GENERAL FUND STATUS
Based on all actions through the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008  1
FY 08 FY 09
AVAILABLE FUNDS
Transfers/Adjustments to Balance: 
2008-2009 Biennial Budget - PL 2007, c. 240 $7,948,193 ($5,650,904)
Other Legislation Enacted During 123rd Legislature, 1st Regular Session $97,135 $126,822
Supplemental Budget (LD 2289, PL 2007, c. 539) $35,323,018 $11,491,353
Supplemental Budget - One-day borrowing from Other Special Revenue $10,000,000 ($10,000,000)
Legislation Enacted During 123rd Legislature, 1st Special Session $175,000 $712,648
Reserve Pursuant to 5 MRSA §1535 2
Unbudgeted Lapsed Balances $8,127,801 $0
Other Accounting Adjustments $738,607 $0
Statutory Year-end Transfers ($37,546,621) $44,594,978
   
Subtotal - Transfers/Adjustments to Balance $24,863,133 $41,274,897
Undedicated Revenue:
December 2006 Base Revenue Estimate  $3,076,480,563 $3,158,270,150
March 2007 Revenue Revision ($21,003,856) ($19,583,936)
May 2007 Revenue Revision $492,048 $1,052,352
December 2007 Revenue Revision  ($37,773,087) ($57,388,283)
March 2008 Revenue Revision ($26,870,994) ($67,910,570)
EFY07 Budget - PL 2007, c. 1 $2,211,237 $3,781,371
2008-2009 Biennial Budget - PL 2007, c. 240 $47,278,615 $49,655,465
Legislation Enacted During 123rd Legislature, 1st Regular Session $234,918 $742,542
Supplemental Budget (LD 2289, PL 2007, c. 539) $332,956 $25,555,322
Other Legislation Enacted During 123rd Legislature, 2nd Regular Session $0 $54,000
Legislation Enacted During 123rd Legislature, 1st Special Session ($641,978) $1,587,866
Revenue Variances $47,078,570 $0
   
Subtotal - Undedicated Revenue $3,087,818,992 $3,095,816,279
   
TOTAL PROJECTED RESOURCES $3,112,682,125 $3,137,091,176
APPROPRIATIONS
2008-2009 Biennial Budget - Baseline Budget $3,047,259,682 $3,062,096,178
2008-2009 Biennial Budget - Adjustments to Baseline Budget $82,783,014 $126,442,438
Other Legislation Enacted During 123rd Legislature, 1st Regular Session $454,641 $350,722
Supplemental Budget (LD 2289, PL 2007, c. 539) ($19,537,339) ($98,534,999)
Other Legislation Enacted During 123rd Legislature, 2nd Regular Session ($40,000) ($40,000)
Legislation Enacted During 123rd Legislature, 1st Special Session $7,000 $1,742,927
Adjustments to Appropriations - Statutory Year-end Transfers $18,398,357 $44,594,978
   
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS $3,129,325,355 $3,136,652,244
   
NET CHANGE (PROJECTED RESOURCES LESS APPROPRIATIONS) ($16,643,230) $438,932
           
  BEGINNING BALANCE  1 $17,578,341   $935,111  
  NET CHANGE (FROM ABOVE) ($16,643,230)   $438,932  
  ENDING BALANCE 1 $935,111   $1,374,043  
           
APPROPRIATION LIMITS - BASED ON LD 1, PL 2005 c. 2 2        
  FY07 Base Appropriation Limit Grown By 3.08% Growth Factor $2,969,816,266   $3,061,286,607  
  General Purpose Aid for Local Schools Growth until 55% achieved $237,421,764   $249,000,915  
  Total Appropriations Allowed by LD 1, PL 2005, c. 2 Appropriation Limit $3,207,238,030   $3,310,287,522  
           
  Total Appropriations (from Above) $3,129,325,355   $3,136,652,244  
  Amount that Appropriations are Above (Below) Limit ($77,912,675)   ($173,635,278)  
           
Notes:
1 Reflects all FY 08 closing transactions and all actions through the end of the 1st Special Session of the 123rd Legislature, including revenue forecasts through the March 2008 revenue revision.
2 LD 1, PL 2005, c. 2, establishes an Appropriation Limitation based on total FY05 appropriations multiplied by a growth factor that is average real personal income growth (but no greater than 2.75%) plus average population growth.  This percentage growth factor is 3.08% for the 2008-2009 biennium.  Appropriations to General Purpose Aid for Local Schools (GPA) above FY05 GPA appropriations are excluded from the limit until the State achieves a state share of 55%.  Originally scheduled to achieve the 55% goal in FY09, PL 2007, c. 539 delays the attainment of the 55% state share until FY10.  When the state share of GPA appropriations reaches 55%, GPA appropriations will also be subject to the percentage growth factor.  This percentage factor will change, if the State's tax burden is in the middle 1/3 of states.