STATE OF MAINE, Orrice oF THE Governor ATION, June 18, 2015 The 127" Legislature of the State of Maine State House Augusta, Maine Dear Honorable Members of the 127" Legislature: Under the authority vested in me by Article IV, Part Third, Section 2-A of the Constitution of the State of Maine, I am hereby executing line-item vetoes of a number of allocations contained within LD 1080, “An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, Highway Fund and Other Funds and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2017.” A sound transportation infrastructure, especially roads and bridges, is critical to a good quality of life and economic prosperity. Many in the Legislature have asked me to raise the gas tax to fund these improvements — but there is another way. My Administration has adopted a policy of stretching the transportation dollar to ensure funding for the basics ~ quality roads, safe bridges, and prosperous ports. No longer do we spend millions of dollars planning projects that we know we will never build. So too, we must scrutinize the Highway Fund Budget to ensure that we are directing as much funding as possible to core infrastructure. Paying per diems for legislators to ‘meet in the summer, funding cold case squads or computer erimes do not result in better roads and bridges. Moreover, the Constitution of the State of Maine mandates that highway fund dollars be spent solely on highway fund activities. I took an oath to uphold the Constitution and I intend to honor that oath. Until Augusta politicians allow us to focus limited resources on the most important transportation needs, I will continue to veto legislation that is not in the best interest of all Mainers. I ask each one of you to stand up for the Maine people and support these vetoes. Sincerely, Rue. LePage Paul R. LePage Governor PHONE: (207) 287-3531 (Votee) 985-577-6690 (TTY) PAX: (207) 267-1034HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL $33,054 333,054 AIR QUALITY 0250 PROGRAM SUMMARY. HIGHWAY FUND 2015-16 2016-17 All Other $33,054 $33,054 HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL 333,054 333,054 Sec. A-3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made. LEGISLATURE Legistature 0081 Initiative: BASELINE BUDGET HIGHWAY FUND 2015-16 | 2016-17 Personal Services s572080 sa-sa5¥0 All Other srasoto asso 0 HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL 313,000 $5105 LEGISLATURE 0081 PROGRAM SUMMARY HIGHWAY FUND 215-16 2016-17 Personal Services $5,720 $3,575 All Other 87,280 $4,550 HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL 313,000 38,125 Sec. A-4. Appropriations and allocations. ‘The following appropriations and allocations are made, MUNICIPAL BOND BANK, MAINE ‘TransCap Trust Fund Z064 Initiative: BASELINE BUDGET age 6 = A27LRIBS3(03)-1HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL ADMINISTRATION - PUBLIC SAFETY 0088 PROGRAM SUMMARY HIGHWAY FUND POSITIONS - LE Personal Services All Other ISLATIVE COUNT HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL Computer Crimes 0048 $792,539 2015-16 2.000 $112,320 $680,219 $792,53 $794,817 2016-17 2.000 $114,598 $8680,219 5794817 Initiative: Provides one-time fonding for equipment reluted to the evidence van in the computer crime unit HIGHWAY FUND All Other HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL COMPUTER CRIMES 0048 PROGRAM SUMMARY HIGHWAY FUND All Other HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL, Highway Safety DPS 0457 Initiative: BASELINE BUDGET HIGHWAY FUND POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT Personal Services All Other HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL Highway Safety DPS 0457 Page 8 = 127LRISS3(03)-1 2015-16 sarsee 20 327,000 2015-16 1,000 $69,122 $557,132, 3626254 2016-17 80 0 2016-17 $0 30 2016-17 1,000 $70,424 $557,132, 3627356HIGHWAY FUND Capital Expenditures HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION 0329 PROGRAM SUMMARY HIGHWAY FUND POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT Personal Services All Other Capital Expenditures HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL State Police 0291 Initiative: BASELINE BUDGET HIGHWAY FUND Personal Services All Other HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL State Police 0291 Initiative: Provides funding for additional vehicles, HIGHWAY FUND All Other HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL State Police 0291 2015-16 $59,700 359,700 2015-16 11.000 $739,783 $285,209 $59,700 $1,084,592, 2015-16 $12,210,903 85,685,405 517,896,308 2015-16 $104,986 $104,986 2016-17, $59,700 359,700, 2016-17 11,000 $728,320 $287,438 $59,700 S107 58 2016-17 $12,182,049 $5,686,436 S17, 868 485 2016-17, $104,986 $104,986 Initiative: Provides funding for equipment for the crime laborstory including genotyping software package and an uninterruptable power supply for a gas chromatograph. THIGHWAY FUND Capital Expenditures Page 10-1271 183(03)1 2015-16 sas.aso% 2016-17 ‘0 soHIGHWAY FUND TOTAL $43,750 so State Police 0291 Initiative: Reorganizes 21 State Police Trooper positions to State Police Corporal positions. HIGHWAY FUND 2015-16 2016-17 Personal Services $35,847 $35,112 All Other $655 $651 HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL $36,519 335,763 State Police 0291 Initiative: Provides funding for increased technology costs and associated STA-CAP. HIGHWAY FUND 2015-16 2016-17 All Other $130,654 $116,958 HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL $130,654 $116,958 State Police 0291 Initiative: Provides funding for the replacement of a microspectrophotometer. HIGHWAY FUND 2015-16 2016-17 Capital Expenditures $40,250 $0 HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL [540,250 ere 0) State Police 0291 Initiative: Transfers and reallocates one DNA Forensic Analyst position from 100% Federal Expenditures Fund to 65% General Fund and 35% Highway Fund within the same program, HIGHWAY FUND 2015-16, 2016-17 Personal Services se¥o $34,006 F0 HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL. $33,671 ‘$34,006 State Police 0291 Page 11 = 327LRUSS3(05)-1Initiative: Provides funding for the approved reclassification of one Central Fleet | ‘Manager position to a Public Safety Fleet Administrator position retroactive to July 1, 2014, HIGHWAY FUND Personal Services All Other HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL State Police 0291 2016-17, $2,214 $42 32,256 Initiative: Provides funding for 2 State Police Detective positions and one Forensic Chemist position and related All Other costs to establish a cold case homicide unit, HIGHWAY FUND Personal Services All Other HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL STATE POLICE 0291 PROGRAM SUMMARY HIGHWAY FUND Personal Services All Other Capital Expenditures HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL State Police - Support 0981 Initiative: BASELINE BUDGET HIGHWAY FUND POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT Personal Services All Other HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL STATE POLICE - SUPPORT 0981 PROGRAM SUMMARY age 12- 227EARISSS(O3)-1 WIS-16 2016-17 seemeto sa2HIo sega ssHaFO $168,107 $157,855 2015-16 2016-17 $12,413,571 $12,386,092 $5,961,173 $5,934,217 $84,000 so. 518,320,305 2015-16 2016-17 10.000 10.000 $606,157 $597,921 $11,145 $11,145, 3617302 ~ $609,066ISLAND FERRY SERVICES FUND 2015-16 2016-17 POSITIONS - FTE COUNT 0.949, 0,949, Personal Services $64,720 867,174 All Other $708 S733 ISLAND FERRY SERVICES FUND TOTAL, S65AB 367,907 MULTIMODAL - ISLAND FERRY SERVICE Z016 PROGRAM SUMMARY HIGHWAY FUND 2015-16 2016-17 All Other $5,317,380 $5,463,443 HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL S5317380 S548 AS ISLAND FERRY SERVICES FUND 2015-16 2016-17 POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 78.000 78.000 POSITIONS - FTE COUNT 11.532 11.532 Personal Services $6,217,392 $6,363,084 All Other $4,007,175 $4,007,500 ISLAND FERRY SERVICES FUND TOTAL, $10,224,567 $10,370,584 ‘Multimodal - Passenger Rail Z139 Initiative: BASELINE BUDGET HER SPECIAL REVENUE. FUNDS. zs 6e All Other 52,000,000. 4 1,000,600 OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL. $2,000,000 “$2,000,000 MULTIMODAL - PASSENGER RAIL Z139 PROGRAM SUMMARY OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2015-16 2016-17 All Other ‘$2,000,000 $2,000,000 OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $2,000,000 “$2,000,000 Multimodal - Ports and Marine 0323 Initiative: BASELINE BUDGET Page 35 - 127LRI8S8(03)-1OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL. $150,000 $150,000 State Infrastructure Bank 0870 Initiative: Provides the allocation to make a loan to a municipality for a transportation project. OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 21S-16 | 2016-17 All Other $450;000-4 0 30 OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $450,000 80 STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK 0870 PROGRAM SUMMARY OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2015-16 2016-17 All Other $600,000 $150,000 OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL, $600,000 $150,000 ‘Transportation Facilities Z010 Initiative: BASELINE BUDGET TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES FUND 2015-16 2016-17 All Other $2,200,000 $2,200,000 _ $2,200,000 ____ $2,200,000 ‘TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES 7010 PROGRAM SUMMARY ‘TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES FUND 2015-16 2016-17, All Other $2,200,000 $2,200,000 ‘TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES FUND TOTAL $2,200,000 “$2,200,000 ‘TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2015-16 2016-17 Page 40 127L.R1853(05)-1