E. The department is authorized to provide funding for the program by using funds appropriated or allocated to provide prescription drugs under sections 254 254-D and 258.

F. The department is authorized to amend the waiver or adjust program requirements as necessary to take advantage of enhanced federal matching funds that may become available.

G. If, upon thorough analysis, the department determines that a waiver under this subsection is not feasible or would not significantly benefit participants in the elderly low- cost drug program, the department may decide not to pursue the waiver. Within 30 days of a decision not to proceed with a waiver and before taking action on that decision, the department shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters and shall provide a detailed analysis of the reasons for reaching that decision.

Sec. A-73. Resolve 2005, c. 16, §2 is amended to read:

*Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That the Department of Administration Administrative and Financial Services, Division of Purchases shall report to the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government by January 15, 2006 on the information obtained pursuant to section 1.

PART B

Sec. B-1. 5 MRSA §1753, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 606, §2, is amended to read:

4. Owner's representative an allowable cost. For purposes of this section, the owner's representative is a subsidizable cost eligible for subsidy in accordance with Title 20-A, sections 15603 15672 and 15901, only if the local unit pays 50% of the costs of the employment of an owner's representative.

Sec. B-2. 9-A MRSA §1-301, sub-§22-A, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 164, §1, is amended to read:

22-A. "Loan officer" means an individual who is employed or retained and supervised by a licensed supervised lender that is not a supervised financial organization, or by a registered credit services organization licensed loan broker, whose primary