | calendar year. For purposes of this subsection, "Consumer Price | Index" has the same meaning as in Title 36, section 5402, | subsection 1. | | forth the data by funds, organization units, character and objects | | of expenditure. The organization units may be subclassified by | | functions and activities, or in any other manner, at the discretion | | of the State Budget Officer. |
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| | | All departments and other agencies receiving or desiring to | | receive state funds from the Highway Fund shall submit to the | | officer estimates of their expenditure and appropriation | | requirements for each fiscal year of the ensuing biennium that do | | not exceed the Highway Fund appropriation of the previous fiscal | | year multiplied by one plus the average real personal income | | growth rate or 2.75%, whichever is less. The Highway Fund | | highway and bridge improvement accounts are exempt from this | | spending limitation. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §1665, sub-§2, as corrected by RR 2003, c. 2, §6, is | | repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §1666, as amended by PL 2005, c. 457, Pt. GGG, §1, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | §1666. Review and revision of estimates |
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| | | The Governor-elect or the Governor, with the assistance of the | | State Budget Officer, shall review the budget estimates, | | altering, revising, increasing or decreasing the items of the | | estimates as may be determined necessary in view of the needs of | | the various departments and agencies and the total anticipated | | income of the State Government during the ensuing biennium. This | | review must cover all budgets regardless of source of funds, | | including, but not limited to, budgets related to the Highway | | Fund, the Federal Revenue Sharing Fund and other special revenue | | funds. The State Budget Officer, at the direction of the | | Governor-elect or the Governor shall then prepare a state budget | | document in the form required by law. The Governor-elect or the | | Governor is fully responsible for all budgetary recommendations | | made to the Legislature. The Governor shall transmit the budget |
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