122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1159 LR 1660(02)
An Act To Promote Transportation Investments within Downtowns and Urban Compacts
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
Committee: Transportation
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
   
             
Fiscal Note
Potential current biennium cost impact - Highway Fund
Potential current biennium revenue savings - Highway Fund
Potential current biennium revenue savings - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The authorization of alternative means of financing certain highway construction projects through a funding partnership with municipalities will have an undetermined effect upon both Highway Fund and General Fund resources.  The net fiscal impact on each fund will depend on the number of projects approved by the Commissioner of Transportation for the use of these alternative funding mechanisms and the cost of each approved project.  It is likely that use of these alternative funding mechanisms will result in partnerships with interested municipalities in which municipal funding is used to leverage existing state funding for the completion of state highway construction projects.