122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 2077 LR 3087(02)
An Act to Make Adjustments to the Allagash Wilderness Waterway
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
   
             
Fiscal Note
Current costs - Legislative Study
Current costs - Other Special Revenue Funds
Projections Projections
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Appropriations/Allocations
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 $4,650 $0 $0
Transfers
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 $0 $0 $0
Legislative Study
The bill includes an allocation of Other Special Revenue Funds to the Legislature in fiscal year 2006-07 in the amount of $4,650 for the costs of the per diem and expenses for legislative members of the Commission to Study the Henderson Brook Bridge in the Allagash Wilderness Waterway.  These funds are to be transferred to the Legislature from the Department of Conservation.
Fiscal Note
The bill specifies that expenses incurred as a result of the bill will be funded by the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the Department of Conservation within existing resources.  The bureau estimates that their costs could be as high as $20,000 and that this expense can be funded through existing Other Special Revenue Fund resources.  Additional costs associated with the Department of the Attorney General can be absorbed by the department utilizing existing budgeted resources.