STATE OF MAINE

123rd LEGISLATURE

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JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS

 

Work Session Agenda for June 14, 2007

 

 

Location:        Room 228 of the State House

 

            The audio portions of public hearings and work sessions held in Room 228 of the State House may be monitored over the Internet by addressing:

 

http://janus.state.me.us/legis/audio/approps_cmte.html

 

   Thursday

   6/14/07

Approximately
4:30 p.m.
(after adjournment of the House and Senate)

The Committee is expected to take action on the 4 bills remaining in committee (see below);

 

discuss the process for dealing with amendments to bills on the Senate Special Appropriations Table;

 

take action on 4 requests for waiver of the 30-day waiting period before financial orders take effect (see list below);

 

and briefly review the committee's role as the Steering Committee to streamline State Government.

 

 

 

 

 

Bills in AFA

LD #502 - An Act To Ensure That Maine Residents Have Reliable Winter Heating Assistance

LD #874 - An Act To Provide Funding for the Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program

LD# 1035 - An Act To Increase Wheelchair Van Services Reimbursement Rates

LD # 1628 - An Act To Fund the Fuel Assistance Reserve Fund To Ensure That Help from the Low-income Home Energy Assitance Program Is Received in a Timely Fashion

 

 

 

  

 

 

Requests for Waiver

Maine Health Data Organization - HED00-0003

Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management - DEF00-0029

Department of Health and Human Services - HUM00-0002

Department of Health and Human Services - HUM00-0007

 

 

 

 

CONTACT PERSON:                                   Diane Pruett

                                                                        5 State House Station

                                                                        Augusta, Maine  04333-0005

                                                                        287-1316  or  287-1635