121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 985
		An Act To Improve the State's Returnable Bottle Law and Adjust Handling Fees
		LR 1324(01)
		Fiscal Note for Original Bill
		Sponsor: Sen. Martin of Aroostook
		Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development
		Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
					Projections	Projections
			2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		($1,221,649)	($1,631,093)	($1,626,337)	($1,621,390)
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$90,851	$118,907	$123,663	$128,610
Revenues
	General Fund		$1,312,500	$1,750,000	$1,750,000	$1,750,000
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill requires that unclaimed deposits paid on returnable containers be deposited into the General Fund; the estimated amounts are $1,312,500 in fiscal year 2003-04 and $1,750,000 for each fiscal year thereafter.Changes in the Returnable Bottle Law will require additional General Fund appropriations for the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources; the amounts will be $90,851 and $118,907 in fiscal years 2003-04 and 2004-05, respectively.  Adjusting reimbursement fees for returnable containers may have the effect of increasing General Fund revenues and Other Special Revenue Funds revenue; the amounts will depend on the number of commingling agreements that are entered into and can not be determined at this time.