Sec. BB-1. 5 MRSA §1585, as amended by PL 1991, c. 9, Pt. E, §6, is further amended to read:
§1585. Transfer of unexpended appropriations
1. Transfer procedures. Any balance of any appropriation or subdivision of an appropriation made by the Legislature for any state department or agency, which at any time may not be required for the purpose named in such appropriations or subdivision, may be transferred at any time prior to the closing of the books to any other appropriation or subdivision of an appropriation made by the Legislature for the use of the same department or agency for the same fiscal year subject to review by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs. Financial orders describing such transfers must be submitted by the Bureau of the Budget to the Office of Fiscal and Program Review 30 days before the transfer is to be implemented. In case of extraordinary emergency transfers, the 30-day prior submission requirement may be waived by vote of the committee. Positions, or funding for those positions, that are currently funded with federal or other funds may not be transferred by financial order to the General Fund. Financial orders proposing to transfer 4th or 3rd quarter allotments to the 3rd, 2nd or 1st quarters that result from trends that will cause financial commitments to exceed current appropriations or allocations are subject to the provisions of this section.
Sec. BB-2. PL 1999, c. 16, Pt. A, §24, last ¶ is amended to read:
In case of extraordinary emergency situations, the 30-day wait beyond approval by the Governor may be waived by vote of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs upon written recommendation of the State Budget Officer. Dedicated revenue and internal service fund accounts authorized by law to carry unused allocations forward are not subject to the conditions of this section if the request for allotment increase is within the legislatively authorized allocations as defined in this section. It is the intent of the Legislature that authority for unused allocations to carry forward in Other Special Revenue funds and internal service fund accounts be limited to only specific, extraordinary circumstances. Financial orders proposing to transfer 4th or 3rd quarter allotments to the 3rd, 2nd or 1st quarters that result from trends that will cause financial commitments to exceed current allocations are subject to the provisions of this section.
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