Chapter 240
H.P. 383 - L.D. 499
PART HHH
Sec. HHH-1. Department of Administrative and Financial Services; lease-purchase authorization. Pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1587, the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of Information Technology may enter into financing arrangements on or after January 1, 2008 for the acquisition of hardware, software and systems to support the development of new applications and for the enhancement and modification of current application systems. The financial agreements may not exceed 5 years in duration and $9,100,000 in principal costs. The interest rate may not exceed 7%, and interest costs may not exceed $1,900,000.
The Office of Information Technology may enter into financing arrangements on or after January 1, 2009 for the acquisition of hardware, software and systems to support the development of new applications and for the enhancement and modification of current application systems. The financial agreements may not exceed 5 years in duration and $8,300,000 in principal costs. The interest rate may not exceed 7%, and interest costs may not exceed $1,800,000.
Payment for debt service costs must be made from the available appropriations and allocations in the program accounts of the affected departments to the Office of Information Technology.
Sec. HHH-2. Calculation and transfer; funding for information technology; Department of Health and Human Services. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer shall calculate the amount of appropriations provided in section 3 to the Department of Health and Human Services for information technology that applies to each applicable General Fund account in the department and shall transfer the amounts by financial order upon the approval of the Governor. These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal year 2008-09.
Sec. HHH-3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)
Departmentwide 0640
Initiative: Adjusts funding for supporting existing information technology agency applications within the agency through a lease-purchase strategy.
| GENERAL FUND | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
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All Other
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$0 | $910,622 |
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| GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $910,622 |
Departmentwide 0640
Initiative: Provides funding for fiscal year 2007-08 and 2008-09 enhancements to existing information technology applications through a lease-purchase strategy.
| GENERAL FUND | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
|
All Other
|
$0 | $370,218 |
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|
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| GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $370,218 |
Departmentwide 0640
Initiative: Provides funding for new information technology system development and support through a lease-purchase strategy.
| GENERAL FUND | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
|
All Other
|
$0 | $121,705 |
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| GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $121,705 |
| HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) | ||
| DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
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GENERAL FUND
|
$0 | $1,402,545 |
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| DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $0 | $1,402,545 |