128th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 837 LR 1499(11)
An Act To Provide Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Operations of State Government
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment " " to Committee Amendment "A"
Sponsor: Sen. Breen of Cumberland
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
FY 2017-18 FY 2018-19 Projections  FY 2019-20 Projections  FY 2020-21
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $0 $31,159,210 $0 $0
Transfers
General Fund $0 ($31,159,210) $0 $0
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 $31,159,210 $0 $0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This amendment transfers $31,159,210 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the newly established MaineCare Expansion Fund for MaineCare services and payments to providers. Any unused balance in the fund as of June 30, 2019 will lapse back to the General Fund. This amendment also authorizes transfers from the Fund for a Healthy Maine up to $23,540,000 for the same purposes in the event of a shortfall due to the expansion of eligibility for MaineCare.