Title 5

1. Claims against state agency. A state agency may hear and decide any claim of $2,000 or less against it, or any of its agents, except a claim that may be submitted under the Maine Tort Claims Act, Title 14, chapter 741, or under another specific statutory provision. Any agency …

The State is not liable for damage done by wild animals to beehives or livestock. Neither state agencies nor the State Claims Commission may accept claims for such wild animal damage.

The State Controller may, at the close of each fiscal year, as the next priority after the transfers authorized pursuant to section 1507, transfer from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Loan Insurance Reserve amounts as may be available from time to time, up t…

Notwithstanding section 1543 or any other statute, attorneys' fees awarded by a court against the State, its departments, agencies, officers or employees, and settlements of attorneys' fees without court award in these cases, may be paid from any funds available to the State. The…

1. Corporate Income Tax Investment Credit Fund. There is established a Corporate Income Tax Investment Credit Fund for the purpose of reserving the money appropriated to it awaiting transfer to fund a one-time tax credit for corporate investments in new, used or leased tangible p…

1. Blaine House Renovations and Repairs Fund. There is created the Blaine House Renovations and Repairs Fund which shall be used solely for capital improvements, renovations and repairs to the Blaine House. 2. Nonlapsing fund. Any unexpended funds appropriated by the Legislature …

1. Capital Construction and Improvements Reserve Fund. There is created the Capital Construction and Improvements Reserve Fund, referred to in this section as the "fund," that may be used solely for capital projects that construct, renovate or improve state facilities. Money in t…

1. Leased Space Reserve Fund. There is created the Leased Space Reserve Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," which may be used for costs related to relocation from leased space to state-owned facilities or relocation from a leased space to a lower-priced leased space …

1. Established. The Retiree Health Insurance Internal Service Fund is established within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to accumulate funds to pay the health insurance premiums for retired state employees and teachers. 1-A. Definitions. As used in this se…

1. Fund established. The Statewide Radio and Network System Reserve Fund, referred to in this section as the "fund," is established as an internal service fund in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of Information Technology, referred to in this sectio…

Unless the language in this Part specifically states that it applies to the legislative branch, the legislative branch may not be required to comply with the provisions of this Part unless determined relevant and applicable by the Legislative Council pursuant to Title 3, section …

1. Reserve for retirement benefits established. The State Controller shall, at the close of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2012, June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2014, as the next priority after the transfers authorized pursuant to section 1507 and section 1511, and after all require…

The Maine Military Reserve Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," is established as a nonlapsing fund within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services. The fund receives funds allocated or transferred by the Legislature from the unappropriated surplus of t…

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. A, §5 (NEW); PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. A, §14 (AFF).] 1. Average population growth. 2. Average personal income growth. "Average personal income growth" m…

1. Generally; stabilization fund established. The Maine Budget Stabilization Fund is hereby established. Amounts in the stabilization fund may not exceed 18% of total General Fund revenues in the immediately preceding state fiscal year and, except as provided by section 1533, may…

If the Legislature has adjourned sine die prior to the close of a fiscal year and the commissioner has provided notification as required by section 1668 that indicates that available General Fund resources, including any reserve for the stabilization fund under section 1535, will…

1. Establishment of General Fund appropriation limitation. As of December 1st of each even-numbered year, the State Budget Officer shall establish a General Fund appropriation limitation for each fiscal year of the ensuing biennium. The General Fund appropriation limitation appli…

Baseline General Fund revenue that exceeds the General Fund appropriation limitation established by section 1534 for any fiscal year must be reserved for the stabilization fund. The reserved amount must be adjusted each time baseline General Fund revenue changes. At the close of …

1. Final priority reserves. After the transfers to the State Contingent Account pursuant to section 1507, the transfers to the Loan Insurance Reserve pursuant to section 1511, the transfers pursuant to section 1522, a transfer of $2,500,000 for the Reserve for General Fund Operat…

The Department of Administrative and Financial Services, through the Office of the State Controller, has authority: [PL 2003, c. 600, §2 (AMD).] 1. Official system of general accounts. To maintain an official system of general accounts, unless otherwise provided by law, embracing…

The Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services and the State Controller shall: [PL 2003, c. 83, §1 (NEW).] 1. Develop manual. Develop a financial management and accounting practices manual for the purpose of promulgating systemwide uniform financial management practice…

1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "Advanced communications technology infrastructure" has the same meaning as in Title 35‑A, section 9202, subsection 1. [PL 2019, c. 468, §1 (NEW).]…

The facsimile signature of the State Controller who is leaving office is valid until new signature plates for the signing of checks have been obtained for the State Controller's successor.

Money may not be drawn from the State Treasury except in accordance with appropriations duly authorized by law. Every disbursement from the State Treasury must be upon the authorization of the State Controller and the Treasurer of State, as evidenced by their facsimile signatures…

1. Electronic funds transfer system. The State Controller and the Treasurer of State shall establish an electronic funds transfer system for the purpose of transferring directly into payees' accounts held at accredited financial institutions the payment of any amount or obligatio…

The State Controller shall maintain on the books of the State an account to be known as "Unappropriated Surplus." The balances of all revenue and appropriation accounts not otherwise provided for by law, together with any other necessary adjustments of balances previously closed …

The State Controller is authorized to cause to be made, at the expense of the State, by any photostatic, photographic, microfilm or other mechanical process that produces a clear, accurate and permanent copy or reproduction thereof, copies of any part or all of the state cancelle…

The books, accounts, vouchers, affidavits and other records and papers in the office of the State Controller relating to the public business shall be open for inspection to the citizens of this State at all reasonable times and for all proper purposes.

The State Controller shall prepare a comprehensive annual financial report in accordance with standards established by a governmental accounting standards board. This report is the official annual financial report of the State Government as defined in section 1541, subsection 11.…

A person presenting an account or claim against any town, village, corporation, city or county or the State for services rendered, articles furnished or expenses incurred shall cause that account or claim to be verified by oath, if required by any person whose duty it is to audit…

The Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of the State Controller, shall ensure that a contract with a nonstate contractor that is approved under section 1541 requires the contractor to notify the Additional Support for People in Retraining and Employment Pr…

If a state agency conducts a conference, workshop or seminar for which fees are charged to defray the costs of the conference, workshop or seminar, including information disseminated at these programs, the state agency must establish an account for the sole purpose of receiving a…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of the State Controller may establish an account within Other Special Revenue funds to recover the cost of providing accounting, payroll and other services provided by the …

The purpose of this chapter is to promote prompt payment of obligations incurred by agencies of State Government. It is the intent of the Legislature to prevent hardship for any business concern due to late payment of proper invoices for obligations incurred by state agencies. It…

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1983, c. 655 (NEW).] 1. Business concern. "Business concern" means a person, partnership or corporation engaged in providing property, products or services for th…

The commissioner shall require state agencies to assure prompt payment by means of the following standards. [PL 1983, c. 655 (NEW).] 1. Required payment date. The required payment date for any proper invoice for which a state agency has incurred an obligation to a business concer…

In the event that a proper invoice is not paid within 25 working days after receipt of the invoice, or within 15 days following another date agreed to by the state agency and the business concern, the agency shall be liable to pay a reasonable late fee that shall not exceed the n…

The late fee shall apply to the period beginning on the day after the required payment date and ending on the date on which payment of the amount due on the invoice is made. An amount of a late fee which remains unpaid at the end of any 30-day period, after the required payment d…

Any late fee authorized by this chapter to be applied to a proper invoice shall be paid from funds made available for the administration or operation of the program or state agency for which the obligation was incurred.

With respect to an improper invoice, the late fee shall apply to the period beginning on the day after the required payment date is due as specified on the corrected and proper invoice and ending on the date on which payment of the amount due on the invoice is made.

The State Controller shall annually report on the amount of late fees incurred by the various state agencies.

The General Fund appropriation bill provided for in section 1664 must be drawn so as to authorize the appropriation to be made to each department or agency of the State Government for each fiscal year of the biennium. The appropriation must provide specific amounts for personal s…

Appropriations to any state department or agency do not become available for expenditure until allotted upon the basis of the work program duly approved by the Governor as provided. [PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. T, §1 (AMD).] 1. New or expanded programs. A state department may not establi…

An agent or officer of the State or any department or agency thereof whose duty it is to expend money under an appropriation by the Legislature may not contract any obligation on behalf of the State in excess of the appropriation. An agent or officer who in that agent or officer'…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, limited-period, project or other temporary positions may be established by financial order for a period not to exceed 2 years. Temporary positions established by financial order may not be continued for more than 2 years unless the Legi…

1. Personal services policy and review. The Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of the Budget shall continually review with all state departments the status of their staffing levels and patterns for the purpose of determining whether funds and positions ar…