Maine 2025 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD275 Chaptered / Bill

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STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 179 - L.D. 275
An Act to Make Supplemental Allocations from the Highway Fund and 
Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and to Change 
Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State 
Government for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, the 90-day period may not terminate until after the beginning of the next 
fiscal year; and
Whereas, certain obligations and expenses incident to the operation of state 
departments and institutions will become due and payable immediately; and
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore,
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
PART A
Sec. A-1.  Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made.
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
State Police - Support 0981
Initiative: Provides funding for the approved reclassification of one Office Associate II 
position to an Office Specialist I position, retroactive to February 28, 2024.
HIGHWAY FUND
2024-25 2025-26 2026-27Personal Services	$10,984 $0 $0All Other	$132 $0 $0
 
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HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL
$11,116 $0 $0
APPROVED
MARCH 21, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
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Traffic Safety 0546
Initiative: Provides funding for the approved reorganization of one State Police Specialist 
position to a State Police Specialist Corporal position.
HIGHWAY FUND
2024-25 2025-26 2026-27Personal Services	$13,019 $0 $0
 
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HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL
$13,019 $0 $0
 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT 
OF
 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS
2024-25 2025-26 2026-27
 
 HIGHWAY FUND	$24,135 $0 $0
 
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL 
FUNDS
$24,135 $0 $0
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF
Administration - Motor Vehicles 0077
Initiative: Provides funding for increases in technology costs in accordance with 
Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of Information Technology 
increases.
HIGHWAY FUND
2024-25 2025-26 2026-27All Other	$121,808 $0 $0
 
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HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL
$121,808 $0 $0
Administration - Motor Vehicles 0077
Initiative: Provides funding for the increase in postage-related expenses.
HIGHWAY FUND
2024-25 2025-26 2026-27All Other	$43,850 $0 $0
 
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HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL
$43,850 $0 $0
Administration - Motor Vehicles 0077
Initiative: Provides funding for the approved reclassification of 2 Senior Motor Vehicle 
Section Manager positions to 2 Regional Motor Vehicle Service Manager positions and 
provides funding for related All Other costs, retroactive to February 2024.
HIGHWAY FUND
2024-25 2025-26 2026-27Personal Services	$16,664 $0 $0All Other	$721 $0 $0
 
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HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL
$17,385 $0 $0
Administration - Motor Vehicles 0077 Page 3 - 132LR2410(03)
Initiative: Provides funding for the approved reclassification of one Secretary Specialist 
position to a Public Service Coordinator I position and provides funding for related All 
Other costs, retroactive to June 2024.
HIGHWAY FUND
2024-25 2025-26 2026-27Personal Services	$14,504 $0 $0All Other	$628 $0 $0
 
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HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL
$15,132 $0 $0
Administration - Motor Vehicles 0077
Initiative: Provides funding for increases in contract expenses for issuing driver's license 
and state identification credentials.
HIGHWAY FUND
2024-25 2025-26 2026-27All Other	$147,194 $0 $0
 
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HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL
$147,194 $0 $0
 
SECRETARY OF STATE, 
DEPARTMENT OF
 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS
2024-25 2025-26 2026-27
 
 HIGHWAY FUND	$345,369 $0 $0
 
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL 
FUNDS
$345,369 $0 $0
TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Maintenance and Operations 0330
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for Capital Expenditures in the Multimodal 
Transportation Fund, Highway Fund and offsets that increase with a one-time reduction in 
funding for Personal Services in the Maintenance and Operations, Highway Fund based on 
anticipated vacancies.
HIGHWAY FUND
2024-25 2025-26 2026-27Personal Services	($15,000,000) $0 $0
 
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HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL
($15,000,000) $0 $0
Multimodal Transportation Fund Z017
Initiative: Adjusts funding to align with revenue projections from the December 1, 2024 
revenue forecast.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE 
FUNDS
2024-25 2025-26 2026-27All Other	($138,121) $0 $0
 
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
TOTAL
($138,121) $0 $0
Multimodal Transportation Fund Z017
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for Capital Expenditures in the Multimodal 
Transportation Fund, Highway Fund and offsets that increase with a one-time reduction in 
funding for Personal Services in the Maintenance and Operations, Highway Fund based on 
anticipated vacancies.
HIGHWAY FUND
2024-25 2025-26 2026-27Capital Expenditures $15,000,000 $0 $0
 
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HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL
$15,000,000 $0 $0
 
TRANSPORTATION, 
DEPARTMENT OF
 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS
2024-25 2025-26 2026-27
 
 HIGHWAY FUND	$0 $0 $0OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE 
FUNDS
($138,121) $0 $0
 
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL 
FUNDS
($138,121) $0 $0
 
SECTION TOTALS
2024-25 2025-26 2026-27
 
 HIGHWAY FUND	$369,504 $0 $0OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE 
FUNDS
($138,121) $0 $0
 
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SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS
$231,383 $0 $0
PART B
Sec. B-1. Carrying provision; Department of Secretary of State, 
Administration - Motor Vehicles program. Notwithstanding any provision of law to 
the contrary, the State Controller shall carry forward up to $9,000,000 in the All Other line 
category in the Department of Secretary of State, Administration - Motor Vehicles 
program, after all financial commitments for obligations and budgetary adjustments have 
been made, at the end of fiscal year 2024-25 to the next fiscal year to the All Other line 
category in the Department of Secretary of State, Administration - Motor Vehicles 
program, of which up to $2,000,000 must be used for the Bureau of Motor Vehicles 
modernization project and up to $7,000,000 must be used for the new license plate general 
issue project.  These funds were previously authorized to be carried forward in Public Law 
2023, chapter 50, Part B.
PART C Page 5 - 132LR2410(03)
Sec. C-1. 
Administration - Motor Vehicles program.  
to the contrary, the State Controller shall carry forward up to $2,500,000 in unexpended 
balances in the Personal Services and All Other line categories in the Department of 
Secretary of State, Administration - Motor Vehicles program, after all financial 
commitments for obligations and budgetary adjustments have been made, at the end of 
fiscal year 2024-25 to the All Other line category in the Department of Secretary of State, 
Administration - Motor Vehicles program. These funds must be used to continue the 
modernization of systems and services at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
Emergency clause.  
takes effect when approved.